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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday that “jihadists” are being elected “all over the place” — trying a new, incendiary line of attack against Democrats with the midterm election just three months away. “Well, the one thing is, we have jihadists ...
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Veronica Castro, director of Tourism Development and Strategic Alliances at Destination El Paso, was named one of the 25 recipients of the inaugural Texas Latino Legacy Award for her over two decades of service to the state's tourism industry....
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Por los meteorólogos Mary Gilbert y Chris Dolce, CNN El eclipse solar total del miércoles alterará las condiciones meteorológicas a lo largo de su trayectoria desde el Ártico hasta Europa occidental. Durante un eclipse solar, la Luna se interpone entre el Sol y la Tierra, proyect...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - UTEP Miners football kicked off week 2 of its fall training camp with a quick turnaround of practices Sunday night into Monday morning, August 10. UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden said the team practiced with lighter pads Sunday night, in which the team focus...
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It's a heartbreaking day for fans of the Big Bear bald eagle nest. The Ojai Raptor Center on Monday announced the death of Jackie the beloved bald eagle following her battle with an illness....
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Por Jhasua Razo, Amy O’Kruk y Annette Choi, CNN Un potente terremoto de magnitud 7,4 sacudió el occidente de Colombia el lunes, causando decenas de muertos y dañando gravemente miles de edificios en todo el país. El sismo fue el más fuerte con origen en el país desde al menos 199...
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An El Paso federal jury convicted a man from Mexico of five counts for his role in a deadly conspiracy to smuggle undocumented migrants, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas said Monday. Juan Juan Carlos Lara-Quezada -- also known ...
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By Daniel Wine, CNN Welcome to 5 Things PM! Feel like you’ve been melting under this summer’s heat? You’re not imagining things. July was the hottest month ever recorded in the US. Get your local forecast in the CNN Weather app Here’s what else you might have missed during your b...
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Temperatures will continue to heat up the next few days with triples returning to the area. No record highs are expected. There will be a slight chance for storms later in the day. Storm chances ramp up later week as we get more moisture moving in as temps begin to cool a bit. Th...
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By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — A Staten Island judge on Monday temporarily blocked New York City’s rollout of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax, pausing enforcement while a lawsuit brought by a group of homeowners moves forward. Under the temporary restraining order, th...
safety
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office announced it will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols in an effort to reduce DWI-related injuries. The enforcement project aims to decrease crashes, injuries, and deaths caused by DWIs and will last thro...
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Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) on Sunday praised his colleague Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) for being willing to "call out the craziness" in the Democratic Party, referring to the change among voters in favoring more radical, progressive candidates over more mainstream incumbents....
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Fort Bliss held a funeral ceremony on Monday, August 14, to honor retired Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Lee Brown, a pioneering Black soldier who served 32 years in the Army and passed away in El Paso at age 101....
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By Somayeh Malekian , Aicha El Hammar Castano , and Meredith Deliso Over 100 people are dead after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked western Colombia on Monday, officials said. The country's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has declared a national disaster, with destructi...
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By Michelle Stoddart President Donald Trump is signing an executive order that makes recommendations about the childhood vaccine schedule and recommending that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine be split into three separate shots, according to a fact sheet about the ord...
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Por Adam Cancryn y Sarah Owermohle, CNN El presidente Donald Trump firmó el lunes un decreto destinado a reformar el enfoque del Gobierno federal respecto a las vacunas infantiles, según un borrador del documento obtenido por CNN. El decreto, de gran alcance, propone reducir el n...
schools
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A familiar face is coming home to help lead UTEP golf. El Paso native and Coronado High School graduate Jackson Norwich has been named an assistant coach for the Miners’ men’s and women’s golf programs, UTEP announced Monday. Norwich graduated from Corona...
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By Jhasua Razo, Amy O’Kruk, Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday killing scores and severely damaging thousands of buildings across the country. The quake was the strongest originating in the country since at least 1990, ...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso behavioral health professional is being recognized for helping veterans overcome barriers to treatment and connect with resources beyond the hospital. Donna Juarez, who works with Rio Vista Behavioral Health Hospital, recently received Acadia He...
safety
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 36-year-old woman has been charged with murder after a man's body was found inside a vehicle in a far East El Paso shopping center parking lot. As KTSM 9 News previously reported, at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, officers with the El Paso Police D...
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A great white shark pulled a lifeguard underwater at a Maine beach on Saturday, prompting warnings from local public safety officials.
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Por Tim Lister y Aida Karimi, CNN Pobreza cada vez más profunda, creciente endeudamiento de los hogares, inflación descontrolada y desempleo oculto. Los indicadores de la economía de Irán apuntan a una crisis cada vez más profunda en múltiples frentes, y al menos un medio de comu...
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By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s total solar eclipse will alter weather conditions along its path from the Arctic to western Europe. The eclipse’s timing will produce a rare sight – learn more in the CNN Weather app Changes to temperature, wind...
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The order targets the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — National Spoil Your Dog Day is Monday, Aug. 10, and El Paso Animal Services is reminding residents that shelter dogs can benefit from a little extra attention, too. While adoption remains one way to give a shelter pet a permanent home, community members ca...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Crews will be replacing cattleguards in the Gila National Forest in the Tierra Blanca area southest of Kingston, New Mexico. The work will begin on Monday, Aug. 10 and crews will be replacing cattleguards along Forest Service Road (FRS) 522. The road will...
schools
We found some big discounts on Sony headphones right in time for back to school.
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general on Monday in an Oval Office ceremony led by his former Donald Trump defense-team colleague, Judge Emil Bove. The swearing-in was held without press access. Blanche’s family members, including his wife...
