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Mar 13 2024
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El Paso's Tristen Newton named AP Big East Player of Year
Former Burges star basketball player Tristen Newton was named the Associated Press’ Big East Conference Player of the Year this week. Newton was also named first team All-Conference. Newton leads the defending national champion Huskies in scoring (15.0 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg) and assists (5.8 apg). He enters the Big East Tournament this week with nine double-doubles. Newton helped lead the
Apr 06 2024
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El Paso's total solar eclipse in 1900 sets stage for April 8 solar event: Trish Long
The last time a total solar eclipse passed the United States was in 2017, before that, we hadn't seen one since 1979. After Monday, April 8, it will be about two decades, Aug. 22, 2044, before another one is visible from the United States. According to the National Weather Service, the most recent total solar eclipse within North or Central Texas was in 1878, and after Monday’s eclipse, there
El Paso TimesMar 22 2024
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Migrants breach razor wire barrier in El Paso, overwhelm Texas National Guard
Hundreds of migrants overcame Gov. Greg Abbott's barrier along the Rio Grande in El Paso after Texas National Guard soldiers were unable to hold them back.
The migrants breached concertina wire barriers shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21, in hopes of surrendering to U.S. Border Patrol agents for processing. Some the migrants had been camping on the northern bank of the Rio
El Paso TimesMar 28 2024
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El Paso City Council delays arena vote again, rejects 'right to be heard' proposal
The El Paso City Council once again declined to take action on selecting a new site for the long-delayed multipurpose cultural and performing arts center. During the City Council meeting Tuesday, March 26, East Side city Rep. Art Fierro moved swiftly to have the item delayed for another two weeks, without discussion, during approval of the consent agenda. This makes the third time the City
El Paso TimesFeb 08 2023
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El Paso Shooting
Cloudy with periods of rain. Becoming windy overnight. Low 34F. ENE winds at 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch. Higher wind gusts possible..
Cloudy with periods of rain. Becoming windy overnight. Low 34F. ENE winds at 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch. Higher wind gusts
Clinton HearaldApr 03 2024
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El Paso college students arrested in bridge drug bust after answering border job ad
A pair of El Paso college students are in deep trouble after being arrested at the border on drug smuggling charges after replying to a job ad on social media. The job scheme is a long-standing tactic of Mexican drug cartels to recruit "mules" among border commuters to carry drugs over the international bridges, U.S. law enforcement officials said. The students claimed they had been hired to
El Paso TimesMar 26 2024
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Man seriously wounded, 2 wanted in El Paso bar stabbing at Big Lou's Icehouse West
El Paso police are asking for the public's help to identify two men sought in connection with a stabbing that seriously wounded a man at a West Side bar earlier this month. The stabbing occurred at 9:30 p.m. on March 5 at Big Lou's Icehouse West in the Colony Cove II shopping strip at 7128 N. Mesa St., police said. The case is Crime Stoppers of El Paso's Crime of the Week. A man was in the bar
El Paso TimesDec 07 2023
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Overnight shooting in eastern El Paso County
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight shooting in east El Paso County Thursday morning, according to a social media post from the office.
Officials said just after midnight, law enforcement received reports of a shooting along Akawi Way in Peyton.
It is unknown at this time how many people were involved in this incident. The office announced more
Colorado Springs GazetteDec 07 2023
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Overnight Shooting in Rural El Paso County
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office responded to an overnight shooting on Akawi Way in the Peyton area on December 7, 2023. According to reports, there is no current threat to the public. The scene is still in progress and investigators are working to find more information. Officers ask that community members stay clear of the area and allow units to work. There
KRDOMar 15 2024
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El Paso Electric grapples with record demands as it pushes toward clean energy future
There’s a simple energy question with an increasingly complex answer looming over El Paso Electric and this community: Can El Paso counter climate change and, at the same time, keep the lights on? “We’ve already surpassed our demand that we expected to see in 2029,” said Kelly Tomblin, El Paso Electric’s chief executive. “I want that to sink in: We are six years ahead of our demand.” At a time