– 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 Centennial Hawks cruised to a 42-6 victory over Chaparral to improve to 7-2. With the win, Centennial will now go in to next week’s game against Deming to
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which serves 15.3 million people across New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York state and Connecticut. Facts The MTA is the largest public transportation network in North America. It is run by the state of New York, not the city government.
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life. Facts Seung-Hui Cho was a senior
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at BALCO, the lab that provided steroids to several professional athletes, including baseball player Barry Bonds and track and field star Marion Jones. BALCO stands for Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. The BALCO scandal began as two separate, independent investigations: one by federal agents in California looking into BALCO, and
Continue Reading 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 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, over the practice of polygamy. 2002-present – Warren Jeffs is the spiritual leader of the FLDS.
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Continue Reading President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration to provide federal aid to New Mexico for mid-September flooding and storm damage. The White House says the federal assistance will supplement state and local recovery efforts in the affected areas. According to the White House, the declaration means federal funding is available on a cost-sharing basis
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the National Exercise Program, the US system for emergency preparation drills. These exercises are mandated by Congress to test and strengthen federal, state and local government ability to respond to potential catastrophic events. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Exercise Division (NED) oversees the National Exercise Program
Continue Reading 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 administration. After a lengthy investigation, one member of the Bush administration, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was brought to trial and convicted of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements. Timeline February
Continue Reading 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 the people that come here are in pain,” said EMT Alonso Lozano. Like volunteer Nelson Bank, an English teacher who began playing piano 55 years ago. He limped into the
Continue Reading Chapin appeared to be unstoppable in 1-4A Volleyball this year, but then they closed the regular season out against Burges. Entering Thursday night’s district finale with Chapin the team was on a 14 match winning streak. However, the impressive streak was a 39 game unbeaten streak. Burges on their home court ruined both streaks for
Continue Reading 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 testimony that former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young boys over a period of at least 15 years. Officials at Penn State purportedly failed to notify law
Continue Reading 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 5.14.” This is an increase of just over 3″ above the normal. According to the National Weather Service in Santa Teresa, this summer is now the 11th wettest on record!
Continue Reading 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 of us who make their living outdoors must keep up with the weather on a daily basis. Weather proverbs were created ages ago to help us remember how
Continue Reading 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 Elizario 0Fort Stockton 64 Anthony 0Mayfield 33 Onate 10Gasden 27 Alamogordo 7Deming 47 Chaparral 7Clint 35 Mountain View 14Andress 51 Austin 0Bowie 24 Irvin 7Centennial 42 Santa Teresa 0Pecos 21
Continue Reading -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 straight unanswered points to shock Americas 34-28. Eastwood is now (6-2, 3-2) Americas with the loss drops to (4-4, 2-3) on the year. -At Coronado the T-Birds cruised to
Continue Reading 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 of the World Series from Fenway Park was watched on several televisions. “They have that Green Wall there, it’s going to be a devil over that green wall,” 92 year
Continue Reading The Chapin Huskies are on an absolute tear. After defeating the El Paso Tigers in three straight sets Thursday night, Chapin extended their unbeaten set streak to 34. After losing an opening set to Jefferson back on September 13th, the Huskies have not dropped a set since. Chapin has now won 34 straight sets, is
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at missing children in the United States. There are several different types of missing children: runaways, family abductions, lost or “thrown away” and non-family abductions. Advances in technology, communications through public alerts and greater cooperation from law enforcement have facilitated the recovery process. Statistics According to the FBI’s
Continue Reading 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- November 1, 2013 Early Voting Statistics (To be Announced) – October 21, 2013- November 1, 2013 Sample Ballot Constitutional Amendments (PDF) Town of Horizon City (PDF) The City of
Continue Reading UTEP’s volleyball Xitlali Herrera earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. The middle blocker garnered the honor after leading the Miners attack against C-USA Preseason favorite Rice. The senior guided UTEP to a 3-0 victory on Sunday hammering a match-high 12 kills with only one error and .611 hitting
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Facts Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, contains the remains of more than 400,000 people from the United States and 11 other countries, buried there since the 1860s. More than three million people visit the cemetery annually. The Arlington estate was originally owned
Continue Reading 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 the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a spacecraft and landing like a plane. Space shuttles could carry satellites, space probes, and other cargo into orbit around Earth
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space. There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Timeline October 4, 1957 – The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s
Continue Reading 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 night. Taylor McHargue had 179 total yards with one touchdown through the air and three more on the ground for Rice (5-2, 3-0 C-USA). The Owls led 21-3 after one
Continue Reading 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 joins Americas, Montwood, Franklin, and El Dorado (4-3, 3-1) with one loss in district play. The T-Birds will look to bounce back next week against Socorro, and El
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1943 Birth place: Wichita, Kansas Birth name: Robert Michael Gates Father: Melville A. Gates, wholesale auto parts salesperson Mother: Isabel V. Gates Marriage: Rebecca (Wilkie) Gates (1966-present) Children: Eleanor, Bradley
Continue Reading 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 Horizon 16Chapin 48 Austin 0Canutillo 60 San Elizario 6Cathedral 7 Chaparral 3Pecos 59 Mountain View 10Fabens 48 Fort Stockton 28Clint 56 Anthony 6Tornillo 26 Academia Juarez 3Faith Christian 30 Immanuel Christian
Continue Reading 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 special events director told ABC-7 just before 1 p.m. Tickets available online at http://bit.ly/17onNxy until 5 p.m. or unless they sell out before then. If having problems there you can call box
Continue Reading 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 bounce back against Socorro. The Aztecs offense cruised, and their defense was lights out. The Aztecs blanked the Bulldogs 41-0 at the SAC. El Paso started the year (4-1, 2-0)
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