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Captain describes haunting scene where boat sank near Alcatraz with 20 on board

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - Witnesses on boats who saw a vessel with 20 people on board capsize and sink near Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday said some of the victims swam for their lives. Others may have been trapped inside the large cabin cruiser when it sank 130 fe...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 16, 2026

Public universities face escalating involvement from state lawmakers

Jennifer Brooks, a history professor at Auburn University, had barely unpacked from a trip out of town in early June when the messages started blowing up her phone. Texts from colleagues and rumors on social media delivered the unsettling news: The Auburn Board of Trustees ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 16, 2026

New Mexico land commissioner again rejects pipeline request for Project Jupiter

New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has again denied a request to allow a portion of a natural gas pipeline to cross state trust land for the proposed Project Jupiter data center in southern New Mexico. The State Land Office announced Wednesday that Garcia Ri...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 16, 2026

Ossoff presses Clayton on who won 2020 election

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), the most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for reelection this year, took Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, to task over the administration's focus on debunked claims that the 2020 elections were fraudulent. In a te...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 15, 2026

Trump’s FCC moves to let TV station owners get much bigger

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission is changing its rules so that local TV station owners can get much, much bigger. The looming vote, which is likely to be challenged in court, is a long-sought victory for media moguls who are ali...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 15, 2026

The House voted to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Here’s what’s next

By Ellis Kim, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The US House on Tuesday voted in strong bipartisan fashion to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country. But the measure’s fate in the Senate remains far from certain. Senate Republican leaders have not said whether they ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 15, 2026

Democrats press intel nominee Jay Clayton in tense confirmation hearing

Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, faced sharp questions from Democratic senators Wednesday about Trump’s attempts to revive investigations into the 2020 election. Clayton’s confirmation is essential to reauthorizing the U.S.’s foreign s...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 15, 2026

House Republicans unveil $95B reconciliation package framework

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a budget framework for a roughly $95 billion reconciliation package that would provide funding for defense, farm aid and state efforts to implement voter ID requirements in elections. The resolution marks the opening salvo in Republicans’ e...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 15, 2026

The frenzied sprint among Maine Democrats hoping to replace Graham Platner

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — County party chairs inundated with calls. An endless stream of Google sign-up forms and spreadsheets. And a disgraced former nominee looming over it all, haunting the party’s hopes of starting anew. The snap Democratic election to replace Graham...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 15, 2026

House passes bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide by a vote of 308-117. Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Scott DeJarlais played the opening bars of The Beatles' song “Here Comes the Sun” from his phone into the microphon...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 15, 2026

Socorro ISD student honored by El Paso mayor

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- An eighth-grader with Socorro Independent School District has been recognized with a special award from El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson. John Drugan School eighth-grader Amelia Martinez was recognized with the Mayor’s Team of Excellence Award, becoming the f...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 15, 2026

El Paso County commissioners approve $2.1M for County parks

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - El Paso County parks will soon get extra shaded areas for parkgoers to enjoy after a vote from the Commissioners Court. The commissioners unanimously approved using $2.1 million to pay for shade structures, sitting areas and grills that will improve the ex...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 14, 2026

Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking New Mexico voter data

SANTA FE (KVIA) -- Tuesday, a federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking New Mexico voters' personal information, according to the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State. The lawsuit, filed in December 2025, alleged New Mexico failed to produce...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 14, 2026

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The House on Tuesday passed with broad bipartisan support legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The lower chamber voted 308-117 for the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which would make daylight saving time the permanent standard time. Twenty-two ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 14, 2026

House to vote Tuesday on bill to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time

By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The US House will vote Tuesday on a measure to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country, springing Congress forward into an issue that has long stumped lawmakers and spurred impassioned pleas by parents, farmers and others with sharply ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 14, 2026

