HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit wants help identifying four people they describe as people of interest in an April 16, 2023 homicide. Investigators found the victim in a desert area near Batavia Street in Horizon City. Now they want to find four people shown in these
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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 of Carousel Drive, a few blocks south of North Mesa Street, just after 2 p.m. Details are limited at this time. This is a developing story.
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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 which our students need to be prepared. ABC-7 went to Tornillo, Texas, home of one of the smallest and most rural districts in El Paso County, to see
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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 six-year-old child injured. According to the state’s attorney general, the first shooting occurred on Sunday. Officials say the suspects are part of a criminal group. Chihuahua State Police arrested one suspect.
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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, networking, mentor training from community partners, and exciting activities. Strive Now is a nonprofit organization that wants to empower students from the El Paso area through mentorship, taking
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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. Central office located 14521 Horizon Boulevard from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information head to their website.
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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 call at the 12100 block of Royal Wood in East El Paso. Police said the call came in at 3:13 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for
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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 9800 block of Sidewinder Sunday after a family member said they were worried because they had not heard from the victim in three days. Through their investigation, police
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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 of July weekend in 2021 using her city-issued gas card – one of five times she used taxpayer dollars to purchase fuel out of town in less than
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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 Times, it already has 500 employees and is expected to offer 1,150 jobs eventually. People interested in applying and knowing more information about the careers they are offering can click
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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, near Austin High School. Fire officials say the call came in past 12:30 am. One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Fire officials were unable
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The ordination ceremony for three deacons to the Order of the priesthood is a significant milestone in their spiritual journeys. Deacon Loyd Divinagracia, Deacon Angel Aguilar, and Deacon Angel were ordained in a special ceremony at St. Patrick Cathedral by Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso. “These
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water Employees raised money for the Boys and Girls Club of El Paso this weekend by getting a little competitive. Every year El Paso Water employees chose a charity to support. This year, they chose to support the Boys Girls Clubs of El Paso by hosting and competing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for the public’s help in solving a murder that happened in April. Police said that they responded to a vehicle that crashed into a yard on the 5900 block of Ameen Avenue in northeast El Paso on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police say a 57-year-old man died after he was hit by a car, then run over by a truck as he laid on the ground. It happened Saturday just after 8:40 p.m. along the 8200 block of Dyer. The police investigation revealed the man was trying to cross
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Four races were forced into a runoff during the May 6 regular election after candidates did not get a majority vote. The unofficial final election results are in. There were two seats on the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees, one seat for Ysleta Independent School District Board,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Saturday, ABC-7 spoke exclusively with the mother of a Culberson County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was run over by a car in Horizon City last month. On May 31, Deputy Eddie Tibuni was run over by a car while working off-duty at a construction site at the intersection of Horizon
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A group of migrants were rescued by the efforts of El Paso Fire crews and Border Patrol agents. The ten people were found in a storm drain just after 5 p.m. in South El Paso at Coles Street and East 3rd Avenue according to first responders. No injuries were reported,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ‘Basketball in the Barrio’ is returning with their summer camp for the 31st year in a row in El Paso. The camp hosts 6-10 year-old girls and boys who live in El Paso’s Segundo Barrio and Chamizal neighborhoods. According to the camp, they emphasize “border culture pride,” and is made
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans will soon have an easier way to find parking downtown and in other areas where there is metered parking. The City of El Paso is in the beginning phases of their new parking website called Park915.com, which will allow drivers to access a map that will show public
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LA UNION, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol officials say agents rescued 35 migrants from a trailer this week. El Paso Sector Chief Anthony “Scott” Good tweeted out photos. He says the temperature inside the trailer was dangerous. As those temperatures continue to rise, Good says smugglers are putting people inside trailers like this and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The area of Nimitz and Carolina in El Paso’s Lower Valley is as picturesque as it is historical. The area is home to one of the oldest pecan groves in the city, from the 1930s and 40s. In fact many of the trees in the area are older than the
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Update: ABC-7 is bringing you complete coverage of the release. The local business is holding a media availability today in the hours before the debut. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso-based TV show premieres tomorrow on Netflix. “Tex-Mex Motors” follows car enthusiasts Marcos “Scooter” Carrera and Rob “Rabbit” Pitts. The pair own a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police continue to investigating a deadly shooting in the Upper Valley involving a road rage incident. In the meantime, ABC-7 is learning new information about what may have led up to the shooting. As we reported, police arrested 28-year-old Jose Orozco, his brother, 21-year-old Cristian Orozco, and their
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EL PASO (KVIA) — A shooting left one man dead early Friday morning. The shooting happened near Cincinnati Avenue, an area that includes a handful of popular bars and restaurants. ABC-7 was first alerted to shots fired just before 4 a.m. Friday morning. The area has a history of violence, adding to growing concern from
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Nusenda Credit Union, New Mexico’s largest locally owned and operated credit union, is acquiring Western Heritage Bank, a state-chartered institution out of Las Cruces. Bank officials state Western Heritage focuses on local customers, helping build Borderland businesses in a variety of different fields. A spokesperson tells ABC-7 the combined
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso-based TV show premieres tomorrow on Netflix. “Tex-Mex Motors” follows car enthusiasts Marcos “Scooter” Carrera and Rob “Rabbit” Pitts. The pair own a business scavenging undervalued cars in Mexico, restoring them, then selling them to American buyers. The main production company is based in California, however, an El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 71-year-old Roberto Maldonado into custody on June 6. A warrant was issued for Maldonado’s arrest. Officials charged him with two felony counts of Indecency with a Child and one felony count of Sex Abuse of a Child. Deputies booked him
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Ft. Bliss soldier broke into a home in northeast El Paso, breaking a glass door and allegedly telling the homeowner he was “possessed by the devil,” according to court documents. The alleged break-in happened in the early morning of May 29 on the 5800 block of Regulus Drive, a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrants in Juarez who recently arrived at the border and who do not want to stay at local shelters have started to camp at El Chamizal, next to the Bridge of the Americas. Other migrants have been seen at the Ysleta Port of Entry and at the Paso del Norte Bridge,
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