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Border Report – CBP officer in South Texas charged with trafficking cocaine at bridge
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer has been arrested and charged with importing cocaine at an international bridge in Laredo, Texas. Death, Denial, and a Region…
KTSM News – Rare fire vehicle gifted back to Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Wes Melo and the Melo Living Trust, of Roseburg, Oregon gifted the 1915 American LaFrance/Ford Model-T Type A chemical fire engine back to its “original owner,” the…
Border Report – Sinkholes in Amistad Dam threaten international border water reservoir
MERCEDES, Texas (Border Report) — The largest international dam on the Texas/Mexico border has acquired unsafe sinkholes in need of costly repairs for decades, the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission head…
El Paso Matters – Photos: El Paso Matters Book Club immersed in author Yasmín Ramírez’s memoir, ‘¡Ándale, Prieta!’
About 30 El Paso Matters Book Club members gathered in a cozy corner of the El Paso Public Library Richard Burges Branch last week for an intimate conversation with author Yasmín Ramírez….
Tech Crunch – Commercial companies to collaborate for DARPA’s new lunar economy study
Establishing commercial markets on the moon is going to require thinking a little differently. That’s DARPA’s hunch, anyway. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the U.S. Department of Defense’s R&D arm,…
Tech Crunch – As Bitcoin reaches the $44,000 threshold, why the surge and what’s next?
Bitcoin’s price surge into year-end has been exceptionally encouraging as it has been accompanied by the highest trading volume it has seen since November 2022. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CARBAJAL CLAIMS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION ARE ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES BUT VOTED TO ISSUE A $400M CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION
A certificate of obligation is a form of debt that is issued without voter authorization, unlike a general obligation bond, which goes on a ballot. Previously we reported that the City of…
Border Report – Doctor treats migrants at camp in mountains east of San Diego
JACUMBA SPRINGS, Calif. (Border Report) — Dr. Theresa Cheng is an emergency room doctor and a human rights attorney in Southern California. Dr. Cheng is also on the board of directors for…
KTSM News – Docs: Son fatally stabs father after argument escalates
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man was arrested after allegedly stabbing his father to death and KTSM has obtained court documents that show what led up to the incident….