Month: October 2019

The University of Texas at El Paso saw a record number of students enrolled this fall. The university’s freshman class grew by nearly 6 percent and the number of doctoral students increased by 24 percent. We’ve seen new doctoral programs pretty consistently here at UTEP and we’re actually expecting another to be approved this year,

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was prevented from speaking at an event Monday morning in Washington after repeated interruptions by protesters. McAleenan, standing at the podium, immediately met vocal opposition from at least four protesters in the audience who stood with long black cloths inscribed with white writing that read, “Stand with immigrants,” and

The 2nd Rail Fan Fun Festival chugged along at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing at the rail side restaurant. Young and old came out to see train replicas along with learn history about the Borderland’s train evolvement. The layouts depicted lines from all over America and one that commemorates Anapra before modern times. Program leaders and history

In the span of 24 hours, ABC-7 reported three serious accidents on Saturday in El Paso County. And between Sept. 22 and Oct. 5, there have been at least 11 fatal accidents, with 13 fatalities in both El Paso and Hudspeth County. In the latest incidents, a motorcycle crash in east El Paso sent two

After months of battling pancreatic cancer, Alex Trebek is hinting that his long tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” may be nearing an end. Trebek told CTV he has begun to get sores inside his mouth from the chemotherapy, which makes it difficult to enunciate. He sometimes hears himself slurring his words on the quiz show,

Two weeks ago, most of the country had never heard of Joshua Brown. The 28-year-old catapulted into the spotlight when he reluctantly testified in the murder trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who was convicted of killing her neighbor, Botham Jean. Ten days after he testified, Brown was shot and killed — a

Undeterred by a fall Sunday morning, former President Jimmy Carter traveled to Nashville in the evening, where he spoke on stage at the iconic Ryman Auditorium alongside former first lady Rosalynn Carter. “Well, first of all, I want to explain my black eye,” Carter, who walked with a cane, said. Carter, who turned 95 last

Jay Gruden is out as head coach of the Washington Redskins. Gruden was fired Monday, according to NFL.com, after the team’s 0-5 start to the season. “Through the first five games of the 2019 season, the team has clearly not performed up to expectations, and we all share in that responsibility,” according to a statement

A Saturday at the hair salon should be a tranquil experience: A thorough shampooing, a soothing scalp massage, the satisfying snip of the stylists’ scissors. But an unwieldy deer quickly killed that vibe when it smashed through the window of a New York salon. Customers at Long Island’s Be.you.tiful Hair Salon were entirely unprepared for