El Paso police say there is no known threat but have launched enhanced patrols and increased visibility across the city after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Doña Ana County deputies say a 14-year-old was shot Wednesday night on Fuentes Lane in Vado and airlifted to a hospital; two people are persons of interest.

El Paso Electric is studying a Pine‑to‑Caliente 345‑kV line across far East El Paso that could run up to 19 miles and cost as much as $57 million.

State biologists are investigating an outbreak of infectious keratoconjunctivitis that has blinded some Barbary sheep across a 30‑mile stretch in the Trans‑Pecos. The outbreak touches Jeff Davis, Presidio and Brewster counties.

El Paso won the bid to host the Libertarian Party’s 2028 national convention, an event expected to draw thousands of delegates and give a lift to hotels and restaurants.

An ATV barreled through a school crosswalk at dismissal and struck a 9-year-old outside Puentes Middle School; Socorro ISD officers are investigating.

NMED reached a $189,000 settlement with CRRUA over arsenic and other violations, but residents in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa say fines alone won't fix tainted taps.

Anthony trustees approved a lease to transform the shuttered Dos Lagos golf course into a phased, roughly 118‑acre sports campus with soccer fields, pickleball courts, trails and resident discounts.

Mostly clear and mild Tuesday with a slim chance of late-morning showers. A stronger system late Friday could bring gusty winds and more widespread rain.

Border Patrol agents stopped a fleeing vehicle at the Highway 54 checkpoint and seized more than 416 pounds of marijuana; the driver was arrested. The bust adds to large interdictions in the El Paso sector.

Clear and chilly Thursday morning; sunny with highs near 62°F and a warm weekend ahead. Small chance of showers returns late Sunday into Monday.

The El Paso Symphony’s 85th Young People’s Concerts — The Orchestra Swings — brought free, participatory shows to roughly 11,000 fifth‑graders this week. Students sang and played recorders or violins alongside the orchestra.

Bright orange buoys are now floating in the Rio Grande near Brownsville as federal crews begin a phased rollout tied to a 500‑mile plan. Officials and scientists are weighing safety, navigation and legal questions.