53 recruits start 8 1/2-month police Academy program
Fifty-three recruits joined the El Paso Police Department's 143rd Academy on Monday, marking one of the largest training cohorts the department has seen since before the pandemic.
Colombian national pleads guilty in smuggling case that left dozens missing
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Colombian national, who is known by his alias “El Calvo,” pleaded guilty in court on Monday, Sept. 14 in El Paso for his role in what federal authorities are calling a “dangerous human smuggling conspiracy” that left 40 migrants and two boat captains missing at sea. Luis Enrique Linero […]
Colombian smuggler pleads guilty in El Paso; responsible for 40 migrants vanishing at sea
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 41-year-old Colombian man pleaded guilty in an El Paso court on Monday for his role in a human smuggling incident that left 40 migrants and two boat captains missing. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, aka "El Calvo,"...
El Paso City Council presents update on efforts to reduce traffic deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Monday, the City of El Paso said it presented an update to its "Vision Zero Program." The city said it hopes Vision Zero will reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries across the area. Monday's Fiscal Year 2026 Vision Zero Program update focused on efforts to make streets safer for motorists,
El Paso County adopts new budget, keeps property tax rate at no-new-revenue level
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso County Commissioners adopted the county’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year on Monday, setting the property tax rate at the no-new-revenue rate of about 45.11 cents per $100 of taxable value. During Monday's commissioner meeting, county leaders stated that...
ABC-7 First Alert: A Welcome Weather Shift Is Finally Arriving in El Paso
After flirting with 100 degrees at the El Paso International Airport on both Friday and Saturday, the weather pattern is finally beginning to change. We’re not quite ready to call it “cool,” but temperatures will be trending downward this week, and the bigger story may be the return of much-needed rain chances.
UTEP enrollment reaches all-time high
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A record number of students enrolled in the University of Texas at El Paso this fall, according to the school. For the first time, UTEP's enrollment passed 27,000. UTEP said this fall's enrollment set an all-time record for the second year in a row. It...
Fall, cooler temps on the way to El Paso area
Over the last 24 hours, we receive 0.34 inches of rain!! Yes, the gauge at the airport is working after all!! That brings our official total rain for the year to 6.20 inches, and we should be (on average) at 6.42 inches. Here’s your exclusive 9-Hour Forecast for Tuesday. TONIGHT: The skies will be partly […]
Comedian Jo Koy sets April El Paso show date
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Comedian Jo Koy planned a stop in El Paso for his world tour, the University of Texas at El Paso's Office of Special Events announced. On April 30, he will bring his "Koy Meets World" tour to the Don Haskins Center. Presale for tickets starts Wednesday at 10 a.m. with The post Comedian Jo Koy
Back in the classroom: El Paso ISD administrators substitute as cost-saving measure
On the Friday before Labor Day weekend, Veronica Reyes asked a group of attentive students at Silva Magnet High School in South El Paso to describe the three branches of government. It had been at least 14 years since Reyes, who is the assistant superintendent of specialized learning services at...
