Month: January 2016

El Paso, Texas – The UTEP track and field team will kickoff the 2016 indoor campaign this Saturday at the Lumberjack Team Challenge in Flagstaff, Ariz., on the campus of Northern Arizona University. 35 athletes (20 women and 15 men) will make the trip for the Orange and Blue. This will be the first of

Tonight’s winning numbers for the record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot are: 4 – 8 – 19 – 27 – 34 – and the Powerball: 10. California lottery officials tweeted almost immediately after the drawing a winning ticket was sold in the state, although it is still not clear if other winning tickets were sold. The

Canutillo Independent School District parents were invited to hear a status report on the district’s schools Wednesday evening. It’s reaching out to parents for feedback that will shape the district’s future. “We’re estimating our student population will remain constant at 6,000 for the next five years,” said CISD spokesperson Shane Griffith. But after commissioning the

The Catholic Diocese of Juarez has allocated 5,000 tickets for the Papal Mass on February 17, 2016 to the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, according to diocese spokeswoman Liz O’Hara. The diocese plans to distribute the tickets to all parishes and missions by dividing them in proportion to their average Sunday Mass attendance, O’Hara said.

For some it’s pretty simple. However, for others who don’t regularly play the lottery it may be a bit more challenging. Here are quick tips on how to play the game of Powerball, and the different ways you can win: First off, Each ticket costs $2. You can choose whether to pick your own numbers,

University Medical Center’s board of directors has approved $175,000 to hire a search firm to find a new CEO. But a prominent El Paso doctor says they are throwing away taxpayer money, because they’ve already got the right guy. That doctor is local internist Hani Annabi. And that right guy he’s talking about is current

El Paso residents will be able to experience art at the Spur 1966 roundabout by the end of this week. The City of El Paso will install its newest sculpture, “The Cloud”, at 11 a.m. Thursday at Schuster and Spur 1966 near the UTEP campus “The Cloud” is an wind art piece composed of thousands

The City of El Paso will close the a portion of Schuster Avenue near the Spur 1966 roundabout for about eight hours starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, to create a safer work environment as crews install “The Cloud,” the City of El Paso’s latest public art project, in the center of the

The Rams belong to Los Angeles once again. The Chargers might be headed there, as well. What about the Raiders? Who knows at this point. What is certain is that all three franchises face serious challenges over the next few years now that the NFL has approved the relocation of the Rams from St. Louis,

An officer slammed his cruiser into a school bus Wednesday in Northeast El Paso. It happened about 7:45 a.m. in front on Schuster Elementary School on the 5000 block of Will Ruth Avenue. There were no children in the bus and the officer was not injured, police said. Officer Kevin Mckinney, a seven-year veterean of

Doa Ana County Sheriff’s detectives are hopeful the public might be able to help locate a missing Chaparral man who has not been seen since Dec. 19, 2015. Detectives were called to the 1000 block of Enchantment Drive in Chaparral on Dec. 29 where they took an initial report of a missing 35-year-old man. According

A New Mexico 18-year-old who authorities say killed his parents and three younger siblings appeared to wipe his eyes as he sat in a courtroom Tuesday and listened to a sheriff’s deputy describe how investigators found his 5- and 2-year-old sisters in their beds after the shooting. The apparent sign of emotion from Nehemiah Griego

The Public Service Board approved a rate increase for El Paso Water Utilities customers. On Wednesday, the PSB approved an 11 percent increase to both the stormwater rate, which is meant to address flooding in the city, and the water and sewer rate, which is the water you use in your home. Utility officials had

sot full “for thi final one, i’m going to try to make it shorter. i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa.” president obama in his last state of the union address spoke very much about the future of america but election 2016 also dominated the list of topics. a husband

The UTEP Miners football program snagged a great prospect in DB Broderick Harrell. According to Harrell’s Twitter account, he has verbally committed to UTEP.Playing both at corner, and wide receiver this past season, Harrell was named second team All-District 2-6A, and was named to The Lone Star Varsity Super Team as a defensive back by

Americas continued its dominance on the hardwood as they defeated Coronado 38-29 Tuesday night.

the snow may be gone … the effects from the winter storms are sticking around. and there’s likely more snow to come. abc-7’s andrew j. polk has this story. :31 :46 gaps, splits and potholes – el paso roads are showing the wear from the start of our relatively wet winter so far. the extra

Nearly four years after residents approved the Quality of Life bond, the City has found a home for the new Children’s Museum. It was promised to be a 30,000 sq.ft. facility full of interactive, educational exhibits with learning opportunities in the areas of science, arts, engineering, technology, and the environment. “This is just so exciting,”

Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House, declaring that the country must not allow election-year fear and division to take hold. “The future we want,” he insisted, “is within our reach.” But opportunity

Americans should resist “the siren call of the angriest voices” in how the nation treats immigrants, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said as the GOP used its response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to try softening the tough stance embraced by some of its leading presidential candidates. Haley, herself the U.S.-born

THIS IS THE TEXT, AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY, OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S 2016 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I’m going to try to make

If you’ve noticed some rough roads and more potholes around town, you aren’t alone. While the snow may be gone from the Borderland for now, the effects from the winter storms so far this season are sticking around. El Paso roads are showing the wear from the start of our relatively wet winter: gaps, splits

The Chaparral couple accusing Anthony Cobos of defrauding them testified at Las Cruces District Court on Tuesday. The former El Paso County judge is facing one count of fraud of over $20,000. Maribel Samaniego, who made payments to Cobos, was first to take the stand. She said she and her husband, Jesus Zamora, signed a

NFL owners voted Tuesday night to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to a new stadium just outside Los Angeles, and the San Diego Chargers will have an option to share the facility. The Oakland Raiders, who also wanted to move to the area, were left out of the deal, but could move to

A former El Paso County judge faced the Chaparral couple he’s accused of defrauding. For more than a year, the couple says it made mortgage payments on a home Anthony Cobos sold to them, but Cobos allegedly never deposited those payments to the bank. Cobos faces one count of fraud of over $20,000. Maribel Samaniego

New concerns tonight about NMSU dropping down a division in football after another Sun Belt school said it is considering that possibility. The Idaho Statesman prompted the discussion after fellow Sun belt Member Idaho, which like NMSU has a four-year tentative agreement with the conference, is exploring dropping down a division in football. So where

City council is planning a complete overhaul of the Animal Services Division from a place that kills many of the animals it receives to a caring and compassionate shelter. “The goal of Animal Services before it seems was to take animals off the street and – let’s say it like it is – kill them,”

Jeffrey Farrey pleaded guilty to injury to a child Tuesday and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Farrey has been in jail since Nov. 20, 2013, so his time serve will count toward his sentence, the district attorney’s office said. Jeffrey Farrey and his wife, Jenna, admitted that hey found their their 5-month-old son

Arthur L. Garcia, 24, an enrolled member and resident of Acoma Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 97 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his voluntary manslaughter conviction. Garcia was arrested in May 2014, and charged in a criminal complaint with killing a

New Mexico State University’s Career Services invites students to attend its 11th annual Career Connections Fair on Feb. 2-3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the third floor ballrooms of the Corbett Center Student Union. The event is co-sponsored by Career Services and the College of Engineering. It is free and open to any