EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds gathered at the 5th annual Reimagine! Conference organized by the Paso del Norte Community Foundation Wednesday to build stronger networks, learn how to be more effective and even to commiserate about funding uncertainty. Hundreds of non-profit executives, board members and staff attend the Reimagine! Conference “We’re in a seismic moment,”
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Van Horn, Texas — Blue Origin’s New Shepard 21 mission, or NS-21, is launching from its West Texas facility in Van Horn this Saturday morning. The crew includes a repeat flyer, NS-19 astronaut Evan Dick, and the fist Mexican-born woman and the youngest American to fly to space, Katya Echazarreta. She is 26 years old.
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UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: The spokesman for University Medical Center called back to state that there were five victims recovering, not six, as previously mentioned. UPDATE 4 p.m.: A spokesperson from the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) confirmed one victim was transferred from Del Sol Medical Center to UMC earlier today. A total of
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Lubbock, Texas – Americas High School’s softball team has made it to the Final Four. The Trailblazers beat Flower Mound Marcus 4-1 Saturday morning to advance to the state championship. It’s the program’s first ever time making it to the Final Four, and the second ever El Paso softball team in history to make it
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula manufacturing plant. The Defense Production Act order requires
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El Paso, Texas — A severe thunderstorm late Tuesday night dropped golfball-sized hail over parts of the Borderland, causing some damage to property. In Santa Teresa, the streets were blanketed by hail as residents peeked cautiously from their homes. At least one resident reported a broken skylight. The storm then moved toward northeast El Paso,
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Legendary comedian and voice actor Gilbert Gottfried died Tuesday, according to a statement posted on his social media accounts by his family. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children,” the statement said. Gottfried famously voiced “Iago,” a feisty
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Los Angeles — The brightest night in showbiz gave much to talk about, and plenty of surprises. Here’s a recap, in tweets: Red Carpet Arrivals Arrivals start at the Vanity Fair Oscars party with Jeff Goldblum, Jean Smart and Monica Lewinsky attending. pic.twitter.com/UfQ8IDhHJR— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) March 28, 2022 Best Actress: Jessica Chastain The Oscar
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EL PASO, Texas — In less than a week, Customs inspectors at three different international ports of entry in El Paso caught five women trying to smuggle the dangerous drug fentanyl inside their bodies. The women, who range in age between 19 and 42 years of age, were all American citizens. One of them was
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El Paso, Texas – After a split vote, the El Paso Independent School District board on Tuesday directed its new superintendent to implement a mask mandate for students and staff. The policy allows them to opt out if they are against the mandate. The vote was 4-3, with trustees Leah Hanany, Israel Irrobali, Josh Acevedo
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Pasoan Aaron Jones has not stopped thanking the man who found the pendant containing his father’s ashes. On Tuesday, Jones gifted scooters to head athletic trainer Bryan “Flea” Engel and his family, according to a Tweet shared by the Green Bay Packers. https://twitter.com/packers/status/1450592639015849991 Engel stayed at Lambeau Field through much
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(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad Juárez and El Paso.) By Veronica Martinez/La Verdad and Lauren Villagran/El Paso Times ENSENADA, Mexico — Kurt Turgasen took a swig from a cold Pacifico at a beachside bar lined with tourists speaking English, watching replays of NFL games. Pandemic restrictions on non-essential travel at
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EL PASO — Call them Hunger Games or Squid Games. What hundreds of El Paso students witnessed Tuesday was no child’s play. More than 750 students from 30 schools gathered at Bel Air High School for the Texas Association of Student Councils District 9 Fall Conference. ABC-7 anchors Stephanie Valle, Erik Elken, JC Navarrete and
Continue ReadingEL PASO – Faced with a deep shortage of substitute teachers, the El Paso Independent School District board Tuesday voted unanimously to remove advanced academic requirements for applicants. Traditionally, the district required applicants to have 90 college credit hours to be considered for a substitute position. Now, the only requirement the district is looking for
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EL PASO, Texas — This week marked the 5th anniversary of the city of El Paso announcing it would build a multipurpose center in the area known as “Duranguito.” The project’s footprint is south of the Convention Center near downtown. Multiple court battles have tied up the project as several historians say this is El
