EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — La Nube STEAM Discovery Center is coming up on its second anniversary. To celebrate, children’s admission will be free Saturday. Child admission is free for a morning and afternoon session, La Nube said. You can reserve up to four free child tickets with the purchase of one adult ticket for
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — State and federal authorities in Juárez seized a tiger and an alligator while investigating an alleged homicide Thursday. During operations, Chihuahua State Police, Mexican National Guard, Mexican Army and the State Investigation Agency looked into a homicide that reportedly happened between July 31-Aug. 1, officials said. The first search happened
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two environmental quality reports said the Marathon El Paso refinery released harmful gasses in South-Central on Tuesday and Wednesday. One of the reports noted one of the gases released for 24 hours. Tuesday night, residents near the refinery noticed a strong gas odor. District 2 City Representative Josh Acevedo confirmed
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UPDATE (Aug. 7, 2026): A California judge ordered the Trump Administration to release $65 million in funds it withheld in payments to organizations that help unaccompanied migrant children. Estrella del Paso will receive some of that money. Estrella del Paso will get about $765,000 from the administration for legal services that ran out last Friday.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District appointed temporary board trustees for both District 6 and 7, as they were sworn into office Thursday night at EPISD’s headquarters in Central El Paso.For District 6, the board chose Dr. Matthew Reza, a local nurse practitioner and U.S. Navy retiree, while for District
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-United Way of El Paso County is now accepting applications from eligible nonprofit organizations for the 2026 City Employee Combined Charities campaign and the county employee charitable campaign. This annual workplace giving campaign helps City of El Paso and El Paso County employees support trusted nonprofits in the Borderland through payroll deductions
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This summer, a select group of Ysleta ISD students participated in a summer internship with Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Five high schoolers from YISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program participated in Marathon’s internship program from June through July. According to YISD, the interns are rising seniors. These students underwent a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Storms developed over El Paso Thursday, bringing hail to some residents in West and Upper Valley El Paso. ABC-7 viewers shared some weather video with us, which you can watch above. Send us pictures and videos of the weather through our share form.
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UPDATE (6:28 p.m.): EPE’s outage map said 13 outages are still active and 5,002 customers are affected. EPE said there’s no estimated restoration time. UPDATE (5:20 p.m.): EPE said 32 power outages are ongoing, with 6,491 customers affected. Some of those outages are in Dona Ana County, according to EPE’s outage map. EL PASO, Texas
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UPDATE (Aug. 3, 2026): A 30-year-old man allegedly told called 911 and said, “I killed my mom,” according to arrest documents ABC-7 obtained. Juan Valles Valenzuela faces a murder charge. Juan Valles Valenzuela’s mugshot.(Courtesy: EPPD) Saturday at 1:45 p.m., El Paso police went to 306 Cargill St. for a 911 “unknown problem” call, documents said.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso launched a free program to help homeowners look into solar energy and possibly save on installation costs. The program will provide guidance to help those who participate decide whether rooftop solar is right for their home. Switch Together and the nonprofit Solar United Neighbors partnered
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Former New Mexico State University basketball player Deshawndre Washington failed to appear in court again Wednesday. He’s accused of 15 felonies for an alleged hazing scandal during the 2022-23 basketball season at NMSU. In Wednesday morning’s motion trial, many virtually called into the courtroom through Zoom. Washington didn’t answer the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, El Paso County asked residents to attend a special Commissioners Court meeting at Ascarate Park to share their thoughts about the park’s proposed future improvements. Part of those plans include a proposed removal of the park’s duck pond. The County said a Capital Improvement Bond voters approved in 2024
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A non-profit organization in Ciudad Juárez, working alongside the Catholic Diocese of El Paso and the Hope Border Institute, has secured a grant to support migrants stranded in Juárez who need to start a new life at the border. ‘Derechos Humanos Integrales en Acción’ (DHIA) assists asylum seekers at the
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — The Canutillo Independent School District on Thursday announced its teachers have the opportunity to earn thousands of dollars in compensation for the 2026-27 school year. CISD said the district’s Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program made the salary boost possible. The district has had the program in place before. The Texas Education
