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Woman arrested for stealing $20K in exploitation case

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A woman was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $20,000 in an elder exploitation case and is facing additional charges, according to the El Paso County Constable's Office Precinct Three. Authorities said on Wednesday, Sept. 9, they received informati...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 9, 2026

Crime may be falling, but American homes have never felt less safe

A new survey by Tri State Gate reveals a paradox. When asked whether crime in their neighborhood has gotten worse, almost 7 in 10 Americans say no. Yet ask the same people whether they feel genuinely safe inside their own homes, and only 28% say yes. If most Americans believe cri...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 9, 2026

Bar owner's firefighter regulars died saving lives during the 9/11 attacks

First responders Ohara's co-owner Michael Keane had gotten to know over the years ran back to the fire station, got their gear, and rushed to the buildings. "Unbelievable what they did," Keane said. "It's hard to believe doing something for people you don't even know, to go in."...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 9, 2026

Police at Walter Clarke Park in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Police presence was seen at Walter Clarke Park in East El Paso on Wednesday, Sept. 9. FitFamElPaso posted footage to its social media accounts showing several El Paso police vehicles and officers at Walter Clarke Park, near Walter E. Clarke Middle School. ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 9, 2026

Woman identified in El Paso Upper Valley stabbing standoff

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A woman suspected in a stabbing who refused to leave a home in El Paso’s Upper Valley has been identified. El Paso police on Wednesday, Sept. 9, released a mugshot of Janie King, who is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charge...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 9, 2026

El Paso Fire to reveal new UTEP-themed Pumper 8

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Fire Department announced its newly designed, University of Texas-themed Pumper 8 to bring Miner pride to the community. The Pumper 8 will be revealed during the annual September 11 memorial ceremony, hosted by UTEP. It will be decked out in UT...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 9, 2026

EPFD to unveil UTEP-themed fire truck at 9/11 memorial ceremony

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Fire Department announced Wednesday that it will be unveiling a newly redesigned, UTEP-themed fire truck. Officials say the community will get its first look at Pumper 8, with UTEP's signature colors and design elements, during the annual Sept...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 9, 2026

1 airlifted after crash in Northeast El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- One person had to be airlifted after a vehicle crash on Tuesday evening, Sept. 8 in Northeast El Paso, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The crash happened a little after 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs and Dyer and involved two vehicles, the Fire Depar...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 9, 2026

1 airlifted after Northeast El Paso crash, lanes closed

UPDATE (9:27 p.m.) -- The Texas Department of Transportation said all southbound lanes at McCombs and Dyer street closed. (Courtesy: KVIA) (Courtesy: TxDOT) EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- One person was airlifted to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Northeast El Paso Tuesday, acc...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 9, 2026

City, El Paso fire union reach tentative agreement

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – After months of negotiations, the City of El Paso and the Fire Union representatives reached a tentative agreement on a collective bargaining agreement for employees of the fire department. KTSM 9 News Anchor Andy Morgan speaks with Investigative Reporter ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 9, 2026

Bartender arrested on DWI warrant in Northeast El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 47-year-old woman was arrested on a DWI warrant during her shift as a bartender in Northeast El Paso, according to the El Paso County Constable's Office for Precinct Six. Barbara Munoz Rodriguez was arrested for an active criminal DWI warrant. She was b...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 8, 2026

Man arrested, facing child sex crime charge in alleged long-term abuse of boy

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 38-year-old man has been arrested and is facing a child sex crime charge after he allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy for months, according to documents obtained by KTSM. Armando Guadalupe Saucedo, 38, was booked and later released on Monday, Sep...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 8, 2026

Person in serious condition after being hit by a car on I-10 West near Paisano

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- According to the El Paso Fire Department, one person was taken to the hospital in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle on I-10 West near Paisano. Officials say that the call for the crash came in just before 12 p.m. Tuesday. According to the ...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 8, 2026

Commercial structure fire extinguished in East El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Fire Department (EPFD) confirmed that a commercial structure fire was put out early Tuesday morning in East El Paso. EPFD said that around 2:49 a.m. on September 8, firefighter personnel responded to reports of smoke on the block of 11200 Pell...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 8, 2026

1 killed, 2 injured in Northeast El Paso crash

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - One person was killed and two others were injured Friday, September 4, after a two-vehicle crash in Northeast El Paso, according to the El Paso Police Department. El Paso Police Department Special Traffic Investigators responded to the deadly crash at the ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 8, 2026

