Weather Alert Extended through Friday with heavy rain threat, strong storms in Borderland
An incredible night of rain. Here are the official totals from the last 24 hours. We have pulled way ahead of normal on our annual rainfall with 8.72 inches this year. Here’s your exclusive 9-Hour Forecast for Thursday: TONIGHT: KTSM has extended the Weather Authority Alert through Friday evening for three reasons: 1
El Paso Flooding Gets Worse as Sinkholes and Road Closures Grow
El Paso is cleaning up after heavy rain caused flooding, road damage, sinkholes and power outages across the city.
This Hidden Overlook In Texas Offers The Most Breathtaking View You’ve Ever Seen
Some places earn their reputation slowly, through word of mouth and quiet loyalty, and the Main Overlook Point at Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso is exactly that kind of place. It hasn’t been discovered by the travel magazine crowd yet. It doesn’t have a line of tourists...
Sunland Park Fire Department rescues woman, 3 kids from flooded home
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KVIA) -- The Sunland Park Fire Department saved a woman and her children from her flooded home. It happened Wednesday around 5 a.m. after heavy overnight rainfall. SPFD said Michelle and her three children started seeing water come in around 4 a.m. Fire Chief Daniel Medrano said calls for help aren'
Woman arrested on outstanding warrants after Horizon City traffic stop
HORIZON CITY, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 25-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday on multiple outstanding warrants after a routine traffic stop in Horizon City. According to the Horizon City Police, the arrest happened on Tuesday at about 7:56 a.m. in the 14700 block of Horizon Boulevard when an officer on proactive patr
Scenic Drive closed after large hole damages roadway
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Scenic Drive in Central El Paso is closed in both directions after a large hole damaged the roadway, according to the El Paso Police Department on Wednesday, Sept. 23. This comes after the Borderland experienced heavy rainfall last night. The El Paso Fire Department responded to over 50 storm-re
7,000-Plus El Paso Electric Customers Lose Power Again as Flood Watch Bears Down
More than 7,000 El Paso Electric customers woke up in the dark early Wednesday after a wave of storms knocked out power across the Borderland. The utility's outage map showed 44 separate outages affecting 7,119 customers as of about 1:29 a.m., with the blackouts stretching from El Paso and Horizon City to San Elizario,
El Paso ‘Quiet Zone’ reactivated in Five Points neighborhood
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The City of El Paso has successfully renewed its railroad quiet zone designation in Central El Paso, meaning Union Pacific Railroad may no longer routinely sound train horns within the designated area. City Representative Josh Acevedo announced the update on Tuesday, Sept. 22, saying Union Pacif
Commissioners Court letter demands ‘immediate action’ by sheriff on overtime spending
Following an unprecedented increase in spending, El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte was asked to cease unauthorized overtime and identify funding sources for budget transfers from within his office – requests by the Commissioners Court that have not yet been fulfilled. A Sept. 15 letter from El Paso County...
CAUGHT ON CAM: West El Paso restaurant robbed; safe taken, $2.5K stolen
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A weekend break-in at a West El Paso restaurant lasted just 12 minutes but ended with a thief making off with more than $2,500, according to the owner. Mesa Street Grill shared surveillance video of the burglary on social media, prompting KFOX14/CBS4 to speak...
