Month: April 2011

A 26-year old male from El Paso, Texas drowned on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Elephant Butte Lake State Park, according to state park officials. Preliminary reports indicate that the victim jumped into the water from the courtesy dock near Marina Del Sur for a swim. State park officials were notified at approximately 4:25 p.m.

By Ryan B. Martinez / What’s Up Four stages, 29 bands, local food vendors and artist booths will take over Cleveland Square Park and San Jacinto Plaza. The outdoor festival in its first year has been aided by sponsorships, City approval and a grassroots promotional push rarely seen in El Paso?s arts and music communities.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appointed six members to the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council for terms to expire Feb. 1, 2013. The council oversees the inspection of industrialized housing and buildings to ensure state standards are enforced. Robert L. Bowling IV of El Paso is president of Tropicana Building Corporation. He is environmental affairs

The Abrams fire just off the base of the Organ Mountains in southern New Mexico is still just 40 percent contained. The strong winds have helped spread the fire, scorching more than 7,000 acres. The smoke is clearly visible from Las Cruces and of course, the closer you get to White Sands. Fire crews hope

With about one month left in the Texas legislative session and in the school year, the big question is how much will education be affected? That question was up for discussion at Tuesday night’s El Paso school board meeting. The agenda included approval of budgets and purchases. District officials said the items that were unanimously

Private local hospitals are taking big steps to get patients to their facilities faster. With Sierra Providence Health Network (SPHN) starting a medical flight program and Del Sol opening a massive helipad, emergency air transport in the area is undergoing a big change. Patients located 150 miles from El Paso in New Mexico and Texas

People in Truth or Consequences who knew 48-year-old Margaret Salcedo said she was a mother of two, had one grandchild and another on the way, who she will never meet. Three pit bulls, now quarantined at the local animal shelter, mauled Salcedo to death while she was taking a stroll Easter Sunday afternoon, police said.

Food vendors got a big win on Tuesday when El Paso City Council repealed some of the restrictions imposed on them. The Drifter, owned by Ian Atkins, is usually parked on Mesa and Executive for the lunch crowd. Regulations set in 2009 have made it difficult for his new business. “It was really hard to

A struggling gym is hoping potential clients will fancy getting buff in the buff ? after launching naked workouts, according to a report in The Sun U.K. newspaper. Liberal-minded customers have been invited to burn calories in the nude at Easy Gym, located in the Spanish town of Arrigorriaga, which provides towels to “prevent slippage”

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (April 26)-New Mexico State men?s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies has signed Eric Weary Jr. to a National Letter of Intent. Weary is a 6-5 guard from New Orleans , La. ?Eric is the first recruit to sign in the period, and we?re very happy to get his signature after his official

A tip from a neighbor led to the arrest of five teenagers who broke into and burglarized a home in west Las Cruces Monday afternoon. Dominic A. Nieto, 15, Isaac Chaparro, 16, and 17-year-olds Benjamin J. Smith, Joseph Fass and Mario Gonzales were located by Las Cruces Police shortly after the alert neighbor called 911

El Paso Police have identified the 27-year-old woman who was struck and killed in a two-vehichle crash involving a Sun Metro bus Monday night. Veronica Ramirez, of the 3400 block of Frankfort, was one of two pedestrians involved in the crash, but the only one who died. Police said that a 2007 Nabi Sun Metro

A StormTrack Weather First Alert has been issued for today due to wind gusts of 55 mph, blowing dust and sand, and extreme fire danger conditions The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a high wind warning from now to 9 p.m. Tuesday will be sunny and very windy with winds from 25

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual wanted for the murder of a homeless woman. The target is identified as MICHAEL ELIJAH ADAMS (43). MARCH 2011: On March 15, 2011, a shallow grave was found by a motorist in a vacant lot located at 9580 N. Loop El Paso, TX (Lower Valley).

