History lands at Las Cruces airport for ‘Wings and Wheels’ event
World War II history, in the form of a C-47 plane, has landed at the Las Cruces Airport. According to a member of the C-47 crew, this specific C-47,…
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Borderland Blitz: High school football week 8 scores & highlights
Below are the scores and highlights for week 8 of the Borderland Blitz: 10/17 and 10/18 Montwood 49 vs. Pebble Hills 36 — FINAL Chapin 0 vs.…
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Border Patrol agents seize over $850,000 in meth from car at Alamogordo checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo seized over $850,000 worth of methamphetamine from one vehicle at a checkpoint earlier this week, officials…
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Firefighters knock down smoke and flames at Texas Roadhouse restaurant just off I-10 at Yarbrough
El Paso firefighters put out a small blaze that burned a portion of a restaurant just off of Interstate 10 at Yarbrough during the Friday evening…
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Wife of El Paso shooting victim with transit center just named in his honor is latest to sue Walmart
The wife of an El Paso Walmart shooting victim, who just had a Sun Metro bus station named in his honor, became the latest Friday to join a lawsuit…
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in east El Paso crash
One person was seriously injured after a motorcycle crash on Gateway East and McRae in east El Paso early Friday morning. Police on the scene told…
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Why did Mexican soldiers let El Chapo’s son free? Outgunned in firefight that left 8 dead, 20 hurt
Mexican security forces aborted their capture of a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after finding themselves…
Continue Reading NMSU Eagles? Faulty hats sold at Las Cruces Walmart
How does New Mexico State University Eagles instead of Aggies sound? That’s exactly what a hat read that was being sold at a Walmart store in…
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Las Cruces woman jailed without bond for allegedly head-butting and stabbing husband during argument
A Las Cruces woman was jailed Friday morning on charges she stabbed her husband repeatedly during an argument that got out of control. Michelle…
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I-10 westbound at Anthony reopens after crash that forced closure
A traffic crash late Friday morning forced the closure of Interstate 10 westbound near Anthony for over an hour, New Mexico authorities said. An…
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Oklahoma fugitives wanted for murder captured in El Paso
A pair of suspected killers from Oklahoma were captured by a fugitive task force in El Paso, authorities said Friday. Antonio Quinton Adair, 35, of…
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73-year-old man struck by El Paso city truck clings to life; driver faulted but not charged
A 73-year-old man remained hospitalized Friday with life-threatening injuries one day after being struck by a city-owned vehicle in the Lower Valley…
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El Paso police officer opens fire, shooting & wounding ‘suspect’
An El Paso police officer shot and wounded a person authorities described as a “suspect” late Saturday night. The shooting happened…
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El Paso officer found not guilty of manslaughter in deadly shooting of Lower Valley man in back
An El Paso police officer was found not guilty of manslaughter Thursday afternoon in the deadly shooting of a Lower Valley man in the back in 2015.…
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Crop dusting plane crashes into power lines and explodes in San Elizario, injuring pilot
A small, single-engine plane spraying crops on farmland crashed into power lines on Thursday afternoon and then exploded on the ground. The crash…
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Beto O’Rourke hosts Texas counter-rally to President Trump’s Dallas campaign event
Hundreds of supporters filled the Theatre in Grand Prairie for Beto O’Rourke’s “Rally Against Fear” on Thursday evening. The…
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Drug lord El Chapo’s eldest son captured, but then released by Mexican military after gun battles
The eldest son of “El Chapo,” the jailed notorious Mexican drug kingpin, was captured by Mexico’s military on Thursday, but then…
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Future uncertain for historic landmark Trost building in Las Cruces
One of Las Cruces’s historical landmarks, built in 1929 and designed by Henry Trost, faces the threat of demolition due to illegal activity…
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Trump likens Turkish attack on Kurds to schoolyard fight at Texas rally: ‘You got to let them fight’
President Donald Trump on Thursday night compared the attack by the Turkish military on Syrian Kurds, onetime American allies in the fight against…
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Previously planned pedestrian safety campaign launches in El Paso amid recent deaths
Multiple agencies in the Borderland are teaming up for a second year in an effort to try to reduce pedestrian fatalities on the road. The Texas…
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‘Waste of our time’: Ethics complaints against El Paso Mayor Dee Margo dismissed by commission
The city of El Paso’s Ethics Review Commission unanimously voted Thursday afternoon to dismiss ethics complaints against Mayor Dee Margo…
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry tells Trump during their flight to Texas that he plans to quit
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, described by colleagues as one of the “three amigos” on U.S. policy on the Ukraine, will step down at…
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Eastwood High School parade to shut down portions of Montwood, Yarbrough drives
East side drivers, listen up! The Eastwood High School Homecoming Parade could impact your daily commute. A portion of Montwood Drive and Yarbrough…
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Semi-truck hits overpass in Fabens, shuts down portion of I-10
A semi-truck hit an overpass in Fabens shutting down a small portion of Interstate 10 westbound and the overpass, according to the El Paso County…
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Accused Las Cruces child pornographer indicted on 12 felony counts
A Las Cruces man was indicted by a Dona Ana County grand jury Thursday on 12 felony counts of making and possessing child pornography Raymond Pacheco…
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El Paso boy killed as he crossed street was selling chips to help family after his mother’s death
A 13-year-old boy was struck and killed by a truck as he crossed the street Tuesday night. Brian Velazquez was crossing the Dyer on his scooter, not…
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U.S. Border Patrol’s growing presence at hospitals in Texas, Florida creating fear
U.S. Border Patrol agents followed a 10-year-old immigrant with cerebral palsy to a Texas hospital and took her into custody after the surgery. She…
Continue Reading Las Cruces man jailed without bond after allegedly holding knife to 13-year-old son’s face
A Las Cruces man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened his 13-year-old son with a knife. Las Cruces police said 37-year-old Edward…
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Texas Tribune joins forces with ProPublica to create new statewide investigative unit
ProPublica is widely thought to be the gold standard of nonprofit investigative journalism. And The Texas Tribune has the same reputation on the…
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Boy struck & killed by pickup in northeast El Paso; elderly woman dead in Lower Valley car crash
Two people were killed in separate traffic incidents about 90 minutes apart Tuesday night; a boy was struck and killed while crossing street in…
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