El Paso Archives

Car fires snarl morning traffic along I-10 and Loop 375

October 15, 2019 12:46 PM KVIA ABC-7

A pair of vehicle fires snarled traffic along El Paso highways on Tuesday morning. The first one happened around 9 a.m. when a car caught fire along…

16th West Nile case confirmed in El Paso this season

October 15, 2019 8:47 AM KVIA ABC-7

The City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health announced a man in his early 60s is the 16th person to be infected with the West Nile Virus…

Do you know what Proposition 5 is? Texas voters to decide on state parks funding in November

October 15, 2019 7:53 AM KVIA ABC-7

A seven-city tour to secure the future of funding for state and local parks is underway and pulled into the Franklin Mountains on Monday. Anna…

Microsoft plans $1.5M investment in Borderland; efforts target both sides of border & military

October 14, 2019 7:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

$1.5 million dollars has been pledged for the Borderland by tech giant Microsoft. The Seattle-based company has a vetted interest in the Sun City and…

El Paso drivers can now pay for downtown parking meters with their phone

October 14, 2019 6:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

The city of El Paso introduced a new and improved parking app on Monday. The app, which is called Park 915, is meant to help drivers save time by…

City Rep. Sam Morgan appears for 1st El Paso City Council meeting since his domestic violence arrest

October 14, 2019 6:01 PM KVIA ABC-7

El Paso District 4 City Representative Sam Morgan made his first public appearance since being arrested Oct. 4 and charged with assaulting his wife.…

Bomb Squad examines suspicious package in far east El Paso neighborhood, says it wasn’t hazardous

October 14, 2019 3:57 PM KVIA ABC-7

The El Paso Police Bomb Squad converged Monday afternoon on a residential neighborhood on the city’s far east side after a suspicious package…

‘She was a vibrant little girl’: El Paso family mourns as 7-year-old struck, killed is laid to rest

October 14, 2019 2:35 PM KVIA ABC-7

7-year-old Alexa Barrera was laid to rest Monday at Memory Gardens Cemetery following funeral services after being struck and killed last week while…

Halloween and Dia de los Muertos events happening across El Paso

October 14, 2019 12:41 PM KVIA ABC-7

This year there are dozens of family events to celebrate Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. Below is a list provided by the City of El Paso on the…

El Pasoans use parking tips and tricks to make their way downtown on busy weekend

October 13, 2019 12:13 AM KVIA ABC-7

With thousands of people heading downtown over the weekend, El Pasoans sometimes had a hard time finding where to leave their cars and enjoy the…

Martha Stewart makes surprise stop in El Paso to have lunch at L&J Cafe

October 12, 2019 4:13 PM KVIA ABC-7

Diners enjoying some Mexican food on Friday at El Paso’s longtime L&J Cafe, the “old place by the graveyard,” got a celebrity…

‘Chalk the Block’ hits the streets of downtown El Paso

October 12, 2019 12:24 PM KVIA ABC-7

The 12th annual Chalk the Block Public Art Festival takes place this weekend in downtown El Paso. Every year, the family-friendly event brings more…

El Paso shooting ‘hero’ stands by bottle-tossing claim, threatens to sue police for saying he didn’t

October 11, 2019 11:37 PM KVIA ABC-7

One of the Walmart shooting victims has pushed out a new statement, threatening to sue police, after weeks of questions about what he claimed…

Man arrested for allegedly tossing out box of puppies at garbage dumpster in Socorro

October 11, 2019 11:34 PM KVIA ABC-7

A 54-year-old man was arrested late Friday on animal cruelty charges for allegedly disposing of a box of puppies at a trash dumpster in Socorro.…

ABC-7 Xtra focuses on pedestrian safety this Sunday night

October 11, 2019 11:09 PM KVIA ABC-7

The tragic death on Wednesday of 7-year-old Alexa Barrera is raising the issue of pedestrian safety, especially in school zones. Alexa and her sister…

FEMA begins reimbursing Borderland non-profits who helped migrants

October 11, 2019 8:49 PM KVIA ABC-7

Federal officials began Friday to reimburse organizations that fed, sheltered and transported migrants released this year in communities near the…

‘It was a really scary ride’: Sunland Park woman shares story of recovery from abuse thanks to YWCA

October 11, 2019 7:59 PM KVIA ABC-7

Each year the YWCA of El Paso helps people in our community including women who have suffered from domestic violence. One year ago, a woman named…

Cup of coffee at east El Paso McDonald’s costs $150 after customers find their cars getting the boot

October 11, 2019 7:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

Drivers in east El Paso were shocked when their morning cup of coffee led to a $150 boot on their vehicle. Many that frequent the McDonald’s on…

‘I was very disappointed’: El Paso councilman absent from constituent meeting after assault arrest

October 11, 2019 7:22 PM KVIA ABC-7

After being arrested and charged with domestic violence last week, El Paso City Councilman Sam Morgan was noticeably absent Friday from a community…

McAleenan resigns as acting Homeland Security Secretary: ‘The El Paso shooting hit close to home’

October 11, 2019 6:33 PM KVIA ABC-7

Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security since April and the fourth person to serve in that post since the Trump presidency began,…

2 men shot, seriously wounded during fight outside bar in El Paso’s Lower Valley

October 11, 2019 3:17 PM KVIA ABC-7

Two men were hospitalized Friday with serious injuries after being shot during a fight in El Paso’s Lower Valley during the early morning…

Texas judge rules Trump’s emergency wall declaration is unlawful in suit filed by El Paso County

October 11, 2019 1:51 PM KVIA ABC-7

A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a border wall is unlawful and…

Accused El Paso gunman is deadliest surviving mass shooting suspect in American history

October 11, 2019 12:55 PM KVIA ABC-7

Of the 18 deadliest mass shootings in the United States, seven mass shooters committed suicide and another five were killed by police, according to…

El Paso native Aaron Jones named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for 4-TD game against Cowboys

October 11, 2019 10:49 AM KVIA ABC-7

El Paso native Aaron Jones continues to shine in the NFL. The former UTEP star running back was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his…

Famed police officer, El Paso native Ron Stallworth named Grand Marshal for Sun Bowl Parade

October 10, 2019 7:01 PM KVIA ABC-7

Ron Stallworth, the El Paso native and retired police officer who infiltrated the ranks of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado in the late 1970s, was named…

Influential El Paso civil rights attorney Enrique Moreno dies of cancer

October 10, 2019 7:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

The legal community is mourning the death of influential El Paso attorney Enrique Moreno. Moreno died Thursday morning from complications related to…

El Paso church pastor arrested on charges he supplied alcohol to teen girl he met on church trip

October 10, 2019 6:42 PM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso church pastor was arrested Thursday on charges that he supplied alcohol to a 16-year-old girl. 31-year-old Carlos Alberto Cortez was being…