Burned body found in home
One person is dead in an overnight fire. It happened at an apartment house at 191 N. Awbrey in south-central El Paso, around midnight. Fire officials…
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Two-vehicle crash kills 1, injures another
A fatal two-vehicle crash is being investigated near North Loop and Excelsior. The crash happened at around 4:30 Sunday afternoon in the Lower…
Continue Reading Family grieving over death of EPCC student
The ABC-7 newsroom learned a 19-year-old El Paso Community College student was killed in a deadly crash on Monday. She was on her way to the Valle…
Continue Reading Passenger hurt in Fabens rollover crash
A passenger was hospitalized with serious injuries after a rollover crash near Fabens this morning on I-10. An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office…
Continue Reading El Paso City Council considering expanding mayor’s voting power
City council is considering allowing Mayor Oscar Leeser to vote on more issues than he’s currently allowed. “Right now, he’s only…
Continue Reading TMZ: Former UTEP Miner Seth Joyner lashes out at his players during youth football game
A former UTEP Miner and Super Bowl champ is under fire from parents in a youth football league, who say the raging pep talks he gives the team are…
Continue Reading ONLY ON ABC-7: Using fitness to prevent drug abuse
The El Paso Juvenile Probation Department is working with the FBI to prevent young offenders from ending up behind bars. The two agencies are trying…
Continue Reading County Public Works director retires
The director of Public Works for El Paso County submitted his resignation letter before county commissioners Monday. Ernie Carrizal has been with the…
Continue Reading EPPD Officially Unveils New Patrol Cars
The police units with the white bodies, blue stripes and the colorful department shield are on the way out. New patrol cars, with a more modern look,…
Continue Reading EPPD investigating stabbing in East El Paso
Police say one person is in the hospital with stab wounds after a fight broke out at a bar in East El Paso Thursday night. Police tell ABC-7 it…
Continue Reading One man seriously injured in Central shooting
Police say they are looking into a shooting that happened early Monday morning in Central El Paso. Police dispatchers confirm that one man was taken…
Continue Reading Update: El Paso Police ID victims, suspect in Monday’s homicide and attempted homicide
July 30 Update: El Paso Police Crimes Against Persons investigators have identified the three people involved in the homicide investigation from July…
Continue Reading ATF agents arrest alleged arsonist accused in church fire
Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrest the man accused of setting an east side church on fire. Investigators…
Continue Reading Punk’s Bad Religion, country’s Kacey Musgraves to play shows in El Paso in April
A legendary punk band and a country music singer-songwriter will perform at El Paso’s Tricky Falls at separate shows in April. Bad Religion,…
Continue Reading Local response to Chris Kyle Day in Texas
Texans will get to honor and remember American sniper Chris Kyle for years to come. Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed Feb. 2 as Chris Kyle Day. The…
Continue Reading Steel Supply Company Expanding to El Paso, Plans to Invest $3 Million
Douglas Steel Supply announced it is expanding its steel service centers to a new facility in the Sun City. The company hopes to create 55 new…
Continue Reading Police release ID of 73-year-old pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Downtown Tuesday
El Paso Police have released the name of the woman struck and killed by a vehicle in Downtown El Paso Tuesday. She has been identified as 73-year-old…
Continue Reading Parents Encouraged To Enroll Children In 7-Hour-A-Day Preschool Program
Education officials are encouraging parents to enroll their children in a full 7-hour preschool day instead of the traditional half-day session.…
Continue Reading El Paso urges proaction in light of measles outbreak
The measles outbreak continues to spread across the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed more than 100 measles…
Continue Reading UTEP announces its 2015 football signees
Twenty-two student-athletes signed national letters of intent to attend and play football at UTEP on Wednesday. Highlighting the Miners’ 2015…
Continue Reading 10-day-old baby’s death under investigation in Dona Ana County
Doa Ana County Sheriff’s investigators are investigating the death of a 10-day-old baby boy who was found unresponsive inside an East Mesa home…
Continue Reading El Pasoans trying to keep warm during extreme c-c-c-old this week
El Pasoans on Tuesday braced for frigid temperatures. Construction crews, police officers on patrol on bicycles and shoppers were among the people…
Continue Reading El Paso, Ysleta ISD open enrollment numbers show thousands of students are transferring
Early open enrollment numbers are in for both the El Paso and Ysleta school districts. Both districts are combating dwindling student populations.…
Continue Reading EPISD vehicles catch fire overnight
El Paso Fire Department was called out to an El Paso Independent School District warehouse where three trucks caught fire. Firefighters responded…
Continue Reading EPISD police want help from community
The El Paso Independent School District’s police department is turning to technology to keep its schools safe. The district’s new text…
Continue Reading El Paso ISD to meet with every employee organization, not just one representative
At Tuesday’s El Paso Independent School District’s special meeting, the board said its doing away with having one elected person to…
Continue Reading El Paso ISD teachers protest coming district-wide changes
El Paso Independent School District teachers gathered Monday afternoon at Brown Middle School protesting new changes coming down next school year.…
Continue Reading El Paso ISD: Parent feedback on school consolidation low; take online survey here
Results from the El Paso Independent School District’s facility survey don’t appear to be all that great. Out of 61,000+ students, EPSID…
Continue Reading EPISD to name superintendent finalist Monday
The El Paso Independent School District could have a superintendent finalist by Monday. Board of managers President Dee Margo confirmed they may name…
Continue Reading Special Report: EPISD students rarely ride to school on $4.7M in free bikes
It’s been more than two years since TxDOT gave the El Paso Independent School District a $4.7 million grant that helped give free bikes and…
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