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Commissioners donate trees to El Paso Flags Across America in Northeast El Paso

October 5, 2024 10:28 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Flags Across America received a big gift from the El Paso County Commissioners Court Saturday morning. Commissioners donated…

Woman taken to area hospital after a possible drowning according to police

October 5, 2024 9:35 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Emergency crews were called out to a possible drowning at the 7400 block of Phoenix in the lower valley Saturday evening. El…

3 people taken to area hospitals after multi-vehicle crash on McNutt Road

October 5, 2024 10:05 PM Jason McNabb

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) – A multi-vehicle crash along McNutt Road and 4t Street in Sunland Park, New Mexico sent three people to an area…

Protect your lungs this National Healthy Lung Month

October 5, 2024 11:44 AM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Even if you think you have healthy lungs, a local doctor warns you could be compromised. Dr. Fahad Omar, a pulmonologist…

El Paso Fire Water Rescue team says no rescue or recovery needed in area near Doniphan Park

October 5, 2024 9:54 AM Kerry Mannix

UPDATE: The El Paso Fire Water Rescue team responded to a potential water rescue at the 1700 block of West Paisano at 8:12 a.m. Saturday morning. The…

Borderland Blitz: Week 6 Schedule & Scores

October 4, 2024 4:05 PM Adrian Ochoa

Coronado 16Pebble Hills 56FinalMontwood 32Franklin 42FinalParkland 57Bel Air 22FinalAmericas 6El Dorado 42FinalDel Valle 35Chapin 13FinalAndress…

Man charged with assault for allegedly hitting person with his car

September 30, 2024 6:13 AM Jennifer Mendoza, Isabella Martinez

Update (October 4, 2024): El Paso Police arrested 32-year-old Rene Martinez and charged him with aggravated assault. They booked him into the El Paso…

Socorro ISD’s conservator gives update on superintendent search and conservatorship

October 4, 2024 6:01 PM Tyaun Marshburn

SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA)– Socorro ISD accepted a conservatorship appointed by Texas Education Agency back in March. Michael Hinojosa and Andrew Kim,…

TxDOT 69-hour closure to begin Monday, Oct. 7 in west El Paso

October 4, 2024 5:44 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Starting Monday, Oct. 7 TxDOT will be continuing construction on their I-10 Widening West project. It will include a 69-hour…

Texas Tech Health El Paso trying to resolve IT issues, website remains down

October 4, 2024 2:33 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Tech Health El Paso is still working to resolve IT issues to its website and network services. They remain offline for…

Ride of the Future: Inside Tesla’s Cybertruck

October 4, 2024 1:28 PM Heriberto Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Electric vehicles have been around for many years now, but since the Cybertruck’s announcement in 2019, we have seen dozens…

UTEP offers hands-on youth program for fall intercession

October 4, 2024 5:56 AM Isabella Martinez

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As many students across the Borderland take a break for fall intercession, UTEP is offering a hands-on youth program to keep…

UTEP Football falls 41-21 to Sam Houston

October 3, 2024 11:31 PM Bea Martinez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners (0-5) played host to the Sam Houston Bearkats for its first conference home game of the season at Sun Bowl…

Family of Gateway Hotel resident says personal belongings may be lost forever

October 3, 2024 7:58 PM Tony Gutierrez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The family of one of the residents evicted from the condemned Gateway Hotel tells ABC-7 that many of his mother’s belongings…

Texas Dept. of Agriculture steps in to help with red beetle infestation in Socorro

October 3, 2024 6:30 PM Brianna Perez

Update (October 4, 2024): Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced his plan to eradicate the Red Flour Beetle today. The Texas Department…

Man shot in house on Holly Street

October 3, 2024 3:50 PM KVIA ABC-7, Tony Gutierrez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police Department detectives are looking into the fatal shooting of a man on the 800 block of Holly…

El Paso ISD Police arrest man for assault, having a gun in a prohibited place

October 3, 2024 11:21 AM KVIA ABC-7

Update: When asked about this case, EPISD officials told ABC-7 that Andress High School was on a HOLD protocol on Friday, September 27, 2024. EL…

Man walks into Sunland Park police station, tells officers he was kidnapped to be killed in Juarez

October 2, 2024 2:41 PM KVIA ABC-7

Update: New court documents reveal that when Diaz’s son spoke with investigators, he was able to identify Chavez-Lujan as one of the men who beat up…

El Paso Police: 84-year-old riding a scooter hit by driver who failed to yield right-of-way

October 3, 2024 10:48 AM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigators are still looking into a fatal crash that happened in August. Investigators say on August 18,…

Disney on Ice back in El Paso this weekend!

October 3, 2024 4:32 AM Isabella Martinez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Exciting news for Disney fans in El Paso! Disney on Ice is coming to town this weekend at the El Paso County Coliseum from…

Veteran self-care awareness; How one non-profit organization is helping with mental health

October 2, 2024 10:54 PM Tony Gutierrez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Veterans self-care awareness month came to an end in September, but help towards veterans is not something that comes and…

New plans to level, redevelop former Roberts Elementary property for retail, hotel use

October 2, 2024 8:00 PM Andrew J. Polk

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The site of the former Oran Roberts Elementary School will be demolished and leveled to make way for a new commercial…

District Attorney denies claims of withholding evidence in Walmart case

October 2, 2024 6:33 PM Stephanie Valle

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso district attorney rebuts a claim that the state is not disclosing all evidence in the Walmart shooting…

Safety of school apps between educators and students in the Borderland

October 2, 2024 11:59 AM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Over the last two weeks at least three SISD staff members have faced multiple child indecency charges involving students.…

Gateway Hotel had dozens of fire code violations over the last five years, EPFD documents confirm

October 2, 2024 11:57 AM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 recently obtained documents from the El Paso Fire Department that confirm the Gateway Hotel had dozens of fire code…

DA Hicks responds to new motion in the Walmart shooting case

October 2, 2024 6:17 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks is responding to allegations that the prosecution is withholding evidence in the…

Sunland Park woman arrested for human smuggling in El Paso

October 2, 2024 9:39 AM KVIA ABC-7

Update (4:08 PM): Texas DPS officials tell ABC-7 that special agents arrested 21-year-old Sunland Park resident Gavriela Batres-Ramos and charged her…