Month: January 2015

People who don’t live within El Paso city limits will now have to pay $50 to check out library books at City libraries. “The reality – the universe we live in – we have to pay for the books we get and the books we lose that we have to pay to replace have to

The UTEP Athletics Department is inviting the public to cast their votes for the UTEP Football Centennial Team. There are a total of 94 players on the ballot spanning from the 1930s to the present. People can only vote once a day with voting reseting at 9 a.m. Mountain Time daily. The ballot is set

U.S. military personnel are offering their services to Mexican drug cartels in exchange for payment in the form of cash and drugs. Following a former Army private’s sentencing last week for carrying out a hit for the Juarez Cartel, experts are warning of the growing ties between Mexican drug cartels and U.S.-based gangs that infiltrate

Frank Anthony Castillo Obituary Frank Anthony Castillo died in a drowning accident on July 28, 2013 while with his two daughters at Bartlett Lake, near their home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 44. Frank was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. As a child, Frank and his brother Joe played baseball for hours on

The Fort Bliss Monitor has become the Bugle. “On Aug. 1, in conjunction with my State of the Military Address to the El Paso community at the Fort Bliss Centennial Club, we will roll out the first issue of The Fort Bliss Bugle complete with a fresh design,” Fort Bliss Maj. Gen. Sean MacFarland wrote

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office’s National Night Out party will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 3850 Justice. The free family event includes kids activity zone, food and drinks, music, emergency response vehicles on display, health and safety awareness booths and local business showcased For more information, including where to

The following is from U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke who represents El Paso in Congress: I’ve joined my colleagues in sending another letter to President Obama urging him to seek an affirmative decision of Congress prior to committing the U.S. military to intervene in Syria. —Full text of the letter here: Dear Mr. President: We join

DeionSanders ? Can we investigate the investigators? @ DezBryant got suspended a season 4 lying about a dinner that wasnt a violation & Manziel gets a half. Jemele Hill ? Thoughtful column by @ ShadowLeagueTSL‘s @ vincecathomas. Why so much support for Johnny Manziel? Because of white men http://bit.ly/15Aw1Cj Forbes ? Johnny Manziel’s half-game suspension

School Officers Can No Longer Issue On-Campus Citationsby Jody Serrano Public school students in Texas who have chewed gum in class, talked back to teachers or disrupted class have often received citations from school police officers. Beginning in September, students who engage in such levels of misbehavior will face discipline in a different manner. While

Country legend Willie Nelson will perform at the Abraham Chavez Theatre on Nov. 14. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6 and can be purchased at the Plaza Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets prices range from $40 to $85, not including service fees.

So far we have seen light rain today and thick clouds. The heavy rain is currentlyin Dona Ana,Grant,Hidalgo and Luna County (flood Adv. until 5:30 pm) Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to develop for El Paso and Hudspeth counties over the next few hours. Thirty percent chance for storms through tonight.

Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Inc., a Fortune 500 company with offices in El Paso, has pledged an additional $600,000 over the next three years to The University of Texas at El Paso’s Math and Science Teachers (MaST) Academy. ADP has been supporting the MaST Academy since the program was created in 2006. This latest pledge

The UTEP men’s basketball team will participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island in the Bahamas, host 2013 NCAA Tournament participant Colorado State, battle I-10 rival NM State twice and play a road game at Pac-12 power Washington State, highlighting the non-conference portion of its 2013-14 schedule. The full slate was announced on

Texas A&M University and the NCAA confirmed today that there is no evidence that quarterback Johnny Manziel received money in exchange for autographs, based on currently available information and statements by Manziel. Due to an inadvertent violation regarding the signing of certain autographs, Texas A&M declared Manziel ineligible and submitted the following conditions for reinstatement

Both sides have rested in the trial of Alejandro Fierro. He is the man accused of killing an El Paso police officer after his vehicle had a violent collision with the officer’s police unit. Prosecutors say Fierro was drunk but the defense says the driver of the police unit is to blame. During Wednesday’s testimony

UTEP has filed their response to Issac Hamilton’s appeal to the National Letter of Intent Committee. Hamilton is seeking a release from his NLOI from UTEP, which coach Tim Floyd denied weeks ago. Hamilton filed his appeal on Aug. 12 and UTEP had 10 business days to respond. The NLOI has told ABC-7 in the

by Julin Aguilar / Texas Tribune When El Paso voters elected Robert “Beto” O’Rourke to Congress last year, his supporters said they chose a fresh and progressive voice to champion issues critical to the border community. But what they lost was a seat on an influential caucus whose members have recently met with President Obama

