SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS: Borderland Backyards Photo, El paso

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS: Borderland Backyards Photo

Is your backyard your favorite place to relax, entertain, or enjoy the Borderland sunshine? We want to see it! Show us what makes your outdoor space special — whether it’s a peaceful gazebo, a ...

Bipartisan lawmakers critical of new border construction in Big Bend region of Texas, citing threats to tourism and environment

Residents have been protesting for months amid rumors over border construction.

Black Box Theatre in Las Cruces to host 3 live musical events

The Black Box Theatre in downtown Las Cruces is scheduled to host three live musical performances featuring various acoustic artists throughout August and September.

How C. Risner Cutlery’s Coastline Jack blends art, utility

Austin Jackson of C. Risner Cutlery released the Coastline Jack, a new one-bladed trapper knife featuring a modified spey ...

Colorado Springs’ earliest nonprofits and charities, children the first focus

Colorado Springs has always had an impressively strong history of philanthropy. Today that has grown to almost 5,000 ...

ICE to Sell Texas Warehouses After Detention Pivot

ICE paid $123M in February 2026 to an entity tied to St. Louis-based Flint Development for the three warehouses. The agency planned to convert the properties into an 8,500-bed detention complex in ...

After six months in ICE detention, a Chicago tamale vendor rebuilds her life

Laura Murillo’s arrest last fall represented a rupture for Chicago’s immigrant community and in the life she had built around ...

Squishies are everywhere. But are they safe?

Any parent of school-age children will tell you: squishies are it. The viral squeezable toys come in all shapes and sizes—some of the most popular look like food items such as dumplings, bananas, ...

Stopping the Detention Machine

John Washington’s How to Close a Camp explores the contemporary growth of immigrant detainment facilities under the Trump administration but argues that entrenched political failures are what makes ...

Feeling Tropicoqueta? Here’s a Guide to Karol G’s Stadium Tropitour

Latin Grammy winner and singing sensation Karol G will be making her way to Los Angeles this weekend for three nights at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood for the hottest tour of the summer: Viajando Por El ...

Argentine students designed a rocket that won one of the biggest aerospace competitions on earth, and their budget was almost nothing

Argentine students win a top design award at the IREC rocketry competition. Discover how ITBA engineers built the Aconcagua ...

Modern cruising: Who knew washing hands could be so fun?

Handwashing is among the best defenses against contracting and spreading norovirus, the most common cause of gastrointestinal ...

1 dead, 2 detained after SWAT incident in West El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person is dead and two people have been detained by El Paso Police after an incident involving ...

EPPD provides update on SWAT situation in West El Paso

One person is dead, and two people have been detained after a barricaded incident in West El Paso. More: <a ...

City of El Paso staff recommended 3-year ban on contracts with WestStar Bank, subsidiaries

A recommendation to impose a three-year ban on contracts between the City of El Paso, WestStar Bank Holding Company, Inc., ...

Coach in San Diego Padres organization detained by ICE

Oswaldo Pirela, the Padres' minor league catching coordinator, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

ICE detains Padres minor league coach in El Paso

Oswaldo Pirela, who has been in the country since 2014 and worked for the Padres since 2024, was arrested at the El Paso ...

Padres minor league coach detained at El Paso airport; family says he is in the US legally

A San Diego Padres minor league coach is in ICE custody after being detained at an airport, and his family is pushing back ...

Locals Are Keeping This Gorgeous Texas Overlook A Secret, And Now You Can See Why

The Main Overlook Point at Franklin Mountain State Park is the kind of place that makes you question every life decision that ...

Padres minor league coach detained by ICE at El Paso airport

Oswaldo Pirela is seen in this undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Jorge Pirela) (NEW YORK) — U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Chicken feet, bird feathers found in costumes at Arizona border crossing

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists stopped a traveler from bringing handmade costumes containing ...

Padres’ minor-league assistant detained by ICE at Texas airport

Reported on Monday by Sam Blum of The Athletic, a player development instructor for the San Diego Padres was detained by ICE ...

El Paso Officials Seek Answers Following Emissions at Marathon Refinery

Flaring earlier this month released carcinogenic compounds. Now elected officials are seeking answers from environmental ...