Month: September 2010

In Mexico, 30 reporters have been killed since the drug war began in 2006, making the country the most danger place in the world for reporters, according to the United Nations. Now, a photojournalist who was recently kidnapped and tortured is seeking political asylum in the U.S. Alejandro Hernandez Pacheco used to be a Televisa

Las Cruces Police have arrested and charged three more teens – including the boy who fired a handgun – for their involvement in the Sept. 7 affray at Las Cruces High School. Lucas Verdugo, 17, and 16-year-olds Pedro Carrillo and Dominic Hernandez have been arrested. Verdugo, arrested Monday, is charged with negligent use of –

A few showers are scattered throughout El Paso area, but are not as organized or severe as Monday. The storms are mainly up in the mountains and in Hudspeth County. Because of the rains yesterday, it has been muggy all day with dew points in the mid to upper 50s. A new tropical system has

Walking miles through the desert. That is what Las Cruces Police said two parents forced their teenagers to do. Police said it was not hiking, but an extreme form of punishment. Police said 52-year-old Chereyl Coffelt and 58 year old David Coffelt regularly punished their 14 and 15 year old sons by doing this. ?They

El Paso City Council has approved the purchase of Northpark Mall in Northeast El Paso $6 million. That comes out to $6 a square foot. The city still has to close with the owners, who are a family from Durango Mexico. City Council will designate the property for private commercial development and could sell the

Since the 2001 dissolution of post-hardcore heroes At The Drive-In, an El Paso band, guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez formed the Mars Volta, produced artists like Juliette Lewis, and released a more than 35 solo and collaborative albums. Monday night in San Francisco, his latest and most experimental project, the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group, played their first U.S.

The Boston bulldog that was taken Aug. 31 at knifepoint from a 79-year-old good Samaritan has been located and returned to its owner, Las Cruces Police announced on Tuesday. Las Cruces Police detectives learned that a woman, who does not wish to be identified, spotted the dog on Saturday, Sept. 11, with a man she

As The University of Texas at El Paso nears its 100th birthday, UTEP President Diana Natalicio invites the El Paso community to join in the celebration. At 2 p.m. today, UTEP president Diana Natalicio will announce the $200 million fundraising campaign – the largest, most comprehensive fundraising initiative in the University?s history. Watch live stream

Apparently, everything is bigger in Texas, including our sexual appetite. Not only is Austin the Live Music Capital of the World ? it?s also the ?Capital of Copulation,? at least according to Men?s Health magazine?s October issue, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Austin has also spread the, er, love to Dallas, which is ranked No. 2

The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained concussions in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal, an investigation by NPR and

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual wanted for Sexually Assaulting a 15 year-old boy back in 1995. The target is identified as ARTURO BLANCO (55) of El Paso, TX. JULY 1995: In July 1995, a young 15 year-old boy selling newspapers in a street corner in Northeast is approached by BLANCO

The man claiming to be the father of the girl who accused David Charles Chavez of rape said Chavez took the easy way out when he chose to kill himself rather than face the charges in a courtroom. El Paso police confirm the body of David Charles Chavez, El Paso’s former ethics commission chair was

Update: The El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Person’s unit has identified the dead man found at the Upper Valley home of David Charles Chavez as that of Chavez. Police had previously said the person had died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police are continuing to investigate the unattended death. Chavez was the county

The city of El Paso might consider annexing a portion of Fort Bliss if it can?t figure out how to capture about $3.5 million a year in sales tax revenue generated by the post?s new lifestyle center, Freedom Crossing. Some stores are already open in the retail development, which is the first of its kind

To kick off the 2010 Texas Football season, UT fans get a free preview of Time Warner Cable’s Longhorn Sports On Demand channel, Bevo-D, it was announced on the official Website of the Texas Longhorns. Bevo-D provides UT sports — from the gridiron to the diamond — to TWC digital subscribers. This channel features classic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 41,821 Americans were hospitalized and 2,117 were killed by the H1N1 strain of the flu during the last flu season. It’s statistics like those that Dusty Warden, outreach coordinator for Immunize El Paso, hopes will prompt El Pasoans to get their flu shots early. “Today is the

