Anthony News

When Maria Elia Gonzalez was younger, her mother used to take her and her siblings to the graveyard every year in honor of Day of the Dead.

Originally published October 23, 2009 at 10:21 p.m., updated October 24, 2009 at 1:10 a.m. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR SGT.

County commissioners expect to have all members of the county's new ethics commission named by Monday, a week before it is supposed to begin its work.

An honor guard from Ft. Sam Houston removes the casket of Sgt. Anthony "Gabe" Green from a hearse at Finch Funeral Chapel.

The months-long process of crafting a $202 million budget for El Paso County government was rounding its last turn Monday when it veered off the track.

Three people face federal charges in connection with a scheme to bring illegal immigrants into a South Texas beach resort aboard Jet Skis.

The mobile voting units that have rolled out to senior centers, churches, colleges and other locations across the county in past elections will stay parked next spring.

Mike Rosales has been named the 2009 Outstanding Ex for El Paso High School. A 1961 graduate of the school, Rosales is also a graduate of UTEP with a business degree.

A local civil rights activist has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to get the new El Paso County Ethics Commission declared unconstitutional.

The mysterious announcement came in August: World-renowned spoken word poet and rock star activist Saul Williams would perform in McAllen.

Last week , I wrote that there's nothing local music-y to do on Tuesday nights other than hit The Moon and listen to frontman Big Mike Richardson , drummer Matt Mabe , and bassist Kevin Davis pound out classic-rock covers excellently.

Western Hills United Methodist Women is looking for vendors for its Autumn Bazaar.

The police affidavit used to charge David Marmolejo with murder in connection with the death of his mother states that he told police detectives that he was at home asleep on the night his mom vanished.

Traveling from El Paso to Anthony, Tx and Las Cruces gets a bit easier with help of a new bus route.

For those accustomed to government bureaucracies lumbering along at a snail's pace, the speed with which a Park and Ride bus service has been established between Las Cruces and El Paso has been truly astonishing.

As the sun rises Tuesday, Manny Carrasco, 42, uses his time on the Park and Ride commuter bus between Las Cruces and El Paso to do a little reading.

Justices of the Peace in El Paso County have a lot of responsibility as judges of smaller crimes, and they said their job can require a lot of driving.

An Anthony, Texas, man accused of causing his friend's death in a single-vehicle crash three years ago has pleaded guilty to intoxicated manslaughter.

How can any elected official oppose the monitoring of ethics in government? Therefore, it's perplexing that El Paso County is finding it so difficult to establish a stronger ethics commission, one with the power to impose civil penalties and to refer cases to the district attorney for criminal prosecution.

Mayor Art Franco is looking for residents to serve on an advisory board for the town of Anthony, Texas.