Music
The rock group Def Leppard canceled its Feb. 15 University of Texas-El Paso concert after receiving death threats stemming from an ethnic slur made by lead singer Joe Elliot five years ago.
Jan. 28, 1988
Travel & Experiences
Bhutanese-style architecture finds a home on the University of Texas at El Paso campus.
March 19, 2014
Sports
The University of Texas-El Paso said today it will abide by NCAA limitations placed on its new assistant football coach, Charlie Bailey, who was cited by the NCAA for violations when he was head coach at Memphis State.
March 9, 1990
Six members of the winless University of Texas El Paso football team have been suspended for breaking curfew the night before the Miners’ 42-24 loss to Colorado State last Saturday.
Oct. 16, 1992
World & Nation
As Texas surpasses 1 million coronavirus cases, the state, like much of the nation, is overwhelmed by a virus that is more stubborn than the will of many quarantine-fatigued Americans who want to wish it away.
Nov. 14, 2020
Police in El Paso, Texas, say a second person has been taken into custody following a shooting at a shopping mall.
Feb. 15, 2023
There were more mass killings in 2019 than any year dating back to at least the 1970s, a database compiled by the Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University shows.
Dec. 30, 2019
USC Sports
Former USC basketball coach Tim Floyd is hired by Texas El Paso
March 30, 2010
Miss Texas Courtney Gibbs was named Miss USA in El Paso, winning the right to compete in the Miss Universe pageant May 23 in Taiwan.
March 2, 1988
Bobby Joe Hill, 59, the leading scorer for the Texas Western team that won the 1966 national championship and changed the landscape of college basketball, died Sunday in El Paso of an apparent heart attack.
Dec. 10, 2002