Vinton News

One man was sentenced to five years in prison for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl from Vinton, Texas.

A man accused of kidnapping his underage girlfriend last year was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday, the same day the victim was due to give birth to their child.

Residents of the village of Vinton, Texas can pick up sandbags at Vinton's City Hall Tuesday.

Over the weekend, Sheriff's Deputies had a walk-in at the Vinton station in regarding a kidnapping.

Voters in outlying municipalities in El Paso County cast ballots in sometimes contentious races on Saturday in Horizon City, Anthony and Vinton.

Man killed in rollover in West El Paso Council votes to accept proposed Asarco clean-up plan EL PASO COUNTY -- Deputies arrested a man who allegedly pointed a double-barreled shotgun at a driver in Vinton, Texas, officials with the El Paso County Sheriff's office said.

El Paso County Sheriff's Deputies arrest a man for allegedly kidnapping his estranged wife and child, then taking them to Juarez.

Early voting results show that two incumbent mayors in outlying communities were ahead of their challengers.

Almost three years have passed since the 2006 floods destroyed the homes of dozens of families in Vinton, a town north of the El Paso city limits in far West El Paso County.

WHO: EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEN: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:25 PM WHERE: 200 block of Rancho Estancias Vinton, TX WHY: 6 ARRESTED / INVESTIGATION CONTINUES VINTON,TX- Late Wednesday afternoon 03-25-09 at 5:25 PM, Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to 200 block of Rancho Estancias in Vinton, El Paso County, Texas in reference to subjects ...

Deputies arrested six men on suspicion of stealing the contents of a storage shed and attempting to steal a Vinton mobile home, said an El Paso County Sheriff's Office spokesman.

On Monday, the village of Vinton got the backing of El Paso County when it comes to getting desperately needed sewage systems from the state and federal government.

The cash-strapped Village of Vinton received the support of the county in their effort to secure millions of dollars in funding to bring potable water and drainage to the town.

Voters in Clint will decide May 9 whether to approve a quarter-cent city sales tax that would be used for street maintenance.

Sheriff's deputies Thursday captured two fugitives, a Vinton man from Crime Stoppers' most wanted list and a parolee wanted in Oklahoma, according to a spokesman for the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

Bill Childress Elementary School recently hosted the 2008-09 Science Fair at which more than 350 students presented their projects.

A Central El Paso man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly stole lotion from a Vinton dollar store, then led El Paso County Sheriff's deputies on a foot chase, deputies said.

The trial of a Chaparral man accused of shooting a woman in the chest in 2007 has been postponed in District Court here.

A fire burned through a field about two football fields in length near Border Steel in Vinton about 11 a.m. Monday.

Four men were arrested during a drug sting conducted by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday afternoon in a Central El Paso parking lot.