EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A plan and timeline to help reduce speeding issues on Emory Road is expected within the next few days, City officials said, after a man and his dog were killed last week when they were hit by a speeding car in the Upper Valley. El Paso Police said 32-year-old Cody
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police have locked down an area near Mesa and Executive in West El Paso. A spokesperson says a person claims that another person threatened them with a weapon. Officers were called out to secure the situation. This is all happening near the Mesa Inn on the 4100 block
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The director of the El Paso Zoo tells ABC-7 that he welcomed 12 new prairie dogs a few days ago. This comes after officials with the USDA discovered in April of 2023 that all of the Zoo’s previous prairie dogs had disappeared. These new prairie dogs come from Sedgwick County
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to newly obtained court documents, 48-year-old Phoebe Copas has been charged with Aggravated Assault after investigators say she shot her Uber driver on June 16. Police say Copas, who is not from El Paso, was riding in the Uber on her way to Speaking Rock Casino to meet her
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, Cody Reid Lesher is charged with Intoxication Manslaughter after police say he drove his Maserati into a gas meter, then rolled over, hitting Alfredo Dominguez. The victim was walking his dog at the time of the crash. Both Dominguez and the dog
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by Claudia Silva, El Paso MattersJune 19, 2023 Teachers and staff at Canyon Hill Middle School are having to reapply and interview for their positions if they want to stay there, as the El Paso Independent School District begins “redesigning” one of its lowest performing campuses. EPISD assistant superintendent Mark Paz said administrators took the
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — Academy- and Emmy Award-winning actor, director, writer, and producer Helen Hunt will appear at the The El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival which returns for its 16th year July 20-30 in and around the Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso. Hunt will appear for on-stage, pre-screening interviews with 1997’s As Good As It
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UPDATE: An official from the El Paso Sports Commission confirmed the old stones are not graves. “What happened is that there was an animal shelter that was there initially, that was demolished as a part of working with the county, so that way we could add more parking,” said Antonio Rodriguez, Director of Events for
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Update: According to a police spokesperson, the Gang Unit stopped the car just before 10:30 Monday morning. He says several people were riding in the car and officers detained two people. Officers are still searching for another person who ran away. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police conducted a traffic stop in East
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys are asking that the sentencing of Patrick Crusius be pushed back from June 30 to July 5, 2023. Crusius plead guilty to federal murder and hate crime charges earlier this year. The sentencing hearing is the final step of the federal case against Crusius. According to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – People living along the borderland will be seeing temperatures in the triple digits as the week progresses. According to KVIA Meteorologist Nichole Gomez, temperatures will be in the 100s all week, reaching a peak of 108 degrees Fahrenheit this coming Sunday. Many residents will be reaching for the County’s cool
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A semitruck jackknifed along I-10 east near the Viscount exit Monday morning. Emergency crews were called out just before 11 a.m. ABC-7 has a crew heading to the scene. We are working to learn what caused the crash and if any injuries have been reported. Check back for updates.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Department crews rescued a person from a canal in the Lower Valley Monday. According to a tweet from department officials, the person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The rescue happened at Cesar Chavez Border Highway and Yarbrough. A spokesperson says emergency crews turned the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso Fire crews responded to reports of a person in a canal early Monday morning, that’s according to El Paso Fire Department’s Twitter page. It happened near the intersection of Cesar Chavez Border Highway and Yarbrough Dr. El Paso Water Rescue team successfully rescued one person from the canal. That
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families are invited to celebrate Father’s Day at the El Paso Zoo & Botanical Gardens Sunday. All dads, grandfathers and father figures get a special discounted admission during the Father’s Day weekend. Admission is free with the purchase of a full-priced adult, teenager, or child general admission ticket. The El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) El Paso Police are investigating the scene of a homicide in Far East El Paso. According to officials, a call came in around 5:30 p.m. regarding shots being heard near Tim Foster Park. Police confirm one person was shot and died at the scene. Crimes Against Persons Detectives and Investigators from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many city services in El Paso will be closed on Monday, June 19th due to the observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday. The city says all administrative offices will be closed, including the following services: Greater El Paso landfills & convenience centersCOVID-19 vaccination clinicsMunicipal court and bond officesMuseum of Archaeology,
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UPDATE: El Paso Police say two men in their late teens to early 20s died after the Cadillac CTS they were in, along with 7 other passengers crashed early Sunday morning. Special Traffic Investigators say the driver was speeding along the 500 block of Country Club Road in the Upper Valley when it came upon
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents of an Upper Valley neighborhood are calling for speed bumps to be put on their street after a man and his dog were killed by a drunk driver Friday night. “Our entire community is kind of upset because we’ve always said we needed speed bumps, but we’ve never actually
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police arrested a woman in connection to a shooting of an Uber driver Friday afternoon. Police say 48-year-old Phoebe Copas was a passenger in the Uber driven by Daniel Piedra Garcia. Just after 2:19 p.m. El Paso Police officers responded to U.S. 54 near Loop 375 near the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rhythm in Step is a group of elementary school students that marches to the beat of its own drum. They held an event on Saturday. The organization is the brainchild of Christian Brown who is a UTEP student and works with elementary school students interested in percussion and dance. “What
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police said a suspected drunk driver hit and killed a man walking his dog in Upper Valley Friday evening. Special Traffic Investigators say 32-year-old Cody Reid Lesher was speeding and heading southbound on Emory Road in a 2015 Maserati southbound when he lost control of the car crashing
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The inaugural First Impressions Charity car show is taking place Saturday, June 11. Funds raised from the car show will go to helping children suffering from poverty, neglect, and abuse. It takes place at 8500 Dyer from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone attending is encouraged to bring a full-sized
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UPDATE: A 52-year-old El Paso man was critically injured following a shooting on U.S. 54 near Loop 375 Friday. According to EPPD officials, the man is an Uber driver. He was driving a 48-year-old woman from Kentucky. At some point, the woman shot the driver for an unknown reason. There were preliminary reports of a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Cormac McCarthy, one of the great novelists of American literature with ties to El Paso, died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. McCarthy authored 12 novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. He is widely regarded as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An ABC-7 viewer says they received a flyer advertising help fixing hard water. The viewer says they believe the flyer is advertising a scam. The viewer says the flyers were left at people’s homes in the Crestmont Hills neighborhood in west El Paso. ABC-7 is reaching out to El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The YWCA El Paso del Norte Region is partnering with The Great Khalid Foundation as both to debut the Inaugural Juneteenth Cultural Celebration. This black-tie gala will be held on June 17th at 6:30pm at the Abraham Chavez Theater in downtown El Paso. Guests will receive a full Grammy-like experience
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All City of El Paso administrative offices will be closed on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Administrative offices will resume business on Tuesday, June 20. The regular City Council meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 20. City Council meetings are broadcast live on CITY-TV (Spectrum Ch. 1300,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 13-year-old El Paso boy will be doing something only most kids his age dream of – competing in the Jr. NBA Skills Challenge National Competition in New York on June 20th. Jacob Rodriguez is currently a student athlete at Jane A. Hamric Middle School in east El Paso. He
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three players with Borderland ties were all selected for the U.S. Men’s national team squad for the Concacaf Nations League – San Eli native Ricardo Pepi, Alex Zendejas and FC Juarez player Alan Soñora. All three started on the bench. In the 75th minute after the U.S. found themselves up
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