Month: October 2010

It was an early morning race to honor a life lost too early. More than one thousand people turned out for today’s 33rd Annual Transmountain Challenge. This year the marathon was dedicated to Elizabeth Hernandez, the 33 year old single mother killed by an SUV last weekend as she was training for the race. Some

by Ray Willington It is being called a multitude of things: the Powers of Ten Day, Eames Day, 42 Day, etc. Some are just calling it 10/10/10 day, or Ten Ten Ten day. It’s one of those calendar oddities that no one really know how to explain, but for some reason, we’re all fascinated by

Dona Ana County sheriff’s investigators said a teen is in critical condition after she was dragged by a truck in Las Cruces. It happened at about 4 a.m. Sunday in the 5200 block of Comanche Trail. According to authorities several fights broke out among partygoers in that area. One of the partygoers who was in

Panic outside an east El Paso night club after someone allegedly fired a gun into the air at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. El Paso police said as officers arrived on the scene they learned of a fist fight that led to a man firing a weapon in to the air just outside Bandoleros Night Club

A missing man who was last seen at his lower valley home Oct. 5th was found dead. Relatives of Isidro Carrasco, 78, said he was found in his car along a dirt road near Fabens. He suffered from high blood pressure, diabetes and had recently displayed signs of memory loss. At this time, authorities said

By Stacy Johnson Here?s a recent reader question ? maybe you?ve wondered about it as well: Lately I?ve received tempting offers on credit cards, one such was from Sam?s Club, at the time of our family?s last visit we were offered to save $40 on that days purchase if we signed up for a Sam?s

Friday 10/08/2010 Coronado 51 vs Bel Air 21 FINAL El Dorado 61 vs Eastwood 0 FINAL Franklin 38 vs Montwood 21 FINAL Horizon 20 vs Canutillo 23 FINAL Parkland 30 vs Riverside 22 FINAL Ysleta 21 vs San Elizario 15 FINAL Clint 25 vs Fabens 14 FINAL Mountain View 54 vs Anthony 30 FINAL Andress

A shooting in northeast El Paso has left on person in critical condition at University Medical Center. Authorities said the shooting happened just before 1 a.m. Saturday on the 6200 block of Arch Bridge. According to police, Johnelle Lionetti, 25, and Octavia Lionetti, 23, were in their home arguing prior to the shooting. Investigators said

Officers said a man died after he ran a red light and crashed into a city bus Friday evening on the east side of El Paso. Police said Juan Ledesma, 31, was driving a Toyota Camry at a high rate of speed east in the 11000 block of Montwood around 7 p.m. Friday. According to

A California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS tracking device on his car, and a friend posted photos of it online, according to a Wired.com article. The post prompted wide speculation about whether the device was real, whether the young Arab-American was being targeted in a

This week’s overhaul of Facebook groups quickly led to an outcry over the way the service works, but the bigger lesson may be simply this: Be careful who you befriend, according to PC World. The problems started on Thursday, the day after Facebook revamped groups, giving users a way to compartmentalize their Facebook lives and

Some Socorro City Council members want to see Mayor Guillermo “Willie” Gandara Sr. step down. He wants to see several council members resign. Both issues were on Thursday night’s meeting. The atmosphere inside city hall was tense. It was a very eventful city council meeting as emotions ran high – starting from the beginning of

Child care centers throughout Las Cruces and across New Mexico closed for the day to boycott for lower cuts to providers. Early Childhood Awareness Day was anything but a typical walk in Apodaca Park in North Las Cruces. “Every child deserves quality child care,” a parent protestor said. Child care workers, parents, and kids crowded

Thursday morning’s testimony in the murder trial of David Marmolejo was a continuation of what was heard Wednesday – extremely complex details about the DNA found at different areas in Gloria Marmolejo’s home. David Marmolejo is charged in the homicide of his mother, Gloria. At one point, even Judge Gonzalo Garcia seemed upset by the

Last week some local teens got a crash course they won’t find in textbooks. Cathedral High School students said they wanted to show unity, tolerance and respect, but their presentation didn’t go as planned. Students told ABC-7 they were trying a unique approach at bringing the diverse student body closer together. Apparently some of the

