UTEP observes 30th anniversary of Jeep Jackson’s death
UTEP remembered one of its all-time great players tonight, the late Jeep Jackson, whose sudden death at the age of 23 during a Fort Bliss charity…
Continue ReadingSpecial Report: How ‘hysteresis’ phenomena creates traffic backups
From the GO-10 project on I-10 to the El Paso streetcar project Downtown, there is a good chance you will run into construction traffic one way or…
Continue ReadingEl Paso delegation heads to Austin to denounce so-called “sanctuary cities” bill
Three well-known El Pasoans made the trip to the Texas state Capitol in Austin Thursday to voice their concerns on Senate Bill 4- a bill targeting…
Continue ReadingLC Islamic Center president speaks out against President Trump’s immigration order
Concern over refugee treatment following President Donald Trump’s travel policy has some Muslims across the country, and here in the borderland…
Continue ReadingFBI launches campaign to prevent border corruption
Don’t turn a blind eye: that’s what security officials are urging from the public when it comes to border corruption. The Federal Bureau…
Continue ReadingTexas Senate starts push to ban “sanctuary cities”
Texas Republicans have begun their push to ban so-called “sanctuary cities,” an issue Gov. Greg Abbott has declared one of his…
Continue ReadingBudget Crunch: Las Cruces Public Schools forced to cut additional $3.5 million
In order to fix New Mexico’s budget crunch, Governor Susana Martinez is slashing $46 million from local school district reserves. The governor…
Continue ReadingU.S. Marshals: Wanted Barrio Azteca gang members armed and extremely dangerous
The U.S. Marshals Service is looking for two wanted fugitives, said to be members of the Barrio Azteca gang, with a violent criminal history. Both…
Continue ReadingGov. Martinez vetoes emergency funding for New Mexico judiciary
New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Charles Daniels is warning criminal cases will be dismissed if funding for juries is not approved soon. Daniels…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans vote to scrap Obama rule on gun background checks
The Republican-controlled House on Thursday took its first steps toward strengthening gun ownership under President Donald Trump, moving to scrap a…
Continue ReadingTrump vows to repeal IRS rule barring pastors from endorsing candidates
Warning that religious freedom is “under threat,” President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal the Johnson Amendment, an IRS rule…
Continue ReadingHundreds attend vigil for young El Paso man shot and killed
Hundreds gathered at a vigil for Rogelio Franco on the Montwood High School campus. The 22 year old was shot and killed outside of an eastside bar…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Teaching Evolution in Texas
The Texas Board of Education on Wednesday voted preliminarily to ease – but not completely eliminate – state high school science…
Continue ReadingPunxsutawney Phil sees shadow, 6 more weeks of winter
Punxsutawney Phil made his weather prediction Thursday morning, after emerging from his sleep.The furry rodent “predicted” six more weeks…
Continue ReadingLive now on GMEP: Protests at UC Berkeley and the latest about what Trump is saying about a US ally
Say goodbye to Good Morning El Paso using this desk. Our brand new set will make its debut right now! From 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., we’ll have all…
Continue ReadingTwo shot in Las Cruces
The Las Cruces Police Department is investigating a shooting that sent two men to the hospital. It happened Tuesday night on the 1400 block of…
Continue ReadingFebruary 2nd road closures
We have seen a lot of closures this week and more have been added to the list, be sure to plan ahead of time. OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: Jan 31-Feb 2…
Continue ReadingUTEP adds 17 on National Signing Day including Josh Fields
The UTEP football team inked 17 student-athletes during National Signing Day on Wednesday. The Miners finished the 2016 season with a poor 4-8…
Continue ReadingNMSU adds 25 on National Signing Day
New Mexico State announced the addition of 25 signees to the team on National Signing Day, including three players with ties to El Paso and Las…
Continue ReadingDocument: Murder victim, alleged gunman knew each other from high school; ‘had a history’
Rogelio Franco Jr. and the man accused of shooting and killing him, Moises Galvan, knew each other from high school and had argued in the past, a…
Continue ReadingSCOTUS: Liberal and Conservative labels often based on interpretation, not politics
President Donald Trump announced Neil Gorsuch as his pick for Supreme Court nominee Tuesday night to fill the seat once held by conservative Justice…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Police identify man shot and killed in Las Cruces; no arrest yet
Police identified the man shot and killed in Las Cruces Tuesday as 29-year-old Christopher Mendoza. Mendoza was unresponsive when police officers…
Continue ReadingShould mayor turn over cell phone recording? DA, freedom of information attorney disagree
The district attorney told ABC-7 Wednesday he never received a copy of a cell phone recording Mayor Oscar Leeser told reporters and police he took…
Continue ReadingTrump to Mexico: Take care of ‘bad hombres’ or U.S. might
President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send U.S. troops to stop “bad hombres down there”…
Continue ReadingOne killed, another injured during training at Holloman, Air Force reports
The Air Force says the person injured in a training accident on a southern New Mexico military range was assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations…
Continue ReadingTexas House Speaker wants to scrap straight-ticket voting
House Speaker Joe Straus is calling to end Texas’ system of straight-ticket voting, making him the only top Republican in the state to publicly…
Continue ReadingTexas governor blocks funds for Travis County Sheriff’s Office over ‘sanctuary cities’
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott blocked funding over so-called “sanctuary cities” for the first time Wednesday after Austin’s…
Continue ReadingEPPD: Man lured to Northeast EP home; beaten with baseball bat, stabbed
The police department’s gang unit is investigating an aggravated assault that left three men seriously injured. The investigation revealed the…
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