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KFOX El Paso
March 20, 2018
A warrant was executed at a home on Mike Godwin Drive in East El Paso, and Galindo was arrested, police said. On Monday, neighbors told KFOX14 that a SWAT team was in the area, and police were seen closing off a portion of the road. Police said officers were serving a high-risk warrant and oneÃâà...
KFOX El Paso
March 20, 2018
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) —. A man died after accidentally shooting himself in northeast El Paso, according to police. The shooting happened on the 12400 block of Desert View Drive. Police responded to a shots fired call just before 1 a.m. Tuesday. Police initially reported the incident as a homicide, butÃâà...
El Paso Times
March 20, 2018
AUSTIN — Now that Texas is allowed to enforce most of its ban on so-called sanctuary cities, officials in El Paso County are grappling with how to implement the law while at the same time abiding by a federal court settlement preventing law enforcement officers from asking about people's immigrationÃâà...
WFAA
March 20, 2018
A portion of a bridge collapsed onto vehicles on U.S. 54 South in Northeast El Paso after an excavator truck with a crane struck it Tuesday, officials said. According to the Texas Depart of Transportation, an excavator truck struck a pedestrian bridge and knocked a "considerable amount" of debris on theÃâà...
Tyler Morning Telegraph
March 19, 2018
In an August 2015 photo, Curtis Boggess, a welder for Paso del Norte Trackworks, rechecks the alignment of the last portion of rail and prepares it for the 404th thermite weld, which signaled the completion and end of the rail work phase for the El Paso Streetcar Project in El Paso, Texas. Much workÃâà...
KVIA El Paso
March 19, 2018
EL PASO, Texas - The Sunland Park flyover ramp to eastbound Interstate 10 is scheduled to shut down for six weeks Monday, Texas Department of Transportation officials said. Crews will be demolishing and rebuilding portions of the ramp until the April 30 scheduled completion. Drivers can continue southÃâà...
KUTV 2News
March 19, 2018
(KUTV) -- Delta Airlines announced Monday that beginning Oct. 1 its customers will have a new way to access El Paso, Texas, with nonstop service from the airline's hub at Salt Lake City International Airport. "Transportation is essential to a growing community such as ours, we welcome the investments that our airlineÃâà...
El Paso Inc.
March 19, 2018
“I'm excited to be part of the TechSpark initiative in El Paso,” Jonathan Childress, the TechSpark Texas manager, said in a statement. “I was born and raised here and am eager to pair my experience as an entrepreneur with my passion for civic engagement to help foster greater economic opportunity andÃâà...
KRWG
March 19, 2018
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved tuition and fee increase proposals for all eight UT System academic institutions including The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) on Monday. Here is a statement issued by UTEP: The approved increases range from one to eight percent.
El Paso Inc.
March 10, 2018
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A federal judge in Shreveport has sentenced a Texas man to 10 years in prison in connection with a methamphetamine distribution ring. Twenty-two-year-old Carlos Delarosa of Dallas had pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine andÃâà...
El Paso Proud
March 10, 2018
EL PASO, Texas - According to the state's Department of Public Safety, there are more than 200 sexual assault kits waiting to be tested in El Paso. Recently, a spokesperson for DPS told KTSM, “The DPS El Paso crime lab currently has 210 sexual assault cases pending the completion of DNA analysis.
KVIA El Paso
March 9, 2018
EL PASO, Texas - A judge reduced bond Friday for a teen accused of killing her newborn child. Erica Gomez, wearing a red jail jumpsuit, stood quietly before Jail Magistrate Judge James Callan hoping to get her $800,000 reduced. Gomez was arrested Feb. 24 for the alleged murder of her newborn babyÃâà...
El Paso Times
March 9, 2018
But even as congratulatory messages from around the country keep trickling in, Escobar said she still has to win the general election before she can be called El Paso's first congresswoman. “More than my name out there, for me, what's exciting is the opportunity to tell El Paso's story,” said Escobar,Ãâà...
KVIA El Paso
March 9, 2018
EL PASO, Texas - The number of flu-related deaths in El Paso now stands at 18, and a boy under the age of 5 is one of the latest victims of the virus. On Thursday, the city of El Paso Department of Public Health confirmed three more flu-related deaths. Health officials said the boy who died had underlyingÃâà...
El Paso Times
March 9, 2018
A robbery suspect was among three fugitives on the El Paso most-wanted list arrested Wednesday at separate locations in Northeast El Paso, sheriff's officials said. Matthew Wayne Hawthorne ... Gray was wanted on a parole violation warrant out of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was jailedÃâà...
KVIA El Paso
March 8, 2018
EL PASO, Texas - Police officers with the El Paso Independent School District arrested a student in connection with a "threat of violence" made against Coronado High School this week. As a result of the latest threat, all backpacks have been banned at Coronado High School "until further notice," the districtÃâà...
El Paso Times
March 7, 2018
Car flees from police after a hit-and-run near UTEP parking lot in Downtown El Paso ... Courtesy of Crime Stoppers of El Paso. El Paso police car ... A car chase that began with a Tuesday afternoon hit-and-run crash at the University of Texas at El Paso ended with an arrest in Downtown, El Paso police said.
El Paso Times
March 7, 2018
City parking meters will be going up in Kern Place and near the University of Texas at El Paso under a new ordinance passed by the City Council on Tuesday. The council unanimously approved the ordinance that allows the city to create new parking-benefit districts — areas where the city would installÃâà...
El Paso Times
March 7, 2018
Former El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar easily won the Democratic nomination in the race for the 16th Congressional District seat Tuesday, avoiding a primary runoff on her way to becoming Texas' first Latina in Congress. Even before all the election day ballots were counted, Escobar had receivedÃâà...
El Paso Times
March 6, 2018
Beto O'Rourke claimed easy victories Tuesday night, setting the stage for a general election showdown that some experts believe could be Texas' most ... When he announced his intentions to challenge Cruz, he was seen not only as an underdog, but an underdog who was unknown beyond El PasoÃâà...
El Paso Inc.
March 5, 2018
During their two-day meeting in El Paso, regents discussed the El Paso university's strategic plan and its performance. Total enrollment has grown from 40 students in 2009 to 662 in 2017. More than 40 percent of the students are Hispanic. Texas Tech physicians saw more than 113,000 patients in 2017.
El Paso Times
March 5, 2018
Early voting turnout in Texas Primary feeds excitement among Democrats, Republican concern ... AUSTIN – In a major political role reversal, Texas Republicans are approaching Tuesday's primaries concerned they'll be outvoted by Democrats, ... Beto O'Rourke (Photo: Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Times).
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