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El Paso Shop Celebrates The Holiday Season All Year Round
Forget Christmas in July, how about Christmas all the time? That's what one shop in El Paso, Texas is all about!. For some, Christmas time can't come sooner! If you're always looking out for the perfect Christmas ornament, or the perfect greeting card for the season, then look no further than Sharon's Hallmark Shop in El Paso.
Daniel Villegas charged with domestic violence
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Daniel Villegas, who was wrongfully convicted of a double murder in 2018 after serving 19 years in prison, was arrested on domestic violence charges early Wednesday morning, July 17. Villegas, 47, is charged with assault, causing bodily injury to a family member following an early morning altercation with a woman […]
El Paso is home to amateur and professional success stories
If you are a boxing fan in El Paso, it's a good time to be one. El Paso has long supported the sport, which has been an important part of the culture in the Borderland. Many great fighters have fought in El Paso such as Oscar De La Hoya, Marco Antonio Barrera, Fernando Vargas....
EPCC is set to provide backpacks in annual ‘School Store’ event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Community College (EPCC) is providing backpacks through their annual School Store event. The event is in partnership with the El Paso Community Foundation. The backpacks will be filled with school supplies for 1,200 area students in the K-12 schools. ‘The School Store’ will take place at the EPCC Cafeteria Annex, Valle Verde Campus, Building C, 919 Hunter Drive, El Paso, TX 79915 this Saturday, July 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Migrants 'bail out' of 19-year-old's car during DPS pursuit through El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 19-year-old El Paso woman was arrested and charged with human smuggling and evading law enforcement on Tuesday after she led Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a high-speed pursuit and migrants "bailed out" of her car along the way. Karla Perez, 19,...
Incident report reveals details of the arrest that led to an Army veteran's death
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — KFOX14/CBS4 received the 115-page incident report for the arrest and subsequent death of Michael Thompson, an Army veteran. Thompson died in police custody in June of 2022. In those documents, multiple officers detailed their role in the arrest of the veteran after a wellness...
Events This Week: Plaza Film Fest, El Fresco, Parks and Rec Month, Boxing at the Lake
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. The El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival kicks off this week, running from Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28, featuring an extensive lineup of events and screenings. The festival’s 17th edition will feature appearances by Academy Award winners Mira Sorvino and Sissy Spacek. Sorvino will present “Mighty Aphrodite” on July 19 and “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” on July 20, while Spacek will appear with “Coal Miner’s Daughter” on July 27.
Q&A with ‘Retablos’ author Octavio Solis
Playwright and director Octavio Solis, known for stage works such as “Scene With Cranes,” “Quixote Nuevo,” “Mother Road,” and “El Paso Blue,” has parlayed his narrative skills to memoir with his book “Retablos: Stories from a Life Lived Along the Border.” Born and raised in El Paso, Solis draws deeply from his upbringing in a border town to create a vivid portrayal of life along the Texas-Mexico divide.
Temps will cool as more clouds arrive along with rain chances
This will be the last day of triples for a while as we see cooler temps and rain chances through early next week. A few showers and storms will develop north of the area and then move south the next several days. There will be a few spots that get some rain but not expecting a whole lot of accumulation.
El Paso man sentenced to 15 years for distributing fentanyl causing death
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl causing death, according to a press release sent by the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas. According to court documents, Michael Joseph Cuccaro, 22, sold counterfeit M-30 oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to […]
Girls Rock Camp is back, and louder than ever
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)—This is the second year that El Paso girls have spent their summer learning how to rock and roll at a camp that promotes inclusivity in the music industry. Jim Ward, a renowned musician and a key member of the accalimed El Paso-based band Sparta, is one of the passionate founders of […]
Couple stopped at border with $750K in undeclared cash
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Federal officials have filed felony smuggling charges against a couple allegedly trying to leave the United States with more than three-quarters of a million dollars stashed in the spare tire of a pickup truck. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents discovered the cash...
Dan Patrick creates new committee about hurricane, tropical system preparedness
The Republican announced the creation Wednesday of the Senate Special Committee on Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity. The group is comprised of 13 lawmakers, including eight Republicans and five Democrats.
AAA Texas: State average down despite gas price fluctuations
Drivers in Texas saw a decrease in gas prices this week with an average of $3.12/gallon for regular unleaded fuel on Thursday, which is a 6-cent decrease compared to last week and five cents less compared to this day last year, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.
$20 Texas Scratch-Off is Worth $1 Million for One Lucky Texan
We have another millionaire in Texas! A Temple resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game VIP Millions. The ticket was purchased at EZ Stop, located at 401 E. Adams Ave., in Temple. As always, The claimant elected to remain anonymous.
Why Texas’ mass energy outages proceed to occur | San Antonio
Join The Transient, The Texas Tribune’s day by day publication that retains readers on top of things on essentially the most important Texas information. It’s develop into a well-known cycle: A strong storm sweeps by a swath of Texas and takes the electrical system down in its grip. Timber may bend and topple, crashing down onto an influence pole. Generally the burden of ice pulls branches onto electrical traces. Different instances wind makes a wire spark, and that ember ignites a harmful blaze.
Rent Prices In Three Texas Cities Have Largest Decreases In America
With rent prices going through the roof all over the country, we've seen the opposite in three Texas cities that have one of the largest rent decreases in the country. We have all the details. CBS News is reporting that rent prices across the USA are rising faster than wages...
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