Sports bar restaurants across the U.S. are preparing food days ahead as they anticipate a rush on Sunday for the Super Bowl game. Good Morning El Paso’s Nicole Ardila joins The Shack Wing & Brews Cimarron on Friday to help them make some boneless wings and see what it takes to get their restaurant ready
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Once again our forecast is looking comfortable for today. We will lean warm but also calm and dry. Into your weekend and in time for Super Bowl Sunday we will develop rain chances We start off our Friday morning with temps in the upper 30s to the low 40s. Temps
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—Loretto Academy teacher Cecilia Cortez continues to celebrate after she was named the 2026 Texas High School Teacher of the Year by the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops Education Department. Her roots to the Borderland Catholic school run deep. Cortez attended the school starting in kindergarten and graduated in 1985. She told
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UPDATE (11:30 a.m., Feb. 5, 2026) — Angel Avila has just pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement. Avila will spend life in prison with the possibility of parole on the count of murder for the killings of Julia Gabrielle Worthington and Eliel Omar Bultron Hernandez. Avila also pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault
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by Robert Moore February 5, 2026 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. Charges against two former Socorro Independent School District trustees, and the wife of one of the school board members, have been dismissed after prosecutors agreed the indictments failed to state an offense under state law. Then-trustees
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Miguel Loya, a local businessman and UTEP alumnus, has donated $30 million dollars to UTEP’s engineering program. It’s the largest gift the university has ever received. UTEP is renaming the engineering college to the Miguel A. Loya College of Engineering. UTEP says this sum will help provide scholarships to students
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says it’s increasing enforcement statewide this Super Bowl Sunday, February 8th. State Troopers will be out to prevent impaired driving, speeding, and other dangerous acts on the roads. Texas DPS adds it’s increasing patrols as part of the nationwide Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso has a new director for the Capital Improvement Department (CID). He is Javier Acosta. His appointment is effective February 16, 2026. The City says Acosta brings more than 20 years of experience in civil engineering, capital program delivery, and public infrastructure leadership. In this role,
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UPDATE (Feb. 5, 2026) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Steven Valdez for the murder his girlfriend, Brittney Skaggs. This comes after Valdez appealed the conviction, arguing evidence was wrongly used in court and he was denied effective legal representation. Valdez claimed evidence related to domestic violence should have been excluded
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday, February 3rd, deputies tried to stop a Dodge Charger on I-10 West around 4 p.m. Deputies observed four people inside the car. EPCSO says the car initially stopped before it began moving again. Officials say the car then crashed into another
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UPDATE (February 6th, 2026) — The City of El Paso said it managed to lower the rate increase percentage through negotiation efforts. The City says average small homes will see a 10% hike; that translates to roughly $3.64 per month. For people with the average large home, they’ll see a 19% increase, which translates to
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Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen on Saturday night, authorities said. By Meredith Deliso February 5, 2026, 10:36 AM The urgent search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has entered its fifth day, as her children continue to plead for her safe return. Nancy Guthrie is believed to have been abducted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens is inviting the community to watch Hordari, the Zoo’s African lion, predict the winner of this year’s Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. The El Paso Zoo says this is apart of the Zoo’s enrichment program for the
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Good Morning El Paso’s Nicole Ardila joins Albertsons in West El Paso to give Super Bowl fans recommendations and also deals on food and drinks for the big game. Whether you’re rooting for the Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots, Albertsons has character cakes and balloons with your favorite team to share with your guests.
