New Trash, Recycling Collection Schedule
The City of El Paso’s Environmental Services Department has created an interactive map to help residents see how the trash and recycling…
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7.0 Earthquake Hits Haiti, Hospital Collapses
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A strong earthquake hit the impoverished country of Haiti on Tuesday afternoon, where a hospital collapsed and…
Continue Reading 7.0 Earthquake Hits Haiti, Hospital Collapses
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A strong earthquake hit the impoverished country of Haiti on Tuesday afternoon, where a hospital collapsed and…
Continue Reading 2 UTEP Students To Participate In Miss USA Pageant
El Paso, Texas – After winning their respective state pageants, two UTEP students will participate in the Miss USA 2010 pageant this spring.…
Continue Reading Mark McGwire Admits Using Steroids
NEW YORK (AP) – Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball’s home run record in 1998.…
Continue Reading IFL: El Paso Generals Won’t Play This Year
El Paso, Texas -The El Paso Generals, who won the Lone Star Division in the Indoor Football League last season, will not play this year. The Indoor…
Continue Reading DONE DEAL: Pacquiao Set To Fight Clottey At Cowboys Stadium
By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao will fight March 13 at Cowboys Stadium, but not against Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
Continue Reading Former ABC-7 Chief Meteorologist Also A Musician
John Fausett, former chief meteorologist for ABC-7, is currently a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Santa Teresa, NM/El Paso, TX.…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss Soldiers Reunite With Families
By ABC-7’s Marissa Monroy It’s a sweet homecoming for Fort Bliss soldiers coming back from deployment. Not even the cold Saturday winter…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss Soldiers Reunite With Families
By ABC-7’s Marissa Monroy It’s a sweet homecoming for Fort Bliss soldiers coming back from deployment. Not even the cold Saturday winter…
Continue Reading Woman Charged In Shooting Death Of Bliss Soldier
EL PASO — Police have arrested a woman in connection to the shooting death of Jacob Bige Engle, 24, a soldier stationed at Fort Bliss. Police…
Continue Reading Recycle Your Christmas Tree: List Of Centers In El Paso
The City of El Paso will accept your Christmas tree (not artificial ones) for recycling. To see the list of recycling centers (Citizen Collection…
Continue Reading UTEP Renews Rivalry With BYU On Saturday
El Paso, Texas – UTEP (10-3) will face BYU (15-1) at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the Don Haskins Center. BYU is ranked 23rd by USA Today/ESPN and…
Continue Reading Jones, Sanchez Lose Appeal For New Judge
EL PASO – A federal judge presiding over El Paso’s public corruption cases can still preside in the case against Luther Jones and Gilbert…
Continue Reading UTEP Defeats SMU; Old Rival BYU Next On Saturday
El Paso, Texas – UTEP’s Derrick Caracter took over the game late Wednesday, leading UTEP to a 49-45 win over SMU. With just over two…
Continue Reading Immigration Attorney Wants Asylum Policy Enforced
EL PASO – A prominent immigration attorney is demanding immigration authorities comply with a new federal policy and release his client. Maria…
Continue Reading Race For The Cure
For information on Race for the Cure, go…
Continue Reading El Paso’s Meals-On-Wheels Program
The Meals-on-Wheels program in El Paso provides meals to those in need. To find out more about the program, and to help, please click on the…
Continue Reading In 1 Day, 13 Slain In Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) – Prosecutors say gunmen killed 13 people in a single day in the violence-plagued Mexican border city if Ciudad…
Continue Reading Texas Gas Service
Sign up for Texas Gas Service’s Average Bill Calculation Plan, which spreads energy expense over a 12-month period. More information about the…
Continue Reading Update: Police ID Person Shot At Northeast Bar
El Paso, Texas – El Paso Police have released the name of a man shot at a Northeast bar early Wednesday morning. Jonathan Perez Torres, 27, of…
Continue Reading Sundance Documentary To Include Jack Abramoff-El Paso Casino Connection
“Casino Jack and the United States of Money,” a documentary on disgraced super lobbyist Jack Abramoff, will include El Paso, according to…
Continue Reading Sundance Documentary To Include Jack Abramoff-El Paso Casino Connection
“Casino Jack and the United States of Money,” a documentary on disgraced super lobbyist Jack Abramoff, will include El Paso, according to…
Continue Reading Medina Withdraws From County Judge Race
EL PASO – Late Monday evening, Former City Representative Larry Medina announced he is withdrawing from the Democratic primary for El Paso…
Continue Reading Medina Withdraws From County Judge Race
EL PASO – Late Monday evening, Former City Representative Larry Medina announced he is withdrawing from the Democratic primary for El Paso…
Continue Reading Candidates Shake Up Races For County Courthouse
By ABC-7 Reporter Daniel Marin EL PASO – “I am confident I’m the best candidate.” The words of former El Paso city…
Continue Reading Juarez Could Be Left Off Map Promoting Sister Cities
By ABC-7 Reporter Celina Avila El Paso, Texas -For generations, El Paso and Juarez have been promoted together as sister cities. But with no end in…
Continue Reading KVIA Launches IPhone App
El Paso, Texas – ABC-7 has launched a news application that is available for the iPhone and iTouch through Apple’s iTunes store. The…
Continue Reading Writer For The Oklahoman Calls El Paso ‘Mickey Mouse Town’
The 2009 Brut Sun Bowl may be over but Berry Tramel, writer for The Oklahoman, is still talking about El Paso, this time calling it a “Mickey…
Continue Reading El Paso Gets $387,000 In Emergency Food, Shelter Funds
U.S. Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez, D-Texas announced Tuesday that ten counties in the 23rd Congressional District will receive a combined $1.2 million in…
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