Watch the demolition live below: Update (January 30, 2025): El Paso County will begin the demolition tomorrow. The demolition did not start late last year as originally planned. “This milestone marks the next phase of a transformative project to restore and heal a community that has endured decades of harm from the site which is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso announced the grand opening of the Mexican American Cultural Center will happen Saturday, March 22, 2025. ABC-7 produced an in-depth Xtra Sunday Edition on the cultural center earlier this month. Click here to watch the full show. The $16 million set aside for the building
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The same challenges remain for El Paso Animal Services in 2025. The shelter continues to deal with high intake numbers, but officials remain optimistic. January marked a busy time for the shelter for both adoptions and intakes. Shelter officials provided ABC-7 with these statistics. In 2025, so far, over 1,700
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ysleta ISD Board of Trustees approved a one-year extension for Superintendent Dr. Xavier De La Torre. A district spokesperson calls the decision “a reflection of the board’s continued confidence in his leadership and ongoing commitment to improving the educational experience for all of its students.” Dr. De La Torre
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents near Mission Ridge Blvd and Pleasant in Far East El Paso say in the past 3 years, 4 sinkholes have appeared in their neighborhood. Some say they are left without water for hours while the county and Paseo del Este MUD work to resolve the issue. The last sinkhole
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Lawyers representing the family of Vincent Leyva, 42, tell ABC-7 that they filed a federal civil lawsuit against El Paso County. Leyva died on March 13, 2023 after he was arrested and booked at the Downtown Detention Facility. Court documents obtained by ABC-7 state that initial investigations revealed no evidence
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by El Paso Matters Staff January 29, 2025 Edward Greer, who enlisted in the segregated Army during World War II and rose to become one of the service’s first Black generals, died Wednesday in El Paso, his Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity announced. Born and raised in West Virginia, he was a few weeks shy of his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After his childhood was shaped by sports, an El Pasoan dedicates his time to to help unite the community out on the soccer field. “I was picked on because I was thin, and skinny,” said Edmundo Rodriguez. He had a challenging childhood. “Living in this area, this, it’s it it can be, you
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ABC-7 went to the El Paso International Airport to talk to passengers about how they feel taking to the skies after the deadly plane crash in Washington D.C. Some passengers say while they’re devastated by the tragedy they still feel a plane is the safest option. “It happens very rarely I’m in a plane, what
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Homeowners in El Paso have until midnight on Friday, January 31, to pay their property taxes and avoid penalties and interest charges. Starting February 1, unpaid property taxes will be subject to a 7% penalty and interest fee, which will increase monthly. By March, the penalty rises to 9%,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Bruce Griego lives with his 95-year-old father in west El Paso. A few days ago, a major inconvenience appeared in both of their lives. Bruce found discolored water in his toilet, and shortly after, all over the house. He called EPWater immediately, and even after following their advice, still sees
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County just announced that the Texas Space Commission is awarding $800,000 for the development of the West Texas Aerospace Corridor Master Plan. The project is lead by the county and the Midland Economic Development Corporation. It aims to create a comprehensive strategy for aerospace infrastructure, workforce development, and
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The number of vaccine exemption requests in Texas has doubled from what it was five years ago. Now with the possibility of RFK Jr. becoming the new Secretary of Health and Human Services, who’s known for his controversial stance on vaccine efficacy, many Texans are hoping for more rights against vaccinating their kids. However, ABC-7 spoke with one
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Central Business Association (CBA) will host its January luncheon featuring various binational leaders and officials in Downtown this afternoon. Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar is set to be one of the keynote speakers at the event. “Having served as the Senator representing Juarez and leading the city
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The El Paso Zoo is set to launch a new animal encounter program, giving visitors the opportunity to get up close with Magellanic penguins, a rhinoceros, pronghorns and the Galapagos tortoises. The experience will include the chance to touch, interact and even feed the animals close up. The encounters
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The El Paso Promise Program, a new county initiative, is focused on providing job skills, workforce training, and educational opportunities for youth who have previously been in the justice system. Precinct 4 County Commissioner Sergio Coronado has been working on this initiative since 2018. He told ABC-7 this is something
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Do you want the chance to win $10,000? All you have to do is stop by ABC-7 during our Vitalant blood drive on Friday, January 31, 2025. The blood drive will be happening in the parking lot at 4140 Rio Bravo St. El Paso, Texas 79902 from 11 AM to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is appointing four new Deputy City Managers. “These accomplished leaders, all lifelong El Pasoans who have grown their careers within the organization, join Deputy City Managers Robert Cortinas, Mario D’Agostino, and Ellen Smyth, forming a robust and dynamic executive team dedicated to advancing the City’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County relies heavily on FEMA funding to support the sheltering of migrants. The Trump Administration could change that. The county used to work on a reimbursement basis, where NGOs would pay money and wait for it to come from the government. They changed it recently where they would
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The question has always stood: Is coffee good for you or not? The good news — or possibly bad news — for coffee drinkers is that researchers have officially found that there are benefits for your heart health by drinking coffee in the morning rather than throughout the day. February is American Heart Month, and heart
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by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert January 27, 2025 Texas officials recently reported highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in captive wild birds in El Paso this past December – the first cases reported in more than two years in the city. Following a media release about recent bird flu findings across the state, Texas Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Lerrin Johnson
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by Robert Moore January 27, 2025 A trial date in the 2019 Walmart mass shooting could be pushed back by months under a motion filed Monday by defense attorneys and prosecutors. The agreed motion seeks to suspend any pretrial hearings until after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules on an issue related to three orders
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by Diego Mendoza-Moyers, El Paso MattersJanuary 27, 2025 El Paso Electric on Monday said it’s seeking a rate increase that would boost El Paso households’ monthly power bills by nearly $23 on average, the starting point in what likely will be a contentious negotiation among the utility, its regulators and customers that could last a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A “Big Game Viewing Event” is happening at the El Paso County Coliseum Sunday, February 9, 2025. The event is hosted by the El Paso Sports Commission, South Coast Audio, El Paso Rhinos, Kaleidoscope Art Space, and Warriors Edge Boxing. The event will start at 11 AM with tailgating in
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners are set to discuss the recent federal executive orders and Department of Justice directives on immigration during their meeting later this morning. County Judge Ricardo Samaniego has already emphasized the county’s commitment to community safety and support. In a press conference last week, County Attorney
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– According to AAA, gas prices in El Paso were higher than the state average this past week. The state average is $2.74 with some cities like Witcha Falls paying $2.61. However, here in the Sun City the average price for gas is $2.96. Nationally the average $3.13 which is up 5
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to Susan Goodell, CEO of El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, many of their clients have expressed fear and concern regarding visiting the food bank due to recent announcements regarding federal immigration policies. “What will this mean?”, “Will the food bank still be here for us?”, “Can I still go and
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) – Military personnel has arrived in El Paso to assist with border operations, marking a 60% increase in troops along the southern border since Monday. The Department of Defense confirmed the deployment of 1,500 troops, including 1,000 Army soldiers and 500 Marines, to El Paso and San Diego. The U.S.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Middle school students from across the borderland had the chance to learn about careers in healthcare at the 14th annual Borderland students explore healthcare careers at Medventure for Your Future. The event was hosted by Texas Tech Health El Paso on Saturday. Students got to participate in interactive, hands-on activities
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the 13th straight year, the Socorro Independent School District hosted female students in 6-12th grade, as well as their mothers, or other female role models, for a chance to bond and explore a variety of topics. The conference featured informational sessions about college opportunities, self-defense, the dangers of social
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