Month: March 2010

By P. SOLOMON BANDA and DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writers DENVER (AP) – A Colorado woman has been detained in Ireland in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist whose sketch offended many Muslims, a U.S. official said Saturday. Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, 31, was among seven people arrested in Ireland this week as

When your computer or TV becomes outdated, you might be tempted to just throw it away, but there’s a much better solution. Goodwill is known as a place where you can donate unwanted items, but maybe you didn’t know they will also take your old electronics so they can be recycled. That’s a lot better

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected

TULSA, Okla. (AP)-Jeremy Williams scored 17 points, Randy Culpepper added 10 and No. 25 UTEP beat Central Florida 76-54 in the Conference USA tournament quarterfinals Thursday night for its 15th straight victory. The Miners (25-5) used aggressive full-court traps to force ninth-seeded UCF into 12 first-half turnovers, then turned those takeaways into 15 points to

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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso district of the Texas Department of Transportation will put its courtesy patrol on holdthis summer as the agency re-evaluates its limited number of personnel, according to TxDOT officials. TheHighway Emergency Response Operators, or HEROS program provides roadside assistance to motorists. “This was a difficult decision,” said Chuck Berry,

By ABC-7’s Darren Hunt The UTEP men’s basketball team will play its first game in the Conference USA Tournament Thursday night, and it’s a game that could help or hurt the team’s NCAA hopes. With 24 wins and just five losses tonight, a win Thursday night means the Miners are likely a shoo-in for the

Firefighters responded to a fire in West El Paso Thursday morning. The firefighters responded to the blaze, which broke out on the 300 block of Thunderbird at around 11:30am. Fire units that first responded to the scene reported heavy smoke coming from the garage of the one-story home. Four people were inside the home at

Las Cruces Police are warning residents of a door-to-door scam. In the past few weeks, authorities have been told of young men and women going door-to-door offering magazine subscriptions. These solicitors claim to be part of a national contest, saying they earn points by selling magazine subscriptions. Authorities have found these solicitors to be fraudulent,

The UTEP rifle team will have the home field advantage when they face the Nevada Wolfpack this Saturday Feb. 13th at the UTEP Rifle Range. The match will determine who qualifies for the NCAA rifle championship. The Miners have fallen short of victory in their last four matches against Nevada and TCU and look to

The UTEP softball team dropped a twinbill to No. 14 Texas on Wednesday in Austin. The Miners fall to 15-8 before opening conference play on Saturday at home. The Miners combined for just six hits on the day compared with the Longhorns’ 21. Texas was able to convert, defeating UTEP 9-0 and 6-1, respectively. UTEP

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The UTEP track and field program swept the Mountain Region awards given by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and voted on by the nation?s coaches. All-American Blessing Okagbare picked up two awards being named the USTFCCCA Female Mountain Region Field Athlete of the Year and the Track Athlete of the

By ABC-7 Reporter Celina Avila EL PASO, Texas – Any military family will tell you that sending a soldier to war is not easy. And as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on, military divorces are steadily rising. “All of our friends got divorced, probably 80 percent of them,”Master Sgt. William Mayfield said. Mayfield

Head Coach Mike Price announced UTEP’s 2010 football recruiting class on Wednesday. The list includes 26 high school standouts and one talented junior college transfer. “It’s the biggest class we have had in terms of size. We recruited some huge kids,” Price said. “We need to get better. We have been a speed team for

By ABC-7 Reporter Abe Lubetkin EL PASO, Texas – Three-dimensional televisions hit stores across the country this week, including stores here in El Paso. The sets cost roughly $3,000, about $500 more than a comparable, standard TV. “People are getting very excited about it,” said Cory Janowski, a home theater specialist at West El Paso’s

The UTEP women?s basketball team gave Houston all it could handle before ultimately falling, 57-55, in the quarterfinals of the 2010 GMC Sierra Conference USA Women?s Basketball Championship at the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Tuesday. The 10th-seeded Miners (16-16) trailed 48-30 with 12:53 left to play but refused to go down without a fight.

El Paso, Texas – John Skelton, a graduate of Burges High School who played quarterback at Fordham University, showed off his skills at the the NFL Scouting Combine over the weekend. More than 300 college players are invited to the Combine annually to showcase their skills in front of NFL scouts, executives, and coaches ahead

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Randy Culpepper was named to the All-Conference USA’s first team and Derrick Caracter was a second team selection based on a vote by league coaches and media. Culpepper was named to the All-Conference third team last year and he was named C-USA Sixth Man of the Year as a freshman

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson declared March 3 “Roman Martinez Day” in New Mexico. Martinez, who played at Montwood High School in El Paso, is the lone senior on the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team. He is playing in his final home game tonight. The eighth-ranked Lobos will take on TCU tonight before

UPDATE:UTEP’s Dean of Students Gary Edens confirmedWednesdaymorningthat the UTEP athletic fee vote, originally set for today and Friday, has been postponed. “After receiving student concern that there was insufficient plan for student supervision of the voting process, we decided to postpone it,” Edens said. He added that the UTEP Student Government Association is meeting after

Eastside Choice Meats prides itself the crown of “King Brisket” because they sell so much. Anticipating selling over 20,000 pounds of cooked brisket during holiday months. Prepared meals are available complete with potato salad, ranch beans and brisket for parties, weddings, family gatherings and social events.

Twenty-five years ago, Hector White, newly unemployed After the grocery store he managed closed, embarked on an opportunity that would span a generation. White opened Eastside Choice Meats in the Lomaland Crossing shopping center at 2050 Trawood, and since Has served of families from as far away as far West El Paso And east to

A new specialized court for active military and combat veterans is getting started in El Paso. It’s meant to help soldiers charged with crimes get back on their feet. The El Paso County Veterans Court began receiving cases in January. Officials say it’s a necessary program for soldiers to not get lost in the criminal

The postseason awards keep coming for UTEP. UTEP’s Tony Barbee was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year and junior guard Randy Culpepper was honored as the league’s Player of the Year on Wednesday. “I’m very happy to accept this award on behalf of our team,” Barbee said in a news release. “Any time

EL PASO,Texas – El Paso Policearrested 34-year-old Samuel Reyes in connection with the traffic accident that resulted in the death of a pedestrian last Friday in the 6400 block of Gateway East. Guadalupe Mijarez, 76, of the 2700 block of Dunoon was struck and killed by a vehicle allegedly driven by Reyes when she was

By ABC-7 Reporter Maria Garcia ELPASO, Texas – City Council once again approved an item on the agenda that directs city staff to continue to study the feasibility of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone in the Montecillo Development in West El Paso. EPT, the company responsible for the Montecillo development, located between I-10 and Mesa,

EL PASO, Texas -El Paso City Council today passed an ordinance that banned hand-held cell phone use while driving. The ordinance passed 5-3. City representatives Beto O’Rourke, Carl Robinson and Eddie Holguin voted no. Mayor John Cook was absent. The ordinance, which goes into effect on April 1, bans the use of hand-held wireless communications

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) – Prosecutors say gunmen killed 13 people in a single day in the violence-plagued Mexican border city if Ciudad Juarez. Two of the dead are police officers. The Chihuahua state Attorney General’s Office issued a news release that says Monday’s string of killings may be tied to organized crime, but they

By ABC-7 Reporter Daniel Marin El Paso, Texas – So many of them begin their days near the bridges and bus stops. Their commutes, taking them to Sun City neighborhoods and the homes of El Pasoans who can afford an extra set of hands to keep a house clean. Elvira Corral Olivares used to count