El Paso Zoo opens new Chihuahuan Desert exhibit
EL PASO, Texas — Families and city representatives gathered at the El Paso Zoo Tuesday to experience the new Chihuahuan Desert exhibit. The $16…
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‘Alien smuggling’ raid in east El Paso leads to several arrests, sounds of explosions
EL PASO, Texas — Authorities executed a search warrant at a house in east El Paso in connection with an “alien smuggling” investigation, according…
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FBI’s new El Paso leader sees breaking encrypted messages as challenge to fighting domestic terrorism
EL PASO, Texas — The new special agent in charge of the El Paso FBI office says encrypted messages shared by domestic terrorist groups could provide…
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UTEP awarded $70 million grant to expand 3-D printing program
EL PASO, Texas — The engineering department at the University of Texas at El Paso is reaching new heights. UTEP was recently awarded $70 million…
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Oñate High School receives $257K grant for STEM program
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Educators at Oñate High School in Las Cruces now have more than a quarter of a million dollars for STEM education. “The…
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‘Difficult images to see’: Mauled animals, overcrowding prompts investigation at El Paso Animal Services
(Editor’s note: We CAUTION you that some of the images in the photo gallery may be disturbing to see.) EL PASO, Texas — Dozens of photos and videos…
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Capitol Christmas Tree cut down in New Mexico, stops in El Paso, on its way to D.C.
EL PASO, Texas — “The People’s Tree” is on its merry way. The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is already being taken to Washington D.C. The…
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Students, staff celebrate grand opening for unique Las Cruces middle school
MESILLA, New Mexico — Nearly 100 middle school students celebrated finally having classrooms to call their own on Friday. The Mesilla Valley…
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D.A. to proceed with domestic violence charge against El Paso city Rep. Sam Morgan
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County District Attorney’s Office late Friday signaled that it intended to a prosecute an El Paso City Council member…
Continue ReadingFormer US ambassador to Ukraine tells impeachment inquiry she was ‘shocked and devastated’ after being removed from her post
WASHINGTON, DC — The ousted US ambassador to Ukraine testified Friday that she was “shocked and devastated” after learning that…
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El Paso schools prepare against mass violence while managing fear of school community
EL PASO, Texas — Schools across the country are grappling with how to prepare students for an emergency in an era of mass shootings. The Pew…
Continue Reading2 teens are dead after a 16-year-old SoCal gunman shot 5 classmates and himself in 16 seconds, cops say
SANTA CLARITA, California — A teen whose birthday was Thursday went to his Southern California high school, pulled a pistol from his backpack…
Continue ReadingAs El Paso’s Cielo Vista Walmart reopens, residents find healing after the horror
EL PASO, Texas — Erika Contreras still shivers whenever she drives by or pumps gas near the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso where an assailant…
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2 New Mexico murder cases with suspects attempting suicide within span of 2 days
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two murder cases in New Mexico with the alleged suspects attempting to kill themselves in the span of several days. Juan…
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Family of El Paso boy killed in ATV accident launches charity foundation in his honor
EL PASO, Texas — Clinton Price Stanley was only 10-years-old when his life was tragically cut short. He was the victim of a single vehicle rollover…
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El Paso Walmart’s temporary ban on outdoor fundraising causes ‘Hanksgiving’ organizers to rely on community donations
EL PASO, Texas — In light of the August 3rd Walmart shooting, El Paso Walmart stores temporarily suspended outside fundraising. This change in…
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9-year-old Las Cruces boy catches 42-pound catfish at Elephant Butte reservoir
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It was a giant catch for a little boy, a fish almost as big as he is. Alex Flores, who’s just 9 years-old, landed the…
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‘Cutting-edge training’ as Texas State innovates ‘Active Shooter Response’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s described as the ‘cutting-edge’ active shooter response training for law enforcement and first responders. The Active…
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Walmart manager seeks to ‘move forward’ with reopening of Cielo Vista store after mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — “Moving forward,” that’s the message from the Ceilo Vista Walmart store’s general manager Robert Evans. He sat down Wednesday…
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Juarez mayor says guns from the U.S. are stoking violence in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez Mayor Héctor Armando Cabada Alvídrez said Wednesday that the majority of the recent violence in Juarez is being…
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Worker dies after being pinned by forklift at east El Paso distribution center
EL PASO, Texas — A worker died in an overnight industrial accident after being pinned by a forklift at a distribution center in east El Paso,…
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Arrest made in murder case of man shot dead at Las Cruces apartments
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man has been arrested for murder in the shooting death of another man earlier this week at a Las Cruces apartment…
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Active Shooter Response: How Texas DPS is training to keep you safer
FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — Texas has seen several mass shootings just within the last two years — the Sutherland Springs church shooting, the Santa…
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Pair arrested for gang-related stabbing in El Paso’s Lower Valley that wounded 2
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of men with gang affiliations were arrested following a weekend fight at a Lower Valley home that ended with two other men…
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‘You’re walking into the unknown’: Active Shooter Response
CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — The sound of gunshots filled the hallways and classrooms in the old Canutillo Elementary school building. More than two…
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El Paso considers allowing marijuana users to avoid arrest through ‘cite and release’ policy
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city representatives don’t want to call it decriminalization — but if city leaders pass a new law, people with small…
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U.S. Supreme Court justices seem split on DACA ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to struggle Tuesday with the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate the Obama-era…
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8-year-old El Paso boy celebrates end of cancer treatment
EL PASO, Texas — Isaiah Hernando, an 8-year-old boy was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma November 15th of last year. Isaiah was surrounded by his…
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New details revealed about suspected car thief shot and killed by police in east El Paso Walmart parking lot
EL PASO, Texas — New details have emerged about the night that police shot and killed a suspected car thief in an east El Paso Walmart parking lot.…
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Sweet video shows El Paso couple’s wish to dance again come true after life-altering surgery
EL PASO, Texas — Juan and Gloria Serrano are happy to dance together once again. The couple didn’t think it would be possible, because Gloria was in…
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