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Wednesday 9-hour forecast: El Paso begins to heat up by noon with partly cloudy skies
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Happy hump day! Temperatures are set to be under triple digits with partly cloudy skies. Starting the day with mostly clear skies, the winds will stay low in the mid-80s. However, by noon the Sun City will begin to heat up with southeast winds ranging from 5 to 15 mph […]
An El Paso man is sentenced to 19 years in prison for shooting a Border Patrol agent
SEATTLE - More than a year after he shot at a U.S. Border Patrol agent, a federal judge sentenced Roberto Esquivel to 19 years in prison, the U.S. District Attorney of Ney Mexico announced on July 19. Esquivel was convicted of attempted murder of an officer, aggravated assault of an officer with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm and conspiracy to transport migrants in the U.S. illegally.
El Paso residents worry about rising electric bills during summer heat
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — As the cost of living continues to rise and inflation shows no signs of slowing down, many El Paso residents are expressing concern over what they say is a significant spike in their electric bills. Real estate agent Rene Botello, who owns a firm on the East Side, reported a […]
A hydrothermal explosion sends Yellowstone visitors running
Editors Note: This story features a video of the explosion that contains profanity. A large explosion sent visitors running down the boardwalk of one of Yellowstone National Park's famed thermal pools on Tuesday as boiling water, mud, rocks and steam spewed high into the air. A video posted on Facebook...
New UnderPar Life golf venue coming to Horizon City
HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) -- A local golf course is teaming up with one the sport's biggest stars to give golfers a new way to practice and enjoy the game. Golfers come from across the borderland come to test their skills at Horizon Golf Course, where a never-before-seen facility coming soon could take the course to new heights.
Borderland Crimes Podcast 23: Justice Delayed – El Paso Girl Waits 8 Years to Face Accused Rapist
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An El Paso girl has tried to move past the sexual assault she endured when she was only 5 years old. The girl is now 17, locked in the grinding wheels of the justice system. Edward Alvarado is facing multiple charges of continuous sex abuse of a child, and has been in jail since 2016 awaiting a jury trial. ABC-7's Stephanie Valle investigates what is to blame for the delay.
Former UTEP football coach Dana Dimel hired at Illinois as senior offensive assistant
Dana Dimel is heading to Illinois. UTEP's former football coach, released after last season, is taking a job as Illinois' senior offensive assistant. Dimel was head coach at UTEP from 2018-23 and led the team to the New Mexico Bowl in 2021 before back-to-back losing seasons led to a coaching change to Scotty Walden. ...
Preventable heat injuries and deaths rising in New Mexico
Heat and degraded air quality harming New Mexicans is projected to worsen in the coming years, as climate change fueled by burning and extracting fossil fuels cranks up the planet’s temperature. State lawmakers heard that message from panels of experts from government and outside groups in an interim Water and Natural Resources Committee meeting Monday […]
New Mexico’s Safest Cities Are Close to El Paso
A new study on the safest cities in New Mexico ranked 24 cities (that met criteria) and found that, surprising, two of the towns in the top five were actually near the Sun City. The website Safewise just released their tenth annual safest cities report by using FBI crime statistics...
Rain chances decrease through the week
Drier air moves in from the north bringing wildfire smoke and decreasing the chance for rain. Isolated storm chances will continue through the week. Isolated rain chances have caused the NWS to issue a Flood Watch that includes the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Burn Scar Area and areas west of Las Vegas. This Flood Watch will be in place through the afternoon on Tuesday July 23rd. Burn Scar flash flooding will remain a concern as we move into the evening.
USDA investment includes supporting New Mexico forest projects
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The United States Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $17 million to support projects across nine forests in two states for Fiscal year 2024. Funding for the projects comes from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The investments are made possible by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF). […]
‘SNL’ Alum Alex Moffat & Kennedy McMann Are Having A ‘Brewmance’
EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live alum Alex Moffat and Nancy Drew‘s Kennedy McMann are starring in the independent feature comedy Brewmance. Alex Moffat, Joel David Moore & Lizze Broadway Among Final Additions To Netflix's 'Kinda Pregnant' The movie is the directorial debut of New Mexico native Keagan Karnes off a screenplay by Mary Haarmeyer and Stafford Douglas. Brewmance follows Amber, a headstrong brewery owner and Samuel, a slick marketing strategist, who clash over how to save her failing business. But as they stir up a plan to reinvent the brewery, they unexpectedly ferment their own love story. Also starring in Brewmance are Steven...
FEMA opening new disaster recovery centers in New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – FEMA said they are opening more disaster recovery centers to help those affected by flooding and the Ruidoso wildfires. A new disaster recovery center will open at the Angus Church of the Nazarene (103 Bonita Park Road) in Angus to help those affected by the South Fork and Salt Wildfires. A mobile […]
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