Month: December 2014

Mary Helen Garcia, who has held the State Rep. District 34 seat since 1997, lost the Democratic primary on Tuesday by nine votes. The district encompasses Dona Ana County. Bealquin Bill Gomez has 405 votes or 48 percent and Mary Helen Garcia has 394 votes or 46 percent. Christian Lara has 52 votes or 6

El Paso City Council members are considering adding electronic cigarettes and vaporizers to the current smoking ordinance, which bans smoking in many public places. “The reason I do this is for my mom. I lost my mom to lung cancer almost three years ago to the date, June 6 ,” Vapor House owner Patricia Weller

El Pasoans commuting between the East and West valleys can now look forward to a smoother drive. The Texas Department of Transportation on Monday celebrated the completion of two projects with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The main lanes of the Transmountain-West and Transmountain-Northeast projects are now open completing the north side of Loop 375. What used

El Paso Fire Department Summer Safety Tips The summer is upon us and the El Paso Fire Department would like to remind citizens of some summer heat and swimming safety tips: Excessive Heat Safety Know the signs of heat related illnesses These include in order of progression Heat Rash, Sunburn (Sunburn reduces the body’s ability

The El Paso Police Auto Theft Task Force has arrested two men in connection with an alleged scheme to falsely report vehicles stolen and then torching the vehicles in different locations. On May 21, 2014, investigators located and arrested 27-year-old Matthew Hardwick, of the 8500 block of Viscount, and 28-year-old Ryan Mattison, of the 2900

A theater teacher who taught at Irvin High School has been charged with improper relationship between educator and student. A warrant for the arrest of Cecilia Schlesinger was issued on May 27 out of the El Paso Independent School District police department. She turned herself in to the County Jail on May 29 and it

May was the most violent month of the year, so far, in Juarez. The May total was 52 homicides. Seven of the victims were women. Five children were killed including 3 apparently strangled by their father who also killed their mother, and yesterday an apparent murder-suicide in which a woman killed her 5-month old baby

Texas education officials say they will update training for some teachers and work with educators to determine why standardized test scores for many elementary and middle school students are not improving. The pledge follows the release Thursday of another year of mostly stagnant test scores for students in grades three through eight who took the

The Las Cruces Police Department will have four sobriety checkpoints, three saturation patrols and three Operation Buckle Down seatbelt checks within city limits in June. Police officials say sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are intended to reduce and eliminate the number of motorists who drive while intoxicated. Additional enforcement activities in June may also include

Area school districts will begin their graduation ceremonies Friday. Socorro ISD begins the commencement exercises, however, this year they’ll have six ceremonies compared to their usual five. Eastlake High School’s first graduating class will walk the stage. The Falcons will have close to 450 seniors graduate. Below are the schedules for each of the high

KLAQ’s Street Fest 2014 will take place in Downtown El Paso June 21-22 Five music stages highlight all types of music including country/alternative, decades, Latin, electronic, and of course, our Budweiser Main Stage featuring our national headlining bands. Each night the skies of Downtown El Paso light up with a spectacular fireworks display thanks to

With rehearsals already underway, the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour has been cancelled. The tour was to include a stop at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center on July 22. No reason for the cancellation was given when the announcement was made on the tour’s website Friday. “Options Clause Entertainment LLC, an affiliate of S2BN Entertainment, announced

Tanning beds and sun lamps will carry new warnings that they should not be used by anyone under age 18, part of a government action announced Thursday aimed at reducing rising rates of skin cancer linked to the radiation-emitting devices. The Food and Drug Administration has regulated tanning machines for over 30 years, but for

In November 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General conducted an assessment and review of the El Paso VA health care system. According to the report, released in January 2014, “The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected health care facility operations, focusing on patient care quality and the environment of

The graffiti artist arrested for leaving messages and hanging mannequins climbed towering billboards “like Spider-Man,” according to employees at a business where security cameras captured images of the suspect in action. “Like a Spider Man, yes,” said Nancy Martinez, an employee at L-Tune, an auto shop at the foot of one of the billboards that

