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Posted: December 26th, 2009, 1:37pm EST
After a couple of blog postings from the 1930s about the Christmas tree in San Jacinto Plaza this week, a co-worker asked me when the Christmas tree was first placed in the plaza.
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Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:28am EST
EL PASO -- The Army's attempt to stem a rising tide of suicides made it impossible for a Fort Bliss soldier convicted of cruelty toward subordinates to get a fair trial, the soldier's parents say.
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Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:24am EST
EL PASO -- El Paso Water Utilities treated a record amount of water from the Rio Grande this year for its customers to drink.
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Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:23am EST
EL PASO -- The H1N1 flu virus has been so unpredictable that it is hard to know what to expect next. "This virus hasn't behaved according to the textbook of flu viruses," said Michael Hill, director of the city Department of Public Health.
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Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:19am EST
EL PASO -- After six years as chairman of the Republican Party in El Paso County, Michael Moore is stepping aside and going back to the ministry.
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Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:16am EST
EL PASO -- Republican candidates know they face uphill battles for most races in El Paso County, but they predict victory in one legislative contest in 2010. It is a seat they say belongs to them.
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Posted: December 25th, 2009, 11:30pm EST
EL PASO -- Police on Friday searched for a gunman who fired two shots at a man, wounding him in the torso.
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Posted: December 25th, 2009, 11:30pm EST
EL PASO -- A free variety show to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Center.
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Posted: December 25th, 2009, 11:30pm EST
EL PASO -- The city, the area chambers of the commerce, the state and the U.S. Small Business Administration are joining to sponsor a Jobs & Economic Growth Forum in January.
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Posted: December 8th, 2009, 12:04am EST
EL PASO -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, with the help of a drug-sniffing dog named Popeye, made the largest cocaine seizure in five years at the Santa Teresa port of entry, a CBP spokesman said Monday.
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Posted: December 7th, 2009, 9:04am EST
EL PASO -- With a missing hiker found, rescuers' efforts have turned to finding Zulu, the dog credited with helping to save the life of her owner when he was lost.
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Posted: December 7th, 2009, 1:44am EST
EL PASO -- In the end, the 76th Brut Sun Bowl wasn't left with a real choice for its New Year's Eve day game. What they were left with was something better: Stanford versus Oklahoma. "We wound up with the best possible matchup we could have had," Sun Bowl executive director Bernie Olivas said.
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Posted: December 7th, 2009, 12:30am EST
EL PASO -- Thanks to electronic security systems, several suspects who sprayed graffiti on fire stations, a church and several houses in Fabens were caught on camera.
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Posted: December 7th, 2009, 12:30am EST
EL PASO -- Police arrested four men suspected in the burglary of several vehicles in West El Paso, a police spokesman said Sunday.
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Posted: December 7th, 2009, 12:02am EST
EL PASO -- Restrooms in 13 of the city's largest parks are getting automatic door locks.
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Posted: December 6th, 2009, 11:55pm EST
AUSTIN -- State lawmakers during the next year will revisit the costs of providing services to undocumented immigrants.
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Posted: December 6th, 2009, 10:57pm EST
EL PASO -- Lucy G. Skatzes collapsed on the ground. Bleeding. Dazed.
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Posted: December 6th, 2009, 10:12pm EST
Here are El Paso's lawmakers and how to get in touch with them. EL PASO CITY COUNCIL: 2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, TX 79999. MAYOR: Mayor John Cook, 541-4145; mayor@elpasotexas.
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Posted: November 30th, 2009, 12:45am EST
EL PASO -- A team of recruits touts Schuster Elementary's strengths to anyone who will listen.
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Posted: November 30th, 2009, 12:24am EST
EL PASO -- A 21-year-old man facing an escape charge for allegedly running away from El Paso police while handcuffed is this week's Manhunt Monday.
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Posted: November 30th, 2009, 12:24am EST
LAS CRUCES -- A New Mexico State University student from El Paso faces a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm after he was allegedly found with a handgun on campus.
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Posted: November 29th, 2009, 11:58pm EST
EL PASO -- County Commissioners Court will once more take up the request to modify the incentives agreements with the DoubleTree Hotel owners.
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Posted: November 29th, 2009, 11:16pm EST
EL PASO -- The season's first winter storm could dump one to two inches of snow in the region by late Monday, according to the National Weather Service. "It could be very little or a lot of snow. It depends on how fast the temperatures cool down when the storm moves in," Greg Lundeen, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Santa Teresa, said Sunday.
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Posted: November 29th, 2009, 10:40pm EST
EL PASO -- The Public Service Board, arguably one of the most powerful organizations in El Paso, will be getting a new look in the new year. Four new members will take office Jan. 1 after being recently appointed by the City Council.
