Monsoon Safety Awareness Week: Lightning
Lightning kills more than 50 people on average every year in the United States. “People don’t take lightning as seriously as they…
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El Paso Electric: Arizona Fire Not An Imminent Threat But Blackouts Still Possible
El Paso Electric officials have been briefed by firefighters in Arizona, and they’ve received positive news. Henry Quintana, public relations…
Continue Reading Police: Man Arrested With More Than 10 Pounds of Cocaine
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man probably wishes he’d stayed off the road Wednesday. Hector Marquez was arrested, after police pulled him…
Continue Reading Fire Officials Not Ruling Out Arson In House, Vehicle Fire
El Paso Fire Department investigators told ABC-7 they are not ruling out the possibility that someone purposefully set fire to a truck. The blaze…
Continue Reading El Paso City Council Approves New Landscaping Ordinance
Tuesday, city council approved an ordinance requiring new businesses to add more trees and shrubbery to their property. Now, the business…
Continue Reading Five UTEP Football Games Picked Up For Television
EL PASO, TEXAS ? Five UTEP football games will be televised this fall ? including three on CBS Sports Network and two on FOX Sports Networks.…
Continue Reading Olsson Finishes 24th at NCAA Track and Field Championships
DES MOINES, Iowa ? Freshman thrower Richard Olsson finished 24th in the men?s javelin competition on Wednesday afternoon at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor…
Continue Reading Officials Explain How Gopher Activity Breached Levee And Flooded Homes
Four days after a breached levee at the Franklin Canal flooded several homes, some residents are still wondering how the breach was able to get so…
Continue Reading El Paso District Attorney’s Office ‘Not Affected’ By Shrode Decision
El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza says a recent finding by the Texas Medical Board will not affect the way his office handles cases involving…
Continue Reading UTEP Professor Researching Using Microscopic Solar Cells To Target Cancer, Reduce Chemo Illness
A walk by a garden of solar panels sparked an idea that could revolutionize the way cancer patients receive chemotherapy and greatly reduce the side…
Continue Reading El Paso Water Utilities Concerned Over City’s Growth
In which direction should the Sun City grow? The City of El Paso is busy putting together a plan for the next decade or two of growth. Those in…
Continue Reading PSB Talks City’s Future Growth Plan
The Public Service Board, which controls El Paso County’s water, discussed the city’s future growth plan at its board meeting Wednesday…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss Opens Unique Barracks For Wounded Soldiers
Fort Bliss now has a state-of-the art housing complex for wounded warriors. The complex was designed to accommodate soldiers who have been injured in…
Continue Reading Jury Finds El Paso Man Guilty Of Raping Elderly Woman
A physical therapist has been convicted of aggravated sexual assault of an 85-year-old woman. Prosecutors convinced jurors that Sergio Herrera, 60,…
Continue Reading Sheriff Deputies Arrest Alleged Fake Dentist
El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a woman on Tuesday for allegedly performing dental work, out of her home, without a state license.…
Continue Reading State Board: Fired Ex-El Paso Medical Examiner ‘Was Qualified For Position’
A state board has dismissed an investigation into allegations that Dr. Paul Shrode lied on his rsum and was not qualified to perform his duties as a…
Continue Reading Monsoon Safety Awareness Week: Extreme Heat
Extreme heat might not be the first hazard you think about when it comes to the monsoon season, but it accounts for more deaths every year than any…
Continue Reading Delta Charges Returning Soldiers For Extra Bags, Then Changes Policy
Reacting to public outcry, Delta says it will allow members of the military to check four bags for free. The news came after two Army soldiers…
Continue Reading USPS Proposes Consolidating Mail Processing To El Paso
The United States Postal Service has proposed consolidating mail processing to El Paso. Members of the American Postal Workers Union are stamping…
Continue Reading Audit: Companies overbilled NM Corrections Department
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Wednesday, Governor Susana Martinez responded to an audit report released by the State Auditor’s Office, regarding…
Continue Reading Construction to Slow Traffic on Fort Bliss
EL PASO, Texas — The first of a three-part storm drain installation at Fort Bliss will begin Thursday, causing successive road closures.…
Continue Reading Five UTEP Football Games Picked for TV
Five UTEP football games will be televised this fall, including three on CBS Sports Network and two on FOX Sports Networks. CBS Sports Network,…
Continue Reading El Paso Police Launch Tip 411
The El Paso Police Department will launch Citizen Observers TIP411 system today, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The Police Department is now using TIP411 as…
Continue Reading $469 Video Phones: Wise Investment Or City Waste?
The city of El Paso has installed new video phones that cost $469 each at City Hall. It’s a move that’s part of a larger Information…
Continue Reading Neighbors In Need Of Help After Levee Breach
Does anybody care? That’s the question — those flooded out of their homes in the lower valley this weekend — are asking Monday…
Continue Reading Great Alaska Shootout Schedule Revised
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (June 6)-The schedule for the upcoming 2011 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, Nov. 23-26, has been revised, and the New Mexico…
Continue Reading Charter School May Have To Close
Students at Las Montanas Charter High School say they are excited Wednesday is the last day before summer vacation. Tuesday, there was also a sense…
Continue Reading Mayor Tours Flooded Neighborhood, Questions Levee Breach Cause
El Paso Mayor John Cook was greeted with hugs and handshakes Tuesday by residents on Ramos Court near Ascarate Park in south-central El Paso. Thirty…
Continue Reading Mayor Pushes To Restore Domestic Partner Health Benefits Despite Federal Ruling
The City Council has started the process to potentially reinstitute the health insurance for city employees that a voter-approved ordinance took…
Continue Reading Check Air Pressure, Rotate Tires This National Tire Safety Week
If you don’t remember the last time you checked your air pressure or rotated or replaced your tires, you aren’t alone. Steve Mucha, the…
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