El Paso Electric Continues To Produce More Power Locally
El Paso Electric?s local generation system continues to recover, according to company officials. El Paso Electric currently has five of its eight…
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ABC-7 Goes Inside El Paso Electric Power Plant
After the apologies and explanations from El Paso Electric in a news conference, many are still wondering, what’s the hold up? Why exactly has…
Continue Reading El Paso Electric Regains Some Local Power Generating Capacity
El Paso Electric?s power generating plants have regained some of their generating capacity thanks to Friday?s warmer weather. It was not immediately…
Continue Reading Gas Line Rupture Forces 150 To Evacuate
Nearly 150 east El Paso residents got an early wake-up call Saturday morning after being evacuated because a 4-inch gas line ruptured. It happened…
Continue Reading UTEP Defeats Rice On The Road
UTEP went into Houston and defeated Rice 59-53. The Miners’ record is now 18-5, 6-2 C-USA. UTEP senior point guard Julyan Stone just missed out…
Continue Reading Rolling Blackouts Resume Friday Morning
El Paso Electric started its third day of rolling blackouts with them resuming at 6:30 a.m. Friday. El Paso Electric, which lost local power at its…
Continue Reading El Paso Water Utilities Says To Boil Water, Conserve Water
At the request of El Paso Electric (EPE), El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) has been participating in rolling blackouts in order to conserve…
Continue Reading With Utilities Shortage Occurring, Some Seek Shelter Away From Home
El Paso Water Utilities on Friday morning recommended its customers boil water before drinking it after water outages and low pressure throughout the…
Continue Reading Authorities ID Man Found Dead In Far East El Paso County
El Paso County sheriff’s Investigators have identified the man found dead in a desert arroyo in January as Howard James Paul, 76. Authorities…
Continue Reading Saturday Openings, Closures and Cancelations
The University of Texas at El Paso will open on Saturday, February 5, for regularly schedule Saturday academic classes only. P3 Continuing Education…
Continue Reading Rescue Mission Stabbing Victim Identified
El Paso police officials have identified the man stabbed to death at the end of January as Joseph Anthony Powell, 22. According to authorities,…
Continue Reading Got The Day Off? Have Some Fun With These Time-Wasting Websites
Have Thursday off? Here are some time wasters to check out to help pass the time after you’ve finished watching ESPN Sports Center for the 10th…
Continue Reading Be Ready: Surviving Power Outage
The Red Cross offers these tips and checklists for surviving a power outage, including rolling blackouts: Click here for how to be…
Continue Reading EPE Apologetic, Officials Offer Hope
Another day of frigid temps brought with it more rolling blackouts and more anger on Friday. Based on the e-mails and phone calls ABC-7 has received,…
Continue Reading EPWU: Boil Water Until Further Notice If You’ve Had Problems
ABC-7 didn’t just seek out answers from the electric company, but also from El Paso’s water utilities. Frozen pipes or burst lines have…
Continue Reading El Paso City Hall, Police Headquarters Flood
Frozen or busted pipes aren’t just a home issue, but also a problem at city buildings. El Paso police headquarters and even City Hall ran into…
Continue Reading Blood Supply Low; Donations Needed
Electricity and natural gas aren’t the only things on short supply during this winter blast in the borderland. United Blood Services officials…
Continue Reading Police Identify Mesa Inn Shooting Victim
El Paso police investigators have identified the victim in Wednesday night’s shooting at the Mesa Inn as Jose Martin Salas, 20. Officials said…
Continue Reading Friday Openings, Closures and Delays
Many school districts and offices in the borderland will remain closed Friday, at the request of the El Paso City-County Emergency Management Center.…
Continue Reading Las Cruces Openings, Closures and Delays
In addition to the resumption of RoadRUNNER Transit, Dial-a-Ride and residential and commercial solid waste service, Branigan Library, 200 E.…
Continue Reading Las Cruces Dealing With Gas Pressure Issues; Rolling Electrical Blackouts Possible
El Paso Electric is asking customers in Dona Ana County to conserve electricity today to help avoid rolling blackouts during high peak 5:30 p.m.-10…
Continue Reading Thursday Closures and Delays
Sun Metro’s fixed-route service and LIFT, paratransit service, are running a regular schedule with sporadic delays caused by road conditions.…
Continue Reading Utility Urges Alamogordo, Ruidoso To Conserve
Public Service Company of New Mexico is urging customers in the Alamogordo, Tularosa and Ruidoso areas to cut back electricity use because a…
Continue Reading Garbage Is Being Collected Today
Garbage collection in El Paso will take place today. Blue or recycling containers are not being emptied today, according to city officials. Areas…
Continue Reading Frustrations Over Bursting & Frozen Water Pipes
Thursday, many people are left with the aftermath of Wednesday’s freezing temps…now dealing with frozen and busted pipes. So, what do you…
Continue Reading Power Situation Remains Critical; Rolling Blackouts Still A Possibility
Due to the inclement weather, El Paso Electric lost generation from the Rio Grande and Newman Power plants Wednesday and they’re still down…
Continue Reading Black Ice Covering Some Roadways
Although crews with both the city of El Paso and the Texas Department of Transportation spent most of the day Wednesday and overnight into Thursday…
Continue Reading DEVELOPING: Rolling Outages to Resume
EL PASO, Texas — Rolling outages will resume in El Paso and Dona Ana County Thursday night. Officials with El Paso Electric say they’ll…
Continue Reading El Paso Stores & Malls Re-Open Despite Borderland Power Problems
A lot of El Paso’s big stores and restaurants were back in business Thursday. But given the borderland’s current utility problems as a…
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