New retail warehouse facility to be built in El Paso, create 950 jobs
UPDATE: City and county officials held a news conference Monday morning to officially announce plans for the Marmaxx Operating Corp. warehouse…
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‘Be PowerFlu’: City of El Paso is offering free flu vaccines
EL PASO, Texas– A new city campaign is hoping to encourage more people in the community to get their flu shot during this pandemic. The ‘Be…
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Hunt family foundation to give $500K to fight poverty in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso businessman and philanthropist Woody Hunt and his wife announced a $500,000 investment over five years to help fight…
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El Paso City Council candidate Shawn Nixon allegedly wrote $10k in bad checks to cleaning firm
UPDATE: El Paso police on Monday provided additional details on the arrest of City Council candidate Shawn Nixon and released his jail mugshot photo…
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Border Patrol finds 7 stash houses around El Paso area containing over 100 migrants
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector discovered at least seven stash houses and arrested eight suspected human…
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Top federal prosecutor in West Texas resigns from post
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas John Bash, the top federal prosecutor for a vast region that extends from El Paso…
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4 new virus deaths as El Paso nears record-high number of active cases
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus-related deaths Monday. It brings the death toll to 534 in El…
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El Paso’s iconic Scenic Drive celebrates 100 years of great views
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso’s beloved Scenic Drive celebrated its centennial on Sunday. “I take photos, but it doesn’t really grasp the beauty…
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El Paso High School’s next 2 football games postponed due to virus case
EL PASO, Texas — The next two football games for El Paso High School are being postponed due to a confirmed case of Covid-19, an El Paso…
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Another EPISD student, employee become latest of 40+ to test positive for virus
EL PASO, Texas – A high school student and employee who both had been on their respective campuses became the latest to test positive for Covid-19,…
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El Paso girl writes hundreds of letters to Fort Bliss soldiers
EL PASO, Texas — It’s at her dinning room table where 7th grader Payton Mitchell sits down to hand-write letters to soldiers at Fort Bliss. “Let…
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El Paso sees largest spike in virus cases since July with 358 new infections
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County on Sunday saw its largest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of July, with 358 new infections and five…
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Drive-through carnival honors Borderland military families during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas – The United Service Organizations celebrated military families safely with a drive-through carnival on Saturday. The event allowed…
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El Paso craft breweries getting creative to stay open amidst pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — While restaurants and other establishments are allowed to be open at a certain capacity, breweries in Texas are still shutdown…
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WATCH: Borderland Trump supporters deck out their cars for the ‘MAGA Drag’
EL PASO, Texas — Borderland supporters of President Trump decked out their cars in flags and banners Saturday and hit the highway as part of a…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash with speeding car that ran red light was Fort Bliss soldier
UPDATE: U.S. Army officials say a motorcyclist killed in an El Paso traffic crash earlier in the week was a decorated soldier at Fort Bliss who had…
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Caught on camera: El Paso police seek help catching 7-Eleven bandit
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a northeast El Paso convenience…
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‘El Chuco Scavenger Hunt’ keeps El Pasoans active while promoting local businesses during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas– Annie Perez is hoping to bring fun and excitement to El Paso families during this pandemic with her ‘Chuco Scavenger Hunt.’ Perez is…
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Woman’s body found in south-central El Paso canal near border
EL PASO, Texas – A woman’s body was pulled from a canal along the Cesar Chavez Border Highway near Yarbrough on Saturday morning, the El Paso Fire…
Continue Reading Death of El Pasoan in his 40s raises virus death toll to 530, infections now top 25,000
EL PASO, Texas — The number of El Pasoans who have died of Covid-19 rose to 530 on Saturday with the death of a man in his 40s, local health…
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El Pasoan working for Pence says not following CDC guidelines allowed virus to spread inside White House
WASHINGTON, DC — As the nation struggles to understand the events surrounding President Trump being hospitalized for Covid-19 treatment, a former…
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Central El Paso house blaze brought under control after heavy smoke & flames filled the sky
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso firefighters were able to bring a raging house fire in the 900 block of E. Wyoming under control after about a half-hour.…
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EPISD, YISD, Canutillo ISD implement new delays, restrictions after meeting on rising virus cases
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso, Ysleta and Canutillo independent school districts announced some significant changes to their operating plans…
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I-10 west at Trowbridge reopens following up to 8-car pile-up
EL PASO, Texas — Six to eight vehicles were involved in a crash on Interstate 10 westbound at Paisano/Trowbridge on Friday evening, police said. It…
Continue Reading 5 more virus cases reported in EPISD schools; over 40 infections to date
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District on Friday confirmed that three more students and two additional employees at schools in…
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Man charged with murder after killing friend, shooting dad in car traveling on I-10 in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said they arrested a man and charged him with murder for the shooting death of his friend and the wounding…
Continue Reading 5 new virus deaths, 329 more cases in El Paso – most in 2 months
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Friday reported five new coronavirus-related deaths, and more than 300 new cases…
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Power restored for nearly 3,000 in Fabens after outage when underground electric line was struck
FABENS, Texas — Nearly 3,000 homes and businesses in the Fabens area were without power Thursday night after a contractor struck an underground El…
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Spooky decoration sales on the rise as El Pasoans plan for Halloween at home
EL PASO, Texas — Spirit stores, which label themselves the Borderland’s Halloween headquarters, say they are selling a large quantity of home…
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El Paso officials cite ‘dramatic increase’ in virus cases for saying ‘no’ to Halloween trick-or-treating
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo cited a “dramatic increase” in new Covid-19 cases in recent days at a briefing on the Covid-19 situation…
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