Short Film on El Paso’s Famous Star on the Mountain

KCOS has a great local segment called 'Only in El Paso'. The web series features stories from around our area that included local history, personalities and the culture of our region.

In this episode, former El Paso new anchor Gary Warner narrates El Paso's Star. The El Paso Chamber of Commerce talks about the star's history.....

'Since World War II the star has been lit each and every year; however some schedule changes were made. During the energy crisis in the 70's the schedule was reduced. In 1980 the Star remained lit for 444 days (until January 21, 1981) during the Iran hostage crises. In 1990, during the Gulf War, the Star once again remained lit (until August 21, 1991) in support of Fort Bliss and all US troops stationed with Operation Desert Storm.'

Recently, the El Paso Police Department arrested a group of young adults for stealing lights off the star. Miguel Perez, Victoria Sanchez, and Alejandro Mora are accused of taking a couple of bulbs off the iconic star located on the southern end of the Franklin Mountains and posting the video to Snapchat.

New episodes air each Wednesday on KCOS-TV.