Estela Casas, Opening Up: DON’T SHOWER!?
When was the last time you went without a shower? Not because you chose to stay in your PJ?s but because you didn?t have running water? That?s what…
Continue ReadingMonth: February 2011
Police Investigate Shooting Death At West Side Hotel
El Paso Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in his 20s. He was found at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night at the Mesa Inn in the 4100…
Continue Reading EPCC Reverses Decision to Reopen
El Paso, Texas — Officials at El Paso Community College have reversed a decision to reopen Friday. It will now remain closed. Schools have been…
Continue Reading NMSU Cancels Women’s Basketball Game
EL PASO, Texas — Thursday night’s women’s basketball game between Fresno State and New Mexico State has been canceled due to power…
Continue Reading Rolling Blackouts Mean No Heat For Some; City, County Open Warming Shelters
After work declared a snow day, Shannon Osborne thought she’d spend the day relaxing at home. Her nice, soothing day at home soon turned into a…
Continue Reading Several Water Line Breaks Reported In Horizon City
Several 911 calls are being received in reference to water line breaks in several homes everywhere in Horizon City, according to the El Paso County…
Continue Reading Rolling Outages Start Up Again
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Electric initiated rolling outages again at 6:30 pm. The outages will continue through at least 10:00 pm, for periods…
Continue Reading El Paso Electric Institutes Rolling Blackouts; Asks Customers To Curtail Usage
Message from Henry Quintana, El Paso Electric Due to the inclement weather, El Paso Electric is in an emergency situation and we are asking all…
Continue Reading Wednesday, Thursday Garbage Collection to Rerun Saturday
The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department due to the winter storm will not collect recyclables today and on Thursday. Garbage collections…
Continue Reading Socorro, Horizon Battle Over Wastewater
The Horizon Wastewater Treatment plant is expanding. A $2.2 million pipe project is almost complete and causing trouble. Excess irrigation water from…
Continue Reading StormTRACK Weather Update for Wednesday Night/Thursday Morning
ABC-7 StormTrack Weather Chief Meteorologist “Dopper” Dave Speelman says he doesn?t anticipate much snow overnight from Wednesday into…
Continue Reading UPDATE: Road Salting, De-Icing To Continue Through Night
The City of El Paso Department of Transportation (EPDoT) workers are continuing to work to keep main roadways open. EPDoT officials caution motorists…
Continue Reading Stranded Family Rescued
( 3 PIX = DESK / GFX) Highway Maintainers Rescue Stranded Motorists Just South of Corona NEAR CORONA-While patrolling for problem areas to plow along…
Continue Reading Texas Gas Service: An Estimated 1,200 El Paso Homes Affected By Severe Weather Outages
An estimated 1,200 El Paso homes are experiencing drastic changes in their natural gas pressure or complete outages, according to Texas Gas Service…
Continue Reading Police: Man Dead After Cold Night Along Alameda
El Paso Police found a man dead on the 3600 block of Alameda Wednesday. This is the first death attributed to the severe weather in our area.…
Continue Reading Freezing Temps Causing Water Outages
El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) has been experiencing some outages in different areas of the city, primarily on the west side, due to frozen…
Continue Reading UPDATE: Voluntary 10 p.m. Curfew Still In Effect For El Paso, Power Woes Continue
The City of El Paso’s voluntary 10 p.m. curfew remains in effect for Wednesday night. City Manager Joyce Wilson made the announcement during an…
Continue Reading Citywide Power Problem: 8 of 8 Power Generators Down
Officials at El Paso Electric say they’re dealing with a serious power problem. All eight local generators they use to produce power are not…
Continue Reading El Paso Electric: Power Stabilized For Now
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Electric has stopped implementing rolling outages as of 12:30 Wednesday afternoon. However, officials expect to bring…
Continue Reading UTEP Announces 2011 Football Signees
EL PASO, TEXAS — UTEP?s 2011 football recruiting class increased by 16 on Wednesday with the announcement of the signing of 13 high school…
Continue Reading NMSU Announces 2011 Signing Class
LAS CRUCES, N.M. ? New Mexico State head football coach DeWayne Walker announced the Aggies? 2011 signing class Wednesday afternoon. Nineteen…
Continue Reading UTEP Basketball Game Cancelled
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP men’s basketball game against Central Florida has been cancelled. Athletic Director Bob Stull says there is no…
Continue Reading Estela Casas, Opening Up: Working today? You ROCK!
Working today? You ROCK! First of all, I have to give a high five to all my co-workers who?ve been at the station since last night on-the-air and…
Continue Reading El Paso Electric Wants To Skip City Step To Get Backing For Solar Energy Investment
El Paso Electric wants to skip the process of justifying their rate hike to the state and city, in order to ensure getting back a more than $200…
Continue Reading Horizon City Sues Socorro Over Wastewater Extension
Representatives from the cities of Horizon and Socorro were in the El Paso County Courthouse Monday, pleading their cases surrounding a wastewater…
Continue Reading Some Flights Canceled At El Paso International Airport Due To Weather
The snowstorms around the country are affecting flights in and out of El Paso International Airport. An airport spokeswoman said American Airlines…
Continue Reading Diablos To Hold Local Tryouts
The El Paso Diablos will be holding local tryouts on Saturday and Sunday, March 19 and 20, 2011 at the EPCC baseball field. Players wanting to tryout…
Continue Reading City Wants To Open 2nd Pet Adoption Site; Critics Say It’ll Be A Store
The City of El Paso is in the process of renting a retail space to adopt animals out, citing low traffic in the current Animal Services facility in…
Continue Reading Winds Beginning To Gust; Will Make Temps Feel Colder
The arctic air is coming in from the east and northeast as temperatures will continue to fall and winds will continue to gust around 40 or so,…
Continue Reading City Of Las Cruces And Its Police Force Cleared In Wrongful Death
In a unanimous decision, a 12 member jury Tuesday afternoon found the City of Las Cruces and the Las Cruces Police Department not liable in the death…
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