April is Autism Awareness Month and many of those with the disability feel like there are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to how they function in the work place. Gozo’s Ice Cream in Downtown El Paso is not just any ice cream shop, they’re known for hiring hardworking people with intellectual disabilities. Adrian Maisonet
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UPDATE (11:25 AM- 4/19/26) — The El Paso Police Department has identified 16-year-old Jennifer Lopez of El Paso, as the individual who died in the car crash that happened Saturday morning. Police say that officers responded to a call of a single vehicle crash at the 6500 block of Gateway East around 1:44 am. Officers
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OROGRANDE, New Mexico (KVIA) – Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, opened their training area to military families Saturday. The event offered a close look at how crews operate the M1A2 Abrams tank. Soldiers have been in the field since April 7, working through increasingly
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UPDATE (April 17, 2026) — A federal agency is now conducting a safety inspection on the incident, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s website. OSHA is investigating what caused two El Paso Electric employees’ injuries while working. According to OSHA, the inspection opened April 15, the same day the incident happened. There
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso International Airport Director Juan Antonio (Tony) Nevarez is no longer working with the city, a city spokesperson confirmed with ABC-7 Friday. The city appointed Nevarez in November 2024 after working at the airport for more than 20 years. The airport said he is “no longer with the City
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four astronauts made history as the first crewed flight to the moon in more than 50 years. UTEP professor Jose Hurtado was part of the Science Evaluation Team for the landmark Artemis II mission with NASA. Hurtado is a professor in the Geological Sciences program at UTEP. He was in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — National Championship Sports El Paso on Friday cancelled its Bunny Bash tournament due to a “serious threat” made toward event security, according to its Facebook post. The tournament was set for this weekend. In a statement sent to coaches and team administrators, NCS El Paso said it received an anonymous
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released the death report for a migrant from Nicaragua who died at Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in January. According to the report, 36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz was transferred to Camp East Montana Jan. 7 after being arrested and detained in Minnesota the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several student robotics teams from multiple Harmony Public Schools in El Paso qualified for a world championship, the HPS West Texas announced Thursday. Students from elementary to high school grades qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, HPS West Texas said. These teams secured their place
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted and approved a resolution earlier this month to ask the City Attorney’s Office to forward its concerns and request an investigation into the three deaths reported at Camp East Montana. According to El Paso City Representative Lily Limón, El Paso City Council is the only
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Chamber lit up the Star on the Mountain for Coldplay and Post Malone. Friday, the star will shine gold and white in honor of the upcoming Usher and Chris Brown concert at the Sun Bowl Stadium, the chamber announced. The chamber said it partnered with Live Nation to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — School districts and education employers are recruiting at Friday’s education job fair at the University of Texas at El Paso, the school said. The job fair ends at 2 p.m. at the Don Haskins Center. UTEP’s College of Education’s job fair is open to UTEP students in education programs, alumni
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- People are seeing higher prices lately, whether they’re buying gas, groceries, or other daily essentials. Brian Mirau explains why this is happening.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Michael Hinojosa, a conservator with the TEA overseeing the Socorro Independent School District, said that there’s only two months left to work with the district. The Texas Education Agency appointed Hinojosa to oversee SISD amid concerns regarding governing, finances, and academic compliance. The district had a budget deficit as large
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A social media video posted on Tuesday showed a two separate incidents of people pulling on their dogs’ leashes. FitFam El Paso shared the videos with ABC-7. One showed an owner yanking his dog’s leash. The other showed an owner tugging on her dog’s neck, causing the dog to yelp.
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UPDATE (5:03 p.m.) — County commissioners discussed the county sheriff’s use of overtime during the meeting. The majority of the meeting was behind closed doors. After the session concluded and access was granted, County Judge Samaniego said the court would not comment further at this time. In a brief interview afterward, Samaniego identified the sheriff’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— One local theater group is breaking the mold of traditional theater productions and attracting audiences in an exhilarating way. Teatro Neplanta aims to break the fourth wall and draw audience members into the story unfolding before them. It puts you right in the action—up close and personal! The local theater group
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District’s Center for Career and Technology Education continues to offer high school students various programs to help them prepare for their future careers. CCTE students enrolled in the Veterinary Assistance Program to gain real-world skills to prepare them for a future in veterinary medicine. These
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is in the hospital Wednesday after a crash in South-Central El Paso, according to the El Paso Fire Department. According to the EPFD, it happened around 5:45pm, at 3401 Dyer street. A truck crashed through the front of a Chico’s Tacos. This is a developing story.
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El Paso Locomotive FC remain in an undefeated record, now with a game coming up this weekend against San Antonio FC, they need all fans to get that win. Saturday’s match versus San Antonio FC is a heated rival vying for the Copa Tejas Cup. The Locomotives won at Hartford on April 11, improving to 6-0-1,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies charged a 30-year-old woman for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a road rage incident, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Deputies responded to a report of a person with a weapon at the 13600 block Eastlake Boulevard near Horizon Heights Elementary April 8, EPCSO said.
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UPDATE (April 15, 2026) — EPPD said a fight happened at the park and a 16-year-old boy discharged a gun. No injuries were reported. EPPD’s gang unit learned during the fight, a person brandished and fired a gun into the air several times, EPPD said Wednesday. Police arrested the boy and referred him to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Law enforcement arrested two individuals on separate incidents of deceptive business practices targeting elderly victims, the El Paso County Constable’s Office, Precinct 4, said Wednesday. First Incident A 70-year-old man told a deputy constable he needed help with a missing vehicle on Jan 4. According to the constable’s office, the man
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson was absent during this week’s City Council sessions and was not present for the vote to move forward with a memorandum of understanding with the County, TxDOT and with the Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation. ABC-7 reached out to his office for comment and for an
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Monday, Dr. Rebecca L. Campos, a Texas Tech Health El Paso faculty member earned the Texas Tech University System Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award, one of the highest honors in the TTU system, the El Paso campus said. “Receiving this award is an honor,” said Dr. Campos. “It’s also
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UPDATE (12:03 p.m.) — Crews repaired the major power outages near the Fountains and Far East El Paso, according to EPE’s map. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several power outages across East and Far East El Paso are impact more than 5,000 customers Wednesday, according to the El Paso Electric outage map. As of 11:44
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today the City of El Paso is working on signing a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to move forward in collaborative planning of the Downtown I-10 Deck Plaza. Mayor Renard Johnson was not present at City Hall for the vote today. The council voted 7 to 1 and District 7
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a man for the second time after he allegedly threatened deputies during the first. 25-year-old Jon Christian Orozco was originally arrested for a second offense DWI after running a red light and making a wrong turn, EPCSO said. EPCSO said during
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso City Council approved hiring an outside consultant to handle a lawsuit filed by Daniel Villegas, an El Paso man who said he was forced to confess to the murder of two people in a drive-by shooting when he was 16-years-old in 1993. In Tuesday’s executive session, City
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force is investigating a reported car theft. A victim reported paying thousands of dollars for repair and paint services to a body shop. Police said in March the victim kept receiving messages by the shop stating that their car was almost done,
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