Man Found Dead Inside Lower Valley RV After It Goes Up In Flames
A 29 year-old man was found dead in a Lower Valley RV Friday morning. Investigators with the El Paso Fire Department think an early morning fire may…
Continue ReadingAre Plumbers Price Gouging After The Storm?
Plumbers are in high demand after the deep freeze El Paso experienced earlier this month. El Paso Water Utilities officials estimate that 15,000 to…
Continue ReadingBalloons Knock Out Power To Thousands In Las Cruces
El Paso Electric officials said there has been a power outage in Las Cruces since about 5 p.m. Monday in the Central/Downtown area. The cause was…
Continue ReadingHouse Fire Claims Fifth Victim As Grandfather Dies
Luis Matos, the grandfather who survived a Northeast house fire that killed his wife and three grandchildren, has died according to the medical…
Continue ReadingBeer Company Sends 2,000 Cases Of Drinking Water To Ruidoso
Anheuser-Busch is providing 2,156 cases – or more than 51,000 cans of drinking water – for use by families affected by a compromised…
Continue ReadingLas Cruces Woman Charged After Allegedly Ripping Off Daughter-In-Law’s Nipple
The woman who allegedly twisted off her daughter-in-law’s nipple has been formally charged with aggravated battery against a household member…
Continue ReadingUTEP Gains Votes In Coaches Poll, Loses Votes In AP
The UTEP men’s basketball team doubled their votes in the coaches poll from four to eight but lost their only two votes in the Associated Press…
Continue ReadingElementary School In Sunland Park, NM Locked Down; Children Escorted By Police When School Let Out
Correction: Originally this report had a different school that was on lockdown based on information from district and police officials Riverside…
Continue ReadingCity of Socorro Petitions the TCEQ To Revoke Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District’s Wastewater Discharge Permit
In an on-going fight to protect the health and safety of its community, the City of Socorro has asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality…
Continue ReadingMan Manages To Cross River After Being Shot In Juarez
El Paso police officials said a man shot in Juarez Sunday morning managed to escape across the border. According to police, Border Patrol agents…
Continue Reading1 Person Killed In Lower Valley RV Fire
Fire dispatch said a fire broke out in an RV shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday morning in the Lower Valley, killing a man inside. The blaze started in an…
Continue ReadingTucson Recovering From Freeze, Burst Pipes Of Its Own; Plumbers Say Plumbing Code Ill-Suited For Freeze
El Paso wasn’t the only southwestern city to suffer major plumbing and water problems as a result of a cold snap earlier this month. According…
Continue ReadingJuarez Predicted To Top 8,500 Orphans In 2011
Mexican researchers are predicting the violence-plagued border city of Juarez will be home to an estimated 8,500 orphans by the end of the year,…
Continue ReadingWestminster Kennel Club Dog Show Starts Monday; 6 New Breeds Added
The 135 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will get underway Monday night and this year’s show will feature six new breeds. The new breeds are:…
Continue ReadingDavid Rodriguez wins in 2nd round KO of Matt Hicks
El Paso heavyweight boxer David Rodriguez had no problems against Matt Hicks. The Coronado graduate knocked out Hicks in the 2nd round to improve to…
Continue Reading3-Year-Old Las Cruces Girl Dies After Being Run Over By Accident
Jasmine Bejarano, 3, of Las Cruces, was pronounced dead at University Medical Center in El Paso, TX at 6:30 pm Thursday evening, according to Las…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Friends Remember Teen Who Shot Himself After Officer-Involved Altercation
Jonathan Hernandez is in mourning. He was close friends with 19 year old Salome Alvarez Jr., a Montana Vista teen who shot himself Friday afternoon…
Continue ReadingCan We Expect More Cold Weather Blasts For The Borderland In The Future?
It wasn’t the coldest weather the city has seen. That happened when the temperatures dropped to -8 back in 1962. But it was cold. Really cold.…
Continue ReadingChildren Killed In Northeast El Paso Fire Remembered Friday; Donate To Memorial Fund
Hundreds gathered at the Parkland Middle school’s gymnasium on Friday afternoon to honor Isaiah Matos who died last month. The Parkland Middle…
Continue ReadingWater Leaks Ruin Ruidoso Getaway For Valentine’s Couples; National Guard Sent In
Just as El Paso’s water crisis is coming to an end, the village of Ruidoso is overflowing with water woes of its own. Friday, New Mexico Gov.…
Continue Reading3-Person Citizen Committee Proposed To Review El Paso Utilities
El Paso City Rep. Steve Ortega has proposed forming a three-person committee to review what went wrong and went went right during last week’s…
Continue ReadingUTEP Hosts SMU Tonight With First Place in C-USA On The Line
UTEP (18-5, 6-2 C-USA) plays the first of three straight Saturday home games on Feb. 12 when SMU (15-8, 6-3 C-USA) comes to El Paso. The Miners will…
Continue ReadingEl Paso DWI Task Force Begins 3rd Week Of Operations
El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen’s supplemented DWI task force began its third week of operations Thursday, Feb. 10. The supplemented task force…
Continue ReadingMubarak Steps Down as President, Army Takes Over
ABCNews Egypt’s embattled President Hosni Mubarak abruptly stepped down as president, ending his 30-year-rein, and Egyptian armed forces will…
Continue ReadingWhy so cold around sunrise?
Why it?s so Cold Around Sunrise? It?s certainly nice to see the overnight low temperatures back in the 30?s after what we experienced last week and…
Continue ReadingFt. Bliss Recovers After Major Snow Storm Freeze
Broken pipes, flooded homes, ruined property. It’s time to clean up the mess after last week’s massive snow storm. Like many El Pasoans,…
Continue ReadingABC-7’s Celina Avila Gives Birth To Boy
ABC-7’s Celina Avila and her husband, Brian Wickstrom welcomed a healthy baby boy today. John Christian Wickstrom was born Thursday afternoon,…
Continue ReadingControversial Policy At Center Of Protest In Las Cruces
Dozens of protesters gathered in Apodaca Park in Las Cruces Thursday afternoon, denouncing a new policy put into effect by New Mexico Gov. Susana…
Continue ReadingWhat Are The Rights Of Apartment Tenants Stuck Without Water?
After nine days without running water, Terrace Hill apartment residents Shauntel Manley and Sabrina Brink were frustrated. “I want my water…
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