The El Paso Chihuahuas gave up three runs in the opening inning and never recovered on their way to a second straight loss to the Fresno Grizzlies. The starting pitcher for the visitors, Mike Hauschild, went six full innings, shutting down the Chihuahua’s...

The El Paso StreetFest took place on Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27. Hosted by KLAQ, this year marked fourteen years of the festival. The StreetFest pulled in an estimated 12,000 attendees each night with headlining acts Halestorm, Young Rising Sons,...

  For richer or for poorer, until death do they part, under the United States Constitution same-sex couples were married in El Paso, Texas.   At approximately 12:20 p.m. on June 26, Yairo Herrera and Luke Oleander became the first...

  In a landmark ruling, The Supreme Court decided in favor of marriage equality in all 50 states on Friday. This ends the possibility of states banning same-sex marriage and must now recognize same-sex unions as legal. The LGBTQ community...

Happy Friday! I didn’t get a chance to blog last Friday because I was in the midst of a tremendous two-day visit to UT El Paso. All of our universities and health institutions contribute culturally and economically to their local communities, but...

This past May, a new social media trend known as the Eric Sheppard challenge has outraged veterans, members of the military and Americans all over the nation. It has also empowered a movement in support of free speech. Sheppard, who is an African-American...

Whenever the streets are adorned with red, white and blue, it’s unmistakably Independence Day. The national holiday is fast approaching and the event list in El Paso is ample, ranging from parades to theme parties that will entertain the El Paso community...

It is the norm that the dugout of a minor league baseball team is in constant flux. The El Paso Chihuahuas know that all too well, but this season they have also dealt with a change in coaching. After the Chihuahuas’ parent club, the San Diego Padres,...

The first exhibit in El Paso to highlight the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community is now open to the public. This is a progressive move toward recognition among the LGBTQ community in the Sun City as their artistic endeavors are presented...

UTEP track and field’s season has come to an end after the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Of the four Miner athletes who traveled to Eugene, Oregon, senior Anthony Rotich was the most successful. Rotich was not only looking to be the first to finish...