El Paso Airport bridge gets a new look in 2025
El PASO, Texas– (KVIA) The El Paso international airport received $850,000 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Congresswoman Veronica…
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El Paso Public Libraries unveil Día de los Niños and Día de los Libros poster & sponsor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The El Paso Public Libraries and Parks and Recreation Department are set to unveil the official poster to celebrate the 2024…
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El Paso man dies after becoming trapped while cleaning a Wisconsin city’s water tank, police say
Update: ABC-7 is speaking with Medina’s sister. She set up a Gofundme in support of the family in the wake of Medina’s death. BLAIR, Wis. (AP) — A…
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TxDOT is promoting pedestrian and bicyclist safety with walking billboards
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– TxDOT is bringing back their walking billboards used to remind drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists to follow state traffic…
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DPS arrests six in Lone Star Card fraud investigation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Department of Public Safety has announced that it arrested six suspects they say are connected to a Lone Star Card…
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El Paso City Council delays discussion of Multipurpose Center for two weeks
Update: El Paso City Council postponed discussion of the Multipurpose Center for two weeks. ABC-7 is working to understand why the council took this…
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CCTE El Paso students prepare for statewide drone competition
UPDATE: Twenty-five teams competed at the Texas Drone Racing competition in Fort Worth. David Alvarado, Technology instructor said that the CCTE team…
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UTEP names new Dean of Business
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The University of Texas at El Paso has named John Hadjimarcou, Ph.D., the new dean of the Woody L. Hunt College of…
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El Paso County Sportspark will soon be getting upgraded
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County commissioners unanimously approved additional funding for the El Paso Sportspark in East El Paso.…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Current and former city leaders discuss the future of the Multipurpose Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Current and former city leaders joined ABC-7 to discuss the future of the Multipurpose Center on this Sunday edition of…
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El Pasoans face strong winds in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With reports of winds of 60-70 miles per hour, El Pasoans in the Borderland exercised caution with the dangers caused by…
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Vehicle rolls over off the road along Transmountain
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Special Rescue crews were called to the eastbound lanes of Transmountain Saturday evening after a vehicle drove off the…
Continue Reading Man rescued after falling off his bike near the Franklin Mountains
UPDATE – A man in his 40’s injured his leg after falling off his bike, according to a spokesman from the El Paso Fire Department. First responders…
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TEA report exposes widespread failings at Socorro ISD
by Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso Matters March 22, 2024 Update, 6:10 p.m.: This story has been updated with additional comments. The Socorro…
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Saint Raphael Catholic School Student wins regional spelling bee
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 36 Borderland students competed at the El Paso Regional Spelling Bee on March 22. The spelling bee was held at Bowie High…
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National poison prevention week: Safety guidelines to follow at home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The third full week of March of every year is an opportunity to highlight the dangers of poisonings for people of all…
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El Paso Head Start Program registration at “Be My Neighbor Day” event
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The Head Start program in El Paso is actively enrolling students, offering federally funded childhood development aimed at…
Continue Reading El Paso to host 11th annual Cooperative Purchasing Expo
The City of El Paso Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing Department will host the 11th annual Cooperative Purchasing Expo on Wednesday, April 3, at the…
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El Pasoan’s dream of showbiz comes true
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “It’s definitely changed my life,” says Abraham Bueno-Jallad. “You know, I set out to be an artist, not to be famous.” After…
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Silva Magnet students can become nurses 16 months after high school through BSN program
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The accelerated BSN program at Silva Magnet High school allows students to earn a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing just 16…
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Bridge Accelerator is now accepting applications for the binational supplier development program
EL PASO, Texas — The Bridge Accelerator has an open call for small & medium sized companies to participate in the next cohort of its binational…
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UTEP hosts “World Water Week” to raise awareness about water issues in the region
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — This week, the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is honoring and celebrating World Water Week, a global event focused on…
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El Paso Water officials respond to complaints of water smelling of chlorine, inform residents the water is safe
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several El Pasoans informed ABC-7 that they smelled chlorine in their water recently. Many were East El Paso and Far East El…
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MIJ Law Firm announces a $1 Million give away for a perfect NCAA bracket
El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — MIJ Law Firm announced they are giving away $1 million for perfect NCAA Bracket. El Paso based personal injury law firm…
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Former Cowboys quarterback Danny White to speak at El Paso event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Salvation Army announced the Love Beyond Gala, its first charity gala since the pandemic. The gala will be held on April…
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ABC-7at 4: El Paso organizations work together to raise funds for child who is recovering from heart transplant
El Paso, TX (KVIA)- 11-year-old Dallas was born with a rare heart disease called Ebstein anomaly. Last year, his family received news that he was…
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Dairy Queen restaurants in Texas celebrate first day of spring by giving a free cone
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Free Cone Day is now an annual tradition for DQ® restaurants in Texas. They say it symbolizes the arrival of warmer weather…
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Is a ‘cop city’ being built in El Paso?
by Brandy Ruiz, El Paso MattersMarch 18, 2024 Editor’s Note: El Paso Matters is partnering with Gigafact to produce “fact briefs” that examine…
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Spring is here and allergies are in the air in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today is official the first day of Spring. I sat down with allergist Luis Gonzalez, who says as people go out and get…
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IRS introduces new online tool to simplify tax filing for El Paso residents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Taxpayers in El Paso now have access to a new online tool aimed to help with the tax filing process directly with The…
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