JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Commercial trucks crossing to the U.S. are once again being affected by secondary inspections conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Inspections started to be conducted over the weekend at the Ysleta-Zaragoza bridge according to the Mexico’s National Chamber of Cargo Transportation. Trucks carrying merchandise and goods saw an increase
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crews with the El Paso Fire Department rescued one person from the canal at Loop 375 and Fonseca, according to the department’s social media account on ‘X.’ Right now: EPFD crews rescued an individual from the canal at Loop 375 and Fonseca.Individual and scene turned over to USBP. No injuries
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Some Borderland mothers are sharing their journey to motherhood on National Infertility Awareness Week. The week allows mothers to raise awareness and highlight the challenges many families are facing. El Pasoan Karla Lujan talked to ABC-7 about her journey to becoming a mother. She said she and her husband got married in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday will mark one year since an El Paso man was murdered, and his family is still awaiting justice. On April 29, 2023, 27-year-old Daniel Antonio Mergil was at the wheel of his vehicle, when it crashed into a front yard in a Northeast El Paso neighborhood. El Paso Police
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Update: ABC-7 spoke exclusively with one of the Veterans honored on Saturday. He served in WWII, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. “I never had been on a trip like this before,” said 98-year-old Louis Massengale, who began his service with the U.S. Marine Corps at just 18. On the trip to Washington D.C. alongside
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—Mayor Oscar Leeser, city leaders, and the Burges High School Band and cheerleaders held a ceremony to unveil a new park. Through the City of El Paso renaming process, it was the collective voice of more than 50 park area residents who signed the application in support of renaming Ponder Park to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC is set to verse off against FC Tulsa tomorrow, Saturday April 27th, at Southwest University Park at 7 p.m. You can buy your tickets to tomorrow’s game here. If you cannot make it to the game, you can watch it here on the KVIA website, or
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Before Texas Tech football games, a masked rider thunders out onto the field on horseback, and gets the crowd on their feet. For the past year, that rider has been El Pasoan and Texas Tech senior Lauren Bloss. She says in Lubbock, everyone knows and loves the masked rider. For
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El Paso TX (KVIA-TV)-Take the Clean Earth Day challenge and join people in El Paso who are helping to clean up trash and litter. Walking together and picking up trash is a symbolic act to celebrate and protect our Earth on this special day. You are encouraged to wear gloves or a litter picker-upper to Chamizal National
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Reports said that a group of nearly 1,000 migrants arrived in Ciudad Juárez Wednesday afternoon. On top of freight trains, these migrants waited for days in Chihuahua to reach the border. ABC-7 spoke with some migrants walking by the border close to the Juárez soccer stadium who said they were tired
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-SunCycle will launch its first bikeshare station at Ascarate Park, near the Playa Drain Trail. Participants will have the opportunity to explore Ascarate Park and the Playa Drain Trail on SunCycle bikes, which will be provided free of charge during the event. Camino Real Regional Mobility introduced the SunCycle bike-share program in 2015,
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-El Paso has had 24 hours to process the news that a theater is coming to the northeast corner of Cohen Avenue and U-S 54. Notes Live is an entertainment company in the U.S. they chose El Paso as their fifth location, with the other four being McKinney, Texas, Colorado Springs, Oklahoma City, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar presented El Paso County’s Public Works Department a $550,000 check for their Community Project Funding at the County Courthouse today. El Paso County’s project, “Rural Utility Service Vehicles” was submitted to the Community Project Funding. The funds will be used for new equipment, including 4 street box
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The Owner of Track One restaurant, Ken McDermott, died Tuesday, according to a post made by the restaurant via social media. The post stated the restaurant closed Wednesday in remembrance of McDermott. The restaurant said he died peacefully along side loved ones. “He’s been the tip of the spear of Track
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The city of Las Cruces Public Safety is reporting a train, car collision has closed several railroad crossings in Las Cruces tonight. Officials say the crash happened at around 5:40 p.m. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train collided with a car. The crash happened at the railroad crossing that intersects with West Union Avenue. No
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Tuesday evening, several law enforcement agencies raided the house leased by Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar. The lead agency in the investigation was the Chihuahua’s ‘Fiscalía Anticorrupción,’ or the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. The state’s main prosecutor, Abelardo Valenzuela said in a news conference they conducted this raid at the Mayor’s house
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El Paso, TX (KVIA)—If you are in the spirit of giving back to the community, Seasons of Change Inc. will host a three-day community baby shower giveaway. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 24th, through Friday, April 26th, at Grace Christian Center, 820 Raynor Street. The giveaway will offer free diapers, wipes, baby equipment,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas want talented Borderland residents to audition for a chance to sing The Star-Spangled Banner at home games this season! Below are instructions on how to audition: Create a 90-second YouTube video performing the national anthem by memory. Singers must perform a cappella. Fill out the audition
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Animal Services offered free microchips and pet ID tags to local pets in the community in celebration of National Pet ID Week. The event was from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. earlier today at El Paso Animal Services in Northeast El Paso. They gave out free microchips and
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is providing free vaccines to kids during National Infant Immunization Week. Children 5 years of age and under are eligible to receive free vaccines this week, April 22nd through the 29th. Free immunizations will be administered by appointment only from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso announced during city council on April 23 that a new amphitheater will be built at the former Cohen Stadium area in Northeast El Paso. The project is set to build the $80-million venue, and City Council approved a $30.9 million performance-based initiative agreement during the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City of El Paso leaders announced Tuesday morning the construction of an $80 million amphitheater in Northeast El Paso. It will be called Sunset Amphtheater and it’s set to be build at the corner of US 54 and Cohen Ave. That is the former site of Cohen Stadium, which was
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The American Southwest Theatre Company (ASTC) is wrapping up its 2024-25 Seat of Honor fundraising campaign, marking its 40th anniversary. This campaign aims to support theatre students and the NMSU Theatre Department by selling seats in the Mark and Stephanie Medoff Theatre at New Mexico State University. Individuals and businesses can purchase seats for $500
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — A former deputy for the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the rights of a female arrestee by sexually assaulting her inside his patrol car. Michael A. Martinez, 34, also pleaded guilty to obstructing justice by attempting to destroy the recording of the incident,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — District Attorney Bill Hicks announced Tuesday morning that his office would be holding a news conference about “the latest decision on riot charges involving migrants.” On Monday, County Court Judge Ruben Morales dismissed 140 charges against migrants for their participation in an April 12th ‘riot’ at the U.S.-Mexico border near
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire officials confirmed that last week’s fire that killed two people in the Lower Valley was accidental. Through an investigation, the Fire Marshal’s Office learned the accidental fire was caused by smoking in combination with an ‘oxygen-generating machine’ inside the house. Officials said there were no working smoke
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In late November of 2023, when UTEP was on the hunt to find a head coach to create a new era of Miner Football, UTEP Athletic Director, Jim Senter had a name in mind that would take the Miner Football program in a direction it has never been in before. Scotty Walden,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Doña Ana County a 2 million dollar grant that’s intended to help the county make its roads “more prepared” for weather-related events. The $2 million is part of more than $830 million in grants awarded by the Biden-Harris administration to “make transportation
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — School employees — be they teachers or staff — often work long after the last bell has run. In Canutillo Independent School District, their school support workers are sometimes working before the day has started and after. One of their programs focuses on student health — both physical and mental.
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority’s Recovery Housing Program Notice of Funding Availability will open May 1 to qualified service providers in the state. The program is a significant step in supporting individuals in recovery from substance use disorders to guide them toward self-sufficiency by providing stable, temporary recovery housing. The MFA
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