Month: March 2019

So, how happy are El Pasoans compared to the rest of the country? According to WalletHub.com, out of 182 cities, El Paso ranks 49. Las Cruces made 66 on the list. Here’s the top five: Plano, TX Irvine, CA Madison, WI Fremont, CA Huntington Beach, CA The website got its findings from 31 metrics, ranging

Three people were injured in a crash Sunday night, according to authorities. Emergency Dispatch officials confirm one person was sent to the hospital in serious condition, and two others were transported but are expected to be ok. The crash happened Sunday night before 10 p.m. on Dyer St. and Taylor Ave. It is unclear what

The El Paso High School football field was put to good use. The Blue-Grey All-American Football Combine took place on the Tiger’s field. Scouts, coaches, former NFL players and retired veterans were in town to check out the EL Paso talent! The athletes ran drills, sprints, had their leap measured and much more in front

It was the second time in a week that Onate and Las Cruces High Played each other. The two finished the season locking horns last week with the Bulldawgs winning 50 to 43. After the seedings came out Las Cruces High was confused by being given the second seed in the tournament rather then the

Just days after Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson was named as the sole finalist to UTEP’s presidency students are signing a petition to rebuke her appointment, citing Wilson’s past stances against low income students and LGBT people. A Change.org petition has gathered more then 3,000 signatures asking the UT board of regents to withdraw Heather

It was an act of kindness that went viral in Iowa, that soon became an act of kindness in El Paso. “The Wave” started under University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz. Coach Ferentz and his wife Mary Ferentz, came to El Paso to help with a fundraising event for the El Paso Children’s

A student who is the son of an Oakland, California, city councilwoman was shot and killed in what might have been a robbery attempt near the University of Southern California campus, officials said. Victor McElhaney, who was studying at USC’s Thornton School of Music, was killed shortly after midnight Sunday about a mile from the

A woman was attacked by a Jaguar at The Wildlife World Zoo Aquarium & Safari Park in Arizona. According to the Wildlife Park, The attack happened at the zoo in Litchfield Park. Rural Metro Fire Crews responded to the scene according to the crews, a woman in her 30’s was trying to take a selfie

Julia Ruth Stevens, the last surviving daughter of Hall of Fame baseball slugger Babe Ruth and a decades-long champion of his legacy, has died at age 102, her family has announced. Her family said Stevens died Saturday morning at an assisted living facility in Henderson, Nevada, after a short illness. “Julia was a loving wife,

“Captain Marvel,” Marvel Studios’ first female-fronted superhero movie, launched with $153 million domestically and $455 million globally, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the biggest blockbusters ever led by a woman. It also sets a new worldwide mark for a film directed or co-directed by a woman. “Captain Marvel” was helmed by

A man who said he was cleaning out an old videotape collection found what he thought was a recording of R&B singer R. Kelly in concert, but instead turned out to show a man who appeared to be Kelly sexually abusing girls, he and his attorney said Sunday. The man then turned the tape over

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team closed out the regular season with a 75-63 win over Cal Baptist Saturday night at the Pan American Center. The Aggies have now won 16 consecutive games after their last loss, which came in early January against the same Cal Baptist team they defeated Saturday. NMSU finishes the

El Paso Locomotive FC dropped its inaugural match 3-1 against OKC Energy FC Saturday night in front of a sell-out crowd at Southwest University Park. It’s never easy when your opponent scores less than 30 seconds into your first match as a professional soccer team. But the Locomotive found themselves trailing 1-0 Saturday night after

Beto O’Rourke is sitting in his kitchen hours after a closer-than-expected Texas Senate race loss to Ted Cruz, musing about how his campaign brought out the best in thousands of supporters. “Somehow we’ve got to continue that way,” he tells his wife, Amy, who stares into his face without reply. But then O’Rourke adds, “Maybe

A sheet of ice holding fishermen on Lake Erie broke loose in windy weather Saturday morning, sending many of them scrambling to safety but leaving nearly four dozen stranded on the floe for three hours more than a mile offshore until emergency crews could rescue them. About 100 of 146 fishermen out on the ice

