EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County will unveil the completed first phase of the Pellicano Drive Widening Project on Thursday. The infrastructure project extends from Loop 375 to Darrington Road in East El Paso. The three-mile project comes with six lanes, raised medians and bike lanes. Drivers will see new traffic control equipment
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Department began commercial vehicle inspections along Transmountain Road as part of an initiative to reduce crashes in the area. Retired truck driver Sebastian Arellano said crashes like this are preventable. “It’s such a tragic accident and did not have to happen. It did not have to happen,”
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson and Police Chief Peter Pacillas said commercial vehicle inspections will start on both sides of Transmountain Road. The announcement came Tuesday after a series of “serious multi-vehicle crashes.” Monday, a deadly crash on Transmountain killed one person after a semi’s brakes failed, according to El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chamber, along with other local business leaders, held a news conference Wednesday in Downtown El Paso. Economy Wholesale Grocers President Paul Dipp said the bridge should be named after President Donald Trump. “I also propose, along with many others, that the bridge be renamed the Donald J.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new border monitoring platform, “Fila de Puentes,” provides live wait-time estimates at international bridges, compiled from U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, community reports, and other official sources. José Andrés Meza Parra is from Juárez and lived on the border all his life. He started Fila de Puentes nearly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Drivers traveling eastbound on the highway between Anthony and Transmountain are being urged to plan ahead due to upcoming full weekend closures. The closures are part of the ongoing I-10 Widening West project, which involves major bridge deck placements. According to TxDOtT El Paso, construction crews, who have already been
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With more heavy rain and thunderstorms coming through the Borderland, officials are urging everyone to stay safe while driving in severe weather. The main advice: stay home if you don’t need to be outside. ABC-7 spoke with TxDOT El Paso District’s Public Information Officer Lauren Macias-Cervantes. Other tips she shared
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by Ayden Runnels, The Texas TribuneSeptember 17, 2026 At Gov. Greg Abbott’s direction, the Texas Department of Transportation has stopped issuing permits allowing Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers to be installed along state roads. The pause, confirmed Thursday by an agency spokesperson, does not affect cameras already installed along state rights-of-way, including
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso International Airport will receive $8.7 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Thursday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA invested $481 to improve infrastructure and safety at airports ahead of the Labor Day travel weekend. Airports across 36 states will receive funding through the Airport
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The Labor Day Weekend travel rush is expected to begin on Thursday. El Paso International Airport usually isn’t one of the airports you have to worry, but most flights from here have connecting flights to some of the busiest airports like Denver, Atlanta, Houston and more. AAA says Labor Day Weekend is usually five days
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Labor Day Weekend is coming up and many people will be hitting the roads to travel. Experts like AAA say you need to check your car, doing it either yourself or by a mechanic before hitting the road. TxDOT El Paso say you’ll want to check externally to internally, from your tire pressure and fluid levels.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Department of State established a specialized task force to target birth tourism schemes. It revoked more than 900 visas within its first few weeks of operation. Federal authorities are reviewing issued visas and travel records to identify noncitizens who lie to consular officials about their travel plans to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Transportation Commission approved a transportation program that included a projected investment of $138 billion. The program includes funding for the Montana Avenue project, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The 2027 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) includes $95 billion for projects across the state over the next 10
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Star on the Mountain will light up Friday night to celebrate the appointment of a new executive director at Visit El Paso. Destination El Paso said Veronica Castro’s new position will be represented on the star through Visit El Paso’s colors. Castro has more than 20 years of experience
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The Las Cruces International Airport has a new director. The city on Friday announced it appointed Brad Weems. He will start working with the Las Cruces airport on Monday. Weems has more than 20 years of experience in airport management and operations, according to the City of Las Cruces. He
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A train derailed Thursday on Cotton Street near Montana and Wyoming Avenue. The El Paso Fire Department said 18 train cars derailed, 10 of which overturned. El Paso fire said it happened at 11:43 a.m. EPFD and Union Pacific said no injuries were reported. EPFD is assessing the derailment. There’s
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of Socorro agreed to rejoin the El Paso Transit Authority (ETA). Starting Oct. 1, Socorro will operate and maintain its ¡ávanzando! microtransit services, El Paso County said. On July 29, the ETA Board of Directors authorized the proposal to operate and maintain the ¡ávanzando! services. The Socorro City Council
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By Luis Martinez The Army on Friday announced it’s temporarily grounding all Apache helicopter flights following the fatal crash near Fort Hood, Texas, earlier this week. “Army leaders directed a temporary stand-down of AH64 Apache training flight operations,” the Army said in a statement. “The stand-down will remain in effect until we have a better
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunset Heights residents have grown accustom to an everyday eye store of abandoned vehicles sitting alongside homes. Some have called 311 to complain several times, but the City of El Paso hasn’t taken action. Leaving a vehicle abandoned is illegal under Texas State law and El Paso municipal codes as
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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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(KVIA) — U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez said he met with National Transportation Safety Board officials Tuesday to find answers for the deadly medical plane crash that happened near Ruidoso in May. Rep. Vasquez said the discussion came after reports said military testing may have played a role in the crash. The NTSB conducts investigations into
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UPDATE (8:47 p.m.) — El Paso Electric says strong winds may have caused damage to electrical lines in the area near the airport. “El Paso Electric crews responded and completed repairs,” a spokesperson told ABC-7. “Power to the airport was restored by rerouting service, minimizing the duration of the interruption for customers.” UPDATE (6:19 p.m.)
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SANTA FE (KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation said vehicle registration and weight-distance taxes increased Wednesday. The increase is part of an effort to fund road improvements in the state. Since July started, passenger vehicle registration fees increased by 25% while the weight-distance tax increased by 35%. Current fees, which range from $21-$56,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A mechanical runaway truck ramp opened on a median on Loop 375 on Transmountain Road, the Texas Department of Transportation said Wednesday. While it’s the fourth runaway ramp on the road, this is the first mechanical ramp. TxDOT said the mechanical ramp provides a safety option for drivers who lose
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By Ayesha Ali A JetBlue Airways pilot reported hitting a drone as the flight was on approach for landing at JFK Airport on Monday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane, which was coming from Las Vegas, landed safely, and the airline and FAA said no damage or evidence of collision was found during
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UPDATE (3:02 p.m.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said a 78-year-old man and 67-year-old woman died after Monday’s crash. A preliminary investigation found a Lincoln Navigator drove westbound on I-10 near Mile Marker 42, according to EPCSO. The Lincoln crossed the median into the eastbound lanes and crashed head-on with another SUV, a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new artificial intelligence-powered inspection system for commercial trucks will be up and running in El Paso soon. UVeye partnered with Mesilla Valley Transportation to try a new drive-thru scanner, the company said Wednesday. According to UVeye, its scanners do a 360° scan of heavy-duty vehicles to find damage or
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces announced on Tuesday that the city’s international airport won’t have Advanced Air’s route to Albuqurque International Sunport starting June 30. The city said the route discontinuation comes after the city and state Rural Air Service Enhancement (RASE) grant funding stretched out. On average, six people
Continue Reading UPDATE- Retired Air Force pilot Eric Gonzalez, who also flies commercially, said GPS jamming events are not unusual for pilots. “It’s not uncommon to get a little blurb on your equipment that, hey, there’s GPS signals infected, and then we rely on our backup instrumentation in that case,” Gonzalez said. “Usually it’s something called an
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Starting Sunday, Sun Metro is bringing changes to its system; riders can expect new routes and schedules. Route and schedule changes come with Sun Metro Rising, the City of El Paso said. “We are making it so that the rides, the trips that you do are quicker, faster, get to
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