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Posted: November 29th, 2009, 10:38pm EST
EL PASO -- Nationally, the economy aided by the federal cash for clunkers program and government bailouts is doing better but still struggling, economists say. Locally, El Paso's regional economy remains stronger than the rest of the United States in part because the housing market in this region never dropped dramatically.
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Posted: November 29th, 2009, 10:28pm EST
EL PASO -- The city government and the Downtown Management District will end an agreement between them, leaving in doubt who will pick up litter in El Paso's central business district in 2010.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 2:29am EST
FORT BLISS -- Troops serving in combat zones soon will be required to sit down for a series of interviews with counselors trained to recognize post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal tendencies and other mental health problems.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 1:49am EST
EL PASO -- The city has spent nearly $168,000 responding to complaints generated from two bars on property leased out by the airport.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 1:46am EST
EL PASO - The rush to obtain passports in El Paso has finally waned following months of long lines and long waits.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 1:42am EST
EL PASO -- Some join out of patriotism, others to change their lives. But one way or another, thousands of local high school students every year are affected by JROTC programs. "The military has made a huge impact on my life," said Fabiola Ramos, a junior in the Del Valle High School JROTC program.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 12:21am EST
EL PASO -- El Paso Water Utilities has an early holiday present for its ratepayers.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 12:21am EST
EL PASO -- Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. will retake control of Asarco LLC after a U.S. District Court Judge decided that the parent corporation's plan to end the company's bankruptcy is the best one.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 12:18am EST
EL PASO -- A strong, suspicious odor caused firefighters to evacuate an East Side store Sunday.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 12:08am EST
EL PASO -- Jaime O. Perez, chief of staff to County Judge Anthony Cobos, announced that he will run for Congress as a Republican.
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Posted: November 16th, 2009, 12:08am EST
EL PASO -- A 23-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Downtown early Sunday, a police spokesman said.
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Posted: November 9th, 2009, 1:48am EST
EL PASO -- The small tattoo on the back of Alfredo Flores' right hand serves as a reminder of his gangbanging past and how far he has come. "Every time I see it, it reminds me of all the stuff that I used to do," he said while standing at Tula Irrobali Park in the heart of Segundo Barrio.
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Posted: November 9th, 2009, 1:37am EST
EL PASO -- Health department statistics say no one in El Paso died from seasonal flu in the past three years but 10 people died from swine flu in just the past seven months.
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Posted: November 9th, 2009, 1:20am EST
EL PASO -- The city is pursuing a $1.6 million state grant to tackle homelessness in El Paso.
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Posted: November 9th, 2009, 1:19am EST
EL PASO -- El Paso County sheriff's deputies are searching for a man accused of violating a protective order by harassing and threatening his ex-girlfriend, in this week's Manhunt Monday.
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Posted: November 9th, 2009, 1:16am EST
EL PASO -- Robert Nachtmann, dean of UTEP's College of Business Administration, and Laura Uribarri, the university's director of MBA programs, will be the guest speakers at the Central Business Association lunch on Wednesday.
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Posted: November 9th, 2009, 1:16am EST
EL PASO -- Police on Sunday identified the pedestrian struck and killed Saturday night.
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Posted: November 9th, 2009, 1:15am EST
EL PASO -- Police are investigating a West Side aggravated robbery.
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Posted: November 8th, 2009, 8:13pm EST
Across the centuries and decades, local and regional historians have debated the big question: Who were the first El Pasoans?
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Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 12:14am EST
Several hundred bikers representing more than 30 clubs rumbled Sunday along Paisano near Downtown El Paso during the 27th Annual Toy Run by the El Paso Motorcycle Coalition of Clubs Sunday.
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Posted: November 1st, 2009, 1:34am EST
EL PASO -- Josh Coleman had prepared his young musicians for the ultimate competition of their season.
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Posted: November 1st, 2009, 1:21am EST
EL PASO -- Texas voters will decide Tuesday on 11 proposed state constitutional amendments, including one that could help UTEP receive millions of dollars for research.
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Posted: November 1st, 2009, 1:18am EST
Rosa Guerrero and Elvia Hernandez are part of the welcome wagon that greets newcomers to El Paso.
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Posted: November 1st, 2009, 1:07am EST
EL PASO -- Skulls, spiders and webs, oh my! Those just a few of the images that community members and businesses displayed Saturday in the 24th annual KLAQ Halloween Parade.
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Posted: November 1st, 2009, 1:03am EST
EL PASO -- Operation Open Arms, a five-day food drive to support military families, will begin Monday.
