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Third-place candidate shares thoughts on mayoral race

El Paso mayoral candidate, Robert Cormell came in third place on election night, according to unofficial results.

At least three new faces expected on El Paso City Council

Mayor John Cook, Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega each reached their limit of two terms this election. Going into the May, 2013 election, at least three new faces were expected to join El Paso City Council.

City Councilman Steve Ortega makes it to runoff for mayoral election

The final numbers for the mayoral election on Friday lead to an official runoff.

City council races to be decided in a runoff

Four El Paso City Representative seats were up for grabs Saturday night. Three of the four are headed to a runoff. Emma Acosta ran unopposed in District 3 and was elected to another term.

Rotich Clocks in Meet Record at C-USA Championship

Anthony Rotich was unstoppable in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase claiming first place with a new Conference USA meet record.

El Paso mayoral candidates make last minute push for election

The 8 candidates running for Mayor of El Paso hunkered down Saturday to make every last vote count.

May voting results 2013

Last update: 9:58 p.m. Anthony ISD

Fort Bliss responds to Westboro Baptist Church's planned protest at memorial service

Fort Bliss officials are speaking out about plans by the controversial Westboro Baptist Church to protest the memorial service of five Fort Bliss soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan. 

To locals' surprise, Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried in Virginia cemetery

The body of one of the two men accused of pulling off the Boston Marathon attack has been buried in rural Virginia -- a development that local officials said caught them totally "off guard."

NM State Falls to SJSU in WAC Title Game

The New Mexico State softball fell in the 2013 edition of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship game with a 4-0 final score to the San Jose State Spartans on Saturday, May 11.

2013 UIL State Track and Field Meet Results

The final day of competition of the UIL Track and Field State Championships at the Mike A. Myers Stadium located at the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Below are the results from area athletes, check later for updates.

Update: massive central El Paso fire

Update: Friday's massive apartment fire in Central El Paso.

El Paso and New Mexico Baseball/Softball Playoff Results

Here is the High School Softball and Baseball Playoff Scores for Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11 for the Texas UIL tournament and the New Mexico state playoffs. Check back for updates:

Texas first responder to plead not guilty to pipe bomb charge

An emergency responder to last month's deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion will plead not guilty to the charge of having possessed materials for a pipe bomb, his lawyer said Saturday.

Statistics Indicate Hunting is Getting Safer in Texas

Hunting accidents and fatalities in Texas continued their long-term decline in 2012, still below three accidents per 100,000 hunters in recent years.