Update: Deputies meeting with experts to ID body found in burning car
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:39:44 MDT | by Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
EL PASO -- A body was found Wednesday in a burning car in the desert near the new Eastlake High School in Horizon City.
Toddler dies after train-van collision
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:18:23 MDT | Las Cruces Sun-News report
ANTHONY, N.M. -- Nadeen Tovar, 2, died Tuesday after a train hit the Honda minivan she was riding in.
NBA player's body found in Memphis
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:14:35 MDT | Associated Press
MEMPHIS, 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
Houston Chronicle: Texas A&M says Big 12 must fulfill pledge
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:46:14 MDT | By Brent Zwerneman / Houston Chronicle
COLLEGE STATION - The Big 12 Conference promised Texas A&M $20 million annually and the Aggies intend to collect, A&M president R.
BBC: US border violence: Myth or reality?
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:31:34 MDT | By Katie Connolly / BBC News
Once upon a time, Spanish settlers named the crossing El Paso Del Norte - the pass to the north.
The border city of El Paso, Texas, lies along the Rio Grande, in the chasm between two inhospitable
Chance of rain all day, high in low 90s
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:25:17 MDT | Times staff reports
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EL PASO — Got your umbrella?
Soldier is accused of posing as firefighter
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:51:53 MDT | By Maggie Ybarra \ El Paso Times
EL PASO -- A Fort Bliss soldier arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer is now also suspected of impersonating a firefighter. ›› Previous story: Police: Cop impersonator arrested after trying to pull over undercover officer
Pardon from New Mexico governor unlikely for Billy the Kid
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:27:51 MDT | By Adriana Gómez Licón \ EL PASO TIMES
For now at least, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has no plan to pardon Billy the Kid, the outlaw who has been dead for 129 years.
Video: Remembering Rosco's Burger Inn owner Roger Carrasco
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:38:12 MDT | by Chris Canales / El Paso Times
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 the age of 59.
Inside briefs: Sales-tax collection growth state's fastest
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:30:25 MDT | Times staff and wire reports
El Paso's sales-tax collections grew faster through the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 than in any other of Texas' 20 largest cities.
Decapitated bodies left on sidewalk
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:18:26 MDT | by Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
The decapitated bodies of two possible Azteca gang members were found Wednesday morning in Juárez.
San Jose Road lanes at Yarbrough to close
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:17:12 MDT | by Gustavo Reveles Acosta / El Paso Times
EL PASO -- The eastbound and westbound lanes of San Jose Road at the intersection with Yarbrough Drive will close at 11 a.m. today and will remain so until further notice.
Reps vote to look at fee for plastic bags
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:16:10 MDT | by Marty Schladen / El Paso Times
EL PASO -- There may be a fee next year on all those plastic bags you get at the store.
Former White Elephant bowling alley torn down
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:37:38 MDT | By César Márquez \ EL PASO TIMES
EL PASO -- The White Elephant is no more. Demolition crews Wednesday brought down the old bowling alley at 1011 E. Overland Ave.
