EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, ABC-7’s Lauren Bly reported live from WinterFest in Downtown El Paso. The event is not yet open to the public, so today’s broadcast just provides a little sneak peek of the popular family-friendly event. The event will run from November 22 through January 4. Lights will be visible nightly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As temperatures drop, it becomes more vital to stay warm, especially for the older and more vulnerable populations here in the borderland. Today the Extreme Weather Task Force launched its annual winter safety and blanket drive campaign. El Paso’s Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza shared safety tips to consider this
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Twenty-three hotels in El Paso owe the city more than $2.4 million in delinquent hotel occupancy taxes, according to a recent city audit. Hotel guests pay the occupancy tax at checkout, and hotels are required to forward a portion of that revenue to the city. The funds help promote tourism and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP will soon get a new $108 million student housing complex. The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved construction this week. The money is coming from the UT System’s Revenue Financing System. UTEP will repay the funds through the housing revenue system. A UTEP spokesperson says the university’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Zoo Director Joe Montisano is no longer with the City of El Paso, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC-7 this evening. Montisano was placed on temporary administrative leave in September 2025. On September 22, the assistant director for the zoo sent an email to zoo management stating that Montisano
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water presented their budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to the Public Service Board, which had a $9.99 rise in rates for the typical household. The budget was not approved, but it was the first time the budget was publicly seen. El Paso Water CEO John Balliew gave
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar sent a letter to USPS Inspector General Tammy Hull calling for an investigation into what Escobar calls postal service problems in El Paso. Escobar says there has been a rise in delayed mail delivery, vandalized boxes, and unreliable fleet conditions. She says that USPS leadership has not
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Believe it or not, the holidays are already here — Winterfest 2025 kicks off in San Jacinto Plaza in Downtown El Paso with a big comeback. Over 55 floats will line up the streets in the lights parade, and last year 65,000 people filled up Downtown El Paso during Winterfest — This year, they’re expecting
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso mayor visited Loretto Academy this morning. Mayor Renard Johnson met with elementary and middle school students at the school. This is part of an effort by the Career 101 Club to help showcase different types of careers to students. The mayor was able to discuss his responsibilities and provide insights of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso is collaborating with the C Foundation to distribute food baskets to community members in need. The giveaway is happening at 910 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. until supplies run out. Distribution will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is one major step ahead in seeing a transformation in entertainment and live music with the Sunset Amphitheater’s groundbreaking ceremony taking place where the Cohen Stadium once stood. On Wednesday, the company VENU, the City of El Paso and community leaders will meet in Northeast El Paso in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — GECU, which is the largest locally-owned federal credit union here in El Paso, is looking to buy the Bank of the Southwest. Bank of the Southwest is based in New Mexico and has 11 locations. It has more than $186 million in assets, which GECU will take over once that
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UPDATE (Aug. 21, 2026): Court documents said Wolfe’s fraud charge was dismissed on May 18, 2026. A judge signed an order for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to remove any conditions of bond associated with the fraud case from the Texas Crime Information Center. Documents said the case was dismissed because of prosecutorial discretion.
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Update (12:14 PM): El Paso District Attorney James Montoya released a statement addressing the dismissal of the charge against former Rep. Joe Molinar. The statement was released in response to ABC-7 questions about whether Molinar’s status as a former city representative factored into the dismissal of his charge. Read the statement in full below: “As
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Update (November 18, 2025): The El Paso American Federation of Teachers posted on Facebook about the news that Dr. Brian Lusk had been named the sole finalist in El Paso ISD’s search for a new superintendent. “I just got off the phone with my counterpart in Alliance Dallas, the AFT Local in Dallas ISD,” federation
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The Opportunity Center for the Homeless will be serving Thanksgiving meals for hundreds of homeless people, and they’re looking for donations from the community. They plan on feeding up to 400 individuals from all programs to include five emergency shelters, one transitional living center, and four permanent housing programs. They serve those with addictions, the elderly,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Longtime Mexican actress and fitness figure Vanessa Guzmán held a news conference today to clarify the incident that occurred at her home earlier this month. Guzmán said the shooting did damage her apartment, but it was determined to be an accident. She added that the bullet that hit her apartment
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso residents and businesses could soon pay a new monthly fee to help fund improvements to the city’s deteriorating streets, although the City Council voted Monday to remove a planned presentation on the topic from its agenda. The El Paso City Council had been set to review a proposal
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted today to deny Texas Gas Service’s proposed 27% rate increase. This follows public hearings in which residents heard from both gas service and city staff on the proposed rate increase. “The Council’s action reinforces its commitment to protecting El Paso ratepayers from unjustified utility hikes
Continue Reading Update (November 17, 2025): In her news conference Monday morning, Guzmán addressed the fact that certain social media users were circulating rumors about the incident online. Guzmán explained that her neighbor, who she shares a wall with, had an accident involving a gun. On a personal note, Guzmán says that she is currently working to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Lately many local restaurants across the Borderland have recently closed. UTEP Professor Tom Fullerton says this is ironic considering that during the first half of 2025 there were fewer nationwide closures than there have been historically. Yet in recent weeks, here in El Paso, there appears to be an increase
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Update (4:20 PM): El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar is responding to the news of Border Czar Tom Homan’s upcoming speaking engagement at UTEP. Read Rep. Escobar’s full statement below: “UTEP’s embrace of right-wing politics in the last few years has been alarming and is unreflective of El Paso. As a loving, welcoming community, the invitation of Tom
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El Paso Community College Fashion Technology Program will host “Fashion Lab Sessions’ for students to meet industry professionals, including a Project Runway contestant. The TV show’s season 21 contestant Belania Daley is the owner and creator of BCD Planet. She has over 10 years of corporate fashion technical designer experience and she will share her story, passion, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—A team of researchers from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and the University of Texas at El Paso have received a $40,000 grant from Sobel-Duncan Border Health Research Award to study chronic ankle instability, a condition disproportionately impacting the Borderplex region. Colby Genrich, Family and Sports Medicine physician at
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — The Canutillo Independent School District celebrated the start of construction on its new, relocated Canutillo Middle School, a major bond project aimed at supporting the district’s growth and modernizing student learning environments. District leaders marked the launch of the $106.8 million construction project on Saturday morning, followed by a fall festival
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A crash on Montwood and Pete Brown in East El Paso sent one person to the hospital this evening. According to the El Paso Fire Department, the call came in at 5:57 p.m. One person with life threatening injuries was airlifted by Fire Star to the hospital.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Population growth in El Paso county is slowing down. Previously, the area had seen double-digit percent increases in population every decade since the 1950s. But the 2020 census showed that growth cut in half over ten years, falling from 17.8% to 8.1 %. While the city of El Paso and surrounding communities are still growing now, El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of bishops with the U.S. Conference of Bishops, including El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, uploaded a video message addressing the current immigration situation in America. The video was uploaded to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ YouTube page. El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz was one of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new sign posted on the side of Chicas Locas indicates the building that housed the local establishment is now to lease. The City of El Paso previously filed a lawsuit against Chicas Locas. City Attorney Karla Nieman says that the city has not yet settled with the business’s owners.
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by Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso MattersNovember 13, 2025 The El Paso and Canutillo school districts could soon name their respective superintendent finalists as the districts’ school boards are set to interview candidates next week. The El Paso Independent School District board will conduct interviews Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 17-18, and will hold a second
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