EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A baby great horned owl, named Hootie, is on the path to recovery and slated for release in the coming weeks after being found on ABC-7’s Hillary Floren’s lavender farm in Tularosa and received care from multiple wildlife organizations. Cressie Drummond was out for her morning walk when she spotted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Betty Landin joined countless other business hopefuls aiming to be cast in the next season of ABC’s Shark Tank. The nationwide quest to find entrepreneurs for the upcoming season closed at the end of April. Landin’s story of resilience begins in Tamaulipas, Mexico, where she was born to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Martin Aceves has been legally blind his whole life. He’s an El Paso native and University of Texas at El Paso graduate trying to find a way to involve the blind community in public more. For the last three years, he worked to make a game of billiards for the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Coliseum is one of the Borderland’s longest-running entertainment venues, operating since the 1940s. It’s where generations of people in El Paso have gone for concerts, performances, rodeos and more. And more recently, it’s been the subject of contract issues and ABC-7 investigations into those disputes. While the county
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Seven years after thousands crowded the El Paso County Coliseum to see then-President Donald Trump campaign for re-election, the El Paso City Council has renewed its efforts to collect on a half-million-dollar bill for services related to the rally. However, collecting payments may be more complex than they thought. Records obtained by ABC-7 reveal that the City of El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is seeking an opinion from the Texas Attorney General’s Office on whether it must release records requested by ABC-7 related to discussions with El Paso County about managing the County Coliseum and Sports Tourism program. The records request follows a tip ABC-7 received
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There were some major shifts to how border security is handled in our region this week, including a big change the government is seeking in control of land near the border. The Department of Justice sued the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces in federal court on behalf of the Department of Homeland
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A priest at the Basilica of San Albino in Mesilla has been suspended for his alleged involvement in stolen financial records, according to a letter from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces. Bishop Peter Baldacchino sent a letter to parishioners at the basilica May 8. He wrote that in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County has released records detailing communications over a seven-month period between a county official and an executive from the University of Texas at El Paso regarding Coliseum management and sports tourism. The records were released in response to an open records request filed by ABC-7. The documents primarily contain
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s property tax season in the Borderland. Not for paying them, but arguably the more important part of the process – setting how much you could pay for next year. Property valuation notices have been sent out to homeowners from the El Paso Central Appraisal District over the last couple
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — What Megan Harris thought would be a dream fixer-upper in Downtown El Paso became what she calls a “house of horrors.” “I can’t promise your safety,” Harris warned visitors before stepping inside the historic home. “You’re going to have to enter at your own risk. It’s always an event.” Harris,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — With early voting going on now for the June primary election in Doña Ana county, candidates and campaigns are making visits to the region to make their case to voters. On Tuesday, that included Sam Bregman, current Bernalillo County District Attorney and candidate for the Democrat nomination for Governor of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After selling out two shows at the Sun Bowl Stadium, Korean pop boy band BTS shared their journey around El Paso. From stunning views to local bites, the members posted social media pictures of them enjoying some Sun City landmarks and businesses. Kim Namjoon, also known as RM, soaked up
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Maria Zampini is off to work as University Medical Center of El Paso’s new chief executive officer. The native El Pasoan has been with UMC for more than 30 years now, marking an exciting step in her career — and the hospital’s history as its first female CEO. Zampini is
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LAS CRUCES (N.M.) — The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management authorized a natural gas pipeline that will stretch 16 miles across Doña Ana County. The BLM of Las Cruces said the pipeline will deliver gas to Project Jupiter, a massive proposed data center near Santa Teresa. BLM authorized the “Green Chile
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua State Public Security Secretariat started operations at the new Sentinel Tower, or “Torre Centinela” in Downtown Juárez two weeks ago, a project that presented back in 2022, as ABC-7 previously reported. During a news conference Monday, the Chihuahua Public Safety Secretary, or Police Chief, Gilberto Loya Chávez along
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The largest school district in El Paso county saw a shake-up in leadership at the end of last year. In December, the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees finalized the selection of Brian Lusk as the new superintendent. Coming from the Dallas Independent School District where he was a Deputy Superintendent of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The summer season is right around the corner! Every year, Borderland families visit spray parks and water parks to cool off from the heat. For the fourth year, the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence is hoping to help shelter kids enjoy a pool day. CASFV is currently hosting its
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — What is stopping growth for parts of far east El Paso and Horizon City? Most of the recent development in the region has been in the eastern part of the county. But that’s starting to run into roadblocks as it moves further and further out. If you take a look at a map
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Water from Elephant Butte and Caballo Lake will be released for farmers and small tract customers beginning in June. Due to the lack of snow in the mountains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, the spring runoff has been dismal. Phil King, consulting hydrologist with Elephant Butte Irrigation District,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Rep. James Talarico is pushing for immediate relief at the gas pump with a new proposal to suspend federal gas and diesel taxes. ABC-7’s Marcel Clarke sat down with Talarico on Tuesday. He said the move could save Texans about $200 a year. El Paso typically sees higher prices
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The debate over the Downtown Deck Plaza is back in the spotlight this week. Both the City and County of El Paso voted in favor of tentative agreements for how the project would be handled if it moves forward. There are also important deadlines approaching later this year to make
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four astronauts made history as the first crewed flight to the moon in more than 50 years. UTEP professor Jose Hurtado was part of the Science Evaluation Team for the landmark Artemis II mission with NASA. Hurtado is a professor in the Geological Sciences program at UTEP. He was in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Incarnate Word quarterback transfer EJ Colson is bringing new energy and high expectation to UTEP Miners footballl as he arrives in El Paso with hopes of helping reshape the program’s future. After making a name for himself at Incarnate Word, Colson now steps into a major opportunity with the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson was absent during this week’s City Council sessions and was not present for the vote to move forward with a memorandum of understanding with the County, TxDOT and with the Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation. ABC-7 reached out to his office for comment and for an
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There was major step forward to establishing a law school in the Borderland this week. UTEP leadership announced a $5 million gift from the law firm of Tawney, Acosta and Chaparro, P.C. going towards the initial expenses of actually opening a school at the university. Combined with a grant match
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A use of force incident involving a woman’s arrest is drawing attention after a viral video showed an officer punching her during the encounter. Robert Almonte, a retired deputy chief with the El Paso Police Department and former U.S. marshal for the Western District of Texas, said the situation could
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — A new partnership is helping provide revolutionary care for families as they wait in the hospital. The Ronald McDonald House in Central Texas and Texas Children’s in Austin opened the first in-hospital Ronald McDonald House in the Central Texas region. The house includes nine family suites, a dining area, a lounge,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A newly filed lawsuit in El Paso County accuses Uber Technologies, Inc. and one of its drivers of false imprisonment, assault, and gross negligence after a ride reportedly spiraled into a violent confrontation, leaving a mother and her two young children traumatized. According to court filings, plaintiff Cynthia Sarabia, acting individually
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The stunning accusations against a labor rights icon have more than shaken up public perception of Cesar Chavez. And it’s not the first or last time a well-known person or institution has faced such scrutiny in recent weeks, months and years. Bill Cosby was back in court at the end
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