EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso announced Wednesday that they have submitted formal comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) requesting that protections being developed to shield residential electric customers from the costs associated with large data centers apply statewide, including to communities served by utilities outside the ERCOT
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-TxDOT El Paso is letting drivers know that I-10 East at Anthony will be closed overnight for two weeks so crews can place bridge beams. According to TxDot El Paso, the closures are scheduled for Thursday, July 30, and from Sunday, August 2 through Thursday, August 6, near Anthony. Fourteen bridges are
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by Cindy Ramirez and Robert Moore July 28, 2026 Benjamin Alire Sáenz is pictured in his writing studio in 2020, the year he received the Texas Institute of Letters’ Lifetime Achievement Award. His award-winning body of work includes the PEN/Faulkner-winning “Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club” and the bestselling “Aristotle and Dante” novels. (Mark Lambie /
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Las Cruces Public Schools’s first week of the 2026-27 school year is officially underway. Good Morning El Paso joins the school district at Desert Hills Elementary School on Wednesday morning to discuss plans for the new school year. LCPS says it’s planning a new 6-12 school, scheduled to open in fall 2027, which would provide
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Lowriding is a tradition that has shaped the El Paso for many generations. The Lowdown Downtown Lowriding Experience will continue that legacy Saturday at the El Paso Convention Center. The The Lowrider Lawyers Truck Crash & Injury Attorneys will present the event, which is part of the GoLo Entertainment Throwback
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –- Monday, the defendant in the trial of 13-year-old Chris Carnero entered a plea of involuntary manslaughter and negligent use of a firearm by a person under the age of 19, according to Doña Ana County District Attorney Fernando Macìas. The defendant, also 13 years old, faces up to two years
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UPDATE (6:25 PM) — The El Paso Police Department has identified the motorcyclist as Isaiah Nathaniel Coronado. PHOTO COURTESY: EPPD Police says he is facing Evading Arrest Detention w/Vehicle. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department (EPPD) released body camera footage on social media Tuesday showing a high-speed chase involving a motorcycle.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Humane Society of El Paso has been temporarily housing Nalah since January this year. That means she’s been patiently waiting to find her forever home for over six months. She is a gentle, sweet great dane mix, with lots of love to give. Nalah is waiting for something simple, someone to
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American Airlines flights are departing again after a brief IT outage led to a nationwide ground stop, according to the airline and federal officials. American Airlines flights not in the air were being held because of an IT outage, according to an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration. A “technology issue briefly impacted connectivity” for
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Editorial note: This article is published by Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom that covers stories from Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border. It was the white cowboy hat worn by Lorenzo Salgado Araugo, the Houston man shot and killed by federal immigration agents, that first rattled me. As the evening’s Spanish-language newscast blared on about yet another
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UPDATE (5:04 p.m.) — Jail records said three people have been arrested at the Doña Ana County Government Center Tuesday during a board of commissioners meeting about a data center planned for the area. They have been booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center without bond. Jail records said Kiki Garden, 33, is charged
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — An off-duty police officer helped a 1-year-old child left alone in a running vehicle last Thursday, according to the City of Socorro. It happened at a Walmart on Horizon Boulevard and Darrington Road. According to the city, a Walmart employee flagged down an off-duty Socorro Police Department officer. The officer asked
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KVIA) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed another lawsuit against the Children, Youth, and Families Department of New Mexico Tuesday. It’s the second lawsuit he’s filed against the state’s primary child protection agency. This one alleged the agency unconstitutionally removed a child from their care and sent him to Mexico. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep Camp East Montana open for at least another year with Amentum Services, according to documents published last Wednesday. It argued full and open competition can’t be used, and no other contractor can meet the agency’s needs in the documents. ICE plans to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 33-year-old woman from El Paso pleaded guilty to smuggling unaccompanied children in the U.S. Tuesday. Dianne Guadian and three other members of an accused human smuggling organization brought accompanied children between the ages of 5-13 into the U.S. illegally from Juarez. The other three members allegedly included her parents
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, Meta announced a venture to finance the development of a data center under construction in Northeast El Paso. According to a news release, the venture involves BlackRock, an asset management company. The news release said Meta spent more than 15 years developing, constructing and operating data centers. It said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fort Bliss officially opened the first of ten 3D-printed barracks this morning during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Custer Road. The project, built in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and construction technology firm ICON, marks the largest deployment of robotic construction capabilities for the Department of War to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert because of the heat. We will trend dangerously hot throughout your work week with potential to break standing heat records. The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for today’s heat for the El Paso and Las Cruces area: Heat Advisory until July
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, the City of El Paso said its Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Department received a national honor for the 12th year. The 2026 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) Award recognizes public agencies demonstrating high standards in how public bodies purchase goods, services and construction works. The Purchasing & Strategic
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SANTA TERESA, N.M. (KVIA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the reopening of some livestock international crossings, allowing limited cattle imports from Mexico amid New World screwworm concerns. USDA also announced the move for several border crossings after the parasitic fly halted the movement of cattle between the U.S. and Mexico since last year.
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The Clint Independent School District kicks off the 2026-27 school year and Good Morning El Paso joins them at Horizon High School on Tuesday. Clint ISD offers a variety of PTECH classes to our students, including law Enforcement, EMT, pharmacy, dental, animal science, automotive, biomedical Science, cosmetology, graphic design, welding, electrical trades, fire tech, robotics,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who intended to use explosives against law enforcement officers at protests was sentenced to 16 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said Monday. Prosecutors argued 49-year-old Gregory Vandenberg was motivated by extremist, antisemitic beliefs, officials said. Court records
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert because of the heat. We will trend dangerously hot throughout the entire week. The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for today’s heat for the El Paso and Las Cruces area: Heat Advisory in effect from July 27, 11:00 AM MDT
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SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KVIA) — For many residents of the Borderland, the line separating El Paso’s West side and Sunland Park, New Mexico, is one that is more understood and less identifiable. For a neighborhood that resides in both places along the state line, a traffic conundrum could be on the horizon. According to Kym
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Sergio Martinez-Monteagudo and his team of graduate students at New Mexico State University are addressing the issue of food waste in their own way. He’s been working to find a way to make ice cream last longer. After 36 samples, the team found the answer: manipulating the proteins. By changing,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 stormtrackers are tracking triple-digit temperatures in El Paso all week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), temperatures inside a vehicle can rise 20 degrees in as little as 10 minutes. The NWS says the inside of a car acts like a greenhouse. Actual temperatures inside the vehicle can
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 and Vitalant is once again partnering to host a blood drive at the KVIA station Wednesday. Our annual blood drive leading up to Aug. 3 is our way of honoring the victims of the mass shooting but also the donors who stepped up that day. We encourage El Paso
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Justice on Monday said it’s upholding the pretrial detention of Kimberly Skaggs. She’s accused of a deadly hit-and-run that happened in Las Cruces in June. Skaggs, the former treasurer for the Republican Party of New Mexico, faces one count of knowingly leaving the scene of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juárez on Monday announced Katharine Beamer as the new U.S. Consul General. Consul General Beamer succeeds Rafael Foley, who served until July 7, officials said. The U.S. Consulate in Juárez covers the entire state of Chihuahua as its consular jurisdiction. Beamer is a senior
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth awarded an Irvin High School graduate with the Mexican Border Defense Medal Monday. The recognition looks at the dedication, service and commitment of troops involved in border security operations. At the Pentagon, Sergeant First Class Christian Hidalgo received the medal was one of
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