U.S. measles cases have topped 2,300 in 2026, prompting Immunize El Paso to urge families to check MMR records before the school year gets fully underway.

El Paso’s long-running Montana interchange is finally taking shape, with signs, walls and barriers in place. But major finishing work and traffic restrictions remain.

A restroom altercation in Anthony left a 56-year-old man with multiple stab wounds and put a Fresno man in custody on an aggravated assault charge.

A 22-year-old El Paso man was sentenced to 50 years after pleading guilty to a violent Northeast El Paso smoke shop attack that left a woman severely injured.

A July El Paso County compliance operation produced seven arrests and hundreds of home and workplace verifications. Officials say the enforcement work will continue.

El Paso County has proposed a higher property-tax ceiling for 2026, but commissioners have not set the final rate. Public budget and tax hearings are next.

A May shooting at a Las Cruces Catholic church has led to a federal firearms charge against a convicted felon. Investigators say surveillance video and a later gun-store case helped connect the suspect to the scene.

A Las Cruces judge issued a bench warrant after former NMSU basketball player Deshawndre Washington missed the start of his long-delayed hazing trial.

A black bear’s days of roaming Doña Ana yards and pecan trees are over after wildlife officials trapped it Sunday night.

Triple-digit heat is locked in across El Paso this week, with Tuesday likely the hottest day. Rain chances remain scarce in the city.

Mijos Tacos is moving beyond its food truck with a permanent Five Points restaurant next to new bar El Luchador.

An inmate’s death at the downtown El Paso jail is now the sheriff’s office’s fourth custody fatality of 2026.

El Paso’s 33rd annual pet telethon is putting shelter animals front and center Saturday night. The fundraiser pairs adoption stories with a Team Dog-versus-Team Cat showdown.