Month: February 2015

Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull are returning to El Paso in 2015. The two superstars will perform together on Jan. 28 at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets are $92.75-$122.75. Tickets will go on sale through the UTEP Ticket Center, Ticketmaster locations and at Ticketmaster.com at 10 a.m. Nov. 6.

The Canutillo Independent School District board has decided not to hire an outside firm to collect a writing sample of their assistant superintendent’s signature in a 5-2 vote during a special board meeting Wednesday night. District Assistant Superintendent Annette Brigham is accused of interfering with an internal audit. Back in May 2013, the district was

Many El Pasoans may be wondering what that huge body of water is near Fort Bliss. The Fort Bliss Sump, as it’s called, is located in Northeast El Paso, just off Spur 601, near U.S. 54, across the freeway from Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Many have taken to calling it Lake Fort Bliss and ABC-7

Las Cruces Police have charged a Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputy with an open count of murder in the shooting death of another deputy early Tuesday morning. Tai R. Chan, 27, a warrant officer with the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, was charged Tuesday afternoon and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center without

Sun Metro‘s Brio is up and running, at least the Mesa corridor, with three more corridors planned. Alameda Avenue, Dyer Street and Montana Avenue are next. The new rapid transit system is entirely new to El Pasoans because they can now pay to ride using newly installed kiosks, and there’s additional amenities along the route.

El Paso Police were dispatched to check on a man with injuries on the 100 block of N. Clark. When they arrived, they found 29-year-old Aaron Flores in the bathroom, injured. Flores was wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. In Texas, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child is rape. Police said Flores was

UTEP head football coach Sean Kugler talked to the media Monday, Oct. 27 about the win over UTSA and the upcoming home game against Southern Miss. (On Saturday’s 34-0 win at UTSA)“It was a great team win for us on the road against a conference opponent. I thought the team from start to finish played

The first group of Fort Bliss soldiers deployed to West Africa loaded their bags today.The deployment is part of Operation United Assistance which is meant to help contain the spread of the Ebola virus in Liberia. About 70 soldiers will be leaving through the weekend.The soldiers will be making sure conditions and facilities are set

Scores for Week #9 of High School Football are being updated until the last game of the night is played. Click Here to Refresh your browser to get the most up to date scores. THURSDAY GAMES 10/23/14 FINAL: Centennial 35 Valencia 10 FINAL: Jefferson 30 Burges 35 FRIDAY GAMES 10/24/14 Game of the Week: Eastlake

A grand jury this week indicted the El Paso mother accused of leaving her 2-year-old daughter in a hot car overnight, leading to her death. Daisy Mora Harper, 25, was charged by police with injury to a child by omission and criminal negligent homicide. Court documents state Harper left her son and daughter in the

The Fox affiliate in San Antonio is reporting that U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte is under investigation by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General. According to the report, Almonte was paid for unauthorized training presentations and failed to report the income or reimbursement of it. Almonte is in charge of the U.S. Western

A viewer sent in these pics of a “live art” display happening today at the Mills Building in Downtown El Paso as part of Tom Lea Month 2014, an event honoring the legendary El Paso artist. Local fashion designer Zayra Estrada, second from the left in these photos, designed several dresses inspired by Tom Lea’s

Watch the UTEP-UT-San Antonio (UTSA) game live at 5 p.m. MT Saturday on the El Paso-Las Cruces CW. Here’s the channel guide of where to find the El Paso-Las Cruces CW: Over the air, 7.2. Time Warner 13/1212. Dish 17. DirecTV 8. Comcast 14. Below are UTEP coach Sean Kugler’s statements about the Old Dominion

Wedgewood Drive just north of Montwood Drive will be closed for eight weeks beginning Monday, Oct. 27. Traffic is already restricted to one lane for east and westbound drivers on Montwood Drive. Now, traffic heading north and southbound on Wedgewood Drive will also be impacted. Those who drive through the busy east El Paso intersection

Oct. 23 Update: El Paso Police have released a 2007 booking photo of Frank Aparicio, the man who killed himself and who police believe shot at a police officer and killed a woman. It appears from court documents that the photo is from a 2006 DWI case. Oct. 22, 2014 Story: El Paso Police have

