Odessa man struck by truck, seriously hurt on I-10 in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Authorities were investigating an incident in which a pedestrian was struck by a semi-truck and seriously injured along Interstate…
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US Border Patrol found two young sisters wandering alone near the Arizona border
By Joe Sutton and Dakin Andone, CNN US Border Patrol is working to reunite with their family two young girls found Tuesday wandering near…
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Biden to have audience with Pope Francis during trip to Rome
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet with Pope Francis during their trip to Rome later this month for the…
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Border reopening expected to boost downtown El Paso businesses
EL PASO, Texas — With the U.S.-Mexico border set to open in November to non-essential travel, it’s expected that businesses in El Paso’s downtown…
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Shatner, crew blast to edge of space and then back to Earth
COMPLETE COVERAGE of the Race to Space: More video, stories, photosRELATED STORY: Shatner is oldest person ever to go to space: ‘The most profound…
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Assailant with bow and arrows kills 5 people in Norway
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man armed with a bow and arrows killed five people and wounded others near the…
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EP Water says sewage will still flow into Rio Grande for at least another month
EL PASO, Texas — Nearly two months to the day that a pair of wastewater pipelines ruptured in west El Paso, the city’s Public Service Board received…
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Fort Hood identifies soldier found dead behind barracks
ORIGINAL REPORT, Oct. 13: A 26-year-old Fort Hood soldier found dead Saturday behind his barracks was identified Wednesday by military officials as…
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Violent SoCal fugitive identified as man killed in LCPD shootout
UPDATE, Oct. 13: Las Cruces police on Wednesday identified a violent California fugitive as the man killed in a shootout with officers during a…
Continue Reading William Shatner is now the oldest person ever to go to space: ‘The most profound experience’
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Ninety-year-old William Shatner, who gained fame portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek,”…
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Texas youth lockups are target of federal probe for sex abuse, staff misconduct
AUSTIN, Texas — The scandal-plagued Texas Juvenile Justice Department is the target of a new federal civil rights investigation, the four U.S.…
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‘Huge problem’: Passengers are bringing a record number of guns to airports, TSA says
By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN Airline passengers are bringing guns to the airport in numbers never seen before, and it is a “huge…
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Social Security checks getting big boost as inflation rises
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost…
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China to test thousands of Wuhan blood samples in Covid-19 probe
Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, International Security Editor China is preparing to test tens of thousands of blood bank samples from the city of…
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U.S. to reopen Mexico border in November for fully vaccinated
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will reopen its land borders to nonessential…
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Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space trip from Van Horn
By CODY JACKSON and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first…
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‘It’s so windy!’: Borderland slammed by strong gusts
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Just how windy was it on Tuesday? “Can you just look at my hair?” joked Josue Grajeda, a New Mexico State University…
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City buying El Paso Times building next to City Hall for $3.6M
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council voted Tuesday to purchase the El Paso Times building that had housed the newspaper’s printing press operations…
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$8M in Fabens airport improvements aimed at boosting El Paso County economy
FABENS, Texas — Large investments into the regional airport in Fabens are bringing much needed improvements that El Paso County hopes will spur…
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Horizon City man killed when motorcycle crashes into rock wall
HORIZON CITY, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said a 32-year-old Horizon City man was killed Tuesday morning in a motorcycle crash. Eric…
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Texas House votes to put Fort Bliss back in Fierro’s district
UPDATE, Oct. 12: The Texas House unanimously approved an amendment Tuesday evening to the state’s redistricting map to include most of Fort Bliss in…
Continue Reading Coroner says Gabby Petito’s cause of death was strangulation
UPDATE: Gabby Petito’s cause of death was ruled to be strangulation and the manner of death was homicide, Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue said on…
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3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say two Postal Service workers have been fatally shot at a postal facility in…
Continue Reading U.S. House sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default
WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the House have approved a short-term hike to the nation’s debt limit. The vote Tuesday evening ensures the federal…
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Transmountain reopens after crash forced closure for several hours
UPDATE: All eastbound lanes reopened as of 3:30 p.m., according to police. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — All eastbound lanes of Transmountain…
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Wind Advisory for Borderland: 50mph gusts, blowing dust
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 635 AM MDT Tue Oct 12 2021 NMZ410>414-417-TXZ418>424-130000-…
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Federal immigration agents to end practice of worksite raids
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents will stop making mass worksite arrest of immigrants employees suspected…
Continue Reading Southwest limits canceled flights after 3 tumultuous days
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines appears to be fixing problems that caused the cancellation of nearly 2,400 flights over the previous three days.…
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3 teen boys charged in rape, slaying of 13-year-old Juárez girl
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua State Attorney General’s Office has charged three teenage boys in the rape and killing of a 13-year-old…
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Main break, which left 100 in northeast El Paso without water, now fixed
UPDATE: Service was restored to customers just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — A water main break on Monday left residents…
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