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Drought awareness week: water conservation

This is drought awareness week at KTSM, and El Paso Water  Utilities needs your help conserving water. El Paso receives much of the city's water from Elephant Butte Reservoir which is at seven percent capacity.

Thousands of new spanish books, DVDs at library

The El Paso Public Library is saying "hola" to thousands of new items in Spanish.

Lawyer describes mother's condition who found child dead

A 5-month old baby girl was allegedly left inside of an SUV at on Friday at Riverside High School in the Ysleta Independent School District. Police are waiting for autopsy results, before they reveal what killed her.

Beware of "Molly"

If you hear your kids mention "Molly", they may not be talking about a friend. The name invokes the idea of the girl next door, but "Molly" is the latest drug craze among teens and young adults.

Is a college degree worth it?

Is a college degree as valuable as it used to be?

Voter turnout down in election

Not many El Pasoans turned out to vote this past Saturday. Only 13.6 percent of El Paso County residents cast their ballots in this election, despite having eight mayoral candidates on the ballot.

Emergency Room time standard set at William Beaumont Medical Center

From Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard's weekly commentary, "Thoughts while working out in the gym:" Emergency Room time standard at WBAMC

Prosecutors will seek death penalty for man accused in triple murder

Prosecutors with the El Paso District Attorney’s office will seek the death penalty for a man accused of a triple murder in May 2012.

Strike Force Soldiers flex their muscles at local school

Soldiers of 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, gathered with students of Cielo Vista Elementary School and their parents for an evening of family fitness fun, April 30.

New fire station coming to El Paso

El Paso is about to get a new fire station. At Tuesday's council meeting, city representatives, will award the job of building fire station number five to the F.T.

Washburn Under Investigation

UTEP freshman forward Chris Washburn is under investigation after a Saturday night incident at a west side El Paso bar.

Sun Court Applications Wanted

The Sun Bowl Association is now accepting applications for the 2013 Sun Court, the deadline to submit an application is June 14, 2013.

El Paso County retains control over fireworks sales

El Paso County will retain control over whether or not they can sell fireworks. House Bills 3429, 3236, and 3557 were voted down recently in the state legislature.

Murder suspect stands trial in friend's death

Witnesses relived a grisly scene as they took to the stand in Michael Herrera's murder trial.

Conserve water now or get restrictions later

El Paso (KTSM) - In case you have not noticed, Southern New Mexico and Far West Texas is classified as a severe drought region for 2013.