SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The desert area surrounding El Paso, Texas and Sunland Park, New Mexico becomes a dangerous place when temperatures skyrocket. ABC-7’s Stormtrack Weather tracked temperatures reaching 108 on Thursday, June 6th, and are forecasting the heat to 106 degrees on Friday, June 7th. In Sunland Park, first responders are sent
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Update: El Paso District Attorney will be addressing Thursday’s pre-trial hearing at 4:30 p.m. at the El Paso County Courthouse. Watch the news conference live below. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 14 migrants appeared in court Thursday morning, seven of which are being represented by EL Paso’s Public Defender and the other half represented by
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Attorney is temporarily closing Joy Spa, a business on the 7200 block of North Mesa in West El Paso, for “multiple alleged violations of the Texas Occupations Code and the Civil Practice and Remedies Code.” Courtesy: El Paso County Attorney “The closure comes as a result
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UPDATE – The El Paso Fire Department sent out a post on the social media site ‘X’ regarding the body found. EPFD stated the body was found at the 4700 block of Paisano. The scene has been turned over to the El Paso Police Department. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A body was found in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Drivers in West El Paso near the intersection of Mesa St and Monticello Boulevard will see brand new condos, restaurants and entertainment sites on one side, and unfinished construction on the other. The City of El Paso told ABC-7 that the details of the project are, “based on the permits
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The average American is spending around $3.56 per gallon of gas, according to daily numbers from Triple A. Triple A is reporting that average El Paso resident is being charged $3.15 a gallon. In Doña Ana County, the average gallon of gas, as of Friday May 31st, is $3.25, still
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Officers stated an aggravated robbery occurred Thursday Morning along the 300 block off Shadow Mountain Drive in West El Paso. The alert was sent out around 11:15 a.m. The business that police have responded to is. DK convenience store along Shadow Mountain Drive. ABC-7 crews first noticed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso, alongside Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, unveiled $2,070,000 that will back three projects across the Sun City. $850,000 will go towards the El Paso International Airport and repairing the terminal bridge. $720,000 has been granted towards Sun Metro by adding smaller, electric vehicles. Finally, $500,000 is helping
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — United States Patrol Patrol is holding a series of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the agency. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 24th, Border Patrol is hosting what they call “Annual Fallen Agent Memorial Service”. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is set to be in
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UPDATE – ABC-7 heard back from Canutillo ISD trustee Breanne Barnes, who was mentioned by name in the statement provided by the board president Armando Rodriguez. She told ABC-7 in an email that, “I have no involvement with the petition!” Barnes also described the statement from Rodriguez in response to the petition as “accusatory, baseless,
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Update (May 30, 2024): The El Paso Police Department just identified the victim as 45-year-old Agustin Avila. Crimes Against Persons Detectives are still looking into the incident, which officials are describing as a homicide. Update: In a news conference, police said they expect the shooting was connected to a road rage incident. Police officials say
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Parents addressed the Socorro Independent School District’s Board of Trustees, and shared their disdain for the idea of temporarily closing the doors of the district’s Aquatic Center. The aquatic center is located at SISD’s Student Athletic Complex, at 1300 Joe Battle. The district facing a multi-million dollar deficit, and is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police have blocked off a shopping center at Mesa and Balboa in West El Paso where officials say a person was stabbed. Police officials say that officers took one person into custody. That person suffered serious injuries and an emergency crew rushed him or her to the hospital.
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UPDATE – Conservators from the TEA, Michael Hinojosa and Andrew Kim, addressed the public today as their work begins trying to assist issues within SISD. Hinojosa and Kim, both former superintendents, addressed the topic of a more than $33m deficit, which ABC-7 reported could rise over the 2024-2025 school year. “It’s not linear. Fixing these
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A body was recovered out of a canal in the Lower Valley Saturday night, according to the El Paso Fire Department on the social media site ‘X’. First responders were called to the 10000 block of Southside Road. No information has been released about the person who died. EPFD reported
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UPDATE – The scene has been cleared, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened around 4:30 Saturday afternoon. ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) — A motorcyclist has died following a single-vehicle crash, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened on the 8500 block of Doniphan Drive in Anthony, TX. Anthony Police were
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UPDATE – Attorney General Torrez said that in his opinion, Judge Douglas Driggers violated the law due to a misapplication of the law. The complete filing to the New Mexico Supreme Court is linked on the Attorney General’s website. The two arguments in the filing from the Attorney General are that the probation was ended
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UPDATE – ABC-7 spoke with Jerome Wesevich, the attorney representing Annunciation House in the lawsuit involving the State of Texas, about the allegation of harboaring migrants they know to be in the U.S. illegally. “Annunciation House doesn’t operate a stash house. It does not do these things that they say,” the attorney said. The statement
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UPDATE – The El Paso Fire Department confirmed that one person has been killed due to a fire that engulfed several homes in Canutillo. No other injuries have been reported at this time by first responders. El Paso County Fire Marshals are responding to the scene along Sixth Street. UPDATE – Canutillo ISD Police have
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City of El Paso auditors will be diving into the Sun Bowl Association’s use of city taxpayer dollars for the first time in over 25 years. The city gives the association funds from rental car taxes to help pay for the annual bowl game. The contract between the City of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — May 4th and 5th mark the opening weekend for local family to throw on their swimsuits and head to Wet N’ Wild Waterworld for summer fun, according to water park officials. The park will be open only on weekend until May 24th, where it will be open every days throughout
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of 10 meetings between the El Paso Independent School District and the public took place on Wednesday, May 1st. The district spoke with families to discusses their “Destination District Redesign” plan. As ABC-7 reported Wednesday, The redesign process will include “assessing facilities”, as well as closing down and consolidating
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso’s Chief Internal Auditor, Edmundo Calderon, presented his new report on taxpayer-funded gas card usage by members of City Council from the years 2020 and 2021. ABC-7 reported on the numbers found within the report on Monday. These new audits ABC-7 obtained are from 2020 and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four people suffered minor injuries after a crash involving an All-terrain vehicle at Red Sands, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Sheriff’s Office, around 3:30 p.m., deputies were sent out to Red Sands to respond to the crash. The four people have been taken to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman who is now charged with Abandoning/Endangering a child with intent to return. According to the Sheriff’s Office, two children were found wandering the streets in Northwest El Paso County, at the intersection of Westway Blvd and De Alva Drive, on Tuesday,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As tens of thousands of El Pasoans are expected to protest their 2024 property valuations, some have a received a flyer for the purchase of a “Designation of Homestead”. ABC-7 obtained a flyer sent out by a company called ‘Homestead Designation Services’, which noted that it is a “Designation of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A GoFundMe has been made by the family of a man who was taken into custody by El Paso Police on Sunday, and later died. El Paso Police identified 35-year-old Jonathan Rose Eddens as the man who died earlier in the week. The GoFundMe is titled ‘Justice for Jonathan Eddens!’
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 was sent a picture of a notice received by an Upper Valley resident titled “Water Update Very Important!” The flyer urges the resident to call them ASAP and included “information very important about your water.” El Paso Water Spokeswoman Denise Parra says that these ‘notices’ are not from El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, visited El Paso to discuss immigration, meet with local leaders as well as Mexican citizens, and see the Healing Garden at Ascarate Park. ABC-7 sat down with the Foreign Affairs Secretary, who spoke about her work connecting with Mexicans in the United
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police’s Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating the death of man who was seen walking in and out of traffic, according to an EPPD spokesperson. The department was called out around 3 p.m. near the intersection of Alameda Avenue and S San Marcial Street. The man was taken
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