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Americans lost $3.5 billion to impersonator scams last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), across every channel, including texts, phone calls and social media. Business impersonation accounted for nearly $1 billion in that total. With AI, those scams are gettin...
The movement to change voting laws in Pennsylvania is all but dead, Votebeat reports. Despite bipartisan support for changes in Harrisburg, no major election bill has become law since the state implemented no-excuse mail voting in 2020. The issue has become deeply partisan since ...
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...
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...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A recommendation to impose a three-year ban on contracts between the City of El Paso, WestStar Bank Holding Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries was quietly removed from the City Council’s agenda Tuesday, Aug. 18. City staff made the recommendation to sever...
After at least four hours of debate, numerous motions that went nowhere and repetitive questions and comments, a divided El Paso City Council on Tuesday adopted a budget and tax rate that will increase city tax bills by about $105 on the average-value home. The 6-2 vote to adopt ...
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...
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...
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...
EL PASO, Tx., August 18, 2026: After a marathon session where the city council was unable to agree on the budget – at one point being deadlocked – the city […] The post City Council Votes to Reduce the Budget by $6.4 Million, Increasing Taxes by Around $105 Annually appeared firs...
A Navy destroyer went four days without power in the South China Sea last month, leaving sailors aboard without toilets, air conditioning, galley service and potable water, according to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet....
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - The El Paso City Council's effort to finalize the city’s 2026-27 budget hit a roadblock Tuesday afternoon after council members failed to reach agreement on spending reductions and amendments. Council members were considering a resolution to approve the pr...
CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Canutillo Independent School District announced the candidates running for four open seats on its board of trustees. Canutillo ISD said the following candidates applied for one of three at-large positions: Cindy Andrade Carrillo (Incumbent) Breanne ...
By Associated Press (CNN) — More governors are shifting their stances or taking steps to squeeze data centers as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths tech giants are building to fuel artificial intelligence products and cloud computin...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Families living near the Marathon refinery in South-Central El Paso are seeking answers following the thousands of pounds of pollutants that were pumped into the air on August 4, according to reports filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Tuesday, El Paso City Council will vote on whether to approve the FY 2026-2027 budget. If council adopts the No-New Revenue tax rate, the tax rate will increase by $0.747490. The estimated property tax bill would be $1,590.49 for the median home valued at ...
Por Ramishah Maruf y Matt Egan, CNN Un conflicto familiar rodea la venta de los Los Angeles Lakers. Jeanie Buss, propietaria mayoritaria y CEO de la histórica organización de baloncesto, se opone a la venta de la participación restante del 17,8 % que la familia posee en el equipo...
Por Jack Bantock Luxor, en el sur de Egipto, a menudo descrita como el mayor museo al aire libre del mundo, ha brillado durante milenios bajo el resplandor de sus grandiosas tumbas, templos y monumentos. Sin embargo, en menos de un año, la ciudad del sol se verá sumida en la oscu...
A poll released earlier this month claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a wide lead over Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman in the city's mayoral race was bogus, according to the company that released it....
Análisis por Aaron Blake, CNN Una nueva encuesta realizada la semana pasada confirmó los temores del establishment demócrata de que el candidato al Senado por Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, pudiera perjudicar sus esperanzas de obtener la mayoría en la cámara. La encuesta de Fox News m...
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30 each year. For millions of Americans living in coastal and inland communities across the Gulf Coast, the Southeast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, that period is associated with documented and measurable risks. In this re...
Anyone can fall victim to a scam, but living in some parts of the U.S. can put you at higher risk. In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission put together a comprehensive Consumer Sentinel Network aggregation of reported incidents, and it revealed a clear pattern. More than 6 million ...
We’re living through extraordinary times in American democracy, as President Trump presses for greater federal control over elections and redistricting slips loose from its once-a-decade rhythm. Votebeat is focused on an essential part of it: who gets to vote, who makes the rules...
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Republicans are set to choose their nominee in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday in a contest that has in some ways turned into a bitter intra-party feud — even though there is little drama about its likely outcome....
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Socorro Independent School District will be asking voters to approve nearly $50 million in funding from a tax increase in the next election. The SISD Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved putting a Voter-Approved Tax Ratification Election o...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The El Paso County Commissioners Court approved on Monday, Aug. 17 sending a letter and a formal resolution to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott addressing the "rapid growth of data centers" in Texas. Commissioners Court is also requesting that El Paso County receiv...
El Paso County Commissioners Court approved a resolution Monday and sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott calling for additional state action and protections surrounding data center development in the borderland. The county is asking Abbott to clarify whether recent state protections...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Socorro Independent School District unanimously approved a Voter-Approved Tax Ratification Election to be on the Nov. 3 ballot. This comes in light of the district's improved financial management, as cited by Moody's Ratings. Similar to last year's VA...
The Socorro Independent School District is asking voters to allow it to raise its tax rate beyond what is allowed by the state to fund additional teachers, pay raises, upgrade technology, improve heating and cooling systems and begin rebuilding its savings. The SISD Board of Trus...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- As students return to El Paso Community College on Monday, Aug. 24, the college is seeing less funding from the state. Through the 2023 House Bill 8 legislation, community colleges throughout Texas are missing millions from the Texas Higher Education Boar...
