Local El Paso jails are almost at capacity, and if local law enforcement is forced to house migrants in those facilities, the El Paso County Sheriff worries that it would cause problems for the county. “We don’t have the manpower, we do not have the training, you know, to go after immigration,” said Sheriff Oscar
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El Paso,Texas (KVIA)– Recent Executive Orders signed by President Trump, propose bringing a lot of changes to the Border. While not everyone agrees the changes will be positive, former El Paso Mayor Dee Margo and Adolpho Telles, member of the State Republican Executive Committee, say Trump is fulfilling the promises he made during his campaign.
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — SISD, EPISD, YISD and EPCC visual arts students will present their art portfolios to representatives from 19 colleges and universities from across the U.S. The 2025 Sun City Portfolio Day is happening Friday, January 24, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at El Paso Community College Academic Service Center Building
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is inviting the public to the grand re-opening ceremony of the Veterans Recreation Center. It’s happening Monday, January 27, 2025 at 4 p.m. at 5301 Salem Drive El Paso, TX 79924. The recreation center received a $1.5 million remodel thanks to the 2012 Quality of
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Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the judge approved the request. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Patrick Crusius’ lawyers asked the judge in the Walmart shooting case to extend the gag order surrounding the case to include former El Paso DA Bill Hicks. In a meeting today, the judge denied
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — Jefferson Silva High School Health Magnet students who are members of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) are hosting a Health Care Fest. It happening February 1st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jefferson Silva High cafeteria located at 4700 Alameda Avenue El Paso Texas 79905. They are
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso volunteers and outreach crews are coming together to address homelessness in our community. Emergence Health Network’s Unhoused Street Outreach Team collaborated with the El Paso Homeless Coalition for the city wide outreach effort on Thursday as part of the “Point in Time” count, an annual count of unhoused
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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) — The Department of Homeland Security’s change in policy with making arrests in sensitive locations affects many in El Paso. The Annunciation House is one of them. ABC-7 spoke with director Ruben Garcia, who has been involved in the business for over 50 years. He was very opposed to the new
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is going forward with plans to build a new Advanced Manufacturing District that is projected to bring about 17,000 jobs to Far West Texas. City council approved construction of the district’s first phase, to be built at the El Paso International Airport. The new manufacturing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — University of Texas at El Paso president Heather Wilson joined officials from the school and Sundt Construction to celebrate the last beam of the new building going in to place. Construction began on the $110 million dollar project in October 2023. The new complex will include 37 classrooms, several large
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — El Paso District Attorney’s Office and the El Paso Young Lawyers Association are hosting the annual Region 19 Mock Trial Competition. This year’s competition will take place from Friday, January 24th at 3 p.m. to Saturday, January 25th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the courtrooms of the Enrique
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — El Paso Community College (EPCC) announced they will be hosting the Sun City Portfolio Day on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It will take place at the EPCC Administrative Services Center, Building A Auditorium on 9050 Viscount Blvd, El Paso, TX 79925. Visual Arts students from
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The Borderland region is waking up to dangerously cold temperatures once again this morning and experts are reminding residents to take precautions to protect their pets from frostbite and hypothermia. The current morning conditions are especially dangerous for small dogs and fall into the caution range for medium-sized dogs,
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Down at the El Paso City Hall and Enrique Moreno County Courthouse, officials are discussing what’s to be expected in El Paso with President Trump’s newest executive orders to secure the southern border. Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino said that now with the CBP One app canceled — which is how a majority of migrants
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 140 Tenneco El Paso workers will be laid off next month. Tenneco is a large worldwide auto parts manufacturer with a plant in east El Paso. The company says they are laying off 140 people as part of a company reconstructing. In a statement provided to ABC-7 the company says in part
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)-Scam artists are taking advantage of Los Angeles residents as the historic wildfires continue to wreak havoc on parts of southern California. Special Agent Jeanette Harper with the FBI El Paso wants to warn the public that scammers are exploiting mass casualty events and disasters, such as the New Year’s Day terrorist
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EL PASO, (TX) — The Borderland is waking up to below freezing conditions this morning and El Paso doctors are urging residents to prepare after already seeing an increase in cold-related illnesses earlier this month. ABC-7 spoke to Dr. Anwar Monroy, local family medicine and geriatric medicine physician El Paso Intergral Care, who says conditions
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Update: El Paso ISD says schools and offices will operate normally Wednesday. Read the full statement below: “Schools and offices will operate on a regular schedule on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. All activities will resume as usual. Safety remains our top priority, and we will provide updates as needed.” Update: Gadsden ISD will operate on
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El Paso, Texas — The El Paso Symphony Orchestra announced their 4th annual Young People’s Concerts free of charge to all area 5th graders. It will happen Tuesday, February 4th, Wednesday, February 5th & Thursday, February 6th, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. The El Paso Symphony Orchestra’s “Young People’s Concerts,” is led by Nathan Black and singers
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EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) — A vigil will be held for Cody Vaughn, an El Paso man killed in a car crash last weekend, tonight at 7 p.m. The vigil will take place at Joey Barraza and Vino Memorial Park in Northeast El Paso. Vaughn’s car was rear-ended at a traffic light and pushed into
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Video from earlier today shows law enforcement blocking the middle of the Paso Del Norte International Bridge during the inaugural ceremonies of President Donald Trump. The video sparked reaction on social media. United States Customs and Border Protection says this is not a closure but a “limited disruptions in processing.” They said that this disruption
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) made gang-related arrests for weapons and drugs possession on January 17th. Three El Paso residents, all convicted felons; Arturo Ramirez Manzano, 27, Mario Ivan Ramirez, 21, and Corina Hernandez, 30, were arrested and are currently under federal probation. Two rifles
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Beauty Barber Academy (EBBA) will have its Grand Opening celebration on Saturday, January 25th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will take place at 5907 Brook Hollow Drive, El Paso, Texas 79925 and the ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 12 p.m. and is supported by
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Vaccinations, blood screening tests, SNAP benefits sign-ups, were all available at a health fair hosted by a local clinic and medical student volunteers, all at no cost. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the students at Texas Tech Foster School of Medicine wanted to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader by hosting a
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office today, Borderland residents are expressing mixed emotions about the new administration. The El Paso County Republican Party is hosting a watch party at 9 a.m. to celebrate Trump’s inauguration. Supporters say they are ready to see the changes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The popular social media platform entertains millions of users around the world daily, but on Saturday night U.S. users were unable to access the app. When users tried to use the app they were met with a message that said. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. unfortunately,
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Today the El Paso community came together for the El Paso Rally & Women’s March. The diverse group of participants focused on the importance of protecting the rights of a variety of topics such as: Women’s health rights Public education rights Voter rights People’s rights Veterans’ rights LGBTQ rights Immigrant rights
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EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA)– Medications that treat mental health disorders such as ADHD, depression and anxiety work best when paired with a healthy diet. Tewiana Norris, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Chief Nurse Practitioner officer at Emergence Health Networks, says the food we eat may help regulate our brain function. The problem is, not everyone
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EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) — The potential ban of the social media app TikTok this upcoming weekend will have some effects on multiple El Paso small businesses. One of them will be Isca Zeledon, who is the owner of Mexican Candy Lady and Exotics. She started the business in 2018 but started a TikTok shop
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