Month: July 2015

Some El Pasoans are dealing with more property damage than others after last week’s heavy rains. At least three homeowners on Swede Johnson Street in West El Paso say they feels washed up a creek, possibly stuck with a hefty bill, when they say someone else is to blame. Those three homeowners are all pointing

El Paso Children’s Hospital has applied to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to retain Miller Buckfire & Co. as its investment banker. If approved by the court, Miller Buckfire will work with El Paso Children’s Hospital board of directors to evaluate and implement value-maximizing strategic alternatives, according to a news release. The strategic alternatives may include

Las Cruces Police continue to ask for the public’s help in finding a man wanted in connection with the beating of a man and theft of the man’s vehicle. Abel Montes, 17, who lived in Las Cruces or Vado, New Mexico, may now be in the El Paso area or in Mexico and could be

Top photo: Tabbouleh with bulgur; bottom photo: Watermelon spinach salad with balsamic vinegar. Photos by Stephanie Valle. TABBOULEH BULGUR SALAD Number of Servings: 8Serving Size: 4oz Ingredients:7 1/2 oz bulgur wheat12 oz boiling water1 oz mint, finely minced2 oz parsley, finely minced4 oz lemon juice3 oz onion, finely minced1/4 oz garlicsalt and white pepper to

your kitchen or your house by making dinner. in this week’s fit for ’15 — sponsored by planet fitness and subway — e-p-c-c chef daniel guerra has two cool, nutritious ways to feed your family: 08 we’ll focus on doing a watermelon salad. 11 usually it’s done with arugula, with a little bit of balsamic,

new developments in the case of that deadly crash that killed three people on new years eve last year. prosecutors will have to move forward without a critical piece of evidence. four marines.. dead this morning after a shooting in tennessee. the f-b-i now trying to figure out what motivated this act of domestic terrorism.

The El Paso Chihuahuas’ ninth-inning rally fell one run short in the Fresno Grizzlies’ 10-9 winThursdayat Chukchansi Park. The wild game saw multiple strong El Paso comeback attempts and a Fresno inside-the-park home run. Alex Dickerson’s bases loaded walk and Jake Goebbert’s RBI groundout gave the Chihuahuas a 2-0 lead in the first inning. It

Big changes could be in store for the No Child Left Behind law. Thursday the U.S Senate passed a bill aimed at reforming it. The overhaul was approved by a 81-17 vote Thursday and now sets the stage for what could be contentious negotiations with the House over the federal government’s influence over education policy.

Police officers arrested a wanted sex offender in Central El Paso, according to a spokeswoman with the county sheriff’s office. Terry Wayne Amos, 48, was convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl and was staying at the El Paso Transitional Living Center, a halfway house near Horizon City. Earlier this week, Amos was given permission to

up the preseason awards… his latest: the doak walker award watch list… the award goes to the nation’s best running back… it’s fourth watch list he’s made already… he’s also a preseason first team all conference player and was named the best preseason running back by dave campbell’s texas football… round 1 of the british

days away from one of the biggest boxing matches of the year… and it’s happening right here at the don … julio cesar chavez jr and marcos reyes… the two fighters had their final press conference today… chavez jr is looking to bounce back from an ugly loss in april… while reyes is looking for

stepping down and will join the college football playoff foundation… the foundation is the charity organization tied to the playoff… banowsky served as the c-usa president for nearly 13 years… he’ll remain in his role until the conference finds a replacement commissioner… he’s helped keep the conference alive and relevant after a lot of turnover…

A 24-year-old has been arrested in Bexar County in connection with a West El Paso home invasion on July 7. Gerald Dunn was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Bexar County on a warrant obtained by El Paso Police. Dunn is identified in online Bexar County court records as being homeless. Dunn was booked

former president george h.w. bush is in the hospital this morning–after a fall in his home. the latest on his condition. / “the fingers have been pointe back and forth between county finance and the county treasurer if a private citizen were to bounce that amount of checks they would be prosecuted for check fraud.”

