EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Residents in Doña Ana County can now request an absentee ballot for the 2024 General Election. Dr. Amanda López Askin, the Doña Ana County Clerk, announced the…
Border Report – Largest haul of cocaine and fentanyl so far this fiscal year found at Otay Mesa Port of Entry
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered 360 pounds of fentanyl powder and cocaine hidden within a flatbed trailer. CBP says…
KTSM News – El Paso Police accepting 139th academy applications
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The El Paso Police Department (EPPD) is now accepting applications for the Police Trainee 139th Academy Class, the department announced in a news release. EPPD said the…
Border Report – Volunteers learn to fingerprint, ID deceased migrants
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Volunteers with the Eagle Pass Border Vigil Coalition this week have been learning how to take forensic fingerprints to help identify migrants who died trying to cross…
Border Report – US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then elsewhere
NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U.S. could be headed to trial in New York City, after prosecutors filed a request Thursday to move him from Texas….
KTSM News – EPCSO: Man arrested for parole violation, drug possession
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 38-year-old man was arrested Saturday, Aug. 10 in Fabens, Texas for parole violation and possession of a controlled substance, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s…
El Paso News Breaking News: Chris Hernandez Will File On Monday To Run For District 7
Another candidate will be filing to run for the city council District 7 seat on Monday. Ysleta Independent School District Trustee Chris Hernandez will file on Monday. In a telephone interview today,…
KTSM News – Investigation request submitted against CRRUA on behalf of New Mexico communities
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) submitted a request on Friday, Aug. 2, to the New Mexico Department of Justice and the New Mexico Office of…
Border Report – El Paso man sentenced to 24 years for holding migrants hostage, dealing fentanyl
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A man from El Paso who was holding migrants hostage and intending to distribute fentanyl was sentenced in federal court after a prior felony drug conviction. According…
Border Report – Venezuela’s opposition faces setback after countries suggest repeat of presidential election
SAO PAULO (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition was dealt a blow Thursday when countries that had been pressuring President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies backing his claim to victory in last month’s…