El Paso County to attempt to revive canceled vanpool program
El Paso County will now attempt to revive its Vamonos Vanpool program in order to continue receiving about $2 million in other rural-transit grants.…
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Driver slams against TXDOT vehicle, freeway shut down for one hour
A man in in the hospital after his scar slammed against a TXDOT vehicle Monday afternoon, causing the freeway to be shut down. El Paso county…
Continue Reading Roof collapse downtown leads to evacuation of nearby businesses
El Paso firefighters responded to a partial roof collapse downtown at 216 Oregon St., near the corner of Oregon and Overland Monday morning. El Paso…
Continue Reading Northeast El Paso school evacuated
El Paso police say they’ve taken into custody a man believed responsible for a precautionary school evacuation. Students at Dowell Elementary…
Continue Reading Election day in the borderland Tuesday
Democratic and Republican Party Runoff Election (Tuesday, May 27, 2014) Election Day will be Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.…
Continue Reading Family loses home to fire, heroic neighbor steps in
A family of four on the far east side lost their home Sunday evening. It was the second fire of the day in El Paso County. It happened on the 3500…
Continue Reading Fires break out in the borderland
Large plumes of black smoke filled the air in central El Paso Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out at a water treatment plant near the intersection…
Continue Reading Missing man found in NM
El Paso Police officials were notified that a missing man they were looking for over the weekend had been located. Police officials were contacted by…
Continue Reading May 2014 Story: TxDOT: Initial phase of Lincoln Center demolition to start by end of the month
TxDOT will begin the initial phase of the demolition of the Lincoln Center by the end of the month, according to spokesman David Glessner. The first…
Continue Reading 299 pounds of marijuana seized at international bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operation officers seized 299 pounds of marijuana Thursday. The drugs were seized at three…
Continue Reading Joyce Wilson to step down as City Manager on May 20
El Paso’s first City Manager will step down at the end of the work day on Tuesday, May 20. City Council will vote to approve hiring Tommy…
Continue Reading County terminates head of department that oversaw Vamonos vanpool program
County Commissioners in a meeting May 15 voted to terminate Rosemary Neill, the head of the department that oversaw the now-cancelled Vamonos vanpool…
Continue Reading Borderland graduation ceremonies begin Friday
It will be a busy weekend for soon-to-be graduates and families of three area colleges and universities. Texas Tech, El Paso Community College and…
Continue Reading First on KVIA.com: El Pasoan behind the viral ‘360 degree selfie’
Around the world in 360 degrees. The travels of Alex Chacon, 26, are going viral. The El Pasoan has spent the last three years on the road,…
Continue Reading Justice of the Peace candidates prepare for runoff
The race for two Democrats running for a Justice of the Peace seat is heating up. ABC-7 met with candidates Sergio Coronado and Brian Kennedy on…
Continue Reading Special Report: Which schools spend the most and the least per student in EPISD?
The El Paso Independent School District’s 2014-2015 budget will be finalized and approved in June. We’ve covered the district’s…
Continue Reading May 2014 story: Fort Bliss’ command sergeant major dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan
May 2014 story: Fort Bliss’ command sergeant major dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan Command Sgt. Maj. Martin R. Barreras died Tuesday…
Continue Reading Helicopter trashed by vandals, burglarized in Northeast El Paso
El Paso Police are still looking for burglars who vandalized a maintenance helicopter and a jet fuel tanker in the Franklin Mountains in northeast El…
Continue Reading Vanpool stops Friday, commissioners request report
The final days of Vamonos Vanpool, an El Paso County sponsored program meant to reduce traffic and pollution, are here. County Commissioner Pat Abeln…
Continue Reading May 2014: TxDOT to demolish Lincoln Center
There is final confirmation that the Lincoln Center will be demolished. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been talking about tearing…
Continue Reading Owls nesting at NMSU’s football stadium may not leave until July
The saga of the burrowing owls at New Mexico State’s Aggie Memorial Stadium is not over. Dr. Martha Desmond, avian ecologist at NMSU, has been…
Continue Reading UTEP students take a break from finals with midnight breakfast
With finals for UTEP students going on all this week, the university’s residence life office put together a special version of midnight…
Continue Reading City attorney responds to allegations City Council violated the law
There was some confusion over how El Paso’s City Council was able to announce its top choice for city manager when there was no vote. Mayor…
Continue Reading Otero County commissioners want gates unlocked, debate continues
During the Otero County commission special meeting Monday morning, resident Denise Lang made comments in support of the United States Forest…
Continue Reading UMC’s leader concerned how new El Paso teaching hospital could affect UMC
University Medical Center’s leader has expressed concern about University Medical Center losing staff and paying patients to the new teaching…
Continue Reading El Paso County cancels federally unfunded vanpool program
El Paso County Commissioners unanimously voted Monday to cancel the “Vamonos Vanpool” program, but taxpayers may still have to pay more…
Continue Reading Multiple people injured after eastside rollover
Police say multiple people were injured when a sedan and a jeep crashed into each other early Monday morning. The incident happened just after…
Continue Reading May 2014 story: I-10 reopens after construction deaths
Interstate 10 westbound and eastbound are reopened after two construction workers died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into them while they…
Continue Reading May 2014 story: Crews resume construction Monday morning after two workers killed
Crews were back at work Monday morning at the site of the Spur 1966 construction where two of their own were killed. More than a dozen workers…
Continue Reading UPDATE: Laura Hurtado, 25, killed in Eastside rollover
UPDATE 6:00 P.M.: El Paso Sheriff’s deputies tell us one person is dead after a rollover in far east El Paso. Her name isLaura Hurtado, 25.…
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