Month: January 2014

Sophomore Irene Gari came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points, and UTEP thundered past Marshall, 77-50, at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday evening. The Miners, who (16-4, 5-2 C-USA) never trailed against the Thundering Herd (7-12, 0-6 C-USA), controlled all facets of the game en route to pushing their winning streak to

A milestone for the downtown ballpark that will soon become the home of the El Paso Chihuahuas Triple-A baseball team. Monday afternoon, crews will ‘top off’ the stadium with the final steel piece, considered a ceremonial rite for builders. The steel skeleton weighs 2.5 million pounds. Since construction started, 2,500 pieces of steel and 18,000

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team broke a two-game losing streak in Western Athletic Conference play after defeating the Texas-Pan American Broncs, 90-78,Saturday night, Jan. 25,inside the Pan American Center. The Aggies overcame a slow start to improve to 15-7 overall and 4-2 in WAC play. UTPA falls to 6-15 and 2-4 in the

Vince Hunter scored eight of his 15 points during a 23-6 run late in the first half, propelling UTEP to an 81-62 rout of UTSA on Saturday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center. Julian Washburn scored a game-high 19 points and C.J. Cooper also tallied 15 for the Miners (14-6, 4-1 C-USA), who posted their

Some thought this would be a depleted team. Some thought the season was lost, but the UTEP Men’s basketball team has silenced the doubters after three players were kicked off the team following an FBI gambling investigation. UTEP is 5-1 since McKenzie Moore, Jalen Ragland, and Justin Crosgyle have been given the boot, including snapping

When the UTEP Miners basketball team win on the road this year, finding them on television is a problem. So far this year when the Miners have been on the road for Conference-USA games they have not been aired locally. A reason for that is because local stations in town can’t air the games on

Jan. 21, 2014 Update: Witnesses say Julian Tapia was driving at speeds between 70 and 100 mph on North Loop when he collided into a vehicle, killing a 13-year-old, according to an El Paso Police affidavit. A witness at the scene of the Jan. 18 afternoon traffic collision checked the condition of Tapia and “observed

Still waiting to hear if the District Attorney will retry Daniel Villegas, Judge Sam Medrano set a tentative trial to begin on May 28th. The District Attorney’s office won’t comment on the pending case but Spokeswoman Renee Railey said the D.A.’s office is reviewing the case. If District Attorney Jaime Esparza decides not to retry

Representatives from Clear Channel Outdoor, one of the world’s largest outdoor advertising companies, and the Texas Department of Transportation are proposing a billboard ordinance at El Paso City Council Tuesday. City leaders have made numerous efforts to control billboards in years past. East Side City Rep. Dr. Michiel Noe said billboards are a hot topic

El Paso Police are still looking for two men responsible for stabbing a man early Monday morning in an East Side parking lot. Police say the incident happened at 1:35 a.m. in the parking lot of several businesses in the 1600 block of N. Zaragoza. Witnesses told police that two men were seen chasing the

A man is in the hospital Saturday night, fighting for his life, after a rollover crash in far east El Paso County. It happened just after two in the morning on the 16,400 block of Montana. Investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff’s office said 34-year-old Abel Rodriguez was in his pickup truck when he

The Rescue Mission of El Paso is preparing to move locations to make room for progress. The shelter has been serving the homeless of the community at its current Paisano Drive location since the mid-1980s. A TxDOT representative visited shelter CEO Blake Barrow Monday to inform him relocating was necessary for Spur 1966 to be

Half a century behind bars sounds like a long time, but how many years will Samuel Perez and Alberto Coronado actually serve? That’s a tough one. Both were tried in a Texas court, so jurors handed down the sentences. But if and when they make parole is now in the hands of the state parole

Local hospitals are reporting an influx in flu patients being admitted to their intensive-care units and are describing the current situation as the worst seen in years. “…Our healthcare team reports that this is the worst outbreak of flu that they have experienced since the winter of 2008-2009,” University Medical Center CEO Jim Valenti wrote

Jan. 17, 2014 Update: El Paso Police have arrested and charged Larry Phillip Otero in the Nov. 14, 2013 wrong-way traffic collision that killed a 29-year-old man. Otero has been charged with one count of intoxication manslaughter and was booked into the El Paso County Jail shortly after 2 p.m. Jan. 17, 2014. His bond

A jury has sentenced Samuel Perez to 50 years in prison after being convicted of killing a man outside of an East El Paso house party back in 2012. Friday motning the jury heard testimon from those who know the 26-year-old Perez. During the trial, a witness said he saw Perez stab Cameron Canada while

A man that killed five people in East El Paso County learned his sentence Friday. Alberto Coronado was sentenced to 40 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to five counts of intoxicated manslaughter. Coronado ran a stop sign, and struck a car carrying two adults and three children at the intersection of John Henrry and

This Sunday over 150 vendors will meet at the El Paso Convention Center for the 24 th annual Days of Remembrance Bridal, Quinceaera, and Sweet Sixteen Fair and ladies won’t be the only ones benefiting from the big event. The Days of Remembrance fair will be donating one hundred percent of the proceeds to the

There’s been a lot of movement off Mesa Street in West El Paso. The Rancher’s Grill moved locations to make way for a Chick-Fil-A. The old Jaxon’s became a Carnitas Queretaro. The west side Fuddrucker’s will be seeing new life soon, as a corporate-run location or becoming a Pappa’s chain restaurant. Businesses are coming and

The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP) is suing the Texas Attorney General over the release of its CEO’s employment contract. The Housing Authority said the lawsuit stems from “an oversight” of a lawfirm it hired. CONTEXT Last fall, attorney John Wenke filed an open records request with HACEP asking for a

Target’s widespread data theft has breached the Borderland. The retailer said it’s working to restore consumer confidence, but not all banks who issued the credit cards are helping that cause. The retailer said hackers compromised the credit cards of about 40 million shoppers across the country. They also made off with personal info from another

Jan. 17, 2014 Update: El Paso Police say speed was a factor in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon. The crash happened at about 2:09 p.m. in the 10900 block of Vista Del Sol. Investigators say that a 2005 Ford Mustang, driven by 21-year-old Francisco Lopez, was traveling west on Vista Del Sol when

The Ysleta Independent School District board of trustees voted Wednesday night to ask Gov. Rick Perry for permission for a special election this summer. The special election, if approved, would take place July 19 and would be for Ysleta ISD residents to vote on a $155 million bond election. The school board voted 4-3 Wednesday

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health announced Wednesday morning that the number of flu-related deaths has risen to four so far this season. The three latest fatalities include a middle-aged man and woman, both of whom had underlying medical conditions. The third was a young adult male with no known underlying medical

The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator released its autopsy findings on the death of 5-month-old Jackson Farrey and said it could not determine a cause of death. The autopsy also states Jackson appeared under-developed and there was no evidence of any injuries or drugs in his body. Jackson’s body was found Nov. 20