Provides the latest RSS feeds for El Paso News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page El Paso News.Net http://www.elpasonews.net/ en-us Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:33:13 -0500 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:33:13 -0500 30 Prekindergarten student Victor Arias pointed to the day of the month as his classmates and teacher, Lupe Arriola, watched during class Friday at Lujan Chavez School in Far East El Paso. (Rudy Gutierre... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736846&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:25 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736846&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Powered by FeedBurner AUSTIN - Anyone, anywhere with a computer and a desire to protect the U.S.-Mexico border - or be a bit of a voyeur - can now get online and become a "Virtual Texas Deputy" by w... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736850&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:23 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736850&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 This artist's rendering shows the entire Thomason hospital and Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech health Sciences Center complex. Ground was broken Thursday on $154 million worth of const... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736849&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:22 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736849&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - A steel mini-mill in the Upper Valley has laid off 151 employees, including 110 employees laid off temporarily, because of the nation's economic slowdown. ArcelorMittal's Vinton plant, form... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736858&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:15 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736858&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Jorge Arturo Sanchez, 20. (El Paso Police Department) El Paso Police have arrested a man in connection to a rash of vehicle vandalism in Northeast El Paso. Jorge Arturo Sanchez, 20, has been charged ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736860&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:16 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736860&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Advertisement corruption. It was Guerra's interest in the contracts to build and run a federal immigrant detention center that led to some of his biggest successes—three guilty pleas on bribery... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736859&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:10 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736859&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 BAGHDAD—The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of non-combat-related causes in Iraq. A statement says Multi-National Division—Center soldier died Thursday but gives no other d... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736861&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:09 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736861&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 BEIJING—A Chinese official says 19,065 of the people who died in May's massive earthquake in Sichuan province have been identified. Li Jiang from the Sichuan provincial propaganda office said Fr... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736862&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:08 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736862&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Video EL PASO -- The UTEP football team heads into a two-game stretch that will define its season without its rock in the middle, center and team captain Robby Felix, who suffered a mild stroke in his... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736866&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:04 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736866&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 UTEP sophomore Tanner Cullumber will step in at center after senior center Robby Felix suffered a minor stroke. (Mark Lambie / El Paso Times) EL PASO -- For all the flaws of UTEP's 2007 season, there ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736867&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:03 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736867&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 COLLEGE STATION, Texas—A Bunsen burner has turned into a handy motivational prop for Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman. A few weeks ago, Sherman talked about using one of the open-flamed contrapt... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736853&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:17 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736853&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Powered by FeedBurner EL PASO -- It looked like it was going to be a long season when Riverside started off 0-3.But now, as the Rangers head into the second round of the playoffs against Big Spring ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736869&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:47 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736869&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - Members of Animal Cruelty Heartline of El Paso's board of directors have responded to the resignation of Jessie Miller, the organization's founder and animal cruelty investigator. Late Tues... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736857&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:14 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736857&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 HOUSTON—Retail gasoline prices in Texas fell to an average $1.88 a gallon this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the 12-cent decline in the average cost of gasoline, compared to one week ago.... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736856&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:13 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736856&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- Members of Animal Cruelty Heartline of El Paso's board of directors responded Wednesday to the resignation of Jessie Miller, the organization's founder and animal cruelty investigator.In a ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736852&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:19 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736852&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- Houston had an adjustment period early this season after losing Art Briles to Baylor and hiring first-year coach Kevin Sumlin, but it is playing well right now. UTEP coach Mike Price said t... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736868&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:02 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736868&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- El Paso's average price for gas continues to fall and approach the $2 mark, but still remains the highest among Texas metropolitan areas surveyed by AAA's Fuel Gauge Report Web site.El Paso... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736871&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:45 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736871&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- Driving into El Paso from Juárez has gotten easier since Monday, when Customs and Border Protection reopened a fifth vehicle lane for inspections at the Paso del Norte Bridge -- a welcome ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736848&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:21 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736848&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - The home of a Fort Bliss soldier and his family sustained significant damage after a fire broke out in the home's garage Thursday morning. The fire was reported at about 8 a.m. in the 10900... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736851&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:18 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736851&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- Gift-card sales may decline slightly this holiday season, but will still account for a big chunk of holiday spending, according to a leading national retail group this week.The National Ret... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736872&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:43 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736872&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736873&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:42 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736873&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 NEW YORK -- The permanently suit-clad Stephen Colbert has traded in his pinstripes for a cardigan sweater, red turtleneck and furry boots.Following the tradition of Andy Williams and Bing Crosby, Colb... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736874&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:41 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736874&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Virginia Guereca goes to the Open Arms Community at Centro Santa Fe to get clothing for her two grandchildren, ages 15 and 16. (Vanessa Monsisvais / El Paso Times) EL PASO -- Open Arms Community is no... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736876&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:35 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736876&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- The UTEP women's basketball team has won bigger games than Thursday's 54-50 victory against New Mexico State, and it certainly has won more artistically.This one, though, was special in oth... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736865&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:05 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736865&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Jeannette Franco, property manager at the growing Fox Plaza in South-Central ElPaso, said the shopping center's success is tied to knowing its market. "We cater to discount and value-oriented shoppers... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736870&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:46 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736870&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 HOUSTON—Greg Dillon threw for a touchdown and ran for one, and Grambling State scored three defensive touchdowns Thursday night in a 33-7 victory over Texas Southern. The Tigers trailed 7-6 befo... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736855&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:11 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736855&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, right, confers with Samdhong Rinpoche, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, during a function in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. A sum... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736864&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:06 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736864&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 HUNTSVILLE, Texas—The rage that fueled Robert Jean Hudson's fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend nearly a decade ago and earned him a cell on death row was gone as he quietly went to his own deat... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736854&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:11 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736854&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 GENEVA -- The World Council of Churches will help deliver Christmas messages and prayers of peace to the biblical birthplace of Jesus.The council, Christianity's largest ecumenical movement, said that... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736877&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:34 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736877&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - For some reason we got to talking about Shangri-La the other day. Shangri-La is supposed to be a utopian hideaway, way up in the Tibetan mountains. Many people have tried to locate it, but ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736881&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:25 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736881&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Some of our elected officials continue to join local activist groups in ringing the federal government's doorbell -- we want sitdowns in Washington, D.C. regarding border and immigration concerns.Some... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736880&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:24 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736880&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 The crowded halls of Franklin High Have you ever had that moment when you think you can't breathe and the walls are closing in on you? Well, if you went to Franklin High School, I'm sure you've had ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736879&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:22 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736879&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 COVINGTON, La.—R.J. Richard says he doesn't normally put his cell phone in his chest pocket. But he says it saved his life the one time he did. The 68-year-old man from Covington, La., was mowin... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736878&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:21 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19736878&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 ARLINGTON -- Rangers pitchers John Bannister and Willie Eyre have made considerable progress in their comebacks from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery. http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733192&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:48:47 -0500 Texas Rangers http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733192&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 WASHINGTON - A handful of lawmakers want President George W. Bush to commute the sentences of two Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a now convicted drug smuggler and covering it up. The Hous... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733385&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:33 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733385&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 AUSTIN—The winning Pick 3 numbers drawn Thursday night by the Texas Lottery, in order: 4-8-7. Sum It Up: 19 (four, eight, seven. Sum It Up: nineteen) http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733388&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:25 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733388&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 AUSTIN—Results of the Texas Two Step drawing Thursday night: Winning numbers drawn: 24-11-1-16. Bonus Ball: 1. Number matching four of four, plus Bonus Ball: 1. Prize: $200,000 Number matching f... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733387&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:27 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733387&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 The "bad news" kept coming. "Magic Landing Files Safety Reports Late", "Roller Coaster Fatality Sparks Lawsuit", "Magic Landing Losing Its Grip" and so went the... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733376&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:49 -0500 News Channel 9 http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733376&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Each year in America, unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning claims more than 500 lives and sends another 15,000 people to hospital emergency rooms for treatment.1 The United States Fire Administrati... