President Trump signed an executive order aimed at combating drug addiction and substance abuse on Thursday, dubbing it “the Great American Recovery Initiative.” The initiative directs federal agencies to use grant funds…
El Paso Matters – Ysleta ISD board approves longtime superintendent evaluation as nearby districts work with new leaders
The Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to approve Superintendent Xavier De La Torre’s annual evaluation after a closed-door session. Though the board did not release the evaluation,…
Border Report – Sen. Susan Collins announces end to large-scale ICE operations in Maine after talks with Noem
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal immigration officials have ceased their “enhanced operations” in Maine, the site of an enforcement surge and hundreds of arrests since last week, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said…
KTSM News – El Paso nurses to hold vigil for nurse killed by federal officers
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Registered nurses from the Las Palmas Medical Center will hold a vigil on Thursday evening to honor Alex Pretti — the ICU nurse who was shot and…
Border Report – Senate strikes deal to avert partial shutdown
The Senate struck a deal to fund a large portion of the government on Thursday evening, just a day before a shutdown deadline. The agreement will split the bill funding the Department…
Border Report – Adult dancer accused of beheading boyfriend tracked down in Mexico, DA says
Five months after her boyfriend’s headless body was discovered inside her home, an Anaheim, California woman who had been working as an exotic dancer has been extradited from Mexico to face murder…
KTSM News – Senate strikes deal to avert partial shutdown
The Senate struck a deal to fund a large portion of the government on Thursday evening, just a day before a shutdown deadline. The agreement will split the bill funding the Department…
Border Report – Mexico captures alleged mass murderer
Two years after the massacre in Cajeme, authorities in Sonora, Mexico, announced the capture of the drug cartel cell leader they believe masterminded the mass shooting. Read: Read More
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Border Report – El Paso man used border tunnel to smuggle migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man who used a border tunnel to smuggle migrants into the U.S. and onto a box truck was sentenced to over two years in…