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Answers To All Your Balloonfest Questions Online Tomorrow

Dubba G — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:12:27 +0000

Need info on The Q Balloonfest that you can’t find at KLAQ.com?? Tomorrow is the day to get it!! KLAQ Operations Director/Program Director Kevin Vargas along with KLAQ live events coordinator Veronica Hernandez will do a live chat tomorrow starting at 1pm! Get the lowdown on the official summer kick off party/concert tomorrow right here!! [...]

UTEP Hires Sean Kugler As Next Head Football Coach

Monster — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:48:08 +0000

UTEP has just confirmed that former UTEP player and assistant and current Pittsburg Steelers Offensive Line Coach Sean Kugler is going to be the next head football coach of the UTEP Miners. Kugler is 46 years old and will replace 66 year old Mike Price who retired a couple of weeks ago. The Miners have [...]

Your Child Didn't Serve In War? Pay Up! [POLL]

Teresa Provencio — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:37:29 +0000

According to a new article, if your children didn’t serve in the military, some people think you should be donating to military-related charities to make up for the lack of participation. An article in this morning’s El Paso Times told the story of three wealthy couples who have started a fundraising effort to raise $30 [...]

When News Photos Caption Themselves (Photo)

Buzz Adams — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:18:55 +0000

Pictured at left is a story that ran this morning in the El Paso times. The story is about the current controversy in the El Paso school district having to do with cheating and the subsequent cover-up by the EPISD Superintendent, Lorenzo Garcia.

The woman in the photo is EPISD School Board President Isela Castanon-WIlliams and the story has to do with her conflicting accounts of how this scandal was handled.

Look carefully at the photo. Do you see the "self-caption"? Click to the next page if you need help.

The El Paso (Some)Times: Where Was Paper for UTEP's Upset? [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:29:14 +0000

Arguably the biggest victory of the season for UTEP. First road win. Young team. Nearly 17,000 fans cheering against the Miners in one of the most hostile settings in all of Conference USA. Against all odds, UTEP beat the Memphis Tigers in their own building, 60-58. But take a good look at the lead paragraph [...]

El Paso, 1. Westboro Baptist Church, 0.

Dubba G — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:05:39 +0000

Those morons didn’t even bother to park their car! About 1,000 frinds, family and even strangers showed up yesterday in response to Westboros threatened protest of a Marines funeral. The services for Marine Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz went just fine though thanks to a TON of volunteers. Thank you to everyone that showed up to [...]

El Paso Times: Smaller ASARCO Smokestack Comes Down [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:38:48 +0000

Breathe easier, El Paso. They’re cleaning it up, piece-by-piece, and if they’re on schedule, early next year the ASARCO smokestack that has been a part of the El Paso skyline for over 100 years will come tumbling down. Courtesy of the El Paso Times, check out video of the smallest smokestack being demolished.

Super Mario and Courtney Nelson Featured In El Paso Times Article About The KLAQ River Raft Race

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:45:54 +0000

We had a ton of fun at the River Raft Race this past weekend, and Super Mario spent some time building the KLAQ Morning Show raft for us. The El Paso Times came out and talked with Super Mario about his raft and his participation in the race.

No Fireworks In El Paso This Year!

Dubba G — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:35:12 +0000

Don’t worry, the HUGE fireworks show at the El Paso Downtown Street Festival is still on!! In fact, Street Fest may be your ONLY chance to see a fireworks show in El Paso this year! City council has voted to ban fireworks (sale, use AND possesion) this year due to our current “way dry” conditions. They .. in theory [...]

Tunnel Vision Courtesy Of The Internet?

Dubba G — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:24:14 +0000

Getting “together” in the virtual world may be driving us apart in the real one! At teh very least it may be affecting our thoughts! Have you ever run a search on something .. let’s say Metallica .. and gotten one of those “if you like Metallica, you may like these bands” lists?? What if you [...]

A Taste of El Paso in the Times

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:25:32 +0000

This Saturday, you can eat at more than a dozen different restaurants, sample beers and wines, and have a great night (or date)! It’s downtown with A Taste of El Paso! Victor Martinez at the El Paso Times wrote a great story about us today: “There are a lot of very good restaurants in El [...]

Winter II: The Sequel! More Bad Weather Coming

Dubba G — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:50:43 +0000

Winter is not quite done with us yet. Strong winds have already begun and, as another big storm hits the central part of the country, some of it is heading for the El Paso area. According to The El Paso Times; “The weather is expected to get ugly tonight, and local officials are preparing for any possible hazards [...]