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UPDATE- 57-year-old Arturo Frias Moreno died after he was hit by a vehicle in Central El Paso Thursday afternoon, El Paso Police said. Officers responded to the 300 block of W. Rio Grande Ave. Investigators discovered the driver of a vehicle was traveling west on Rio Grande Ave. when a pedestrian crossed in the path
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Your Thursday forecast is leaning calm and comfortable. Although temps will be chilly to start we will warm up to average for your lunchtime. We are waking up to cold temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s, but other wise calm. Skies will be mostly clear and dry as winds
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Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her home early Sunday, authorities said. By Jon Haworth, Meredith Deliso, and Alex Stone February 4, 2026, 7:19 PM (ABC NEWS) — “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings made an emotional plea for the return of their mother, who remains missing days after police believe she was abducted from her home
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By Devin Dwyer The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by California Republicans to block a newly redrawn congressional map backed by Democrats and endorsed by voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The move allows the state to move forward with a map enacted by Proposition 50, approved in November, that could potentially
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UPDATE (3:57 PM)- According to TXDOT, all lanes of Dyer near Sierra Vista in both directions closed until further notice. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- According to the El Paso Fire Department, two people are being taken to the hospital in critical condition after a motorcycle collision in Northeast El Paso. EPFD says the call came
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso and El Pasoans Fighting Hunger have created a competition where shoppers help fight hunger one meal at a time called Food Fight. From February 7 through February 14, all participating food vendors at the Outlet Shoppes will compete against one another and try to collect
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UPDATE (3:15 p.m.): ABC-7 received the following statement from the Ysleta Independent School District: “Ysleta ISD respects each students’ individual right to free speech and encourages them to discuss important issues that are affecting our world. Although we will not physically prevent students from walking out of our schools as part of a protest, the
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA)- El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says that a 3-year-old male was killed Tuesday after being struck by an ATV when crossing a roadway. EPCSO says deputies responded to a motor vehicle collision in the 600 block of Endwall Street Tuesday night around 6:07 p.m. According to EPSCO, the preliminary investigation found
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Nusenda announced Wednesday that it is expanding to its Microloan Program to the borderland with new partnership with nonprofit Project Vida. Nusenda says the Microloan Program will provide access to financing alongside real-time support and financial education. “We’re excited to bring our unique Microloan Program to El Paso with Project Vida,”
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of locations across the United States while its parent company continues a strategic review of the embattled brand. Yum! Brands, which also owns Taco Bell and KFC, revealed in Wednesday’s earnings call that 250 “underperforming” Pizza Huts are closing in the first
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- MountainStar Sports Group (MSSG) Amigo Airsho announced Wednesday that applications are now open for their 2026 Skybound Scholarship for those seeking careers in aviation, aerospace, or space. The scholarship is open for students in El Paso and Doña Ana County who are enrolled or planning to enroll in a two-year or
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EL PASO. Texas (KVIA)- The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested 45-year-old Anthony Alonzo, for driving while intoxicated with an 11-month-old child in the rear seat. Deputies with the EPCSO stopped Alonzo for defective tail light, during the stop it deputies determined Alonzo was driving while intoxicated. According to EPCSO, the deputies found the 11-month-old
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden announced 23 new Miners on Wednesday’s National Signing Day 2026. The new class features 11 offensive players (five OL, two WR, two RB, two QB), eight defensive players (2DL, 2 S, CB, LB, Bandit, Spur), and four wefense players (2 K, LS, P). EJ Colson headlines
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MESCALERO, New Mexico (KVIA)- The United States Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico says that Harlyn Cody Geronimo, 49, and Raymond Shaun Chee, 28, from the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation are facing federal charges in connection with a unprovoked assault. According to court documents, on September 11, 2025, the victim was at a residence outside the
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Routh was convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump on a golf course. By Peter Charalambous February 4, 2026, 11:15 AM U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon on Wednesday sentenced Ryan Routh to spend the rest of his life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on his Florida golf course in September 2024. Before handing
Continue Reading By Michael Williams, Jennifer Sherwood and Rebekah Riess Minneapolis (CNN) — White House border czar Tom Homan on Wednesday announced that the Department of Homeland Security would be withdrawing 700 personnel from Minneapolis “effective immediately.” Roughly 3,000 DHS personnel had been deployed to Minneapolis as part of Operation Metro Surge, the immigration crackdown that began
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