Month: June 2011

Raquel Cardiel touched many lives in the 20 years she was alive. “When my mom told me she’d passed away, it was like the whole world fell…

June 30, 2011 Department of Public Health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Armando Saldivar (915) 771-5718 Cell: (915) 355-5234 Consider Pets during…

If you take the bus, or have considered giving your car a break, Thursday is a good day for you. El Paso’s Sun Metro Transit System is offering…

It’s hot and it’s summer, and that means one thing at El Paso City Hall: time for budget talks. El Paso City Manager Joyce Wilson has…

An account has been set up to help the victims of a major house fire June 23 near Riverside High School, the Ysleta Independent School District…

Socorro police and El Paso County fire marshals are searching for the people responsible for several fires in the area, including a…

Brian Wickstrom is California-bound — again. UTEP’s senior associate athletic director has been named director of intercollegiate…

El Paso native Eddie Gutierrez will discuss gay and lesbian issues with President Barack Obama during a reception today at the White House.…

In response to one of the worst droughts in more than a century, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared El Paso County and all its…

Like it or not, fireworks are now for sale in the city of Socorro. Despite a countywide ban restricting the sale, possession and use of the 4th of…

There seems to be some confusion over the reason lines of people are being left outside at many of the City of El Paso’s public pools this…

America Ferrera is a married lady. People magazine’s website says the 27-year-old “Ugly Betty” star and longtime boyfriend Ryan…

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez on Wednesday declared a state of emergency regarding the use of fireworks in the state through July 6. Martinez urges…

A man grabbed a hatchet from the hardware department and threatened two Sears store employees Monday afternoon at Mesilla Valley Mall, police said.…

The kind of heat the Borderland is experiencing can be dangerous not only to your body, but also to your mind. It’s apparent these triple-digit…

The FBI is on the hunt for a man who robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 4600 Woodrow Bean Tuesday afternoon. Investigators said he walked into the bank…

Retired UTEP accounting professor Anne Lee Leahey died Saturday while digging for artifacts in the Santa Teresa desert. Leahy was searching for…

Two men arrested on suspicion of starting a massive blaze that destroyed two businesses and two homes in east El Paso have been charged with arson.…

The Bureau of Land Management confirmed firefighters were battling three fires in the High Country Tuesday afternoon. Authorities told ABC-7 they…

Dispatchers at Animal Services have received more reports of alleged animal neglect in the last two weeks this year, than the same time period last…

Seat belts won’t prevent you from getting into an accident. But they can minimize the impact a crash can have on your body. “Buckling up…

Loved ones held different fundraisers for the two mothers and child killed in a violent wreck outside Las Cruces June 22. On Wednesday morning,…

A man is dead after an early morning wreck on Interstate 10, according to El Paso Police. Investigators said James Causey, 28, was driving westbound…

With consistent triple-digit heat hitting in the Borderland and most kids out of school, thousands are flocking to the city’s public pools. But…

Two crashes and three deaths in just 24 hours and police say excessive speed was a factor in both. On Saturday morning, 18-year-old Luis Garcia and…

Extreme heat remained in the borderland Monday, making for potentially dangerous weather conditions. The forecast called for high temperatures around…

El Paso Police have identified both officers and the man who was shot during early-Saturday morning shooting in El Paso’s lower valley.…

The City of El Paso is encouraging residents who want to escape the heat to ride a sun metro bus to any air-conditioned destination, such as shopping…

An elderly couple is in the hospital after being stung by bees more than 100 times, according to San Elizario Fire Department officials. Batallion…

Police said two teen brothers were killed in an early-morning wreck Saturday near downtown El Paso. The crash happened around 2:55 a.m. on I-10 west…