Month: December 2010

A post on Willie Nelson’s Website is asking fans to donate to the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s toy drive – the same sheriff’s office that busted him Nov. 26 for marijuana possession. Nelson was stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint near Sierra Blanca, Texas. He was then arrested by the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office for marijuana

A ruptured spleen and breathing on a ventilator. These are just some of the injuries a Las Cruces couple, also well-known educators, are fighting through after being hit head-on by a drunk motorist this past weekend. Judith Foster is the principal at University Hills Elementary School in Las Cruces. Her husband, George Foster, is the

All the Hyundai Sun Bowl tickets have been sold. The hotel rooms are filling up. And now the restaurants are bracing for an assault of Notre Dame and Miami fans. What does that mean in terms of potential economic impact for the Borderland? Many sportswriters around the country are calling the Fighting Irish versus The

El Paso Police are investigating a double stabbing that happened outside a West Side bar early Tuesday morning. Officers from the El Paso Police Department’s Westside patrol responded to a stabbing at 2:04 a.m., Tuesday and found that a 30-year-old man (victim one) and 40-year-old man (victim two) were exiting Liquor Dicks at 2712 N.

It was a conversation with Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer that may have given Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly the most valuable piece to the bowl preparation puzzle. But some of the lessons apparently just have to be learned the hard way. “I think I’ve hit all the problems that you can have,”

The Wall Street Journal has written a piece on the battle over the city of El Paso granting health-care benefits to same-sex partners of city-government employees. El Pasoans for Traditional Family Values, a group led by Pastor Tom Brown, was able to put an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot that voters approved which took

Two armed attackers burst into a kindergarten and set fire to the school building in the violence-plagued border city of Juarez, state media reported, according to a CNN.com report Police say the suspects left a message saying the school had not paid a protection fee, which they had demanded from teachers two weeks ago to

Neon vests, reflectors, and most importantly, lights. When sharing the road at night, there are simple things cyclists can do to make themselves more visible, but some simply cannot afford it, and the city of Las Cruces is trying to help change that. In the dark, it is hard enough to see someone standing right

El Pasoan Evan Karam says to him, it just makes business sense to extend the Bush-era tax cuts to everybody. Karam’s family runs Kb Realty, a local real estate development firm. “The wealthy are the ones that really create the jobs,” he told ABC-7. That’s been the same argument coming from many Republicans on Capitol

Former employees of ASARCO voiced their concerns over plans to reclaim the area around the site in a news conference Monday morning. The ex-workers say they have been heavily involved with the plans to remediate the site but are dissatisfied with what they say are data gaps in the plan created by the bankruptcy trustee.

If you got them, good. If you didn’t, then good luck! Tickets for the much anticipated Notre Dame-Miami game are selling out fast. Just a day after making the major announcement that the Hyundai Sun Bowl will host the two popular football schools, local tickets have sold out. The only way left to purchase them

Mayfield defeats Manzano 69-42 to win state championship in football. Mayfield, with four regular season losses, knocked off No. 1 Manzano in Albuquerque on Saturday.

Las Cruces Police are continuing to investigate a Saturday morning traffic crash that sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital in critical condition. Sometime around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, Kendall Wyatt Levacy was driving a 2001 GMC Sierra pickup northbound on Telshor Boulevard when it appears he attempted to turn onto eastbound Missouri

Over the several past weeks the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received multiple complaints regarding off road vehicles, large gathering, bon fires, desert parties, discharging of firearms, speeding and unauthorized vehicles on roadway in specific area of the County. In response to the complaints, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Strike Team spearheaded – “OPERATION

ESPN.com: Hyundai Sun Bowl Chicago Sun-Times: Notre Dame: Sun shines on Irish-Canes renewal The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette Hughes take on Miami Bleacher Report: Notre Dame vs. Miami: Why the Sun Bowl Sets the Tone for the 2011 Season South Bend Tribune: Notre Dame football: Irish, Miami ready for duel in Sun The (Fort Wayne)

