Month: December 2010

Apple, cherry and pumpkin. Flavorful empanadas are a favorite Mexican dessert, but who would have thought the tasty treats could be used to ward off a thief. It is hard to believe a delicious pineapple empanada can be used to defend oneself; but that is all a restaurant clerk had to use as a weapon,

A 14-year-old special needs student at Coronado high School was caught with a gun on campus Wednesday afternoon, according to El Paso Independent School District officials. EPISD spokeswoman Berenice Zubia said another student thought the 14-year-old might have a gun and alerted school officials, who called EPISD police. EPISD police officers searched the student and

UTEP prevailed over its I-10 rival, NMSU, in a nailbiter Tuesday night that came down to the last seconds. The final score: 74-72. In the second half of the Battle of I-10, the Miner men traveled north to Aggie Country, looking for the sweep. Senior guard Randy Culpepper led UTEP with 32 points, scoring 25

Forget christmas presents. What millions of Americans want most is a job. “It’s very hard. Especially when you’re older and you don’t have a degree in anything,” Maria Arellano said. “It’s really really hard.” Arellano lost her job a few weeks ago, but she’s been on the hunt for a new one ever since. “Yesterday,

The landfill company which may lose business because of the city of El Paso’s planned flow control system has filed suit. According to city officials, Waste Connections, the company that owns the Camino Real landfill, claims their contract with the city ends in 2014. Currently, the majority of El Paso garbage is disposed of at

El Paso continues to be at risk. That was the message on World AIDS Day on Wednesday. Local officials are calling AIDS in our area an epidemic. Across the U.S. fewer than half of all Americans – 45 percent – have had an AIDS test. That’s why public officials are pushing for screening, the most

New soldiers expecting Army drill sergeants to bust their chops over poor posture or a wayward gaze may instead want to avoid a more modern military transgression: relying on fast food for sustenance. The U.S. Army plans to get new recruits into better shape with a revamped approach to health, fitness and diet at basic

June 5, 1981. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first warning about a rare pneumonia called pneumocystis circulating among a small group of young gay men. Unrealized at the time, it was the official beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Dr. Michael Gottlieb, then a 33-year-old immunologist at the University of California

Nearly 2 million Americans will stop getting unemployment checks this month because Congress did not vote to renew extended jobless benefits by Nov. 30. Unemployment claimants will begin phasing out of their benefits and will not move through all the benefit extensions that were available before. Lauren Macias, of Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande, said

The man who helped write an initiative that would take away the benefits of gay and unwed partners of city employees has asked El Paso City Representatives to consider an amendment that would prohibit city council to repeal a voter-approved initiative for two years. City Representatives considered repealing a November 2nd voter-passed ordinance that will