EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance, in collaboration with the Mexican American Cultural Center, will present “Acts of Kindness: The El Paso Play.” This theatrical montage is inspired by interviews conducted in El Paso, the year after the mass shooting at Walmart that claimed the lives of twenty-three innocent
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EL PASO (KVIA) — “La Nube” is El Paso’s newest, multi-million dollar, state of the art museum. It’s located in the heart of downtown. Inside, there are a number of exhibits and learning centers (including one entitled: Fly High). ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle, Paul Cicala & Doppler Dave anchored the newscasts live from La Nube. Along
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sun Bowl Association hosted the 2024 Sun Court Coronation on Wednesday, July 31th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. It happened at the El Paso Country Club on 5000 Country Club Place, El Paso, TX 79922. 2024 Sun Court (Courtesy: Sun Bowl Association) The 2024 Edition of the Sun
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Update (August 1, 2024): The City of El Paso announced today it has resolved the lawsuit. “Via the DOJ’s lawsuit and the City’s crossclaims, separate settlements with URT and RRE were reached,” a city spokesperson explained. United Road Towing Inc. (URT) will pay about $58,000 in damages to 50 servicemembers and a civil penalty of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council held a special meeting August 1st to discuss a proposed property tax rate. Representatives unanimously passed a motion to decrease the tax rate, but will have two more hearings to make it official. Despite the lower tax rate, the average homeowner will owe the same amount
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso has seen a number of long-term road projects going on across the city, from I-10, to Montana, to Loop 375 and places in between. These are state projects overseen by TXDOT. But, we haven’t seen the last of them. Even though our population has decreased slightly, there seems to
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EL PASO,Texas (KVIA)– Secretary of Veteran Affairs Denis McDonough, visited El Paso today and announced big changes for the Sun City. A new $750 million state of the art facility, that will be located near Beaumont Hospital on the east side of El Paso, is set to open in late 2028. The new facility will
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EL PASO,Texas (KVIA)– Parents, faculty and students kicked off the back to school celebration at Andress High School. The back to school fiesta was the last of a series of events for the 2024-25 school year. El Paso ISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra stopped by Andress, Chapin and Austin high school to meet with people in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Community College announced today that they will be distributing NARCAN to all employees and students free of charge. The locations are the Valle Verde Writing Center, Northwest Library, Transmountain Library, Mission del Paso Tutoring Center, Rio Grande Library, and the Rio Grande Border Health Clinic. ABC-7 is working
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Vitalant will be having an El Paso Strong blood drive “in remembrance of the victims and their families” of the Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting. The fifth anniversary is happening this week. El Pasoans will have the opportunity to donate blood at the following locations. Casa Ford (5815
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ANTHONY, TX (KVIA) — The smallest school district in the El Paso region is making big strides this year. Anthony Independent School District is expecting at least 760 students across their three schools. This year they introduced several new initiatives aimed at enhancing education, wellbeing, and safety. The district is rolling out a $1 million
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Pasoan Gilbert Serna’s life was forever marked by the Aug. 3rd, 2019 mass shooting inside the Cielo Vista Walmart. The deadly attack claimed the lives of 23 people. Thousands of customers were inside the store when the gunman opened fire. Many scrambled to find emergency exits, but Serna chose to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso United Family Resiliency Center (FRC), a United Way of El Paso County program, will host its fifth Day of Remembrance in partnership with El Paso County and the City of El Paso on Saturday, August 3 at Ascarate Park. The Day of Remembrance will commemorate five years
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local law enforcement, businesses, and community support organizations helped put on the second annual Justice 4 Juniors event on Sunday, July 28th, 2024 at the Town Center Park in Horizon City. The event was organized to raise awareness and combat crimes perpetrated against children. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A historic apartment building in the former Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Center master plan area has been renovated and reopened for rent. The Retreat at Union Plaza is the rebranded name of the building at 315 W. Overland Street, a block south of the convention center in downtown El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Paws for Love therapy dog handler Rodd Garcia remembers the exact moment he heard about the moment a gunman shot and killed 23 people at the Cielo Vista Walmart on August 3rd, 2019, and injured 22 others. “[I’m seeing] emergency vehicles, police vehicles, and firetrucks, and just everything happened at once,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, July 30, the University of Texas at El Paso began the sale of parking permits for the upcoming fall and spring semesters, with more than 7,000 people waiting online to make their purchase. According to UTEP’s website, parking permits currently range between $150 and $400 per year, depending
