Thursday Night Football
– On Halloween night two high school football games in the Borderland were on tap, and both were very one sided. At the Field of Dreams the…
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which serves 15.3 million…
Continue Reading Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in…
Continue Reading BALCO Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at BALCO, the lab that provided steroids to several professional athletes, including baseball player Barry…
Continue Reading Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), a religious sect that broke away from…
Continue Reading El Paso scofflaw links
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Continue Reading Obama signs disaster declaration for New Mexico
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration to provide federal aid to New Mexico for mid-September flooding and storm damage. The White…
Continue Reading National Exercise Program Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the National Exercise Program, the US system for emergency preparation drills. These exercises are…
Continue Reading CIA Leak Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2003 CIA leak involving then-operative Valerie Plame and senior members of the George W. Bush…
Continue Reading Volunteer pianists bring new scale of healing to UMC
University Medical Center is developing a music program, in which volunteer pianists play in the waiting area for a few hours a week. “Most of…
Continue Reading Chapin’s Streak Ends
Chapin appeared to be unstoppable in 1-4A Volleyball this year, but then they closed the regular season out against Burges. Entering Thursday…
Continue Reading Penn State Scandal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing…
Continue Reading Monsoon 2013 Ends in a Bang
We ended our 2013 Monsoon with a bang! The El Paso airport recorded 8.16″ of rainfall for our summer months compared to the average of…
Continue Reading Weather Proverbs
I received an email from a viewer regarding weather proverbs. This person wants to know how many weather proverbs I knew of that I could share. Those…
Continue Reading Borderland Blitz Week 8 Scores
Canutillo 49 Eastlake 0Montwood 35 Franklin 24Chapin 49 El Paso 14El Dorado 37 Bel Air 10Del Valle 31 Ysleta 0Hanks 42 Horizon 13Parkland 58 San…
Continue Reading Thursday Night High School Football in El Paso
-Eastwood shocked Americas at the SAC Thursday night to shake up the race in district 1-5A. After being down 21-10 at the half, Eastwood scored 21…
Continue Reading World Series Grandmas
Two residents at an El Paso Retirement Center have family competing in the World Series. Wednesday night at the Rio Norte Retirement Center Game one…
Continue Reading Chapin Volleyball Streaking
The Chapin Huskies are on an absolute tear. After defeating the El Paso Tigers in three straight sets Thursday night, Chapin extended their unbeaten…
Continue Reading Missing Children Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at missing children in the United States. There are several different types of missing children: runaways,…
Continue Reading Nov. 5, 2013 General Election: Constitutional Amendments, Cities, and Special Election Sample Ballots
Election Day will be Tuesday, November 5, 2013 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Polling Place List (PDF) Early Voting Notice (PDF) – October 21, 2013-…
Continue Reading UTEP’s Herrera Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
UTEP’s volleyball Xitlali Herrera earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. The middle blocker…
Continue Reading Arlington National Cemetery Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Facts Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia,…
Continue Reading Space Shuttle Program Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program which ended in 2011 after 135 missions. Facts The space shuttle is…
Continue Reading NASA Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts…
Continue Reading NMSU Aggies fall to the the Rice Owls
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Charles Ross rushed for a career-high 167 yards and one touchdown as Rice rolled past New Mexico State 45-19 on Saturday…
Continue Reading Coronado upset at the SAC
El Dorado handed Coronado their first loss of the year in district 1-5A play 26-20 Thursday night at the SAC. Coronado (5-2, 3-1) with the loss now…
Continue Reading Robert Gates Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Personal Birth date:…
Continue Reading Borderland Blitz Week 7 Scores
Americas 47 Montwood 28Las Cruces 55 Onate 19Andress 27 Bowie 7Irvin 16 Burges 13 (3 OT)Del Valle 54 Hanks 10Eastlake 52 Ysleta 14Riverside 21…
Continue Reading 150 tickets released for The Cure show tonight; there is no opening act
Oct. 10, 2013 update: One hundred and fifty tickets have been released for tonight’s The Cure show at the Don Haskins Center, UTEP’s…
Continue Reading Thursday Night Borderland Football
Three games took place Thursday night, and all were very one-sided. El Dorado coming off a heartbreaking loss to Montwood last Friday was looking to…
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