Month: June 2012

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Apple is kicking an important Google application off its iPhone and buddying up with Facebook rather than Google’s social network, as it distances itself from a bitter rival in the phone arena. Google’s Maps application has resided on the iPhone since Apple launched the very first version of the phone in 2007. It’s one of

Forget Al Gore. The Internet – at least as a concept – was invented nearly a century ago by a Belgian information expert named Paul Otlet imagining where telephones and television might someday go. That was one of the topics in a wild discussion on the history of the Internet, and its future, at the

El Paso has been selected as the site of the 2014 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The championships will coincide with UTEP’s centennial celebration. The Conference USA Board of Directors held its annual meeting Monday, June 11 with C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky and Executive Associate Commissioner Judy MacLeod. The meeting opened as presidents and chancellors

Julio Cesar Chvez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KOs), of Culiacan, Mxico, making his first appearance in El Paso since August 19, 2006 when he knocked out Jermaine White in the fourth round of their welterweight bout, is the son of Mexico?s greatest fighter Julio Csar Chvez. Chvez, 26, took up the ?family business? in 2003, winning

Andy Lee (28-1, 20 KOs), who at 6?2, is one inch taller than Chvez, Jr., was born in London but is Irish of heritage. Ireland?s sole boxing representative in the 2004 Olympics, Lee made his professional debut in 2006, winning a six-round decision over Anthony Cannon. Trained at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit by

Fight Week Event Schedule. All events are free and open to the public. Monday- Andy Lee workout, 2 p.m. Carolina Rec Center, 563 N. Carolina.. Tuesday- Julio Cesar Chavez Jr workout, 1 p.m. Carolina Rec Center, 563 N. Carolina. Hot dogs will be provided for children. Wednesday- News Conference, 1:30 p.m. Plaza Theatre in Downtown

On Monday, June 11, USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner announced his agency can provide financial support to those families and communities that have seen damage by the Little Bear fire near Ruidoso. Individual homeowners may qualify for financial assistance to refurbish rebuild or buy a new home. Also, Rural Development can provide financial

El Paso’s Salvation Army, a mainstay in the community that dates back to 1899, is preparing to rename the Emergency Family Center that regularly houses 100, or more, homeless men, women and children each night. During a ceremony to be held at the center at 6 p.m. Monday the El Paso Salvation Army will rename

A fireworks ban is now in effect in El Paso County. County Judge Veronica Escobar issued the ban late Friday evening due to severe drought conditions. Escobar’s declaration prohibits the sale, use and possession of any and all fireworks or pyrotechnics within El Paso County for 60 hours. The ban doesn’t affect any professional displays

A father beat to death with his hands a man who tried molesting his 4-year-old daughter after the little girl was heard screaming on the family’s rural Texas ranch, authorities said Monday. Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon said the father, whose name has not been released, is unlikely to be arrested for Saturday’s killing and

Las Cruces Police have arrested a 26-year-old man who allegedly fired a handgun Saturday evening that injured a friend who was allegedly going to purchase narcotics for him. Albert Hernandez, of the 1700 block of west Hadley Avenue in Las Cruces, is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a third-degree

Shots fired at a local nightclub cause panic early Sunday morning, according to police dispatchers. Dispatchers told ABC-7 that a fight broke out shortly after 2 a.m. and shots were fired near the rear exit of the El Bandolero nightclub near Lee Trevino and Pellicano Drive. Police arrived at the scene to find dozens of

Police confirmed 20-year old Taylor Mobley died in a single vehicle wreck in northeast El Paso. According to El Paso police public information officer Darrel Petry, Mobley was driving his Isuzu rodeo south, past the 11,000 block of Babe Ruth around 4 a-m Sunday, when Mobley crossed into the north bound lanes and hit a

There is not much of a change to the forecast with continued hot temperatures and dry weather on the horizon. Monday will see mainly sunny skies with a high of 98 then we’re back to the triple digits on Tuesday with a high of 100 and partly cloudy skies. We’re back to mainly sunny on

