Month: February 2011

As a 17-year-old Las Cruces girl embarks on a life-long recovery, the driver who allegedly dragged her underneath a moving truck back in October will not face any charges at this time. The Dona Ana County Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office has declined the case, Deputy District Attorney James Dickens, said. “It is hard, I

Made with sugar but baked with a mother?s love. A cupcake shop in Las Cruces serves more than iced treats; it is helping a young girl see future possibilities. The owner of Cupcake Hut and Rock N Roll Gift Shop, located at 2001 Lohman Avenue in the Arroyo Plaza, said her love for all things

Week 1 ending Feb. 19. This feels like dj vu all over again – or something like that. To support Jennifer, I’m embarking on my own eating lifestyle change (I prefer not to call it a diet). See, I’ve done this before – several times. It’s been successful and I’ve gained all the weight back

The Oscars are this Sunday. Here are a few ways to get ready for the big day. Check out all things Oscar, including trivia questions and slideshows at At The Movies Section Slideshow8 Decades Of Oscars’ Best Leading Men Slideshow25 Sexiest Men Of The Oscars Link10 Most Cringe-Worthy Oscar Speeches SlideshowHow Well Do You Know

UTEP (20-6, 8-3 C-USA) meets UCF (16-9, 3-9 C-USA) in a President’s Day matinee on Monday at the Don Haskins Center. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Feb. 2 but was postponed after arctic temperatures gripped El Paso and caused power outages throughout the city. The Miners and the Knights are meeting

Once upon a time, Superman fought with Clark Kent in an epic battle for the soul of Superman in the film “Superman 3.” Monday morning, UTEP’s Monday matinee game against UCF at the Don Haskins Center had its own version of Superman vs. Clark Kent with them fighting for positioning in Conference USA. There was

LAS CRUCES , N.M. (Feb. 19)-The New Mexico State men?s basketball team suffered its first defeat in the ESPNU BracketBuster series with an 82-80 loss to Northern Colorado . The Aggies are now 5-1 in BracketBuster games. Junior guard Hernst Laroche posted a team-high 19 points for NM State (14-13, 8-4 WAC), while junior forward

EL PASO, TEXAS — Randy Culpepper snapped out of a shooting slump by pouring in 33 points, going 12-for-12 from the line, as UTEP extended its homecourt winning streak to 15 games with a 76-64 victory over Houston on Saturday at the Don Haskins Center. Culpepper, who had eclipsed 20 points just once in his

The El Paso Police Department said a woman was dragged by her hair from an SUV early Sunday morning on El Paso’s east side. Police arrested 23-year-old Diana Reyes and 30-year-old Hageo Reyes, both of El Paso, after the incident occurred at 9441 Alameda just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. An officer on duty nearby saw

Day 4: Hopefully the worst is over … right? I could barely drag myself out of bed at 4 a.m. Sunday to go to work. We all have those days, and I’m sure it was due to my lack of sleep rather than my new eating habits. On days when I have trouble waking up,

A team of U.S. Army orthopedic surgeons is conducting research to better understand the dimensions of injuries sustained by soldiers serving overseas. The most recent paper in their research series, presented this week at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2011 Annual Meeting, followed a single Brigade Combat Team of 4,122 soldiers over 15

Borderland residents put on their running shoes and went the distance Sunday morning. Thousands participated in the 2011 Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure at Cohen Stadium. The race, sponsored by Mattress Firm, gathered a variety of participants from all walks of life including families, local military and even members of the El Paso

An early-morning crash Sunday sent two drivers involved to an area hospital with injuries. According to El Paso police officials, the driver of a Mazda 3 was headed west on Montana Avenue and started turning on to Joe Battle Boulevard when the driver of a Dodge Durango, headed east on Montana Avenue, crashed into the

Airport officials told ABC-7 that security at El Paso International was not breached during Friday afternoon’s deadly shooting. Spokeswoman Liz Bellegarde said extra officers will not be dispatched to the airport over the weekend. “Security is (already) in place and response (to the shooting) was handled effectively so there will not be any changes at

