As veteran enrollment in post-secondary education rises, new programs under development
(Nov. 2012 story)Danny Antunez is a first year student at The University of Texas, El Paso. Antunez is studying criminal justice, inspired by his…
Continue Reading3 Bowie employees placed on administrative leave after investigation
(Nov. 2012 story) El Paso Independent School District Interim Superintendent, Vernon Butler, released the statement below today following his…
Continue ReadingWould a new arena be worth possible $180-million price tag?
(Nov. 2012 story) A proposed Downtown arena could have up to 17,000 seats and cost taxpayers $180 million. Some wonder if that price tat is worth…
Continue ReadingQuality of Life bond opponent says City’s wording of proposition makes it a slush fund
(Nov. 2012 story) Ron McGinnis is a local real estate developer and he has a real problem with the wording of the bond election ordinance which uses…
Continue ReadingEddie Vedder’s solo Phoenix concert to be broadcast live on Sunday; Vedder to perform in El Paso Nov. 7
(Nov. 2012 story) Eddie Vedder’s solo concert on Sunday, Nov. 4 will be broadcast live on Pearl Jam’s Sirius XM radio channel. The…
Continue ReadingAlternative reporting methods begin Monday
(Nov. 2012 story) Starting on Monday, the El Paso Police Department will implement ARM, or Alternative Reporting Methods. ARM will allow those who…
Continue ReadingOpen school board seats in four El Paso County districts
(Nov. 2012 story) There are several public offices up for grabs in next Tuesday’s election. But the area were El Paso County voters spend most…
Continue ReadingGeneral Obligation Bond C could bring $24 million to NMSU
(Nov. 2012 story) When New Mexicans head to the polls, they’ll vote on a general obliation bond that would give the New Mexico State University…
Continue ReadingDentists collecting candy to donate
(Nov. 2012 story) Operation Sweet Tooth, the candy buy back program that provided the Warriors in Transition Unit at Ft. Bliss with 500 lbs of…
Continue ReadingHorses tied to drug cartel in New Mexico auctioned in Oklahoma
More than 300 horses that the federal government says were bought and trained as part of a Mexican drug cartel’s money-laundering operation are…
Continue ReadingStreets closed off in Kern area for safer trick-or-treat environment
(Nov. 2012 story) In an effort to create a safer environment for trick-or-treaters on Halloween, the Kern Place Association obtained a special permit…
Continue ReadingCars burglarized in church parking lot
(Oct. 2012 Story) Imagine coming out of church only to find your car has been burglarized. That’s what happened to two worshipers right in the…
Continue ReadingWatch Diablos for free on several Saturdays in 2013
(Oct. 2012 Story) The Diablos have announced the dates for their 2013 season at Cohen Stadium starting May 16 against South Division rival the…
Continue ReadingNames of Socorro Police officers arrested have been released
(Oct. 2012 Story) The names of the City of Socorro Police officers and communications shift supervisor arrested Tuesday night have been released.…
Continue ReadingEPISD computer service technician arrested on child porn charge
(Oct. 2012 Story) Douglas “Doug” H. Rottier, a computer service technician with the El Paso Independent School District, was arrested at…
Continue ReadingEl Paso Electric crews to help restore power in New York instead of Baltimore
(Oct. 2012 Story) El Paso Electric will be sending crews to assist in the restoration of power in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the northeast…
Continue ReadingTrain crashes into SUV in Clint
(Oct. 2012 Story) El Paso Sheriff’s officials say a train crashed into an SUV left behind by a drunk driver in Clint early Wednesday morning.…
Continue ReadingStorm’s cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow
Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS…
Continue ReadingBusinesses come out in support of three bond propositions on ballot
(Oct. 2012 Story) On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from El Paso’s business community came out in support of the three propositions that…
Continue ReadingEl Paso businessman Woody Hunt discusses Medical Center of the Americas, improving city’s quality of life
(Oct. 2012 Story) The Medical Center of the Americas, on its way, by many accounts, to be the national authority on Border and Hispanic health…
Continue ReadingBuilding partially collapses, fire crews evacuated after fire in South Central El Paso
(Oct. 2012 Story) A building in the 1800 block of Myrtle in South Central El Paso caught fire and partially collapsed Tuesday morning, according to…
Continue ReadingCity Council committed to preservation, restoration of Abraham Chavez Theatre
(Oct. 2012 story) City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve a resolution stating its committed to the preservation and restoration of the Abraham…
Continue ReadingEPISD wants input on superintendent search
(Oct. 2012 story) The El Paso Independent School District wants community interaction before naming it’s next permanent superintendent. The…
Continue Reading(2012) 2 more people die from West Nile virus in El Paso, including 25-year-old
The City of El Paso Department of Health announced Wednesday morning that a 68-year-old man and a 25-year-old man have both died of the West Nile…
Continue ReadingFire in Vinton nearly misses home
Construction material and plants near a home caught fire overnight. The fire burned the outer wall of the house but there was no damage to the home…
Continue ReadingMan sent to hospital after early morning rollover
A man was taken to the hospital after his car rolled into a tree trunk Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 2:15 a.m. on the 1500 block of…
Continue ReadingFreedom of Information Rally held in opposition to hotel-motel tax proposition
Opponents of the ballpark stadium aren’t giving up. They held a rally Monday to encourage people to vote against all three ballot propositions,…
Continue ReadingAlleged Sex Spa Owner Posts Bond
The woman accused of owning and operating a brothel disguised as a central El Paso massage spa, is released from jail on bond. In Soon Kim’s…
Continue ReadingView photos of New York’s MTA workers dealing with flooding
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been posting photos on its Flickr page of the department’s preparations for Sandy and…
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