HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) – ServerDome Global, the company behind the Hueco Ranch Data Center project, will hosted a community meeting Monday at the Hueco Ranch site. Hudspeth County residents said they were shocked to learn about a hyperscale artificial intelligence-powered data center being built in the area, according to Sembrando Esperanza Coalition organizer Veronica
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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: Master Sergeant Eileen Raisa Otero-Nichols. We thank you for your service. Send in a photo of your loved one who is serving in the military, or who
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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: Staff Sergeant Martinez. He has been in the military for 18 years. We thank you for your service. Send in a photo of your loved one who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Recent ABC-7 reports on the travel expenses of El Paso county leaders is now creating impact in other parts of local government. The City of El Paso is set to discuss a new policy to increase transparency on how much city council and the mayor spend on official travel. A couple of
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UPDATE (Oct. 23, 2026) — El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson’s brother has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for a Ponzi scheme, according to the Department of Justice. The DOJ said 63-year-old Timothy France Johnson spent 11 years soliciting more than $3 million from investors by falsely claiming he would use
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials gathered Friday at the Bridge of the Americas to announce end-of-fiscal-year border security statistics. CBP, Border Patrol and CBP AMO officials highlighted an increase in drug and weapon interdictions alongside a sharp decrease in illegal border crossings across the El Paso Sector. Ray Provencio,
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Every kitchen serving the Canutillo Independent School District claims to have the best pozole recipe. Thursday, those 10 CISD kitchens put their dishes to the test at the district’s Pozole Cook Off. CISD kitchens each made a batch of their best pozole to enter the contest. Judges chose a winner based
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some voters living in Texas’ 16th Congressional District may see District 23 candidates on their ballots instead or vice versa. The El Paso County Elections Department said that’s because of a redistricting map that was approved for the midterm elections. “A voter may currently reside in District 23 or 16,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The race for Texas’ 16th Congressional District, which includes the vast majority of El Paso County, features incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and Republican nominee Adam Bauman. Rep. Escobar has represented the district since she was sworn in to office in 2019. Bauman is a Navy veteran and former Border
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Red Bull Air Race world champion will fly in this weekend’s Amigo Airsho. Kirby Chambliss, a Texas native, is known as one of the best aerobatic pilots in the world. The 67-year-old pilot started his career in 1997, earned every aviation license there is and has flown more than
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson and Police Chief Peter Pacillas said commercial vehicle inspections will start on both sides of Transmountain Road. The announcement came Tuesday after a series of “serious multi-vehicle crashes.” Monday, a deadly crash on Transmountain killed one person after a semi’s brakes failed, according to El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke to the Republican and Democratic candidates for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District ahead of the midterm elections. This is the congressional seat that was left vacant after former Republican U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales resigned. Katy Padilla Stout is the Democratic nominee. She’s a former elementary school teacher and family
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UPDATE (Oct. 20, 2026): The El Paso Police Department said 42-year-old Rene Dario Perez-Ramirez died in Monday’s crash. In a news release, EPPD said eight vehicles were involved in the crash, including a semi-trailer with failed brakes. Preliminary investigation revealed that the semi drove southbound on Loop 375 toward the intersection with North Desert Boulevard.
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UPDATE (Oct. 20, 2026): The Texas Medical Board said it temporarily suspended Edward Michelson’s medical license. In a news release published Tuesday, TMB said Michelson’s practice in medicine “poses a continuing threat to public welfare.” The suspension immediately went into effect. “The Board panel found that Dr. Michelson was arrested for the felony charge of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday, the Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation announced the proposed park over the I-10 will get a $10 million gift from the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation. The gift comes less than a week after the Loya family committed $20 million to the proposed project. The Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Early voting begins Monday, and the El Paso County Elections Department is sharing why this upcoming election is important and the turnout it’s expecting. While Election Day is Nov. 3, the elections department says you have two weeks from now to make time to vote, including Saturdays and Sundays. There
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(KVIA) — Monday, President Donald Trump said the state of New Mexico should “immediately change its name to New America.” “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State,” the president wrote on a Truth Social post. “Home Values and Incomes would
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As Monday marked the first day of early voting in Texas, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders scheduled a visit in El Paso to encourage voting. Sen. Sanders will speak at the Abraham Chavez Theatre in Downtown El Paso Monday. His team announced that former U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke and current Democratic
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Amigo Airsho takes flight Saturday and Sunday at Biggs Army Airfield. The airshow celebrates the spirit of aviation and salutes the armed forces. This year, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team will take the skies. The Blue Angels haven’t been in El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Monday, the employees at the El Paso County Courthouse downtown had to evacuate because of a fire, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The courthouse is closed for the rest of the day. The El Paso Fire Department said a fire prompted an evacuation at the Downtown El
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UPDATE (Oct. 19, 2026): A 36-year-old man died in a Northeast El Paso crash on Saturday morning, according to police. The El Paso Police Department is asking for the public to share any information they may have about the crash. It happened at 12000 Gateway North Blvd. just after 6:30 a.m., according to police. EPPD
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of early voting for the November election starting on Monday in Texas, ABC-7’s Andrew J. Polk spoke one-on-one with the challenger for the El Paso County Judge seat. Minerva Torres Shelton discussed her campaign and the issues affecting the county, and how she would handle them if elected. As
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Wind gusts reaching nearly 70 miles per hour woke some Borderland residents in the middle of the night. Some homes in Canutillo, Texas, near Country Club Road sustained severe damage. One West El Paso resident woke up to a tree weighing about three to four tons collapsed in his backyard.
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Zacharia has been on the job since Monday. By Rachel Scott White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role, multiple sources and a senior White House official told ABC News on Friday. Zacharia started as press secretary on Monday. Zacharia is transitioning into a new role in the administration that
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 15 OCT 26 16:57 ET Updated: 15 OCT 26 21:58 ET By Emma Tucker and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher were killed when a 16-year-old Bend, Oregon, resident entered an elementary school and started shooting, police said at a news conference Thursday evening.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise visited Las Cruces Thursday. He joined Republican Congressional candidate Greg Cunningham. The event happened at the Electronic Caregiver on Main Street. ABC-7 spoke with Cunningham, who’s running against incumbent Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquez for New Mexico’s second congressional district. “We want to take what’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert as a backdoor cod front is expected to arrive tonight. Temps will drop winds will pick up. The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert ahead of this evenings wind event for El Paso County: High Wind Warning in effect from October
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With early voting already underway in New Mexico, voters are making their voices heard ahead of the November election. As part of ABC-7’s Your Voice, Your Vote coverage, ABC-7 anchor Marcel Clarke sat down one-on-one with Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquez, who is seeking re-election to represent New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. The conversation focused on
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UPDATE (Oct. 13, 2026): El Paso City Council unanimously voted in favor of blocking business with Flock Safety or similar companies. The resolution directs El Paso City Manager Dionne Mack not to conduct agreements or arrangements with Flock or other providers for networked automated license plate reader cameras or similar technology. The resolution is for
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