Sewage released into Rio Grande after wastewater line breaks again in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water officials said Friday evening that the utility’s Frontera Force Main had broken yet again, spilling sewage into the…
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Body pulled from Franklin Canal in Socorro
SOCORRO, Texas — A body was pulled from a canal in Socorro on Friday evening, according to authorities. Socorro police and firefighters on scene…
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Appeals court blocks El Paso mask mandate except for schools, city buildings
EL PASO, Texas — A divided 8th Court of Appeals struck down much of El Paso’s indoor mask mandate Friday, but left it intact for schools and city…
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Texas Marine among 13 U.S troops killed in Kabul attack
LAREDO, Texas — A Marine from Laredo is one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday’s attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, family…
Continue Reading Pentagon says Fort Bliss now housing 2,000+ Afghans as Cruz questions vetting
FORT BLISS, Texas — The Pentagon announced Friday afternoon that Fort Bliss is currently housing 2,160 Afghan refugees and the preparations continue…
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Board recommends parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan on 16th attempt
By Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for parole…
Continue Reading Biden is warned ‘another terror attack in Kabul is likely’ as mission enters ‘most dangerous period’
By Jeremy Diamond, Kate Sullivan and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were warned by their national security…
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Suspected El Paso burglar slashed with machete is jailed after hospital release
UPDATE, Aug. 27: El Paso police on Friday said an accused burglar who was slashed in the face by a homeowner has been released from the hospital and…
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Officials won’t discuss how many Afghan refugees are being housed at Holloman AFB & Fort Bliss
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – In a call with reporters on Friday morning, senior Biden administration officials confirmed an ABC News report that Holloman…
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Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates
By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Florida school districts may impose mask…
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Truck, car collide in crash that shuts down Montana at Lee Trevino
EL PASO, Texas — A traffic crash Friday morning forced the closure of all lanes of a busy east El Paso street. The crash happened in the 11000 block…
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COVID vaccination site opens at Dulles for arriving Afghans
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for arriving Afghans near…
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EPPD officer exchanges gunfire with man at bar fight; no injuries
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police officers responded to a bar fight early Friday morning on the east side, when shots rang out near the scene…
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Texas House OK’s GOP vote restrictions after Dems’ holdout ends
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans advanced new voting restrictions Thursday night after months of protests by Democrats, who after returning from a…
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Body found in remote desert area of Dona Ana County
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A body, suspected to be that of a migrant, was recovered Thursday night along the western edge of Dona Ana County. The…
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13 U.S. troops dead in ISIS Kabul attacks; Biden vows revenge
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport on Thursday, in the waning days of a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden…
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Texas Supreme Court pauses mask mandate in San Antonio case, but El Paso’s is still in effect
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked San Antonio’s mask mandate for public schools Thursday — the latest in the…
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El Paso federal judge grants injunction blocking migrant stops by Texas troopers
EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge in El Paso on Thursday granted the Biden administration’s request for a preliminary injunction halting an executive…
Continue Reading Blue Origin successfully completes 1st test flight from Van Horn with no passengers after Jeff Bezos trip
VAN HORN, Texas — The rocket that flew Jeff Bezos to space last month just took another brief, suborbital jaunt to the upper reaches of the…
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Rescuers call off search for man seen in Rio Grande near Ysleta Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas — Rescuers called off the search Thursday afternoon for a man spotted by U.S. Border Patrol agents in the river near Loop 375 and…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection
By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol…
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El Paso health department works on plan to administer Covid vaccine boosters
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s health department director, Angela Mora, said the city is working on a plan to begin administering Covid-19…
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El Paso’s Pepi nets game-winner at MLS All-Star Game; playing for U.S. in World Cup qualifiers
LOS ANGELES, California — Ricardo Pepi grew up straddling the ever-dwindling divide between Mexican and American soccer. The El Paso native who…
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Woman, granddaughter killed in central El Paso flood are laid to rest
EL PASO, Texas — Funeral services were held Wednesday evening for a 65-year-old woman and her 2-year-old granddaughter who died when an…
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Congresswoman Escobar visits Afghan refugees at Fort Bliss
FORT BLISS, Texas — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar visited with Afghanistan evacuees at the Fort Bliss Army post during a tour of…
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10 new cases of Covid-19’s Delta variant found in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Ten new cases of the highly contagious Covid -19 Delta variant have been confirmed among El Pasoans, including…
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WATCH: El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony
EL PASO, Texas — They are among the best the Sun City has to offer in the world of sports. The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame held an induction…
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Police seek van driver who witnessed man get gunned down on Las Cruces street
UPDATE, Aug. 25: Las Cruces police said Wednesday they were seeking to talk with a transport van driver who likely witnessed a deadly drive-by…
Continue Reading Terror threat: Americans at Kabul airport gates told to ‘leave immediately’
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday advised U.S. citizens at a number of gates at the Hamid Karzai International Airport to…
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