Paws in the Desert – a series focusing on the lives of dogs and...
Miguel Juárez interviews Elena Perez, founder of Paws of Promise Animal Rescue Organization in the first article of our new series – Paws in the Desert. Perez’s organization transports stray animals to other states. Miguel Juárez (MJ): Your Facebook profile states that you are from Brooklyn, New...
El Paso Border Patrol chief touts success of new strategies and funding
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso Border Patrol Chief Walter Slosar highlighted significant changes in border management, attributing recent successes to policy shifts and increased federal funding. "If you think about a time around 2023, we're apprehending about 2,700 people a day," said Slosar. "Now we’re...
City of Socorro to hold Harvest Festival this Saturday
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of Socorro is inviting the public to its 2025 Harvest Festival, which is taking place this Saturday, Sept. 20. The festival will be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 901 N. Rio Vista Rd. in Socorro, Texas. The event is free and will feature games, contests, folklorico […]
City OKs agreement for DPS headquarters to be built in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso has approved an agreement that would move forward plans to build a new Texas Department of Public Safety regional headquarters within a master-planned community in Northeast El Paso. The City approved an amendment to its 2020 agreement with FSW Investments and Franklin...
ABC-7 at 4: El Paso Teen Crowned 2026 Teen United World
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV) — Amaya Galberth, a student at Parkland High School, has captured international attention after being crowned Teen United World 2026. Representing Teen Texas United World, Amaya earned the title during the competition. The multi-day event judged contestants in a range of categories, including a...
County attorney talks on growing issue of deceptive business practices
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez says deceptive business practices are a growing problem in the community. Sanchez will be the special guest during KTSM 9 News at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16. She will talk with Andy Morgan about this growing problem and how is negatively impacting the...
Documents: Woman charged in fatal crash was going 118 mph when she hit motorcyclist
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 20-year-old woman who is facing a manslaughter charge in a fatal crash that killed a motorcyclist was traveling more than 100 mph at the time of the crash, and she admitted to police that she was looking down to select a song on her cell phone when the crash happened.
Detainees at Fort Bliss migrant center faced poor conditions, lack of medical care: Report
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Camp East Montana Detention Facility at Fort Bliss violated at least 60 federal standards, including failing to properly treat some of the detainees’ medical conditions and not providing adequate food, according to a report by the Washington Post. The report says the first detainees...
HSI, ICE arrest Mexican man with past conviction of hurting child
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 64-year-old Mexican national who was convicted of felony injury of a child back in 1985 was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in El Paso, an ICE official said. Hector Rodolfo De La Torre, 64, remains in ICE custody pending immigration...
Feds train Mexican police in use of heavy weapons, live-fire response
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Chihuahua state police in the past few years often have rushed to the scene of reported cartel shootings and on occasion come under fire themselves. That’s one of the reasons why Chihuahua authorities sent 20 state police detectives to a crash course on...