EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Well, it’s time. When I was a kid, I would read the newspaper every morning, and watch the news every evening with my mom. My mom helped shape my idea about the importance of information, and about knowing what was happening in the world and in El Paso. When I
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents in El Paso’s Lower Valley are hoping to get some answers after a body was found in their neighborhood. It was in the summer when ABC-7 reported on a police investigation into a woman’s body discovered in someone’s backyard, in broad daylight. Our video from near the intersection of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A major announcement about who will be facing off in the Sun Bowl prompted an email that made ABC-7 double-check our reporting. On Dec. 8, the Sun Bowl Association announced that the Louisville Cardinals and the Washington Huskies will face off during the 91st Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. The announcement was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — (UPDATE 12/03/24) A Kentucky woman accused of murdering her Uber driver in 2023 was not in the courtroom for a hearing on Tuesday, which left the judge frustrated with her defense counsel. Judge Maria Salas-Mendoza told the attorneys for Phoebe Copas she could not give them the benefit of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We may be approaching winter, but some El Pasoans say they’re dealing with an issue more commonly associated with springtime in El Paso. Vivian lives on the west side, and asked us to bring up this concern to city council: “Why are the Westside medians such a mess and full
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Janet Balderrama, 25, was critically wounded in a crash caused by a drunk driver, according to El Paso police. She died on July 15, 2013, leaving behind two children. The woman accused of intoxication manslaughter, Desiree Skaf, 21, eventually accepted a plea deal to serve 7 years in a state prison.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has confirmed a former El Paso representative at the city and state level has filed a lawsuit against the City of El Paso over what he’s called an “unlawful tax.” Former state rep. Joe Pickett told ABC-7 he learned about a second franchise fee on the El Paso Water
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As a news organization, it’s our duty to report what happens in our community. Oftentimes, what’s happening is not all good. Just last week alone, ABC-7 reported two stories that had video that was violent or disturbing in nature. One involved a domestic violence incident that was caught on a doorbell camera.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you waited to cast your ballot on Election Day Nov. 5, the countdown is on. And El Paso County wants to make sure everyone of all abilities who wants to vote, can. A viewer reached out to ABC-7 to let us know they were really impressed with an accommodation they witnessed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The County Attorney of El Paso and the Gateway Hotel ownership have agreed to settle their lawsuit in which the hotel was accused of being a nuisance that became a hub for criminal activity, including housing people associated with the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. It was in that lawsuit that the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso District Attorney’s Office is reviving a unit specifically to address domestic violence cases in the community. This announcement comes during October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. District Attorney Bill Hicks said the state and federal grants total about $1 million for a domestic violence unit. “Through a combination of federal
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there is one exceptional El Pasoan advocating for those in the fight. Eugenia “Gina” Posada is herself a breast cancer survivor who is making an wide-scale effort to help other cancer patients and survivors. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) awarded Posada awarded the “Act! Lead of the
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Update (October 10, 2024): At the hearing today, the judge set another hearing for November 7, 2024. The trial date remains the same. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Defense attorneys for the Kentucky woman accused of murdering her Uber driver during a ride through South-Central El Paso, are requesting the trial be delayed until February of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Have you received a flier on your door, warning you about your water quality? You’re not the only one being targeted in El Paso — but El Paso Water is not responsible for papering area neighborhoods. ABC-7 has reported on this issue at least six times since June 2023. In each report, the notices
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso district attorney rebuts a claim that the state is not disclosing all evidence in the Walmart shooting trial. Those allegations were included in a renewed motion by the defense team for Patrick Crusius, who has already been convicted in a federal court and sentenced to 90 life terms
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A statewide organization has released data showing how critical a problem domestic violence is in the state of Texas. According to the Texas Council on Family Violence, in 2023, 205 Texans were killed by their intimate partner. Four of those murder victims were El Pasoans. This is according to the TCFV’s report titled
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Update (March 4, 2025): The March 3 trial date was canceled. A new trial was scheduled for June 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM. That is according to court records. Update (September 26, 2024): Triple murder suspect Arturo Garcia Ortega appeared at a court hearing this morning. The judge set his trial for March 3, 2025.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Suicide is a major public health concern and a leading cause of death in the U.S., and especially among veterans. Just last year, the Texas Legislature designated Sept. 22 as Veteran Suicide Prevention Day, purposely scheduled to take place during National Suicide Prevention Month. Ahead of the state day of recognition, the Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During his visit to El Paso today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott granted ABC-7 an exclusive one-on-one interview. ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle sat down with Abbott to discuss the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, as well as the gang’s members’ alleged activity in El Paso. Watch the interview in full above. The
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Update (September 12, 2024): The deadline for the tenants to leave the Gateway Hotel has passed and all people are now supposed to be out of the condemned building. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 continues to try to find out why the City of El Paso did not stop operations at the Gateway Hotel
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police officers have been called out nearly 700 times over two years to investigate criminal activity at a condemned hotel in downtown El Paso. That’s just one bombshell in the County Attorney’s lawsuit against the owner of the Gateway Hotel, which is on S. Stanton Street, one block
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Students at a Georgia high school will eventually return to class in the wake of a shooting in which a student shot and killed two teachers and two classmates, and wounded nine others. The shooting happened the same day the El Paso district attorney announced an increased focus on prosecuting those
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An assistant district attorney is suing the County of El Paso for wrongful termination. ABC-7 obtained a copy of the federal civil lawsuit John Briggs filed against the county. ADA Briggs was publicly fired by former, disgraced district attorney Yvonne Rosales in August of 2022, and was rehired in February 2023 by current
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Desiree Wheatley would have been celebrating her 53rd birthday on Monday, Sept. 2. Instead, Wheatley’s mother is coming to terms knowing her daughter has been dead for more-than double the number of years she was alive. “This has been 37 years in the making. So, try holding your breath for 37
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man who’s been on death row for over thirty years has a new execution date. David Leonard Wood, who had been dubbed “The Desert Serial Killer,” was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 1992. Wood was accused of murdering six young women and girls, whose bodies
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 5. And while much of the focus has been on the presidential race, there are many local items on the ballot, and some could affect how much EL Paso residents pay in property taxes. El Paso County Commissioners Court recently approved placing two items
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City of El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser is set to hold a news conference Thursday to address the city manager selection process. This announcement comes more than a day after ABC-7 asked the city for clarification on that process. The ask for clarification was due to a selection committee member
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the Borderland nears the fifth anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in El Paso’s history, we are nowhere near the start of the state trial for the man who claimed responsibility for the massacre in a federal court last year. The lack of a definitive trial date for Patrick
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — How closely do you scrutinize your utility bills? One fee caught the attention of one ABC-7 viewer, who wrote to the newsroom with a question about our grey trash bins. Robert said, “Why does the city charge you $19 a month … for the use of the grey trash bin. Can’t
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso girl has tried to move past the sexual assault she endured when she was only 5 years old. The girl is now 17, locked in the grinding wheels of the justice system. Edward Alvarado is facing multiple charges of continuous sex abuse of a child, and has been
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