El Paso Zoo aids lethargic bald eagle
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Zoo’s veterinary team is providing care to a lethargic bald eagle, according to the zoo’s Facebook post on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Someone first reported the sick bird to the Gila Wildlife Rescue in Silver City, New Mexico. The veterinary team received the eagle and started to provide...
El Paso Eastside Senior Center Launches Free Weekly Writer’s Club for Seniors 55+
If you're a senior in El Paso with a knack for storytelling or a burgeoning interest in the literary arts, the Eastside Senior Center's latest undertaking might just be your new Friday fixation. The City of El Paso Municipal Government, through its Parks and Recreation Department, is putting the word out to the...
Juarez poised to record fewer than 1,000 homicides in 2025
A Mexican border city often listed among the most violent in the world experienced a large drop in homicides in 2025.
1 person seriously hurt after motorcycle, vehicle crash in South-Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person is seriously hurt after a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle Wednesday evening, Dec. 31, in South-Central El Paso, according to the El Paso Police Department. The call came in shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 along the intersection of Alameda and Pera Avenues. One person […]
‘La Chely’ sentenced to 50 years in Mexican prison
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A notorious woman gang leader known for her brutality and wanted for at least five homicides in Ciudad Juarez was sentenced earlier this month by a Chihuahuan state judge to 50 years in a Mexican prison. Michelle Angelica Pineda, aka “La Chely,” received her sentence on Dec. 27, FBI El […]
Beloved Borderland artist grapples with cancer diagnosis
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — For more than five decades, Hal Marcus has been a visual ambassador to the Borderland, capturing its spirit and its color on canvas. Now, Marcus is entering a new chapter: one shaped by a cancer diagnosis that changed everything. Earlier this year, doctors told...
New World screwworm case detected almost 200 miles from U.S./Mexico border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A new New World screwworm case has been reported 197 miles from the U.S./Mexico border in the state of Tamaulipas. The case was identified on December 27 in a six-day-old calf. Texas agriculture officials say this is the northernmost active detection to date and the first case reported in...
El Paso businesses gain inventory tax break, local governments weigh revenue concerns
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A new Texas law set to take effect January 1st is poised to significantly alter the tax landscape for small businesses in El Paso, offering them substantial relief while raising concerns about potential revenue shortfalls for local governments. Under House Bill 9, businesses will...
El Paso barber’s act of kindness ends in viral arrest video
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An act of kindness took an unfortunate turn when an alleged homeless man was seen getting arrested earlier this week as he became aggressive at the entrance of a barber shop in El Paso’s Upper Valley, just moments after he was given money, a free haircut, snacks, and water. A […]
Sun Bowl halted by awful Duke injury as horrified teammates look on
Kobe Smith had to be carted off with an air cast on his leg after the gruesome injury at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas
