El Paso D.A. committed to seeking the death penalty in state trial of Walmart shooter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks said he was committed to seeking the death penalty in the state trial against the…
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Star on the Mountain back on following vandalism
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s iconic Star on the Mountain will light up the side of the Franklin Mountains once again. Last week, the El Paso…
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Midland Reporter-Telegram says former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez up for the same job in Midland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is the finalist for the same position in Midland, Texas. That’s according to the…
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Walmart shooter nodded ‘yes’ when asked if he regrets the massacre
Update 3:30 p.m.: ABC-7 crews watched as Dean Reckard, the son of a Walmart shooting victim, asked Crusius if he regrets carrying out the massacre.…
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Texas wildlife sanctuary offers to take in Benito the Juarez giraffe
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After hundreds, if not thousands of borderland residents have shown their concerns about the current conditions Benito is…
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Victims, families speak directly to El Paso Walmart shooter for the first time during sentencing hearing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families who lost loved ones and victims of the Walmart shooting read emotional statements addressing the shooter Patrick…
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Fire burning two Northeast El Paso homes
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire crews are responding to a fire on the 10300 block of Preston Drive. That is in Northeast El Paso. Two houses…
Continue Reading See new sketches of the Walmart shooter from the first day of his sentencing hearing
A closeup sketch of Patrick Crusius Update 5:26 p.m.: ABC-7 is receiving new sketches from inside the courtroom. Victim Kaitlyn Melendez gives her…
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Deported Army veteran back on U.S. soil after 16 years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ricardo Munoz clutches an American flag, his U.S. Army hat resting on his head while he stands under the El Paso sun. It’s a…
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Happening today: Barnett Harley-Davidson hosts 35th Annual Blood Drive
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Join Barnett Harley Davidson for its Annual Summer Blood Drive. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs…
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City Council discussing streetcar service, Chief Internal Auditor and fire code
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso City Council has voted to officially appoint Edmundo Calderon as the CIty’s Chief Internal Auditor. The agenda item…
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Federal sentencing hearing for El Paso Walmart shooter begins Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Starting Wednesday, July 5, the federal sentencing hearing for Cielo Vista Walmart shooter, Patrick Crusius, begins.…
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Fireworks cause brush fire blocks from UTEP campus in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A brush fire broke out on the 2400 block of Campbell Tuesday afternoon, just after 1:30 p.m. That’s just blocks from the…
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Tips for a safe 4th of July in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 4th of July is here!! Time to bust out the grills, hang outside by the pool, and watch the fireworks. While celebrating the…
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Famous El Paso restaurant Chico’s Tacos celebrates its 70th anniversary
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of El Paso’s most well known restaurants, Chico’s Tacos is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary July 4, 2023 at all of…
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A Father’s Anguish: The El Paso veteran brutally murdered in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –This fourth of July will be spent in mourning for one El Paso family. Ruben Aguayo and his wife are on a quest to get the…
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Montana Vista residents ask those celebrating Independence Day to clean up after themselves
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Manny Peña sat on his porch as he stared across at a desert filled with trash. “Fourth of July is when people…
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Person with gun reported in El Paso’s Cincinnati Entertainment District
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders responded to reports of a person with a gun Sunday evening. Officials say officers were called out to the…
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Hiker carried down El Paso’s Franklin Mountains
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A hiker had to be taken off the Franklin Mountains by Combined Search and Rescue crews this weekend. The hiker was rescued…
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El Paso man taken into custody on indecency with a child charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 40-year-old Eduardo Valles into custody June 28 on a felony…
Continue Reading Watch: Main break sends water flying into the air in Northeast El Paso
Update: El Paso Water sent us the following statement. “On Saturday morning, EPWater staff was dispatched to a Northeast neighborhood near a water…
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ABC-7 Xtra: City leaders review impact, future of El Paso’s streetcar
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is reviewing a new study that looks at streetcar operations and costs. The streetcar has been at the…
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Speed, alcohol caused deadly Far East El Paso crash, investigators say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 37-year-old Joseph Isaac Ayala is dead after investigators say he rear-ended a car, then was hit head-on by a second car.…
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Watch: Major main break sends water flying into the air in Northeast El Paso
Update: El Paso Water sent ABC-7 the following statement. “On Saturday morning, EPWater staff was dispatched to a Northeast neighborhood near a water…
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Man hit by car, killed trying to walk across I-10 in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 31-year-old man is dead after Special Traffic Investigators say he tried to cross I-10 west near the Yarbrough exit in…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office prepares for the Fourth of July holiday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Law enforcement agencies in El Paso County are preparing for the 4th of July holiday. In previous years, officials have seen…
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One person receives minor injuries, rescued by El Paso Fire Search and Rescue
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Fire Search and Rescue crews were alerted to a hiker in need of medical assistance in the Franklin Mountains. It…
Continue Reading Fireworks for the Fourth: how to stay safe while celebrating Independence Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fireworks are fun, but they can also be very dangerous. Each year, Americans hear about a Fourth of July Celebration gone…
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Radioactive equipment disappears in southern New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission radioactive equipment disappeared in southern New Mexico, according to Mexico’s…
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UTEP invites families to learn about civil engineering at interactive exhibit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families and members of the community were invited to UTEP’s “Building the Borderlands Family Day”. An educational event…
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