the state record in the pole vault by vaulting 17 feet and 6 and a half inches… of course, that equaled his second straight gold medal… now… he’s earned national attention… benavides was named an all american by usa today… that’s a huge accomplishment for the kansas commit and probable future olympian… he also vaulted

triple-a all star game and cody decker was representing the chihuahuas let’s go to omaha… there is cody decker … he batted fifth today… decker in the bottom of the first… a base hit… he would walk in his second at bat and that did it for his day… so a single and a walk

Parents and students of a Santa Teresa charter school met Wednesday evening in protest. Their school, the Health Services Academy off McNutt Road, was shut down last month after the New Mexico Public Education commission found numerous improprieties. The commission is accusing the founder of the school, Raphael Nevins, of improper spending, fraudulent enrollment numbers,

to el paso are right on track. the city is now choosing who will design and build the project. the trolleys will run a figure eight course, starting downtown near the downtown transfer center.. … running up stanton to utep at the don haskins center… and down oregon back to the transfer center.. the streetcars

ABC-7 has confirmed the El Paso County has made another move in the courts against Children’s Hospital. This time, to keep Children’s from paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to a firm guiding it through bankruptcy. Both AlixPartners and the new CEO, Mark Herbers, were hired in late February with hopes of keeping Children’s from

new mexico state wide receiver teldrick morgan is up for the hornung award… now he’s on the biletnikoff award watch list… the award is given to the best receiver in college football… he’s one of only 4 players in the sun belt to make the list … morgan is coming off a 903 yard season

As the Sun City continues to deal with rain, those hit hard by last week’s showers and hail are trying to recover. For some, the wind, rain and hail left a mark — or worse. State Farm Insurance agent Rafael Martinez said his office dealt with more than two dozen calls on Monday. “People were

State lawmakers are still asking questions about the financial outlook of the nearly half-billion-dollar, taxpayer-financed spaceport in the desert of southern New Mexico. Spaceport Authority Executive Director Christine Anderson updated the Legislative Finance Committee on Spaceport America during a meeting in Alamogordo on Wednesday. The spaceport had ramped up operations in anticipation of commercial launches

It’s here. Operation Jade Helm 15, the military training exercise that captured the fancy of conspiracy theorists earlier this year, begins Wednesday in a dozen Texas counties and across the Southwest. It will continue through the summer. The launch comes about two months after what the military describes as a benign training exercise became an

Dozens of people are facing charges related to smuggling drugs into several U.S. cities on commercial flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas released a statement saying most of the 46 defendants are from northern Texas and would appear in court beginning Wednesday. Charges include intent

Las Cruces Police have arrested a man for allegedly biting an officer. Charles McNally, 53, of the 1900 block of Carlyle Drive, is charged with one count of battery upon a peace officer and one count of resisting an officer. Shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday, July 12, Las Cruces Police were sent to McNally’s home

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – NM State football offensive lineman Andy Cunningham has been selected to the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List as announced by the All Sports Association onWednesday. The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service” is awarded to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with

EL PASO, Texas –Director of Athletics Bob Stull named Roberto Aspillaga as UTEP’s women’s tennis head coach onWednesday. Aspillaga succeeds Cristina Moros, who was named USF’s head coach last month. “We’re excited about Roberto taking the reins of our tennis program,” Stull said. “Cristina Moros did an outstanding job over the last year and we

Ciudad Juarez’s new pro soccer team unveiled its nickname and crest on Tuesday night. The team’s nickname is “Los Bravos,” meaning “The Tough Ones,” and the bright red and green crest features part of a galloping horse above a green sun. After the name was announced, the club tweeted, “SOMOS BRAVOS , SOMOS JUREZ ,

A tense, nearly four-hour discussion over millions of dollars of lost transportation funding turned into a finger-pointing session at El Paso City Hall on Tuesday. City Rep. Claudia Ordaz began the discussion by asking why the City had lost more than $20 million in federal transportation funding since May of 2014. In a presentation she

or millions of Texans without high school diplomas, the test to earn a high school equivalency certificate has become harder and more expensive,the State Board of Education was toldTuesday, and thousands may be shut out of a chance to land better jobs or continue their educations. The state should recognize high school equivalency exams other