The City of El Paso is upgrading parking meters in Downtown with high-tech, single-space parking meters intended to make paying for on-street parking more convenient, the International Bridges Department announced on Tuesday. The parking meters are solar powered and accept coins, dollar bills, debit or credit cards. Installation of the new parking meters began this

The inches Maricruz Valtierra Zuniga stood from the United States border on Tuesday morning could be as close as the new bride ever gets to this country. In a wedding ceremony atop the international bridge, witnessed by family members, a U.S. congressman and Customs and Border Protection agents, Valtierra, a 25-year-old from Mexico, married her

Congressman Beto O’Rourke has posted a statement on his Facebook page regarding the possibility of U.S. military action in Syria. Read the full post below: A number of people have asked me recently about possible U.S. military engagement in Syria. I do not support the commitment of U.S. military force in Syria without specific Congressional

Washington Monthly has ranked the University of Texas at El Paso No. 7 in a national ranking focused on “true public interest” and based on social mobility, research and community service. The announcement was made Monday morning as part of the publication’s 2013 College Rankings to be published Sept. 4. UTEP is ranked between No.

The year’s first reported case of the West Nile virus has been confirmed in El Paso. The patient is a 16-year-old male who lives in the 79928 zip code. It has been more than eight months since El Paso has seen a confirmed case of the virus in our area. “We have had a long

El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz met with priests in the diocese last week and talked about several objects. He blogged about the topics, a portion of which can be read below, at www.bishopseitz.org “This region remains so very new to me. I assured them I will be working very hard to become familiar with

In 2009, Xochitl Rodriguez, a multitalented performer from a middle-class El Paso neighborhood, was Bhutan’s first-ever invited artist in residence. After leaving South Asia, she served another residency in Kansas City. But Rodriguez, 28, eventually did what many native El Pasoans do not: She came home, planted roots and is giving the West Texas desert

Current list of tenants at Fountains at Farah as of mid-August 2013. The Fountains at Farah is set to open in October. Best BuyDick’s Sporting GoodsBarnes & NobleTwin PeaksMassage EnvyFirehouse SubsGame StopComplete NutritionCarter’s OshKoshULTAPier 1 ImportsDXLRack RoomNordstrom RackTJ MAXXStein MartPetSmartCavender’sWalgreen’sStarbucksJaredsVerizonVitamin ShoppeAT&TChipotleDesigner StudioCharlot RusseAnn Taylor LoftDeutsch & DeutschUSAAJason’s DeliStanton Optical

The UTEP football team will kick off the Sean Kugler era on Saturday, Sept. 7 against long-time rival New Mexico in the Sun Bowl. The Miners will play five home games in 2013, also hosting UTSA (Sept. 21), La Tech (Oct. 5), Tulsa (Oct. 12) and FIU (Nov. 16). Below is a list of important

Many homeowners have seen the show “Renovation Realities,” but a small percentage of viewers actually get on the show. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Vincent Freeman, Brigade Modernization Command human resource tech, and his wife Kristin, won a remodeling grant and were selected to be featured on the show, according to the Fort Bliss Bugle. The

The FBI is looking for Eduardo Ravelo, one of the agency’s 10 most wanted. Agency officials say he is a part of the Barrio Aztecas. He is wanted for: Engaging in the Affairs of an Enterprise, Through a Pattern of Racketeering Activities; Conspiracy to Conduct the Affairs of an Enterprise, Through a Pattern of Racketeering

As the University of Texas System Board of Regents convenes for its annual August meeting Wednesday and Thursday, a gathering fraught with tension and anxiety is all but assured. The nine regents have been bathed in controversy for more than two years, and — despite racking up a number of accomplishments, including the creation of

The new trailer for the Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem film “The Counsellor” has been released. Watch it at http://youtu.be/6ML50I0mVHY . You can also watch the first trailer at http://bit.ly/13aXISj “The Counsellor,” written by former El Pasoan Cormac McCarthy and directed by Ridley Scott, will be released Oct. 25. According to IMDB, it is a thriller