UTEP announces its 2013 football recruiting class
UTEP announced its 2013 recruiting class Feb. 6. Tyler BatsonWR | 6-1 | 185 | Spring, Texas | WestfieldTabbed first-team All-District 13-5A for…
Continue Reading New bishop for Las Cruces to be installed Feb. 28
The new bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces will be installed Feb. 28 during a ceremony at the city’s convention center. The Las…
Continue Reading NM legislators want voters to decide same-sex marriage debate
The New Mexico Legislature is tackling a hot-button issue: same-sex marriage. There are two opposing bills on the matter going through the House.…
Continue Reading El Paso Water Utilities monitoring low lake levels at Elephant Butte
Elephant Butte Lake remains less than four percent full of water available to downstream users, including El Paso Water Utilities and its customers,…
Continue Reading Special meetings, secret tapes and Socorro council
On Saturday Socorro’s town hall seemed quiet and deserted. But inside, the Socorro citizens were torn just likethe flag on the town…
Continue Reading Charges filed in dog attack that killed baby in May
The grandparents and father of a 15-month-old girl who in May was mauled by the family’s pit bull have been arrested and charged in the fatal…
Continue Reading State Sen. Jose Rodriguez wants El Paso to lead way in equality for gay couples
State Senator Jose Rodriguez hopes El Paso will lead the way in equality of gay couples. “There’s no question in my mind that El Paso is…
Continue Reading New PTSD, TBI facility may find home at Fort Bliss
Despite sequestration talks that could account for reductions in troops and training dollars for Army posts across the country, new multimillion…
Continue Reading Socorro plans for new elections; Gandara accuses Perez of unethical conduct
The City of Socorro is starting to lay the groundwork for an election this May. At a meeting Thursday, council members voted on several items,…
Continue Reading Coach Kugler brings new commitment of discipline to UTEP
A new head coach for the UTEP football team means a new approach to discipline. Former Miner Sean Kugler has laid down the law. And it’s a…
Continue Reading Family friend always thought stepson was involved in 36-year-old cold case homicide
A man who knew the victim of a homicide cold case said he was always suspicious of one of the suspects. Herman Delgado not only knew the Garrett…
Continue Reading El Paso County Attorney sues Socorro to stop annexation, asks for restraining order
El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal has filed a lawsuit against the City of Socorro to stop the annexation of a portion of San Elizario. The suit…
Continue Reading County pushing for control of Emergency Services District
In 2012 the Emergency Services District came under fire. Carlos Sandoval who, at that time, served as the board president, was under investigation by…
Continue Reading Horizon city family stranded on cruise liner Triumph
It’s been all over the media for days now. The Carnival cruise liner Truimph was stranded off the Gulf of Mexico for more than 4 days after a…
Continue Reading Las Cruces elected officials rally for wage hike
Proponents and activists gathered in Las Cruces today to rally fora hike in minimum wages. It’s been almost four years since New Mexico has…
Continue Reading Two teens rescued from water retention area
El Paso Fire Department: At around 3:51 p.m. today, fire crews were dispatched to a water retention site off of I-10 and Resler Drive near Doniphan…
Continue Reading County pursues litigation as city of Socorro pursues annexation
El Paso County commissioners say talks between them and Socorro city leaders are positive, but litigation will be pursued nonetheless because of a…
Continue Reading Affidavit reveals son helped break 36-year-old homicide case that led to mother’s arrest
The complaint affidvait against Lisbeth Ann Garrett reveals that a relative had a hand in helping authorities break the 36-year-old cold case…
Continue Reading Las Cruces bowling alley massacre unresolved after 23 years
On Feb, 10, 1990, two gunmen entered theLas Cruces Bowl and killedthree children and a father. The shooters also critically injured three others.…
Continue Reading Update: Fort Bliss soldier killed in Saturday night car wreck identified
Feb. 11, 2013 Update: El Paso Police have identified the man killed in a car wreck on Saturday as 29-year-old James Anthony Beck of Valdosta,…
Continue Reading A Texas-sized silence as immigration talks ramp up
With nearly 2 million illegal immigrants and a 1,200-mile border with Mexico, Texas has more at stake than most states in the renewed push to…
Continue Reading New details on a 1977 cold case possibly solved by Sheriffs
The 1977 murder of Major Chester Garrett went unsolved for more than 35 years. His body was found in a far East El Paso desert with a fractured skull…
Continue Reading Dept. of Justice delays ruling on okaying TEA appointments to oversee EPISD board
El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees were informed Feb. 8 that the U.S. Department of Justice has notified Texas Education Agency…
Continue Reading El Paso sheriff’s deputies search home of woman charged with murder in 36-year-old cold case
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday searched the home of Lisbeth Ann Garrett, the woman charged this week in the 1977 murder of her…
Continue Reading Denver Police confirms Canutillo woman involved in murder-suicide
Friends and family are in shock following a murder-suicide involving a mother and her children. Denver Police confirmed 23-year-old Myra Perez of…
Continue Reading Two of Socorro’s council members resign at a special meeting Saturday evening.
Socorro held a special meeting Saturday evening in light of El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza filing a petition forthe court to review Socorro…
Continue Reading El Paso DA asking court to review term limits in Socorro
District Attorney Jaime Esparza announced he’s asking a court to question the authority that allowed the city of Socorro council members and…
Continue Reading Business owner accuses Socorro City Councilman Jesse Gandara Jr. of trying to bribe him for support in San Eli annexation
Socorro City Council member Jesse Gandara Jr. is being accused of offering a bribe to the owners of a prominent San Elizario business in exchange for…
Continue Reading El Pasoan and former astronaut Danny Olivas had critical role in investigation of Columbia tragedy
El Pasoan and former NASA astronaut Danny Olivas had an important role following the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster 10 years ago today. Columbia…
Continue Reading City of Socorro looks for resolutions
The City of Socorro is looking for solutions to make sure three of its council members do not violate the Texas Constitution. The problem unraveled…
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