Saturday 19th May, 2012
Fire crews respond to far east El Paso house fire
18 fire units responded to a house fire in far east El Paso on Saturday afternoon.El Paso fire department spokesman George De La Torre said a large fire broke out at a home on 3050 Snowy Point ...
Texas Tech OKs El Paso health sciences university
El Paso is on its way to having its own health sciences university with its own local president -- something local leaders have sought for decades.The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents ...
'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas
NMSU Astronomy graduate students and museum staff will have solar telescopes set up in the southwest parking lot of the Mesilla Valley Mall in Las Cruces from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday for viewing the ...
Fort Bliss invites public to celebrate Armed Forces Day
KFOXFort Bliss is opening its gates to the El Paso Community to celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 19.Festivities will last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Biggs Park, East Fort Bliss. Admission is ...
Live coverage: Montwood vs. Americas in 5A baseball regional quarterfinals
El Paso TimesFollow live coverage of Game 2 of Montwood vs. Americas in the Class 5A baseball regional quarterfinals. Coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday on elpasotimes.com. Live coverage of Game 3 will follow ...
Police seek Ysleta ISD guard missing almost 9 months
El Paso TimesEl Paso police detectives are looking for a school-district security guard missing for almost nine months.Jason Richard Macias, 23, was last heard from on Aug. 30 and was reported missing by his ...
Feast in the Middle East: West El Paso church's weekend event is treat for taste buds
El Paso TimesFor members of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, it's a big gathering of family and friends.But for the rest of El Paso, the Feast in the Middle East is the perfect opportunity to indulge ...
Partial solar eclipse viewing party to be held in Las Cruces
El Paso TimesNMSU Astronomy graduate students and museum staff will have solar telescopes set up in the southwest parking lot of the Mesilla Valley Mall in Las Cruces from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday for viewing the ...
Holland returns to mound following extended rest
Texas RangersDerek Holland, the hero of Game 4 of last year's World Series, struggled out of the gates this season, posting a 5.91 ERA in the month of April. Hoping to give the left-hander some extra ...
2-year-old boy dies from injuries in crash near Texas-NM border
El Paso TimesFour people have died after this crash Wednesday along Westside Road and Greenwood Drive, just inside the New Mexico state line in southern Dona Ana County. (Robin Zielinski/Sun-News) The ...
Balanced Rangers ease past in-state rivals
Texas Rangers0 HOUSTON -- Adrian Beltre and Michael Young were a combined 4-for-6 with three RBIs in leading the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Astros in the first game of their Lone Star Series on Friday ...
Expected meeting over Sunland Park mayor doesn't take place
KFOXConfusion was caused once again by the people who are supposed to be running Sunland Park. City Councilor Sergio Carrillo told the Associated on Friday that a meeting would take place at 6 p.m. ...
Ryan's roots with Astros, sees budding rivalry
Texas Rangers'); } HOUSTON -- As a kid growing up in the Houston area, Nolan Ryan noticed the Major League Baseball displays around Buffalo Stadium, the Minor League home of the Houston Buffs, and ...
$1.4 million in cash found in Lower Valley home
El Paso TimesPolice seized over $1.4 million in 129 bundles seized Tuesday by the West Texas Stash House Unit in the bedroom of a home in the 200 block of South Schutz Drive. (Courtesy El Paso Police Department) ...
Borderland residents in favor of park on ASARCO
KFOXEl Paso residents could see a memorial at the ASARCO smokestacks, that's if a local architect is able to reach a deal with the board of trustees. Up until a few months the ASARCO smokestacks ...
Nathan expected to be available Friday
Texas Rangers'); } HOUSTON -- The Rangers went into Friday's game expecting Joe Nathan to be ready as their closer even though he had pitched in three straight games. Nathan needed just eight ...
Struggling Young to remain in lineup
Texas Rangers'); } HOUSTON -- Michael Young was at first base and Mitch Moreland was on the bench Friday night as the Rangers opened Interleague Play against the Astros. That was expected because the ...
Gas Prices In El Paso Continue To Drop
Hispanic Business MagazineThe steady decline in gas prices continues again this week. The current average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Texas is down f5 cents and sits at $3.56 and in New Mexico it ...
Ryan expects Hamilton to test free agency
Texas Rangers'); } HOUSTON -- The Rangers have had ongoing contract discussions with Josh Hamilton and his agent, Mike Moye, since the offseason. But Rangers president Nolan Ryan said on Friday he ...
Fort Bliss unveils massive solar project
KFOXFort Bliss is working to reduce their carbon footprint with a massive solar project.The project is just the latest step in the Fort Bliss Net Zero strategy.Soon, officials said there will be ...
A memorial in works for ASARCO smokestacks
KFOXGeoffrey Wright, a local architect and supporter of the group "Save the Stacks," is in favor of preserving the ASARCO site in hopes of turning it into a ...
New Drainage Ditch/Skate opens in Central El Paso
KFOXA new skatepark / drainage ditch called the Van Buren Dam Basin was dedicated Friday. It sits at the end of Monroe Ave. just west of North Piedras Street, and skaters gave it a test this morning. ...
Domestic violence suspect attempted to steal officer's gun, arrested
KFOXPolice were called to a domestic disturbance around 6 p.m. Thursday at a business located at the 700 block of Solano Drive. Police discovered Christopher Butler,31, already left and was heading to ...
Detectives seize more than $1 million in Lower Valley stash house
KFOXInvestigators of the West Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Stash House Unit recovered more than $1 million wrapped in 129 bundles U.S. currency. During an ongoing investigation at a home ...
Two charged with burglary in Tornillo
KFOXJose Calderon, 22, and Jerrardo Vargas, 23, were charged with burglary of habitation and booked into the jail annex. Calderon is being held on a $20,000 bond while Vargas has a $15,000 ...
Slaying victim’s wife speaks exclusively with KFOX14 News
KFOXTwo days after Lucostal Leon Holley, 30, was stabbed and killed, police still have not released any information about suspects or motive.Holley's wife, Sabina Holley, said she spoke with him a ...
18-year-old El Paso high school student charged with child porn
El Paso TimesAn 18-year-old high school student is facing federal child pornography charges after agents allegedly found porn on his home computer. Armando Jesus Garcia was arrested Tuesday at his West El Paso ...
El Paso applies for LNG export license from Elba Island
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Natural gas producer and pipeline operator El Paso Corp has joined the growing ranks of companies hoping to export the abundant fuel overseas, after filing an export license for ...
Deputies arrest man in Chaparral stabbing
KFOXDona Ana County Sheriff's deputies detained a man they said lunged at two men with a knife after an argument about an ex-girlfriend got out of control. Deputies were called to the 400 block of ...
Texas prospect Alfaro hopes to return soon
Texas Rangers'); } Injured Rangers catching prospect Jorge Alfaro is in a hurry to get back to Class A Hickory, but is making the most of his time in extended spring training at the club's complex ...
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