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733379&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:20 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733379&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 AUSTIN—The winning Daily 4 numbers drawn Wednesday night by the Texas Lottery, in order: 3-1-0-6. Sum It Up: 10 (three, one, zero, six. Sum It Up: ten) http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733389&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:24 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733389&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 El Paso County officials are working on a system to remove people's private information from old court records that are published on the county's Web site.As KFOX reported, it's not against the law to... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733382&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:15 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733382&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 When the Northeast El Paso home went up in flames there were 17 family pets inside. That includes 2 ferrets that were found unconscious. Using special oxygen masks made for animals, firefighters rev... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733378&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:48 -0500 News Channel 9 http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733378&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO, Texas -- If you expect to see ASARCO up and running soon, the experts say don't."The likelihood of opening up a major factory site that's been mothballed, such as ASARCO here in El Paso, is p... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733383&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:14 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733383&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Rodriguez was behind the wheel when the tire of another tractor trailer broke off and came flying towards him. Rodriguez spent nearly a week in a coma, suffering from severe head trauma and brain dam... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733377&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:49 -0500 News Channel 9 http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733377&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 BEIJING—China acknowledged Friday for the first time that more than 19,000 schoolchildren were among the dead in the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May. The earthquake left n... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733391&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:12 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733391&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO, Texas -- The Rescue Mission has stayed busy over the past few weeks, and as the temperature continues to dip Thursday night, the staff expects more homeless people to seek shelter.Shelly Byrd... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733380&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:22 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733380&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- As the nights get colder, a Las Cruces homeless shelter is seeing more people staying, and now more meals than ever are needed to feed hungry mouths.Looking for work, the Gonzalez ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733381&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:17 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733381&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 As it gets colder, needy families could be without blankets.The extreme weather task force has run out of donations.This year, more than 2,000 blankets have been donated, and all of them have been giv... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733384&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:12 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733384&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Chapin High School's wrestling team is led by Melissa Valadez, from left, Crystal Romero, Jordan Hildreth and Billy Montgomery. (Vanessa Monsisvais / El Paso Times) http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733386&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:30 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733386&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 SEATTLE—A Federal Aviation Administration employee from Southern California took illegal perks from his job—including a plane, yachts and heavy-duty trucks—and an investigation conti... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733392&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:11 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733392&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 SALT LAKE CITY—Utah's chief federal judge will not be disciplined for donating money to Barack Obama's campaign. Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Robert Henry cleared U.S. District Judg... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733393&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:10 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733393&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 UNITED NATIONS—The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to extend the European Union's peacekeeping force in Bosnia for a year, emphasizing the importance of the country's progress t... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733394&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:09 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733394&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- Local PGA Tour pro J.P. Hayes made national news after turning himself in for using an non-approved ball during a PGA Tour qualifying tournament last week, ESPN reported on its Web site.Hay... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733396&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:07 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733396&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 DES MOINES, Iowa—Her husband just signed a smoking ban into law in April. Now Iowa first lady Mari Culver admits she already broke it. The wife of Gov. Chet Culver released a statement Thursday ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733395&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:04 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19733395&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO, Texas -- The job of the county clerk's office is to simply preserve and record public and vital records of individuals in the community. The county clerk said it's not against the law to publ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729634&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:11 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729634&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition has launched a new network of Internet cameras aimed at the Mexican border in the latest effort to bolster local border security efforts with live video steaming.Using... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729639&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:15:15 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729639&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- New Mexico State, as always, brings a strong women's basketball team to the Don Haskins Center on Thursday for a big rivalry game with UTEP, but for several reasons, the rivalry aspect seem... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729644&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:53 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729644&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - The El Paso Police Department Thursday detailed the top intersection collision locations for October in a police news release. The Gateway West and Hawkins intersection registered 10 collis... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729645&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:49 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729645&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Cold weather was forecast throughout Texas on Friday, with temperatures expected to reach the 50s during the day and drop to the lower 30s at night, according to the National Weather Service. Skies we... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729649&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:41 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729649&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 ARLINGTON -- The Rangers traded offensive-power potential for speed and defensive potential in a swap of former No. 1 Draft picks with the Phillies on Thursday. http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729380&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:49:23 -0500 Texas Rangers http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729380&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A U.S. military judge has blocked Pentagon prosecutors from using a Guantanamo prisoner's statements to U.S. authorities as trial evidence, saying they were tainted by an e... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729650&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:39 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729650&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 As of Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at least 4,201 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight mil... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729652&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:36 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729652&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Schools across New Mexico have a new tool to help reduce violence.A hot line makes it easier for kids to alert authorities about students bringing guns or knives into school.The st... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729637&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:04 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729637&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 UNITED NATIONS—The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee voted Thursday for the second year in a row to urge a global moratorium on the death penalty. The United States sided with count... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729653&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:33 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729653&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO, Texas -- Fire investigators said an early-morning house fire in northeast El Paso could have been prevented. They determined faulty wiring in the garage caused a home on Yogi Berra Circle and... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729635&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:09 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729635&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO, Texas -- KFOX has an update on East El Paso city representative Rachel Quintana's ongoing legal battle, as KFOX learns where her defense is going.KFOX broke the story back in October 2007, an... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729636&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:06 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729636&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Oswaldo Corral, 30, who police said is responsible for shooting another man who's in critical condition at Thomason Hospital is also wanted in connection with Monday's slaying of Steven Apodaca at a M... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729638&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:01 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729638&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 MANILA, Philippines—Officials in the southern Philippines say a mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain has buried houses, killing at least five people including children and leaving several ot... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729651&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:38 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729651&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Key dates in life of former Texas attorney general and U.S. Rep. Jim Mattox, who has died at the age of 65: — 1976: Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and remained in office until 1982... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729648&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:43 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729648&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Two of the suspects, 21 year-old Ernesto Parra Jr and 20 year-old Lawrence Chavira. These suspects are wanted in connection with murder of Steven Apodoca who was killed Monday night outside his trail... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729633&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:40 -0500 News Channel 9 http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729633&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Estudiantes de la escuela Capilla de Jesús vitorearon a María Ruiz, una de las finalistas para convertirse en Héroe del Año CNN. La candidata al galardón fue recibida en el Ayuntamiento de El Pas... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729655&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:27 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729655&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 BILLINGS, Mont.—A 21-year-old man was accused of getting his vehicle stuck on the edge of the Rimrocks in Billings with a passenger passed out inside. The man was charged with felony criminal en... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729656&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:11 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729656&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 GREELEY, Colo.—A Catholic priest convicted of indecent exposure for jogging naked around a track at a high school has been sentenced to five years probation. Rev. Robert Whipkey must also comple... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729657&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:10 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19729657&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 PC maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 5 percent as businesses around the world bought fewer computers and other technology products. Dell's earnings dipped to $727 million in ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724303&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:16 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724303&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - El Pasoans can do some holiday shopping and help area charities and other non-profit groups during a special private shopping event, the seventh annual Simon Evening of Giving, from 6:30 to ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724297&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:24 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724297&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 CEDAR HILL, Texas—A two-seat helicopter has crashed in Cedar Hill, about 15 miles southwest of Dallas. Live TV coverage Thursday afternoon showed the helicopter on its side, with the mangled wre... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724305&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:13 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724305&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 US actress Mischa Barton arrives on the red carpet of the Atlantis, The Palm Hotel in Dubai launch party, which is the Middle East's biggest opening gala, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724306&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:11 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724306&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 LOS ANGELES—Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality. The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724302&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:17 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724302&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 PHILADELPHIA—A federal appeals court says parents cannot sue school districts to force them to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act. The ruling Thursday comes in a case filed against the low... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724309&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:06 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724309&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronauts have ventured back out for another spacewalk to perform more repair work on a jammed joint at the international space station. Spacewalker Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724299&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:23 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724299&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 JOLIET, Ill.—A judge has dismissed felony gun charges against a former Illinois police officer suspected in the disappearance of his wife. The ruling Thursday comes after prosecutors refused to ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724307&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:09 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724307&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 HOUSTON—Texans rookie running back Steve Slaton has no problems dealing with menacing NFL defensemen. He faces a much more trying foe at home: his soon to be 2-year-old son Julian. "A cranky 2-y... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724304&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:14 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724304&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, will be the guest speaker for a UTEP business fraternity on Monday. Reyes will speak about the troubled U.S. economy at 3:15 p.m. in the Blumberg Auditor... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724298&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:24 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724298&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Powered by FeedBurner EL PASO - Local PGA Tour pro J.P. Hayes made national news after turning himself in for using an nonapproved ball during a PGA Tour qualifying tournament last week, ESPN report... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724310&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:02 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724310&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 PANAMA CITY, Panama—Laura Bush is in Panama to promote breast cancer research. The U.S. first lady arrived Thursday afternoon for a two-day visit. She and Panama's first lady, Vivian Fernandez d... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724308&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:05 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724308&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 HONOLULU—A 24-year-old woman, on her first trip to Las Vegas, is worrying less about the nation's economy. That's because Jessica Agbunag won $2.4 million on Wednesday at a Wheel of Fortune slot... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724311&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:50 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724311&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 JACKSON, Mich.—A mid-Michigan man who'd been looking for work found trouble after an arrest warrant popped up during a background check at a police station. Police also found cocaine in his pock... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724312&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:49 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724312&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y.—A monarch butterfly has a chance at completing its species' famed migration to central Mexico thanks to some tiny cardboard splints, a bit of contact cement and a trucker from... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724314&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:46 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19724314&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 A warrant has been issued for the suspect in Saturday morning's shooting that occurred in the parking lot of the Sun Lanes bowling alley. Oswaldo Corral, 30, is being sought in connection with the sh... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718229&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:45:19 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718229&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Senior Crystal Carrion of Hanks, middle, signed a softball scholarship offer from UTEP on Wednesday as her mother, Gabby, brother, A.J., and father, Andy, watched at the Hanks cafeteria. (Erika Avila ... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718235&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:45:11 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718235&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 GIDDINGS, Texas—An explosion has been reported near a city water tower in the rural town of Giddings. Austin television station KXAN reported that Thursday's blast injured three city workers, on... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718234&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:45:09 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718234&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 MILWAUKEE -- Violence erupted at the funeral of a Milwaukee toddler who died violently.Christopher Thomas Jr. died last week of severe injuries and trauma while in the foster care of his aunt, WISN-TV... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718227&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:57:21 -0500 KFOX http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718227&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - Sheriff's Office Arson Investigators are investigating a Wednesday night fire at the old Magic Landing Amusement park, and they have not ruled out arson, according to a Sheriff's Office news... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718230&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:45:16 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718230&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 ALEXANDRIA, Va.—A defense contractor who provided personal security to Afghan and Iraqi leaders has been charged with killing an Afghan civilian. Documents filed in federal court in Virginia all... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718238&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:44:59 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718238&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 TAMPA, Fla.—Making John A. "Junior" Gotti stand trial on racketeering charges in Tampa instead of New York would be like "cutting off the supplies he needs to fight the fight," his attorney told... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718240&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:44:59 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718240&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO - Two men wanted on probation and parole violation warrants were caught by officers from Northeast Patrol in separate incidents Wednesday and Thursday, according to a police news release. Ede... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718228&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:45:20 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718228&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 EL PASO -- This pretty much defines a trap game for the University of Houston football team.Last week, in their biggest showdown of the year, needing a victory against a ranked team to keep their Conf... http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718243&cat=258053fc9499c3e9 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:44:57 -0500 El Paso Times http://feeds.elpasonews.net/?rid=19718243&cat=258053fc9499c3e9