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Posted: November 1st, 2009, 12:00am EDT
"We've never had this many people come out all at once for a flu vaccine."
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Posted: October 31st, 2009, 11:52pm EDT
EL PASO -- A clerk at the El Paso County Sheriff's Office has been charged with prostitution after allegedly offering to perform oral sex on an undercover police officer.
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Posted: October 31st, 2009, 11:26pm EDT
EL PASO -- Pint-size super heroes, witches and clowns showed off their Halloween best on Saturday while learning about water conservation at the 2009 Water Festival.
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Posted: October 31st, 2009, 10:18pm EDT
By April LopezEl Paso TimesEL PASO -- It was a Halloween treat for hundreds of El Pasoans who sought free help from lawyers they might not otherwise be able to afford.
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Posted: October 31st, 2009, 9:51pm EDT
The city of El Paso will resurface streets in the following areas starting on Monday and continuing through the rest of the workweek.
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Posted: October 31st, 2009, 9:51pm EDT
EL PASO -- A study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense and presented to the City Council on Tuesday showed that El Paso has many, many challenges as it gets ready for the influx of more than 90,000 people into the region.
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Posted: October 31st, 2009, 9:50pm EDT
Texas Department of Transportation Commission on Thursday announced reduced prices for the MyPlates program of custom license plates.
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Posted: October 31st, 2009, 9:50pm EDT
EL PASO --The El Paso Police Department is looking for the following people who have outstanding warrants in the El Paso.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 9:02am EDT
EL PASO -- The County Commissioners Court today will return to the issue of paying for the health care of the mentally ill.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 1:14am EDT
EL PASO -- School-board trustees should sit alongside city representatives, state senators and transportation officials in the Metropolitan Planning Organization, according to members of the Texas Association of School Boards.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 1:06am EDT
EL PASO -- Mailboxes were damaged by vandals early Sunday on several Lower Valley streets.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 12:58am EDT
EL PASO -- Two wheels ruled the day at Fort Bliss. There were speedy, two-toned, Italian-made bicycles that cost as much as a down payment on a house, dusty mountain bikes that would have to do for a road course and neon children's bicycles.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 12:54am EDT
EL PASO -- A project to improve two city buildings in South El Paso is poised to move ahead after a one-week delay.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 12:54am EDT
EL PASO -- A bid by New Mexico's two U.S. senators to protect the Organ Mountains and other scenic areas in Southern New Mexico could help El Paso, too.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 12:35am EDT
EL PASO -- A local artist fighting prostate cancer will display his work this week for the first time since his diagnosis with the disease in 2008.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 12:26am EDT
EL PASO -- Concerns about the economy might cause people to develop more furrowed brows and deeper worry lines, but the shaky times also have many searching for inexpensive ways to iron out those wrinkles.
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Posted: October 19th, 2009, 12:04am EDT
EL PASO -- Police arrested a pair of men they said broke into an East El Paso house Saturday morning, assaulted people, then tried to steal items from the home and vehicles parked outside.
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Posted: October 18th, 2009, 11:58pm EDT
EL PASO -- A 26-year-old unidentified woman was shot in the chest Sunday morning at an East Side hotel, police said.
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 1:49am EDT
EL PASO -- The 19-year-old homeless teenager who has become a fixture at Capistrano Park in the Lower Valley for the past four months will take a Greyhound bus out of El Paso to his home in Wagoner, Okla., thanks to a sergeant major at Fort Bliss.
Original story: Teen finds shelter in park, friends |
Photo gallery: Homeless teen finds shelter |
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 1:49am EDT
EL PASO -- A mosquito bite has led to the first death from West Nile virus in El Paso County in about two years. Health department officials on Monday announced the death of a 73-year-old woman.
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 1:36am EDT
EL PASO -- Detectives on Monday continued investigating a stabbing on Saturday in Central El Paso.
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 1:27am EDT
EL PASO -- A local civil rights activist has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to get the new El Paso County Ethics Commission declared unconstitutional.
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 1:06am EDT
EL PASO -- A drive-by shooting on the West Side remained under investigation on Monday.
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 1:06am EDT
EL PASO -- Starting Thursday, El Pasoans will be able to water their lawns at any time on their designated days.
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 1:05am EDT
A previously deported convicted child sex offender was arrested Friday in Anthony, N.M., U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Monday.
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 12:52am EDT
EL PASO -- Tempers flared in court Monday when lawyers again tried to argue that a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor shouldn't be prosecuted because a police officer accused of a similar crime in 2005 wasn't prosecuted.