El Paso Locomotive FC players are battling the typical pre-game mix of nerves and excitement ahead of tonight’s opener against OKC Energy FC at 7:35 p.m. For many players though, it’s a welcome feeling. “Yeah, it’s a nice feeling. You get those nerves. You get the buzz for the game, and I think that’s important

Harvard sophomore Jack Schroeder has modest expectations for the prestige and fortune that might await him across the river if the Crimson manage to win the college curling national championships outside of Boston this weekend. With a victory, Schroeder has been promised an extension on his government midterm that would otherwise be due on Wednesday.

A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello was honored Saturday as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records. The global authority on records officially recognized Kane Tanaka in a ceremony at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka, in Japan’s southwest. Her family and the mayor were present

Della Duck is a brave and resourceful fowl, the sort that refuses to be defeated by a solo crash landing on the moon — even when it costs her a leg. Della, an elusive and lesser-known member of the Donald Duck family, took center stage in Saturday’s episode and quickly proved to be a groundbreaker,

A man who graduated from the University of Michigan in 1969 has finally received a congratulatory telegram from family friends that was sent more than 50 years ago. Robert Fink received the Western Union telegram this year. Western Union ended its telegram business in 2006. The Washington Post first reported on the telegram finally being

Every sport has its die-hard fans, but soccer supporters are known as some of the loudest and most passionate fans across the entire sports landscape. And even though El Paso Locomotive FC has not yet played an official regular season match, they still have extremely dedicated fans. A group knowns as the “8th Notch” has

El Paso businessman Paul Foster, a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, said Dr. Heather Wilson is the ideal candidate to lead the University of Texas at El Paso when Dr. Diana Natalicio steps down later this year. “We felt Dr. Wilson had the personality, the demeanor and the energy to carry

The University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously voted to select Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Heather Wilson to serve as the new president of the University of Texas at El Paso. Wilson, a former university president and U.S. congresswoman from New Mexico, is the sole finalist for the position. If eventually appointed

Investigators with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department arrested four suspects in connection to a drive-by shooting that injured two teenaged brothers in Anthony, New Mexico Tuesday night. The victims, ages 18 and 14, were in their home in the 400 block of Tierra Dorada when a gray four-door car drove up in front of

The murder trial of Leonel Hernandez started an hour later than expected Friday as the court waited for a last-minute witness to arrive from Albuquerque. Hernandez is accused of the June 11, 2016 murder of Richard Madrigal, 32, who was known as DJ Mardi Gras on the radio station KLAQ. The witness from Albuquerque, Debbie

Police officers arrested and charged an El Paso man with “Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More” late Thursday night. Police say 42-year-old Joel Lucas Jr. was driving a 1995 Ford Mustang south on the 1400 block of Zaragoza. Lucas Jr. was allegedly speeding at 57 miles per hour in a posted 45 mile per hour

A jury Friday heard explosive testimony in the murder trial of Leonel Hernandez, the man accused of murdering KLAQ DJ Richard Madrigal on June 11, 2016. El Paso Police Det. David Camacho testified that two days after Madrigal was shot to death in his apartment, Hernandez was being detained as a suspect in the murder.

Undercover vice officers with the El Paso Police Department arrested five men on Prostitution charges during a sting operation Thursday. Police said the men made contact with undercover officers to request sexual acts via online internet advertisements. The men allegedly met with the undercover officers in a hotel room, seeking and agreeing to sexual acts

The El Paso Locomotive Football Club is expecting a sell out crowd of over 8,000 fans for its Saturday night debut against the Oklahoma City Energy. The team has national, international and local players including 3 life long El Paso residents. “There is a lot of culture and diversity on this team and we think

Investigators in Las Cruces are asking the public for help identifying a man and woman suspected of shoplifting an estimated $5,000 worth of cell phones from a Walmart store in December. The alleged theft took place at the Walmart Supercenter at 1550 S. Valley Drive about 3 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2018. Investigators believe