Power back for 2,400 in far east El Paso after brief outage
EL PASO, Texas — About 2,400 homes and businesses in far east El Paso were without electricity for about a half-hour on Saturday. The 35-minute…
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El Paso virus death toll hits 2,602; active infections at 1,358
EL PASO, Texas — A woman in her 60s was El Paso’s sole coronavirus death reported by local health officials on Saturday. Her death brought the…
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Borderland coalition offers water safety tips to prevent summertime drownings
EL PASO, Texas — Summer is just around the corner and there’s no better way to beat the heat than going for a dip in the water – whether it be…
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Safety fears after hit & run death in El Paso’s Montecillo area
El PASO, Texas — Montecillo is an up and coming area on El Paso’s west side, but after last Sunday’s hit and run which left one person dead, many…
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Police say couple’s heated argument led to stabbing at east El Paso gas station
UPDATE: El Paso police late Friday released additional details about an early morning stabbing outside a Circle K gas station on the city’s east…
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Lower Valley farmers discuss migrant influx with congressional delegation
EL PASO, Texas — Farmers from El Paso’s Lower Valley shared their concerns about the influx of migrants along the southern border with Texas…
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Water outage, boil order frustrates Vinton residents
VINTON, Texas — A water boil order has been put in place for residents in Vinton after the El Paso County village’s water system suffered an outage.…
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El Paso surpasses 2,600 confirmed virus deaths; 42 new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced two new coronavirus-related deaths and 42 new cases Friday. The latest…
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Why UTEP’s leading tackler rode away from football before his senior season
EL PASO, Texas — Imagine choosing to put an end to the pursuit of a lifelong dream when it’s closest to becoming a reality. That’s exactly what…
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EPPD officer now faces sexual assault charges for attacks on 2 women; mugshot released
UPDATE, May 21: Theresa Caballero, the attorney for Abderrazak Boukhatmi, the El Paso police officer accused of sexually assaulting two women, issued…
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UTEP drops face mask requirement, but will keep social distancing for summer classes
EL PASO, Texas — A pandemic face mask requirement for students, faculty and visitors to the UTEP campus was lifted Thursday by university President…
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‘We’re now just starting to see a rebound’; travelers on rise at El Paso International Airport
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More Americans are ready to travel this summer. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports U.S. airlines carried almost…
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El Paso veteran saluted by family as ‘hero’ after he died trying to shield wife from being run over
EL PASO, Texas — The family of a military veteran who was crushed to death by a car outside a south-central El Paso bar while reportedly trying to…
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El Paso County bans sale of aerial fireworks for July 4th holiday
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to ban the sale of aerial fireworks with sticks and missiles with fins,…
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El Pasoan killed in I-10 southern New Mexico crash of 4 big rigs
GRANT COUNTY, New Mexico – An El Paso truck driver was killed in a traffic crash involving four tractor-trailer rigs along Interstate 10 between…
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NFL star Aaron Jones’ El Paso charity softball game featuring sports celebrities is postponed
UPDATE, May 20: El Paso native and NFL star Aaron Jones’ plans to host a charity softball game next month in the Sun City featuring sports…
Continue Reading 2 new virus deaths; over 50% of El Pasoans ages 12+ fully vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced two new coronavirus-related deaths and 50 new cases Thursday. The latest…
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Meet the El Paso Fire Department’s elite rescue team
EL PASO, Texas — Within the El Paso Fire Department there is a Special Rescue 11 team which responds to rescues involving high angles, confined…
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Settlement effort in multi-million dollar Duranguito legal battle fails
EL PASO, Texas — A man who has largely funded the legal battle to preserve the area known as Duranguito in downtown El Paso says he wanted to…
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New William Beaumont Army Medical Center to open July 11
FORT BLISS, Texas — After years of construction and several set backs, the new William Beaumont Army Medical Center campus is set to open this…
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‘Carry The Load’ stops in Borderland to share true meaning of upcoming Memorial Day holiday
El Paso, Texas– Since 2011 the nonprofit “Carry the Load” has been spreading its mission across the country with a 15,000-mile national relay to…
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Damaged gas line may have caused Lower Valley explosion, fire
EL PASO, Texas — An explosion and fire in a Lower Valley neighborhood late Wednesday afternoon may have been triggered when a worker damaged a gas…
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Canutillo High School teacher arrested, campus drug use alleged
CANUTILLO, Texas — An employee at Canutillo High School has been arrested by school district police on charges involving on-campus drug use,…
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Judge grants bond to El Paso mom charged with murder of infant son
UPDATE, May 19: A central El Paso mother charged with capital murder in the death of her 7-month-old baby son was granted bond on Wednesday…
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Southwest University Park lifts mask rule for Chihuahuas, Locomotive
EL PASO, Texas – Southwest University Park announced Wednesday that facial coverings would no longer be required at El Paso Chihuahuas…
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Flushing wipes down toilet during pandemic continues to clog El Paso Water pipes a year later
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water is yet again urging residents to not flush wipes that say ‘flushable’ on the packaging, saying they are creating…
Continue Reading Man in his 20s sole new virus death reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced Wednesday that a man in his 20s with underlying health issues has died of Covid-19.…
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SISD board discusses plans for next school year and naming of superintendent
EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District discussed a number of key items during a school board meeting Tuesday night, but took no…
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EPISD mom has cinder block benches built for kids waiting for school bus
El Paso, Texas– One El Paso Independent School District mom took action after seeing students for Brown Middle School wait for the bus on a broken…
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Delayed student release at Loma Verde Elementary as police look for strange person
EL PASO, Texas — A strange person spotted lurking around Loma Verde Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon prompted a delayed release of students…
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