EL PASo, Texas — El Paso Locomotive FC wants to see you in your best blue outfit or blue Locomotive gear on Friday to “blue out” the city and show your support. If you post online with the hashtag #VamosElPaso you could win free pair of tickets to Saturday night’s match against on Loudoun United
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people are in the hospital after a shooting in West El Paso Friday morning. According to fire officials, the call came in at 12:49 a.m. It happened at the intersection of Baltimore Dr. and Mesa St. near the Cincinnati Entertainment District. Fire officials said that one person suffered serious
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dozens of Migrants arrived on buses Thursday night at Bassett Middle School. The vacant school can shelter 500 to 1,500 migrants. The middle school only shelters migrants who Border Patrol has processed. The school is divided into two groups, families and single male adults. Some processed migrants needing shelter can
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Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in the El Paso metro area using data from Zillow.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the expiration of Title 42 looms, migrants continue to turn themselves into Border Patrol agents near Gate 42 in El Paso’s lower valley. ABC-7 witnessed dozens of migrants being loaded into the Border Patrol vans. Agents said 1,500 migrants were waiting to be processed into the United States. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In just a few short days, water will be released from Elephant Butte Reservoir into the Rio Grande. As water makes its way towards El Paso, there is concern over whether it will be a danger to the thousands migrants who have made their way to the Borderland. For most
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In a special meeting scheduled for Thursday morning, members of the El Paso City Council will be discussing a newly released audit that revealed two city representatives may have used their taxpayer-funded gas cards to fuel two or more vehicles. The meeting comes on the heels of the city’s Financial Audit and Oversight Committee (FOAC) meeting held on May 4 when Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon went over the audit
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Thursday, May 11 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. EL PASO Gateway West @ Eastlake, right
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Good Morning El Paso, I’ll provide a live look at downtown El Paso as Title 42 expires tonight. With Title 42 being lifted tonight the streets near Sacred Heart were emptier than they were just days ago. Hundreds of migrants turned themselves in Tuesday after they were handed fliers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Weird Kidz, a full-length animated feature film will get a special screening at the Plaza Theatre on Thursday night. The coming-of-age film made by El Pasoan Zach Passero is based on memories, adventures, and influences from his time in the Borderland. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and film starts at 7 p.m.,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group based out of the University of Texas at Austin is bringing it’s evidence-based intensive therapy program to the Borderland to help children who stutter. Camp Dream. Speak. Live., run by Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research, is a week-long summer camp offered to children ages five
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has reached out to the El Paso Police Department following a viewer-submitted video that surfaced earlier this week, showing El Paso Police Officers detaining a man. The incident, recorded on a smartphone, allegedly occurred on Sunday night around 11:30 PM. The footage, which lasts approximately three minutes, appears to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The non-profit Border Servant Corps in Las Cruces has been receiving migrants from the El Paso area for months, as the migrant crisis along the borderland continues to unfold. The organization told ABC-7 it typically gets about 250 migrants a day, and are expecting more as Title 42 is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Monday, May 5 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. EL PASO Gateway West @ Eastlake, right
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UPDATE – ABC-7 was able to speak directly with District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez to discuss the internal audit and her fuel card spending in 2022. ABC-7 asked the city representative if she was the only person to use her fuel card. “Has anyone in your family or any friends used your gas card, can
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans have loved Rosco’s Burger Inn for almost 70 years. The restaurant’s kitchen caught fire around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday as employees were preparing to open for the day. Owner Jacob Carrasco says he jumped into action. He helped contain the fire to the kitchen, saving the rest of the building before fire crews
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The growing number of migrants arriving daily in El Paso has overwhelmed our federal workforce and shelter system. The situation will become even more overwhelming as the federal government ends its use of Title 42 on Thursday, May 11th. The city revealed today there are 2,500 migrants outside Sacred Heart Church and about at the opportunity center for the homeless. City leaders state that NGOs
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border officials are stepping up enforcement between the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez border. Tuesday morning, ABC-7 saw agents with CBP and ICE handing out fliers to migrants in Segundo Barrio. The fliers encourage migrants to submit to border agents and follow protocols intended to manage migration. They encouraged those
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Monday, May 5 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. EL PASO Gateway West @ Eastlake, right
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Federal officials will begin conducting a “targeted enforcement operation” in El Paso Wednesday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Immigration enforcement officials will process individuals for vetting and placement into Title 42 expulsion or Title 8 removal proceedings. The operation will be conducted by CBP and U.S. Immigration and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the borderland continues to grapple with the migrant crisis ahead of the lifting of Title 42, other at-risk populations are taking a direct hit. “We’re very concerned about displacing the local homeless population with regard to the large number of migrants that have come in,” said John Martin, Director
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Monday, May 5 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. EL PASO Gateway West @ Eastlake, right
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul presented a free healthcare fair as part of “Older American’s Month”. Over 50 healthcare vendors and a variety of health screenings were offered as part of the 2-day health fair to encourage better health throughout the community. “We’re young, we think we’re bulletproof and invincible.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police Special Traffic Investigators are at the 4000 block of Hercules in Northeast El Paso after a crash involving a pedestrian. Police say the person was taken to an area hospital for treatment of serious injuries sustained in the collision. This is a developing story, updates will be
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Results show that almost 85 percent of El Pasoans who participated in early voting voted against Proposition K, or the citizen-led climate charter. ABC-7 has providing extensive coverage on the proposition both on air and online. You can learn more about it and other propositions by reading our Your Voice Your
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Police department is investigating a crash at Gateway West and Lee Trevino. It happened just after 6 a.m. No injuries have been reported at this time. Gateway West, the Lee Trevino overpass and Gateway East heading onto the westbound turnaround are closed. Drivers are asked to follow the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 sat down with and Immigration and Customs Enforcement official to gain more insight into what the potential lifting of Title 42 will mean for El Paso. According to Mary De Anda-Ybarra, the new field office director for Enforcement and Removal Operations in El Paso, Texas, ERO has always conducted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso business owner is vying for the title of Ms. Health and Fitness. 50-year-old Heidi Avedician told ABC-7, she wants to motivate and inspire other women. Avedician said she is passionate about fitness, health and nutrition. As a mother of two, she wants to inspire the next generation.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso’s Museums and Cultural Affairs Department is hosting their annual Art in the Park event at the Memorial Park Reserve. It’s the city’s longest running market. There will be vendors, food, and fun for the whole family. The event kick off on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temple Mount Sinai is gearing up for their 2nd annual Jewish Food Festival this weekend. Temple Mount Sinai, now located of Stanton in west El Paso, has been part of this Paso Del Norte Community since 1898. The event kicks off Saturday, May 6 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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