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As elections near, Netanyahu casts Turkey as Israel’s latest enemy

By Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign. The image showed its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan , alongside the leaders of Iran, Hezbollah and t...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 25, 2026

El Paso County approves Hospital District's FY 2027 $2B budget, tax rate

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The El Paso County Hospital District passed its Fiscal Year 2027 budget and tax rate. El Paso County Commissioners approved the Hospital District's $2.1 billion budget and $0.236904 tax rate on Monday, Aug. 24. The County Hospital District oversees Univer...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 24, 2026

El Paso County declares Aug. 24 'Ricardo Pepi Day'

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso County Commissioners passed a resolution to make Aug. 24 "Ricardo Pepi Day" to honor the professional soccer player who represented the Sun City at the FIFA World Cup. The resolution was passed on Monday and brought to the court by El Paso County ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 24, 2026

Active-duty military spouses detained amid Trump’s deportation campaign

By Catherine Bouvet Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez woke up to a gut-wrenching call at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday: Cristy Maryori Villafranca Trejo, his wife and the mother to their 6-year-old daughter, was aboard a plane about to be deported to Honduras. ​Turcios told ABC News that...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 24, 2026

Las Cruces City Council OKs affordable housing project

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Las Cruces City Council approved an affordable housing project that will house about 70 people. During its meeting on Monday, Aug. 17, the City Council approved a property management agreement for Amador Crossing, a 50-unit affordable housing project ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 22, 2026

Muere a los 80 años el “niño lobo” de Sierra Morena

Por Laura Sharman, CNN Se le conocía como “el niño lobo de Sierra Morena”. Durante la mayor parte de su infancia, Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja vivió en estas remotas montañas españolas, aislado del contacto humano. Pasó doce años extraordinarios siendo criado por lobos, tras un trági...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 22, 2026

Trump officials touted a voter fraud bombshell. Their data hasn’t proved it

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stood before the cameras last month and announced what he cast as a bombshell. “We’ve identified 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote in just four states,” Mullin told reporters. The Department of Homeland ...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

Canutillo ISD draws trustee candidates as salmonella recalls expand to jalapeños

This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. Four Canutillo ISD Trustee Seats on Nov. 3 Election Ballot Four at-large seats on the Canutillo Independent School Dist...

El Paso MattersAug 21, 2026

65% of aspiring US entrepreneurs plan to use AI to launch a business in 2026

One in 3 U.S. adults (33%) plan to start a new business or side hustle in 2026—a 94% jump from last year —as more people view entrepreneurship as their best path to financial stability and wealth. These insights come from a new survey commissioned by Intuit QuickBooks of more tha...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

Texas, Iowa Senate races shift to toss ups: Cook Political Report

The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted its ratings for both the Texas and Iowa Senate races to toss-ups Thursday as Republicans grapple with a scandal-ridden candidate in the Lone Star State and a shifting political environment that could favor Democra...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 20, 2026

Alaska was a trial run for Democrats’ Senate majority hopes. How did it go?

By Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — The Alaska primary on Tuesday presented us with something unusual ahead of the 2026 midterm elections: An actual matchup between the two candidates who will face off in November in a key Senate race. That’s because the state uses an all-party primary s...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 20, 2026

Who’s Running for City Council in November?

El Pasoans will be going to the polls on November 3rd to elect several candidates to several political offices. Among the national and state candidates are several local races including county and city council open seats. Monday was the last day to file an application to run for ...

El Paso News (elpasonews.org)Aug 20, 2026

Waymo Gets The Green Light Across California

(TestMiles) - California has given autonomous ride-hailing one of its biggest regulatory green lights yet, and the immediate winner may be consumers rather than the companies building the cars. On August 14, the California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo’s updated pass...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 20, 2026

Do S corporations actually save business owners on taxes? What the data says

Switching from an LLC to S corporation status marks an important milestone in the life cycle of a business. Most comparisons focus on one number: how much self-employment tax is saved by an S corp election. That number is real, but it is only half the equation. Based on proprieta...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 20, 2026

The identity risks that come with starting a new job

You’ve just landed your dream job, and a welcome email hits your inbox asking you to complete onboarding paperwork, set up direct deposit, and submit your Social Security number. You don’t bat an eye since it seems routine. But what if that email isn’t actually from your new empl...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 20, 2026

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton for top FDA job

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has nominated White House Domestic Policy Council Deputy Director Heidi Overton to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. The post Trump picks Dr. He...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 19, 2026

House Republican on USS Abraham Lincoln concerns: 'I don't make much of it'

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) said Monday he does not “make much” of reports that allege crew members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are suffering from declining mental health and supply shortages due to its long deployment. In an appearance on Fox Business's “Mornings with Maria” an...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 19, 2026

Range Rover Pearl Luster Is a One-Off Pebble Beach Gem

(TestMiles) - Monterey Car Week has never been short of expensive cars, but Range Rover has brought something to Pebble Beach that money alone may not be enough to secure. The Range Rover SV Pearl Luster is a one-of-one commission created specifically around the colors, materials...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 19, 2026

Key takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — As Florida voters prepare to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis , Republicans on Tuesday chose a close ally of President Donald Trump, while Democrats nominated a party-switcher who left the GOP because of the president. Meanwhile, democratic soci...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 19, 2026

Final reports show Marathon El Paso emitted 60 tons of SO2

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- In a finalized report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Marathon El Paso Refinery released nearly 60 tons of sulfur dioxide after a "process upset" caused an odor that many residents across the city smelled and allegedly became sick...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 19, 2026

Trump expected to pick Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Dr. Heidi Overton as his next US Food and Drug Administration commissioner, elevating a longtime ally to lead the embattled agency, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. The decisio...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 19, 2026

Final environmental reports released on Marathon refinery flares, emissions

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality released the final reports on two incidents at the Marathon Petroleum Refinery on Aug. 4-5. In preliminary reports , the TCEQ said the refinery released three air contaminants: 1,3-butadiene, propylene and sul...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 19, 2026

SEC alleges executives fueled fraud at major subprime auto lender Tricolor

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The $1.9 billion collapse of subprime auto lender Tricolor last year was fueled by a multiyear fraud involving its executives, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in charges announced Tuesday. Texas-based Tricolor, which went bankrupt i...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 18, 2026