Four El Paso city representatives will face challengers in the Nov. 3 general election with races in Downtown, the Westside and Eastside districts on the ballot following Monday’s filing deadline. Winners will face consequential financial decisions on the City Council in the comi...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso City Council is seeking clarification on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data center directives after he announced that Meta will comply with new statewide standards. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, City Council is expected to discuss and send a letter to Abbott, a...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso County Commissioners Court is scheduled to hold public hearings Monday and invited residents to comment on the proposed budget and tax rate for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It will take place Downtown at the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse star...
A group of cities and counties alleges the Trump administration is threatening to withhold anti-terrorism funding unless they adopt strict election rules....
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Monday, El Paso County announced it joined a federal lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security's decision to withhold 20% of funding for certain grant programs unless states and some local governments comply with new federal requirements gov...
by Gabby Birenbaum, Uriel J. García and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune August 17, 2026 WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is pausing construction work in Big Bend National Park while he conducts an “on-the-ground eval...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso County Commissioners Court voted on Monday to close bids for the management and operation of the county-owned coliseum. The court voted to close bids so the county can issue a revised solicitation with clearer information, according to a news ...
The El Paso City Council is scheduled to discuss recent major emissions from the Marathon Refinery and consider a request for state and federal agencies to provide more information and hold a public meeting....
All construction activity at Big Bend National Park has been paused, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced Monday.
The El Paso County Commissioners Court voted on Monday to close current bids for the management and operation of the County-owned Coliseum to reissue a revised solicitation including sports tourism promotion services....
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Opening statements have begun in the trial of Gabriel Ramirez, the man accused of stabbing and killing his aunt and girlfriend over the Christmas holiday in 2022, according to court records. Last week, jury selection for the case was completed and now bot...
By Betsy Klein, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — A key Democratic lawmaker and 2028 hopeful’s jab at a close aide to President Donald Trump has ignited a personal feud that could reverberate into a critical battleground midterm race. Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is up for reelect...
By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — All construction work for border security in Big Bend National Park is being temporarily suspended, Rodney Scott, commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, announced Monday. Scott said in a video posted to X that he had landed...
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy guided-missile destroyer spent four days last month without working toilets, galley services and air conditioning in the blistering heat of the South China Sea after the warship lost power. The incident was due to an engineering failure aboar...
President Trump on Saturday again urged senators to vote on a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, a measure some Republicans in the upper chamber oppose....
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated multiple provisions of a 2021 legally contested Texas election integrity law that, among other things, created an ID requirement for mail-in ballots and applications. A lower court blocked those changes in March....
Por Daria Tarasova-Markina, Todd Symons y Tim Lister Rusia afirma haber derribado más de 800 drones ucranianos durante la noche en lo que parece ser uno de los mayores ataques aéreos de Ucrania contra Rusia, y las autoridades informan de al menos seis muertos. Ucrania ha intensif...
Análisis por Aaron Blake, CNN Uno de los mayores problemas de la administración Trump para desvincularse de la guerra con Irán es la lista de objetivos muy absolutistas que el presidente Donald Trump y su equipo establecieron. Los objetivos han incluido la rendición total de Irán...
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN AUSTIN (CNN) — Democrats on Saturday adopted a 2028 presidential primary schedule that moves states with sought-after diverse populations to the front of a calendar that will shape their party’s fight to win the White House. Democratic National Committee...
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — When Paul Biya won his first presidential election in Cameroon in 1984, Nformi Bime was 23 and still a student. Bime is now 65 and retired from teaching. Biya is 93 – and still president. Last year, he won a disputed eighth term that could keep him...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The window to bid on management of the El Paso County Coliseum is still open, but County commissioners may decide to scrap the search for an operator during their next meeting. County officials are recommending the Commissioners Court drop the bids on mana...
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the U.S. as the aircraft carrier’s long deployment has come under scrutiny over reported harsh conditions the sailors onboard have worked under....
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the M...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - The El Paso chapter of the League of Women Voters will host an event August 22 to commemorate the 19th Amendment and discuss ongoing concerns about voting rights and efforts that could affect access to the ballot. Emma Acosta, with the El Paso chapter of t...
Por Elise Haulund, CNN Para los adultos mayores, la vacuna contra la gripe podría ser algo diferente este año. La semana pasada, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) aprobó la primera vacuna contra la gripe basada en ARNm del paí...
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. UT System Regents Approve KTEP Management Shift The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday approved an...
The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to add President Trump’s name to the performing arts building months after a judge blocked an effort to rename the center after him....
By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — After years of battling fellow Republicans and helping lead the culture wars in Texas, Ken Paxton is campaigning on tax deductions, appearing with state lawmakers who once voted to impeach him, and openly appealing to the Washington establishment fo...
By Issy Ronald, Reagan Yip, CNN (CNN) — When voters in the English seaside constituency of Clacton went to the polls on Thursday, they ostensibly had more choice than in any other election in British history. Thirty-four candidates stood in this by-election, the equivalent of a U...
