CBP officers in El Paso pulled five people from rail cars packed with lime-scale powder on June 12; a mother and her 12-year-old were among those rescued and all were medically cleared. Authorities urged the public to report suspicious activity near railways.

Parish leaders announced St. Pius X Catholic School in El Paso will close after years of post‑pandemic enrollment decline and an annual operating deficit topping $300,000.

Federal and Sonora authorities arrested Hugo “El 01” Guerrero in Hermosillo, accusing him of directing explosive drone attacks across Sonora and Chihuahua.

Nearly half of El Paso homeowners own their homes outright, per a ConsumerAffairs analysis cited by El Paso Times — a national snapshot with local implications.

A traffic stop in northern Terrell County left a driver jailed and three people on the run as local deputies and Border Patrol used drones and night‑vision in a search.

Haze clears Friday morning; a slight chance of afternoon storms may bring heavy rain and gusts. Expect a strong warm-up with 100°F days early next week.

Fort Bliss’ Joint Task Force North uncased new colors and rebranded to focus on cartel networks. Leaders say the change centralizes military intelligence with civilian partners.

Hot Tuesday gives way to storm chances late Tuesday night–Wednesday, with heavy rain possible east of the Rio Grande.

El Paso heats into the high 90s on Monday, June 1; storms arrive Tuesday–Wednesday with localized flash-flood risk.

Sean Austin Orr faces multiple felony counts after investigators tied online child sexual‑abuse material to an email attributed to him. Bond is set at $1.1 million.

A new billing change left one El Paso rooftop‑solar owner with a $117 electric bill, sparking pushback from advocates and calls for a neutral study.

Soldiers in Ciudad Juárez destroyed guns handed in by locals as part of Mexico’s cash-for-guns program, which also swapped toy weapons for safer toys. The effort is pitched as one piece of a larger anti-violence strategy.

Six horses were seized by Presidio County deputies on FM 170 and turned over to USDA for testing amid New World screwworm concerns.