EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police arrested a 29-year-old man Thursday for an incident that happened back in January in the Cincinnati Entertainment District. According to police, Colleak Denzel Mciver of east El Paso, was one of two shooters at 2720 N. Mesa around 2 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13. Police say no one
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso artist Anthony Michael Stokes has risen to the top of the puppetry world in recent years. The 2023 Jim Henson Foundation Artist in Residency at the Eugene O’Neill Center, Stokes will head to Connecticut at the beginning of March for a 2-week workshop. He is the first black
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department hosts the El Paso Senior Games with over 350 seniors participating for ages 50 and over. This year, the games celebrate its 40th anniversary. The competition includes a variety of fitness and sporting events promoting physical activity and sportsmanship for El
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EL PASO, Texas — The International Coin Club of El Paso is gearing up for its 59th Annual El Paso Coin Show this weekend. This year’s medal celebrates 150 years of the original El Paso City Charter. There will also be vendors, a youth and family treasure hung, and an auction. The Coin Show will take place Friday Feb. 24
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso is warning residents of scammers posing as city health officials. According to press release, scammers from a water filtration company are visiting homeowners claiming they work for the city saying they are there to conduct a water study in the neighborhood. If the owner is not
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Stacker compiled statistics about people in cities looking to buy homes in El Paso using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 2023 Global Border Summit took place in downtown El Paso, and included a roundtable discussion from Texas immigration experts. Thursday’s roundtable was moderated by The Borderplex Alliance’s CEO Jon Barela. The panelists were Chelsie Kramer, Texas State Organizer, American Immigration Council and Jenny Villatoro, Program Manager, George W. Bush
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– District 7 City Council Representative Henry Rivera added an item to next week’s meeting agenda to discuss the expected end of Title 42. The policy was implemented under the Trump Administration. Title 42 is a public emergency health order used during the pandemic to expel migrants who’ve entered the U.S. illegally,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City health officials advise El Pasaons to be cautious about a potential water filtration scam by company members posing as Department of Health staff. According to officials, the individuals claim to be conducting a water study in the neighborhood, leaving flyers with a phone number asking residents to contact them
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than a week after a shooting at Cielo Vista Mall, a 16-year-old suspect from El Paso County has been charged with murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The shooting happened Wed. Feb. 15, just after 5 p.m. The suspect was not identified. He was
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A 47-year-old migrant was rescued by Sunland Park Fire crews early Thursday morning after falling between 10 to 15 feet from the border wall near Mt. Cristo Rey. It was the second rescue near the wall within 24 hours. According to Sunland Park Fire, the man fled from Border Patrol
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Museum of History is celebrating Black History Month through a new exhibit, “Still We Rise: El Paso’s Black Experience.” The exhibition highlights the history of El Paso’s Black community throughout the years leading up to and following desegregation, The exhibition even traces back to the first documented African
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police have blocked off a portion of downtown El Paso due to a report of a suspicious package. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crisis Management Training Negotiation allows law enforcement to ensure quality communication in stressful situations. Examples of situations include; barricaded subjects, suicidal subjects, hostage takers, and those suffering from mental illness or experiencing an emotional or psychological crisis. Last year in El Paso, the crisis negotiations team was deployed to a
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EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety officials have confirmed a pursuit that ended in a crash damaging a the backyard of a West El Paso resident on Wednesday night. According to officials, a state trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on an SUV with fictitious New Mexico temporary tag. The
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EL PASO, Texas– A local business catches on fire in the Montana Vista area Wednesday night. It happened at the 13000 Block of Montana Ave. before reaching Zaragoza Rd. That’s by the restaurant El Sabor Sinaloense. Montana Vista Fire crews responded to the fire and appears to have put out the blaze. ABC-7 crews on the scene saw
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EL PASO, Texas — The Borderland was hit with gusts up to above 60 MPH Wednesday afternoon. These winds blew debris across roads, homes and neighborhoods. A trash bin was seen stuck in electric lines in Northeast El Paso, El Paso Electric crews brought the bin down around 6:15 p.m. Visibility was limited along I-10
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old man Monday for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to deputies, Giovanni Ruiz pointed a handgun at a victim and threatened the victim’s life. Ruiz’s bond was set at $50,000.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies say a man stabbed a victim multiple times in the back and face at a Fabens home on Monday. Deputies say their investigation revealed 25-year-old Nathaniel Archuleta had assaulted another person at the same home earlier in the day. According to jail records, Archuleta is
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water along with the American Council of Engineering Companies of El Paso are hosting DiscoverE at the TecH2O Learning Center on Saturday. The event, which was put on hold for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is back to wrap up Engineering week. DiscoverE is a free, family
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium, along with Emergence Health Network, are asking Texas legislators for $50 million in funding for planning and redesigning the El Paso Psychiatric Center. A spokesperson for Emergence Health Network told ABC-7 that the center is understaffed and needs additional resources from the state of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Family of a missing Bowie High School teen reported the 15-year-old is safe and has been communicating with family, according to Channel 44 in Juarez. Annette Uruchurtu was reported missing on Valentine’s Day. She was last seen with another teen, Gabriel Velazquez, 16. According to Mexican officials, the teens
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended 61 migrants cramped inside a moving trailer. El Paso Sector Acting Chief Peter Jaquez posted photos on his twitter page of Border Patrol agents coming across the migrants being smuggled. According to Jaquez’s twitter, he says the two smugglers will be face prosecution
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With high winds on their way to the borderland Wednesday, ABC-7 is offering tips for you to stay safe on the roads. Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation say the best thing is to avoid driving in high wind conditions if possible, but if you must drive, keep both
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City is asking residents not to put out their recycling bins on high wind days. This comes after The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for February 22 as the area is expected to see very strong winds. The City says on windy days, recycling bins can
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The former probation officer of Angeles Zaragoza, the 17-year-old who died in the Cielo Vista shooting, spoke to ABC 7 about the judgement Zaragoza is getting form the community online. “You know, I haven’t had contact with him. I want to say in about probably a year since I left the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man wanted for homicide in Brownfield, Texas, was caught trying to cross into the US through the Bridge of the Americas border crossing, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The 24-year-old man was not identified by name. CBP officials say a primary search revealed an outstanding warrant
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police arrested a 17-year-old for deadly conduct. Police say Eduardo Antonio Robles, an east El Paso resident, was in a viral video showing him firing a pistol from a car window toward a residential neighborhood. Photo credit: FitFam Police say the incident happened Sunday on Pebble Hills Blvd.
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — If you want to visit Fort Bliss, you no longer need to be sponsored by a service member, according to officials. Now, you just need to register once to gain access to the post for three years. The change comes with Fort Bliss’ implementation of its new Community Access Pass
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Multiple law enforcement agencies gathered for a press conference Tuesday to discuss the increase in school threats. Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey R. Downey of the FBI El Paso Field Office said the surge in social media threats directed towards our community schools is an alarming problem in El Paso and
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