Wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota sent smoke blowing over a huge swath of the U.S. on Wednesday, giving the sky an apocalyptic haze. The smoky skies are likely to linger – and even worsen – in the next couple days before there's a chance of improving.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An El Paso man wanted on multiple child sex crime warrants is now in custody, according to the El Paso County Constable Office, Precinct Three. Deputies learned Ivan Jade Zacarias was wanted several outstanding felony warrants. The offenses included one count of child ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- On Wednesday morning, July 15, President Donald Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents should continue traffic stops, calling the tactic one of the agency's "most important and effective" tools. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said people illeg...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) You've probably heard it said that comparison in the thief of joy. One young author agrees with that sentiment, and has some important advice for today's women of all ages. 16-year old Kavya Thakrar is the author of Bows and Ties. She was inspired to write the book after...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - The White Coat ceremony is a milestone in the career for medical students. Tonight Burrell College of Health Sciences will host more than 200 new student physicians as the put on their white coats for the first time. The white coat represents the medical students' comm...
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- The Juarez Civil Protection Department responded to 49 incidents within 24 hours, including a fire at the Rio Grande Mall. From Tuesday to Wednesday, the fire department alone responded to 34 calls. The Municipal Rescue Unit attended to the remaining 15 incid...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Drew Gonzalez is officially a member of the New York Yankees organization. The Americas High School standout has signed with the Yankees three days after being selected in the sixth round of the 2026 MLB Draft. This new embarkment in his journey ends speculation about...
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A meteorite weighing more than 2 pounds (1 kilogram) that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home two years ago could shed light on ancient water in the solar system. Observers across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania repo...
Por Erick E. Beltran, CNN en Español Luego de que este miércoles la Asociación Nacional de Intérpretes de México anunciara el fallecimiento de la primera actriz Elsa Aguirre a los 95 años, diversas personalidades y figuras del entretenimiento se han pronunciado por la partida de la actriz que c...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assents Control changed how the Juárez Cartel appears on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, according to a news release published Wednesday. Now, the cartel is listed as a transnational terrorist group, target type crimina...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- After competing on one of college softball's biggest stages, Desirae Spearman is back where it all began. The El Paso native and Texas Tech standout returned to Hanks High School to host her annual youth softball camp, sharing the knowledge and experiences she gained t...
By Lauren Mascarenhas, Norma Galeana, Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — In a warrant to search the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot last week by an ICE agent in Houston, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it has cause to believe there were illegal drugs in the vehic...
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Utilities on Wednesday warned the public about a possible scam asking residents to submit a form about their water quality. The utility said it didn't make or authorize any flyers or door hangers about the notices. The utility said the possible scam may tr...
Por Veronica Calderón y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, descalificó este miércoles las recientes declaraciones del titular de la Administración de Control de Drogas de Estados Unidos (DEA, por sus siglas en inglés), Terry Cole, quien el lunes acusó qu...
By Aleks Klosok, Kyle Feldscher (CNN) – Argentina is into the final! This team never knows when it’s beaten and has yet again performed a miracle escape act to win this dramatic semifinal at the death. For so long in this game, Lionel Messi and Co. looked devoid of ideas but Lionel S...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A Little League Baseball team based in Horizon has already made history, and it's about to cement its in El Paso sports history. The team is headed to the Little League Regionals next week -- the furthest an El Paso team has ever made. With a couple wins, the team ...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Wednesday, July 19, the community is invited to the opening night for the high school production of "Shrek the Musical" at Coronado High School. The play was put together by students and faculty from across the El Paso Independent School District, who worked for sever...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) --A 32-year-old man was arrested in a joint operation on three warrants for sex crimes against a child in El Paso's Lower Valley, according to a news release by the El Paso County Constable's Office for Precinct Three. Ivan Jade Zacarias was arrested on one count of sexual a...
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 House Democrats voted to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel — an ultimately unsuccessful effort that highlighted the growing division in their party on the issue. On Wednesday 103 Democrats voted in support of an amendment to block a...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Students in the Ysleta Independent School District will have the opportunity to enjoy free breakfast and lunch meals this upcoming school year, according to district officials. Beginning August 3, all Ysleta ISD students will have free breakfast, and 90 percent of campuses...
