El Paso firefighters lay to rest retired officer, chaplain who died recently
UPDATE, Jan. 20: The El Paso Fire Department laid to rest retired Lt. and Chaplain Ruben Flores during an emotional funeral service on Wednesday…
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Nearly 1,000 missing UTEP virus vaccines now to arrive on Thursday
UPDATE, Jan. 20: A shipping snafu over the MLK holiday that left UTEP without an expected shipment of nearly 1,000 coronavirus vaccine doses has been…
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Power completely restored to thousands after transmission line outage in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric said it had completely restored service just before 11 a.m. Wednesday to thousands who lost power after an…
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Women and girls are wearing pearls and Converse to honor Vice President Harris
WASHINGTON, DC — Wednesday’s inauguration was chock-full of sobering firsts. It’s beset by the Covid-19 pandemic, threats of…
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New details emerge in 5 arrests for pair of San Elizario kidnappings
UPDATE, Jan. 19: SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – New details have emerged in court documents in the case of five people who were arrested and charged in…
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El Paso law enforcement agencies say they’re prepared for any local threats during inauguration
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The United States remained on high alert for the presidential Inauguration Day after the recent riot at the U.S. Capitol.…
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El Paso surpasses 1,600 virus-related deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced nine new coronavirus-related deaths and 444 new cases Wednesday morning.…
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El Paso health leaders prepare for phase 2 of vaccinations, including teachers & jail inmates
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials have started anticipating the move to the next phase of Covid-19 vaccinations, making it available to more…
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FBI probes several El Pasoans who may have taken part in Capitol riot
EL PASO, Texas — A recent surge of activity among nationalist and white supremacy groups has kept intelligence agencies busy working to ensure a…
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High wind causes damage across west El Paso, with rain to follow
EL PASO, Texas — Strong winds whipped through El Paso on Tuesday, creating damage in the different parts of the city. According to the…
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Longtime Big 12 football replay official Gene Semko doubles as El Paso divorce lawyer
EL PASO, Texas — Monday through Thursday, Gene Semko reviews cases as a divorce attorney from his offices in Downtown El Paso. But on Saturdays in…
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5 El Pasoans charged with soliciting sex from children online
(Editor’s note: You can scroll above through the mugshots of all five men arrested.) EL PASO, Texas – Five El Pasoans have been arrested in a joint…
Continue Reading Man in his 20s among 7 new virus deaths reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced seven new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. One of the victims was…
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EPISD, SISD allow more students to return to campus
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two major Borderland school districts reopened campuses Tuesday to students whose parents have opted to send them back. The…
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Fire chief says El Paso won’t reach herd immunity goal until next year
EL PASO, Texas– More than 125,000 residents have registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine so far. The hope was to reach a level of herd immunity…
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5 hurt, 1 seriously after rollover crash in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Five people have been transported to the hospital with injuries after a rollover crash in East El Paso, fire dispatchers said. That…
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Motorist hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after 4-car wreck on U.S. 54
EL PASO, Texas — At least one person was seriously injured in a multi-car traffic crash on U.S. 54 south at Diana on Monday afternoon. It was…
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Bomb squad finds no threat from suspicious package at far east El Paso Walmart
EL PASO, Texas — A bomb squad converged on a far east Walmart store Monday afternoon to examine a suspicious package that was later determined…
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Confusion for some around virus vaccination appointments at UMC
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman claims her elderly mother was turned away from getting a vaccination at University Medical Center…
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2 Fort Bliss soldiers among El Paso’s weekend traffic deaths
FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army officials on Monday confirmed the weekend traffic deaths of two Fort Bliss soldiers in separate incidents on the…
Continue Reading El Paso approaches 1,600 virus deaths; nearly 500 new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported eight new coronavirus-related deaths and 496 new cases Monday morning. El Paso…
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El Paso leaders understand frustrations, but say they’re working to vaccinate El Paso as efficiently as possible
EL PASO, Texas — Nelly Yanez says she was frustrated by what she saw when she went to take her 93-year-old father to get his Covid-19 vaccination at…
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No injuries in east El Paso vacant building explosion
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department is investigating an explosion of a vacant building in east El Paso that they said resulted in no…
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Sunday Funday Moment: El Paso boy raises $350 for El Paso Animal Center with peppermint stand
EL PASO, Texas — 9-year-old Jarvis McCulley has a love for animals.After hearing that the El Paso Animal Services Center was not receiving as many…
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El Paso police seeking 2 thieves who broke into businesses, stole car parts, tools and refrigerators
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Police Department and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for the public’s help in finding two men who have…
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Nursing school enrollment in El Paso sees dramatic increase during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — As medical centers remain in need of backup all across the country, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso has…
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Fort Bliss investigating Army sergeant’s death; it’s the 2nd on-post soldier death in recent weeks
FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army leaders at Fort Bliss said Sunday they were investigating the death of a non-commissioned officer, the second soldier…
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At least 1 seriously hurt as semi-truck, SUV crash shuts down I-10 east in Hudspeth County
FORT HANCOCK, Texas – One person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash involving a semi-truck and SUV along Interstate 10 east…
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Pedestrian struck, seriously injured in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a car and seriously injured in far east El Paso early Sunday morning. It happened near the intersection…
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3 new El Paso virus deaths as pandemic fatality toll reaches 1,582
EL PASO, Texas — Health officials on Sunday morning reported three more coronavirus deaths, raising El Paso County’s pandemic’s death toll to 1,582.…
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