EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s National Whataburger Day on August 8th! Grab a FREE birthday cake shake all day today on the Whataburger app. To redeem the offer you have to download their app and log in, no purchase is necessary. Margarita Mesa said “I got a free shake. It’s on the app, you
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants in El Paso by diners. The ratings are listed on Yelp. Read the full list of top-rated restaurants below. Top-rated Restaurants in El Paso 8. La Playa Seafood Restaurant 5.0 (7 reviews) Mexican, Seafood “It’s one of the best sea food places
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than three and a half years after the Jan. 6 capitol riot, an El Paso man has received his prison sentence. Federal prosecutors said David Rene Arredondo was part of the capitol breach, and assault on officers. A federal judge handed down a 33-month total prison sentence to Arredondo, along with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This morning, a viewer contacted ABC-7 with concerns that El Dorado High School in Far East El Paso was charging teachers $25 to park in the school’s lot. “Can you please investigate why a local high school in SISD charges teachers $25 to park to work? As teachers, we are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — HOME’s proposed South Mesa Hills Development received $16 million in 9% tax credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, according to a press release from yesterday. Per the statement, no taxpayer money is being used to fund this project. This announcement comes amid resistance from residents in
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric will be conducting brief, planned power outage in the Coronado Hills Neighborhood in Northwest El Paso Thursday, Aug. 8. According to an El Paso Electric spokesperson, the maintenance will affect roughly 730 residents in the area. ABC-7 is working to gain more details on the maintenance.
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EL PASO, Texas—Registration is now open for nonprofits who want to participate in El Paso Giving Day on October 17, 2024. Nonprofit leaders from the Paso del Norte region are invited to Kick off El Paso Giving Day with a Registration Event at the Southwest University Park, WestStar Club, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.Participants will enjoy
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Bordplex Alliance has announced it has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification. This certification is the global standard for quality management systems. CEO of Borderplex Alliance, Jon Barlea, released a statement following the organization’s awarded certification. He says, quote, “This certification is a testament to the hard
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chamber’s new CEO agreed to sit down with ABC-7 to talk about his new role, and goals for the chamber moving forward. Mora said the first thing he wants to do as CEO of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce is to understand the community’s needs and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents of the City of El Paso’s eighth district delivered a letter to City Hall Tuesday morning, displaying an intent to petition a recall to remove Chris Canales as their representative. This is just the first step in the process to try and gather support for a recall election. According
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Children’s Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT) has submitted a testimony to the House Select Committee on Youth Health & Safety. The testimony by Stacy Wilson, president of CHAT, is regarding the importance of improving access to mental health care for children in Texas, which includes our children in El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — By using fruit flies, a team of UTEP faculty and students researched the neurobiological process behind social drinking and how it boosts feelings of euphoria. The study identifies the region of the brain that is stimulated by social drinking. The study says that tipsy fruit flies aren’t that different from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — La Nube is set to have its grand opening Saturday, Aug. 10, and the STEAM-focused children’s museum is kicking things off by shutting down Main St. in Downtown El Paso! Officials said a block party will take place in front of the museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rules regulating the City of El Paso’s email system led to a mayoral candidate’s finance reports going unseen for three months. The City says emails from Renard Johnson’s campaign had been “unintentionally quarantined” due to filtering of political advertisement. This had prevented contributions made to Johnson’s campaign from being posted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Opportunity Center for the Homeless and the El Paso Chihuahuas teamed up on Saturday, August 3, for the 11th Annual HomeRun for the Homeless 5k Run. This family event featured a 5k competitive run, a fun walk, and a kids’ dash. Those participating began on Durango Street and finished
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sierra Vista STEAM Academy was awarded a national certificate for STEM excellence on Friday, August 2. This recognition in STEM is a campus certification from the National Institute for STEM Education. This campus certification is a recognition only five schools in the nation have received including Sierra Vista STEAM Academy.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County honored the 23 victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart today by reading out their names at a special nighttime ceremony. The ceremony is happening on the fifth anniversary of the shooting. Hundreds of people attended the ceremonies to honor the memories
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EL PASO, Texas (KVAI) — As part of its program for the fifth anniversary of the Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting, the County of El Paso unveiled a new eternal flame honoring the 23 victims. The flame, constructed in partnership with Texas Gas Service, is located at the Healing Garden in Ascarate Park in El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Star on the Mountain flashed 23 times this evening in honor of the 23 lives lost on August 3, 2019. That was the day a gunman walked into the Cielo Vista Walmart, changing El Paso forever. Today, ABC-7 provided complete team coverage of the fifth anniversary of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso unveiled it’s new August 3rd memorial on Saturday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the racially-motivated mass shooting that took the lives of 23 people at the Cielo Vista Walmart in 2019. A remembrance and public art unveiling ceremony was held at at Jim Crouch park,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In the days and weeks after the Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting, many gave blood and donated money to the victims and their families. One organization at the helm was Operation Hope. Angel Gomez, the founder, said he was impressed by how quickly El Paso answered the call.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart rocked the El Paso community. In the face of tragedy, some in our community were forced to rise up and lead the community through the darkest days. Former El Paso Mayor Dee Margo took on that task. Margo told ABC-7 that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Healing Garden at Ascarate Lake is a place where people can visit, pay respects, honor and reflect on the events that occurred August third but behind the memorial a group of artists want to convey another massage. “Once we came here to the healing garden and heard the judge speak about
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For many August 3, 2019 was the darkest day in the Borderland, a day that tore families apart and brought others together. As the fifth anniversary of the Walmart Mass Shooting, that claimed the lives of 23 people, nears. ABC-7 sits down with some of the staff from University Medical Center,
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Today marks the 5 year anniversary of the tragic August 3rd mass shooting that changed El Paso forever. The community is coming together for a day of remembrance, filled with events to reflect, honor, and heal. There will be various events across El Paso throughout the day hosted by the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger (EPFH) launched a new training program called Spark. The 8 week long program offers five certifications: ServSafe, OSHA, Forklift, CLA (Certified Logistics Associate), and CLT (Certified Logistics Technician). “We want to be part of the solution to hunger, not only today but for tomorrow,” EPFH CEO
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EL PASO (KVIA) — The “Anything’s Possible Climber” is a featured attraction at El Paso’s newest, multi-million dollar, state-of-the art museuem dedicated to Science. ABC-7’s Paul Cicala was reliving his youth in a fun moment during his live shot, as he was on top of the “Climber”, and decided to take the slide to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the start of a new school year nears for El Paso ISD, students at H.E. Charles Middle School are now banned from wearing all-black clothing at school. This comes after the schools principal claimed it’s “associated with mental health issues.” EPISD officials told ABC-7 this is in response to student safety concerns
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the city of El Paso and other taxing entities are in the process of setting the property tax rates for the next fiscal year, property values for homes in the city have continued to rise year-over-year, though at a slower pace than previous years. “Housing prices for new units
Continue Reading EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Months after the El Paso Zoological Society ended its partnership with the City of El Paso and the Zoo itself, the nonprofit will celebrate the end of its Conservation Guardian Summer Camp this afternoon. El Paso Community College hosted the month-long summer camp, where kids “immerse themselves in nature and get
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