EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than billions of dollars worth of trade goods move across the bridge of the Americas between the U.S. and Mexico every year – not to mention thousands of vehicles and passengers every day. The current plan to modernize the bridge calls for the removal of commercial traffic, after pushes by
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Six members of the El Paso Fire Department’s water rescue team were deployed to central Texas on July of 2025. “This recognition is is a huge deal for us because given that we are remote out here in far West Texas, we don’t have the training environment that other departments
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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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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from the CDC came to Socorro to explain its initiative of free health examinations to assess the health and nutritional status of people living in the United States. The survey’s Mobile Examination Center (MEC), a fully equipped medical clinic on wheels, travels
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A University of Texas at El Paso alumni started a candy business from his home. Now, Antonio Esparza said his work paid off as the business upgraded to a warehouse in East El Paso. Esparza established Sabores de Mexico three years ago, and it all started with TikTok. He sold
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The heavy rains in recent weeks led to flooding and more as the Borderland braced for the rare remnants of a hurricane coming through our area. While El Paso may have been spared the worst of the flooding as a whole, the entire region now faces expanded issues in the
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ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (KVIA) – “I have to sacrifice something to stay alive,” said Joseph Carey, owner of Lake Shore Boat Storage. He’s one of many business owners in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, seeing fewer tourists visit every year. Elephant Butte Lake is at 3.9% capacity, according to state park officials. That number increased from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After two months of waiting, El Paso residents were invited by the Marathon Refinery in South-Central El Paso to a meet-and-greet presentation and forum organized at Riverside High School in the Lower Valley on Tuesday night.Elected officials at the city and state level from Mayor Renard Johnson to State Rep.
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(KVIA) — With Election Day less than a month away, ABC-7 is continuing to bring voters conversations with the candidates seeking to represent them. In the race for New Mexico governor, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the Democratic nominee, is facing former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull, the Republican nominee. ABC-7 originally
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Commissioner of Education was in the Borderland this week, and ABC-7 got the chance to speak with him about the priorities and challenges facing public education in the state. Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath gave the keynote address at the CREEED Education summit on Thursday, and ABC-7
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Editor’s note: For transparency, ABC-7 added full interviews with El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and Precinct 2 Commissioner David Stout. You can watch them by scrolling through the videos above. You can also watch Samaniego’s full interview here, and the full interview with Stout here. To clarify, the public records reviewed cover travel planned
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — County leaders are looking at increasing accountability and transparency on where elected officials travel and how much they spend. This follows an ABC-7 Xtra investigation into the nearly quarter of a million dollars of taxpayer funds spent on travel expenses by members of commissioners court over the last several years.
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EL PASO, Texas, (KVIA) — Heavy rains in the Borderland left some homes in need of repairs. The El Paso Police Department urged homeowners to slow down and take their time to avoid any repair and insurance scams. Heavy rain flooded streets in the El Paso area.(Courtesy: KVIA) EPPD said for high-pressure tactics or requests
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s the year 2026, and most women know the importance of getting their annual mammogram. Still, about half of women say they are scared or anxious about going. Desert Imaging in El Paso has a unique approach to calming those fears. When women are called back to the exam room
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — When employees at Overfly Sports crafted a baseball bat for St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez earlier this year, they never thought he would go on to accomplish the unimaginable! Overfly Sports is a custom bat-making company that’s based in El Paso. It manufactures more tan 30,000 baseball bats every
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—Overfly Sports in Downtown El Paso has become a leading baseball bat manufacturer, creating bats for major and minor-league players. Now, the shop has another accolade it can add to its growing list! Earlier this season, the shop custom-created a baseball bat for St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Baez. During a game
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some weeks ago, ABC-7’s Andrew J. Polk spoke with the new national chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Pete Vasquez in a very unique location: between the two border walls under construction near the Santa Teresa port of entry. In the one-on-one interview only with ABC-7, Vasquez explained why two
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As storms roll into El Paso, residents face a recurring issue: debris turning downpours into dangerous flooding. Responsibility for keeping El Paso’s drain infrastructure open is shared across city and regional operations. El Paso Water’s Stormwater Utility operates as the main agency managing the city’s major stormwater infrastructure. EPWater crews
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Fire Department responded to more than 60 calls from El Pasoans reporting storm related damage. A spokeswoman for the city said that 66 calls were received on Tuesday with almost two dozen on Wednesday, after storms flooded area streets bring debris and other damage. The majority of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Most people are shocked to hear the news. The outgoing, funny guy they listen to on the radio each morning has had some really dark times. He even tried to end his life multiple times. Fernando Montejano, or “Grizz,” is half of the popular Iris & Grizz morning DJ duo.
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DONA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KVIA) — Flooding across Dona Ana County brought up to three feet of floodwater to the Brazito neighborhood . For some residents, the pooling covered their only way out of their properties. Just north of Vado, one Brazito resident told ABC-7 the flood didn’t just bring damage. It made her worried
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — He’s an energetic, fun voice on the radio on any given weekday for those listening to 93.1 KISS FM. Fernando Montejano, or “Grizz,” knows his music, and he knows how to entertain. Turns out, he also knows how to mask pain. “There were so many moments in my life i
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The air was very different a quarter of a century ago when it came to the issue of smoking in the Borderland. In 2001, the City of El Paso passed the first public no smoking ordinance in the state of Texas. As a result, gone were the questions of “smoking
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — KVIA-TV received an honorable mention for unearthing a hazing scandal involving the Franklin High School football team at the 2026 Nancy Monson Spirit of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Awards. The Nancy Monson Spirit of FOI Awards, presented by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, go to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Yolanda D. Hoffmeister is no stranger to pain and grief, but the local humanitarian continues to use art to guide her own healing journey. She was born and raised in New York, but now lives in El Paso after her veteran husband retired. At 5 years old, her grandfather taught
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — How much have El Paso County commissioners traveled — and spent– on the taxpayers’ tab? An ABC-7 investigation found that the four commissioners and the county judge spent nearly $234,000 on flights and trips over the last several years. One commissioner spent more than all others combined. ABC-7 obtained about
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Election day is getting closer for voters in the Borderland and across the nation. In just over a month, some will be able to start heading to the polls for early voting. But with some questions about what rules and regulations may be in place, what do you need to do
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A massive water main break in January left approximately 100,000 people across Northeast and Central El Paso without water or experiencing low water pressure for four to five days. The outage impacted 38,000 El Paso Water customers and resulted in repair costs of $877,000, which were covered through the utility’s
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Republican candidate Minerva Torres Shelton is outlining her priorities as she campaigns for El Paso County Judge. Torres Shelton is running against Democratic El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego in the November 3rd general election. In an interview with ABC-7’s Marcel Clarke, Torres Shelton discussed several issues facing El Paso County, including property taxes, county
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A massive water main break in January left approximately 100,000 El Paso residents without water or facing low pressure for several days. “I think for the residents in the Northeast, we failed them,” said Gilbert Trejo, vice president of operations and technical services at El Paso Water. “Unfortunately, the impact
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