Colors Casing Ceremony held for 3K Fort Bliss soldiers deploying to Europe
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — More than 3,000 soldiers from Fort Bliss’ 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team are preparing to deploy to Poland, marking a significant transition as they cased their colors in a traditional Army ceremony. The colors casing ceremony was held on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 1st AD Headquarters Parade...
City awaits El Paso Electric rate case final decision
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso said it’s closely monitoring the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), which is expected to issue its final decision in the El Paso Electric (EPE) rate case this week. As KTSM previously reported, in January 2025, EPE filed its rate case requesting a $93 million […]
After 9 years, Literarity Book Shop to close, leaving cultural void in El Paso
After nine years of hand-selling books, championing Borderland authors and cultivating a space for literary exchange, Literarity Book Shop will close its doors on El Paso’s Westside. For owners Bill and Mary Anna Clark, the decision to close the store at Pepper Tree Square, 5411 N. Mesa St., was...
US intel leads to Mexico seizing 7 tons of cocaine at sea
Mexican authorities acting on U.S. intelligence have seized two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean carrying tons of cocaine.
El Paso’s Planetarium Is Named After A Sci-Fi Legend
A high-tech planetarium sits waiting for community love. What could it become with a little more engagement?
First Borderland Dona Tota opens at OXXO in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — One Oxxo store in Far East El Paso is selling more than gas and snacks as the first Dona Tota opened Thursday morning. Inside the OXXO located at 2100 N. Zaragoza Rd., near Joe Battle Blvd., customers can now order gorditas and tacos from Dona Tota.
The Most Hated Intersections in El Paso
El Paso drivers reveal the worst intersections and roads to avoid during rush hour traffic across the city.
FBI offers reward to solve Texas man’s death in Mexico border town
The FBI in El Paso is investigating the death of a young man from Texas during a drug cartel-related shooting in a Mexico border town last summer. An FBI social media post on Wednesday, Feb. 18, announced it is offering a $25,000 reward for information to solve the fatal shooting of Alan Valenzuela, 20, on July 6 in...
El Paso real estate accountant gets over 2 years for wire fraud
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 61-year-old woman was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 18, to over 2 years in prison for wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. Carol Talamantes, 61, from El Paso, was employed as a certified public accountant for multiple real estate businesses...
Fifty-six citations issued for skipping weigh station during commercial vehicle enforcement detail in Texas
Multiple law enforcement agencies partnered for a commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement detail at a weigh station in the El Paso, Texas, area. On February 18, 2026, the Texas Department of Public Safety – West Texas Region and the El Paso Police Department announced results from a joint Commercial Vehicle...
