Month: September 2010

It’s a situation no family wants to be in – homeless – with no support system and nowhere to go. Your children in need of food and clothes, but you have no money to provide for them. For some El Paso families in this predicament, there is a small refuge where they don’t have to

City leaders aren’t interested in taking over Fort Bliss, but they are very concerned with collecting some of the money generated on post. Mayor John Cook estimates more than $300,000 are at stake at Freedom Crossing alone — the massive shopping center under construction. “It’s the first in the army’s history, where they’ve gone out

An actor from the Sun City is shining on the silver screen. Billy Blair is a Hanks High graduate who moved to Dallas almost 20 years ago to pursue his passions: music and acting. He’s now starring along big name actors in “Machete,” the gritty action flick directed by Robert Rodriguez and released nationwide earlier

Americas vs. Coronado 5 – 14 Bel Air vs. Eastwood 49 – 25 Cathedral vs. Canutillo 0 – 41 Clint vs. Alpine 43 – 41 El Dorado vs. Mayfield 24 – 23 Hanks vs. Franklin 13 – 24 Irvin vs. El Paso 13 – 35 Jefferson vs. Del Valle 7 – 65 Onate vs. Rio

The man accused of killing his girlfriend’s sister in a drunken driving crash has been sentenced to 10 years probation. An El Paso jury found Victor Soto guilty of intoxicated manslaughter on Thursday. During the trial, prosecutors said Soto was drunk and speeding in 2008 when he crashed and killed his backseat passenger, Maria-Luisa Valenzuela.

The Department of Defense announced Friday the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Military officials said Senior Airman Daniel R. Sanchez, 23, of El Paso died Sept.16 while conducting combat operations in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan. He was wounded by enemy fire and subsequently died of a gunshot wound, military officials said.

For some it’s a chance to bond. For others, a good way to raise money. The El Paso Water Utilites is encouraging El Pasoans to do a little fishing in their ponds before they’re emptied for the season. A good way to spend the day for one El Paso dad. Flavio Coronado, who was fishing

As the football season gets underway, one borderland team is having to make adjustments due to a player’s illness. Coronado High School football fans and players said they’re psyched about the season, but disappointed star running back Sam Brown won’t be playing on the field. Brown isn’t missing from the field due to grades or

The El Paso Police Department’s Gang Investigations Unit has made another arrest in the shooting that occurred at the XO Sports Bar located at 7026 Alameda at 2:04 a.m. Sept. 10. Police said the investigation revealed that Yazmin Aide Garcia, 28, of the 8000 block of San Jose, helped Julio Mendoza, 27, of the 7500

It’s a grizzly Ciudad Juarez murder with a startling El Paso connection. Mexican authorities discovered a severed head on top of the trunk of an abandoned blue Hyundai Wednesday afternoon. That car, which was stolen two weeks ago in Juarez, has Texas license plates and is registered to two people who live in El Paso.

Highlights from 2009 UTEP-New Mexico State University game that was delayed several hours due to lightning. –UTEP NMSU, Fans in the Rain –UTEP-NMSU Post-Game, UTEP sings 2009 –NM State Football vs. UTEP Miners – Sept. 22nd, 2009

El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies and emergency personnel are on the scene of a serious two-vehicle accident at 14600 in Montana Vista. A 44-year-old male driver was driving his Ford Ranger Eastbound on Montana when a 21-year-old female driver was driving a Honda Civic North on Buntline and failed to yield the ride of way,

Update: El Paso Police have released the identity of the man shot by police officers Thursday morning after he allegedly opened fire on them. The man has been identified as Richard Carrizal, 20, of the 7900 block of Cecilia. Officers involved in the shooting were Officer Victor Almanza, four-year veteran and Officer Raul Gallegos, two-year

The confidential informant at the center of the case against four men accused of plotting to bomb New York City synagogues testified that the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent him to Pakistan in 2008 to attend a terrorist training camp, according to a report by Bloomberg. The informant, Shahed Hussain, told a jury in New

A reporter for El Diario De Juarez told ABC-7 two of the newspaper’s photographers were shot Thursday in the parking lot of the Rio Grande Mall in Juarez. One of the photographers – an intern at the paper – died at the scene and the other, a recent hire at the paper, is in critical

