NSF canceled a UTEP‑led Paso del Norte engine and withdrew an initial $15M; months later the inspector general found the allegations unsubstantiated, but the funding is gone. Local leaders demand answers.

Grieving families in El Paso demanded tougher DWI laws, urging ignition interlocks and lower BAC limits as local leaders consider changes.

CRRUA crews shut off water in the Anapra subdivision for emergency main repairs; residents may see discolored water and a temporary street closure. Officials say updates will be posted when service is restored.

A truck driver who pleaded guilty after nearly seven kilograms of cocaine were found under his trailer was sentenced to 12 years in an El Paso court. The shipment was discovered during an I‑10 traffic stop.

A state-of-the-art Fire Station No. 38 is almost ready on far east El Paso, bringing crew quarters, three apparatus bays and upgraded response capacity.

Rumors that UTEP could take over the El Paso County Coliseum have the venue’s nonprofit confronting county leaders as procurement and a $104.7M master plan come into focus.

El Paso will hold a May 6 groundbreaking for a new Advanced Manufacturing District at the airport, a project backed by UTEP and federal funds and now open for leasing.

El Paso pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Héctor Granados is shifting his clinic off private insurance to a membership model, citing crushing paperwork. Families worry about cost and travel for specialty care.

IDEA Edgemere principal Nubia Salinas was arrested after an April traffic stop in east El Paso; an affidavit says she refused breath and blood tests.

Deputies arrested three after stopping a wrong-way driver in east El Paso and seized a ghost gun, suspected narcotics and U.S. military-issued gear. Lab analysis is pending.

The City of Socorro shared photos previewing the Rio Vista Bracero Museum and says construction began in March 2025, following years of research and landmark designation.

A UTEP study found Valley fever cases in El Paso more than tripled from 2013–2022 and linked spikes to extreme heat, strong winds and dust storms. The researchers say environmental signals could help officials anticipate risk.

A manhunt near Valentine followed an alleged armed burglary and briefly put the local school on lockdown; officials later said the threat was eliminated.