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Posted: September 29th, 2009, 12:51am EDT
Lotto TexasSaturday numbers: 21-22-23-24-40-53.Jackpot: $59 million.Estimated next jackpot: $61 million.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 10:56pm EDT
EL PASO -- County commissioners continue to face tough decisions while they hash out their new budget.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 10:56pm EDT
EL PASO -- An El Pasoan who is a registered nurse as well as an Air Force and Navy veteran is seeking to become the area's new congressman.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 10:54pm EDT
EL PASO -- The El Paso Museum of History will be getting a new permanent exhibit and gallery that will document neighborhoods throughout the Borderland.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 1:01am EDT
CANUTILLO -- El Paso bicyclists showed their numbers and spirit Sunday during the Chile Pepper Challenge. This year 657 people participated in the annual cycling event that raises money for troubled youth. The event, hosted by the El Paso Bicycle Club, included five different distance rides.
Photo gallery: Chile Pepper Challenge |
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:47am EDT
EL PASO -- The West Side is getting a new fire station in the next two years.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:46am EDT
EL PASO -- The city government needs tires to keep its vast fleet of vehicles on the road. The City Council is being asked Tuesday to approve a $1.4 million, three-year contract to buy tires for its fleet of about 2,600 cars and trucks.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:41am EDT
EL PASO -- Two El Pasoans arrested earlier this month were allegedly "brokers" whose job was to connect drug suppliers with transporters, DEA officials revealed.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:41am EDT
EL PASO -- A man who fled from a halfway house in Horizon City is the focus of today's Manhunt Monday.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:39am EDT
EL PASO -- Police on Sunday identified the pedestrian struck by a driver Saturday night as 72-year-old Oscar Saenz of East El Paso.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:37am EDT
EL PASO -- The El Paso Fire Department will be giving away smoke detectors starting today as part of Emergency Preparedness Month this month and October's Fire Prevention Week.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:36am EDT
I am in no way qualified to review the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. Or any orchestra for that matter.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:31am EDT
EL PASO -- There is growing criticism about the way the county government awards some of its contracts to vendors. Some business owners say that working with the County of El Paso can be nebulous and, in some cases, impossible.
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Posted: September 21st, 2009, 1:39am EDT
RICARDO FLORES MAGON, Mexico -- The lost and forgotten grave of the founder of Los Angeles sits below a dirt street in this small town, 155 miles from El Paso. He was Felipe de Neve, Spanish governor of Las Californias, and his vision changed history. He founded the pueblos of San Jose and Los Angeles, the latter on Sept. 4, 1781.
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Posted: September 21st, 2009, 1:32am EDT
EL PASO -- The man who is charged with shooting two El Paso police officers Saturday morning opened fire in a moment of confusion at his Lower Valley home, members of his family said Sunday.
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Posted: September 21st, 2009, 1:32am EDT
LA UNION, N.M. -- The fight against Alzheimer's disease transformed a sleepy vineyard here into a circuit for more than a thousand walkers on Sunday.
Photo gallery: 14th Annual Alzheimer's Memory Walk |
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Posted: September 21st, 2009, 1:22am EDT
COLUMBUS, N.M. -- Two men were killed after their sport utility vehicle rolled multiple times.
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Posted: September 21st, 2009, 1:19am EDT
EL PASO -- Police late Saturday arrested a 33-year-old man they said robbed a currency exchange and check cashing service in El Paso four times since early August.
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Posted: September 21st, 2009, 1:18am EDT
EL PASO -- Development of an office building that would provide some county government services in West El Paso will be discussed during today's session of the Commissioners Court.
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Posted: September 21st, 2009, 1:17am EDT
EL PASO -- Carlos Navar, Barbecue Charlie to his neighbors, is nothing but smiles as he trims the tips off a rack of baby-back ribs.
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Posted: September 14th, 2009, 1:32am EDT
EL PASO -- El Paso police officers on bicycles quietly zipping along residential streets have become a more familiar sight in the Northeast.
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Posted: September 14th, 2009, 1:29am EDT
EL PASO -- A newborn baby girl was abandoned at a West Side fire station Sunday night.
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Posted: September 14th, 2009, 1:12am EDT
EL PASO -- The death of a 21-month-old girl who was struck by an SUV driven by her aunt Saturday evening at the girl's Canutillo home appears to be an accident, El Paso County sheriff's deputies said.
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Posted: September 14th, 2009, 1:07am EDT
EL PASO -- A disgraced El Paso County sheriff's deputy is the target of today's one-year anniversary edition of Manhunt Monday.
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Posted: September 14th, 2009, 1:05am EDT
EL PASO -- The Commissioners Court today could take up suggestions on how to save money by tweaking the county government's contract with the sheriff's deputies' union.