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KTSM News – Mika Laaksonen set to retire after 28 years with UTEP track & field
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – UTEP track & field head coach, Mika Laaksonen, is set to fire after 28 years with the program. Laaksonen was at the helm of the team for…
Yard Barker – NBA legend Kobe Bryant’s nephew commits to Big Ten football team
The nephew of an NBA legend has committed to play football at a Big Ten program. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Advocates: Trump’s slash of LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline could hurt El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Advocates are concerned El Paso youth will be disproportionately hurt by the Trump Administration’s move to halt specialized support from the national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth….
Texas Monthly – Former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi dies at 63
Farenthold, a local radio personality, served in Congress from 2011 to 2018 and is credited with securing funding for the port. He resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment. Read: Read More
Border Report – Close ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels
WASHINGTON (AP) — A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid detection, and…
KTSM News – ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives for week of June 20, 2025
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Crime Stoppers of El Paso, Inc. distributes pictures and descriptions of fugitives wanted by the El Paso Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office weekly…
Border Report – Lawyer who once defended drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ questions critics of her judicial victory
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Of the roughly 2,600 judges elected for the first time by Mexicans earlier this month, Silvia Delgado García received more attention than almost any other because she once helped…
Tech Crunch – Rippling spy says men have been following him, and his wife is afraid
If becoming a corporate spy sounds exciting, let this newest affidavit from confessed Rippling spy Keith O’Brien serve as a warning. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Man hurt after falling off border wall in Sunland Park
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man in his 30s has “lower extremity injuries” after he fell off the border wall Friday morning, June 20, in Sunland Park, according to the Sunland…