In Juárez, a Militarized Border Makes Drug Use More Deadly
CIUDAD JUAREZ - As the healthcare workers approach the small collection of makeshift shelters along the train tracks that cut through the northern Mexico industrial hub of this border city, the people who gather in this place to use drugs prepare for their arrival. They’re ready to exchange used syringes...
Intoxicated driver kills motorcyclist in Northeast El Paso, police say
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man who was driving while intoxicated was arrested after striking and killing a motorcyclist early Thursday morning, Oct. 16, in Northeast El Paso, El Paso Police said. Police say Jose Francisco Acevedo Osorio, 24, from Horizon is facing a charge of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication...
Sunland Park, Santa Teresa could get $19.64 monthly water rate hike
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — The troubled water utility company that services Sunland Park and Santa Teresa said it is considering raising its rates. According to the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, customers could see a rate hike following a study that reportedly revealed CRRUA is underfunded. CRRUA...
Nayeli ‘La Bikina’ Rodriguez triumphs in rain-soaked battle at ‘Bouts at the Ballpark’
El Paso, TX (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso's own Nayeli 'La Bikina' Rodriguez faced challenging conditions during her recent fight at Southwest University Stadium, where rain turned the ring into a slippery battleground. Rodriguez, who fought immediately after fellow boxer Dominic 'CantStopDom' Barry, described the ring as...
Dona Ana County seeks $25M for Santa Teresa desalination plant
Doña Ana County commissioners are moving forward with plans for a new desalination plant in Santa Teresa, aiming to secure $25 million in state funding to enhance the region's water supply. At a recent meeting, commissioners approved a resolution to apply for the funds from the New Mexico Environment...
Drone bombing of police building not a ‘declaration of war’ from cartels, expert says
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Thursday’s brazen drone bombing of a police building in Tijuana, Mexico, likely was meant as a warning and not a declaration of war from a criminal organization, a private security expert says. The pre-dawn attack on the Playas Tijuana police station consisted of homemade bombs that...
Santa Teresa man accused of shooting mother had been arrested before in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Santa Teresa man who was arrested Tuesday for allegedly shooting his mother over 10 times had been arrested twice before in El Paso on assault charges. According to jail records, the El Paso Police Department arrested Kevin Marin on Nov. 16, 2023, charged...
Man arrested, charged in alleged Midland mechanic theft scheme
A man was arrested in Midland and charged with second-degree felony theft tied to an alleged repair scheme; bond $75,000.
Family sues EPISD, former teachers over alleged abuse of special needs students
A family filed a lawsuit against the El Paso School District, a former special education teacher, a paraprofessional and principal, that alleges physical abuse against special needs students. The lawsuit was filed on Sept. 30 by a family who claims their special needs son, who was three years old at...
Meta invests $1.5 billion in Texas for new one-gigawatt AI data center, creating 1,800...
The site will support advanced AI models, aligning with Meta's vision of achieving superintelligence by 2028. Meta Platforms invests $1.5 billion in El Paso for cutting-edge AI data center. Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced a landmark investment of $1.5 billion to...
