Month: April 2010

El Paso’s cell phone driving ban is now in effect. But near UTEP on the ban’s first day, our cameras caught many drivers breaking the law. Police say they’re looking for any violation, but texting below the wheel will be more difficult to prove in court. “The officer has to see it an be 100

El Paso Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred near an East Side McDonalds, according to police officials. At 3:41 p.m., two off-duty police officers traveling in a personal vehicle on Gateway East near Yarbrough were involved in a minor traffic accident when a yellow Pontiac struck them from behind. The two officers, a

A 24-year-old mother burned to death after her SUV rolled over Wednesday afternoon. She did not have a chance to get out because she was pinned by the car. The accident leaves some wondering how something like this could happen and can it be prevented. “Vehicle maintenance is important,” said El Paso Police Department Spokesman

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Informaton on New Mexico State University’s tuition increase. FULL-TIME, IN-STATE UNDERGRADUATE: 8% INCREASE IS EQUAL TO AN INCREASE OF $201 (TUITION COST PER SEMESTER) CURRENT: $2,499 2010-2011: $2,700 FULL-TIME, OUT-OF-STATE UNDERGRADUATE: 10.1% INCREASE IS EQUAL TO AN INCREASE OF $765 (TUTION COST PER SEMESTER) CURRENT: $7,575 2010-2011: $8,340 FULL-TIME, IN-STATE GRADUATE STUDENT: 8.3% INCREASE IS

The FBI has arrested a man in connection with a March 15 bank robbery in East El Paso. Ever Johnson, 27, of El Paso was taken into custody after allegedly robbing a Lakewood, Colo. bank on March 30. Johnson allegedly robbed the Wells Fargo in the 6100 block of Gateway East in El Paso. A

Due to strong winds, the Texas Department has closed Trans Mountain Road. It will be open to the traveling public by 7 a.m. tomorrow. The New Mexico Department of Transportation high winds and low visibility for I-25 in the Socorro County district. Motorists should use caution and reduce your speed. Motorists can check New Mexico

Arlet Cerino received the phone call Wednesday afternoon everyone dreads. Her family called to tell her that her older sister, Karla Cerino, had burned to death after her SUV rolled over on I-10 West near Asarco. Karla was able to pass her two children to good Samaritans before she died. “When they called me, I