Month: May 2012

Some memories fade while we tend to remember songs so well. Repetition helps. The memory of the song also lives in many parts of the brain, according to an article on io9.com. Researchers watching MRIs of people listening to pop songs noticed that a lot of activity occurred whenever people listened to music. Their front

An easy way to remember when to fly the United States flag at half-staff is to consider when the whole nation is in mourning. These periods of mourning are proclaimed either by the president of the United States, for national remembrance, or the governor of a state or territory, for local remembrance, in the event

Winds will stay up until around 7 p.m. today and then gradually weaken. Less wind is expected Friday and this weekend, although gusts could hit around 35 mph. Temps will stay in the low to mid 90’s through the holiday weekend.

Sam J. Porcello, the food scientist credited with inventing the Oreo cookie’s creamy, pasty, stick-together filling, died last week at age 76, according to a report in Time. He had been employed at Nabisco for 34 years and through his work made life a little sweeter for everyone. Porcello’s official designation at Nabisco, the parent

For the last couple months, WBA junior middleweight world champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout has been training and preparing for his title defense against Delvin Rodriguez next Saturday in Los Angeles. “I think the only thing we need to do now is get a lot of rest, and rebuild,” said Trout’s trainer, Louie Burke. “I

There’s school-yard gossip and then, there’s this: An alleged senior ‘hit list’ planned for Riverside high school’s senior assembly, posted on Facebook. That was the the hot topic at Riverside after school on Tuesday. “As a matter of fact, I’m terrified,” said one Riverside student. “I’m scared because what if I’m on (the hit list).”

As enforcement tightens on the border, smugglers are increasingly using coastal routes to get their contraband into the country, according to Customs and Border Protection authorities. CBP?s The Office of Air and Marine combines both forces to keep an eye on U.S. waters using more than 360 Marine Agents and 200 vessels. Marine agents patrol

Maj. Gen. Dana J. H. Pittard, Commanding General of Fort Bliss, has responded to national criticism by various people and organizations nationally for his comments about soldiers who commit suicide. Several websites posted a few sentences from Pittard’s January Fort Bliss Monitor column when he talked about soldiers and suicide. “I have now come to

It’s a fashion trend that we’re seeing everywhere, at the mall, at work, and at school. we’re talking about skinny jeans. They can be flattering, but if you’re not careful, they can also be harmful to your health. Doctors say you have to be careful and really weigh the price of looking good, to the

ABCNews If you were a little less productive at work the day Google had that cool Les Paul doodle on its homepage – you know, the one that let you record your own guitar riffs – be prepared to lose even more time today. In celebration of robert moog, the musical innovator who would have

Michael P. Steininger, a veteran municipal administrator who has overseen finances for several New Mexico cities and counties, will temporarily manage and oversee Sunland Park’s finances, according to a New Mexico Finance and Administration news release. New Mexico Secretary of Finance and Administration Tom Clifford announced the appointment Wednesday. Steininger begins immediately and will continue

It was an unusually long meeting for trustees in the El Paso Independent School District. Tuesday afternoon, the school board met for about 5 hours and discussed several issues pertaining to the district’s leadership, legal counsel and image. That image has been tainted lately by a number of scandals, including a hacking situation that once

The El Paso Community College is gearing up for a seminar that can help small businesses. Instructors with the Small Business Development Center are taking applications now for the Small Business Management Institute are taking applicants now. Businessman Francisco Orrantia, 27, can attest to how helpful and informative those classes can be. The vice president

Early voting is up nearly 70% in El Paso County for Democrats, while Republican voting is down. Two years ago, after eight days of early voting, roughly 11,000 people voting Democrat went to the polls and cast a vote. This year that number has spiked to more than 16,000. The early voting is being sold

Talk about Triple-A baseball and a Downtown ballpark is heating up. But what does that have to do with talk about knocking down City Hall and revitalizing the KRESS building? After Tuesday’s City Council meeting, ABC-7 overheard members of council talking about the possibility of knocking down City Hall, building a Triple-A ballpark on that

City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to form a blue ribbon committee to look into the way that the Public Service Board disposes of land in the community. The PSB has been in charge of land management sharing in El Paso since the 1950’s. “They will sit down and talk about the current structure and come

Nineteen-month-old Nancy-Lynne Reyes has come a long way since Las Cruces Police found her last week bleeding and disfigured from injuries allegedly caused by her mother’s boyfriend. Family members told ABC-7 the baby had fractures in both her arms, cuts on her forearms and bruises all over her body. She was released from the University

The family of two children killed Saturday while walking along Dyer Street have set up a memorial fund to help with the funerals. The account is at Wells Fargo Bank under the “Jonathan Macias and Anne Marie Harrelson Memorial fund.? Account # 9992268558. A spokesperson at El Paso Children’s Hospital told ABC-7 that the two

Being the queen of England comes with some pretty good perks. The queen has several castles she can live in. And then there is her wardrobe. The queen has assistants whose sole job is to keep track of what she wears. They even give her outfits code names such as buttercup. She also never has

An FBI agent is recovering from being shot accidentally. It happened at the FBI headquarters located off of Mesa Hills in West El Paso. Officials said the agent accidentally discharged his firearm and wounded himself. He was treated for his injury and is currently in stable condition. No other details have been released.

Some people on Fort Bliss are playing their music too loud when they’re driving on post, according to Maj. Gen. Dana J. H. Pittard, 1st AD and Fort Bliss Commanding General. “I have received several complaints lately about people driving around with their music blaring, the bass booming, and vulgar language in the lyrics,” Pittard

By Robert Gray / El Paso Inc. It?s a monumental task: cleaning a property polluted by arsenic, cadmium, lead and other contaminants. But even harder might be selling the 410-acre former Asarco property, some local real estate experts say. And that?s why the trustee overseeing the remediation and sale of the property says he is

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans ? the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ? established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration

An ad spotted in El Paso restaurants and bars is raising eyebrows. The flier is for attorney Mark T. Davis and features calculations about drinking and driving, citing the odds of a person being struck by lightening or fatally slipping in the shower are greater than the odds of being killed in a DWI crash.

A group of four children were struck by a vehicle while walking along side of a road in northeast El Paso just before 5 p.m. Saturday evening, according to the El Paso Police Department. Officials said that officers arrived on the scene near the 12200 Block of Dyer Street and found that four children had

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual who turned violent after being asked to leave a party this past weekend. The target has been identified as MIKE ALAN DOMINGUEZ (23) of El Paso, TX. MAY 2012 Over the weekend, on Saturday 05-19-2012 at about 1:20am, Deputies were called to a residence in

If El Pasoans ignore new voluntary water restrictions due to continuing drought conditions in the Borderland, those water restrictions could soon become mandatory like they are in other Texas cities like Dallas and San Antonio. At this point, El Paso Water Utilties is only asking El Pasoans to voluntarily cut back, but that could change

The El Paso County Sportspark will be shut down for six months beginning in August. If trends from last year continues, that means approximately 150 13-player baseball teams, and several tournaments, would not be able to use the park between August and February 2013. It will result in an estimated $94,000 loss for the county.

Over the last decade, men have begun flocking to fields long dominated by women and the trend began well before the 2008 economic crash. The trend appears to be driven by several factors, including financial concerns, quality-of-life issues and a gradual erosion of gender stereotypes. The New York Times analyzed census data from 2000 to

A clerical error resulted in El Paso County Commissioners taking time to discuss a contract tied to the Tornillo-Guadalupe International Bridge project. The amount awarded for a contract during an April meeting was incorrect because it included the base bid, but not alternatives that were also approved. According to Commissioner Dan Haggerty, that money is