Dog shot at West El Paso park
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A man is accused of fatally shooting a dog at a Westside dog park in El Paso. KTSM 9 News has learned that the incident happened at Westside Dog Park, located at 7400 High Ridge Drive. According to Vicente Villa, a man shot his dog after Villa’s Pit Bull and […]
Franklin Mountains State Park Adds 1,000 Acres
EL PASO — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Franklin Mountains State Park has grown a leg, gaining 1,054 acres to the east through a new land acquisition. “I am excited about this acquisition,” said superintendent Cesar Mendez, “which extends the buffer zone all the way to Martin Luther King Boulevard, addin
Canutillo ISD honors top teachers, staff at gala
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Canutillo Independent School District celebrated its 2026 Teachers of the Year and Employee of the Year at a recent jazz-inspired gala..Following a rigorous selection process that included campus-based voting andinterviews with a panel of judges, the district announced the three winners: ● Eleme
ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Red Flag Warnings remain in effect as windy, dry weather continues
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Windy and dangerously dry conditions will continue across the Borderland through Monday, keeping critical fire weather concerns in place. According to the National Weather Service, southwest winds between 20 and 30 mph are expected Sunday and Monday, with gusts reaching up to 45 mph in some area
Texas Tech Couple Graduates Together While Raising Family
EL PASO (KVIA)-- A husband and wife crossed the graduation stage together this weekend at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso — marking the end of years of balancing rigorous healthcare programs, parenthood and supporting one another through it all. Leonid and Claudia Yasmeen Lapsov graduated from the...
Dust, Heat And Red Flag Jitters Grip El Paso Sunday
El Paso woke up clear, dry, and already warm on a Sunday morning near El Paso International, with temperatures hovering around 70°F and the lowlands on track for a high near 91°F on May 17. By afternoon, strengthening west-southwest winds are expected to kick up blowing dust, which could briefly reduce visibility along
ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Hot, dry, and windy pattern continues in the Borderland
Three words... hot, dry, and windy. These are the conditions we are continuing to track in the Borderland. This morning around 1:15 AM, we saw a peak wind gust out of the west of 37 miles per hour at El Paso International Airport. It will be windy again this evening with westerly gusts up to 35 miles per hour. Today's
Coliseum features fun-filled day of events
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — If you are looking for something fun for the whole family to do this Sunday, May 17, the El Paso County Coliseum has some events going on this afternoon and into the evening. The Color Burst Sunday Market is going on in the Pavilion until 3 p.m. Sunday. This includes […]
9 West Texas Vintage Stores That Make The Desert Drive Even Better
You pull off a desert highway that feels like it goes on forever, dust settling behind the car, and somehow, around the next bend, there is a shop full of things you never knew you needed. That is West Texas vintage in a nutshell. Once you experience it, no other...
UPDATE: Seven Cabins Fire grows to 8.9K acres; 0% contain
UPDATE — As of Sunday evening, May 17, fire officials said the Seven Cabins Fire has grown to 8,971 acres and is still 0 percent contained. There are 276 fire personnel on scene, fighting the blaze. The fire continued to grow Sunday towards the northeast. Crews kept the fire south of Highway 246 and improved […]
