Man allegedly threatens El Paso postal worker
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso law enforcement officers say 42-year-old Edgar Efren Avila threatened a postal worker. Officials say the alleged…
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Car crashes into fence, shed in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A car crashed into a building Thursday morning. Las Cruces Fire Department officials sent ABC-7 a photo of the…
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Virgin Galactic announces first commercial space flights
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic just announced its first two space flights. The first, Galactic 01, is happening this month.…
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William Beaumont welcomes its new commander in a time-honored ceremony
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The change of command ceremony is a centuries-old tradition where the outgoing military commander symbolically relinquishes…
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Las Cruces man sentenced for murdering his wife in 2019
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces court sentenced Juan Baños-Lopez to 15 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Amberly Busby…
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Juarez artist builds “Big Foot” in honor of migration on the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Jorge Pérez is a borderland artist that has been doing urban art for over 20 years now. His most recent sculpture is a…
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Officials plan new port of entry in the Sunland Park-Anapra area
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last weekend, Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar along with the Mayor of Sunland Park, Javier Perea announced the new…
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El Pasoans impacted by Texas paper license plate ban
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new law signed by Governor Greg Abbott gets rid of temporary paper plates for vehicles. When a person buys a car in Texas,…
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Viva! El Paso opens its 45th Season on Friday
Viva! El Paso opens its 45th Season on Friday, June 23rd at 8:00 pm in the beautiful McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre. This year, under the direction…
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Las Cruces Police ask for community’s help in hit-and-run crash
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police is asking the community for help in identifying the driver in a hit-and-run crash that left a…
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El Paso plastic surgeon visits war-torn Ukraine to perform reconstructive surgery on injured children
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A local plastic surgeon from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in El Paso recently made the trip to Ukraine to operate on…
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El Paso man appears in federal court after arrest: charged with abusive sexual contact
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An man was arrested and charged Monday for abusive sexual contact that allegedly happened on May 26, 2022. The warrant for…
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Fort Bliss welcomes the return of deployed soldiers to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade returned from an overseas deployment earlier this month. Fort Bliss…
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El Paso County Commissioners to vote on the issuance of Revenue Bonds to finance acquisition of former Legent Hospital facility
UPDATE: The commissioners today approved UMC going forward with the revenue bond to secure the new UMC surgical Hospital in East El Paso. The $55…
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Las Cruces investigators ask for help identifying alleged hit-and-run driver
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police are trying to find the person who allegedly hit and injured a man with a car. Crime Stoppers of…
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Four hikers rescued from treacherous Organ Mountain trail
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Four separate rescue teams worked together to rescue four hikers off the side of the Organ Mountains Monday. The…
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Las Cruces police seeking additional victims of former daycare worker accused of abuse
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police are seeking additional potential victims of a daycare employee accused of abusing a 3-year-old boy…
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Las Cruces Public Schools announces superintendent semifinalists
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education announced seven semifinalists for the job of superintendent. The…
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El Paso detectives ask for help identifying four people of interest in shooting death of 15-year-old boy
HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit wants help identifying four people they describe as people of…
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El Paso Police investigate after body found on the westside
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are investigating after they found a body on the westside. They have set up a crime scene on the 5200 block…
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Tornillo ISD educators work to bridge digital divide in the classroom
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There is no denying that technology plays a huge role in our lives now, but it also will loom large over future jobs for…
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Violent week in Juarez leaves one baby dead and a child injured
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Two separate shootings left a six-month-old baby and a 17-year-old dead inside of a house, and the other left a…
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Summer Camp for El Paso teens
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Strive Now will be hosting a five day summer camp for El Paso teens. Teenagers will be able to participate in workshops,…
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Clint I.S.D. hosting teacher job fair
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Clint Independent School District will be hosting a teacher job fair today. The event will take place at Clint I.S.D.…
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One person in custody after aggravated assault call in East El Paso
UPDATE (6:45 p.m.): Police said one subject is in custody EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police said they are responding to an Aggravated Assault…
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Man and woman found dead following murder-suicide in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A murder-suicide is being investigated by El Paso Police in Northeast El Paso. Police were called out to the scene at the…
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City Reps. Hernandez, Rodriguez drum up largest fuel card bills; spending policies, oversight long lacking
by Elida S. Perez, El Paso Matters June 11, 2023 Former city Rep. Claudia Rodriguez filled up her gas tank in Carlsbad, New Mexico, during the Fourth…
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Marshalls clothing store distribution center opens in east El Paso; it’s expected to offer more than one thousand jobs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Marshall’s clothing store opened a distribution center in east El Paso at 3900 Global Reach Drive. According to El Paso…
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One person is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Central El Paso. It happened at 2900 block of Piedras,…
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Catholic Diocese of El Paso marks a new chapter in service
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The ordination ceremony for three deacons to the Order of the priesthood is a significant milestone in their spiritual…
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