UTEP to host Fall Florafest
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso’s Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens will host fall FloraFest, a special…
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Residents in the Chamizal neighborhood urge El Pasoans to get involved
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For decades Familias Unidas del Chamizal have been fighting to have commercial vehicles removed from the Bridge of the…
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Special Olympics program in El Paso shows how inclusion brings loads of smiles at Top Golf
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Special Olympics Texas hosted an event that was the first of its kind called the “Unified Fore Joy Pro Am” golf tournament. It…
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Water line project to close Airway beginning September 30th
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water’s waterline project will affect your commute in the area starting on Monday, September 30th. The utility says…
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City of El Paso breaks ground on new fire station in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso broke ground on its newest fire station today. The future Fire Station No. 38 is being built on a lot…
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NAMI El Paso hosting Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Vigil
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of El Paso is hosting a vigil from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September…
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Bank of America awards $15K grant to ProAction Emergency Services Institute
El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — Bank of America announced they awarded ProAction a $15,000 grant to amplify the impact of Emergency Medical Services in the…
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Diocese of El Paso announces death of Bishop Mark Seitz’s father
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Bishop Mark Seitz’s father, Theodore “Ted” Seitz, has died. The Diocese of El Paso announced the news on its official…
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Marathon Petroleum Corporation donates $75,000 to celebrate 2024 El Paso Giving Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Marathon Petroleum Corporation just donated $75,000 to the Paso del Norte Community Foundation. The matching funds support…
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Movies and TV shows casting in El Paso
Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in El…
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New El Paso Police Department regional command center opens
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department has a new regional command center. The department celebrated the Upper East Side Regional…
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New organization says Lincoln Park conservation committee is not putting event fund profits back into the community
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Jose Cardoza, President of Barrio Lincoln Park association says he started Lincoln Park conservation committee Hector…
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El Paso Mayor says city needs to change procedures following Gateway Hotel closure
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser acknowledged the city’s shortfalls in handling the Gateway Hotel’s closure in an interview with…
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El Paso Children’s Hospital celebrates opening of its 8th floor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Children’s Hospital will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for its 8th floor. “El Paso Children’s Hospital…
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Hunt Family Foundation awards $10 million grant to CREEED, aimed at boosting El Paso college completion rates
A nonprofit group that grew El Paso’s charter school network and invested in teachers in traditional public school systems is receiving a $10…
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County, City of El Paso move forward with funding for planning of I-10 Downtown Deck Plaza
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Both county and city officials in El Paso discussed moving forward with funding for planning of the I-10 Downtown Deck Plaza…
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Best restaurants for 10 cuisines in El Paso
Stacker compiled a list of the best restaurants for 10 cuisines in El Paso using data from…
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El Paso Police Department says crime has gone down by 3%
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department (EPPD) says crime in El Paso has gone down by 3% compared to this time last year. El Paso Police…
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See how El Paso ranks in commuting
Lyft compiled statistics on commuting in El…
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Affordable housing apartments coming to West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted 6 to 2 in favor of rezoning HOME’s property in West El Paso, making way for the proposed 104-unit…
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UTEP urges community to stay safe after two indecent exposure assaults near campus
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two cases of indecent assault, or fondling, that allegedly happened outside UTEP property is being investigated by the El…
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Council approves resolution, step forward for Deck Plaza project
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council just voted in favor of possibly giving matching funds to the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization…
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ABC-7 at 4: “So, Who Was It This Time?” to premiere at the El Paso Film Festival
El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)— Tower Productions’ newest award-winning short film, “So, Who Was It This Time?”, starring Ellar Coltrane (“Boyhood,”…
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Paso del Norte Health Foundation donates $5 million to Steve and Nancy Fox Cancer Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Tech Health El Paso and the Paso del Norte Health Foundation just announced a $5 million grant to support the future…
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EPISD annouced a new “Algebra for All” initiative for middle school students
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Independent School District annouced the “Algebra for All” initiative. The district says it is designed to…
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Another deadly summer reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Another scorching summer hit El Paso in 2024. The days were filled with triple-digit temperatures, as many El Pasoans did…
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GoFundMe set up for Jefferson High School student injured by vehicle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A GoFundMe has been set up for one of the students injured by a vehicle outside of Jefferson High School on Wednesday,…
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Ginger G. and L. Frederick Francis Foundation donates $2 million to UTEP to found deanship
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ginger G. and L. Frederick Francis Foundation just gifted $2 million to UTEP’s Woody L. Hunt College of Business. The…
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Son of former Gateway Hotel resident shares the details of his mother’s relocation
Update: Mayor Oscar Leeser’s staff asked to reschedule the interview to later this week. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In a news conference last Thursday,…
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Trial date scheduled in state case against Walmart shooter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Court officials just scheduled a start date for January 2026 in the state case against the federally-convicted Walmart…
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