This is my first morning shift since I’ve started my sugar detox. I typically drink one or two cans of soda around 4 a.m. to get me ready and awake for Good Morning El Paso Weekend. I also (*hangs head in shame*) usually eat a candy bar or two in order to let my sugar

UTEP (19-6, 7-3 C-USA) begins a stretch of three games in five days at home on Saturday versus Houston (12-12, 4-7 C-USA). The Miners will host UCF on Monday at 11 a.m. in the makeup of a game originally scheduled to be played on Feb. 2, before hitting the road for a matchup at East

The defense attorney for once-powerful El Paso executive Bob Jones says his client is out of money, making it just about impossible for Jones to pay $68 million in restitution. The former NCED President and CEO was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday and ordered to pay $68 million in restitution. Jones pleaded

Two of David Marmolejo’s ex-girlfriends, including stepsister Mariah Wilson, took the stand Friday and testified that Marmolejo repeatedly threatened to kill them and choked them with belts. Marmolejo has been charged with murder in the strangling death of his mother, Gloria Marmolejo. Prosecutors accused him of then dumping her body in the Santa Teresa desert.

An El Paso family continues to mourn the loss of two grandparents and three grandchildren killed in a house fire on the city’s northeast side late last month. All five were buried Friday. The oldest killed in the fire was grandfather and veteran Luis Matos, who was 72. The youngest was 9-year-old Deman Matos. Flags

Updated Morning Of Feb. 19. Original Story Posted Feb. 18. El Paso Police said a fight among friends led to the shooting death of one of them at the El Paso International Airport’s short term parking lot Friday afternoon. Police said this is the 10th homicide of the year compared to one at this time

Naked man caught stealing sausage in a Florida retirement community. Watch the video here.

El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen’s supplemented DWI task force began its fourth week of operations Thursday, Feb. 17. The supplemented task force began it efforts on Thursday, January 27, 2011. The fourth week operations that began Thursday night resulted in nine individuals being arrested and charged with DWI, one Minor Detectable, two other arrests,

Facebook, the online representation of modern society, is a-changin’ with the times by adding two new options to its list of relationship statuses: “in a civil union” and “in a domestic partnership,” according to a report in PC World. These new options roll out today in the U.S., Canada, France, the U.K. and Australia. Facebook

On a good day, Carmen?s commute takes three to four hours and three different buses to get from her home in Horizon City to her job in West El Paso. And once she gets to the West Side, she still has to walk uphill 20 minutes – much of the time without a sidewalk –

Officers from the city’s Westside Regional Command Center have arrested two men for racing early Thursday morning. The investigation revealed that Javier Mendoza was driving a 2009 Pontiac GT and Michael Oorozco was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt in the 100 block of Castellano at 2:25 a.m. Thursday. Mendoza and Orozco began racing and speeding

Drinking alcohol may help put you to sleep, but as the night wears on — and the booze wears off — you may find yourself tossing and turning. This may be especially true if you’re a woman, according to a new study reported by health.com. Women who go to bed tipsy sleep much less soundly

Day Two: Irritable? I’ll show you irritable. It was 6 a.m. when it happened. I cheated. No, I didn’t steal away for a trist with Brad Pitt’s El Paso twin. I cheated with the love I’m trying to break it off with – chocolate. I woke up this morning to find my mother had sent

Day 1: The Purge In order to start my 30-day sugar detox off right, I decided to purge my kitchen of all the sugar filled foods I could. From the candy bars to white bread, they all had to find a new home. This involved a lot of checking nutrition labels. There is now nothing

The El Paso Police Dept. Has identified the man killed in a traffic accident early Friday morning as Carlos Gonzalez, 46, of the 350 block of Thunderbird. Police said that at about 2:29 a.m. Friday, Gonzalez was driving a 2001 Mazda Millenia east on 400 block of Sunland Park Drive when he veered to the

Update: El Paso Police have identified the man who was found dead Thursday morning as Juan Jose Esquivel, 33, of the 9800 block of Isaac in El Paso. Previous Story: El Paso Police are investigating the ninth murder of the year. At about 6:40 a.m. a man was found dead along an irrigation ditch near