City and County closures in observance of Cesar Chavez Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City and County of El Paso offices will be closed as they observe Cesar Chavez Day. The following services will be…
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El Pasoans celebrate Easter through long-standing traditions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans in the Borderland gathered in the masses for this Easter Sunday through activities like cookouts, egg hunting,…
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El Paso Easter plans blown away by wind
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many El Pasoans had to cut their Easter celebrations short Sunday, after the wind picked up in the afternoon. Hundreds…
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Keep the parks clean, urges the City’s Park and Rec department
EL PASO. Texas (KVIA) – The Monday after Easter is usually the busiest day of the year for the staff at the El Paso City Parks and Rec Department.…
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MUTTS Canine Cantina El Paso launches ‘MUTTS for Vets’ program
MUTTS Canine Cantina El Paso, in collaboration with Train to Serve Canine Academy and KLAQ, has announced the launch of the “MUTTS for Vets”…
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City of El Paso reminds community to keep parks clean Easter Sunday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Easter is a time for fun, family and festivities but the City of El Paso wants to remind the community to help keep parks…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Winds Impacting Easter and Monday
Good morning and happy Easter! The Easter bunny stopped at my house before I woke up with a delicious basket of treats, and I can’t wait to see some…
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Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over Easter Mass and appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in…
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Hundreds show support at volleyball tournament held in honor of LCHS student killed in crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland’s volleyball community celebrated the life of one of their own Saturday. 14-year-old Samantha Bursum was…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Tracking strong winds for your Easter Sunday
Happy Saturday everyone! We are under an ABC-7 First Alert for the strong winds on Easter Sunday. For today, the clouds will persist over the…
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Events happening across the Borderland this Easter Weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s Easter weekend, that means lots of outdoor fun for the family to enjoy! Egg-stravaganzoo returns to the El…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Strong Winds Expected for Easter Weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –Good morning to you all and happy Easter Weekend! Our First Alert continues, as we will have yet another windy weekend which…
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Migrant encounters near Sunland Park schools reported as migrants evade law enforcement
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Following recent incidents where undocumented migrants walked into Santa Teresa Middle School, U.S. Border Patrol says…
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El Paso mother speaks after daughter died following misdiagnosis and surgery
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been over five months since the death of Nancy Limas’ young daughter. Now, the El Paso mother is turning her pain into…
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State agency conducts surprise test of CRRUA water, finds sample with arsenic levels above federal maximum
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is releasing the results of its unannounced arsenic sampling of the…
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El Paso Police charge 35-year-old with murder in alleged drunk driving crash
Update (November 13, 2024): Online court records show that Pena’s jury trial was rescheduled for February 28, 2024 at 8:30 AM. He remains in jail on…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Warm & breezy Friday, strong dusty winds for Easter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for the strong winds expected out of this weekend. For your Friday and kicking off the…
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City of El Paso invites community to take part in Easter Egg-Stravaganza Carnivals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is inviting the public to take part in their Easter Egg-Stravaganza happening at several recreation…
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New: Video shows fatal incident between UTEP Police and nude man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained body camera footage from the Associated Press showing UTEP Police responding to an incident involving a…
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Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?
By REESE DUNKLIN, RYAN J. FOLEY, JEFF MARTIN, JENNIFER McDERMOTT, HOLBROOK MOHR and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with…
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Semi jackknifes, kills El Paso man
Update: El Paso Police identified the victim as 46-year-old Steve Carmona. They say that while Special Traffic Investigators are still looking into…
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Additional security at Nolan Richardson Middle School after non-credible threat
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Additional security has been added Thursday at Nolan Richardson Middle School in northeast El Paso. El Paso ISD informed…
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One person rescued from canal near Zaragoza bridge
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– One person is now recovering after being rescued from the canal along the border fence in El Paso’s lower valley, this…
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‘It truly breaks my heart’: family remembers El Paso man who died in Wisconsin water tank
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A family is mourning an El Paso man who died after police said he was trapped in a water tank in Wisconsin while cleaning…
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Las Cruces Planning and Zoning Commission approves replat of 56+ acre lot of undeveloped land along Triviz and Madrid
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Changes could soon be coming to an area of land behind residential neighborhoods near the intersection of Madrid…
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Major Crimes Unit detectives on the scene of two separate drownings in Tornillo
TORNILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Detectives with the Major Crimes and Crime Scene Units are in Tornillo investigating “separate drowning incidents.”…
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Fire crews put out fire at recycling plant on Darrington Road
Update: An ABC-7 crew on the scene watched crews put out the fire. Firefighters remained on scene to ensure every part of the fire was fully out.…
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SWAT team removes barricaded person from Lower Valley apartment
Update: The SWAT standoff is now over. The team removed the barricaded man from inside one of the apartments and took him into custody. Details are…
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El Paso man dies after becoming trapped while cleaning a Wisconsin city’s water tank, police say
Update: ABC-7 is speaking with Medina’s sister. She set up a Gofundme in support of the family in the wake of Medina’s death. BLAIR, Wis. (AP) — A…
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Car Wash Craze sweeps the Borderland and helps boost El Paso economy, experts say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car wash boom is sweeping the country, and there is no exception in El Paso. In recent years, dozens of car washes have…
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