KTSM-TV (El Paso, TX)

KTSM-TV, also known as virtual channel 9 and UHF digital channel 16, is a television station affiliated with NBC, based in El Paso, Texas, USA. It is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group. The station's studio is situated on Oregon Street, close to El Paso Community College in the northwest part of the city. Its transmitter is positioned on the Franklin Mountains, right at the city limits of El Paso. For cable viewers, KTSM-TV can be found on Time Warner Cable channel 10, and it is also available in high definition on digital channel 860.

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English

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#125149

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#27563

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#810

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Del Valle football standout Manny Fuller signs with Utah

17 hours ago | ktsm.com | Sam Guzman

The three-star recruit verbally committed to Utah last July and then made it official in December 2024. Fuller, who now joins a long list of El Paso high school football stars to get to the DI FBS level, is excited about the opportunity to play at Utah. “I remember when they [Utah] asked me when they wanted to post me [signing day post], they asked ‘what city I wanted to be from?’ and I told them put El Paso, Texas.
UTEP softball beats New Mexico for 5th straight win

1 day ago | ktsm.com | Sam Guzman

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — UTEP softball played its way to a 7-3 win over New Mexico in a non-conference game at the Lobo Softball Field in Albuquerque, NM on Tuesday. With the win on Tuesday, UTEP is now riding a five-game winning streak. It’s the Miners’ second five-game winning streak of the season. The last time UTEP put together five straight wins was during the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament back in February.
Locomotive FC aim for success in league and cup play

1 day ago | ktsm.com | Sam Guzman

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Locomotive FC has played a total of ten matches so far this season: seven USL Championship matches and three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches. The Locomotive have had more the success in one competition more than the other at this point of the year. Right now, the Wilmer Cabrera-led Locos are in the midst of the deepest U.S. Open Cup run it has made in club history. El Paso has won three cup games in a row to secure its spot in the Round of 32.
Dawson Co. deputy killed by debris from passing vehicle

1 day ago | ktsm.com | Christianna Barbosa

LAMESA, Texas — A deputy with the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Jessie Perez, 42, was killed during a crash in Lamesa on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash happened during a traffic stop on West U.S. Highway 180, a press release from DPS said. While conducting the traffic stop, debris from a passing commercial vehicle hit him. Perez was transported to Lamesa Medical Arts Hospital by EMS.
NMSU men’s basketball signs transfer guard Jemel Jones

1 day ago | ktsm.com | Sam Guzman

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State men’s basketball is in the process of building its squad for the 2025-26 season. On Tuesday, NMSU announced the signing of Jemel Jones, a 6’4” guard out of Chicago, Illinois. Jones joins New Mexico State after he spent the 2024-25 season at CSU Bakersfield. While at CSU Bakersfield, Jones appeared in 33 games, started 26, averaged 18.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.
Del Valle’s Jake Fette nationally ranked No. 4 QB in Class of ’26

2 days ago | ktsm.com | Sam Guzman

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Del Valle High School football standout Jake Fette is being put in the mix with some of the most highly touted quarterbacks at the high school level in country. On3, one of the four primary high school football recruiting media services, placed Fette fourth on its 2026 top quarterback recruits list. Fette, a junior and soon-to-be senior quarterback at Del Valle High School, verbally committed to Arizona State in September 2024.
El Paso baseball bat maker following ‘torpedo’ bat trend

2 days ago | ktsm.com | Sam Guzman

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The ‘torpedo’ baseball back stole the show during the opening weekend of the 2025 MLB season after the Bronx Bombers lived up to their name while using the unorthodox-looking baseball bat. In its three-game season-opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees hit an MLB record-tying 15 home runs. Nine of those homers came off the barrel of a ‘torpedo’ bat.
Docs: Revenge from previous fight spurred fatal incident at El Paso County truck stop

2 days ago | ktsm.com | David Burge

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The man charged with running over and killing another man at an East El Paso County truck stop had gotten into a fight at a house party earlier that night and chased down those who were involved in that first fight to get revenge. That’s according to court documents obtained by KTSM. A second fight resulted in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 20 at the Petro truck stop at 1295 Horizon Blvd.
Gadsden ISD among top districts for graduation rates

2 days ago | ktsm.com | David Burge

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Gadsden Independent School District was cited among the top districts in the state of New Mexico for graduation rates in a report by the state Public Education Department. Alta Vista High School earned a perfect 100 percent graduation rate for the 2024 cohort — students who entered high school during the 2020-21 school year.
Police continue to seek help to solve hit-and-run crash in Central El Paso

2 days ago | ktsm.com | David Burge

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police are seeking a man who may have information about a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a motorcyclist on April 12 in Central El Paso. The Special Traffic Investigations Unit is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man whom they believe may know something about the crash. The crash happened at about 2 a.m. on April 12 at the intersection of Piedras and Tularosa. Police belive a dark-colored Chevrolet Impala or Malibu was involved in the crash.