Feb. 12—EL PASO — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division has a new Special Agent in Charge (SAC). On Sept. 11, 2023, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram named Towanda R. Thorne-James as the new Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the El Paso Division, which serves New Mexico and West Texas. Thorne-James reported to El […]
An El Paso man pleaded guilty in a New Mexico federal court to attempted murder for shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a human smuggling attempt. Roberto Esquivel, 25, pleaded guilty Jan. 30 to one count each of attempted murder of an officer of the United States, aggravated assault of an officer of the […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Several business in East El Paso are dealing with the aftermath of being burglarized on Friday morning, Feb. 9. Salon Glo and Studio DC are located within the same shopping center in East El Paso and both were victims of a break-in early Friday morning. Salon Glo has a damaged […]
A SWAT team arrested a 21-year-old El Paso woman at a home in the far East Side in connection with a shooting that wounded another woman outside Mi Bar Cantina over the weekend, police officials said. Kaory Ramos was booked on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, officials said on Monday. Ramos […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash involving a motorcycle in Northeast El Paso on Sunday night, Feb. 4, El Paso Police said. The crash happened at Sun Valley and Alcan. Police did not say what time the crash happened but they sent out an alert to media at […]
The Paso Robles Police Department is looking for possible suspects after gun fire was heard early Sunday morning in Paso Robles — but no actual shooter was found. In a department news release, police said they responded to a call about gun fire near the 100 block of Almond Street at 4:09 a.m. Upon arriving […]
El Paso, San Angelo and Lubbock-area residents were among over 50 people recently arrested in a law enforcement prostitution sting in the West Texas region, state officials announced Thursday. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, several operations were conducted throughout the West Texas Region with the goal to target individuals seeking to exploit […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Republican Party gathered Saturday night, Feb. 3 at the Starlight Event Center near the airport for its 38th annual Lincoln Dinner fundraiser event. Photos by Sebastian Esquivel/KTSM The keynote speaker was Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. The event also included a message for U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, […]
A woman was wounded in a shooting at an East Side nightlife locale that has seen other gun violence over the years, El Paso police said. The woman was hospitalized in stable condition following the shooting, which occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Plaza las Misiones retail strip at 1441 N. Zaragoza […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Democratic members of Congress from across the country came to the Borderland to see firsthand how our immigration policies are affecting communities along the southern border. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, welcomed Democratic colleagues to the Borderland to see what happens here and all members agreed that there is a […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – City Representative Cassandra Hernandez announced her candidacy for El Paso mayor on Wednesday, Jan. 31, for the upcoming city elections. Hernandez currently represents District 3 and since her term is not up until Jan. 2025, she’ll be able to stay in office for the remainder of her term. “El Paso […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The community is invited to the unveiling of a new mural at the Patricia and Jonathan Rogers Grand Lobby inside the El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) created by local artist Marianna Olague, announced the City of El Paso in a news release sent Wednesday, Jan. 30. The unveiling will […]