‘Unreadable license plate’ leads to woman’s arrest in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A woman was arrested after an unreadable license plate revealed an outstanding warrant, according to the El Paso County Constable’s Office for Precinct Three. Officials reported that on July 2, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on 22-year-old Kassandra Monique Solis after noticing the vehicle di
Meta seeks El Paso community engagement manager as AI data center debate continues
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, is looking to hire a community development regional manager based in El Paso as it continues building a controversial AI data center in Northeast El Paso. Ana Martinez, a public policy director with Meta and an El...
Mexican man sentenced for drugging children smuggled into El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Mexican man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison after he was convicted of drugging children and smuggling them into El Paso from Ciudad Juarez. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 35-year-old Manuel Valenzuela was sentenced for drugging kids ages five...
El Paso ISD unanimously votes to take applications to fill 2 board seats
UPDATE (6:15 p.m.) -- EPISD's board unanimously voted to accept applications from community members to fill vacancies. Board members Jack Loveridge, Alex Cuellar and General Counsel Cezy Collins proposed announcing applications online and through a media release Wednesday. From July 2-27 they would accept applications
Former Texas Supply Soldier Found Guilty of Black-Market Rations Ring
A retired soldier used his insider access to Fort Bliss's supply system to quietly move more than 200 pallets of military field rations off the base over six months in 2020.
Former El Paso ISD special education teacher indicted on 16 felony child injury counts
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A former special education teacher in the El Paso Independent School District has been indicted on 16 felony counts tied to alleged abuse of students with special needs. Rachael Lucas, who was a teacher at Charles Murphree School, was arrested last July on charges...
American woman caught with 58 pounds of meth at border, CBP says
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Border officers found more than half a million dollars worth of meth in a black SUV with secret compartments. The vehicle arrived from Mexico at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry and was referred to a secondary inspection about 12:30 p.m. on June 18, according to a news […]
Red Owl Boxing Announces Six New Matchup For El Paso On August 7, Live...
Red Owl Boxing today announced six new bouts, including a bantamweight (118 pounds) co-main event contest between undefeated teenage sensation “Poison” Ivy Enriquez (7-0, 2 KO’s) and Mexican battler Perla “La Princesa” Lomeli (7-8, 1 KO) for its next live television event that takes place at El Paso Coliseum in El Paso
La Tuna prison in Anthony, Texas, to close
ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) -- Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) said it will close several facilities, including the La Tuna Prison in Anthony, Texas. The BOP said the closures will address "decades of deferred maintenance and extreme staffing challenges." The BOP said La Tuna Feder
Project Jupiter developer approved for $3M in state job-training funds
LAS CRUCES - STACK Infrastructure, the developer behind Project Jupiter, has been approved for up to $3.06 million in state job-training funds for 95 trainees in Santa Teresa. The award was included in the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s quarterly Job Training Incentive Program announcement, which said STA
