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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A boy from El Paso has earned a Kids World Record for the most stopwatch laps in one minute. Leonardo, the record holder, achieved the milestone on June 17, 2026, according to World Record Kids. In a video from World Record Kids, Leonardo recorded his run, showing he did ...
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KTSM) — Authorities in Southern New Mexico are ramping up patrols near the Santa Teresa airport following reports of stray bullets striking aircraft and nearby homes. A new joint operation is now targeting criminal trespassing and unlawful shooting in the surrounding des...
Por Alexandra Skores y Pete Muntean, CNN Un avión de pasajeros de JetBlue Airways informó haber golpeado a un dron el lunes mientras se preparaba para aterrizar en el Aeropuerto Internacional John F. Kennedy, dijo la Administración Federal de Aviación. El piloto a bordo del vuelo 948 de JetBl...
Courtesy: UTEP Athletics EL PASO, Texas - Oklahoma announced the 2026 season opener against UTEP is moving to Friday, Sept. 4, with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. CT/6 MT in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The contest will be streamed on SEC Network+. The Miners and Sooners were originally schedul...
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The moon reaches peak illumination at 7:56 p.m. ET.
Consumers are advised not to eat, sell or serve the recalled products and to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Consumers are advised not to eat, sell or serve the recalled products and to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- UTEP officially enters a new era as a full-time member of the Mountain West Conference on July 1st. The move places the Miners in one of the nation's premier mid-major leagues, bringing increased competition, regional rivalries, and greater national exposure as the un...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Trump administration is rolling out new changes to student loans, all taking effect on July 1, in hopes that new plans can be "simple and affordable." Student borrower advocacy groups worry the payments will only make it harder with surging inflation. Jack Wallace, lo...
The high today was 98, breaking our 8 day streak of tiple-digit heat. Here's your Misery Meter after our hot weekend. Tuesday will bring the best chance of t-showers for the week, so let's hope we get some rain. Here's your exclusive 9-Hour Forecast for Tuesday. TONIGHT: Tonight: The skies will...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The City of El Paso said it will continue hosting free FIFA World Cup watch parties Downtown. Soccer fans can watch Mexico play Tuesday and Team USA play Wednesday. Like the previous watch parties, the City will show the games on a big outdoor screen on the Mexican Ame...
Editor's note: Video above was reported prior to motorcyclist's death EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- One person is dead following a hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle on Sunday, June 28 in East El Paso, according to the El Paso Police Department. As KTSM 9 News previously reported, the crash happ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Four homes and one commercial building suffered "catastrophic fire damage" on Sunday, June 28, the Alamogordo Fire Department said. The fire happened at the Tinsley Trailer Park. Fire officials said the fire originated in a residential trailer within the trailer park. Inv...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Southwest University has opened its new Southwest University Lounge, or SU Lounge, in far East El Paso. The SU Lounge is designed to serve as a "meeting point between education and personal development, where ideas flourish and meaningful connections are built," the unive...
CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — For more than 40 years, since his service as a young Reagan administration lawyer, Chief Justice John Roberts has pressed for an exceptionally powerful US president, one who could fire the heads of independent agencies at any time....
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — For more than 40 years, since his service as a young Reagan administration lawyer, Chief Justice John Roberts has pressed for an exceptionally powerful US president, one who could fire the heads of independent agencies at any time. In ...
Por John Fritze y Devan Cole, CNN El Tribunal Supremo le dio el lunes al presidente Donald Trump una victoria significativa al permitirle destituir a voluntad a los dirigentes de agencias federales que antes eran independientes, derribando en el proceso un precedente de 1935 que podría reordena...
The study's lead researcher said the dementia population is set to grow substantially.
The study's lead researcher said the dementia population is set to grow substantially.
By Nina Giraldo, Sarah Ferris, CNN Westfield, New Jersey (CNN) — One day before Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. planned to return to Washington, the long-missing congressman sat on the steps of his tidy Tudor-style home in North Jersey, sifting through mail beside his wife. Kean, wearing a gray ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — More than a year after a mass shooting at Young Park left three teenagers dead and 15 others injured, the fourth and final defendant charged in the case is scheduled to stand trial. Gustavo Dominguez, who was 17 at the time of the March 21, 2025 shooting, is scheduled to s...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso entrepreneur and car dealer Richard Poe II unveiled and celebrated his new El Paso Honda dealership in East El Paso. The new dealership, at 1500 Joe Battle Blvd., celebrated its grand opening on Monday, June 29. The grand-opening celebration also featured a flag-r...
LAS CRUCES, N.M (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces recently recognized the Historic Preservation Committee Chair, Jerry Wallace for receiving the Heritage Preservation Individual Achievement Award from the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. The 54th Annual Heritage Preservation Awards ce...
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — A spokesperson for Sen. Ruben Gallego said Monday that President Donald Trump is “targeting” the Arizona Democrat with a Justice Department investigation into his campaign finances. Reacting to a report of the inquiry in Axios, the spokesperson accused the Justic...
Análisis de Matthew Chance, CNN En las calles de Moscú, conductores descontentos esperan pacientemente gasolina en una larga fila de autos y camionetas en medio de una aguda escasez nacional. Muchos han pasado el día entero, le dicen a CNN, conduciendo en busca de combustible, algo extraordinar...
TMZ received an email from someone claiming to have video of a suspect in the case.
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor received more than $4,000 in concert tickets from a Puerto Rican record label that counts Bad Bunny among its clients, according to a financial disclosure report made public Monday. Sotomayor, a member of the court’s liberal wing, disclosed ...
CNN By Chelsea Bailey, TuAnh Dam, Alex Stambaugh, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Everything changed in a matter of minutes. The wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle County, Colorado, Helitack crew were among the first to arrive at the Knowles Fire Saturday, as the fast-moving blaze scor...
By Chelsea Bailey, TuAnh Dam, Alex Stambaugh, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Everything changed in a matter of minutes. The wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle County, Colorado, Helitack crew were among the first to arrive at the Knowles Fire Saturday, as the fast-moving blaze scorched t...
By Daniel Wine, CNN Welcome to 5 Things PM! The first full moon of summer — aka the “strawberry moon” — will rise tonight. This is how you can get the best views. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1⃣ Supreme Court In a split decision, the ju...
Por Amen Galinato, CNN La Luna de fresa, que será visible en el cielo esta semana, marcará la primera Luna llena del verano. El lunes, apenas unos días después del solsticio de verano del 21 de junio, los observadores del cielo verán cómo el cuerpo celeste ilumina el cielo nocturno con su res...
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s ruling letting more than a dozen states keep their post-election grace periods for mail ballots is a defeat for President Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterms, but the GOP can still capture significant victories in major election-r...
Rising tensions on El Paso’s City Council came to a head last week when representatives and Mayor Renard Johnson took the rare step of reversing a decision made an hour earlier. One council member said the reversal was vengeance over unsuccessful efforts by three city representatives to reope...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — White Sands National Park announced it will host an event to celebrate America's 250th anniversary with its first "Full Moon Night". White Sands partnered with Western National Parks to welcome back the 1st Armored Division Rock Band at the park's amphitheatre for a perfor...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — White Sands National Park announced it will host an event to celebrate America's 250th anniversary with its first "Full Moon Night". White Sands partnered with Western National Parks to welcome back the 1st Armored Division Rock Band at the park's amphitheatre for a perfor...
An employee of the restroom vending company discovered the body in the festival's camping area, Michigan State Police said.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- New Mexico State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols in all New Mexico counties during July. The goal is to bring awareness and reduce impaired driving-related fatalities, New Mexico State Police said. "These checkpoints are helping to change s...
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