Crime of Week: Man robs Northeast El Paso convenience store at gunpoint
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for your help in finding a man who held up a Northeast convenience store last month at gunpoint. This is this week’s “Crime of Week,” as publicized by Crime Stoppers. Just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, a […]
El Paso City Representatives raise privacy concerns over Flock camera program
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- Two El Paso city representatives are raising concerns about the city’s use of license plate-reading cameras, saying the technology could threaten residents’ privacy, particularly in immigration matters. City Reps. Lily Limon and Chris Canales placed the item on the agenda for discussion at...
Carlos Spector, pioneering El Paso immigration attorney and human rights advocate, dies at 71
Carlos Spector, a noted El Paso immigration attorney and human rights advocate, died Sunday. He was 71 and would have turned 72 on March 13. His daughter, Alejandra Spector, announced his death Sunday night on Facebook. “Adiós, papá. Carlos Spector 3/13/54-3/1/26. May his memory be a blessing. We will do...
El Paso welcomes the Year of the Horse
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — On Saturday, the El Paso Museum of History hosted the 7th Annual Lunar New Year Celebration to welcome the Year of the Horse. The free event was in partnership with community organizations such as the Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, El Paso Museum of History, Mexican American...
Record heat continues in El Paso with more coming
Today was the FIFTH straight record high in a row! Our high blew away the old record of 81 set in 2006. Here’s a recap of our late winter heat wave: Wednesday’s High: 84 (Old record 83 in 2009). Thursday’s High: 83 (Tied record from 2009). Friday’s High: 85 (Tied record from 1904). Saturday’s High: […]
Montana Vista Blaze Brings Deputies Racing In, Locals Told to Steer Clear
A Sunday afternoon structure fire in the Montana Vista area of eastern El Paso County turned quiet neighborhood streets into an active emergency zone, as Montana Vista firefighters and El Paso County sheriff’s deputies moved in to tackle the flames. Crews focused on containing the blaze and keeping nearby residents...
‘Ted Lasso’ star Cristo Fernandez hits the pitch for El Paso Locomotive FC
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — There was a TV star on the field for El Paso Locomotive FC over the weekend — Cristo Fernandez. Fernandez is best known for playing “Dani Rojas” on the award-winning show “Ted Lasso.” Moving from screen to the pitch, sources tell KTSM Fernandez has been training with the Locomotive since […]
El Paso Fire staffs entire shift with women for International Women’s Month
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — To celebrate International Women’s Month, the El Paso Fire Department highlighted the women who work for the department by staffing an all-female shift at one firehouse this weekend. At Fire Station No. 19, six female firefighters staffed two rigs for a 24-hour shift, said Deputy Chief Frank...
Structure fire in Montana Vista knocked down, one dog rescued
UPDATE (5:20 PM) The Montana Vista Fire Department has confirmed the scene has been cleared after crews knocked down the structure fire. A spokesperson with the Montana Vista FD says that one dog was rescued from the fire and there were no injuries reported. The spokesperson told ABC-7 that the...
Too important to lose: El Paso history teachers fight to keep Mexican American studies...
Before taking a Mexican American studies class — also known as MAS — Franklin High School student Karen Jimenez didn’t know the Aztecs called themselves the Mexica when they founded the city of Tenochitlan, the historic center of modern-day Mexico City. Her classmate Leo Arrata didn’t know...
