El Paso family loses father, son, business during Covid pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — In 2020, the Medina family was celebrating 40 years of serving El Paso through their family-owned business, Superior Body Shop. One…
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In 1st legislative session since El Paso massacre, Moody aims to target gun access
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso state lawmaker is intent on changing gun regulations in the first legislative session since the deadly mass shooting at…
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El Paso volunteers answer texts for help during pandemic, severe weather
EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso continues on a warming trend, the rest of Texas is struggling to regain power and water in the aftermath of a crippling…
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‘My community couldn’t wait’: Hero of Sutherland Springs talks to El Pasoans about how he stopped a mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — A man with a gun helped save the lives of possibly dozens of people inside the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 8: Mass murder & cover-up – the Porvenir massacre
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman learned a horrible secret about her family: Her great-grandfather had been massacred, along with 14 other men and…
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200 El Paso families battling childhood cancer to receive $100 through fundraiser
EL PASO, Texas — Two hundred El Paso families are set to receive help this Christmas from a mother who just wanted to do something nice for others…
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El Paso modern dance company to stage virtual, global performance online
EL PASO, Texas — Dancers from El Paso and across the globe are uniting for a performance that promises to be eye-opening not just for its style, but…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 7: Deaths in the desert – a serial killer’s personal graveyard
EL PASO, Texas — In the summer of 1987, a serial killer stalked the streets of El Paso. The bodies of six teenage girls and young women were found…
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‘He didn’t deserve that at all’: El Paso man grieves virus death of nursing home-bound brother
EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso watches the spike of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, we can’t lose sight that each number represents a…
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‘Do not report to work’: El Paso employees grapple with dilemma of working while sick or losing pay
EL PASO, Texas — Quarantine and lose pay, or work to put food on the table? It’s a scenario many El Pasoans may find themselves in during the…
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El Paso ISD students practice voting in mock presidential election
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of students are getting a taste exercising their civic duty. The El Paso Independent School District is holding a mock…
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ABC-7 anchor documents experience with long lines at an El Paso early voting site
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO VOTE IN EL PASO EL PASO, Texas — I documented my voting experience at the Bowling Family YMCA in Northeast El Paso.…
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Over 3-dozen El Paso gatherings have been allowed during pandemic with mayor-sanctioned waiver
EL PASO, Texas — From weddings to graduations to fundraisers, dozens of events are still happening in El Paso during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the…
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El Paso teacher’s lost internet leads to funny moment in virtual classroom
EL PASO, Texas — A dropped internet connection can be frustrating, especially for teachers and students trying to work in a virtual classroom. But…
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La Perla, bar atop downtown El Paso’s Plaza Hotel, now open
EL PASO, Texas — Thursday marks the opening of La Perla, the rooftop bar at the Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park. It was the only aspect of the…
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Wind turbines glow gold on I-10 at Airway for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso families touched by childhood cancer used prominent public art to spread a message of awareness. The lighted turbines on…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 6: ‘It was a set-up for my son to die’ – The unsolved murder of Terrance Kinard, Jr.
EL PASO, Texas — On Jan. 26, 2019, Terrance Kinard Jr. was shot outside a house party in northeast El Paso. The case has gone unsolved despite there…
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‘Disconnect to history’: El Paso museum director reacts to survey showing young Americans know little about the Holocaust
EL PASO, Texas — A disturbingly large number of young Americans don’t know the basic, yet horrific, details of the Holocaust. The Conference on…
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‘We can beat this’: El Paso boy hospitalized with 2nd bout of cancer in 3 months
EL PASO, Texas — September is “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.” It serves as a reminder that cancer can affect anyone at any time — even during a…
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Teachers frustrated as Clint superintendent won’t let them bring their kids to class and ‘take up resources’
CLINT, Texas — Teachers in the Clint Independent School District are facing a dilemma. Some educators reached out to ABC-7, upset over the options…
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