Tortilla factory fire closes lanes on Doniphan in Canutillo
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — All northbound lanes at the 7200 block of Doniphan are currently closed due to a structure fire at La Esperanza Tortilla Factory, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post on Thursday morning, Nov. 20. Video captured by our...
City launching Adopt-A-Street Program to fight litter, beautify El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso’s Street and Maintenance Department is introducing an Adopt-A-Street Program, a community-based initiative to combat litter and beautify El Paso streets. Under the pilot program, community organizations, businesses and individuals can take a stand against litter by adopting...
How To Answer Four Popular Trick Questions From Texas Officers
Whether you get pulled over for allegedly speeding in Houston, TX, or for allegedly not coming to a complete stop in El Paso, TX, it's always a bummer. But did you know that there are four common trick questions that Texas police officers usually ask all of us?. Jesse Hernandez,...
Las Cruces Police: Missing 12-year-old girl found
UPDATE: Las Cruces police say 12-year-old Maddion Ostic, who was declared missing on Wednesday, Nov. 19, was found and is safe. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl. Maddison Ostic, 12, was last seen around 12:30 p.m. on...
El Paso Cat Killing: Probation Deal Has Advocates Furious
A 21-year-old El Paso man who admitted to killing a cat in a restaurant parking lot last summer walked out of court with five years of probation and 200 hours of community service, a sentence that has animal-welfare advocates in the city seeing red. The case, which involved disturbing reports that parts of the animal...
9-year-old boy attacked by Pit bulls in Sunland
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KVIA)— A nine-year-old boy is recovering after being attacked by two dogs near Riverside Elementary School. His family says the attack left him with serious injuries — and lasting trauma. His mother tells ABC-7 her son now struggles to sleep alone, refuses to walk outside,...
Firefighters from El Paso, Sunland Park unite to battle state line mobile home fire
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Fire crews from El Paso and Sunland Park teamed up to extinguish a fire at the Texas-New Mexico state line. According to the Sunland Park Fire Department, its crews partnered with the El Paso Fire Department to tackle a mobile home fire on Wednesday morning.
El Paso businesses cite rising expenses, falling sales in latest closures
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Chihuahua Charlie’s, which opened earlier this year, announced its upcoming closure in a social media post, writing that “the economy has caught up to us” and that the owners could no longer continue operations. Matteo’s Mexican Food also announced the closure of all four of its locations. In...
23 migrants found in stash houses; 7 smugglers in custody
The flow of migrants to the U.S. border remains at record lows, but people are still coming in search of the American dream and smugglers are waiting for them.
Concertina wire snags individual crossing border wall illegally
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued an individual who became stuck in the concertina wire atop the border wall in El Paso. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents from the El Paso Sector were able to cut the razor-sharp wire and free the person, who they said was attempting […]
