Month: November 2016

The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) confirmed via Twitter that a pedestrian struck on Interstate 10 Thursday morning has died. It happened on the eastbound lanes of I-10 near Clint around 6 a.m.. The freeway’s eastbound lanes were closed near mile marker 46 until the afternoon. The Texas Department of Public Safety says troopers are

With the country divided over the results of the recent presidential election, Thanksgiving dinner may have been a little more contentious for many Americans than in the past. The election has left some dreading potentially frustrating conversations with relatives today about politics. Even the president-elect recently acknowledged his name is causing division for many families.

Gunfire erupted at an annual Thanksgiving Day football game in Louisville, Kentucky, leaving at least two dead and four others wounded, Louisville Metro Police said Thursday. The shooting, shortly before 2 p.m., happened during the so-callled “Juice Bowl,” which fills Shawnee Park with children and parents for a series of holiday football games, CNN affiliate

A grade-school student in the violent Mexican border city of Matamoros has won a runner-up prize in a state science fair with an unusual proposal: a bulletproof backpack to hide behind during shootouts. Such shootouts often occur in Matamoros, where factions of the Gulf cartel fight turf battles. Student Juan David Hernandez Rojas came up

Texas A&M University says it didn’t invite a leader of the “alt-right” movement who’s scheduled to speak at the school next month. The campus newspaper The Battalion reports a former student invited Richard Spencer to speak. Spencer leads a group called the National Policy Institute and a leader of a movement seen as a mix

Two months before Inauguration Day festivities, an extraordinary number of recently retired generals, including some who clashed with President Barack Obama’s administration, are marching to the president-elect’s doorstep for job interviews. It’s not unusual for an incoming administration to consider a retired general for a top position like CIA director. But Trump has turned to

Vandals broke into a shelter, left feces on crosses made by migrant men and trashed other parts of the building. Someone made a threatening call to a priest who helps serve warm meals to recently deported immigrants. The soup kitchen for deported migrants in the Mexican city of Nogales, on the border with Arizona, has

The Powerball jackpot is on the upswing again, growing to more than $400 million on the Thanksgiving holiday. The jackpot was an estimated $403 million Thursday after no winning numbers were selected in a Wednesday night drawing. The next drawing is scheduled Saturday night, and the jackpot could grow in the meantime. The prize is

The Navy says the names, Social Security numbers and other sensitive details of 134,386 current and former sailors have been breached on a contractor’s laptop. Investigators determined this week that the information had been accessed by unknown people, and the Navy has begun notifying affected sailors. On Oct. 27, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services told the

The day before Thanksgiving is known in some circles as Blackout Wednesday, Black Wednesday or Drinksgiving. It’s become one of the busiest nights for bars across the United States, including the Borderland. Felipe Ybarra is the owner of the Brass Monkey bar in El Paso. “It’s crazy. It usually gets crazy, everybody is in town

The city’s Environmental Services Department (ESD) wants to remind residents this Thanksgiving to not pour oil down the drain or in the garbage. ESD is encouraging residents to recycle that oil and grease at any of the City Collection Stations (CCS) starting on Saturday. Dumping any amount of oil can harm wildlife and damage sewage

CLICK HERE TO STREAM LIVE Good Morning El Paso and Happy Thanksgiving. We are LIVE out at the Sun Bowl Parade this morning talking with people who’ve camped out all night to enjoy the festivities. We have all you need to know! Plus, the annual Thanksgiving Pardon at the White House went off with out

A large portion of Montana Avenue will be closed off on Thanksgiving for the FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sunbowl Parade. It will be on Montana from Ochoa to Copia The parade starts at 10 a.m. but police will begin towing cars parked on Montana Avenue, between Mesa and US-54, starting at 5:30 a.m. Police will

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP had warned that their opponent Wednesday was not to be overlooked. Southeastern Louisiana entered the night 3-1 on the season, after all, and had some explosive playmakers. But few people thought they would come into the Don Haskins Center and dominate UTEP from start to finish, winning 72-56. UTEP jumped

