JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The tent migrant shelter in Juárez that opened in October 2023 was shut down on Tuesday by the City of Juárez and Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM). The shelter was originally intended to be opened for only two months when the latest migrant surge hit the Juárez – El Paso border
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Warriors Edge Boxing and Kings Promotions will bring Ring Wars 12, professional boxing to the County Coliseum. The card will feature local fighters and out-of-town fighters. The co-main event will feature upcoming rising star-undefeated middleweight Jorge Tovar and the undefeated Stephanie Han in the main event as she fights for the WBA Intercontinental Championship vs. Miranda Reyes.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP has received a $2.3 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue their work in helping migrant farm workers obtain their high school equivalency certificate (HSE). This grant will fund the program until 2029. The grant will help fund UTEP’s High School Equivalency Program (HEP), which
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso has put out a list of events being planed leading up to the fifth anniversary of the August 3rd shooting that killed 23 people and left dozens more injured, and sent shockwaves through the community. The list includes tributes the city is hosting along with
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SAN ELIZARIO, TX (KVIA) — San Elizario Independent School District is buzzing with excitement as students return to the classroom today. After a summer break, students and teachers are eager to start the new academic year with fresh energy and enthusiasm. Superintendent Dr. Jeannie Meza-Chavez is ready to welcome the students for the new school
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Aerospace company, Boeing, announced they are giving $250,000 from their Boeing Charitable Trust to those affected by recent wildfires in Ruidoso, and those affected by Hurricane Beryl in Houston. $50,000 will be going towards the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico. The fund will support long-term recovery needs for people,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Monday afternoon that she will be hosting a town hall on public safety in Las Cruces on Thursday at the Las Cruces Convention Center. “Ensuring the safety and security of every New Mexican remains my top priority,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham in a
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Volar Center for Independent Living (Volar CIL) is proud to honor the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the showing of “The Fundamentals of Caring,” a film depicting the original interaction of a Young Person with Muscular Dystrophy and a Personal Care Attendant. Following the film, a Panel
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department continues investigating an East El Paso shooting that happened early Sunday morning which has now become a murder investigation. According to a report by El Paso Police, Patrol Officers responded to a call of a shooting at the Legendz Bar at Vista Del Sol and Zaragoza
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Regular border crossers continue to cut the line at the different ports of entry in the El Paso area, officials say. Now, Juárez Road Safety Coordination agents are fining some of them. Last weekend, a video on social media showed an agent trying to take a man out of the line
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hospice El Paso has announced its new Center for Compassionate Care (CCC). Hospice El Paso celebrated the new center with a ribbon cutting ceremony held today, July 18th, at 5 p.m. Hospice El Paso says the new center is state-of-the-art and includes pain and anxiety management care. The facility offers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The July 15th campaign finance reports show the race for the next mayor of the city of El Paso has some recognizable names and organizations already throwing their support behind candidates. Current District 3 City Representative Cassandra Hernandez received $72,338.38 in political contributions from the start of the year through
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller will be in El Paso for an operational visit and engagements with law enforcement partners and the CBP workforce today. According to a news release sent out by U.S. CBP, Acting Commissioner Miller will
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LAS CRUCES, NM (KVIA) — The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission Upper Rio Grande Citizens Forum Board is inviting the community to participate in a crucial public meeting today to discuss water management and flood prevention efforts in the Upper Rio Grande area. These forums are held three times a year
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 39-year-old Martha Guadalupe D. D. was arrested in Ciudad, Juarez after being wanted for crimes in Texas. Authorities say she is wanted for crimes she committed 2023, and has been evading arrest since then. Guadalupe D. D. was arrested Tuesday, July 16th, in the night by Mexican authorities in collaboration
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Housing Opportunity Enterprises, also known as HOME, the public housing authority for the City of El Paso, broke ground today on the next phase of their Patriot Place affordable housing in Northeast El Paso. Patriot Place is located at 9500 Kenworthy Dr. Patriot Place will provide affordable housing with a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Two new maquiladoras opened their doors in Juárez yesterday, the City of Juárez attended the events along with the city’s mayor. One of them is a Taiwanese business called IEC Technologies, S.A. de C.V. opened its third plant in Juárez and it is set to bring around 7,000 new jobs. Juárez
Continue Reading UPDATE – Current District 3 City Representative Cassandra Hernandez has filed an updated campaign finance report reflecting a six-figure war chest and dozens of individual campaign contributions. The correction/amendment affidavit form labeled as being electronically filed on Tuesday shows $72,338.38 in political contributions and $20,493.92 in political expenditures since the start of the year, with
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El Paso, TX (KVIA_TV)- The Ysleta Lions Club’s 14th Annual School Uniform Swap returns to the Sun City. The swap allows families to exchange clean, used school uniforms or donate outgrown items to benefit other students.It is an excellent way for families to save on back-to-school expenses by updating their school uniforms at no cost.
