Month: December 2014

El Paso Police say a motorcyclist killed in a crash Wednesday night may be partly to blame. But investigators say the driver who hit him also failed to yield the right of way. It happened in the 11500 block of Vista Del Sol. Investigators say 32-year-old Omar Zuniga was riding his motorcycle when he was

Road debris – auto parts, tire remnants, cargo and other materials – is estimated to cause more than 25,000 crashes per year in North America. Many of these crashes can be prevented if truck drivers and motorists secure their loads properly and report debris they see on roads. AAA offers the following tips to help

“My previous post on the Chihuahuas ended mid-narrative, but I had a good reason for ending it when I did. I didn’t want to bury the lede, and the lede is this: “The El Paso Chihuahuas have really, really good ballpark food. Like, really good, easily within the top five of the 110 or so

Story updated 9:55 p.m. El Paso City Council voted during an emergency meeting at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday to give the city attorney authority to take any and all action – including legal action – to stop the demolition of the Lincoln Center. The City Council chambers were full with dozens of Lincoln Center preservationists —

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Here are the rules for GECU’S Bark at the Park at the El Paso Chihuahuas game on Sunday at Southwest University Park. Dog owners who purchased reserved tickets prior to May 16 will be allowed to remain in their selected seats. Fans and their canine friends are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as there

This Sunday, the nation will see if an El Paso family wins this season’s grand prize from america’s funniest videos. The grand prize consists of vacations to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. The Aragon family won $100,000 in January on the show. The video, which can be seen

What:UTEP’s Spring Commencement When:7 p.m.Saturday, May 17 Where:SunBowl Stadium More than 2,700 graduates and candidates are eligible to participate inUTEP’s 132 nd commencement exercises, marking the largest graduating class inUTEP’s 100-year history. In honor ofUTEP’s Centennial year, all graduates and candidates are invited to participate in a special single Commencement ceremony that will be held

El Paso City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether lone finalist Tommy Gonzalez should be hired as El Paso’s second city manager. Current manager Joyce Wilson apparently won’t be staying on the job until September as previously announced. A proposed contract for Gonzalez has a June 23 start date. There’s also an item

The world famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be visiting El Paso for the Chihuahuas’ four-game homestand against the Las Vegas 51s. People can see the clydesdales at the Missouri St. gate before each game: Thursday – May 15, 2014 @ 4:35pm to 6:00pmFriday – May 16, 2014 @ 5:05pm to 6:30pmSaturday – May 17, 2014 @

The El Paso City Council approved a six-month compost pilot program to benefit the community. The El Paso Zoo produces about 1,000 pounds of manure a day. The city has partnered up with a local company, New Green Organics, to mix wood chips produced from local citizen collection centers to create compost. The company will

Temps will be warming up each and every day the rest of this week. Highs Thursday will be in the upper 70’s with upper 80s for Friday and mid 90s for the weekend. Winds will not be much of an issue – just some breezes here and there – wind gusts around 25 mph.

Morrissey’s long awaited return to El Paso was cut short during the encore when he stopped the show and walked off with his band. During “Someday Goodbye Will Be Forever,” the second song of the encore, fans one-by-one climbed the stage and hugged or attempted to hug Morrissey. About halfway through the song, Morrissey stopped

This is only the second time the city of El Paso has had to hire a city manager. The search was narrowed from 119 candidates to four, who met the public last week. Now, there’s a lone finalist, Tommy Gonzalez. Gonzalez is currently a construction firm VP in Fort Worth. “i think he’s a man

El Paso Police have released the name of the man killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday, Nov. 22. He is 38-year-old David Gomez of El Paso. Police did not release the name of the 24-year-old injured in the shooting that occurred at about 1:18 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Mirasol. No arrests have

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One man was killed and another injured following a drive-by shooting in the lower valley. Police say this happened just after 1 a.m. on the 300 block of Mirasol Drive. The man who was killed was 38 years old. The second man involved, 24 years old, is being treated at DelSol Medical Center. Investigators say