El Paso Rings in 2026 with Dazzling New Year’s Eve Celebration and Star Drop...
The streets of Downtown El Paso were alive with revelry as the community ushered in the New Year, an event marked by an exuberant display of lights, music, and festivity. El Paso Parks and Recreation, through a social media post, captured the sentiment of the night, expressing a lingering enchantment with the...
ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Above-normal temps in the Borderland, chance for showers midweek
Happy Sunday to the Borderland! The cloud cover is capped our warmth across the area, today's high was 69 in El Paso. Tonight's lows in the Borderland will be in the 40s. Tomorrow and Tuesday will be similar, highs in the 60 and 70s. We are tracking a Pacific System...
Cooler morning, warmer afternoon
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- The region will stay dry with above-normal temperatures through early this week and no significant weather impacts. A Pacific weather system arrives midweek, bringing a chance of showers and higher elevation snow on Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures will remain well above normal until the...
El Paso Stares Skyward as SpaceX Rocket Puts on Twilight Show
Friday evening, the Southwest got its own prime-time space show as a SpaceX Falcon 9 leapt off the California coast and traced a bright streak over El Paso and surrounding communities, widely counted as the company's first orbital launch of 2026. The rocket carried a radar-equipped Italian Earth observation satellite...
El Paso Mourns Loss in New Year’s First Fatal Traffic Accident, Red-Light Violation Suspected
The new year in El Paso opened on a sorrowful note with the city recording its first traffic fatality just a day into 2026. According to official reports, the El Paso Police Department responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Gateway North and Sean Hagerty on January 1st. Tragically, 18-year-old...
Man arrested for DWI, allegedly hitting deputy before fleeing
Editor’s note: Sheriff’s Office provide video of an incident in which a man allegedly resisted being handcuffed, struck a deputy and then tried to flee on foot. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 34-year-old man has been arrested for DWI and allegedly hitting a deputy before trying to flee on foot during a traffic stop […]
Mata’s fruit store keeps Epiphany tradition alive with unique Rosca de Reyes
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — On Jan. 6, people celebrate "Epiphany," and Mata’s fruit store is making fresh, warm Rosca de Reyes as part of the tradition. The store, managed by Jesús Arreola, has been crafting roscas every year since 2000. They make nearly 3,000 roscas for...
Driver found dead after pickup crashes in ravine in Hudspeth County
A driver was found dead after a pickup truck crashed into a ravine off U.S. Highway 62/180 east of El Paso in Hudspeth County, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. The driver, Maria Patricia Plunkett, 56, of Desert Haven, Texas, was found deceased in a crashed pickup shortly before noon on Friday, Jan. 2, on...
El Paso Walmart shooting victims highlight 2025 with compassion, forgiveness
In a crowded courtroom, El Paso victims' families gathered to give testimony in the names of their loved ones killed in the Walmart mass shooting — closing a nearly six-year open wound. At a time when public controversy is marked by calls for revenge, vengeance and retaliation, these El Paso families chose compassion...
Drunk driver, passenger arrested after crash damages public property
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two men were arrested earlier this week after they got into a single-vehicle crash while drunk, which damaged public property, and fled the scene on foot in Horizon City, according to the Horizon police in a news release. Before 3 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 28, officers responded to a reported […]