Traffic snarled after vehicle incident in East-Central El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Traffic is snarled near Interstate 10 East, near the Raynolds exit on Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to the Texas Department of Transportation's Drive Texas highway conditions website. Crews with the El Paso Fire Department were seen spraying water on a vehi...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 8, 2026

Police respond to aggravated assault in South-Central El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Officers with the El Paso Police Department responded to an aggravated assault in South-Central El Paso Monday night, Sept. 7. Detective Judy Ovideo said police were dispatched to the 300 block of Eucalyptus Street at 9:56 p.m. EPPD's Gang Unit responded a...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 8, 2026

Investigators called to East El Paso fire

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Firefighters with the El Paso Fire Department responded to a fire at the 11200 block of Pellicano Drive early Tuesday morning, Sept. 8. Fire officials reported that most of the fire has been extinguished. Crews are continuing to work on nearby hot spots. N...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 8, 2026

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 8 de septiembre

CNN Español Venezuela dice que mantiene “control y propiedad” de su petróleo. El crimen organizado en América Latina usa cada vez más drones. Militares e inteligencia de EE.UU. discuten una posible menor presencia en Medio Oriente. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día....

KVIA ABC-7Sep 8, 2026

Worker injured during White House construction rescued by emergency crew

(The Hill) - An emergency crew rescued a construction worker from high up in scaffolding on the White House North Portico on Monday afternoon, responding to a dispatch saying that a worker had been injured. The worker was put on a stretcher and in an ambulance, which then went to...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 8, 2026

Patrick Foley ties for lead at USC’s Bomb Darts Birds tournament

Phoenix, Ariz. – UTEP fired a 554 (-22), finishing sixth overall, and Patrick Foley (132) is tied for first place after two rounds at USC’s Bomb Darts Birds Intercollegiate at Whirlwind Golf Club (par 72 | 7,222 yards) on Monday. Foley shot a 66 in round one, matching the score i...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 8, 2026

Man in mid-50’s found dead with gunshot wound in Upper Valley; no arrests made

UPDATE (5:51 PM) -- According to the El Paso Police Department, police officers were sent to the 4900 block of Vista Grande at 9:40 a.m. for a suspicious death. According to officials, when officers arrived, they found a male in his mid-50s who suffered from a gunshot wound. The ...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 7, 2026

Police investigating 'suspicious death' in Upper Valley

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso Police are investigating what they are calling a "suspicious death" on Monday afternoon, Sept. 7 in an Upper Valley neighborhood. Police are reporting that their Crimes Against Person Unit is investigating a suspicious death along the 4900 block o...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 7, 2026

Frito-Lay employee killed by stray bullet at Sam’s Club: Police

By Mary Kekatos September 7, 2026, 8:30 AM A Frito-Lay employee was killed early Sunday while on the job at a Sam's Club in Nashville, police say. The Metro Nashville Police Department said a bullet went through a side metal wall of the warehouse store on the 1300 block of Antioc...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 7, 2026

One arrested after shooting inside College Station night club

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - The College Station Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place inside a College Station night club Saturday night, September 5, 2026. The department reports that Northgate officers responded to One15 night club in the 100 block...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 7, 2026

Iran to announce 'restricted zone' near Strait of Hormuz as tensions simmer

(The Hill) — Iran is set to announce a “restricted zone” close to the Strait of Hormuz following recent exchanges of fire between the U.S. and the Middle Eastern country. According to a Sunday report by Press TV, an Iranian state media outlet, a new restricted zone was set to be ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 7, 2026

Why are far-right masked men protesting at British ports?

By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of balaclava-wearing protesters blocked roads and clashed with police in southern England overnight Sunday after a small boat carrying migrants landed on the coast, marking the second major anti-migration demonstration in the UK over the weekend....

KVIA ABC-7Sep 7, 2026

Motorcycle crash closes part of Transmountain

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Part of Transmountain Road is closed on Sunday evening, Sept. 6 because of a motorcycle crash, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said. The crash happened along eastbound Transmountain at Mile Marker 19 and involved a single motorcycle. Eastbound lanes a...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 7, 2026

Motorcycle crash closes eastbound lanes on Transmountain

UPDATE (4:51 PM) - According to a social media post from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPCSO), a motorcycle crash is causing the closure of eastbound lanes on Transmountain. Officials warn drivers that they should expect delays and to use alternate routes, as there is no e...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 6, 2026