Month: May 2010

A new report states 300 Texas doctors have dropped Medicare patients in the last two years and experts are blaming declining reimbursement rates. And now with insurance for everyone coming soon, many doctors say they’ll be doing more work for less money. Dr. Andres Enriquez, the president of the El Paso County Medical Society, explains

Animal control officers spent much of Thursday removing hundreds of large, feral rats from inside a Las Cruces, New Mexico rental home. Authorities were called to the home after 55-year-old Debra “Debbie” Martin had fallen inside her home and needed help. When help finally came, rescuers had to pull her from a floor covered in

After a recount, the result remains the same in the Socorro mayoral election. The El Paso County Elections Department confirmed Willie Gandara Sr.’s victory over incumbent mayor Trini Lopez following a recount on Thursday. Gandara will be sworn in at tonight’s Socorro City Council meeting. Last Friday, just as Gandara was about to be sworn

The decomposed body that was discovered in the Organ Mountains this week has been identified by Dona Ana County Sheriff’s investigators as that of a missing woman. The body has been identified as that of Robin Colts, 46, who was reported missing to the sheriff’s office on February 15, 2010. Sheriff’s investigators are continuing to

A Las Cruces woman was arrested Wednesday after she passed out from a night of partying and allegedly left her 8-month-old son unattended in a vehicle, according to Las Cruces Police. Shawntae Raydiance Wiley, 21, of the 300 block of east Amador Avenue, has been charged with one count of negligent child abuse. Wiley was

Residents in the area of S. Tays and Father Rahm in South El Paso have been evacuated due to a gas leak. Eight fire units are on the scene. An evacuation bus is on the scene to take residents to a Red Cross aid station. Residents were told at about 12:17 p.m. that it would

Firefighters are battling a mobile home fire in the 900 block of Westway Texas, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Officials are asking the community to stay away from that area of Westway while crews battle the fire.

A man was killed in Canutillo late Tuesday night, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. A spokesman for the El Paso Sheriff’s Dept. says he was walking on Talbot when he was struck. Still no word on his identity. Check kvia.com for more details as they become available.

El Paso Police say, as of right now, the city’s murder rate is the lowest recorded for the first five months of any year since 1987. The murder-suicide of an east El Paso elderly couple stands as 2010’s lone murder. This time last year, police were already investigating four murders. Police add in the late

Boycotts may be hurting the wrong people. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has created a task force to try to persuade cities to end their boycotts against the state. Brewer said those cities are only sacrificing Arizona’s economy. “When I say shame on, you say Brewer – shame on – Brewer!” a protester shouted. For weeks

A two-vehicle accident on Gateway East between the Horizon and Eastlake exits is causing a traffic delay. The accident involved a GMC Chevy and an 18-wheeler. Life Ambulance is transporting the driver of the truck to University Medical Center with serious injuries. Gateway East will remain closed for one to two hours. Drivers are urged

A Sunderland, England great-grandmother has won her fight against a 50 fine for picking up the wrong dog mess, according to a BBC report Pam Robson was accused by Sunderland Council wardens of failing to clean up after Derik, her Labrador, in a field in Houghton-le-Spring in January. The council said the 60-year-old had picked

One of the most intriguing, creative and even frustrating TV series in recent years will come to an end on Sunday, May 23 with the last episode of “lost.” The TV series has followed the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island. The series finale will air on ABC-7. Catch up on

El Paso Police issued 175 Wireless Communications Device Violations citations during the first seven of enforcement. The ordinance went into effect on May 1. Facts about the ordinance: The wireless communication device ordinance was passed on March 9, 2010 by City Council. The intent of the ordinance is to promote traffic safety by reducing driver

The Las Cruces man accused of molesting four of his relatives could soon know his fate. The prosecution rested in the trial of 34-year-old John Eric Ochoa. Prosecutors spent most of Tuesday presenting their witnesses. Among them, the four relatives of Ochoa who gave graphic details of how he would allegedly molest them repeatedly. The

One man was shot and at Granite and Acosta in Anthony, New Mexico. He was taken to University Medical Center where he died, according to New Mexico State Police. Check kvia.com for more details as they become available.

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Ricochet, a new online effort that launches in the next few weeks, aims to advance the right-wing conversation, according to a report in The Atlantic. “It will not be a news aggregator, or a megachat like Daily Kos, but instead will be a feed like Facebook or Twitter or Tumbler,” James Poulos, Ricochet’s managing editor,

Editor’s Note: UTEP guard Randy Culpepper, who is majoring in electronic media, wrote a piece for Borderzine on the possibility of an NBA work stoppage keeping him from his NBA dream. New talent may have to put their pro dreams on hold a while longer if the NBA goes on strike for the 2011 season,

The Army has recalled 44,000 helmets because they failed ballistic tests, but it doesn?t know where the helmets are, officials said Monday according to a report in Stars and Stripes. ?They could be on some soldier?s head in Iraq or Afghanistan. They could also be anywhere else in the world,? said Brig. Gen. Peter Fuller,

Police arrested a registered sex offender Monday afternoon after he allegedly tried to steal a girl’s underwear from a clothes hanger used to dry off washed clothing. Investigators charged Paul Miller, 37, of the 3200 block of Isla Banderas Way, with Robbery. The incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. at an apartment complex in the

Animal Control in El Paso has been criticized in the past for a number of problems. One woman even lost her dog when it was euthanized by mistake. For more than a year, Animal Control administrators have been working to improve services. But complaints are still being made about how the department handles some animals.

During her campaign, now-City Rep. Emma Acosta promised to donate her public salary to a scholarship fund. But two years later, the scholarship fund has yet to be created. Before she was elected to City Council, Acosta retired from the city’s sanitation department as its director. Some complained at the time that if elected she’d

What happened when TV-comedy titans Betty White and Tracy Morgan came together to have their photo taken for the cover of New York magazine? If you’ve seen video of Morgan’s appearance on KVIA, then you might be able to guess. Shirts were removed and hilarity ensued. Watch the behind-the-scenes video of the New York magazine

Las Cruces Police assisted law enforcement in Iowa with the investigation and arrest of a man who allegedly sexually assaulted young girls in Iowa. Robert Wilson, 54, of the 200 block of Oxford Drive, was arrested May 14, 2010, on a warrant from Iowa that charges him with two counts of criminal sexual contact of

The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday it was investigating a decomposed body discovered in the Organ Mountains near Organ early Monday morning. Due to the advanced decayed state of the body, investigators have yet to determine the sex, cause and manner of death. The body was sent to the office of the Medical

Lourdes Echegoyen, Ph.D., will be joining the University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Science as the first director of the College Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI) in September. The position will eventually expand to include undergraduate research in all UTEP colleges, Echegoyen said. “The primary purpose of her position is to help

Beginning Wednesday, the City of El Paso will install new high-tech, multi-payment option parking meters in the Downtown area as part of a pilot project to explore new ways to make on-street parking more convenient, the city’s International Bridges Department announced Tuesday. The parking meters are solar powered and provide users with several payment options:

A few days after two former UTEP football players, Godwin Akinduro and Marcus Jones, were arrested on charges of assault, their friend’s mother is defending them. Her account drastically contrasts the one painted by El Paso Police in a police report. Kunigundo Brown said both men were arrested and charged after they protected her daughter

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a 34-year-old woman Monday night in the weekend stabbing of a person in Sparks. Maria Reyna Reyna, of the 1100 block of Peters in Socorro, Texas, was arrested in connection with the Sunday morning. Sheriff?s deputies were dispatched to a truck stop in the 1300 block of Horizon