Thursday 29th July, 2010
Troops Headed To Border by Mid-August
National Guard troops will be working along parts of the Mexican border in a matter of weeks. Soldiers in Texas and New Mexico will start training next month and some will be in place by the middle of...
Rangers get Cantu from Marlins
The Rangers are sending Minor League pitchers Evan Reed (currently at Double-A Frisco) and Omar Poveda (currently on the 60-day DL due to Tommy John surgery) to Florida, with the Marlins picking up a ...
Mosquitoes Caught In 79936 ZIP Code Test Positive For West Nile
A batch of mosquitoes recently trapped in East El Paso tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the City of El Paso Environmental Services Department.The mosquito samples were collected o...
SA Express-News: From UTEP star to scouting Cowboy's next rising star
El Paso TimesIt seems like only a few years ago that Sam Garza was breaking passing records at Texas-El Paso after doing the same at Harlingen High School. But time has a way of distorting our memory as we get ol...
A-Rod files objection to Rangers' plan
Texas RangersYankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez filed an objection to the Rangers' bankruptcy plan on Wednesday over concerns about the $24.9 million he's owed in deferred money for his time with the Rangers, Th...
Rangers put Kinsler on DL with groin strain
Texas RangersThe Rangers placed star second baseman Ian Kinsler on the disabled list with a strained left groin on Thursday. To take Kinsler's place on the roster, the club called up first baseman/outfielder Mitc...
Update: Deputies meeting with experts to ID body found in burning car
El Paso TimesEL PASO -- A body was found Wednesday in a burning car in the desert near the new Eastlake High School in Horizon City.Sheriff's detectives are treating the investigation as a homicide, as is the proc...
Get Presale Tickets To See Shakira
KFOXIf you just can't wait to get tickets Friday for Shakira's Oct. 12 show at the Don Haskins Center, our partners at the El Paso Times can help.The El Paso Times will have a special eight-hour presale o...
Police Capture Drug Lieutenant In Chihuahua
KFOXPolice in Mexico said they've captured a suspected drug cartel lieutenant with a quarter-million-dollar reward on his head has been captured. Rogelio Segovia Hernandez reputedly helped lead the La Lin...
City Council Tries To Not Raise Taxes
KFOXIt's the ugly part of figuring out the city of El Paso budget, what gets cut and what gets more funding. Wednesday was day one of those difficult decisions.The biggest decision made was actual taking ...
BBC: US border violence: Myth or reality?
El Paso TimesFears over Mexican drug cartel violence near the border are fuelling the debate over immigration and border control, but is the idea that the killings are spreading into the U.S. just a myth?
NBA player's body found in Memphis
El Paso TimesMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's bo...
Rosco's owner dies: Hamburger place remains in family
El Paso TimesVideo: Remembering Rosco's Burger Inn owner Roger Carrasco EL PASO -- Roger Carrasco, the man behind the grill at one of the city's least pretentious and most famous restaurants, Rosco's Burger Inn, d...
Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
El Paso TimesATLANTA—More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions—especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-m...
El Paso reaction mixed on Arizona immigration ruling
El Paso Times< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } EL PASO -- A federal judge's decision Wednesday blocking parts of Arizona's immigration law drew strong reaction in El Paso on both sides of the debate.The state la...
Neighbors Blame Cartel For Latest Horizon Death
KFOXEL PASO, Texas -- A charred body was found inside a burning car just outside the edge of a housing subdivision in Horizon City Wednesday. Neighbors in the area said the cartel is to blame.Charred dese...
Pardon from New Mexico governor unlikely for Billy the Kid
El Paso TimesA ferrotype provided by the Lincoln County, N.M. Heritage Trust Archive is believed to depict William Bonney, also known as Billy the Kid, circa 1880. ((AP Photo/Lincoln County Heritage Trust Archive,...
Juarez cartel leader arrested in Chihuahua City
El Paso TimesRogelio Segovia Hernandez, alias "El Royser" (Photo courtesy: The office of the Secretary of Public Security of Mexico) Mexican federal police arrested a reputed boss in the Juárez drug cartel accuse...
Man killed after truck rolls into Socorro canal
El Paso TimesAn El Paso man was killed Wednesday afternoon when the truck he was driving rolled and fell into an irrigation canal in Socorro. Socorro police said Lewis Elmo Gosey was driving a white Chevrolet S-1...
Video: Remembering Rosco's Burger Inn owner Roger Carrasco
El Paso Times›› Guestbook: Leave your condolences The El Paso Times spoke with Jacob Carrasco, who reflects on the impact made by his father Roger Carrasco. The Rosco's Burger Inn owner died today at ...
Man, 82, Dies When Truck Rolls Into Canal
KFOXSOCORRO, Texas -- Socorro police are investigating a crash that left Lewis Elmo Gosey, 82, dead.Police said Gosey was driving down North Loop when he somehow lost control and hit a sign. He then rolle...
Portable Meth Lab Found After Vehicle Pursuit, Police Say
KFOXTexas state troopers said they tried to stop a Chevrolet on McCombs Street and FM Road 2529 on a regular traffic stop around 4:47 p.m. Wednesday. However, the driver refused to stop.After about a 10-m...
Rangers find stroke too late vs. A's
Texas RangersCahill silenced the Rangers with eight shutout innings, allowing only two harmless singles while striking out four as the Athletics evened the series with a 3-1 win at the Ballpark in Arlington.
Body found in burned car in East El Paso County
El Paso TimesEL PASO - A body was found in a burned vehicle today in East El Paso County, Sheriff's officials said. The body and vehicle were found near Ryderwood and New Britton streets, next to Eastlake High Sc...
First Day Of Fugitive Safe Surrender Proves Successful
KFOXAs KFOX has reported all week, the Fugitive Safe Surrender program officially kicked off in Las Cruces Wednesday. The U.S. Marshals Service said people were already lining up at the Immaculate Heart o...
Rangers cautious with celebrations
Texas RangersAfter Nelson Cruz's homer won it for the Rangers in 10 innings on Tuesday night, Cruz made sure he was careful as he crossed home plate before being mobbed by teammates.
Washington gives Kinsler a break
Texas RangersWorth noting ARLINGTON -- Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler received a day off on Wednesday, but manager Ron Washington said it wasn't because of his performance in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.
Holland solid in first rehab start
Texas RangersWorth noting ARLINGTON -- Rangers left-hander Derek Holland had a successful rehab start in his first appearance with Triple-A Oklahoma City Wednesday.
Police arrest 3 in burglary of West Side home
El Paso TimesEL PASO -- Police arrested two Las Cruces men and a 16-year-old boy Tuesday in the burglary of a West Side home. Edwin Martinez, 17; Shannon Vasquez, 18; and a juvenile who was not identified alleged...
Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law
El Paso Times›› Read the ruling (PDF) PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory...
Arizona Immigration Law Temporarily Halted
KFOXEl Paso immigration rights leaders reacted Wedensday after a federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law. The judge put put most of the crackdown on hold j...
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