UTEP President Heather Wilson delivers her 1st State of the University Address
The University of Texas at El Paso President Heather Wilson presented the annual State of the University address at the University’s Fall…
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Chinese parent arrested for bribery in Spain as part of the college admissions scam
A Chinese woman who allegedly paid $400,000 in bribes to get her son into UCLA as a fake soccer recruit was arrested in Spain as part of the…
Continue Reading FBI seeking help identifying a bank robber dressed as a mummy
Authorities in Texas are on the search for a bank robber they have dubbed the “Mummy Marauder.” The robbery took place on Friday the 13th…
Continue Reading A woman was arrested after she bought an AK-47 and threatened her old school
An 18-year-old Oklahoma woman was arrested for making terroristic threats against her former high school, according to a Pittsburg County…
Continue ReadingGOP claims ‘huge’ turnout for Trump’s New Mexico rally, says he can win the Hispanic vote
Former Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said she believes Donald Trump could win New Mexico in 2020. Speaking with Fox News on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading He was a Yale graduate, Wall Street banker and entrepreneur. Today he’s homeless in Los Angeles
Shawn Pleasants has the kind of resume that would attract the attention of any job recruiter: high school valedictorian, economics major from Yale…
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Secret Service warns of big spike in counterfeit money circulating around El Paso
The U.S. Secret Service issued a warning Tuesday to businesses and residents throughout the Borderland about a significant rise in counterfeit money…
Continue Reading KFC is testing some kind of Chicken & Donuts sandwich and we’re ready for it
In case you missed it, America has been kind of obsessed with chicken sandwiches lately. But KFC’s iteration may be taking it a bit too far. Or…
Continue Reading A man shot this month by an ICE officer while fleeing arrest has been caught in Nashville
Twelve days after being shot by an ICE officer who was attempting to arrest him, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico was arrested Tuesday on the…
Continue Reading Ashton Carter Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter. Personal:Birth date: September 24, 1954 Birth place:…
Continue Reading A father was arrested when his 11-year-old son was killed after falling from a boat in California
A California father was arrested after his 11-year-old son was killed during a boating trip in the San Francisco Bay, police say. Javier A. Burillo,…
Continue Reading 3 different applications filed seeking to trademark ‘El Paso Strong’
“El Paso Strong” has become synonymous with the resiliency of the city in the wake of the Aug. 3 mass shooting. Those three words appear…
Continue ReadingSeptember is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, except for skin cancer. According to cancercare.net, in 2019, an estimated 174,650 men in the…
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Dak Prescott off to a hot start for 2-0 Cowboys; ‘Some great work’ says owner Jerry Jones
Dallas Cowboys receivers and tight ends have seven touchdown catches through two games, the same number of TDs the entire offense had in the first…
Continue Reading Body found in canal along El Paso’s Border Highway
A person was found dead in a canal along the Border Highway on Tuesday morning. The El Paso Fire Department said the body was discovered near Midway…
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Tropical Storm Imelda makes landfall in Texas, could cause heavy flooding
Tropical Storm Imelda made landfall in Texas on Tuesday, and it could give the Houston area its heaviest rainfall from one storm since Hurricane…
Continue ReadingGiant Texas corn maze honors military families
An agricultural maze. In Texas. Honoring military families. Could this get any more American? Every year, the Graff 7A Ranch in Hondo hosts the South…
Continue ReadingTrump made at least 26 false claims at New Mexico rally, fact check shows
President Donald Trump spoke for 95 minutes at a campaign rally in New Mexico on Monday night, among the longest speeches he’s given as…
Continue Reading ‘Take care of it’: North Carolina sheriff wanted ex-deputy with dirt on him killed, indictment says
A grand jury has indicted the sitting Granville County, North Carolina, sheriff on two felony obstruction of justice charges, alleging the lawman…
Continue Reading A homeless man was reunited with his lost dog and the video is a real tearjerker
When Anthony Rogers’s beloved dog Bobo went missing, he was despondent. The two are homeless, he told CNN, but they’ve found family in…
Continue Reading Surfing legend Sunny Garcia ‘has said a few words’ since April hospitalization
Surfing legend Vincent “Sunny” Garcia has begun to speak since his hospitalization in April and remains in daily physical, speech and…
Continue Reading New York mayor gives 9/11 responder’s family a key to the city
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio gave the key to the city to the family of Luis Alvarez, a 9/11 first responder and activist who died in late June from…
Continue Reading Border patrol agent disarms gunman
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that police have not confirmed the account offered by the Border Patrol and CBP of…
Continue Reading This giant Texas corn maze honors military families
An agricultural maze. In Texas. Honoring military families. Could this get any more American? Every year, the Graff 7A Ranch in Hondo, Texas, hosts…
Continue Reading Mom of the Year dressed up as a massive pink unicorn to surprise her daughter at the bus stop
And the award for Most Fun Mom goes to… Somer Scandridge of Spring, Texas and her husband always match their children’s Halloween…
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Kalvin Pike, director of sales
Although he has had great associations with Texans, Kalvin never expected to be a Texan himself. When the Director of Sales position at KVIA…
Continue Reading Florida mother and 4 children were missing for weeks. Then a bystander smelled something horrible.
Levi Strickland was picking berries in Brantley County, Georgia, on Sunday night when he heard what sounded like an explosion. He ran over toward the…
Continue Reading NYC says its 1.1 million students can skip class for the climate strike (as long as their parents say OK)
New York City’s 1.1 million school students will be excused from class to participate in the global climate strike protests that are scheduled…
Continue Reading Brutal series of assaults and robberies in Minneapolis highlights a critical police shortage in the city
A series of brutal assaults in downtown Minneapolis is highlighting the city’s skyrocketing robbery rate amid a critical shortage of police…
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