Over 200 Fort Bliss soldiers, volunteers search Franklin Mountains for missing soldier
EL PASO, Texas — More than 200 Fort Bliss soldiers and some volunteers combed through the trails of the Franklin Mountains State Park Wednesday…
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El Paso-Juarez non-profit provides funding to Borderland businesses for PPE, medical device manufacturing
EL PASO, Texas — BIO El Paso-Juarez, a non-profit created by the Medical Center of the Americas, is helping 17 El Paso businesses ramp up their…
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El Paso’s annual Crime Victims’ Memorial event is this Sunday; walk portion canceled due to pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — The District Attorney’s annual memorial service which pays tribute to victims in the El Paso community who lost their lives to…
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UTEP’s athletic department furloughs employees, cuts jobs due to pandemic budget woes
EL PASO, TEXAS – In what UTEP President Heather Wilson called “tough decisions,” the university announced late Wednesday afternoon that it was…
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El Paso Animal Services helps feed needy pets with a food bank
El Paso, Texas — As the need for food continues to increase during the pandemic, many are relying on the help of the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food…
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El Paso’s own Khalid among top nominees for 2020 Billboard Music Awards
LOS ANGLES, California — Lil Nas X follows Post Malone with 13 nominations for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. The “Old Town Road” singer is up…
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El Paso’s coronavirus death toll reaches 500
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County surpassed an alarming pandemic milestone Wednesday morning, as the local health department announced six new…
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Fort Bliss organizing community search effort for soldier missing since July
UPDATE: Fort Bliss officials are now organizing a community search effort for a missing soldier. Those wishing to participate in the effort can meet…
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Man shot, seriously hurt in central El Paso just north of the Chamizal
EL PASO, Texas — A man was shot and seriously wounded late Tuesday night a couple blocks north of the Chamizal in central El Paso. Detectives…
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Some parents question EPISD superintendent being at game with daughter since fans aren’t allowed
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera was recently photographed not wearing a face mask while…
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Montana Vista residents living next to newly constructed migrant children shelter claim they were misled
(Editor’s note: An earlier version of the story indicated the facility is in Clint. While the property is within the Clint ISD boundaries, the…
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Canutillo Middle School is site of CISD’s 4th known virus case
CANUTILLO, Texas – An individual at Canutillo Middle School has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Canutillo Independent School…
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Cincinnati District bar shut down for virus violations, allowed to reopen after making deal with state
EL PASO, Texas — More than a month ago, the Rockin’ Cigar Bar and Grill in El Paso’s Cincinnati Entertainment District was shut down for violating…
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EPISD cancels indoor games vs. districts allowing fans; move comes as 2 YISD athletes get virus
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District’s El Paso High Tigers cancelled their volleyball game against the Ysleta Independent School…
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Man accused of destroying El Paso cathedral statue of Jesus denied reduced bond
EL PASO, Texas – The man accused of destroying a $25,000 statue of Jesus in Saint Patrick Cathedral was denied a personal recognizance bond during…
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Wind turbines glow gold on I-10 at Airway for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso families touched by childhood cancer used prominent public art to spread a message of awareness. The lighted turbines on…
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El Paso man arrested, charged in fire doing $25K damage to utility poles
El Paso, Texas – An El Paso man was arrested in connection with a fire that did more than $25,000 worth of damage to utility poles in the Lower…
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Man arrested after allegedly breaking into east El Paso home, threatening to cut off victim’s finger over debt
EL PASO, Texas – A man has been arrested after he allegedly forced his way into an east El Paso home, assaulted a man and threatened to cut off his…
Continue Reading 3 new El Paso virus deaths, active case increases tied to Labor Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus death-toll in El Paso now stands at 494. The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new deaths…
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‘That’s the majority of the sales for downtown’: El Paso stores struggle with border restrictions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It has been more than six months since border restrictions were implemented across North America to slow the spread of…
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Bowie High School student tests positive for virus, was in contact with other students & staff
EL PASO, Texas – A student at Bowie High School has tested positive for Covid-19, the El Paso Independent School District announced Monday night.…
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3 children dead, 2 seriously hurt in northeast El Paso hit & run traffic crash; youngest victim was just 1
UPDATE: El Paso police said a deadly crash Sunday night that killed three children and seriously injured two others was a case of hit-and-run and…
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3rd virus case reported in Canutillo ISD; 2nd to occur at Alderete Middle School
CANUTILLO, Texas – A person at Alderete Middle School has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the third known case of coronavirus in the…
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El Paso organization to host naturalization workshop online this Saturday
EL PASO, Texas – The Immigration Initiative will host a free naturalization workshop this Saturday, September 26th, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. via Zoom.…
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New El Paso program can provide up to 3 months’ help with rent, utilities
El PASO, Texas – Renters in El Paso could receive up to three months of rental relief, thanks to a new program that partners the Texas Home Program…
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UTEP adds ‘1-stop shop’ for students looking for prestigious fellowships, scholarships, awards
EL PASO, Texas – A new UTEP support center has been created to help students apply for and receive national and international fellowships,…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 6: ‘It was a set-up for my son to die’ – The unsolved murder of Terrance Kinard, Jr.
EL PASO, Texas — On Jan. 26, 2019, Terrance Kinard Jr. was shot outside a house party in northeast El Paso. The case has gone unsolved despite there…
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4 hospitalized after rollover crash on I-10 near Zaragoza
EL PASO, Texas — Four people were taken to the hospital after a car rolled over in east El Paso early Monday morning. It happened on Interstate 10…
Continue Reading 2 new virus deaths occur in El Paso as active cases surpass 3,000 for 1st time in weeks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus deaths on Monday morning. It brings the death toll in…
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She made ‘mountains move,’ says UTEP professor of late Justice Ginsburg’s landmark work for gender equality
EL PASO, Texas — Long before her time on the nation’s highest court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg “changed the way that the United States looks at women in…
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