Month: December 2010
Rauch Murder Trial: Day 3
Depressed, suicidal and mentally unstable. These are just some of the psychological elements brought up in reference to 51-year-old defendant Kenneth…
Continue ReadingMarmolejo Retrial Set For San Antonio
The retrial of David Marmolejo has been set for March 7, 2011 in San Antonio. The trial will have a two-week deadline, as that’s the available…
Continue ReadingPolice Association Files Lawsuit To Stop Removal Of Health Benefits
A lawsuit has been filed to keep city retirees from losing health insurance benefits. The El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association is suing the…
Continue ReadingSocorro City Councilman Facing Drug Charges Resigns
Luis Varela has resigned from the Socorro, Texas city council, according to another member of the town’s city council. Gloria Rodriguez told…
Continue Reading25 Years After UTEP’s ‘Miner Miracle’ Over BYU
The Miners and Cougars go way back. In fact, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the biggest upset in UTEP football history – the shocking…
Continue ReadingGaping Holes in Airline Security: Loaded Gun Slips Past TSA Screeners
ABCNews Last fall, as he had done hundreds of times, Iranian-American businessman Farid Seif passed through security at a Houston airport and boarded…
Continue ReadingFamily On 50-State Trek Stops In Las Cruces
A Florida family stopped by the borderland on their cross-country trip to grow closer. The Belchers have decided to travel through all 50 states, and…
Continue ReadingWoman Never Experiences Fear
ABCNews Snakes, spiders, haunted houses and scary movies may evoke shrieks of fright in many people, but there’s one woman who doesn’t…
Continue ReadingChristian Book Store Among Stores Robbed In Shopping Center
Some East Side business owners are checking their locks twice these days. In the past week alone, there’s been two burglaries and a robbery at…
Continue ReadingPolice Association Expected to Sue Over Benefits Vote
A judge may end up having the final say on the issue of benefits for unwed partners of city employees. On Wednesday, an attorney for the El Paso…
Continue ReadingHikers Upset After Property Owners Restrict Access To Franklin Mountain State Park Trails
Some hikers hoping to enjoy the Franklin Mountain’s rugged beauty are being warned to stay away by private property owners. It’s an issue…
Continue ReadingABC-7 Listens: Dried-Up & Brown Wreaths at Fort Bliss
It wasn’t the vision Tracey Benson had in mind when she decided to donate money to pay for wreaths at Fort Bliss National Cemetery as part of…
Continue ReadingSurvey Says Teen Marijuana Use Up
The number of 13-year-olds who have used an illegal drug has increased to 16 percent this year from 14.5 percent in 2009, a survey on drug abuse…
Continue ReadingRoutine traffic stop leads to pot bust
Investigators stopped Adam Guzman on a traffic violation last week. Officials say Guzman had 5 bundles of marijuana on him. Guzman was arrested and…
Continue ReadingSanta Claus falls from the sky in Anthony Texas
Christmas came early for a group of kids today. The second annual operation Santa Drop took place on the football field of Anthony High School.…
Continue ReadingState Rests in Rauch Murder Trial
The State has rested its case in the murder trial of 51-year-old Kenneth Rauch. Rauch is accused of shooting and killing an El Paso man, Euzebio…
Continue ReadingPhone, ‘Net Services to Southern New Mexico Restored After Outage
911 lines, telephone and internet service are back online in Southern New Mexico, after a massive outage Tuesday night. A third-party crew…
Continue ReadingNotre Dame Club Of El Paso’s Events For Sun Bowl Week
The Notre Dame Club of El Paso is proud to welcome the University of Notre Dame as they partake in the 2010 Hyundai Sun Bowl. Since the official bowl…
Continue ReadingGrinches Steal Holiday Decorations in Eastridge Neighborhood
It’s a Borderland favorite and an El Paso holiday tradition, but this year, a few grinches are putting a damper on the annual Christmas lights…
Continue ReadingCity Introduces Amendment To Health Benefits Ordinance
El Paso City Council is introducing an amendment to the controversial, voter-approved ordinance that would keep gay and unmarried partners of city…
Continue ReadingMassive Communications Outage Reported In Southern New Mexico
Fiber lines cuts in two locations has affected a large portion of southern New Mexico. The outage is affecting phone service, 911 and Internet…
Continue ReadingProposal Introduced That Would Limit City’s Denial Of Health Benefits
The health care benefits battle continued at El Paso City Council this week. Tuesday, a proposal was introduced that would allow the domestic…
Continue ReadingEl Paso Police Chief Says He Needs More Officers
El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen will hold monthly meetings with the media, but it wasn’t his idea. Allen said it was something that was forced…
Continue ReadingMiners In Final Preparations For New Mexico Bowl
Click here for UTEP, New Mexico Bowl Special Section. The UTEP football team will depart for Albuquerque on Wednesday morning and take on a BYU team…
Continue ReadingEl Paso Makes Santa’s Favorite Cities List
Be sure to leave an extra cookie or two for Santa this year. Zillow, a free online real estate Website, has compiled a list of Santa’s favorite…
Continue ReadingBus Driver Resigns After Snowman Hit-And-Run
A city bus driver in Champaign-Urbana has quit over a hit and run… of a snowman, the NBC affiliate in Chicago repoted. The resignation followed…
Continue ReadingRegistered Sex Offender Arrested For Allegedly Possessing Child Porn
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit arrested El Paso resident Miguel Eduardo Gomez, 34, on federal child pornography…
Continue ReadingPolice ID Man Shot, Killed Friday
El Paso Police have identified the 18-year-old man that was shot and killed in Northeast El Paso Friday night. Julio Barrios, of 11000 Wedge Lane,…
Continue ReadingExperts Say Tiny Numbers, Letters Discovered In Mona Lisa Painting
Lovers of the famous Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece Mona Lisa have been wondering about the secret behind those sly eyes for hundreds of years, but…
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