A planned Quran burning Saturday in Amarillo was thwarted by a 23-year-old carrying a skateboard and wearing a T-shirt with “I’m in Repent Amarillo No Joke” scrawled by hand on the back, according to a report by the Amarillo Glob-News. Jacob Isom, 23, grabbed David Grisham’s Quran when he became distracted while arguing with several

Ysleta Independent School Board trustees will hold a special meeting Monday night in which the District 7 trustee will resign, according to the agenda posted on the district’s Website. The trustee for District 7 is Linda Chavez, one of 11 people indicted recently in the FBI’s six-year public corruption investigation. Chavez is accused of taking

For years, UTEP officials and students have touted the campus’ unique Bhutanese architecture as making it one of the most distinctive and beautiful campuses in the world. Forbes magazine appears to disagree. The publication released its list of the World’s Most Beautiful Campuses and UTEP did not make the cut. Kenyon College in Ohio, Princeton

A shooting outside a Lower Valley sports bar sent two people to a local hospital and left family member with questions. It happened just after 2 a.m. Friday on the 7000 block of Alameda outside the X-O Sports Bar located in the Lakeside Shopping Center. The victims’ relatives told ABC-7 the men are step brothers.

New Yorker Mikey Annabi thinks about home every September 11th. “Every time it comes up I just keep coming back to that day, just like flashbacks keep feeding into my mind,” he said. Annabi moved to the Sun City back in 2006, five years after the terrorist attacks that killed more than 2,700 people at

At 19 years old, Raquel Cardiel is learning how to walk again. She had her right leg amputated earlier this year and is still getting used to the new prosthesis that took its place a few weeks ago. “I didn’t want to lose my leg. I didn’t want to so hard,” said Cardiel. She lost

Alpine vs. Fabens Andress vs. Horizon Anthony, NM vs. Lovington Bowie vs. San Elizario Carlsbad vs. Mayfield Cathedral vs. Mountain View Chaparral vs. Silver High Chapin vs. Parkland Clint vs. Jefferson Del Valle vs. Austin El Dorado vs. Hanks El Paso vs. Santa Teresa Franklin vs. Americas Gadsden vs. Canutillo Las Cruces High vs. Volcano

A state legislator raised concerns that Texas’ dozens of personalized license plates will make it difficult for law enforcement officials to authenticate valid plates. “Diversity sounds good to begin with, but I’m starting to get complaints from all across the state of Texas.” the head of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Joe Pickett said. “I

It’s one of the roughest sports out there – and one of the most popular among high school students: good old fashioned, rough and tumble football. Some young players are so passionate about the game, they’ll try to play through the pain of a major injury. Javi Alonso used to play football back in high

At the Drive-In was built to burn out, not fade away. The El Paso band’s brilliantly chaotic live performances from 1993-2000 made them one of the must-see bands around. They toured relentlessly, devastating audiences with tornado-like ferocity. In early 2000, the band went into a California studio to record what would become their last album.

Update: Judge Sue Kurita denied a temporary restraining order that would have stopped the county from eliminating sergeant’s positions at the detention center. Friday morning, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Officer’s Association sued the county to prevent the lmination of 22 sergeants’ positions at the jail. The Association said demoting these positions violates wage provisions

The time is rapidly coming when Hollywood studios can forget buying all those 6-page spreads advertising their awards movies in The New York Times. NYT Chairman & Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr, told the WAN-IFRA 9th International Newsroom Summit in London that there won’t be a newspaper soon, Deadline Hollywood reported. Asked about his response to

Texas Gov. Rick Perry today issued a state disaster declaration for 40 Texas counties, which will help speed recovery assistance to communities and families affected by Tropical Storm Hermine by opening the door to state and federal assistance. The governor also met with local officials and took an aerial tour of areas impacted by the

John Travolta had the moves. Justin Timberlake’s still got ’em. And Ricky Martin’s moves were enough to pack the Sun Bowl 10 years ago. Now, scientists say they’ve pegged what makes a man a good – and attractive – dancer. British and German researchers filmed 19 different guys dancing in 3-D and then turned their