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CHAMBERINO, New Mexico — National wind and solar supplier WTEC Energy is reviving a dormant plant in Chamberino and turning it into a state-of-the-art facility to manufacture cable wiring for wind and solar technologies. The plan promises to create 315 good-paying jobs in southern Doña Ana County. “These are manufacturing jobs that are full-time, permanent
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UPDATE, Oct. 12: The Texas House unanimously approved an amendment Tuesday evening to the state’s redistricting map to include most of Fort Bliss in El Paso Rep. Art Fierro’s House District 79. The original redistricting map proposed by the Texas GOP had placed Fort Bliss in a district whose representative lives hundreds of miles away
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 is proud to announce it has won a national Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Innovation in the small market category. The award, presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), is one of the most prestigious in the broadcast industry. The winning entry, titled One Crazy Year,
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UPDATE: Doña Ana County officials said Saturday afternoon that residents in La Union and adjacent areas who evacuated their homes because of flooding, voluntarily or involuntarily, must remain away from the area and their own homes until the Sheriff’s Office announces that the area is safe enough for them to return. Officials also advised people to
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a deal with the Public Service Board for the transfer of 306 acres in northeast El Paso for the construction of a new fire and police academy. The plot is located north of the North Hills subdivision and west of Martin Luther King Jr.
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EL PASO, Texas — A big telecommunications company plans to more than double its El Paso workforce with two projects in east El Paso, formally announcing the expansion during a noon news conference Monday with city and county officials. (You can watch that entire announcement in the video player at the bottom of this article.)
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EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso’s property tax exemption for disabled residents and those over 65-years old will go up next year, providing the group some tax relief under a measure that City Council approved on Tuesday. The exemption will go from $40,000 to $42,500 starting Jan.1; it will not affect property
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EL PASO, Texas — Veteran El Paso television news photographer Raul Ybarra died Monday. Ybarra, a friend and colleague to all at ABC-7, was 63 years old. His heart gave out as he battled recent health ailments. Raul spent his career as an ace photographer and assignment editor at KVIA. Over the past four decades, he
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EL PASO, Texas — A man who has largely funded the legal battle to preserve the area known as Duranguito in downtown El Paso says he wanted to discuss a settlement to end the costly case, but the City of El Paso hasn’t called him back. “I have reached out to them, they never reached
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AUSTIN, Texas – A state historical review panel voted unanimously Saturday to support the designation of south El Paso’s Segundo Barrio as a historic district. With the vote by the Texas Historical Commission’s State Review Board, the proposal for the historic district can advance to the National Park Service for potential inclusion on the National
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UPDATE, May 13: In the video player above, you can watch the funeral mass held Thursday from St. Patrick Cathedral in downtown El Paso for Rev. Trinidad Fuentez, a Catholic priest for 40 years who served at various parishes across El Paso. He died earlier this month at age 69 following a battle with cancer.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The state of Chihuahua is implementing a ‘Stay at Home’ order for the weekend in light of the rising infections of Covid-19. The order goes into effect statewide, including for Ciudad Juarez, at midnight Friday and ends Monday at 6 a.m. State Health Secretary Eduardo Fernández Herrera said this order includes the
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FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe, the Fort Bliss commander, told a virtual town hall Thursday evening that “our number one message tonight is ‘we must vaccinate Ft. Bliss.'” He said only 23 percent of the Fort Bliss community is currently vaccinated — that’s out of 105,000 soldiers, civilians, dependents, retirees and contractors.
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso City Council Tuesday unanimously agreed to sell a prime piece of real estate in northwest El Paso in a deal described as “smart,” “incredible” and “huge” but stopped short of revealing what the big deal is. The land is off Artcraft Boulevard and Interstate 10, in one of
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council has signaled it is moving forward with a plan to issue $93 million in Certificates of Obligation later this spring. That’s debt council approves on behalf of taxpayers. City staff said these are projects approved by previous councils as far back as 2012 and had been deferred
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