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twenty years ago this summer, the Borderland experienced one of the worst natural disasters in its history. Storm 2006 was characterized by a persistent torrential downpour over several days, resulting in severe flooding. The series of thunderstorms brought a record amount of rainfall during the monsoon season during the week
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Death By Denim is inviting its audience to see reclaimed denim as a form of wearable art and is at the same time honoring creativity, storytelling, and the bold artistic expression of the cycle of Life & Death. Ticket sales have already started on Eventbrite and are moving quickly because the number
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SANTA TERESA, N.M. (KVIA) — Discolored, yellow water is once again pouring from household taps in Santa Teresa, leaving residents frustrated, distrustful and forced to spend hundreds on home filtration systems just to get usable water. Residents have exhausted all options from installing Puronics water purification systems, water softener systems, heavy metal tanks, additional carbon
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Northeast El Paso has been at the center of the city’s biggest developments, including a planned Meta data center and projects involving El Paso Water and El Paso Electric. Now, City Representative Cynthia Trejo, who represents much of the area, huddled officials from the city and its utility companies to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Recovering from addiction can be frustrating and isolating. But Harmony Road Recovery is a full-service outpatient program right here in the borderland that is changing lives every day. “When you are in that downward spiral of addiction you don’t have a lot of places left to turn. Eventually your family
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Young patients at the Hospital of Providence Children’s Hospital have a new area to unwind and decompress. The hospital revealed two new pediatric play areas, which are part of a collaboration with a non-profit program made by Spirit Halloween called the Spirit of Children. The new play areas will have
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During a campaign visit to the El Paso area Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced two new policy proposals about housing affordability for Texas residents. Republican Gov. Abbott met with builders, community representatives and families in Socorro. He spoke about increasing the housing supply across the state. He mentioned delays
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Update – A Marathon Refinery spokesperson responded to ABC-7’s questions with a statement: Trained professionals at Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso refinery responded to reports of odors in the surrounding area last night. The source of the odor was identified and teams addressed the situation. Air monitoring was deployed in the community as a precaution, and
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Thursday, Sisbarro Buick-GMC in Las Cruces will host a free car seat fitting station, the New Mexico Department of Transportation said. At the fitting, certified child passenger safety technicians will teach parents and caregivers how to choose, install and use booster seats. Inspections will be done on a first-come, first-served
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Museum of Art made its mark as one of the top five art museums in Texas, according to the City of El Paso. Glasstire, the country’s oldest online art magazine, ranked the EPMA fifth in its latest updated list. “In a state that is home to nearly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Destination El Paso, in partnership with the city, annouced Tuesday night that the 2027 Texas Society of Architects Annual Conference and Design Expo will be returning to El Paso next October. It marks the first time the event has come to the Borderland since 2022, and for just the third
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — For almost 20 years, Christian Valle took charge of production for KRWG, a public media station in Las Cruces. Monday, the NMSU graduate died at 46. Valle helped with the student-led News 22 broadcast, which provided NMSU students with hands-on experience in production in front and behind the camera.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -– El Paso’s proposed $1.407 billion fiscal year 2027 budget is accompanied by a property tax rate that would generate about 7.89% more revenue for the city’s maintenance and operations compared to last year. The average homeowner with a home valued at $232,000, if approved, would see an increase of $132
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by Elida S. Perez The El Paso County Commissioners Court is considering a preliminary $542 million general fund budget for the next fiscal year that could require a tax increase of about $164 a year on the average value home. The county introduced its preliminary budget and proposed its voter-approval tax rate Monday, though the court
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El Paso Community College is scheduled to host its third Tejano New Stages theatre event on Aug. 7-8 at the Transmountain campus.
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