Keeping an eye on your roads during the Asarco demolition

This weekend will be a busy one in the Borderland as ASARCO and City Hall Demolition will be shutting down roads. The demolitions are scheduled for the early morning; therefore the El Paso Police Department expects traffic to be minimal. For Saturday's ASARCO demolition, drivers will be using North Mesa Street ...

• 7:56 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2013

Police: Pedestrian hit by car in northeast El Paso dies

A 29-year-old man who was hit by a car in northeast El Paso last week has died as a result of his injuries, police said. Police said David Leroy Evans was not using a crosswalk when he was crossing the street on the 10300 block of Dyer Street on April ...

• 3:24 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Construction of west side Spur 1966 project in early stages

The Texas Department of Transportation began work on the utilities portion of a $31 million Spur 1966 project in west El Paso. Crews began work on the first steps needed for the Spur 1966 project, which will connect Schuster Avenue to Paisano Drive via an overpass the will fly over ...

• Updated: 4:18 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013

NMSP identify driver killed in Anthony Gap crash

The driver who was killed after being struck head-on by another vehicle was from El Paso.  The deadly crash happened at 11:30 a.m. on Highway 404, also known as the Anthony Gap.  According to New Mexico State Police, Mathew Eychner of Chaparral, N.M., was driving eastbound with his two son, ages 10 and 12.  ...

• 3:03 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013

I-10 and I-25 interchange project wrapping up

Drivers in Las Cruces who use the Interstate 10/Interstate 25 interchange can soon say goodbye to the bright orange construction barrels. All the work on the interchange is progressing on time and on budget, said New Mexico Department of Transportation officials.  The interchange from Interstate 25 South to Interstate 10 West ...

• 9:00 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2013

Far east El Paso residents voice concerns over 'dangerous' intersection

An El Paso intersection in a far east neighborhood has residents nervous after too many accidents. The intersection of Tim Foster and Charles Foster is a family friendly neighborhood, where kids are often playing on the sidewalks and street. But all it takes is one crash caused by speeding really ...

• 3:53 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2013
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Airlift operation prompts downtown streets to close Sunday

Some downtown El Paso streets will be closed Sunday so that a new public safety communication system can be delivered.  City Council members on Tuesday allowed for the airlift operation.  A back-up generator that will be installed on the rooftop of the Wells Fargo building at 221 N. Kansas St. will be ...

• 1:10 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2013

I-10 and Loop 375 project are closer to being completed

Texas Department of Transportation crews have been hard at work on the Transmountain Road project, and it looks like it's on the fast track to the finish line.  The project that will connect Interstate 10 to Loop 375 on the west side of the Franklin Mountains is showing signs of what the final product will look like.   The 3.6 miles of construction has been under ...

• 5:36 a.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013
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Firefighters extract victim from central El Paso car accident

Emergency crews responded to a serious car accident in central El Paso in which fire crews had to extract victims from the vehicles. Around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, two vehicles collided at the intersection of Raynor Street and Missouri Avenue. Police said a red Kia SUV was traveling east on Missouri ...

• Updated: 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Driver crashes into wall

• 7:20 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2013