KVIA-TV(EL PASO) – To help minimize the likelihood of water main breaks, El Paso Water is proactively replacing metal water mains which cross major gas pipelines in East El Paso. The utility will host a community meeting on Thursday, August 10, at LifeGate Church located at 10555 Edgemere Boulevard to provide information to customers on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso will be holding an open house meeting to address the Sean Haggerty Dr. extension project. Improvements and a much needed road extension will be needed for Sean Haggerty Dr. between Nathan Bay Dr. to Dyer St. This has been a long awaited relief for Northeast
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A jury sentenced Facundo Chávez, the man convicted of killing Deputy Peter Hererra, to death on Wednesday. Chavez sat teary-eyed in court as the jury delivered its unanimous decision. Judge Diane Navarrete also decided the trial will not result in a mistrial. The defense team asked her Tuesday to consider declaring
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso businessman Steve Fox and his family are making a $25,000,000 donation to benefit Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. The Fox family, which owns Fox Auto Team and runs the Fox Family Foundation, presented the donation to the university Tuesday. Fox survived stage four tongue and
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Update: The jury left the courtroom to deliberate Tuesday afternoon. Update: The defense team is asking for a mistrial. They argue that the prosecution team did not properly warn the victim’s family before they showed graphic video of the aftermath of the shooting. The lawyers argue that the family’s reaction may have influenced the jury.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 9-year-old Daniela Aguirre sat in the shade at Chamizal Memorial Park, trying to get out of the record temperatures El Paso can’t seem to get a break from this year. She said she is exposed to the sun a lot now that the school year has started. “Walking to my
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is proud to announce Paul Cicala is returning to KVIA-TV as main anchor. A former ABC-7 Sports Director, Cicala will now join Stephanie Valle at the anchor desk weekdays at 5, 6, and 10 to continue the station’s tradition of bringing high-quality, in-depth, personal coverage to the Borderland. “I truly embrace being a resident of the Borderland
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nearly two years after her 23-year-old son was shot and killed and no one was arrested, a mom is insisting to ABC-7 that there is more to this investigation than what witnesses told El Paso police. It has taken almost a year for ABC-7 to navigate through the conflicting stories, that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The sentencing phase for Facundo Chávez, the man convicted of murdering El Paso Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Herrera, continued Monday morning with new evidence from the prosecution team. The state presented text messages sent from Chavez’s phone talking about drugs, as well as photos of Chavez holding guns. Soon after that,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some El Paso Electric customers continue to deal with ongoing power outages across El Paso County Monday morning. This is happening as the Borderland continues to experience extremely high temperatures Sunday evening, thousands of people were left without power due to “extremely high temperatures,” officials tell ABC-7. “Our crews successfully
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Get ready Luis Miguel fans, the superstar is coming to the Sun City! The popular Mexican singer announced the dates for his 2024 tour. It kicks off in January in the Dominican Republic, before traveling through the U.S., stopping two nights in El Paso, then ending in North Carolina in
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As the EPISD students kick off their school year, the early childhood department is expanding their options for their young students. They are now offering free half-day pre-k 3 for all 3-year-olds and a free full-day pre-k 3 for qualifying 3-year-olds. Click here for the qualifications list. However, those who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Large clusters of power outages are popping up across El Paso County Sunday night. El Paso Electric’s outage map shows clusters across the area, especially in East El Paso. The two most severe locations are one area of South-Central El Paso, and another near Fort Bliss. This weekend, El Pasoans
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso International Airport has been selected to receive a $3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the installation of solar panels. The airport has also received a $360,000 grant to develop an Airport Sustainability Master Plan. El Paso International Airport is one of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you are planning on driving through West El Paso between Sunday and Tuesday, you can expect traffic backups on and around the I-10. Crews with the Texas Department of Transportation have been preparing for a project that will widen the I-10 from Redd Road to north of Transmountain –
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the city marks a fourth year since the deadly massacre at the Cielo Vista Walmart, ABC-7 looked into the city’s plans for a permanent memorial dedicated to the Aug. 3 victims and survivors. The County of El Paso dedicated the Healing Garden at Ascarate Park on the second anniversary of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the first time ever, members of the El Paso Independent School District can kick off their school year with some fun. Officials said the goal of the El Paso ISD Fiesta is “to foster a stronger connection between district campuses and the communities they serve.” The celebration will take
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Update: El Paso Police say that Gang Units were called out to the shooting. They say the call initially came in as “aggravated assault and family violence in progress.” Police officials add that officers had to search for Hernandez before they arrested him about a block away from the apartment where the shooting happened. Investigators
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By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last week on multiple federal charges, including bribery and “alien smuggling,” after he allegedly offered a migrant an “immigration benefit” in exchange for $5,000, according to court documents. The charges
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sun Metro is adding a new route. The transit system will now service the William Beaumont Army Medical Center. The change starts August 13, 2023. The system is also seeing a few more changes. Those are listed below. SERVICE EXPANSION ROUTE 58: MONTANA/TURNER- Services William Beaumont Army Medical Center ROUTE
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All eyes and ears were on a whistleblower’s congressional subcommittee testimony last month regarding the existence of life beyond Earth, and extraterrestrials right here on the big blue planet. Former Pentagon employee David Grush told Congress last week that UFO’s are real and that the government is withholding knowledge of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The sentencing phase of the Facundo Chavez murder trial began Friday morning at the El Paso County Courthouse. A jury found Chavez guilty on Thursday of the 2019 capital murder of El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Herrera. Chavez will either receive life imprisonment with the possibility of parole, or
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained the document officially stating the findings of the City of El Paso’s Ethics Review Commission’s investigation into District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez’s use of her taxpayer-funded fuel card. ABC-7 also has the official Letter of Reprimand issued to Hernandez as a result of the Commission’s findings. The
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — At the Humane Society, a community of animal lovers comes together to make a difference. Volunteering and adopting at the shelter is very easy and only takes a few steps. There are many ways to volunteer: Shelter volunteers work to clean and care for the animals, providing them with the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officers charged 21-year-old Annika Lexus Fasolino with Driving While Intoxicated. Officers stopped Fasolino just after 2 AM on July 29 as she was driving on the 1300 block of North Zaragoza Road. Fasolino reportedly told investigators that she had just left a bar. Investigators believe that she
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four years ago today, a mass shooter descended on the Cielo Vista Walmart, seeking to disrupt life as El Pasoans had known it. He opened fire inside the store, taking 23 lives. What he didn’t bank on was the resilience of the community, and its power to band together when
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Update: El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks is expected to speak about the jury’s decision Thursday afternoon. UPDATE – Jury finds Facundo Chavez of capital murder in the killing of Deputy Peter Herrera on March 22nd, 2019. The defense for Chavez asked for the judge to poll the jury, and all 12 members said they
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As we remember the lives lost in the shooting at Walmart, Cielo Vista on August 3, 2019 our community is coming together. The Healing Garden is open for people throughout the day with different events taking place. Judge Samaniego says it is a place to reflect and come together, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The The Federal Bureau of Investigation offices in El Paso through its Office for Victim Assistance remembers how they worked almost four years ago during the Walmart shooting on August 3. ABC-7 spoke with Jennifer Romero, a victim specialist with over 20 years of experience here at the FBI El
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