EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso County will give out $500 to qualified low-income families mid 2024, no strings attached, to help aid in financial hardship. The pilot program, otherwise known as a Universal Income Program, has been in the works for over the year, according to County Commissioner David Stout. “It’s a […]
Coming off of the hottest year ever recorded in El Paso, the El Paso City Council on Wednesday agreed to pay a firm $1.2 million to help craft a detailed, wide-ranging plan to counter climate change across the region. El Paso voters in a November 2022 bond election granted the city $5 million to develop the […]
An El Paso woman filed a civil lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, claiming she was repeatedly raped by prison employees as she served her prison sentence. April Lacey filed the federal lawsuit Dec. 27, claiming she was repeatedly sexually abused by a prison employee while at the Federal Medical Center Carswell, in […]
A man was shot in a leg in a freeway road rage shooting on Loop 375 in the far East Side last week. The unsolved case is Crime Stoppers of El Paso’s Crime of the Week. The afternoon shooting occurred at 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, on the southbound lanes of Loop 375 near […]
A dwelling was reportedly shot at in Paso Robles on Saturday night. The Paso Robles Police Department received a report of gunfire near 36th and Park Street at 11:56 p.m., according to a news release. Upon investigating, police found an “occupied dwelling” had been hit by gunfire, but nobody inside had been struck, according to […]
A Socorro man who has been arrested-and-released repeatedly over the past year is back behind bars after allegedly fleeing from El Paso police in a stolen vehicle last week, authorities said. Armando Bejarano, 37, is accused in a cycle of stealing vehicles and fleeing from law enforcement and a variety of other crimes, including drug […]
Thousands of people turned out to Paso Robles’ Downtown City Park to celebrate New Year’s Eve with the city’s second annual bonfire and concert. The festivities ran from 7 to 11 p.m. and included a ball drop at 9 p.m. to coincide with the celebration at Times Square in New York City. The highlight of […]
A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Paso Robles on Saturday night, after he allegedly lead police on a high-speed chase that damaged multiple street signs and property. Matthew Brown, 32, of Paso Robles, was arrested after he attempted to evade a traffic stop and led police on a chase, […]
El Paso Times photographers head to the field every day to capture our unique world in the Borderland. They use their skills to freeze special moments from our community’s most compelling stories. Sometimes they capture sorrow, heartbreak and disappointment. They also capture new beginnings, determination, and success. Some of these moments fade in time, other […]
Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Dixie Chicks band, has died in a car crash near El Paso, officials confirmed. Lynch, 65, was killed instantly in a head-on collision Friday evening by an oncoming car attempting to pass another on an undivided highway near El Paso, said Sgt. Eliot Torres of the Texas Department […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Customs and Border Protection will be temporarily suspending operations at international railway crossing bridges in El Paso and Eagle Pass, Texas, starting Monday, Dec. 18, according to a statement sent out by CBP. The suspension will take effect starting at 8 a.m. local time Monday and is being done to […]