Month: May 2014
Rotich, Wilson qualify for NCAA track & field championships
Competing in the last events of the night juniors Anthony Rotich and Nickevea Wilson each sealed the second day of the NCAA West Preliminary Round…
Continue Reading Chihuahuas hold off late Las Vegas rally, 4-3
A contested call that led to two ninth inning ejections did not stop the El Paso Chihuahuas from beating the Las Vegas 51s 4-3 Friday night at…
Continue Reading Five UTEP Football Games Picked Up For TV
FOX Sports announced its college football selections on Thursday, including five UTEP games that will be televised. The Miners’ home opener…
Continue Reading Boit and Uwakwe Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
Freshmen standouts Cosmas Boit and Florence Uwakwe delivered qualifying performances on the opening day of the NCAA West Preliminary Round at the…
Continue Reading Two Miners Make Appearance on C-USA All-Academic Team
Juniors Elphas Maiyo and Anthony Rotich were named to the Conference USA Track and Field All-Academic team as announced by the league office. The…
Continue Reading Oct. 2013 story: El Paso Bishop announces some assignment changes for priests, deacons
If you attend Mass at a parish in the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, there’s a chance your priest may not be your priest anymore pretty soon.…
Continue Reading Fire ignites at the Rio Valley Biofuel plant again
Early Thursday morning, flames burst out at the Rio Valley Biofuels plant again. It marks the third day in a row in which firefighters were called…
Continue Reading Fired NMSU assistant baseball coach makes accusations of harassment, threats in police reports
A fired New Mexico State University assistant baseball coach filed several police reports that claimed harassment and threats from players and their…
Continue Reading Stout, Diaz win close Democratic runoffs for County Commissioner seats
Two County Commissioner Democratic runoff races were decided by a handful of votes. David Stout defeated incumbent Sergio Lewis by 48 votes in the…
Continue Reading Chihuahuas Fall in Day Game 13-7
The Las Vegas 51s won their fifth game in six tries at Southwest University Park, beating the El Paso Chihuahuas 13-7 Wednesday afternoon. Las Vegas…
Continue Reading Miller Signs with Seahawks
Former Miner Horace Miller signed a free-agent deal with the Super Bowl XLVIII Champions Seattle Seahawks on May 27. The Baltimore, Md., native was…
Continue Reading Cesar Blanco defeats Norma Chavez in State Rep. District 76 Democratic runoff
Norma Chavez conceded the State Rep. District 76 runoff to Cesar Blanco before election day results were even released. Blanco got 68 percent of the…
Continue Reading Rocky Ward Era Ends at New Mexico State
New Mexico State Athletics Director Dr. McKinley Boston announced Tuesday, May 27, that the NM State Athletics Department has terminated the contract…
Continue Reading El Paso Police arrest billboard vandalism suspect
The El Paso Police Department says its Homeland Security Unit (HLS) hasarrested the man who vandalized two billboards last week. A news release…
Continue Reading Martin names Walt Wells Offensive Line Coach
New Mexico State head football coach Doug Martin announced the hiring of Walt Wells as the Aggies’ new offensive line coach, Tuesday afternoon.…
Continue Reading UTEP to Bolster Video Experience at Facilities
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has partnered with Daktronics Inc. (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, S.D., to make significant improvements to…
Continue Reading Fate of Lincoln Center to be discussed in city coucil meeting
UPDATE: City council is expected to discuss the fate of south-central El Paso’s Lincoln Center Tuesday morning during its weekly meeting. It…
Continue Reading Pitbull mauls little boy; neighbors say it’s not the dog’s fault
He reportedly went to his neighbors’ house to get his little brother and it almost cost him his life. Sheriff’s deputies say a pitbull…
Continue Reading Chihuahuas top Tacoma 3-1
Matt Wisler made his best Triple-A start to date on Sunday, pitching seven innings without allowing an earned run in the El Paso Chihuahuas 3-1…
Continue Reading Two El Paso ceremonies commemorate Memorial Day
This Memorial Day El Pasoans honored and thanked the men and women who died serving our country while protecting our freedom. Veterans laid to rest…
Continue Reading 3 killed in New Mexico plane crash were students
Officials at a southwestern New Mexico charter school say three students were among the four killed in a plane crash Friday near Silver City. The Las…
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