By Gina Park, Daniel Wine, CNN Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do you have what it takes to work for “Jeopardy!”? For the first time in history, the game show is opening its hiring process to the public — you just need to pass a rigorous recruitment process. Here’s what else you might have missed du...
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been receiving options for expanding the military operation in Iran, according to two people familiar with the matter, including during a Situation Room meeting on Tuesday that centered on ways to intensify efforts to loosen Iran’s grip on...
Brian Stelter Los ejecutivos involucrados en el acuerdo pendiente entre Paramount y Warner Bros. Discovery esperan que un juez ponga en pausa el plan de adquisición en los próximos días. Oficialmente, es difícil prever la reacción del tribunal ante la solicitud de 12 fiscales generales estata...
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Several years ago, a family came to the United States and took up a terrifying new endeavor: smuggling young, poor women from Central and South America into the country and forcing them into prostitution. The scheme was rather straightforward, according to co...
EL PASO, Tx., July 15, 2026: City Representative Lily Limón has placed an agenda item for next weeks city council meeting calling for city representatives to stop using personal devices […] The post Breaking News: Limón Places Agenda Item Prohibiting City Representatives from Using Personal Devic...
Wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota sent smoke blowing over a huge swath of the U.S. on Wednesday, giving the sky an apocalyptic haze. The smoky skies are likely to linger – and even worsen – in the next couple days before there's a chance of improving.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — IDEA Public Schools will host free back-to-school giveaways at five campuses across the region to help students prepare for the upcoming school year. According to officials, the statewide initiative "Backpacks for Bright Futures" is designed to help students start the scho...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A case of the "diarrhea-causing" parasite, cyclospora, has been confirmed in El Paso, according to the City-County Health Authority, Dr. Hector Orcaranza, on Wednesday, July 15. The City's Department of Public Health (DPH) has reported that a man in his 60s has been diagn...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday faced what one lawmaker said was more of a performance evaluation than a job interview as he seeks to secure his post as the top law enforcement official for the country. The tough questions came not just from Democrats, but also from Sen. John Co...
Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN Una de las frases más célebres sobre la política es la del estadista alemán Otto von Bismarck, quien afirmó que es “el arte de lo posible”. Sin embargo, cuando se trata del horario de verano, quizá resulte más apropiada una versión del economista John Kenneth Galb...
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Public Schools announced a new online school open to all of New Mexico Wednesday. The virtual school, Aspire Online School, serves grades kindergarten through 12th grade, according to a news release. LCPS said the online school complements the district...
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Katie Bo Lillis, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — In twin hearings Wednesday, two nominees integral to executing President Donald Trump’s agenda worked to convince senators that they were up to the task: Todd Blanche for attorney general, and Jay C...
Isolated storms will be likely again tonight. Some gusty winds in and around some of the storms. These storms will once again be likely later Thursday as well. Storms will be more widespread late Friday and the weekend. Could see some good rains in spots. Temperatures will continue to be below...
A cockroach made an unexpected appearance during a live weather report during a Tuesday night newscast from Nexstar's KTLA, but the reporter at the center of the moment didn't let it derail her broadcast.
By MJ Lee, Annie Grayer, Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee has discussed with Jeffrey Epstein survivors the possibility of the women providing affidavits about longtime Epstein assistant Lesley Groff – coming on the heels of multiple survivors telling CNN that Groff had...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Ysleta Independent School District shared a list of campuses giving free breakfast and lunch meals for the upcoming school year, which starts Aug. 3. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), nearly 90% of YISD campuses wi...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — WestStar Bank named Yvonne Dorado Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer as part of an internal leadership realignment within the Accounting and Tax and Treasury division. In her new role, Dorado will oversee the bank's financial accounting and reporting functi...
By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance said in a podcast episode that aired Wednesday that the backlash to a UFC fighter’s false and offensive remark about former first lady Michelle Obama was “totally disproportionate” to the comment itself. Speaking on “The Joe Rogan Ex...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), the most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for reelection this year, took Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, to task over the administration's focus on debunked claims that the 2020 elections were fraudulent. In a tense confirmation ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a severe weather briefing and press conference Wednesday afternoon.
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