Anthony City Hall was briefly locked down Friday as officers tracked a man to a nearby home; municipal services were temporarily suspended.

Sheriff Oscar Ugarte told commissioners that overtime and staffing shortages are straining El Paso County jails and requested about 100 more detention officers.

After a month in Dilley detention, a Venezuelan family who entered through CBP One says fear and their daughter’s illness pushed them to buy one‑way tickets home.

Court filings say El Paso police punched a DWI suspect during an April 5 traffic stop, and booking records show he posted bond the next day. Breath tests in the file registered well above the legal limit.

Two popular El Paso bars — Papa Doble and Rockhouse Bar & Grill — announced permanent closures, with Papa Doble's final service set for April 16–17.

OSHA has cited three subcontractors after a July 21, 2025 fatality at Camp East Montana. A Public Citizen review and agency records raise fresh questions about oversight and donor ties.

A 55-year-old man was killed in a multi-vehicle collision at Antonio Street and Wildcat Drive in Anthony; speed is being investigated, police say.

State investigators in Chihuahua arrested a suspect after a Juárez mom‑and‑pop store was set ablaze following extortion demands. Multiple people, including children, were hurt.

All 12 returning UTEP players entered the transfer portal, leaving the Miners with 13 scholarships to fill and an urgent rebuild ahead of the Mountain West move.

Butler-based MAC.BID will open its 29th warehouse at 12435 Rojas Drive in El Paso this spring, bringing $1 auctions and new jobs to the area.

El Paso Water contained an estimated 950,000-gallon wastewater spill near Railroad Drive. Public water is safe but private wells within a half-mile should be boiled and tested.

A compact Buffalo Wild Wings GO opens at 3310 Rinconada Blvd on April 7; the first 50 guests will receive vouchers for wings for a year.

A Santa Fe complaint says a CYFD investigator crossed into Texas to take an infant, triggering state and federal lawsuits and renewed questions about jurisdiction and agency practices.