A soldier and Borderland has been killed in action. Officials with the Department of Defense said Army PFC Antonio Stiggins, 25, died Friday after insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Numaniyah, south of Baghdad. According to his Facebook page, Stiggins was a 2004 graduate of Mayfield High School. He was from

Two Republicans want to bar transgendered people from using proof of their sex change to get a Texas marriage license. Texas only recognizes marriage between a man and a woman. If the legislation passes, county and district clerks will have to rely on a 1999 appeals court ruling that says a person’s sex is established

New Information: According to the complaint affidavit, Rene Chacon’s girlfriend drove up to the scene and told a police officer her boyfriend was driving the car that hit Brian Gattis, 29. Documents state she told the officer Chacon had called her and told her about the crash. Previous story: The El Paso Police Department has

The discovery of a fetus in the parking lot of a women’s reproductive clinic on Good Friday has local and national pro-life activists planning a memorial service. Police say there is not a chargeable crime to investigate since the fetus was not viable at less than twenty weeks gestational age. The fetus was found near

County officials met Monday to discuss taking the first steps in making outlying areas safer in El Paso when it comes to emergency response. On the agenda for Commissioners Court: discussing the possibility of adopting a county ordinance that would require street signs and property numbers for areas outside city limits. Proposing a requirement for

A 48-year-old woman was mauled to death on Sunday afternoon in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, according to the town’s police chief. At about 4:25 p.m. Sunday, T or C police officer James Harrington responded to a call about a woman being attacked by four pitbulls. He tried to get them away from the woman,

El Paso Police have identified the 32-year-old man involved in a SWAT standoff late Sunday into Monday morning. Daniel Stumpf, of the 3400 block of Lebanon, was booked into the El Paso County Jail on the charge of aggravated assault. His bond was set at $25,000.00. Officers from the El Paso Police Department’s Central Regional

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at El Paso area ports of entry made several marijuana seizures during the weekend. CBP officers confiscated approximately 504 pounds of marijuana in those seizures. The largest marijuana bust of the weekend was made at the Santa Teresa port of entry Saturday at approximately 1:41 p.m. when

The last of three escapees from the Luna County Detention Center, Mario Martinez-Rios, was arrested Sunday evening in Deming, New Mexico, according to a U.S. Marshals news release. “This intensive investigation spanned three states, until Deputy U.S. Marshals in Denver Colorado developed information that led our Deputy Marshals and SWIFT Task Force Officers right to

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to make the wrong kind of headlines. First Kobe Bryant was fined for using an anti-gay slur against a referee. Now Lakers backup forward Derrick Caracter is in trouble for allegedly shoving a female cashier at a New Orleans IHOP.at 1:18 a.m. Sunday. He was arrested for the alleged incident.

A wildfire in the Organ Mountains continued to burn Saturday night. Officials with the Bureau of Land Management said it sparked on Thursday at Fort Bliss’ Dona Ana Range, about two miles south of the White Sands Missile Range Headquarters. BLM officials said the flames are about 60 percent contained and no buildings are threatened.

El Pasoans know they can count on downtown vendors to offer up some great shopping deals. Downtown vendors know they can count on out-of-town guests to beef up their sales during holiday weekends. Easter is no exception. “We definitely buy more on Easter because of the kids,” said California resident Irma Bustillos, who was visiting

It’s considered a Sun City treasure, but it’s now on the state legislature’s chopping block. Potential budget cuts are threatening the survival of the Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park. “Anyone who makes a trip to El Paso has to make a trip to the tramway” the park’s superintendent, Humberto Quinonez, said. The Wyler tramway is

Celebrating Easter with eggs, barbecues and candy can make for a great holiday. Here are a few tips from officials at the El Paso Fire Department to help keep your family and property safe this Easter. Barbecue Safety El Paso and surrounding areas are under a 90 day open burning ban, which restricts open burning

A woman rolled her SUV after Socorro police said she was driving recklessly at 90 mph which injured her infant son. Both the driver, 29-year-old Alba Nidia Luna, and her son were injured in the rollover that occurred on Interstate 10 near Socorro at 6 p.m. Saturday. Socorro police said Luna was weaving in and

Two families were left homeless after a fire extensively damaged their apartments in east El Paso, according El Paso Fire Department. Officials said the fire broke out at the Ridgemar apartments at 10701 Vista Del Sol shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday. Fire crews said they arrived to find flames and heavy smoke coming from