El Paso Home Builders Face Labor Shortages
Last year constructions jobs in El Paso experienced slow growth since recovering the job losses the economic sector experienced in 2024. Although the sector grew by around 1% in early 2025, workforce pressures from the government shutdown and immigration among other factors like high interest rates have slowed new...
El Paso Electric justifies rate hike amid City opposition
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A final decision on El Paso Electric’s proposed rate increase is expected next month by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The rate hike has faced pushback, namely from the City of El Paso, who rejected the proposal in June 2024. El Paso Electric is asking for a $93 million […]
‘Beauty Run’: El Paso police on the hunt for suspect in cosmetics heist
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso police are looking for the suspect who stole cosmetics from a store in a robbery they're calling on social media "beauty run." On Wednesday, the El Paso Police Department took to social media asking people for help in identifying a woman in connection with a robbery at the Ulta...
The Price is Right Winner Dishes Thrilling Road to Epic Triumph
Sarah Coria is used to forecasting weather as a storm tracker for KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas. But she couldn't have foreseen her big win on The Price is Right. Her triumph on the CBS game show netted her an epic prize: a trip to the Austrian Alps!. Coria kept...
Electric vehicle manufacturer selects New Mexico for new manufacturing facility, US headquarters
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (KRQE) – Electric vehicle manufacturer GreenPower Motor Company has chosen New Mexico for the site of its next manufacturing facility and U.S. corporate headquarters. As part of the company’s agreement to expand to Santa Teresa in southern New Mexico, the company will receive a combined near $15...
VIDEO: Man’s face slammed against El Paso police unit
Editor’s note: Video above courtesy of FitFam. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A video on social media went viral after a man in handcuffs was seen being shoved into a police unit, hitting his face, by El Paso police officers. As KTSM previously reported, Nicholas Ray Fuentes, 18, was arrested and charged with resisting...
Homestead Exemption can be claimed on 2025-2023 tax returns
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Back in November 2025, Texas voters approved increasing the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 for tax purposes. To claim the homestead exemption, you must live in the home you are claiming the exemption for. CEO of the Greater El Paso Association of Realtors, Tony Delgado, joined...
Mexican authorities indict suspect in Ciudad Juárez express kidnapping, robbery case
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (KFOX14/CBS4) — Mexican authorities formally indicted Andrés O. L. for his alleged involvement in an express kidnapping and robbery that occurred on June 17, 2025, in Ciudad Juárez. The incident took place at a business in Plaza Comercial Crucero, where the suspect and an...
Man arrested for breaking into home to use shower
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 45-year-old man was arrested after he broke into a home, took a shower, and changed into clothing belonging to the homeowner on Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Horizon City, according to police. At around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Horizon City Police Department officers were dispatched to the 400 block of […]
El Paso mechanics urge drivers to prep vehicles ahead of winter weather
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — With changes in the forecast and colder temperatures moving into the Borderland, local mechanics are urging drivers to prepare their vehicles before wet and wintry conditions arrive. Even minor maintenance, they say, can help prevent dangerous situations on the road. Service experts say now...
