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‘Me quiero ir con mi papá’: Inside El Paso’s fast-tracked immigration court for unaccompanied children
A chubby-cheeked 7-year-old boy walked into the cold and quiet courtroom. He sat next to his attorney and leaned into the black gooseneck microphone on the table. “Juez, yo me quiero ir con mi papá,” he said clearly and confidently, then hunched back slowly into his chair as h...
El Paso hotels owe millions in unpaid city taxes - AOL.com
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Shia LaBeouf keeps popping up in El Paso. Here’s why - AOL.com
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Guest Editorial: Preservation Does Not Begin with Buildings. It Begins with People
Last week, I returned to Houston – not to begin a new project, but to reflect on one that significantly changed my life. Twelve years ago, I walked into the […] The post Guest Editorial: Preservation Does Not Begin with Buildings. It Begins with People appeared first on El Paso H...
ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Clear start to our day, chances for isolated showers by afternoon
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- This evening we're continuing to track isolated showers and thunderstorms across the Borderland, with the greatest chances over the mountains. Any storms that develop could produce strong outflow winds between 40 and 50 miles per hour as they move into th...
El Paso celebrates America’s 250th birthday - KTSM 9 News
El Paso celebrates America’s 250th birthda...
11K customers without power from Central EP out to Fort Hancock
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso Electric is reporting more than 11,000 customers without power in multiple outages on Sunday evening, July 5. According to the outage map, there are about 90 outages from Central and Northeast El Paso stretching out to areas around Horizon City, T...
El Paso Electric reports large-scale outage, over 11,000 customers impacted
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- According to the El Paso Electric outage map 11,129 customers are experiencing a power outage due to 83 total outages. The map shows the outage stretches over a large area of the Borderland. ABC-7 has reached out to El Paso Electric for more inform...
UTEP offers chance to see Mexico potentially make World Cup History
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - Mexico fans can come watch the match at UTEP Centennial Plaza, where the team face England in Sunday's round of 16 matchup. The team is coming off a 2-0 win against Ecuador in their Round of 32 matchup. Mexico fans have the chance to see their team m...
El Paso goes all out for America's 250th birthday at Downtown block party
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — It was a sea of red, white, and blue across Downtown El Paso as the Borderland gathered to celebrate an historic milestone: America’s 250th birthday. The Convention Center Plaza and Chihuahua Street were transformed into a massive block party for the Amer...
Locomotive leave Las Vegas as 2-1 winners of the Lights
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The El Paso Locomotive FC left Las Vegas with a successful three-point night on Saturday, July 4, beating the host Lights 2-1. The teams traded chances early, but the Locomotive struck first when Alex Méndez finished a one-touch chance in the 20th minute....
Locomotive FC back in win column following 2-1 victory over Las Vegas Lights FC
Photo Courtesy: Locomotive FC LAS VEGAS, Nevada - The El Paso Locomotive FC are back in the win column following a 2-1 victory over the Las Vegas Lights FC. It was the club's first victory in USL Championship play in nearly three months. (Courtesy: Locomotive FC) El Pa...
Las Cruces finance director gets national honor for 'exceptional contributions'
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The City of Las Cruces' finance director has received a national honor recognizing "exceptional contributions to public finance and local government service," the City said. Finance Director Lesley Doyle was selected by the Government Finance Officers Ass...
NM lawmakers push for statewide moratorium on data center projects
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A handful of state lawmakers from Southern New Mexico want to place a statewide moratorium on large-scale data center developments across the state. State Reps. Micaela Lara Cadena (D-Mesilla), Angelica Rubio (D-Las Cruces) and Eleanor Chávez (D-Albuquerq...
Newborn girl shares birthday with United States
EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) -- The Hospitals of Providence announced the birth of a newborn who shares the same birthday as the United States. According to the Hospitals of Providence, baby Aurora Spencer arrived around 2:40 am weighing in at 8.2lbs. Hospital officials say that...
ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Tracking a hot weekend with small chances for isolated showers and thunderstorms
Happy Independence Day to the Borderland, it is the 250th Anniversary of America. It will be hot this weekend with slight chances of isolated showers and thunderstorms. Today, El Paso rose to a high of 103 (20th Triple Digit Day) and Las Cruces rose to 100 (19th Day) for your Ind...
Doña Ana Community College has new academic affairs vice president
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Doña Ana Community College (DACC) has a new vice president for academic affairs, the college announced. Michael Pullin, Ph.D., started in this role on July 1, DACC said. As vice president of academic affairs, he will be responsible for the academic operat...
YMCA, Amistad team up for senior programs in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The YMCA of El Paso and Amistad announced a new partnership to expand access to wellness and fitness programming for older adults in Northeast El Paso. Through the new YMCA at AMISTAD partnership, the YMCA will offer a variety of health and wellness progr...
Nightly road closures next week along I-10 East for Artcraft project
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A look at road closures and road projects that could impact your daily commute and travels in the El Paso area in the week ahead. One project to take note of: There will be nightly closures for the Artcraft freeway expansion from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Mon...
Rough Edge EDC: Custom Buck 110, part piece of art, part history
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Got an amazing package in the mail the other day, the type of package that makes you check the calendar to make sure it’s not Christmastime already. What was it? A custom-made knife that is part work of art and part upgrade to what is arguably the world’s ...
'Listening Session' on data centers in NM set for August
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A joint Legislative Listening Session on data center projects, including the controversial Project Jupiter in Doña Ana County, has been scheduled for next month. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the NMSU Corbett Center, Third...
Possible stormy Fourth of July in El Paso - KTSM 9 News
Possible stormy Fourth of July in El Paso ...
New Mexico father, son reunite in El Paso after 3-year abduction - KVIA
New Mexico father, son reunite in El Paso after 3-year abduction...
New Mexico father, son reunite in El Paso after 3-year abduction
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- As families across the country gather together to celebrate the 4th of July, one family will reunite for the first time in years in El Paso.Juan Escobar, an Albuquerque native, will finally be able to celebrate a holiday with his 14-year-old son, Andrew, ...
CRRUA gets ready to put 1M gallon tank into operation
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority is getting ready to put a new elevated, 1-million gallon water tank into operation. CRRUA will provide advance notice to customers for planned water service interruptions to allow crews to connect the new tank in...
ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Hot July 4th Weekend with slight storm chances going into work week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- This evening we're tracking a slight chance for thunderstorms, mainly across Otero and Hudspeth Counties, with gusty outflow winds possible as storms develop over the Sacramento Mountains and move toward the Borderland. We're looking at a mostly dry In...
What La Tuna Employees “Scrambling” To Apply at Other Local Prisons Told Us
Several La Tuna employees reached out to us about the planned closure of La Tuna. This is what we know. The article What La Tuna Employees “Scrambling” To Apply at Other Local Prisons Told Us appeared first on El Paso News....