Doña Ana County and firefighters gathered April 1 to honor Rafael Herrera III, who died March 12 while awaiting a heart transplant; burial was livestreamed.

Gusty WSW winds and patchy blowing dust arrive this afternoon in El Paso. A Wind Advisory covers parts of the Sacramento Mountains from noon to 7 p.m. MDT.

CBP has opened a scoping process for a new Border Patrol station in Las Cruces, naming three potential 30–40 acre sites; one location near Highland Elementary has drawn pushback. Local agencies have 30 days to comment.

A 13-year-old was flown to UMC El Paso in critical condition after a shooting on Petunia Lane; police arrested a 13-year-old friend who faces weapons charges.

Cazares Burritos on Mesa Street scored a 76 — a grade C — in a March health inspection, technically passing but low enough to trigger follow-up checks.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office 2025 Annual Report shows a 14% drop in county crime, with theft and drug offenses down even as arson and DWI arrests rose. The figures come in Sheriff Oscar Ugarte’s first year on the job.

Emergence Health Network announced plans for an 11-acre Behavioral Health East Campus in El Paso that would add children's crisis beds, observation units and an outpatient clinic.

El Paso City Council paused an interim Texas Gas Service rate change for 45 days while officials review how it would affect local bills.

A 67-year-old motorcyclist was killed after his motorcycle struck an SUV on Pellicano Drive; investigators are probing the scene.

An El Paso judge ordered Dirty Laundry shuttered after prosecutors linked the Trawood Drive bar to hundreds of emergency calls, alleged drug sales and a March 23 fatal crash.

CBP officers found four people concealed in cement powder inside a hopper car at the Port of El Paso last Wednesday; all were removed safely and treated on-site. The agency warns such concealment can be deadly.

Sunny and warm today with highs near 87°F. Breezy Wednesday could kick up gusts and patchy blowing dust.

A CNG Sun Metro bus fell from a lift and exploded at the agency’s maintenance center, injuring staff and killing two employees. Officials say a punctured gas cylinder triggered the blast.