UTEP has revealed the 2014 slogan for the football team: Make history. The slogan, along with several players, are featured in a picture that will be on the team’s poster given to fans this year. In other football news, FOX Sports announced that five UTEP football games will be televised. The Miners’ home opener versus

Otero County Sheriff Benny House tells ABC-7 his office is at a standstill with the U.S. Forest Service. House says he is still researching to make sure his next move is the right one. He added that the parties are still talking but he believes the Forest Service is just going through the motions and

Hurricane Season Fast Facts May 28, 2014 – Here’s a look at what you need to know about the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. How will El Nio affect hurricane numbers?May 22, 2014 – How will El Nio affect hurricane season? It depends on the ocean, forecasters say. North

Tonight will be fairly calm for us. An isolated storm is possible in the mountains and high elevations but otherwise that should be it tonight. Tomorrow we will see a bit more moisture in place for a few more storms later in the day (10% – 20% rain chance). Friday appears to be the best

Rapper Wiz Khalifa discussed his El Paso arrest on a marijuana possession charge in a video posted on YouTube. Khalifa, interviewed at SoundSet Music Festival Sunday in Minnesota, was asked if the officers and guards were cool with him taking the selfie in the El Paso International Airport holding cell. “Nah, he was pissed,” Khalifa

Combined election day and early voting numbers. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 7 (R) KELLY DICKSON 697 votes or 53% IDA GARDNER 623 votes or 47% JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4 (D) BARBARA PEREZ 1349 votes or 44% JESUS URENDA 1701 votes or 56% JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 5 (D) MONICA TERAN 1962 votes or 49%

El Paso Police release name of the Fort Bliss soldier killed in a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning. Police have identified the deceased as 24-year-old Jaia Spear of El Paso. The driver of the second vehicle has been identified as 39-year-old Victor Rosa-Garcia of Fort Bliss. Police investigators do not anticipate any charges being filed

Incumbent Delia Briones defeated her challenger, Valerie A. Sanchez, in the Democratic primary runoff for County Clerk. Briones had 9,035 votes or 51 percent and Sanchez has 8,520 votes or 49 percent.

After losing in a GOP runoff, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says he is comforted knowing that Texas “is a better place than when we found it.” Dewhurst was defeated in Tuesday’s runoff for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor by Houston Sen. Dan Patrick, a fiery conservative talk radio host and founder of the Legislature’s

A new well at an east side golf course is coming to help save money, conserve water and make the business more self-sufficient. Butterfield Trail Golf Club is owned and operated by El Paso International Airport. Since opening in 2007, the golf club near Spur 601 and Loop 375 has purchased water from the city

The workplace may not be as hunky dory as you hoped it would be. According to the Regus survey, 49 percent of workers surveyed don’t like their coworkers. The top three reasons for not liking coworkers include: They have a poor work ethic They are unable to do their job They are overpowering and controlling

The financial woes of the El Paso Children’s Hospital is trickling over to its neighbor next door — University Medical Center. In his weekly newsletter last week, UMC CEO and President Jim Valenti said the problems at the Children’s Hospital will negatively affect UMC’s bottom line. El Paso Children’s owes UMC $68 million – millions

Police confirm a body was found in Socorro Friday Morning. Socorro police are investigating the discovery of a body on the 9900 block of Apodaca. The situation was reported around six in the evening. Authorities will release more information once the autopsy is released.

There’s been a crack down on legal services operating that may be operating illegally in El Paso. The Texas Attorney General’s Office is accusing four El Paso firms for alleged deceptive trade practices. According to court documents, the businesses charged clients hundreds of dollars to prepare legal documents, including divorce filings, deed transfers, child support

Neon Desert Music Festival This year, the festival has expanded to two days and will be on May 24 and May 25 in Downtown El Paso. Acts announced include, Zedd, Wiz Khalifa, MGMT, Calle 13, Capital Cities, Panteon Rococo, The Bloody Beetroots Live, Hello Seahorse! A$AP Ferg, Crystal Fighters, Classixx Live, Aaron Behrens and the