Month: May 2010

13-year-old Ricky Duran likes skateboarding and he likes the park. But his mother Patricia Cemato says her son has been having trouble sleeping after…

Editor’s Note: Jaime O. Perez, El Paso County Chief of Staff and candidate for El Paso County Judge, has released the following opinion piece…

The number of new AIDS cases reported this year is sharply above how many were reported last year. So far this year, there are 30 new AIDS cases…

Ten arrests and seven convictions for driving drunk. And yet, 50-year-old Samuel Casares was still driving. This weekend police arrested Casares for…

In 2009, more El Pasoans were killed in Juarez than in El Paso. That’s according to some local leaders who have consistently urged the federal…

“While debate on legalization is critical to better strategies and informed democracy, I do not believe legalization is the answer. We should…

The phrase “fast food wars” is nothing new. But since many are trying to save money these days, the fast food restaurants have taken…

Irasema Coronado, Ph.D., associate provost at The University of Texas at El Paso, will be one of five individuals appointed by President Barack Obama…

Studies find that women are marrying men with less education and income, according to a report on CNN.com. A Pew Research Center report this year…

Unless they’ve killed someone, teenagers can’t be locked up for life without the chance of parole. The ruling, by a 5-4 vote, comes today…

A baby can enrich your life, maybe even completing it. And when that baby needs extra help, or is born premature, the March of Dimes is there to help…

Three men were hospitalized after they were hit by a vehicle while reportedly changing a tire on the side of the road early Sunday morning. The crash…

Two teens hit by a car last week as they were trying to cross Doniphan Drive in Canutillo are both doing better, according to sheriff’s…

It’s a new era for UTEP’s graduating class. More than 2,500 students walked across the stage as part of the university’s 124th…

Authorities say a 33-year-old woman was stabbed around 3 a.m. Sunday in East El Paso County. Sheriff’s deputies found her bleeding profusely at…

Surveillance drones will be patrolling the skies above far west Texas and parts of New Mexico beginning June 1st. The unarmed, unmanned aircraft will…

Call it just what the doctor hadn’t ordered! An alleged mix-up at one Northeast El Paso pharmacy gave a man the scare of his life. Now, the…

He hired mariachis and even brought cake, but Socorro Mayor-elect Willie Gandara Sr. didn’t get to savor either. Just as Gandara was about to…

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is endorsing Susana Martinez in New Mexico’s five-way primary race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.…

It’s not unusual for designers to be inspired by the Big Apple. This time, the border is inspiring New York fashion. The design sister team of…

An ambush along the Porvenir Highway in Juarez left six men dead Friday. ABC-7’s news partners at XHIJ Channel 44 say gunmen killed the men in…

Facebook’s millions of users are a lucrative target for Internet criminals looking to steal passwords and more. To combat malicious attacks,…

For the first time in The University of Texas at El Paso?s 96-year history, the university will offer live streaming video of commencement. Those who…

Dona Ana County Sheriff’s investigators have charged and arrested a 30-year-old man with five counts of criminal sexual penetration in the…

Their love story started with fuschia fingernail polish and black leather. Therese Bur got her first glimpse of Sabrina Hill ? a tall, dark-haired…

It’s been five years since the government decided to reassign thousands of troops to Fort Bliss. As a result of BRAC, Fort Bliss received a…

A boy was released from the hospital after undergoing brain surgery after a fight on a school bus, Jo Galvan, Las Cruces Public Schools spokeswoman…

A 43-year-old U.S. Customs and Border Protection technician says she’s guilty of conspiring to smuggle marijuana and illegal immigrants into…

As summer approaches, the City of El Paso is taking steps to reduce smog. It’s not something new, but gas stations in the Sun City will switch…

Rock legend Lou Reed has written music about the wild side. Now, he’s preparing to put on a high-pitched concert exclusively for dogs,…