It’s an easy way to save some cash: a website that sends you daily deals on local businesses. “Groupon” has been around since November of 2008 in cities across the nation, but it just started offering coupons for businesses in the borderland about a week and a half ago. Kinley’s House is a coffee shop

The public corruption trial of Ernesto “Ernie” Lopez, the former chief operating offercer for NCED, continued on Friday with an FBI agent testifying about wiretapped conversations. FBI agent James Griego Jr. took the stand and discussed the conversations they collected from tapping Marc Schwartz’s phone. Schwartz was the former NCED spokesman. Five taped conversations were

An associate professor from Purdue University took the stand for the prosecution Friday morning in the murder trial of David Marmolejo. Marmolejo has been charged with murder in the July 2009 death of his mother, Gloria Marmolejo. Terrence P. O’Connor explained how cell phone signals work in relation to cell phone towers. He emphasized that

UTEP (4-1, 1-1 C-USA) begins a stretch of five straight games versus Conference USA opponents on Saturday when Rice (1-4, 0-1 C-USA) comes to the Sun Bowl. It marks the Miners’ 79th Homecoming game. UTEP is 35-42-1 on Homecoming, including 8-4 over the last 12 seasons. The Miners have posted back-to-back Homecoming wins, topping Tulane

Changes to UTEP Tailgating Rules – Announced Sept. 22, 2010. In an effort to help our guests enjoy the football tailgating festivities at The University of Texas at El Paso, please be advised of the changes to the tailgating rules, effective immediately. Changes: ?Inner Campus will open for tailgating at 2 p.m. (instead of noon)

ABC News John Lennon, the pioneering songwriter and a member of the most-famous pop group of all-time, would have turned 70-years-old on Saturday, and to celebrate, Google UK is running an interactive doodle on its homepage. (Video below.) Alas, American users get nothing more than the regular old Google logo (at least today), but if

Duke is in an uproar about a highly detailed sex list that a recent female graduate made ? in PowerPoint, complete with penis-size evaluations and dirty talk transcripts. We’ve got that document, and spoke exclusively to the now-contrite author, according to Jezebel.com. Upon graduating, the author decided to pass on the wisdom she had learned,

Concordia-Selma football coach Shepard Skanes has a motto his players can recite from memory: You’ve got to do something you’ve never done before to get something you’ve never had before. These days, Concordia-Selma wide receiver Fred Rouse does things he never did before at Florida State and UTEP, where he became the often-heard cautionary tale

With Colorado and Missouri set to meet Saturday at Farout Field in Columbia, Mo., much attention will be given to the 20th anniversary of the infamous “fifth down game” between the two played at that very stadium, according to AOL’s FanHouse. It seemed bizarre at the time and seems even more odd now but the

Robert Valdez was found guilty Thursday of capital murder and aggravated assault in the 2008 stabbing death of Ana Sarahi Hernandez. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder and 15 years in prison for the aggravated assault. State prosecutors said in June 2008, Valdez stabbed 20-year-old Hernandez at the East Side home

UTEP quarterback Trevor Vittatoe still keeps a little shrine in his bedroom in El Paso. It includes treasured pictures of his mother, Kari. Also, a laminated copy of the obituary. Recently, though, his thoughts turned to his father, former San Antonio high school basketball standout Vern Vittatoe. Talking about how honoring his mother has always

Google’s Street View service in Brazil has been been flooded with complaints after users were shown graphic images of dead bodies in the streets at several locations, according to a report in the UK’s Daily Mail. The website launched in Brazil last week but quickly attracted attention for the wrong reasons when television station Globo

In El Paso this year alone, 10 people have died trying to escape from their burning home. Their chance of survival could have increased if they had a working smoke alarm in their house. El Paso Fire Department officials said there have been 1,342 structure fires in the city this year, and on average, two-thirds

Thursday marked the 12th anniversary of the attack and kidnapping of Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard. The death of the 21-year-old gay man strikes a particularly louder chord this year in light of the recent suicides of young men around the country who were bullied because they were gay or perceived to be gay. El

It’s a gory video. A YouTube clip uploaded last month shows two young teens circling each other until one punches the other in the face– then blood gushes out out of the boy’s nose. The fight was captured on cell phone cameras then uploaded on cyberspace. It’s a troubling trend that teens nationwide have adopted.