UPDATE: Wells Fargo vice president and communications lead for Texas and Oklahoma Ty Morrison told ABC-7 that the company will close its Downtown branch but will still have other lines of business that office in the building. In a clarification on Tuesday, October 1, Morrison tells ABC-7 the branch located Downtown is a space they
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EL PASO, TX — Hurricane Helene has made it’s way throughout the Southeast United States and has devastated thousands. Humberto “Beto” Flores, an El Paso resident, made his way out to Florida this past weekend with the Red Cross to help out however he can. Beto estimated that this was his 15th trip with the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A recent audit from the City of El Paso’s Internal Audit Department found a balance of more than $4.5 million in a WestStar Bank account established for payments of college football teams participating in the annual Sun Bowl Game. Back in 2001, the city authorized the Sun Bowl Association to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A retired healthcare provider continues to care for those in need of extra comfort… sharing smiles and wagging tails. Martha Baumgardner is a retired nurse and a member of Paws for Love. Her closest co-worker… a dog named Rocco. “Well, Rocco is, golden retriever and male doggy. He’s 11 years.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 and Albertsons continue to surprise some customers during Hunger Action Month, a period dedicated to raising awareness about hunger in the United States. ABC-7 has once again partnered with Albertsons to support El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank. Albertsons generously donated $5,000 to help pay it forward this September.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are asking for your help in finding the driver responsible for hitting and killing a man in the Lower Valley earlier this week. It’s this week’s crime of the week. Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 34-year-old Emmanuel Torres was struck by a Nissan Titan while trying to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Beginning Monday, September 30, the El Paso International Airport will start repaving Terminal Drive. The project will begin in the evening and is expected to last approximately six weeks, barring any unexpected events. Crews will work both day and night to complete the repaving. While roads and access to the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Starting Monday, a new construction project will close parts of southbound Airway Blvd. El Paso Water will start a water line rehabilitation project on the southbound lanes of Airway Blvd, between Edgemere Blvd and Gateway Blvd West. Officials say the project will replace aging infrastructure. One lane of southbound Airway will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A nonprofit organization that helps vets with their pets hosted a fundraising golf tournament Saturday. Project “Always Beside You” offers help with medical expenses, food, training and dog placement for active military, veterans and law enforcement K-9 teams. It was started by the family of Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz, a marine K-9
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection report revealed several violations were found at Jungle Reef, located in El Paso’s Shoppes at Solana, which included the death of two animals. A female adult budgie, a type of bird, died three days following an initial discovery of a possible health
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Visitors at the El Paso Margarita Festival will have the chance to sample margaritas from bars and restaurants across the borderland from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. The event, hosted by Texas Festivals at The Yard Beer Garden, will feature street tacos, food trucks,an adult playground, a live DJ and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso’s Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens will host fall FloraFest, a special one-day plant sale, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The semi-annual event welcomes all visitors. FloraFest is the only fundraiser for the maintenance and operations of the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For decades Familias Unidas del Chamizal have been fighting to have commercial vehicles removed from the Bridge of the Americas and now they may be one step closer. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has moved to the next phase for the Bridge of the Americas modernization project. This phase includes a
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Special Olympics Texas hosted an event that was the first of its kind called the “Unified Fore Joy Pro Am” golf tournament. It was billed as the largest day of inclusive golf all around the world, with similar events taking place all throughout the globe, including Top Golf on El
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water’s waterline project will affect your commute in the area starting on Monday, September 30th. The utility says the project is aimed at replacing aging infrastructure. Construction will start on the southbound lanes of Airway Boulevard between Edgemere and Gateway West. El Paso Water says the 2 southbound
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso broke ground on its newest fire station today. The future Fire Station No. 38 is being built on a lot near Tim Foster and Pebble Hills in Far East El Paso. The far east is the fastest-growing area of El Paso, and requires expanded infrastructure,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of El Paso is hosting a vigil from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 26th at San Jacinto Plaza 114 W. Mills Ave., El Paso, Texas, 79901. The vigil is to honor those we have lost to suicide. It also aims to bring
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — Bank of America announced they awarded ProAction a $15,000 grant to amplify the impact of Emergency Medical Services in the Borderland. It happened Thursday the 26th at 10:00 a.m. at the ProAction Emergency Services Institute at 1400 George Dieter Ste. 200. “Our first responders are answering the call to serve,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Bishop Mark Seitz’s father, Theodore “Ted” Seitz, has died. The Diocese of El Paso announced the news on its official Facebook page Wednesday. The diocese says Seitz’s father passed away peacefully surrounded by family Tuesday. “We ask for your prayers for the repose of the soul of Ted Seitz and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Marathon Petroleum Corporation just donated $75,000 to the Paso del Norte Community Foundation. The matching funds support nine local nonprofits that are working in the El Paso area. This donation is part of 2024 El Paso Giving Day, which takes place on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The nonprofits that will
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in El Paso.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department has a new regional command center. The department celebrated the Upper East Side Regional Command Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. The new command center is located at 14301 Pebble Hills Boulevard, a fast growing area that officials say has been in need of increased
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Jose Cardoza, President of Barrio Lincoln Park association says he started Lincoln Park conservation committee Hector Gonzales. Cardoza says Gonzales used him to represent the Lincoln Park Barrio because he was a resident and Gonzales was not. According to Cardoza the two worked together for about a year and it was his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser acknowledged the city’s shortfalls in handling the Gateway Hotel’s closure in an interview with ABC-7 on Wednesday. “We didn’t drop the ball as far as following process and procedures, but we definitely dropped the ball by not changing our process and procedures so this would
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Children’s Hospital will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for its 8th floor. “El Paso Children’s Hospital (EPCH), is excited to introduce the much-anticipated hospital 8th floor, that has been intentionally left vacant since 2012,” a spokesperson for the hospital stated. “As envisioned by hospital leadership, community stakeholders and
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A nonprofit group that grew El Paso’s charter school network and invested in teachers in traditional public school systems is receiving a $10 million grant as it marks its 10th anniversary. The Council on Regional Economic Expansion and Educational Development, or CREEED, will receive a $10 million grant from the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Both county and city officials in El Paso discussed moving forward with funding for planning of the I-10 Downtown Deck Plaza this week. In county commissioner’s court Monday, officials adopted a resolution regarding the county’s potential role in the project. County Commissioner for Precinct 3, Iliana Holguin, was the only
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Stacker compiled a list of the best restaurants for 10 cuisines in El Paso using data from Yelp
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department (EPPD) says crime in El Paso has gone down by 3% compared to this time last year. El Paso Police Chief Peter Pacillas said in a presentation given during a City Council meeting that crime has gone down on all categories, including murder, robberies, and assaults.
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Lyft compiled statistics on commuting in El Paso.
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