Month: December 2012

Votes are being cast, but questions remain whether those casting ballots know what they’re voting on. When it comes to the Quality of Life bond…

House of Representatives candidates Beto O’Rourke and Barbara Carrasco have met up more than a dozen times in political forums and debates…

Hope hasn’t died for a new wastewater system in Vinton, Texas. El Paso County commissioners authorized the county judge to sign an agreement…

The Texas unemployment rate has fallen sharply to 6.8 percent in September, down from 7.1 percent in the largest one-month drop in nearly 30 years.…

A pan of oil is being blamed for a house fire which forced an elderly man out of his home early Friday morning. The incident happened just after…

With the City of Socorro’s now-former Mayor’s recent resignation, it’s unclear when the city will permanently fill the spot and…

A Northeast El Paso family says they can now have peace. Yara Perez, 30, was sentenced to life in prison without parole, following her capital murder…

The Lower Valley mother convicted of killing her three-year-old daughter dressed the girl up as a “dead Tinkerbell” for Halloween, only…

Two stabbings in the lower valley happened only blocks from each other early Monday morning, but police have not been able to establish a link.…

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has landed on Earth after a jump from the stratosphere in what could be the…

El Paso police say an armed robber is on the loose after holding up a northeast convenience store. Just after 1 a.m. police say a man armed with a…

Top Zetas drug cartel leader Heriberto Lazcano has apparently been killed in a firefight with marines in the northern border state of Coahuila, the…

Atrain and a small truck crash in West El Pasosent two men to the hospital. The truck and train crashed at the intersection of Sunland park and…

Isaiah Villanueva was only two years old when police say he was killed by his mother’s boyfriend. The boyfriend, 29 year old Ever Mendez,…

A woman is in serious condition after being hit by a car in Tornillo. The Sheriff’s Office confirmed a 20-year-old woman was hit by a car near…

Arturo Hernandez, Jr., 25, made three trips to the emergency room and had a seizure before being tested for the West Nile Virus. Hernandez died this…

Army soldiers have been ordered to put aside their usual duties and spend Thursday on suicide prevention training. This military “stand…

After nearly four hours of debate inside City Hall, the city’s planning and zoning commission voted against the special use permit for a…

After a week of suspense — and more than 73,000 votes later — the winner of a $1,000 grant from the El Paso Community Foundation’s…

A woman is now recuperating from a gunshot wound to the leg, and New Mexico State Universitypolice are on the hunt for a shooter. It all took place…

El Pasosaid goodbye to one ofit’s best known cowboys this week. “His legacy is going to live a long long time around here,” said…

A woman was shot early Sunday morning in the Lower Valley, police said. Police responded to a shots fired call on the 100 block of Little Flower,…

Police are looking for robbers who hit a loan business in Downtown El Paso. According to police, the Drive-In Loan on Stanton and Paisano was held up…

Next Steps in Ballpark Process On Tuesday, September 18 City approved the following actions: 1. Lease between the City of El Paso and Mountain Star…

El Paso is less than 24 hours away from a major crossroads. On Tuesday, 10 items are listed on City Council’s agenda tied to the Downtown…

UTEP football’s Nick Lamaison was named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week announced the league office on Monday. This is the first honor…

The group trying to get triple-a baseball moved to El Paso is making concessions.Mountainstar Sports Group has agreed to remove a non-compete clause…

In order to move El Paso city employees out of City Hall, new office space must be located. Without a move, El Paso won’t be able to strike a…

Residents of the village of Ruidoso face emergency water restrictions because of the ongoing drought and the effects of a forest fire that prevented…

A squeeze play by El Paso’s Mayor John Cook could put the downtown ballpark deal on ice. When city representatives meet on Tuesday, their…