EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials announced Tuesday that the 1st Armored Division Headquarters will assume command of Joint Task Force – Southern Border from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Officials say that the Joint Task Force – Southern Border, under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, assists in operations in support
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office needs help finding a man allegedly involved in an aggravated assault investigation. EPCSO said the suspect is believed to be a truck driver described to have a light complexion and 5’9″ tall. The sheriff’s office also shared these photos of the suspect: Courtesy: EPCSO
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El Paso County Commissioners are set to consider authorizing requests for proposals for the management of the El Paso County Coliseum and sports tourism promotion services during Monday’s Commissioners Court meeting.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, the El Paso Locomotive FC announced it signed Cristo Fernández, who played Dani Rojas in the sports series Ted Lasso. The FC said the signing pends league and federation approval. Fernández did a two-month trial with the team, appearing at training and a match against New Mexico United. His
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Basketball in the Barrio is excited to announce its 34th camp season in El Paso. The camp will take place at the Armijo Center, 700 East Seventh Avenue, from June 19 to 21, running daily from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It welcomes girls and boys ages 6 to 10 from the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — GECU announced it appointed a new president and CEO Monday. Alex Rascón, who has been with the company more than 20 years, will take on the role effective immediately, GECU said. The current CEO, Crystal Long, retired May 1, according to officials. “Crystal Long was a true visionary and extraordinary
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today the uncomfortable heat begins to push in. We will trend about the norm throughout the next week as remain mostly dry for now. Today we woke to temps in the 60s we will experience a rapid warmup with above average terms expected by afternoon. El Paso is expected to
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EL PASO, Texas – The Locomotive FC are teasing a major signing for Tuesday morning. While they haven’t said who the player is, it appears to be someone very well known to fans of a popular television show. The Locomotive also released a video on social media Monday that gives fans a big clue. It shows the player walking
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It was cooler today because of yesterday’s backdoor cool front, El Paso saw a high of 87 degrees. This will be very short-lived. We are tracking near record highs tomorrow with highs in the upper 90s. Likewise, Thursday-Saturday highs will be in the mid to upper 90s. An upper-level ridge will dominate the region today
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Eastlake Falcons hired El Paso native Justin Avalos as its new head boys basketball coach after leading the El Dorado Aztecs to 21 wins in the previous year. “I think that I did what I was supposed to do at El Dorado,” said Avalos. “I set those boys up
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fifty-six-year-old Guadalupe Ornelas, a retired U.S. Army Sergeant, went missing over the weekend after traveling from El Paso to Santa Ana, California, to visit his family for Mother’s Day weekend. According to Ana Rose Ornelas, Guadalupe’s wife, the last time she spoke with her husband was last Saturday after the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Banana Ball is coming to Southwest University Park this weekend, and with the entertainment comes an economic boost for El Paso, according to El Paso Chihuahuas spokesperson Angela Olivas. The Texas Tailgaters and the Firefighters will face off in a “baseball spectacle.” The Savannah Bananas said Banana Ball includes choreographed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department is asking residents to “fill the boot” to help families affected by neuromuscular diseases, EPFD said Monday. EPFD’s boot drive will last through May 16. Firefighters will collect donations across the city to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association. A QR code will be available on
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A Frontier Airlines flight taking off for Los Angeles from Denver International Airport on Friday night struck an individual walking on a runway, according to the airline and airport officials. The incident occurred shortly after 11:00 p.m. local time on Runway 17L, the airline said in a statement early Saturday. There were 224 passengers and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Tech Health El Paso is hosting its graduation ceremonies all day Saturday. The ceremonies, which take place May 16, are at the Plaza Theater in Downtown El Paso, the school said. Hunt School of Nursing: 8 a.m. Hunt School of Dental Medicine: Noon Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences:
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso’s Sun City Summit Rocket Team has won the Lone Star Cup for the second year in a row. According to UTEP, this year’s win was especially notable because the team was represented by a five-member cohort made up entirely of women. The competition was
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AUSTIN (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a settlement with LG Electronics, he announced Monday. He sued LG for collecting user data without their knowledge, he said in a news release. Under the agreement, LG will stop using Automated Content Recognition technology to collect consumers’ viewing data without their consent. Attorney General Paxton
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County has released records detailing communications over a seven-month period between a county official and an executive from the University of Texas at El Paso regarding Coliseum management and sports tourism. The records were released in response to an open records request filed by ABC-7. The documents primarily contain
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By Emily Chang and Alexandra HutzlerMay 11, 2026, 12:22 PM President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would like to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax as prices soar due to the war in Iran. “Yeah, I’m gonna reduce until the — let me tell you, as soon as this is over with Iran, as soon
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday we will encounter a brief cooldown before temperatures return to the 90s for this forecast period. We start off Monday morning a little breezy and slightly cooler. This is after a backdoor cold front pushed through, picking up winds and causing a temperature dip. Despite a dip in temps
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With graduation season around the corner, El Paso Community College announced its 2026 commencement schedule. Three ceremonies will take place at the Don Haskins Center, EPCC said. The following ceremonies will take place May 18 at the Don Haskins Center: 9 a.m.: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science and
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AUSTIN (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he sued Netflix for “spying” and collecting Texans’ data without their consent. In a news release, Attorney General Paxton alleged the streaming platform uses engineering to track and log customers’ viewing habits, devices, household networks and other sensitive data. He said the tracking also applies to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rock legend Gene Simmons will take the stage at Speaking Rock Casino in August, the venue announced on social media. The bassist and co-founder of Kiss will perform a free concert Aug. 1. The casino said concertgoers must be at least 21 years old. Doors open at 6 p.m. Rock
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some residents in Northeast El Paso may experience reduced water pressure Monday, El Paso Water said. The utility is improving the water system, which could impact water pressure. EPWater said it started working at 6:30 a.m. Monday and will finish by 6:30 p.m. in the Mesquite Hills and Futureland neighborhoods
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of running past Secret Service with loaded firearms and knives in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondent’s Dinner last month pleaded not guilty to the four charges he faces. Prosecutors say Cole Tomas Allen on April 26 stormed through a
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By Christopher Watson, Ivan Pereira, Jon Haworth, Mary Kekatos, Nadine El-Bawab, Leah Sarnoff, and Kevin Shalvey Fifteen passengers were welcomed to the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s quarantine unit Monday morning and one person who tested positive is in the biocontainment unit, according to officials. The quarantine unit is more like a hotel, while the biocontainment unit is patient-based care, more
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-TxDOT is hosting a bicycle hearing, and they’re asking for feedback. According to Lauren Macias-Cervantes the public information officer for TxDot El Paso, many cyclists who ride on the roads are drawn to it by the great weather, and TxDoT wants to hear from you. The hearing will focus specifically on 20
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is saluting the men and women of our armed forces and our veterans with Military Monday. Today we are recognizing Military Monday: Honoring Robert Pehr Pehr served in the U.S. Navy Submarines. A resident of Las Cruces, Pehr enlisted at the age of 18 and retired 20 years later in 1978
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EL PASO, TEXAS — El Paso Locomotive FC fell to Oakland Roots SC 2-1 on Saturday night for their first road loss of the regular season. Rubio Rubín started the scoring early for El Paso, finding the back of the net just three minutes in for his seventh goal on the season. Locomotive road the momentum
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old Manuel Frias and 55-year-old Griselda Gallegos were arrested and face animal cruelty charges for leaving two dogs in an unattended car, resulting in one of the dog’s death. Officials say that on May 9, 2026, around 3:00 p.m., deputies with the
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