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El Paso City Council to vote on scrapping Piedras Street project

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A major city infrastructure plan could see a sudden reversal next week. On Tuesday, July 7, the El Paso City Council is set to vote on a motion that would effectively scrap Phase 2 of the Piedras Street Reconstruction Project. If approved, the item — spon...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 4, 2026

Local

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 ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 4, 2026

safety

Sunland Park man arrested after allegedly shooting cousin in head at Santa Fe hotel

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- An 18-year-old Sunland Park, New Mexico, man was arrested in Santa Fe after he allegedly shot his cousin in the head at a hotel, police there said. Juan Rodriguez, age 18, was arrested in Santa Fe and is facing charges of aggravated battery, unlawful carr...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 4, 2026

News

Trump publica una nueva imagen de un billete de US$ 100 con su firma

Por Kit Maher, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, publicó este viernes una nueva imagen de un billete de US$ 100 con su firma, meses después de que el Departamento del Tesoro anunciara que, por primera vez, la firma de un presidente en funciones aparecería en el...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 4, 2026

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Los detalles del espectáculo de fuegos artificiales de Trump por el 4 de julio

Por Aleena Fayaz, CNN La celebración del presidente Donald Trump por el 250 aniversario de Estados Unidos culminará el sábado con un espectáculo de fuegos artificiales sin precedentes en la Explanada Nacional de Washington, en medio de temperaturas abrasadoras y la controversia...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 4, 2026

government

Keiko Fujimori declared winner of razor-edge Peru election

By Alessandra Freitas, CNN Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential race following a weeks-long vote count that ended with a razor-thin margin of victory in the deeply polarized South American country. The country’s electoral o...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 4, 2026

Local

'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...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

safety

1 hurt in crash in far East El Paso, road reopens

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A crash in far East El Paso sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries and impacted traffic briefly on Friday afternoon, July 3, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said. The crash happened at Paseo del East Boulevard and Allerton Parkway. The ro...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

Local

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, ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

parks

Trump posts new image of $100 bill with his signature

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump posted a new image Friday of a $100 bill bearing his signature, months after the Treasury Department announced that, for the first time, a sitting president’s signature would be featured on US paper currency. Treasury Secretary...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

Local

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...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

safety

Las Cruces Police Department to open applications for paid training academy

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- The Las Cruces Police Department will start accepting applications Monday for its next training academy. The 22-week paid academy is set to start January 2027, according to LCPD. Police cadet salaries while in the academy is $24 per hour, LCPD said....

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

parks

NM State Parks to crack down on boating under the influence

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- New Mexico State Parks said it will significantly increase "on-the-water patrols" for the July Fourth weekend. The enforcement effort, which will last from Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5, is part of Operation Dry Water, a nationwide effort to preve...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

News

DC breaks heat record, 17,000 customers without power in NYC area

CNN By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, with Kate S. Petersen reporting (CNN) — The deadly, multi-day heat wave is tightening its grip on the eastern United States, shattering records, straining the electric grid and raising the risk for millions of people preparin...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

Local

New water tank connection to cause temporary outages for CRRUA customers

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) will connect a new one-million-gallon water tank to its distribution system, meaning some residents will see interruptions in their water service. The new tank is located in the west Mesa area, and wil...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

safety

El Paso Police boost traffic enforcement for July 4th weekend

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Police Department announced that it will increase traffic enforcement for the Fourth of July holiday. From Friday, July 3, through Sunday, July 5, the department's enforcement efforts will be supported by the Selective Traffic Enforcement Progr...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

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Trump pardons 6 people for Clean Air Act violations after White House meeting

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he signed pardons for six people who he argued were “persecuted by the Biden Administration” for violating clean-air and emissions laws. “It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six peo...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

safety

Sacaton Fire in Gila now at 5.5K acres, 0% containment

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Sacaton Fire, burning in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness, has grown to more than 5,500 acres and is at 0 percent containment, fire officials said on Friday, July 3. The fire, which is burning 15 miles east of Glenwood, New Mexico, was first spotted on Ju...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

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Idea Mesa Hills Kinder Pledge 7/3/26

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KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

safety

Rollover crash on Loop 375 East leaves one injured

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries after a rollover crash early Friday morning, July 3. Around 6:30 a.m., a 52-year-old man was involved in a crash on Loop 375 East on Transmountain, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Off...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

Local

Man charged for allegedly following woman into Circle K restroom

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Friday, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said it charged a man for voyeurism after he allegedly followed a woman into the restroom at a gas station. EPCSO said on June 29, deputies went to a Circle K near the Eastlake Marketplace Center off Rojas D...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

safety

Man charged with voyeurism after allegedly following woman into restroom

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with voyeurism after he allegedly tried to follow a woman into a restroom at a convenience store in East El Paso County, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said. A little after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 29,...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 3, 2026