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TxDOT El Paso: Transmountain is open

August 17, 2022 1:15 PM David Gonzalez

UPDATE: The Texas Department of Transportation El Paso says their crews have checked out Transmountain and confirms the road remains open. TxDOT says…

Rain arrives overnight, expected to stick around for a few days

August 17, 2022 11:56 AM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas — Rain arrived overnight, bringing showers to most of the Borderland. On to three inches of rain are expected in El Paso and Las…

El Paso teens recruited to smuggle migrants into the United States through social media

August 17, 2022 11:37 AM Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas – In recent days, we’ve seen juveniles used to transport migrants into the United States. On Monday, a 19-year-old El Paso resident…

Texas school district orders 41 books — including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation — off of library shelves

August 17, 2022 10:10 AM Texas Tribune

Ahead of the first day of school, the Keller Independent School District is removing all books that were challenged last year within the school…

NASA’s mega moon rocket arrives at launchpad ahead of liftoff

August 17, 2022 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket has arrived at the launchpad — and this time, it’s for liftoff on a journey…

Schools Are Looking in Unusual Places to Deal With Teacher Shortage

August 17, 2022 8:10 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Students are heading back-to-school but not all teachers are. Nationwide, school districts are dealing with what many administrators are calling the…

Dodge will retire Charger and Challenger, its muscle car mainstays

August 17, 2022 7:51 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Fiat-Chrysler is putting its popular, gas-powered Dodge Challenger and Charger models in its rearview. The company is ending production of those…

El Paso mansion party events “temporarily canceled by court order”

August 16, 2022 2:39 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — The party’s over, at least for a few weeks, for a home in far east El Paso that the El Paso County Attorney’s office alleges is…

FBI says El Paso man punched Border Patrol Agent in the face

August 16, 2022 3:41 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is accused of punching a Border Patrol Agent in the face early Sunday morning. According to the FBI, agents arrested…

First responder describes sinkhole rescue in central El Paso

August 16, 2022 7:17 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas– A heroic act by firefighters saved the life of a 72-year-old woman last week after her car was swallowed by a sinkhole that formed…

Crash at I-10 east at Raynolds backing up traffic

August 16, 2022 7:06 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — A serious crash at I-10 east and Raynolds in the left two lanes is backing up traffic. The crash was reported just before 6:30 p.m.…

Six weeks after getting shot at a Fourth of July parade, an 8-year-old left paralyzed feels ‘hopeless’ and angry as new reality sets in

August 16, 2022 3:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Before July Fourth, Cooper Roberts was almost always active and running around. He loved playing sports — including…

Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law

August 16, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday…

Delivery driver shot man in south-central El Paso; police call delivery driver the victim

August 16, 2022 1:49 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a delivery driver who shot a man who had approached him with a wooden pole was the victim of the incident. The…

El Paso police identify U.S. driver in Upper Valley crash; confirm passengers were migrants

August 16, 2022 12:15 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 19-year-old east El Paso resident was driving the car that overturned into a canal in the Upper Valley Monday…

Two cases of West Nile Virus reported in El Paso; patients undergoing treatment

August 16, 2022 11:17 AM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — Two El Pasoans have been infected with the West Nile Virus, according to public health officials. One of the victims is a man in…

Gateway South at Yandell reopened after sinkhole opened in Central El Paso

August 16, 2022 11:28 AM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas – Gateway South Blvd is open at Yandell Dr. again after a big sinkhole opened up last week in Central El Paso. A spokesperson for El…

Top House Democrats accuse DHS watchdog of obstructing investigation into missing Secret Service text messages

August 16, 2022 10:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN Two top House Democrats are accusing the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General of obstructing their investigation…

Cowboys For Trump leader fighting to keep job in New Mexico

August 16, 2022 10:22 AM Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is fighting to keep his seat as a New Mexico county commissioner as he faces possible…

Florida judge to hold hearing Thursday on request to unseal Mar-a-Lago affidavit

August 16, 2022 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The federal magistrate judge who approved the Mar-a-Lago search warrant will hold a hearing…

First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19

August 16, 2022 7:53 AM Noelia Gonzalez

First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, her spokesperson said Tuesday. “After testing…

2nd day of jury selection begins in R. Kelly trial

August 16, 2022 7:42 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Jury selection in R. Kelly’s latest trial for child pornography and obstruction charges is set to resume Tuesday morning in Chicago. Prosecutors…

Dog contracted monkeypox from its owners

August 16, 2022 7:27 AM Noelia Gonzalez

A monkeypox case in France appears to have spread from humans to a dog. According to a case published in the Lancet Medical Journal two men who live…

Illegal border crossings fall in July but remain high

August 15, 2022 6:53 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants were stopped fewer times at the U.S. border with Mexico in July than in June, authorities said Monday, a second straight…

Kraft Heinz recalling contaminated Capri Sun juice pouches

August 15, 2022 2:21 PM Associated Press

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Kraft Heinz is recalling thousands of pouches of Capri Sun in the U.S. after some cleaning solution accidentally…