EL PASO, Texas – There’s plenty of sibling rivalry that happens around the dinner table come Thanksgiving Day, but there was also a bit of rivalry at Memorial Gym the day before Thanksgiving. UTEP and New Mexico State squared off in what was the final match of the season for both squads. NMSU ended up

Texas Education Agency data reveals a sharp increase in the number of improper student-teacher relationships. It’s the highest number the TEA has seen and the state agency is trying to figure out how to tackle the problem. “You never know what your getting your kids into or what your kids are going to be exposed

The defense attorney representing the man in jail for the death of baby Nevaeh Martinez in 2012 said the work of a defense expert allowed his client to reach a plea deal with prosecutors. Irving Aaron Gomez, 26, was originally charged with Capital Murder. He made a deal with prosecutors and was sentenced Wednesday to

Pleasant conditions will prevail for Thanksgiving across the Borderland with daytime temperatures still a few degrees above normal and mostly sunny skies. Cooler air and some moisture will be spilling in for Friday allowing for an increase in clouds and possible light showers east of the El Paso metro. Otherwise we stay dry until late

The man in jail for the death of an 11-month-old baby girl in 2012 pleaded guilty Wednesday to “reckless injury to a child.” Irving Aaron Gomez, 25, was originally charged with Capital Murder. He made a deal with prosecutors and was sentenced to 7 years in prison, Gomez, jailed since his arrest, will be given

A man accused of molesting a teenager turned himself in to detectives, a spokeswoman with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department said. Gerald Chavez, 57, is charged with one count of “Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Child under 13” and two counts of “Criminal Sexual Contact of a Child under the age of 13.” Deputies

The 80th annual First Light Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade will require Sun Metro to detour 10 routes and temporarily relocate the Robert E. McKee Five Points Transit Terminal, 2830 Montana, from 5 a.m. to about 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24. Sun Metro staff will monitor the impacted area to help passengers, and

A large portion of Montana Avenue will be closed off on Thanksgiving for the FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sunbowl Parade. It will be on Montana from Ochoa to Copia. The parade starts at 10 a.m. but police will begin towing cars parked on Montana (between Mesa and US-54) at 5:30 a.m. Police will shutdown all

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Another major Alzheimer’s drug study has failed, leaving patients and families wondering if there ever will be a treatment to slow or reverse the most common form of dementia. Eli Lilly & Co. said Wednesday that solanezumab (sol-ah-NAYZ-uh-mab) failed to slow mental decline in people with mild Alzheimer’s. The drug is still being tried in

North Dakota’s governor and congressional delegation are pressuring President Barack Obama to pave the way for completion of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, protests over which they say are taxing law enforcement and are costing millions of dollars. Republicans Gov. Jack Dalrymple, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven and U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer implored the Democrat

Detectives with the Crimes Against Children Unit arrested a man accused of choking an 8-year-old boy. Police charged Frank Molina with “Injury To A Child.” On Saturday, November 19, Molina allegedly grabbed the victim by the hair, pulled him off a bicycle and threw him to the ground, police said. The alleged abuse happened shortly

A 168-foot-tall Kansas waterslide on which a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son was killed last summer will be demolished once the investigations of the tragedy are finished, the water park’s operators said. Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts and the family that runs it said in a statement Tuesday that the “Verruckt” ride at the Schlitterbahn park in

Sun Metro is providing passengers free rides on Thanksgiving as part of Customer Appreciation Day. All customers, including those who ride LIFT and those who use paratransit services are all included. BRIO will not be in service. This service is to also help El Pasoans who are participating in the citywide celebrations, including the City

As you stack your plate with delicious Thanksgiving Day food, one local doctor is encouraging you to be mindful of your calorie intake. A full plate can easily make up 2,000 calories or more. Dr. Oscar Munoz, a cardiologist at Del Sol Medical Center, said portioning your meals is a good idea. “Keep the portions