Fans all over the borderland are already taking sides in what’s being called the match up of the year for Sun City football. The Sun Bowl’s ticket manager tells us people are already buying in bundles…sometimes dozens of tickets at a time. “It’s gonna be something else. We’ve been wanting Notre Dame down here for

What is an ibis and why is it the mascot for the University of Miami? An ibis represents leadership, courage and strength, according to Miami’s Website. Learn more about the ibis and other Miami traditions by clicking on the following links. Name And Logo Sebastian The Ibis The Tradition Of The Ibis Alma Mater And

Ever wonder who the tall fellows are who lead Notre Dame’s band? They are the Irish Guard and each of the 10 members has to be a minimum of 6-foot-2. Learn more about the Irish Guard and other Notre Dame athletic traditions by clicking on the following links. Irish Guard Victory March Fighting Irish Gold

The Irish Guard is a group of 10 tall, kilt-wearing soldiers of song who clear the way for the band to march and who enhance the celebratory music with an occasional Victory Clog. Look for them accompanying the band to its concert at Bond Hall, then getting the parade to the stadium under way. They

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men after more than 800 pounds of marijuana was seized in east El Paso just before midnight on Thursday. Officials said they arrested Miguel Miranda of El Paso, 39; Christopher Francisco Ramirez, 21; and Jose Octavio Romero, 25. The arrests were made after sheriff’s officers investigated reported

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual wanted for absconding from a local halfway house. The target is identified as CARLOS DURAN (19) of El Paso, TX. JANUARY 2009: On January 29, 2009 at 7:10 PM, an EPPD Officer observed CARLOS DURAN spray painting (tagging) the side doors of the Albertsons located

An alleged drunk driver smashed into multiple parked cars and burst into flames just feet from a west El Paso apartment complex at 2 a.m. Saturday. Neighbors who heard the crash said they were shocked and startled when they saw five cars along the 500 block of South Mesa Hills Drive that had been hit

One person was shot in Socorro early Sunday morning, the Socorro Police Department said. Officials said a man was shot in the abdomen after what they said appeared to be a break-in. The man was taken to University Medical Center and was taken into surgery. Police said the man lived alone on the 500 block

Country legend Willie Nelson has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in connection with his arrest at a Sierra Blanca, Texas Border Patrol checkpoint Nov. 26, TMZ.com reported. Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West said at the time of the arrest that Nelson had six ounces of marijuana on him, which could have resulted in a

It’s been 20 years since Randal Hill took the field against Notre Dame, but the former University of Miami receiver’s distaste for the Fighting Irish has not abated. “I don’t care what the University of Miami’s record is, if you have Notre Dame on the schedule, you have to win that game,” Hill told the

Residents of a West side apartment complex are safe but startled after a fiery car crash that happened feet away from their building next to a curbside parking area. Police say a drunk driver crashed into five cars parked properly next to the sidewalk. Moments later, her own BMW burst into flames. According to police,

The man convicted of cheating El Paso’s Tigua Indians out of millions of dollars is now a free man. Disgraced government lobbyist Jack Abramoff served three and a half years in prison. He was found guilty of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy. Earlier this year, Abramoff was moved from prison to a halfway house in

Decorating with LED lights has become pretty popular this holiday season, but just how much energy and money are we saving with this new technology? Some El Pasoans are getting rid of their old incandescent Christmas lights in favor of the new LEDs for their holiday decorations this year. “Well, we were converting because we

When people talk about the UTEP-BYU rivalry, one game likely comes to mind. In 1985, BYU was nationally ranked coming into its game against UTEP at the Sun Bowl. UTEP won 23-16. Watch ABC-7’s special on the big upset here.

Thursday afternoon, the El Paso County Ethics Commission acknowledged the Texas Attorney General’s opinion regarding who should give the commission legal representation. It happened during the first meeting since one of the commission’s most outspoken members resigned. Who should give legal representation is also a matter attorney Stuart Leeds addresses in his letter of resignation