Unusual, possible record warmth this week in El Paso
Saturday’s high was 67, which was a full 8 degrees above normal. Today was slightly cooler at 65, but still 6 degrees above normal. Hang on to your polo shirts because temperatures are about to move up into the 70s!! Here’s your exclusive 9-Hour Forecast for Monday with your 9-Day Forecast below. TONIGHT: The skies...
Fast Track to the Future 5K/1 mile Walk at Burges High School
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - Hundreds laced up their running shoes early this morning to run for education. The El Paso ISD Education Foundation held the first annual 5K Saturday morning at Burges High School. The funds raised go towards scholarships for high school seniors, and classroom impact grants aimed...
El Paso ISD empowers girls in STEM through Girls in Gear event
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Independent School District is helping its female students find careers in STEM programs through their Girls in Gear and VEX V5 Tournament: Jingle Bot Jamboree. The Jamboree returns for its third year to provide “all girls in STEM programs of study with an invaluable opportunity to...
Investigation underway for shooting near UTEP
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and the El Paso Police Department are investigating a shooting that happened near campus early Sunday morning, Dec. 7. UTEP students and staff received a message about the shooting around 2:30 a.m. through UTEP Alert. According to the email, the...
Watch: Sun Bowl Game announcement
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Sun Bowl Association will announce the two teams playing in the 92nd Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game on Sunday, Dec. 7. The special Selection Sunday event will kick off at 11 a.m. at the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. The teams that will be playing in this year’s […]
Aghaaˈ Hat Co. Weaves Culture into Every Hat
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- Aghaaˈ Hat Co. is an Indigenous-owned and led hat and beadwork brand based in El Paso, Texas, that centers ancestral traditions in its work. The owner, Cynthia Guiterrez-Krapp, crafts repurposed rabbit and beaver fur felts into handmade hats. Her work comes with a story. Cynthia was diagnosed...
Texas Curb Color Codes: What Each One Really Means
Color-coded curbs in El Paso are more than just paint; they tell a story about accessibility and community responsibility that many are missing.
Online School Threats Rattle El Paso Borderland, Trigger FBI Crackdown
Online threats aimed at schools in El Paso and nearby communities in southern New Mexico have landed on the FBI’s radar, with federal agents opening an investigation and ramping up coordination with local authorities. Officials said there is currently no known credible danger to students, but no one is shrugging this...
At least 1 seriously hurt in crash in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — At least one person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in the Lower Valley early Sunday morning, Dec. 7, according to El Paso Police. Police said their Special Traffic Investigations Unit responded to a single-vehicle crash at North Loop and Yarbrough with “life-threatening...
New hybrid bus line to link Las Cruces and El Paso with $5M grant
The South Central Regional Transit District has been awarded a $5.04 million grant for new hybrid bus services between Las Cruces and El Paso. The grant comes from the Federal Transit Administration's Low or No Emission Vehicle Program. It marks one of the largest competitive federal grants the transit district has...