The “Little Bear” wildfire just north of Ruidoso has now burned more than 26,000 acres with no containment, according to officials in Ruidoso Officials said the community of Ruidoso and the Ski Apache resort are currently threatened by the flames and local evacuations are in effect. As of 5:30 Sunday morning, the fire has grown

Police were called to a house party early Saturday morning on the 11400 Block of Ghost Dance Circle in east El Paso. Officials said the officers arrived at the home just after midnight and found a large crowd of people walking in and out of the backyard. Police said while they were speaking with the

A wildfire near Ruidoso grew dramatically Friday, and New Mexico Forestry officials are calling for backup. Lightning started the Little Bear fire Monday in the Lincoln National Forest. Firefighters had completely contained the fire by the end of the week, but high winds Friday caused the flames to jump the fire line, scorching between 1,000

The very hot, dry weather is set to continue for the week ahead. Sunday will be windy and sunny. Highs will reach 100. Monday will be our only day in the 90’s next week as we expect a high of 98. Monday will also be breezy and sunny. We’re back in the triple digits for

The body of UTEP student Waley Liang was recovered on Saturday, according to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office in Utah. Liang, 21, died in a drowning incident along the Colorado River while on a field trip with the UTEP Geology Club on June 6. ?This was a very unfortunate and tragic accident,? UTEP President Diana

A private property owner in Las Cruces is blocking a public path, paid for with taxpayer dollars, with a gate. Bill Cupit owns the property that runs adjacent to the new multi-use path in West Las Cruces. He told ABC-7 the gate was there long before the city got the idea to build there. “We

On June 6, 2012, one of El Paso’s most wanted, RICARDO ZUNIGA was taken into custody by El Paso County Sheriff’s Detectives and the United States Marshals Service. On June 22, 2009 a double Homicide occurred at the A&M Sports Bar located at 11638 Alameda Av. Socorro, Texas. Jose Vargas (37) years of age and

The El Paso Diablos have announced that veteran and former Major League field manager, Tim Johnson, will replace Jorge Alvarez effective immediately. ?The ownership of the Diablos is dedicated to turning this, thus far, very disappointing season around, and we?re confident that turning the reigns of the team over to Field Manager Tim Johnson, will

El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar will issue a Declaration of Local Disaster for El Paso County on Monday, June 11, due to severe drought conditions. Escobar’s declaration prohibits the sale, use and possession of any and all fireworks or pyrotechnics within El Paso County for 60 hours. The ban would not affect any professional

It’s an exciting time for hundreds of area students as they reach the milestone of graduating from high school. This week, Eastwood’s class of 2012 decided to celebrate by doing a flash mob dance to several pop songs. Watch the video of the flash mob below.

Surprise, surprise. Tweeting can get a person in trouble. Actor Brian Presley allegedly attempted to hit on model and seatmate Melissa Stetten during a recent flight from Los Angeles to New York. The encounter was live-tweeted by Stetteten and since gone viral. Presley posted a Facebook message last night denying Stetten’s version of events. “None

The Las Cruces Fire Department has issued a “NO OPEN BURNING” ban within the City limits. Southern New Mexico, to include the City of Las Cruces , is currently experiencing drought conditions as indicated by the National Weather Service. Such conditions pose a fire hazard and a significant threat to the health, safety and welfare

The parents of a University of Texas at El Paso junior waited by the phone Thursday, hoping for good news from officials in Moab, Utah. Wednesday afternoon, 21-year-old Waley Liang, was with a group of UTEP geology students when he fell into the Colorado River and was swept away. Officials at the Grand County Sheriff’s

A Fort Bliss soldier has been put in the middle of a controversy involving a contestant on a popular TV talent show. That contestant, Tim Poe, appeared on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” Monday night. The production company in charge of the show said Poe had submitted photos to illustrate an emotional story he told about

The case sent shock waves throughout the borderland. In 1995, a man in a wheelchair shot his wife, used a hatchet to cut her up, then scattered her dismembered body around El Paso and southern New Mexico. That same year, James Patrick Bradley, the man in that wheelchair, was sentenced to life in prison. Recently,