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Docs: Kidnapping suspect steals $5K, phone from woman
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — KTSM has obtained court documents that reveal further details after a former Gadsden Independent School teacher allegedly kidnapped a young woman and her child earlier this month at the Cielo Vista Mall parking lot. Victor Hugo Escobedo, 52, is facing a charge of aggravated robbery and two counts of aggravated […]
4 injured after pedestrian crash in South Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Four people were injured Wednesday morning, Sept. 18, after a crash in South Central El Paso, according to a spokesperson with the El Paso Fire Department. The crash happened at around 10:30 a.m. near Val Verde Street and E Paisano Drive. Three people suffered minor injuries and one person suffered […]
Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
Six members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay while subjecting them to beatings and other abuse.
GISD to change reporting system at Chaparral schools
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Gadsden Independent School District will be changing its reporting system at two Chaparral schools due to an increase in false reports, the school district announced in a press release on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The school district says it will suspend the use of the “STOPit” app at Chaparral High […]
DOJ sues cargo ship owner, manager over Baltimore bridge collapse
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.
All lanes closed after semi catches fire on I-10 East at Vinton
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — All lanes on I-10 East at Vinton are closed Wednesday morning, Sept. 18, after a semi-truck caught on fire, according to El Paso Fire Dispatch. Fire Dispatch says the fire happened at around 2 a.m. and no injuries have been reported. Traffic is currently being detoured to Doniphan. Make sure […]
Wednesday 9-hour forecast: El Paso continues with very warm temperatures
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The official first day of fall is in four days and we continue to see warm days in the Sun City. The skies will be mostly clear throughout the day starting in the morning. Lighter winds are expected by noon with temperatures in the low 90s. Although we are forecasting […]
Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes underscore dividing lines: Can Democrats and Republicans be friends?
The criticism of Swift's friendship with Mahomes underscores what many Americans are experiencing during the final stretch of the presidential campaign, when tensions seem to be at an all-time high.
Johnson tees up rescheduled funding bill vote as critics dig in
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision to reschedule a vote on his partisan spending plan is leaving Congress seemingly no closer to averting a government shutdown at the end of the month, as critics of the proposal on both sides of the aisle dig in their heels. The package, which pairs a six-month stopgap with a bill […]
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