Two men were arrested Thursday morning after they crashed into each other and were allegedly drunk at the time, according to El Paso Police officials. Police said the driver of a truck ran a stop sign on Yvette in Northeast El Paso and slammed into another truck that was on Rushing. The truck that was

The national YMCA office announced several weeks ago that it is shedding several letters off its name and officially branding itself as the “Y.” The first branch in El Paso to get the new sign is the one in Northeast. It was unveiled during a renaming ceremony Thursday into the Bowling Family Y of El

In some ways, working as a phone-sex dominatrix is a lot simpler than being on a college faculty. Your relationship with others is clearly defined, no one formally complains about anything you say to them, and you stand little risk of getting caught up in messy struggles over power, according to a report in The

UTEP Miner football fans can avoid battling traffic or hunting for a parking space by riding Sun Metro’s SMART 101 to the Sun Bowl for this Saturday’s rivalry game against New Mexico State University. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. Fans can park at the Union Plaza Transit Terminal (UPTT), 400 W. San Antonio ,

A heartwarming reunion against all odds. After Otto was stolen nearly 2 weeks ago, George and Bryan Carver say they were hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. “Tell you the truth, I thought he was gone,” George said. “We didn’t think we would ever see him again,” Bryan said. “But he’s back.”

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information that leads to the identity of a man who has been seen trying to entice young girls at several public places. Las Cruces Police learned that at approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19, a man in a red pickup drove by the Alma

UTEP head women?s basketball coach Keitha Adams released the 2010-11 schedule on Wednesday, with 10 games against teams which earned postseason bids last year, matchups against both New Mexico and New Mexico State and a potential showdown against Arkansas at the fourth-annual UTEP Thanksgiving Classic highlighting the slate. ?I think we have a great schedule,?

The Mike Price Radio Show returns to the West side of El Paso on Wednesday night. Catch the broadcast live at Brew Sports Pub & Grill or listen on KOFX 92.3 FM beginning at 7 p.m. The show runs every Wednesday, alternating on the East side (Border City Ale House) and West side (Brew Sports

Las Cruces Police have arrested and charged two men for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a teenager this past Sunday evening. Andrew David Allison, 24, of the 1000 block of Elm Street, and Dominic C. Garcia, 21, of the 1600 block of Dogwood Street, were arrested Monday evening and both are charged with first-degree kidnapping, aggravated

No, it wasn’t Evil Knievel, but a Las Cruces woman who escaped death Tuesday morning after her SUV cleared a 40 foot ditch and crashed into the property of USA Can Recycling Warehouse. The vehicle came to a rest at 2180 West Hadley Avenue near 17th Street. USA Can Recycling Warehouse employee Rene Gutierrez arrived

Since its inception on Sept. 15, 2008, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Manhunt Monday program has captured 56 out of 96 fugitives featured. Individuals featured are sought by law enforcement for allegedly committing violent crimes or serious crimes against society.Law Enforcement for violent crimes or serious crimes against society. The vast majority of the

Need to disarm an IED? Make sure you?ve got your Super Soaker handy. Sorry, make that your ?Fluid Blade Disablement Tool.? The Stingray, the military?s newest bomb-fighting tech, is a small water gun developed by Sandia National Laboratories and a firm called TEAM Technologies, according to a report in Popular Science. Far from dousing roadside

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs said he?ll never come back to Japan after officials at an airport barred him from taking Ninja throwing stars aboard his private plane, SPA! magazine reported in its latest issue. A security scan at Kansai International Airport, near Osaka, detected the weapons inside the executive?s carry-on luggage in

The UTEP Miners and New Mexico State University Aggies will meet on the football field for the 88th time when they play at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sun Bowl. Tickets are available at the UTEP and NMSU box offices, Ticketmaster locations and online at www.ticketmaster.com. For notes on the Aggies and the game, courtesy

New Mexico State University team and game notes, courtesy of NMSU Athletics Aggies/Miners Renew Rivalry for 88th Time Saturday?s game between New Mexico State and UTEP is the 88th meeting between the two schools. This is the Aggies? first rivalry game of the season with New Mexico to follow, Oct. 9. The game is scheduled