Stars coming to El Paso for annual Plaza Classic Film Festival
Actresses Kathleen Quinlan and Katherine Ross and actor Sam Elliott will make appearances during this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival.…
Continue ReadingLawsuit seeks to block Trump policy on children seeking asylum in wake of Texas detention woes
Advocates for immigrant children are suing to block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy that they say would erode legal protections…
Continue ReadingPoll: Three-quarters of Americans say there’s a border crisis
Nearly three-quarters of Americans say the situation at the southern border with Mexico is a crisis (74%), up from less than half who felt that way…
Continue ReadingEl Paso Animal Services offers pet owners July 4th safety tips
Losing a pet is no way to celebrate a holiday. Animal Services of El Paso is urging pet owners to bring their pets indoors this Fourth of July…
Continue ReadingICE seeks to fine some undocumented immigrants potentially thousands
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is issuing notices of fines for potentially thousands of dollars to undocumented immigrants who have failed to…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Trump policy keeping asylum seekers locked up without bond
A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings to thousands of asylum-seekers, which kept them…
Continue ReadingEl Paso Parks & Rec opens first ever wrestling room
The El Paso Parks and Recreation department opened its first ever wrestling room on Monday. The room is located inside the Chalio Acosta Sports…
Continue ReadingWalmart will no longer sell guns in New Mexico
Walmart stores in New Mexico will stop selling firearms July 22, according to an official with the retail giant. The news comes just one day after…
Continue ReadingCharges to be dropped against former El Paso school administrators involved in cheating scheme
Motions to withdraw guilty pleas and agreements to defer prosecutions were granted Monday for three former El Paso Independent School District…
Continue ReadingDozens of Las Cruces protesters join in nationwide ‘Close the Camps’ demonstrations
More than 70 protesters took to the streets of downtown Las Cruces to call for improved conditions at U.S. Border Patrol holding facilities as part…
Continue ReadingEl Paso doctors plead to be able to treat migrant kids at border facilities
Doctors who have been providing health care to refugee families released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, and sent to…
Continue ReadingNew gov’t photos show detained migrants in Texas pleading for help in ‘dangerous conditions’
In one photo, one of 88 men in a cell meant for 41 presses a piece of cardboard against the window, with the word “help.” In another, a…
Continue ReadingNavy SEAL acquitted of murder in killing of captive in Iraq
A military jury acquitted a decorated Navy SEAL of premeditated murder Tuesday in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in…
Continue ReadingRapinoe benched, but U.S. women defeat England 2-1 to advance to World Cup final nonetheless
U.S. Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe did not play in Tuesday afternoon’s World Cup soccer semifinals match against England, but…
Continue ReadingCitizenship question dropped from 2020 census forms by Trump administration
The U.S. Justice Department says the 2020 Census is moving ahead without a question about citizenship. Kristen Clarke, an attorney for a civil rights…
Continue ReadingCongressman Castro defends sharing video of migrants held in ‘dank, dirty’ El Paso border facility
A Texas congressman says he released video and photos of migrant women being held at a border facility in his state so the public could better…
Continue ReadingMigrant child speaks on Clint border detention camp in dramatic video
For almost two weeks, a 12-year-old migrant girl said she and her 6-year-old sister were held inside a Border Patrol station in Clint where they…
Continue ReadingNew poll shows Kamala Harris surging in Iowa
California Sen. Kamala Harris is surging in Iowa, according to a new poll in the early caucus state. Former Vice President Joe Biden still leads the…
Continue ReadingU.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe says team is focused for semifinal vs. England; How to watch
Hot off their 2-1 victory over host nation France, U.S. Women’s National Team stars Kelly O’Hara and Megan Rapinoe called their…
Continue ReadingEl Paso Water finalizes flood control project
The Mesa Hills Detention Basin Project restores a basin on El Paso’s west side that already existed. The ​​goal of the project is to…
Continue ReadingTRAFFIC ALERT: Crash on I-10 West and McRae
There is a crash on I-10 West and McRae that is blocking the left lane. Drivers need to take Gateway West or Montana to avoid this area. There are no…
Continue ReadingSPECIAL REPORT: EPFD’s water rescue team dealing with busiest season due to migrant surge
They’re ready to jump in at a moment’s notice. The El Paso Fire Department’s swift water rescue team trains in the canals and…
Continue ReadingMigrants told to drink from toilet at El Paso border station, members of Congress allege
Two prominent members of Congress dropped a bombshell accusation after visiting El Paso area border stations on Monday, claiming that agents told…
Continue ReadingLawmakers decry conditions amid tour at El Paso-area border facilities
Democratic members of Congress decried the treatment of detained immigrants in border detention facilities following a tour Monday of two such…
Continue ReadingNTSB investigators recover cockpit voice recorder in deadly Texas plane crash
Federal investigators said Monday that they have started analyzing the cockpit voice recorder from a small plane that struck a hangar after taking…
Continue ReadingPoll: Harris and Warren rise and Biden slides after first Democratic debates
Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren have made steep gains after the first Democratic presidential debate, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.…
Continue Reading18 senior Pentagon roles are vacant, filled temporarily
Eighteen of the most senior roles at the Pentagon lack permanent appointees, the Department of Defense confirmed to CNN on Monday, providing a…
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