EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ysleta Independent School District shared a list of campuses giving free breakfast and lunch meals for the upcoming school year, which starts Aug. 3. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), nearly 90% of YISD campuses will provide free lunch, according to the district. Here is
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UPDATE (1:46 p.m.) — El Paso police said I-10 West after Vinton reopened at 12:40 p.m. UPDATE (12:23 p.m.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said one person was sent to a local hospital with minor injuries. Deputies said several vehicles are invovled. According to TxDOT’s El Paso map, the lane is still closed.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $150 million settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andMe. He said the settlement will help resolve issues from a 2023 data breach that compromised 6.9 million customers’ genetic data. 23andMe offers DNA testing for people to look into their ancestry and health. According
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By Luke Barr President Donald Trump has overturned the temporary pause on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops, according to a source familiar with the discussion, allowing the traffic stops to resume. This comes after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave the directive to halt the traffic stops, a law enforcement source told ABC
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The Plaza Classic Film Festival returns for its 19th year, bringing classic movies to the Plaza Theatre for El Pasoans to enjoy. Good Morning El Paso’s Nicole Ardila joins El Paso Community Foundation’s Program Director Lisa Elliott on Wednesday to give you a live sneak peek of the event. This year’s festival features more than
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A 35-year-old woman died Tuesday after a train hit her in Las Cruces, according to police. It happened at about 11:45 p.m. at the railroad tracks near Brown Road, Las Cruces Police said. The tracks are near S Main Street. Police said a BNSF train hit the woman while she
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El Paso, TX (KVIA) — We’re continuing to monitor below-average temperatures this Wednesday through Thursday, with highs remaining several degrees cooler than normal staying in the mid 90’s. While storm coverage stays fairly isolated Wednesday, we’ll see a slight increase in thunderstorms on Thursday as moisture and instability begin to build Wednesday evening, we’re continuing
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Venezuelan national and suspected member of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization has been sentenced to 19 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing firearms and conspiring to tamper with evidence in a case tied to a former Doña Ana County magistrate judge’s family. Federal court
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Isolated storms hit parts of east El Paso and the Lower Valley this evening. Some locally heavy rain with gusty winds hit the area as well. Rainfall amounts were around 0.5″. Isolated storms will be possible each day this week with increased chances for storms overthe weekend. Temps will stay in the mid 90s.
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide by a vote of 308-117. Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Scott DeJarlais played the opening bars of The Beatles’ song “Here Comes the Sun” from his phone into the microphone once the bill passed. The bill entitled the “Sunshine
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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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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso firefighters rescued a man who wasn’t able to climb down the border wall, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement on Tuesday. CBP said the man tried to illegally enter the U.S. by scaling the border wall near Loop 375 and Yarbrough. Agents arrested the man
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, the Department of Rural Development (SDR) in Chihuahua, Mexico confirmed the state’s first case of New World screwworm in Parral. That’s just more than six hours driving south of Juarez. NWS feeds off living flesh of livestock. As of Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said there are 17
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Burnout is a big concern in the professional world, especially for doctors. That’s why William Beaumont Army Medical Center has invested in some technology that makes part of the job a little easier. A new study by JAMA Network Open says doctors spend more than half of their workdays at
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SANTA FE (KVIA) — Tuesday, a federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking New Mexico voters’ personal information, according to the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State. The lawsuit, filed in December 2025, alleged New Mexico failed to produce statewide voter registration lists upon request. New Mexico Secretary of State
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, a truck crashed into a University Medical Center laboratory on Alberta Avenue, according to a spokesperson. According to a UMC El Paso spokesperson, there was no immediate danger to patients, staff or operations. Employees in the area and those inside the truck were being evaluated out of an abundance
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Shaquille O’Neal — under the name “DJ Diesel” — will perform at a Northeast El Paso Bar come September, according to a social media post he made Tuesday. His stop in the Sun City is one of just four in Texas. The former basketball player also goes by the stage
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he opened an investigation into LinkedIn over allegations the company advertised and profited from fake or misleading job opportunities. LinkedIn, a professional networking platform that has a job search tool. The company generates revenue through its Premium subscription services, recruiter licenses and advertising, according
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A man in his 80s and a woman in her 60s are the latest confirmed cases of neuroinvasive West Nile Virus reported in El Paso according to public health officials. The man lives in the 79907 zip code and is being treated in a local hospital . The woman in
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by Stephen Simpson, The Texas TribuneJuly 14, 2026 Canada has suspended several animal exports from Texas due to concerns about the New World screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is immediately suspending the export of horses, pigs, cattle, bison, sheep, goats, deer, elk, moose, llamas and more. Imports
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was ordered to temporarily stop vehicle stops in Texas and Maine following two deadly shootings involving the agency, ABC News reported. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released a statement responding to the order: “The reported decision by ICE to pause vehicle stops is a good first step.
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There’s several summer camps across the borderland, but FBI El Paso is offering something unique for teens. They’ll be testing students mentally and physically and they showed Good Morning El Paso’s Nicole Ardila some of the things they’re teaching the teens. It’s open to high schoolers and only 60 of the 120 applicants were selected.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Daw family, former owners of Chop, the dog allegedly shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso last September, is seeking justice and accountability from the federal government. As ABC-7 reported yesterday, a federal lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. government alleging that a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Downtown El Paso’s skyline is undergoing some change. Monday, the iconic Wells Fargo letters started being removed from the building. It appeared crews used a platform connected to cables to take the letters off. Wells Fargo closed its Downtown El Paso branch in January 2025, as ABC-7 previously reported. Other
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A train and a semi-trailer crashed in Tornillo Tuesday morning, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. EPCSO said it happened at 9:03 a.m. at O T Smith Road and Alameda Avenue. No injuries were reported, the sheriff’s office said. ABC-7 is sending a crew to the scene to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It was been nearly two weeks since El Paso native and U.S. Marine, Christopher Steven, was shot and killed at a Walgreens in West El Paso. Anna Kuba married Steven in July 2023. The two met while he was deployed in Okinawa, Japan — Kuba’s hometown. Since his death, Kuba
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Editor’s Note: The original story said the shooting happened at a McDonald’s located across the UTEP campus. It happened at a McDonald’s near the intersection of N Mesa Street and the I-10. This story has been corrected with the actual location. UPDATE (July 14, 2026): In addition to the verdict being delivered, Allen’s family was
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UPDATE (July 14, 2026) — Becky G will join Karol G’s “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour” at the Sun Bowl Stadium in September. The University of Texas at El Paso’s Office of Special Events made the announcement Tuesday. You can find tickets for the concerts, set for Sept. 5-6, here. UPDATE (April 28, 2026) —
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Las Cruces firefighters put out a fire on N Mesquite Street Monday night. Crews went to the 700 block of N Mesquite Street, near the intersection with E Lucero Avenue, and saw heavy fire and smoke coming from a detached garage, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department. Crews controlled
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By Luke Barr and Bill Hutchinson Federal immigration authorities were involved in a fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, according to the local elected leaders and multiple sources. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he was briefed on the incident by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. He said he was informed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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