U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday found four bodies in the desert surrounding Sunland Park, New Mexico, among about 20 lives lost in the area in just over a month. As day-after-day of 100-degree heat continues to blanket the Borderland, deaths in the desert are being discovered every few days in the border migrant smuggling […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two El Paso teens were charged with arson after a recent fire in Sunland Park this past Sunday, June 23, according to court records. Landus Rivas, 18, and Gabriel Hernandez, 19, are both charged with arson following a fire on State Rd. 9 near mile marker 142 Sunday night. According […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A body was found on Thursday, June 13 on Memorial Pines Lane and Tierra Madre Court in Sunland Park, according to the Sunland Park Fire Department. SPFD said the body was found around 8:30 p.m. and that the investigation is now being conducted by Sunland Park Police. No further information […]
The preferred route has been selected for a planned $79 million highway to provide Santa Teresa, New Mexico, a border logistics hub, another major link to the greater El Paso metro area. The Border Highway Connector will be a 7.5-mile, four-lane highway going from Pete Domenici Highway, or NM136, in Santa Teresa to Anapra Road […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Sunland Park Fire and Border Patrol found an unconscious female in the desert on Tuesday, May 14. According to the fire department’s X account, first responders found her near the block of 1000 Camino Real Avenue. Busy Field of Dreams dispensary closes in apparent dispute between partners The female, no […]
SUNLAND PARK, NM (KTSM) — Cannabis sales in Sunland Park, New Mexico are booming and contributing to the community while also attracting tourists. Statistics show that in 2023 from January to November, Sunland Park had over $30 million in sales. Cannabis sales statistics Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea told KTSM there are over two dozen […]