Arrest made after Socorro shooting that wounded 2, prompted high school lockout
SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro police said Wednesday they had made an arrest following the wounding of two people in a shooting Tuesday afternoon that…
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Police car crashes into notable central El Paso church
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Police Department squad car crashed late Tuesday afternoon into a central city church. The police squad car ran…
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Gas odor from boiler prompts brief evacuation of El Paso’s Western Hills Elementary School
EL PASO, Texas — A gas odor on Wednesday morning prompted the brief evacuation of students from Western Hills Elementary School. Originally feared…
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Better Business Bureau launches campaign to help Borderland residents avoid scams
EL PASO, Texas — The Better Business Bureau Paso del Norte chapter is working with law enforcement and community partners to dedicate the week of…
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Nearly half of all El Paso traffic deaths so far this year involve pedestrians
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police released the latest numbers of traffic deaths for 2019, and so far nearly half of them as cases of pedestrians…
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Blue Halloween buckets signifying autism draw mixed reaction from El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas — The blue bucket trend started after a post on Facebook went viral. It was posted by a mother whose son has autism, encouraging…
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El Paso City Council seeks to strip Sam Morgan of Alternate Mayor Pro-Tem role after abuse arrest
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso City Council member said Monday that he will be seeking to strip City Rep. Sam Morgan of his Alternate…
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Cirque du Soleil returns to El Paso in 2020 with ‘OVO’
EL PASO, Texas — Cirque du Soleil returns to El Paso in March 2020 with the show ‘OVO’. The show first came to El Paso in 2017, and organizers said…
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Mexican singing star Ana Gabriel coming to El Paso on 2020 concert tour
EL PASO, Texas — Ana Gabriel has announced that she’s coming to El Paso as part of her North American concert tour. The El Paso concert will…
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‘Big Boy’: World’s largest steam locomotive makes a stop in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Union Pacific’s ‘Big Boy’ No. 4014 locomotive arrived in El Paso Monday as part of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental…
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El Paso Zoo elephant ‘Juno’ undergoes successful breast cancer treatment
EL PASO, Texas — Juno the elephant has successfully completed her fourth breast cancer treatment procedure. The El Paso Zoo said Monday that the…
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73-year-old man struck by El Paso city truck dies in hospital; driver faulted but not charged
EL PASO, Texas — A 73-year-old man died in the hospital of his injuries just one day after being struck by a city-owned vehicle in the Lower Valley,…
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Barricaded teen murder suspect held on $1M bond for El Paso shooting that killed Ft. Bliss soldier
EL PASO, Texas — A barricaded teenage murder suspect was arrested about an hour into a SWAT standoff over the weekend that followed a house…
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Barricaded teen murder suspect held on $1M bond for El Paso shooting that killed Fort Bliss soldier, hurt 4 others
EL PASO, Texas — A barricaded teenage murder suspect was arrested about an hour into a SWAT standoff over the weekend that followed a house party…
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Off-duty El Paso police officer uses stun gun on man ‘with a weapon’ at an east side Walmart
EL PASO, Texas – An off-duty El Paso police officer used a stun gun on a theft suspect “with a weapon” at a Walmart store on Sunday afternoon and…
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‘I thought it was a dream’: Friends remember 13-year-old El Paso boy struck crossing street
EL PASO, Texas — Students from Terrace Hills Middle School held a vigil for 13-year-old Brian Velasquez on Sunday evening. Velasquez was struck by…
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Border Patrol catches 21 migrants entering El Paso through storm drain system in Segundo Barrio
EL PASO, Texas – A U.S. Border Patrol raid in El Paso’s historic Segundo Barrio neighborhood on the city’s south side late Friday night resulted…
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9 pedestrians struck, 8 killed in past month in El Paso; Prosecutors struggle to charge motorists
EL PASO, Texas – As police work to investigate nine cases (eight deadly) of pedestrians struck by motorists over roughly the past month, the El…
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9 pedestrians struck, 8 killed in past month in El Paso; Prosecutors struggle to charge motorists
As police work to investigate nine cases (eight deadly) of pedestrians struck by motorists over roughly the past month, the El Paso County District…
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Border Patrol catches 21 migrants entering El Paso through storm drain system in Segundo Barrio
A U.S. Border Patrol raid in El Paso’s historic Segundo Barrio neighborhood on the city’s south side late Friday night resulted in 21…
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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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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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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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