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• Former UT-Brownsville President Juliet García to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

  03-07-2022 02:26 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Former university president to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom      
  
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• State district judge issues gag order in El Paso Walmart mass shooting case

  02-07-2022 02:24 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The defendant is accused of killing 23 people and injuring dozens of others Aug. 3, 2019, in a racist attack at a Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall.      
  
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• Former city tax assessor-collector, 'Woman of the Year' Marta Duron Hernandez dies at 87

  02-07-2022 00:23 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Marta Duron Hernandez died Wednesday at the age of 87 after a successful career as city tax assessor-collector and decades of public service.      
  
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• Taiwan manufacturer representatives tour Borderplex region in search for new sites

  01-07-2022 17:31 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Boderplex Alliance economic development organization hosts delegation touring El Paso, Santa Teresa, and Juarez.      
  
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• El Paso County officials study $78.4M worth of ideas to upgrade coliseum, add amphitheater

  01-07-2022 15:34 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Adding small concert venue next to County Coliseum, putting amphitheater at Ascarate Park are concepts being explored.      
  
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• One dead, one detained in El Paso federal drug task force shooting in far East Side

  01-07-2022 01:29 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The shooting by law enforcement occurred on a busy stretch of Zaragoza Road by Joe Battle Boulevard in far East El Paso.      
  
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• Supreme Court sides with states, curbs EPA authority to regulate power plant emissions

  30-06-2022 23:30 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton welcomed the ruling in favor of Republican-led states and coal companies that joined the suit.      
  
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• No one injured after vehicle crashes into laundromat in El Paso's Lower Valley

  30-06-2022 23:19 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The business kept spinning despite the accident.      
  
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• El Paso city manager, attorney evaluations released; Gonzalez receives another salary increase

  30-06-2022 18:35 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Both received evaluations that exceeded standards for the evaluation year from June 2021 to June 2022, according to the evaluations.      
  
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• Here are tips on keeping your pets safe during the Fourth of July holiday in El Paso

  30-06-2022 17:57 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  City of El Paso Animal Services urges pet owners to practice pet safety tips and offers advice on helping reunite lost pets with their owners.      
  
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• El Paso Chamber hires Andrea Hutchins, first female CEO in its 123-year history

  30-06-2022 17:21 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The former El Paso County economic development director will begin her new job Aug. 1.      
  
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• El Paso's state lawmakers say abortion, guns among key issues at next legislative session

  30-06-2022 01:14 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith hosted a panel discussion with the lawmakers Tuesday at the University of Texas at El Paso.      
  
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• 'I'd do anything to have him back': Hiker's death in Franklin Mountains reminder of risks from heat, dehydration

  29-06-2022 17:47 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Washington State native Jerred Woods had reunited with his daughter in El Paso and went missing on a Saturday afternoon hike.      
  
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• Teen stabbed during home invasion in far East El Paso neighborhood

  29-06-2022 16:59 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The stabbing occurred when three masked people entered a home in the far East Side.      
  
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• El Paso drug dealer gets 24 years in prison for pair of cocaine overdose deaths

  29-06-2022 12:20 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  Two people died of cocaine overdoses in 2017. Now, an El Paso drug dealer is going to prison.      
  
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• El Paso man sentenced in the disappearance death of Erika Gaytan after a concert in 2019

  28-06-2022 22:02 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  An El Paso man was sentenced in the murder of Erika Andrea Gaytan, who went missing after a concert.      
  
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• Environmental groups petition EPA, say TCEQ overlooks air pollution impact on minorities

  28-06-2022 21:55 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Familias Unidas del Chamizal and other environmental groups say Texas does is not accounting for environmental justice when issuing air permits.      
  
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• View photos of Texas Tribune's "Inside the Interim with El Paso Lawmakers" at UTEP

  28-06-2022 21:26 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith held a panel discussion with three of El Paso's state legislative representatives on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at UTEP's Undergraduate Learning Center.      
  
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• El Paso's major school districts approve pay raises for teachers, staff

  28-06-2022 17:48 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  The Socorro, El Paso and Ysleta school boards approved pay raises for staff along with retention stipends and new starting minimum wage raises.      
  
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• El Paso County begins process to possibly increase taxes for $346M in medical projects

  28-06-2022 17:01 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Financing proposed UMC, Children's Hospital projects with certificates of obligation or voter-approved bonds is jist of debate.      
  
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• 'The Roswell Incident:' UFOs and conspiracy theories still flying high 75 years later

  28-06-2022 13:01 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  In late June and early July 1947, the country was awash in UFO sightings. The Borderland was no exception.      
  
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• Little-used Texas law allows parents to give up newborns at fire stations, hospitals

  28-06-2022 01:51 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Little-used Texas law allows parents to give up newborns at fire stations, hospitals      
  
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• Ex-El Paso police officer gets prison for aiding cocaine-dealing stepfather

  27-06-2022 23:21 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  A corrupt former El Paso police officer was sentenced for trying to shield her stepfather's cocaine dealing operation.      
  
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• 'Boss' woman sentenced in drug cartel-linked dismemberment killing of El Paso man

  27-06-2022 20:38 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  An El Paso woman was sentenced in the death of a man whose dismembered body was found in the desert in 2016.      
  
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• El Paso YWCA CEO Sylvia Acosta resigns; Sereka Barlow named interim replacement

  27-06-2022 20:24 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  Sylvia Acosta led the organization since 2017 and through COVID-19, during which it provided child care services to first responders.      
  
