El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte faces challenging 2nd year
A year has quickly passed since El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte took office filled with a fresh perspective and ambitious proposals that a year later are facing the cold reality of government funding and budgetary limitations. The former El Paso County constable said that his biggest surprise has been inheriting...
Two get prison time for role in kidnapping, extortion of 11 migrants
A federal judge has ordered two men from Guatemala to go to prison in connection with the discovery of a stash house in New Mexico where 11 migrants were being held for ransom.
Did You Know Every Branch Of The Military Is Represented n El Paso?
El Paso isn't a coastal city ... hell, we barely have a lake and the river's dry most of the year ... yet we have Navy and Coast Guard members stationed here. WTH?. El Paso's largest military presence is army but the other branches of the United States military are all here too. Fort Bliss has also hosted both Union...
Three men arrested after fleeing during traffic stop
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says on Tuesday, February 3rd, deputies tried to stop a Dodge Charger on I-10 West around 4 p.m. Deputies observed four people inside the car. EPCSO says the car initially stopped before it began moving again. Officials say the...
Border Patrol: El Paso Sector (Including New Mexico) upholds aggressive enforcement for illegal entry...
EL PASO, Texas — Anyone attempting unlawful entry along the El Paso Sector border, including construction zones, will face immediate detection, prosecution, and removal, with a 100-percent prosecution rate. On Jan. 9, U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso Sector arrested two illegal aliens 1.46 miles west of the...
New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa returns to El Paso to discuss new book...
Jazmine Ulloa, a New York Times reporter who grew up in El Paso and graduated from Burges High School, will return home in March to discuss her new book about the city. Ulloa’s book,“El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory,” is being published March 3.
El Paso ranks as second easiest U.S. city to navigate, report finds
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A new report from Holafly, a travel eSIM provider, has identified El Paso, Texas, as the second-easiest city to navigate in the United States. The study analyzed 150 cities worldwide, considering factors such as average commute times, public transit options, and walkability. El Paso...
11,000 El Paso Fifth Graders Take Over Symphony Hall For Free Concerts
The El Paso Symphony Orchestra turned the Abraham Chavez Theatre into a full‑blown classroom this week, presenting its 85th annual Young People’s Concerts, billed this year as “The Orchestra Swings,” from Tuesday through Thursday. Roughly 11,000 fifth‑grade students from across the Borderland packed in for free,...
Cartel camps had drugs, shrine to La Santa Muerte
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican authorities say they have found and dismantled three drug cartel camps in the border state of Chihuahua in the last week. One such camp was on a hill overlooking the main highway to Ojinaga, which is across the border from Presidio, Texas. The camp was being used by 10 to 15...
1-year-old boy released from Austin hospital after alleged non-accidental brain injury
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A one-year-old boy, who suffered severe injuries last August while in the care of his mother's partner, was released from the hospital on Wednesday after six months of treatment. Guillermo Barraza, the father of the 1-year-old child, shared on Wednesday in an Instagram post...
