EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– On Saturday morning the El Paso Children’s Hospital and the El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation hosted their Eighth Annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation Head Shaving Event. All the funds raised go to lifesaving childhood cancer research. The event also raises awareness for developing safer and more effective treatments. The event has raised
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UPDATE (5:07 PM) — According to traffic cameras in the area, officials are allowing traffic to pass on at least one lane on US-54 heading south. This is a developing story, and once more information is provided, we will update you on air and online. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Independent School District (SISD) hosted the 33rd Annual Marchfest Saturday, where 22 marching bands from across the Borderland competed against one another, showcasing their skills. Bands from Canutillo, Clint, El Paso, Fabens, San Elizario, Socorro, and Ysleta School District High schools are set to compete Saturday at the
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Community members gathered at Ascarate Park for NAMIWalks El Paso on World Mental Health Day to raise awareness and encourage those facing mental health challenges to seek support.
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By Sabina Ghebremedhin and Ivan Pereira October 10, 2026, 9:15 AM Share Christa Pike was released from the hospital and transferred back to prison more than a week after her botched execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said Saturday. Stephen Ferrell and Luke Ihnen from Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, and Randy Spivey and Kelly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper helped rescue a great horned owl, named “Big Tejano” by the trooper. According to a Texas DPS social media post, Trooper Raymond Torres found an injured owl in the center median of the interstate near Van Horn. Photo Courtesy: Texas DPS Trooper
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the execution of the convicted Fort Hood mass shooter would be shown in public caught people across the Pentagon and the Army off guard, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN.Hegseth made the announcement in an interview Wednesday with far-right podcaster
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tracking continued warmer temperatures across the Borderland this weekend, but a few showers could bring changes for Saturday and Sunday. Moisture moving north from Mexico helping bring isolated to scattered showers Saturday afternoon and evening. Rain chances favoring western part of our viewing areas, although many locations looking to stay
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Continue Reading Good afternoon to the Borderland, we have finally made it to Friday. Today will be nice with forecasted highs in the mid 80s. Looking nice and quiet across the Borderland. This evening will be warm with partly cloudy skies for high school football games. The UTEP Miners are home tomorrow again Nevada, as the game
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric named a new leader after CEO Kelly Tomblin announced her retirement, the utility confirmed with ABC-7 Friday. Eliecer “Eli” Viamontes will replace Tomblin as president and CEO, according to a LinkedIn post. He’s currently the CEO of Entergy Texas in the Houston area. Tomblin has more than
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by Kayla Guo and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas TribuneOctober 9, 2026 After a nine-day illness-induced absence from the campaign trail, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico re-emerged Friday with an unannounced appearance at the Austin City Limits music festival. With early voting fast approaching, Talarico stepped off the trail near the start of last week
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — The 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss will have a change in command by the end of the month, it announced Friday. The president nominated Brig. Gen. Brandon Anderson as the next commander of Fort Bliss and the 1st Armored Division on Sept. 30. Anderson led a mechanized field artillery battalion
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — A $15 billion data center project has been set for Hudspeth County, according to County Judge Joanna MacKenzie. Construction could start as early as 2027. In a social media post, the county said ServerDomes Global is one of the organizations involved in the project. The company is based in Boise,
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (KVIA) — One person was flown to an El Paso hospital with serious injuries after a rollover crash near a Border Patrol checkpoint, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed with ABC-7. DPS Acting Lieutenant Eliot Torres said the crash happened around 11 a.m. Friday near the Sierra Blanca checkpoint along I-10
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water scheduled nine community meetings to get feedback on the proposed fiscal year 2027-28 budget. The Public Service Board received a presentation of four budget scenarios. On Sept. 30, EPWater said it has four approaches to investment and risk: accelerated reliability, strategic, lean and high risk. According to
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — A 64-year-old man faces an animal cruelty charge after deputies said they saw a dog fall out his truck bed. Victor Martinez allegedly told deputies the six-month-old dog “needed to learn.” The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said that on Oct. 3, deputies saw a German shepherd dog fall out
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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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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Nathan Rivas, the last of the four Young Park shooters found guilty, received his sentencing Friday. Third Judicial District Attorney Fernando Macias announced Friday that Nathan Rivas was sentenced to 90 years in prison. A jury convicted him on three counts of first-degree murder in the mass shooting that happened
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 has struck southern Panama, according to the US Geological Survey.Several people have suffered minor injuries but so far there are no reports of fatalities or missing persons, officials said. Various homes, roads, hotels, government buildings, businesses and churches have sustained
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has selected Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who worked briefly at the Department of Homeland Security, as his new press secretary.Zacharia thanked Trump in a social media post Friday, writing, “Serving President Trump and the American people at this critical
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UPDATE (Oct. 9, 2026): A vintage store owner near the damaged building said the incident didn’t surprise her. Darlene Escandon owns Jane & Jensen Vintage Nostalgia Shop. Her shop is right next to the building that caused a sidewalk closure after part of it fell on someone. “It’s just alarming now that nothing still has
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Ditka led the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl title in 1986. By Patricio Chile Mike Ditka, the NFL Hall of Famer who coached the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl victory, has died, his family announced. He was 86. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you’d like to learn more about mental health services in the borderland, get active and socialize, you’re in the right place! NAMIWalks El Paso is happening this Saturday, and organizers are encouraging anyone interested to come as they are. What is NAMI? The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you have ever been affected by burnout, you’re not alone. Kids, work, health issues, relationships – whatever your stressors are… the feeling is real. Sovereignty coach Camila Greenberg says burnout shows up in the smallest ways. But when it becomes too much, we have to remember who we are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We will round out our workweek calm and comfortable. We woke this morning to cooler temps in the 50-60s. Tis afternoon we will run a little warm. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 85, Las Cruces 84. Just a few degrees above average. Winds will remain calm,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—Members of the El Paso Fire Department are sporting a pop of pink on their uniforms this October! They are wearing pink badges to stand with those battling breast cancer. October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to promote early detection, raise funds for research and support patients and survivors. Chief
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This afternoon’s high was 85 degrees with a morning low of 64. Isolated storms are possible across the Borderland this afternoon/evening, most of the action is expected to be in the mountains. Storms are then expected to fizzle out tonight. Friday, the Borderland may see mostly dry conditions with an isolated storm or two. This
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