EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party, Michael Aboud, appears in a new comedy film releasing nationwide Friday. Aboud will appear in “Ali G: Who Iz I,” written and directed by actor Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen is known for playing the fictional character Borat and Ali G. Cohen
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El PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday afternoon, the El Paso Fire Department announced, in partnership with University Medical Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, the Border Regional Advisory Council and Vitalant, a regional initiative to provide whole blood capabilities for patients.El Paso Fire Chief Jonathan Killings was present at the Regional Command Center
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow border wall construction to continue along the Big Bend, according to court records. The appeal filing from the White House came just one day after a federal judge in El Paso filed a blocking of the construction that was ruled on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas State Senator César Blanco, who represents El Paso in District 29, has announced a community meeting focused on presenting solutions to emergency preparedness at El Paso’s Marathon Refinery in South-Central El Paso.This meeting comes just two weeks after Marathon held a town hall at Riverside High School discussing the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As Monday marked the first day of early voting in Texas, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders scheduled a visit in El Paso to encourage voting. Sen. Sanders will speak at the Abraham Chavez Theatre in Downtown El Paso Monday. His team announced that former U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke and current Democratic
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ysleta Independent School District has begun a series of Town Hall meetings across their region in an effort to promote Proposition A, a voter-approval tax rate election, or V.A.T.R.E., that will be on the ballot this November. According to the district, if it is approved by voters, the measure
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It has been nearly two months since the start of the school year for the El Paso Independent School District, and one new initiative entering the classroom has become a talking point this fall: the central office substitute program. According to EPISD, the new initiative requires administrative employees in the
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UPDATE (Oct. 9, 2026): A vintage store owner near the damaged building said the incident didn’t surprise her. Darlene Escandon owns Jane & Jensen Vintage Nostalgia Shop. Her shop is right next to the building that caused a sidewalk closure after part of it fell on someone. “It’s just alarming now that nothing still has
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LAS CRUCES, NM (KVIA) — New Mexico State football (1-3) is off to a solid start to it’s first game of conference play, leading their conference foe Western Kentucky (1-3) by a score of 20 to 6 at halftime.In his first career start under center, Aggie Quarterback Adam Damante is 8/16 for 62 yards in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General and the Republican nominee to represent the state in the U.S. Senate Ken Paxton is scheduled to appear at a campaign sanctioned event in El Paso on Wednesday night.Alongside Paxton, Brandon Herrera, the Republican nominee for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District which includes El Paso County, is expected
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Monday, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick held a brief news conference in East El Paso addressing multiple issues affecting both the Borderland and state-wide, as his re-election campaign continues. “I know there’s a lot of commercials flying around, lots of people taking about a lot of issues,” said Lt.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Less than a year after the North View Apartments opened, El Paso’s monsoon season brought more than a foot of floodwater to some first-floor residents. The property’s general manager said the area’s landscape directed Tuesday and Wednesday’s rain into the apartment complex in Northeast El Paso.”We do have our arroyo
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There can be a fair argument made that fewer things represent El Paso and it’s community more on the national stage than the annual Sun Bowl game at the stadium that bears it’s name.The 93th edition of the game coming this December, making it the second oldest active college football
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — After a landmark ruling ordering Meta to pay $942 and overhaul protection for children on its platforms, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is expected to be in Las Cruces Wednesday to discuss the next steps. Torrez’ “Keeping Kids Safe” town hall is set for 6-7 p.m. at the Doña
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Amid public worries about privacy, the Las Cruces Police Department posted a video explaining how it uses Flock automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). Tuesday, LCPD said it introduced a Flock Camera Transparency Portal that posts updated information on the technology. According to the police department, LCPD retains data from Flock
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In far east El Paso, Texas A&M University’s AgriLife Research Center has been one of the leading facilities across Texas in both research and education of the recent revival of the New World Screwworm parasite, according to the institution. Now, the remote campus here in the Borderland partnered with the
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Widespread reaction has continued to pour in across the country to claims made by President Trump Wednesday night at the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, the first of it’s kind.In a nearly 100 minute speech, the President announced that if Republicans win and hold their majority in both the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fewer people know the history of the Land of Enchantment than Rob Martinez. In fact, it’s his job to know more than most about it.Martinez holds the title of New Mexico state historian, a position he has held since 2019, and he holds his position in quite high regard.”You have
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A delayed bus failed to return students at Charles Murphree School on time, according to the El Paso Independent School District. The district said it was because of a “technology outage” and a substitute driver. EPISD said the bus arrived more than two hours later than scheduled. One parent told
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For six years, lane closures and orange signs have been a common sight with construction along Pellicano Drive in El Paso. The project may be reaching a new milestone after changing contractors in 2023. In 2017, El Paso County entered into an agreement with the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Americas High School Principal Nancy Torres said the school will resume its regular schedule starting Monday after a 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed three other teens on campus Friday. In the statement, Principal Torres said she would be “meeting with all students by grade level to provide support, reassurance, and important
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UPDATE (Sep. 2, 2026): Texas DPS said two El Pasoans were arrested and charged after a high-speed chase in the Fabens area. An arrest affidavit said one of the suspects is a confirmed criminal gang member. On Aug. 27 at 9:15 a.m., Texas DPS troopers and Criminal Investigations Division agents helped U.S. Border Patrol chase
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A person died after a truck hit them on the I-10 West near Lee Trevino Wednesday, according to the El Paso Police Department. EPPD said the Special Traffic Investigations Unit received the call at 9:12 p.m. Investigators said the person lay on the roadway for “unknown reasons.” Police didn’t identify
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The San Juan Neighborhood Association invited residents to attend a community meeting Wednesday to discuss Marathon Petroleum refinery. The meeting comes three weeks after the refinery released more than 15 tons pollutants, according to environmental reports. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said an electrical issue caused the Aug. 4
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former New Mexico State University men’s basketball player Deshawndre Washington delayed his hazing case twice in August. ABC-7 spoke with his agent, Kerry Carter, about his failures to appear in court.”We tried to bring Deshawndre Washington home Saturday,” said Carter. “They took his passport again. He cannot leave Lebanon because
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After iFLY El Paso announced its closure on social media, the community questioned what’s next for the building. According to the El Paso Central Appraisal District, the property that iFLY El Paso occupies is owned by EPT Land Communities, which also owns The Elmont Event Center in the same area.EPCAD’s
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EL PASO, Texas — Two weeks after tons of pollutants emitted from the Marathon Petroleum Refinery in South-Central El Paso, impacted residents still seek answers. Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C. announced it’s representing several families affected by the reported incidents. The firm is also looking into whether the surrounding community was impacted. According to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Commissioners Court unanimously approved it’s new tax rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year budget, which is expected to be approved and enacted this October.In a quiet public hearing in Downtown Monday night, only three residents appeared for public comment, voicing their opposition for the tax rate
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso couple Caitlyn and Christian Campa’s love showed through a life-saving procedure in June. Just four months after their wedding, Caitlyn received a stage 4 kidney disease diagnosis called Alport syndrome. The disease causes the kidney’s function to decline by making it difficult for it to filter waste from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you live in the Lower Valley, East or Far Northeast El Paso, a new proposition will be on your ballot this November.On Wednesday, The Ysleta Independent School District will give voters the power to allow the district to raise its tax rate beyond what Texas law allows to save
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