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff candidates Minerva Torres Shelton and Constable Oscar Ugarte will participate in the Central Business Association’s July Luncheon Panel today. The event takes place at the El Paso Convention Center today at noon. The candidates will present their plans for the office of El Paso County Sheriff
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sun Metro Transit Operations Center is hosting a press conference to discuss the Federal Transit Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Low or No Emission and Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Program. It will happen on Wednesday, July 31st at 10 a.m. on 10151 Montana Ave. El Paso, TX 79925. Mayor Oscar
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Red Cross’ West Texas Chapter in El Paso is hosting several blood drives this week across the city. Blood drives were held on July 30 and locations will also be open for donations on July 31 and August 1. On Wednesday, July 31, Workforce Solutions Borderplex will be open
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Jail Annex employee Lance Brown was arrested today. Officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office accuse Brown of turning synthetic cannabis into sheet-thin slices, smuggling them into the annex, and giving them to an inmate. Courtesy: EPCSO Brown faces one count of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Five years later after the tragic Cielo Vista Walmart shooting, Borderland law enforcement agencies and first responders are working to improve mental healthcare for residents. The Emergence Health Network (EHN) works closely with all local agencies to care for members of the El Paso community and help to divert those
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Bravo Auto Group is expanding. The El Paso-based company just acquired Baytown Nissan, which will now be known as Bravo Nissan of Baytown. Baytown, Texas is located outside of Houston. “This strategic expansion into the Houston Metroplex, Texas’s largest metropolitan area, continues Bravo’s growth trajectory under the leadership of CEO
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UPDATE: The open house community meeting revealed the estimated cost of the proposed project would be nearly $207 million. ABC-7 spoke to El Pasoans in attendance in the meeting who told us their opinion on the Deck Plaza. Timothy Dreyer, an El Pasoan in attendance, told ABC-7 he believes the project could be good for
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by Sofia Sierra, El Paso MattersJuly 29, 2024 For Albert “Tino” Ortega, Aug. 3 will forever remain a solemn date on the calendar. It holds sobering significance for many El Pasoans as on that date in 2019, 23 people were killed in a terrorist attack at an El Paso Walmart, a tragedy fueled by racism
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council just took a major vote to determine the future of the Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment facility (MPC) project. In 2012, voters approved a bond to build the entertainment center. Since then, the project has hit a number of roadblocks. The MPC is the final remaining
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Coronado Neighbors United will submit “a written petition to request City Council members to vote against the proposed project by the Housing Authority on Mesa Hills PZRZ24-00002”, according to a statement. In May, West El Paso residents near Mesa Hills Drive and Bluff Trail Lane moved forward with their efforts
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The pain of the mass shooting lingers on for the family of Guillermo “Memo” Garcia, who died from his injuries around nine months after being shot by the Wal Mart shooter. Memo’s widow, Jessica Garcia, was also shot that day, August 3, 2019, however, she survived her injuries. Meanwhile, Memo’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke to Venezuelan migrants in the Borderland after the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela declared Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the Venezuelan presidential election. Venezuelan migrants currently living in El Paso told ABC-7 they believe more migrants will attempt to cross into the United States and other
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained video of an alleged burglary that happened on Friday night at Lucy’s Cafe North on 10025 Dyer Street. ABC-7 is working on getting more information about the incident, expect more tonight on our evening newscasts. Owner Josh Lepe told ABC-7 that two men broke into his store
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