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 Honoring Dwayne Webster. We thank you for your service. Send in a photo of your loved one who is serving in the military, or who once served and is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The former lyricist for the English new wave band, The Smiths, joined the growing list of artists coming to El Paso this year. Morissey will play at the Don Haskins Center Nov. 6, he announced Monday. General sale tickets go on sale Friday. The first round of presales start Wednesday.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Clint Independent School District announced Monday 340 teachers will earn part of a $5.5 million compensation package in honor of increased student performance. CISD said the compensation program provides financial recognition for the impact teachers have on their students. The designated teachers will receive an average payout of $16,000,
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By David Brennan, Alexander Mallin, and Pierre Thomas Cole Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night, made a brief first court appearance on Monday to face charges, including attempted assassination of the president. Allen, 31, walked in wearing a blue jumpsuit and took his seat at the defense table.
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 27 APR 26 11:36 ET Updated: 27 APR 26 14:03 ET By Alejandra Jaramillo, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump called Monday for ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he jokingly called first lady Melania Trump an “expectant widow” during a White House Correspondents’ Dinner skit on his show
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The May 2-3 weekend is going to be busy for city employees with several anticipated events: Comic-Con, Michelada Fest, Sol Summit Music Festival and the sold-out BTS concert. Downtown El Paso will hold most of the crowds with Comic-Con at the Convention Center 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and
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by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas TribuneApril 27, 2026 Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map is officially cleared for use, after the U.S. Supreme Court formally overturned a lower court’s ruling Monday. In November, the high court allowed the map to be used temporarily. Monday’s ruling maintains that status quo permanently, ensuring the new lines will be
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texans have until April 27 to register to vote for the May 2026 Primary Runoff Election. The El Paso County Elections Department will accept walk-in registration applications until the deadline. You can also update your information with the department. The elections department office is at 500 E. San Antonio Ave.,
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Las Cruces firefighters put out a fire that burned an abandoned building on Mesquite Street Sunday. LCFD said the fire burned through the building’s roof and attic. The building, located on the 700 block of N Mesquite Street, has had five fires since 2024, LCFD said. Sunday’s fire damaged the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested a 31-year-old man for leaving a traffic stop and allegedly almost hitting an officer with his vehicle. EPPD said on April 17, police tried stopping Jacob Williams at the 300 block of W San Antonio Avenue near the Abraham Chavez Theatre. When an officer made contact
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UPDATE (April 28, 2026) — Service was restored according to El Paso Water’s outage map. It is unclear what caused the issue or when crews finished repairs. UPDATE (10:42 a.m.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said westbound lanes on Montana Avenue reduced to one lane. Delays could last for the next four to
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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 Dewayne Webster. Webster retired from the U.S. Army. We thank you for your service. Send in a photo of your loved one who is serving in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Our work week is starting off warm, dry, and breezy. Conditions will lean calm with yesterdays winds weakening into light breezes. We started off our morning with temps in the 50s and 60s. Today temps will climb to near average temps. El Paso is expected to reach a high of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Autograph Wedding Experience held a wedding expo Sunday evening at Hotel Paso del Norte. The event featured fully designed wedding environments, giving attendees a chance to explore different styles and themes for their big day. Guests also enjoyed a runway show highlighting the latest in bridal fashion. In addition
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia has accepted an invitation to the Baltimore Raven’s rookie minicamp following the 2026 NFL Draft, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Pavia went undrafted despite a strong college career that included a breakout season at Vanderbilt, where he showcased his dual-threat ability and accounted for more than
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EL PASO, Texas – Former UTEP football players Solo Barnes and Neil Campbell will get the opportunity to make NFL rosters, receiving tryouts as unrestricted free agents. Barnes will get a shot with the New Orleans Saints, and Campbell with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. No other details are available. Campbell, 5-11, 205-pound cornerback, played one season
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC opened its 2026 Prinx Tires USL Cup campaign with a 2-1 road victory over Orange County SC at Championship Soccer Stadium on Saturday night. After a physical first half that featured a yellow card to Orange County’s Apolo Marinch in the 34th minute, both sides went into
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– A mural by the late artist Hal Marcus was unveiled earlier today. The mural, titled “El Paso Gracias a Dios,” is located at the Casa Ford dealership. Luke Lowenfield, vice president of Casa Auto Group, said the mural represents the first Thanksgiving, which he said took place at the historic hacienda.
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Our First Alert continues in the Borderland. Strong southwesterly wind gusts have kicking up dust across the area since the noon hours. El Paso International has seen a peak gust of 61 miles per hour, Las Cruces has seen a gust of 58 mph. We are expected to see the peak gusts at around 5
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UPDATE ( April 26th – 2:52 PM) –According to El Paso Water, additional progress has been made in reducing the risk of dam failure at the Cement Lake Dam (also known as the Portland Reservoir) in West El Paso, allowing for reopening of the closed roadways. “We had a very close call with a near-dam
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from StubHub which generously donated two floor tickets to BTS and set up Arlene Sifuentes and her dad with VIP access to the concert at the Sun Bowl. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Saturday, one El Paso Candlelighter family’s wish of seeing the South
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Out of more than 1,400 applicants, NMSU Ph.D. student Aman Priyadarshi Kumar earned the $100,000 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science (FINESST) Award. Kumar is one of only 108 winners and the way Kumar found out was by surprise. Kumar said this grant was something grad students
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Spokeswoman for EL Paso Water, Denise Parra, sent the following statement to ABC 7 in regards as to the acquisition of Cement Lake and how the El Paso Water discovered the condition of the potential risk of a dam breach: El Paso Water purchased 300 acres that included Cement Lake
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ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) – An eastbound closure along I-10 near Anthony reopened earlier than expected after crews completed a major traffic switch ahead of schedule, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. TxDOT announced that lanes on I-10 eastbound at Anthony had reopened and the closure had cleared after construction crews finished the traffic
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This is a developing story. Follow live updates from ABC News here. Here’s what happened: President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and other dignitaries are safe after a shooting incident outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner Saturday night at the Washington, D.C., Hilton hotel. The incident took place near the main magnetometer screening area at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 2026 NFL Draft didn’t feature a large group of players directly from New Mexico Aggies, but the program still had representation through transfer talent. Running back Seth McGowan, who revived his career at New Mexico State before finishing at Kentucky, was selected late in the draft, showing how the
Continue Reading Our ABC-7 First Alert continues in the Borderland for a gusty and dusty Sunday. Today is the third straight day of gusty winds. Tomorrow will be the windiest. The National Weather Service in El Paso has upgraded our Wind Advisory to a High Wind Warning for Eastern/Central El Paso County and the West Central Tularosa
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