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso County, in partnership with the Lower Valley Water District, will hold their groundbreaking ceremony today on a significant infrastructure project aimed at enhancing water and sewer services in neighborhoods in the Lower Valley’s historic Colonias. The project is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), designed to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four men were found guilty of attempted murder, and damages against police officers in the Black Thursday attacks that took place in Ciudad, Juarez on August 12th, 2022. Manuel Alfredo L. G., Jorge Adrián V. L., Ezequiel A. C., and Víctor Hugo L. T. are the men found guilty. In
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The alumni committee of Jefferson High School hosted the 75th Diamond Celebration today, Tuesday, July 16th. The event was held at the Jefferson High School main gym at 11 a.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector has seen a decline in migrant encounters along the Southwest Land Border this Fiscal Year 2024, which started in October of last year. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s data: In Fiscal Year 2021, the El Paso Sector saw 193,918 encounters. In 2022:
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UPDATE: Motion passes with a 5 to 3 vote. Representatives Brian Kennedy, Joe Molinar, Art Fierro, Henry Rivera and Chris Canales voting yes. Representatives Josh Acevedo, Cassandra Hernandez and Joe Molinar voting no. As for the next steps, the City Manager and City Attorney will begin the process to put the proposition on the November
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El Paso, Texas ( KVIA-TV) — Aliviane announced the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Substance Use Center, marking the facility’s official opening designed to offer a wide range of services to adults struggling with substance use disorders. The event took place on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The residential treatment center is at
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El Paso, TX (KVIA) — El Paso Community College is partnering with the El Paso Community Foundation to provide backpacks filled with school supplies for 1,200 students at area K-12 schools through its annual School Store event. What: EPCC The School StoreWhere: EPCC Cafeteria Annex, Valle Verde Campus, Building C, 919 Hunter Drive, El Paso,
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EL PASO – The dream of any kid is to grow up in a loving, supporting home. As part of a program called “Heart gallery of El Paso”, KVIA continues to profile some amazing children in the borderland who want to be adopted. Twelve-year-old Joshua Rodriguez held back tears as he talked about the suffering he and his
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez Road Safety Coordination agents carried out “Operation Fast and Furious” on 4 Siglos and Costa Rica Boulevard, in the El Chamizal area, as well as Margarito Herrera and Ramón Rayón, in Plaza Sendero Las Torres. The objective was to stop street racing in Juarez. They secured 108 cars, 35 in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Two Texas Tech Health El Paso educators are fulfilling the medical school’s global impact mission by introducing a simulation program in Bulgaria. Associate Professor Radosveta Wells and Brian Wilson, the Director of Simulation Education, took their expertise to the University of Plovidv in Bulgaria. “We taught ACLS for the first time in Bulgaria and we got
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The federal government has announced they are sending more relief assistance to New Mexico following recent floods and wildfires in Ruidoso. President Biden announced he has amended the major disaster declaration, which will provide more assistance to Lincoln County Otero County, Mescalero Apache Tribe, and give assistance to Rio Arriba
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