Top 5 Mispronunciations Only True El Pasoans Will Understand
From Gualmar to Airway, here are the funniest mispronunciations El Pasoans are guilty of—and yes, we’re all guilty of at least one.
El Paso County Launches Funding Opportunity to Combat Food Insecurity Through Healthy Food Financing...
El Paso County has opened the door for applications to its Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI), a grant and loan program aimed at improving access to healthy, affordable food. According to El Paso County in a social media post, HFFI is prepared to extend up to $150,000 in grants and offer low-interest loans via...
El Paso’s heat is killing in record numbers. It may only get worse
Retired Catholic priest Arturo Bañuelas leaned into the microphone as he urged county commissioners to do something about the growing crisis of migrants dying in the desert just miles from the courthouse where he stood. “These deaths are occurring right here,” Bañuelas said, wearing his white clerical collar under...
El Paso Zoo’s ‘well-mannered’ lion, Hodari, gets MRI at Hospitals of Providence
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Zoo's 7-year-old lion Hodari is recovering from treatment for a "suspected spinal condition." Hodari had been showing signs of mobility issues, lethargy, and tenderness while walking, so the zoo did a series of diagnostic tests, including an MRI at the Hospitals of Providence. The...
Subcontractor dies at Fort Bliss detention center
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A subcontractor employee at the newly opened Camp East Montana migrant detention facility at Fort Bliss has died in a workplace incident. Hector Gonzalez, 38, who worked for Disaster Management Group, was killed on July 21, according to NBC News. The incident is under...
74-year-old woman busted with half a pound of cocaine
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Juarez, Mexico, have arrested a 74-year-old woman allegedly in possession of nearly more than half a pound of cocaine packed into various conveyances. Chihuahua state police officers, Mexican soldiers and National Guard members carried out a search warrant on a home in the...
Texas Soldier Arrested for Sharing Secrets with Russia
Texas soldier at Fort Bliss arrested for espionage, accused of trying to leak M1A2 Abrams tank secrets to Russia, raising major national security concerns.
El Paso Fire lieutenant arrested for intoxication assault after crash in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso Fire Department lieutenant is facing charges for intoxication assault after crashing into a vehicle earlier this week in East El Paso, the Fire Department confirmed. Lieutenant Manuel Esquivel Alvarez was arrested and charged with intoxication assault with a vehicle resulting in...
El Paso ISD Aligns with Texas House Bill 1481, Bans Cell Phone Use During...
As Texas public schools adjust to the waves of change from House Bill 1481, El Paso ISD is making sure its policies are in sync with the new state mandate. The district's Board of Trustees has officially adopted its student conduct policy to prohibit the use of cell phones and other personal devices during...
DPS: El Paso driver, passenger killed in rollover crash after being ejected
GAINES COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Two men from El Paso were killed Sunday evening after being ejected in a rollover crash in Gaines County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on West U.S. Highway 62 near County Road 316. Investigators said that a 2008 Ford F-350...
