El Paso ISD Interim Superintendent Highlights Community Engagement, Student Triumphs, and Veterans Day Observance
The El Paso Independent School District has been bustling with activity and engagement, as outlined in a recent update from interim superintendent Martha Aguirre. Following a phase of community feedback for the superintendent search, Aguirre highlighted, “Families, staff, students, and community members shared their...
El Paso couple shares Chiapas family chocolate tradition with the Borderland
As the rich aroma of freshly roasted cacao beans fills their El Paso apartment, Nancy Lopez and her husband, Ricardo Cigarroa, carefully lift the hot pans from the oven and pour the beans into a bucket. They carry it to the living room, settle onto the couch, turn on the TV, and begin peeling the shells from four...
Texas Nightmares: 3 Cities in U.S. Top 15 Haunting List
NapLab’s nightmare index places San Antonio, McAllen, and El Paso among the 15 U.S. cities most likely to spawn nightmares, thanks to haunted sites, ghost stories, cemeteries, and lore across the Lone Star State.
Vietnam Vet brings first-ever Veterans Day Parade to City of Socorro
CITY OF SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) - Horses trotted, flags waved, and families lined the streets as the City of Socorro celebrated its first-ever Veterans Day Parade — a moment of pride for Arturo Morales. “I'm a Vietnam Veteran, and my dad was World War II. I’m proud people came...
Crime of Week: Tips sought to ID suspect in East El Paso robbery, burglary
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Police Department and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for your help in identifying a man who robbed a convenience store and burglarized a restaurant in East El Paso. This is this week’s Crime of the Week as publicized by Crime Stoppers. Shortly before midnight on […]
Freeze warning for Sunday night in El Paso area
You could definitely feel the cold front today, and we will feel it even more Monday morning. A Freeze Warning is posted for many parts of southern New Mexico from midnight to 9 AM Monday. Low-lying, rural areas may get as cold as 28. Areas affected include: Sunland Park, Vado, Las Cruces, Columbus, Derry, Deming, […]
El Paso man dies in homicide after found injured at Jack in the Box...
El Paso police detectives are investigating a homicide after a man died at a hospital three weeks after he was found with a head injury and unconscious at the Jack in the Box restaurant in Fox Plaza, officials said. The death of Pedro Garcia, 53, a Central-area resident, is being investigated as a murder, a news...
How To Handle Tricky Police Traffic Stops Questions
Next time you're pulled over, remember that how you answer can really matter. Texas lawyer Jesse Hernandez has some important insights to share about those tricky questions.
El Paso Contractor Arrested for Alleged Construction Scam, Faces Theft Charges
El Paso County residents were alerted to a construction scam after the Sheriff's Office detained 38-year-old Esli Abraham Escobar-Luevano on Thursday. The arrest was the result of a probe into Escobar-Luevano's business, Summit Landscape, for fraudulent activities related to a custom metal fence project. In a social...
Meet The Chonky North Texas Squirrel Who Won It All
A North Texas squirrel named Chunkosaurus Rex just won Fat Squirrel Week, proving everything’s bigger — and chonkier — in Texas.
