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Gadsden ISD installing ‘advanced water filtration systems’ for new school year
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Gadsden Independent School District (GISD) is installing “advanced water filtration systems” at some of their southern campuses ahead of instruction beginning next week. According to GISD, they have already had the systems installed at three of their campuses: By Wednesday, July 31 GISD expects to have the systems installed at […]
17 migrants found in locked trailer in South Texas
Border Patrol agents this week uncovered 17 migrants from a locked tractor trailer outside Laredo, Texas, and pulled a woman from the Rio Grande where she was drowning, according to officials with the Laredo Sector of the Border Patrol.
El Paso woman to ref basketball at 2024 Paris Olympics
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway, and while there are several Borderland athletes competing in the Games, El Paso’s Blanca Burns will be officiating the men’s and women’s basketball competition. Burns, who was born in Mexico and moved to El Paso when she was 5 years old, is one […]
Celine Dion performs for 1st time since ‘stiff-person’ diagnosis: What is the disease?
At the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Celine Dion appeared atop the Eiffel Tower in her first performance since revealing her diagnosis with a rare disease known as stiff-person syndrome.
FBI director stirs controversy with Trump bullet skepticism
FBI Director Christopher Wray kicked a hornet’s nest with remarks this week casting doubt on former President Trump’s claims that he was hit by a bullet in his July 13 assassination attempt. Speaking before the House Judiciary Committee, Wray said that “with respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s […]
Paris Olympics kicks off with ambitious outdoor opening ceremony
Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy along the Seine River.
NMSU touts tuition-free online school for NM residents
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University (NMSU) Global Campus, the online campus for NMSU, is bringing awareness to New Mexicans to go back to school tuition-free with the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship. NMSU Global Campus wants eligible individuals who have some college credits, but no degree to enroll for their first undergraduate […]
‘Most Wanted’ fugitives for week of July 26, 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Crime Stoppers of El Paso, Inc. distributes pictures of fugitives wanted by the El Paso Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office weekly through the Most Wanted feature. The following fugitives are individuals, which attempts to locate have been unsuccessful. El Paso Police Department Cesar Octabio Montoya: Age […]
Migrants can’t avoid drug and human traffickers at the border, White House official warns
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The White House’s top immigration adviser says migrants can’t avoid reaching the border without interference from drug smugglers or human traffickers. Blas Nuñez-Neto held an online discussion with reporters from both sides of the border on Thursday and discussed migrants’ struggles to cross the border. “Nowadays, it’s impossible to get […]
Man wanted for homicide in Colorado arrested in Horizon
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 30-year-old man wanted for homicide in Colorado was arrested in Horizon, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office says on Thursday, July 25, its Warrant and Fugitive Apprehension Unit investigated the whereabouts of Devin Franklin, 30, in conjunction with the Adams (Colorado) County Sheriff’s Office. […]
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