EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Thousands of Coldplay fans will pack the Sun bowl stadium Friday and Saturday to watch them grace the UTEP stage for the first time. Kayla Elick the Manager at the Moon tower Sports bar in West El Paso said when big concerts come to town people tend to go to bars before
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Juan Francisco Del Valle Ferrer, was in court today asking for a bond reduction which was denied. He is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter in the crash that killed Dalia Olivas, a teacher and her fiancé Rick Ballard back in November of 2024 at the intersection of Rojas and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees are meeting Thursday morning to discuss the district’s current finances and cash flow. Today’s meeting agenda lists “Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Forecast” as the main topic up for discussion today. The district is livestreaming the meeting, which you can watch below.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso is the only stop in Texas for Coldplay’s “Music of the sphere world tour”. The band has the most tour tickets sold, as of June 2025, which sold over 10.9 million tickets sold world wide. “We’re going to see, a lot of movement around campus here in the city
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Dads may seem like they have it all together, but some say fatherhood isn’t talked about enough like motherhood is. ABC-7 spoke with the El Paso Center for Children about their Fatherhood Program — a resource that benefits El Paso dads. Program manager Jose Alamillo says that fathers pass down knowledge from one generation to
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in El Paso.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Actress Veronica Cartwright will appear at the 18th annual El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival this summer Cartwright will appear in conjunction with the screening of two of her movies — Alien and The Birds. The festival will show Alien Friday, July 25, 2025, at 7 PM and will show The
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Local organizations are teaming up and protesting in support of families going to immigration court in El Paso. Organizations like Casa Carmelita are heading to the Richard C. White Federal Building at 8 a.m. to protest against families or people from possibly getting arrested or detained while attending their court hearing. ABC-7 is working to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water says some customers on the west side may currently be seeing a water outage after a main break at the intersection of Stanton and Stockwell. The organization says crews are on the scene to fix the break as soon as possible. Customers in the nearby area may
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Academy Charter School said it received a “prestigious A” ranking from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). It was one of two charter schools to be named within the county. Like school grades, the TEA accountability ratings assessment ranges from A to F. Student performance on the STAAR test,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. News & World Report just ranked El Paso as #2 on its list of the 25 Best Big Cities to Live in the U.S. in 2025-2026. The list highlighted El Paso’s average commute time (21 minutes), median home value ($175,800), and median monthly rent ($833) as positive factors. U.S.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso VA Health Care System opened a new clinic offering after-hours walk-in appointments. It said the clinic is designed to “bridge the gap between routine primary care and emergency care.” The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 4 to 7:30 p.m. It is located at 5001 N.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso and UTEP announced their third Medfuture cohort of future physicians. Texas Tech says the Medfuture partnership selects high school seniors who want to go into science and medicine. These students are admitted to UTEP and receive conditional acceptance to the Foster School of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Certain types of fireworks, including “skyrockets with sticks” and “missiles with fins,” are temporarily banned in unincorporated areas of El Paso County ahead of this year’s Fourth of July celebrations. County officials cited that there is an even higher-than-normal fire risk this year due to the “extremely dry” weather conditions
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is designating an area near UTEP as a new “Rideshare Hub,” ahead of the Coldplay concerts this week. “City officials encourage residents and visitors to begin using the Rideshare Hub, particularly those planning to attend the Coldplay concert at the Sun Bowl this weekend,” a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence will award diplomas to nearly 500 U.S. Service members and 66 international military students. Class 75 graduated service members representing the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coastguard and international students representing 55 military partner nations. “It feels great
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso, TX – This Sunday, Rise and Restore invited families to Licon Dairy for a community wellness event from 9 AM to 1 PM. In a delightful first, attendees experienced goat yoga, offering a joyful way to stretch and connect amidst playful animals. The event featured a wellness market
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Today, the Cielo Vista Mall teamed up with the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation to hold the 4th annual Cancer Survivor Line Dance Celebration. The event was in honor of National Cancer Survivor Month. People line danced in their best 80s themed outfits all to celebrate local cancer survivors. There was also
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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) hosted an in-person town hall meeting Saturday evening. Escobar held the meeting at Horizon High School and said it gave her the oppourtunity to talk to constituents and share updates about her work in Washington. “There’s a lot of uncertainty and people obviously are very concerned about everything that’s coming out
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COLUMBIA, Missouri — A person who was found in a vacant building in New Florence, Missouri has been identified as a woman from El Paso. The announcement was made by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in a social media post late Friday. According to our sister station, KMIZ, the name of the woman was not shared
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local 4-year-old Liam loves to play on park swings and slides with his siblings. However, he was diagnosed with a liver disorder and cannot go out as often as he would like. Make-A-Wish North Texas said Liam wished for his own play set. Palo Santo Construction LLC surprised Liam with
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Coach responds to reprimand: “The incidents that were reported I could not even imagine.” EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a report by an Austin law firm hired by El Paso ISD to investigate hazing allegations in Franklin High School’s football program can be withheld from the public under the state’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today at the the David Carrasco Job Corps Center in El Paso, Workforce Solutions Borderplex held a Career & Resource Event. It took place today, June 6th, from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Job Corps, 11155 Gateway Blvd W, El Paso, TX 79935 to help those affected by the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Event organizers have already set up the flooring ahead of Coldplay’s concert at the Sun Bowl next week. KVIA An ABC-7 crew spotted the flooring while at a preview event today. Other elements, such as the stage, have yet to be set up. Coldplay will put on two shows at
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ABC-7 has republished in full the Sun Bowl Stadium Fan Guide for the Cold Play concert happening June 13 and 14, 2025. Find the original Fan Guide here. General Information Concert Day 1 Friday June 13th , 2025Doors open at – 5:00 PMSun Bowl Stadium Concert Day 2 Saturday June 14th , 2025Doors open at –
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Age is just a number. And that saying perfectly describes Stephanie Menchey’s journey to the classroom. The 46-year-old El Paso Community College student returned to school to pursue a degree in social work. She’s proving it’s never too late to follow your dreams! “I really want to go back to school.
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in El Paso.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s all to create space for more women in creative fields. Today, community leaders gathered at La Numbe to celebrate a new movement for women in the arts. The Paso del Norte Community Foundation launched its new charitable fund, “Cowgirl Up.” Founder Gina Roe-Davis said the fund aims to open
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Equine therapy is known to have powerful healing effects on people. KNJ Therapeutic Ranch works with people with special needs, military, and the elderly to provide a place of healing and comfort. Seniors at the Legacy of Cimarron were brought out to the ranch to soak in the sun and nature while interacting with the
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