Oct. 23 update: The body of the second worker who died at the Roberto R. Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant Wednesday was recovered Thursday afternoon. His body was then transferred to the El Paso Police Department. A U.S. Dept. of Labor spokeswoman released information Thursday on what happened that led to the deaths of two contract

UTEP basketball fans will have the chance to follow the Miners on the road this season with 12 of the team’ 14 away games being shown on TV. The American Sports Network (ASN) will carry UTEP’s games at NM State (Dec. 6/7 p.m. MT), North Texas (Jan. 2/6 p.m. MT), Rice (Jan. 4/1:30 p.m. MT),

The City of El Paso is preparing an ordinance meant to deter companies from stealing wages from workers. The City Council on Monday unanimously voted to direct the City Manager to draft a wage theft ordinance that would mirror the City of Houston’s law. Houston’s ordinance forbids any person or company from obtaining or renewing

A couple was killed in a crash on the freeway Sunday evening. It happened on I-10 West and Eastlake in far east El Paso County. Investigators say 37-year-old Cesar Apodaca was speeding when he lost control of his SUV. The vehicle slid sideways and crashed into two vehicles on the side of the road. Apodaca

Big things may soon be in store for Northeast El Paso. The city has two proposals in hand for a multi-million dollar project that includes a water park, adventure park and athletic complex. But there will be a lot of questions along the way. The site is 39 acres of city-owned land around Cohen Stadium.

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The ABC-7 New Mexico Mobile Newsroom traveled to Albuquerque to cover the gubernatorial debate between Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and Democratic candidate Gary King. It was a battle at the podium for Martinez and the man who wants to take her job, King. King is currently the attorney general in New Mexico. Education, minimum wage,

El Paso Police have released the identity of the woman killed in a rollover on I-10 near Vinton on Sunday. She has been identified as 56-year-old Sonia Enriquez of Anthony, New Mexico. Police say that the crash occurred at about 10:33 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 on I-10 East at mile marker 5. Investigators believe Enriquez

Customs and Border Protection officials said a man who was in custody at the Highway 62/180 Border Patrol checkpoint near Hueco Tanks died Friday. In a statement, a CBP spokesman said the man, who was 36-year-old, was found unresponsive in a holding cell shortly before 11:00 a.m. Friday. The man was transported to an El

Scores for Week #8 of High School Football Game of the Week: Americas 38 Franklin 41 OT Final Parkland 0 Eastlake 27 Final El Dorado 42 Montwood 0 Final Las Cruces 48 Gadsden 6 Final Burges 0 Canutillo 52 Final Brownfield 45 Tornillo 0 Final Onate 49 Deming 14 Final Andrews 47 San Elizario 8

El Paso Police say a 23-year-old was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon in Northeast El Paso. It happened at the intersection of Dyer and Leo. Police say the motorcyclist, Andre Simpson, was riding south on Dyer at a high rate of speed when he crashed into a SUV. The driver of the

New Mexico’s attorney general vying for the governor’s seat will meet his opponent face to face in a debate. The debate between Democrat Gary King and Republican Gov. Susana Martinez is at 6 p.m. Sunday on the El Paso-Las Cruces CW and will be livestreamed on kvia.com. ABC-7’s Pilar Arias will be covering the debate.

Click on the links below for what’s been Hot on the Web on KVIA.com El Paso Health Dept. announces 3 new positive TB tests UMC preparing and expanding possible Ebola response Bodies exhumed, additional charges in mortuary case Facebook SafetyCheck and Superman v Batman filming near Deming Dancing prodigy and cool UTEP poster Ricky Martin

Here are just some of the events happening in the Borderland this weekend. Friday-Sunday: El Paso Fall Home & Garden Show, El Paso Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza, event runs Oct. 17-19, 2-7 p.m. Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 19, $7.50 general admission, $5.50 seniors, $3 ages 13-16,

The 18-year-old woman killed in Thursday afternoon’s two-vehicle crash in Las Cruces has been identified as Jo Anna Aurora Rincon of Las Cruces. Rincon was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a passenger in a Dodge pickup driven by 18-year-old Benjamin Buntain. Other passengers in that pickup were Ryan Feeback, 23, Alexis Holden, 18,