EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens is bringing back Bug Fest from May 20 and the 21. The events runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Bug Fest will feature live bug displays with critters both native and foreign to the Borderland. After a bug cook-off, guests can
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several residents of the Blue Flame Apartments in Downtown El Paso are alleging they have not had heating or cooling services since last year. One resident, Kathyran Johnson, told ABC-7 that residents were advised in a meeting held Monday that floors 2 through 13 have no AC or heating. Johnson
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is home to one of the last Glamour Shots photography studios left in the country. At its peak, there were 350 Glamour Shots studios throughout the country. Now there are only two remaining. The other location is located in New Jersey. The photography studios were popular in the
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UPDATED EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Car crashes into gas meter in Kern Place neighborhood leaving some residents startled. According to fire officials, they received a call just before 11:30 Thursday night. Video from our ABC-7 crews shows what appears to be a grey vehicle crashed into a gas meter. Fire officials were called out
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Khalid is teaming up with the El Paso Public Libraries to host a Father’s Day essay contest. The Great Khalid Foundation aims to honor fathers, just as they celebrated mothers with a similar essay contest this Mother’s Day. Students ages 5 to 18 can submit an original essay. The essays
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare acquired the five MedPost urgent care centers in El Paso. The hospital made the announcement Thursday. The centers will be rebranded as CareNow Urgent Care by the end of 2023. CareNow as a nationwide brand already has a relationship with Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One downtown business owner told ABC-7 that business has severely decreased since Title 42 expired. Jesus Solano, a downtown business owner, said in a message to ABC-7, “It’s been very slow since last week. Basically, we went back to normal or maybe a little slower.” There have been less and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Do you want to be featured on ABC-7? Do you have a Glamour Shot from the original company, Glamour Shots? Well, dig them out of your closest, dust them off and hand them over! ABC-7’s Rosemary Montañez will be bringing you a special report on the company and their legacy,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso, Texas held its annual news conference Thursday. ABC-7 was at the Westside Natatorium at 650 Wallenberg Drive in west El Paso for the update. The El Paso Fire Department was there to perform pool safety demonstrations.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, 17-year-old Brandon Perez is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was arrested by El Paso police officers after a fight in the parking lot of El Cometa on the 9500 block of Viscount in east El Paso on May
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 submitted a complaint to the Texas Attorney General’s Office against Canutillo Independent School District. This comes after the district failed to respond to our open records request. ABC-7 asked the district to release surveillance footage of an incident that involved what school officials described as a senior prank using
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— El Paso Animal Services wants to remind you to keep your pets safe during summer’s hot weather. Here are a few safety tips: Don’t leave your animals in the car. A car can overheat even when the window has been left open. Leave your dogs at home with air conditioning instead of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– UTEP, in collaboration with El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank and other organizations, presented the results of a study on Wednesday. The results used research to identify the root causes of poverty and figure out how to build food security equity in the borderland. Researchers surveyed the population to establish baseline levels of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar announced the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Aznette Hernandez, a senior at Eastwood High School was the first place winner for her piece, “Mi Querido Apa” or in English “My beloved father.” Ivan Calderon from Da Vinci School for the Science and the
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Texas is on the brink of banning transgender minors from getting puberty blockers and hormone therapies, treatments that leading medical groups say are important to supporting their mental health. The Senate has voted 19-12 Wednesday to accept Senate Bill 14’s House version and send it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, two days after the lower chamber passed the legislation.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the Borderland continues to see an influx of migrants, the Salvation Army said it is in need of volunteers to help prepare meals for asylum seekers. According to the organization, the Salvation Army is apart of several projects to help with the surge. The Salvation Army of El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The John Drugan School in the Socorro Independent School District received today a $10,000 technology grant from Rack Room Shoes after sixth-grade science teacher, Ricardo Mendez, was named one of five winners of the company’s nationwide Teacher of the Year Contest. Melissa Carrillo, mother of a sixth-grader at John Drugan
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UPDATE: Police said all lanes are now reopened. UPDATE: Traffic is expected to begin flowing again shortly. Police said the subject involved in the incident that shut down traffic has been taken into custody. UPDATE: A witness told ABC-7 eastbound traffic is being diverted at Mesa Street and shut down at Executive Blvd. EL PASO,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Out in Far East El Paso, there is a training facility where future linemen can learn how to climb the vertical 30-40 foot wooden poles you see along the roadways and in neighborhoods. In a partnership between Dona Ana Community College and El Paso Electric, those interested in a future
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MESQUITE, New Mexico (KVIA) — “We’re just so thankful that we both got out.” Adriana Soto and her son are still sifting through the pieces of their charred home after a fire on Saturday. Soto said she noticed a smell coming inside from outside the bedroom windows. By the time she realized what was going
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On May 10, a week ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced changes were going to be made to the CBP One app to expand the number of appointments available for people requesting asylum. The changes also included prioritizing those who have been waiting for the longest and allowing for additional
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials with the Border Patrol and Department of Homeland Security say they’re seeing large amounts of teenagers in the borderland being enticed by criminal organizations to become smugglers. According to Fidel Baca of the Border’s Patrol’s El Paso sector, this fiscal year El Paso is leading the nation with 265,000
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso City Council voted Thursday to have outside counsel look for an independent investigator in the wake of a city audit that found irregular use of taxpayer-funded gas and purchasing cards. The process appears to add at least two layers of separation between council, city employees, and the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— For the second year in a row, Aaron and Alvin Jones Jr. will host their A & A All The Way charity softball game at Southwest University Park. A celebrity roster is expected to be on the field on June 29th. The Home Run Derby begins at 6:30 p.m. The softball
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro Independent School District will be hosting a job fair today. The district is looking for instructional aides to assist teachers in the classroom for the 2023-2024 school year. Candidates should have 48 credit hours from an accredited college or university approved by TEA and must qualify for the require
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Wednesday, May 17 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. For look at road closures for the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Sharita Knobloch is as personable as she is inspirational. When she’s not teaching at Liberty University, she’s raising two beautiful kids, and running an organization called ‘Mission: Milspouse,’ which connects military spouses with resources and support. Knobloch knows what it’s like to feel lonely in a new city, especially as someone living with depression
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — With hiking season around the corner, a certain cold-blooded and venomous reptile will become more prominent in the region. In just the past two weeks, the Sunland Park Fire Department has responded to two rattlesnake bite incidents. Chief Daniel Medrano of the Sunland Park Fire Department, told ABC-7 that
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police want your help in finding the people who were travelling in two different vehicles involved in a shooting Monday. Witnesses said the suspects were involved in a chase and occupants of both cars were firing rounds at each other. Police said the shooting happened around 12:30
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A remarkable team of young innovators from the Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy is set to represent their city, state, and school on a global stage, as they prepare to compete in the International Lego Robotics Competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas. For the first time in Las Cruces history, a team
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