COVID-19 pandemic expected to have 'massive' impact on El Paso court system As court hearings are postponed because of COVID-19 and trial dates remain up in the air, some El Paso defendants could be waiting more than a year for their cases to be heard. Thousands of defendants are currently out on personal recognizance bonds, which has terms similar to probation. The delays will essentially result in defendants, who have followed all the terms of their bonds for more than a year, serving two te

Death in the Desert: The David Leonard Wood murders 30 years later It was the last day of school 30 years ago this summer. With her parents’ permission, 15-year-old Desiree Wheatley had been at a friend’s house celebrating their middle school graduation. Wearing a T-shirt signed by all her classmates — an end-of-year ritual meant to provide a keepsake for years to come — Desiree made her way home with another friend. The two then split ways and Desiree stopped at the Circle K convenience stor