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Mattel’s new Whitney Houston Barbie wears ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ dress.
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Editor's note: Video above courtesy of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- After a traffic stop in Canutillo, a 37-year-old man was arrested after attempting to flee on foot, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Daniel Ocon was charged with ...
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By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reshaping the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines, according to a draft of the document obtained by CNN. The sweeping order proposes reducing the ...
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The proposal would change a decades-old policy that advocates have called a regulatory loophole, blaming it for allowing thousands of unvetted ingredients into the U.S. food supply....
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The Powerball jackpot is growing closer to the $1 billion mark, but taxes would send a winner home with far less.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector has issued a warning to rideshare drivers regarding manipulation by transnational criminal organizations involved in human smuggling. Federal officials cautioned that drivers who accept suspicious fares risk severe ph...
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector issued a warning to rideshare drivers about manipulation by transnational criminal organizations involved in human smuggling. Popular rideshare platforms include Uber and Lyft. Federal officials warned drivers who acc...
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The Pentagon officially renamed an air base in South Carolina after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a fierce defense hawk who died suddenly last month.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Monday morning, El Paso County commissioners will begin budget hearings for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The proposed budget could include a tax increase for El Pasoans. Aug. 3, commissioners voted to use the voter-approved tax rate as a budget ceiling for th...
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed Congress to approve a sharp increase in the Pentagon’s budget during a ceremony on Monday to rename a base for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Graham, a veteran who was long known for his advocacy for expanding the...
safety
The U.S.’s emergency oil reserve has fallen below 300 million barrels of oil for the first time since it was being filled decades ago.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- After months of back and forth between the El Paso County Attorney's Office and an East El Paso bar, Dirty Laundry will permanently shut down immediately, the owner said in a statement sent to KTSM 9 News on Monday, Aug. 8. Victor Fernandez provided a sta...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso announced the launch of its 2026 Veterans Needs Assessment to better understand the needs of veterans, active-duty service members, military-connected families, caregivers, and the organizations that support them throughout the Borderla...
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The Trump administration on Monday announced it has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals, claiming violations of the terms of the documents related to criminal activity, calls for violence against U.S. citizens, among other allegations....
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Dirty Laundry Bar in East El Paso announced its closure Monday. The bar reopened in May after a judge granted a court order stopping the business from operating until it met security and training requirements. The Dirty Laundry Bar, located on Montwoo...
schools
By Tom Handy I didn’t get selected for the District 6 trustee seat for the El Paso Independent School District. It wasn’t because I didn’t bring my best, and it certainly wasn’t because I lacked the qualifications. I lost because I insisted on being myself. Tom Handy The El Paso ...
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By Lisa Eadicicco, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Meta is taking a stance on one of the biggest debates shaping the future of artificial intelligence: Should AI models be open for anyone to tinker with and modify, or should they be tightly controlled by the companies making them? For Me...
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Around 20% of people diagnosed with a Vibrio vulnificus infection will die, and many will require intensive care or limb amputations.
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A Denver ice cream shop owner says a man threw rocks through his building’s windows and a glass door early Friday morning.
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By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman, CNN (CNN) — Significant flash flooding is possible from parts of the Midwest to the central Appalachians during much of the workweek as multiple rounds of storms unleash drenching downpours. In one of the impacted areas? Track the sto...
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By Youri Benadjaoud , Eric M. Strauss , Elizabeth Schulze , and Mary Kekatos Taylor Farms is now pulling more than a dozen products with jalapenos from grocery stores across the United States. It’s the latest recall as part of the salmonella outbreak that has made 345 people sick...
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CLINT, Texas (KVIA) -- An allegedly intoxicated driver hit two pedestrians during a church bazaar in Clint, Texas, Saturday, according to the El Paso County Constable's Office for Precinct Six. According to a news release, a Precinct Six Constable did a routine patrol at the 600 ...
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A woman who injected human waste into her child's IV at Nationwide Children's Hospital in February pleaded guilty to endangering children this week.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday, August 10, that Meta has agreed to follow Texas data center rules. In a news release, Abbott stated that the giant tech company will comply with the new "statewide standards" that make sure data centers cen...
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Meta will comply with his standards and guidelines for data centers. Meta has a data center planned for Northeast El Paso. "Meta commends Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s leadership and welcomes his continued efforts to ...
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By Tim Lister and Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Deepening poverty, rising household debt, rampant inflation, hidden unemployment. The indicators for Iran’s economy signal a deepening crisis on multiple fronts – and at least one official news outlet is not shy about reporting it. On Su...
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — July was the hottest month ever recorded in the United States, according to data released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The month featured long, intense heat domes that led to record hot temperatures from the East C...
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Meta has agreed to a series of guidelines for data center operations in Texas, including paying for their electric infrastructure and to “eliminate reliance on outdated taxpayer-funded incentives,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a news release Monday. But the news release lacked ...
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Michael Zeiler is currently aboard the expedition ship Ocean Explorer, heading to the fjords of Greenland to view the upcoming total solar eclipse on Wednesday. The veteran eclipse chaser has an ambitious goal: to make the first-ever observation of ...
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Por Andy Rose, CNN Unas 10.000 personas presenciaban el evento en el estadio. Entre ellas estaba Tupac Shakur, el rapero que a sus 25 años ya se había convertido en un icono del hip-hop. Lejos del cuadrilátero, aquel 7 de septiembre de 1996, una rivalidad entre ambas costas que s...
safety
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was arrested after allegedly driving while intoxicated and hitting two pedestrians who attended the San Lorenzo fiesta in Clint, Texas, according to the El Paso County Constable's Office Precinct #6. The Constable's Office identified the suspect as 2...