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• COVID-19 transmission rate 'high' in El Paso County; Sheriff's Office sets vaccine drive

  27-06-2022 19:58 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  With a high-transmission status, the CDC recommends avoiding "non-essential indoor activities" and wearing a well-fitting mask.      
  
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• Two men stabbed at West El Paso house party; suspect sought

  27-06-2022 17:28 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  El Paso police investigate a double-stabbing at a house party on the West Side.      
  
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• El Paso police identify 2 men found dead at homes in homicides in Central, far East Side

  27-06-2022 17:18 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  El Paso police homicide detectives investigate the deaths of two men in separate homes.      
  
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• Man dies after arrest by El Paso police at 7-Eleven store in the Northeast

  27-06-2022 17:02 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A man died following a struggle with El Paso police officers while being arrested in the Northeast.      
  
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• Crime of the Week: Death on Laurel Street

  26-06-2022 21:39 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Juan Francisco Grajeda was found dead inside his apartment on Laurel Street in Central El Paso.      
  
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• Burglary suspect accused of murder in death of woman slain in South-Central El Paso home

  26-06-2022 20:13 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  An El Paso man arrested after a home burglary is accused of killing a woman in her home on Glenwood Street.      
  
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• 'We can't give up': El Pasoans reflect after Roe v. Wade overturned, end of abortion rights

  26-06-2022 15:28 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  El Pasoans voiced fear and uncertainty the evening after the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated abortion protections.      
  
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• El Paso celebrates disco-themed 17th Annual Sun City Pride Parade

  25-06-2022 21:50 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  El Pasoans dance their way through Downtown, celebrating the disco themed 17th Annual El Paso Sun City Pride Parade on Saturday, June 25, 2022.      
  
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• El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez's salary may near $600,000 by end of contract in 2029

  25-06-2022 15:48 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Assuming City Manager Tommy Gonzalez continues to earn 5% merit increases, his salary could almost top $600,000 by 2029.      
  
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• See photos of El Pasoans protest at San Jacinto Plaza after Roe v. Wade overturned

  25-06-2022 15:39 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  El Pasoans gathered at San Jacinto Plaza on Friday, June 24, 2022, to show their concern hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.      
  
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• View photos of first responders training to extricate victims from crashed vehicles

  25-06-2022 07:15 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  First responders train in extricate victims from crashed vehicles at Caliber Collision in West El Paso on Friday, June 24, 2022.      
  
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• Segundo Barrio's history comes alive in its colorful murals

  25-06-2022 00:21 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  Learn about the history of Segundo Barrio through this pictorial tour of some of its murals.      
  
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• View photos of Troy Aikman at Union Draft House promoting 'Eight Elite Lager'

  21-06-2022 05:14 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The El Paso crowds gathered like no other Monday evening, and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman took notice.      
  
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• After deadly 2021 flooding in El Paso, water development board moving forward on West Texas plans

  13-06-2022 21:54 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A regional planning group is establishing flood mitigation projects and priorities in Far West Texas as part of the State Flood Plan.      
  
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• El Paso police seek hit-and-run driver who struck Fort Bliss soldier crossing street

  13-06-2022 19:22 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A Fort Bliss soldier was injured in a hit-and-run while crossing a street in East El Paso.      
  
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• El Paso police Gang Unit arrests 2 in Lower Valley drive-by shooting that wounded teen

  12-06-2022 23:19 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  El Paso police gang investigators make arrests in a drive-by shooting that wounded a teen on Edith Drive.      
  
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• Due to increased drownings, Border Patrol warns Borderland residents on crossing canal

  11-06-2022 21:27 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  In an attempt to avoid detection, it is not uncommon for undocumented migrants to try to swim across canals along the border in El Paso.      
  
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• Doniphan Drive by Sunland Park closed due to two-vehicle crash involving motorcycle

  11-06-2022 19:29 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Due to the severity of the crash on Doniphan Drive by Sunland Park, New Mexico, the Special Traffic Investigations Unit is looking into the collision.      
  
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• William Beaumont Army Medical Center water problem brings million-dollar bill

  11-06-2022 15:15 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Sanitization of surgical instruments won't resume inside Army hospital until additional water upgrade made.      
  
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• El Paso Electric customers asked to reduce electric use due to transmission line outage

  10-06-2022 21:48 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Major New Mexico power transmission line being repaired after overnight damage.      
  
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• Driver of pickup arrested in fatal in El Paso; motorcyclist dies in Thursday crash

  10-06-2022 21:04 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  El Paso traffic roundup: A pickup truck driver was arrested after a Wednesday hit-and-run, motorcyclist dies in Thursday crash, police say.      
  
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• New Mexico fines El Paso Water $1.2M for sewage discharge into Rio Grande in Sunland Park

  10-06-2022 02:11 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  New Mexico regulators fined the utility and said the utility showed "flagrant disregard for the health and welfare of New Mexicans."      
  
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• Monsignor Arturo Bañuelas, an advocate for farmworkers and immigrants, to retire in July

  09-06-2022 23:00 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Bañuelas has been the pastor of St. Mark's Parish on the East Side, since 2014, after being re-assigned from St. Pius X Catholic Church.      
  
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• El Paso crime: Woman found slain at home; teen wounded in West Side shooting

  09-06-2022 22:08 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A woman is found slain at a home, a teenager is shot and police confront a home burglary suspect in recent El Paso crime news.      
  
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• Triple-digit heat breaking records this week in El Paso: Here's how to stay safe in a scorcher

  09-06-2022 21:24 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Triple-digit heat could break records. City recommends vulnerable populations      
  
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