Month: March 2014

Seniors Kristine Vitola (21 points, 14 rebounds) and Kayla Thornton (20 points, 13 boards) each recorded double doubles, and UTEP downed Washington, 70-63, in a WNIT Elite Eight contest in front of a staggering program-best 10,227 fans at the Don Haskins Center Monday. The Miners (28-7) advance to the WNIT Final Four and will play

UTEP (26-7) advanced to the WNIT Sweet 16 with a 76-64 win over Saint Mary’s on Monday in front of a crowed of 4,703. UTEP will host Colorado at 7 p.m. today at the Don Haskins Center. Tickets are now on sale with $6 for general admission and $4 for UTEP students at the University

Senior Kristine Vitola poured in 22 points while junior Chrishauna Parker posted her third straight double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds), and UTEP bested Colorado, 68-60, in the WNIT Sweet 16 in front of a school-record and raucous 8,234 fans at the Don Haskins Center Friday evening. The Miners (27-7) move on to the WNIT Elite

The founder of No Kill El Paso disagrees with recent claims made by former volunteers. John Conwell said he only chose to dissolve No Kill El Paso when he found out animal foster parents were resigning. At that point, he stopped taking in dogs, and offered to spay and neuter those already under the groups

TEP Coach Sean Kugler continued to add to his staff with the addition of Spencer Leftwichas assistant head coach and offensive line coach and Andrew Browning as the defensive line coach on Wednesday. Spencer Leftwich, Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach He has coached in eight bowl games as an assistant coach – 2001

A 22-year-old exotic dancer has died one week after she was injured in a fall from a second-floor balcony while performing at a club in Cleveland. MetroHealth Medical Center confirmed the death of Lauren Block of Richmond Heights on Wednesday. The hospital relayed a family statement expressing appreciation for the community’s support and prayers and

The El Paso Independent School Board voted to hire in-house legal counsel, potentially paying the attorney up to $150, 000. This will be in addition to their outside legal counsel coming from Attorney Anthony Safi, who’s paid $225 an hour. An EPISD spokeswoman said they’re keeping Safi, who has a long history with the district

Katherine Webb, Miss Alabama 2012 and girlfriend of University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, is enjoying the spotlight following a brief moment on camera during Monday night’s BCS National Championship game. With Alabama leading Notre Dame 14-0 in the first quarter, ESPN commentator Brent Musburger chose to once again comment on a beautiful woman in

In June, Eastwood High School’s class of 2012 decided to celebrate during their graduation by doing a flash mob dance to several pop songs. Video clips were shown in different news outlets nationwide. About a second or so of one of the clips on YouTube is featured in Google’s Zeitgeist 2012 video ad. You can

Today the City Council of Las Cruces approved a resolution supporting the Fort Sill Apache Tribe’s return to its New Mexico Homeland and its job creation efforts through the planned casino in Akela, NM. The City Council voted today for the resolution: “A Resolution Directed to the Governor of the State of New Mexico and

Melting plastic appears to be the source of toxic fumes that caused the death of a 41-year-old woman who was found in her apartment last week. Penny Padilla, who resided at 1130 La Fonda Dr. , was found dead in her apartment on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 3. Las Cruces police and fire investigators

State authorities say that a commando of gunmen burst into a bar in the city of Torreon in northern Mexico and killed seven people before fleeing in waiting vehicles. The state Attorney General’s Office in Coahuila said the gunmen entered the Tornado bar quickly early Sunday morning and shot the victims from close range. Five

The Dona Ana County Commission is scheduled Tuesday to consider a proposal supporting a private firm’s plans to build a $1 billion scientific ghost town. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/SdtUjS) that Pegasus Global Holdings picked a location south of Interstate 10 between Deming and Las Cruces in early December for the site of its

One person was taken to the hospital after their car rolled over in northeast El Paso early Monday morning. The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Near the intersection of Hondo Pass and Mount Delano Drive. A car in the street was also hit, but police have not said how the car rolled over or

Two separate fires caused damage to two structures in El Paso Saturday evening, totaling $25,000 worth of damage. According to El Paso Fire, the first fire caught just before 9 p.m. on the 700 Block of Winter Drive. Crews were sent to a home when the smell of smoke was reported by the homeowner. Firefighters

Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man from Las Cruces after he damaged a patrol unit. Early Sunday morning deputies responded to a call on several people fighting near Central and First Streets in Canutillo. Deputies made contact with 42-year-old Lorenzo Villaeck. Villaeck was intoxicated, and violently uncooperative, according to deputies. Villaeck resisted arrest for public intoxication,

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Around 120 soldiers based at White Sands Missile Range are slated to be deployed to Afghanistan. A deployment ceremony is scheduled Monday at the 2nd Engineer Battalion headquarters. The soldiers from the 40th Mobile Augmentation Co. will join soldiers with the 573rd Clearance Co. and the 595th Sapper Co. that

City of Socorro city council voted Thursday night to continue and expand the formal investigation of former Mayor Trini Lopez. After hours of closed door discussion and on a unanimous vote (representative Maria Reyes, District 1, Absent) City of Socorro leaders adopted a resolution that covered three areas; 1. It found that Former Mayor Trini

El Paso Police officers responded to more than 200 traffic crashes over a 33 hour time period. The calls were received between 1:16 a.m. Thursday through 10:40 a.m. Friday and occurred throughout the city limits. During that timeframe, 231 calls were received to report traffic related crashes and 18 of those were able to be

Davalous Brown, 19, of Fort Bliss was arrested early Thursday morning after he allegedly attempted to take an El Paso Police officer’s gun during a traffic stop and fled the scene. This is not the first time Brown has been in trouble with the law. (Editor’s Note: See previous arrest at bottom of article). The

DATAMARK Inc. , a leading business process outsourcing firm headquartered in El Paso, Texas, has named its Top 10 Business Process Outsourcing Trends for 2013. The evolution of mobile computing and social media continue to be major drivers behind the changing face of business process outsourcing and business process management . Other tech trends that

El Paso Police officials said that a second person has died as a result of injuries sustained in the Dec. 16 crash that killed El Paso Police Officer Angel Garcia. Garcia was struck and killed on Interstate 10 while on duty. He was removing a ladder from the middle of the freeway when he was

El Paso Electric officials said all of its plants are running OK thanks to post-Freeze 2011 upgrades and maintenance. They also said there have been no outages on Thursday and that crews remain ready for any power outages. In March 2011, El Paso Electric hired Black & Veatch, a global engineering and consultant firm, to

Despite stated label risks of possible fatal heart attack, stroke or organ failure, college football players across the country are still being given injections of a powerful painkiller on game days so they can play while injured, an ABC News investigation has found. The drug, a generic version of Toradol, is recommended for the short-term

Coach Tim Floyd and UTEP trailed by double digits at Colorado State, but still rallied back to take the lead in the final minutes. However, the Miner comeback fell just short. Colorado extended its home winning streak to 21 and moved to 12-2, while UTEP dropped to 6-6. The Miners were gunning for their 6th

Advocates of ignition interlock devices want to close a loophole they say puts drunken drivers back on the roads. Nearly 60 percent of alcohol-related traffic deaths in New Mexico last year involved a driver with more than one arrest or conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI), according to a report by the state Department of

Details are starting to emerge about what the “fiscal cliff” compromised will mean to ordinary Americans. The most important thing the deal accomplishes is preventing higher income taxes from going into effect on more than 99 percent of Americans. Only those who make more than $400,000 dollars a year ($450,000) for married couples) will be

Kim Kardashian’s unborn baby is already helping her cash in, but in a very unexpected way. TMZ reports sales of the 32-year-old’s sex tape, “Kim Kardashian Superstar,” have skyrocketed since news broke that she and Kanye West are expecting their first child together. Adult entertainment company Vivid Entertainment owns Kardashian’s sex tape and told TMZ

The tank that has stood at the entrance to this Mexican border city since 2008 was not here on Christmas Eve. Neither was the machine gun turret that pointed down this gritty town’s main street. But the masked soldiers remained. Residents say it is a sign that little law enforcement appears to exist except for

Intel’s plan to disrupt the cable TV industry is facing some setbacks, Don Clark and Christopher Stewart of The Wall Street Journal report. Intel wants to launch its own set-top box, which would allow people to subscribe to individual channels. The plan was to release it in limited beta this March. But now it seems