Tiroteos de ICE: por qué las paradas de tráfico están en el centro del problema

Por CNN Español El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) ordenó a ICE detener la mayoría de las paradas de tráfico hasta nuevo aviso, según una fuente, en medio de la indignación tras la muerte del colombiano Joan Sebastián Guerrero en un tiroteo en...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 14, 2026

Trump says Thursday address will focus on ‘free and fair elections’

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said that his Thursday night address will focus on “free and fair elections” and include “really big news.” Trump on Monday announced the “Speech to the Nation” in a social media post but offered no details other than...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 14, 2026

House GOP leaders aim to advance reconciliation 3.0 bill on Thursday

House Republican leaders said Tuesday that they would aim to unveil and advance their framework for a third GOP-only budget reconciliation bill this week, with a markup and vote in the Budget Committee expected on Thursday. “Reconciliation 3.0 is in process. There will be a marku...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 14, 2026

Poll: Hispanic Business Owners Signal Trouble for Texas GOP in Key Midterm Races

AUSTIN, Tx., July 14, 2026: A new survey of Texas Hispanic business owners suggests Republicans may be facing unexpected political headwinds heading into the November general election, with economic concerns […] The post Poll: Hispanic Business Owners Signal Trouble for Texas GOP...

El Paso Herald-PostJul 14, 2026

Emails: Meta reluctant on El Paso community benefit agreement

Meta has expressed reluctance to the idea of a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) with El Paso, despite the City Council's unanimous vote in favor of the agreement, which would provide environmental protections, ratepayer safeguards, and other benefits for the El Paso community....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 14, 2026

UTEP women’s golf earns six WGCA All-American Scholar selections

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Six members of the UTEP women's golf team have been recognized for their achievements in the classroom and on the course, earning spots on the 2025-26 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar team. The honor was announced Monday, Ju...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 13, 2026

EPISD trustees to discuss budget overrun accountability

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The El Paso Independent School District school board will discuss accountability for findings related to a newly released audit. The new report, presented to El Paso ISD Board of Trustees on Monday, July 13, details what led up to EPISD's declaration of f...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 13, 2026

2 muertos y varios heridos en un tiroteo en Toronto, según la policía

Por Emma Tucker, CNN Al menos dos personas han muerto y otras han resultado heridas en un tiroteo en el mayor festival callejero latino de Canadá en Toronto, dijo la policía en una publicación en X. La policía dijo este sábado que había un atacante activo e instó a la gente a...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 12, 2026

Talarico visits El Paso for campaign stop

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- State Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is in El Paso for a town-hall meeting. The campaign event is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at the Plaza Theatre. Talarico is facing Republican nominee Ken Paxton in the general elect...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 12, 2026

Talarico’s ‘Frontera Tour’ begins in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - To continue his campaign for November's U.S. Senate election, Texas Democratic Nominee James Talarico is beginning his 'Frontera Tour' with a town hall at the Plaza Theatre Saturday night. Day 1 of his 'Frontera Tour' kicks-off a 750 mile bus tour alon...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 11, 2026

Michigan Democrats are angry at their party. Abdul El-Sayed thinks he knows why

By Eric Bradner, CNN Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — Key Democratic establishment figures believe Abdul El-Sayed will blow the party’s chances of holding onto a critical Senate seat this fall. He is out to prove them wrong — and to show that they misunderstand what voters really...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 11, 2026

James Talarico to stop in El Paso for US Senate campaign

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico will stop in El Paso this weekend as part of his campaign for the November election. A town hall featuring the candidate will take place Saturday. His campaign organizers said his community town hal...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 10, 2026

Anthony Hopkins, 88, launches composing career with release of first single

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — It’s never too late to follow your dream. At age 88, two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins has released his first single as a composer. The single, “Bracken Road,” comes from “a selection of orchestral works written across more than six decades...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 10, 2026

Trump says he won’t sign housing bill that’s set to become law at midnight

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill, which is set to become law at midnight even without his signature, as he digs in on controversial federal elections overhaul legislation. “I will not sign t...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 10, 2026