EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A man who was sentenced to life in prison back in 2017 for his part in a racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy, including the murders of a U.S. consulate employee and two other people in 2010, died in federal custody over the weekend, according to the Federal Burea...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The City of Las Cruces Economic Development Department is asking residents, property owners, business owners, and community stakeholders to participate in the Brownfields Identification Survey, an initiative designed to help identify vacant, abandoned, underutilized, or n...
Editor’s Note: El Paso Matters partners with Gigafact to produce “fact briefs” that examine claims about issues shaping our community. Yes. Residents who want to hold block parties, parades or special events that require street closures or use of public space must obtain a special...
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She would not be reinstated to her former position under the settlement, which still needs approval from the governor and attorney general.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A Barrio Azteca gang member died in federal custody Saturday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Ricardo "Chino" Valles de la Rosa, who was from El Paso, was serving life in prison after admitting to serving in the 2010 ambush slayings of three people tied to the...
The ruling strikes down Trump's efforts to limit the 14th Amendment rights of some U.S.-born children.
By Gloria Pazmino, Mark Morales, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The highly anticipated wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is expected to take place at Madison Square Garden this week, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN Tuesday. The sources described plans for two events at the iconi...
The Powassan virus is spread mainly by the deer tick, the same one that carries Lyme disease.
The Powassan virus is spread mainly by the deer tick, the same one that carries Lyme disease.
The Too Good To Go app helps restaurants reduce food waste by selling their leftovers at closing time — at deep discounts.
By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The conservative Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Tuesday, ruling that his administration could not use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for hundreds of thousands of babies born on US so...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are stepping up enforcement efforts for the July Fourth holiday. Troops will be out on the state's highways and roadways for Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort (CARE) from July 2-5. Operation CARE is a specialize...
Por CNN en Español Luego de que las autoridades confirmen que la líder conservadora Keiko Fujimori se impuso en la segunda vuelta por casi 50.000 votos de diferencia sobre Roberto Sánchez, el candidato izquierdista mantiene su reclamo de supuestas irregularidades y anunció que acudirá a la Comi...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The University of Texas at El Paso has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to present music celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary through the legacy of U.S. military bands. The funding will support "Celebrating the Nation's 250t...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Socorro Police Department is reminding residents to be safe and stay up to date with compliance regarding recreational vehicles. Shortly after 1:34 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Barnhart Drive in reference to a recreational vehi...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A man who was sentenced to life in prison back in 2017 for his part in a racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy, including the murders of a U.S. consulate employee and two other people in 2010, died in federal custody over the weekend, according to the Federal Burea...
Ford is recalling more than 741,000 vehicles because of a park system issue that could cause unintended movement and rolling away, federal regulators announced.
Ford is recalling more than 741,000 vehicles because of a park system issue that could cause unintended movement and rolling away, federal regulators announced.
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — NASA’s moon base plans, conceptualized just a few months ago, are rolling out in earnest as the space agency maps out plans to deliver landers, rovers, buggies and other assets to the lunar surface. On Tuesday, NASA said it will pay about $590 million dollars to...
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Erling Haaland’s late goal was enough to see Norway through to the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, eliminating the Ivory Coast in a thrilling 2-1 match at Dallas Stadium. The Norwegians opened the scoring in the first half before Les Éléphants equalized ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as less harmful to human health than cigarettes, the agency said Tuesday.
A band of conservative hardliners on Tuesday blocked a procedural rule that would have teed up debate and final votes on a slate of legislation, dealing a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he aimed to advance the annual defense authorization bill this week. The lower chamber voted 198-224 t...
By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson is once again battling hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor — and he has no clear way out. A small group of GOP hardliners, led by firebrand Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, took a decisive vote against Johnson on Tuesda...
The checks, paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired, will be sent out July 8, 15 and 22.
The checks, paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired, will be sent out July 8, 15 and 22.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A federal jury convicted a former soldier in El Paso for stealing more than 200 pallets of Meals-Ready-to-Eat (MREs) from Fort Bliss, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The meals' value totaled $1,120,000, according to the DOJ. The Justice Department said 47-year-old...
Por John Fritze, CNN La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos anunció este martes que decidirá si las ciudades y los estados pueden prohibir que las personas posean rifles AR-15 y otras armas semiautomáticas similares, al aceptar revisar una importante disputa sobre la Segunda Enmienda que anteriorme...
A father will have to appear in court after police found his 8-year-old son riding a jet ski by himself.
A father will have to appear in court after police found his 8-year-old son riding a jet ski by himself.
Justice Samuel Alito expressed discontent with the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down the Trump administration’s restrictions on birthright citizenship, calling the ruling both “one of the most important decisions” in the court’s history and “a serious mistake" in a dissenting opinio...
By Kate S. Petersen, Alaa Elassar, Karina Tsui and meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Dozens of wildfires are raging across the West, burning homes and National Forest lands and forcing the evacuations of entire towns. Low humidity, dry vegetation and strong winds are driving the rapid growth ...
If you're traveling for the July 4 weekend, you may want to stop at a Pilot station to fuel up.
If you're traveling for the July 4 weekend, you may want to stop at a Pilot station to fuel up.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A neighbor and businesswoman is calling on the City of El Paso to demolish a building that caught fire for a second time this year. Griselda Alfaro spoke to KTSM 9 News crews after El Paso Fire crews extinguished a large structure fire Monday evening, June 29, at the inte...
Dr. Seuss' longtime Southern California home, where he wrote many of his literary works, has sold for $9 million to the owners of a local bookstore.
by Katlyn Ma, The Texas TribuneJune 30, 2026 San Marcos has become the first Texas city to ban data centers within city limits, banking on its local authority to stop the data center boom and setting a precedent for other municipalities to follow. San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 on June ...
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Monday, a truck crashed into Nessa's Cafe in Las Cruces, damaging the business and forcing its closure. Vanessa Smith, who owns Nessa's, announced the cafe's closure on social media Monday. She said it will stay closed until further notice as she assesses the damage...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump's executive order to deny birthright citizenship to new Americans, and in doing so, uphold more than a century of precedent by continuing the practice of new babies born on American soil immediately becoming...
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