Month: June 2014

An education advocacy group that became a lobbying powerhouse during the 2013 legislative session with the backing of Texas tort reform heavyweights is now turning its sights to the upcoming election cycle. Texans for Education Reform, whose legislative package included measures to encourage the growth of online education and charter schools, has formed a political

The number of murders in Ciudad Juarez has sharply declined from the peak drug war days and now the city is working to attract visitors once again. “We have to keep working and working and working and bringing people into the area,” said Jose Arturo Ramos Andujo, executive in charge of projects for the border

El Paso’s Segundo Barrio will featured on PBS’ One Square Mile next Thursday. If you simply can’t wait, you can watch the full episode now at http://bit.ly/1iWVkpH. One Square Mile takes a look at a specific area of different cities across Texas. Port Isabel, Austin, and Midland also have been featured on the show before.

El Paso Police arrested a man early Thursday morning for allegedly driving while intoxicated and possession of cocaine after he was allegedly driving more than 30 miles per hour. Police say they saw Juan Francisco Breceda, of the 4400 block of E. Missouri, driving a black 1997 Saturn east on I-10 East traveling 83 miles

aBCNews A brutal fight between a former Marine and his stepfather in Oklahoma ended in the stepfather’s death by “atomic wedgie,” also known as death by underwear. Denver St. Clair had been arguing with his stepson, Brad Davis, 33, last month when the two began to fight. Davis told police that St. Clair had spoken

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at The University of Texas at El Paso offers adult education classes for seniors ages 50 and older. Registration for spring classes begins Jan. 6, with classes starting Feb. 3. OLLI is “the school for your second 50 years,” and offers 48 classes this spring in the categories of

The next system will bring a slight chance for rain Thursday night and again early Friday morning. Rain chances will be around 20-30 percent. The winds will pick up a bit late Thursday and again on Friday but gusts should be manageable at 30-35 mph. Weekend looks great with sunshine and temps in the upper

Effective immediately, Sun Metro is detouring Route 60 due to construction on the Rafael Septien Bridge in El Paso’s Lower Valley. This detour is expected to be in effect for about six months. This detour will impact one bus stop along Rafael Septien Lane near Staubach Drive. Sun Metro officials say they don’t expect any

The El Paso Police Department reports seeing a 32 percent decrease in auto thefts in 2013. There were 747 reported auto thefts last year compared to 1,100 reported in 2012. Listed below are the top 10 make and models stolen in 2013. El Paso’s Top 10 Stolen Models of 2013Rank Make and Model Stolen1 FORD

Cary Westin has been named the City’s new director of Economic and International Development. Westin most recently worked for three years as the vice president for business development at the Borderplex Alliance and Regional Economic Development Corporation. He was in charge of the defense and clean technology sectors and was responsible for attracting new industry

El Paso City Council on Tuesday approved new regulations for payday lenders. City Representatives say they’re trying to curb predatory lending but payday lenders say they’re legitimate business owners already being monitored by the State. The prior City Council last year passed the ordinance and the new Council, upon reviewing it, on Tuesday voted to

Doa Ana County Sheriff’s investigators have obtained two additional warrants in the ongoing investigation of a New Year’s Day home invasion that left one man dead. The warrants seek the arrest of Cylver Pearl Betancourt, 18, and Rachel Carrillo, 19, on charges of aggravated burglary (battery), and one count each of conspiracy to commit aggravated

We had a cold start to the morning this morning. We dropped down to 19 degrees – the coldest all fall and winter so far. Expect decent weather for tonight and tomorrow. Clouds will advance tonight and keep temps warmer overnight. Clouds will build in Thursday and Friday along with a slight chance for rain

A second person has been charged with murder in the death of a woman and her unborn baby. El Paso Police have arrested and charged 17-year-old David Cazarez with two counts of murder in the death of Alma Reaux and her 13-week-old fetus. Cazares was identified by El Paso Police as the front right seat

For the fourth year in a row El Paso has the lowest crime rate of American cities with more than half a million people. CQ Press bestowed the honor on El Paso. New York City and Austin are second and third on the list. “El Pasoans take great pride that our community is not only

Affordable housing for artists in Downtown El Paso is getting a second chance. On Tuesday, El Paso City council approved giving Artspace a boost in it’s quest to get federal tax credits. The El Paso Community Foundation is trying to build 51 lofts for artists in the heart of Downtown El Paso. Artspace is fighting

Charlie Strong talked about being tough and winning championships. That is exactly what Texas fans wanted to hear from their new football coach. There’s little doubt he can deliver the first. The second part will determine whether he can revive a dormant program back and push it back among the national elite where the Longhorns

We are on the extreme western fringe of this arctic air (we talked about this a good bit last week). Temps will gradually warm up for us over the week. We are tracking a couple of systems that will give us some clouds Wed and Thursday but temps will stay fairly warm for this time

Why UTEP’s junior guards McKenzie Moore and Jalen Ragland have been suspended from the team indefinitely is still a mystery. The extent to which law enforcement may be involved also is not known. Comments on internet message boards have alleged that point shaving, a federal crime, is the reason for the suspensions of Moore and

Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID) officials said the water level at the lake is terribly low and doesn’t look like it will get better. Official numbers show the lake is currently at 174,237 acre-feet. Acre-feet is the amount of water it takes to fill one acre of the lake with a foot of water. At

A local filmmaker is taking on the most notorious drug dealer in the world. Charlie Minn said his next film will investigate the capture of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Guzman was arrested in Mazatlan in February after U.S. and Mexican forces tracked the kingpin’s whereabouts to a condo in the Mexican resort town. United States

The flu season typically begins at the end of January, but this year increasing cases of the virus have been reported since October and El Paso is no exception. Fernando Gonzalez, an epidemiologist with the El Paso Department of Health said the rise cases have been reported by health care providers in the last two

A power outage during its graduation ceremony Thursday morning has led to Andress having to move its ceremony to 9 p.m. at the Don Haskins Center. The ceremony was initially moved to 7 p.m. at El Paso High before it was moved back to the Haskins Center, it’s original location. A UTEP spokeswoman said the

Jake Goebbert hit a three-run home run and a grand slam in the El Paso Chihuahuas 8-4 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs Thursday at Southwest University Park. Goebbert finished the night 3-for-4 with two home runs, one walk and seven RBIs, setting a Chihuahuas high for RBIs in a game. The Chihuahuas win stopped

Returning Champion Anthony Rotich had a stellar opening day, automatically advancing to the 3,000m steeplechase finals at the 2014 NCAA Championships. “Highlight of the day for us wasdefinitelyAnthony Rotich winning hissemifinal heat,” head coach Mika Laaksonen said. “He is advancing to the final on Saturday and have theopportunity to defend his title so we are

Skateboarders have a reason to celebrate as the city has finally opened the region’s newest and largest skate park. The ribbon cutting was at 8 a.m. Thursday at the Northeast Regional Park at 11270 McCombs Dr. City Rep. Carl Robinson and the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department officially opened the park, which

The El Paso Chihuahuas came back multiple times in their game against New Orleans Wednesday night but eventually lost to the Zephyrs, 6-5. The Chihuahuas tied the game 3-3 and 5-5 at various points but Kyle Jensen’s sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth put New Orleans ahead to stay. The Zephyrs have now

The UTEP women’s 4x100m relay concluded the season crossing the finish line seventh in the first heat on Wednesday at Hayward Field. “Rough start for the ladies,” head coach Mika Laaksonen said. “These four girls were definitely capable of running sub 44 second race and 44.17 made the final today. We had a really bad