Mylar balloon stuck in power line took KVIA’s transmitter off the air
EL PASO, Texas — A Mylar balloon that got stuck in a power line triggered an electrical outage on the mountain that caused ABC-7’s transmitter to go…
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El Paso events to celebrate Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16
EL PASO, Texas — Mexico’s independence is celebrated Sept. 16 and several events are scheduled in El Paso to celebrate. UTEP will have a celebration…
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What the El Paso housing market looks like at 5 different price points
Sundae compiled a list of what the housing market looks like at 5 different price points in El Paso,…
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El Paso FBI warns of new scam called ‘SMiShing’ that targets smartphones
EL PASO, Texas — With the evolution from emails to phone calls and now text messages, scams come in all forms and banking officials want to make…
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El Paso Film Festival returns in October with over 50 new films
EL PASO, Texas — Get your popcorn ready as the El Paso Film Festival is back and it has over 50 new films ready to play for you. The festival is set…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger facing shortages of manpower, funding
EL PASO, Texas — Susan Goodell, CEO of the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger organization, shared dire news this week about the current situation of the…
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Sewage continues flowing into Rio Grande as El Paso Water deals with pipe ruptures
EL PASO, Texas — Flushing the toilet, taking a shower or using the sink generates wastewater, a process that usually goes forgotten, unless storage…
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Covid vaccine booster shots offered by TTUHSC El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Covid-19 booster shots will be made available as part of a vaccination drive this upcoming weekend, Texas Tech University Health…
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El Paso ties Tuesday’s record high temp at 98 degrees
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso tied the record high for Tuesday’s date, the National Weather Service said late in the afternoon. Under sunny skies, the…
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‘Criminal activity’ threat leads to El Paso High School lockdown
EL PASO, Texas — What officials described as a ‘criminal activity’ threat led to the lockdown of El Paso High School on Tuesday. An El Paso…
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El Paso not seeing surge in Covid-19 pediatric hospitalizations
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso pediatric physician said Covid-19 pediatric hospitalizations are not surging compared to other major cities across the…
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Overgrown weeds on El Paso streets pose cleanup challenge
EL PASO, Texas — You may have seen all the weed growth along the city of El Paso’s road medians, which is due to the recent rains from this year’s…
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Contractor hiring for jobs to help Afghans housed at Fort Bliss
EL PASO, Texas — Government contractor KBR, Inc. will be coming to El Paso this week to hire employees in support of ‘Operation Allies Refuge,’…
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2 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans among 9 latest Covid deaths
EL PASO, Texas — Nine more El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with two of those being breakthrough deaths involving fully vaccinated…
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El Paso teen dead, 2 hurt in New Mexico drunk driving crash
UPDATE, Sept. 13: LA MESA, New Mexico — New Mexico authorities confirmed Monday that a 19-year-old El Paso passenger was the fatality victim in a…
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Speeding drunk driver blamed for deadly Loop 375 crash charged with murder
UPDATE, Sept. 13: El Paso police announced the arrest of a motorist Monday blamed for causing a deadly crash on Loop 375 earlier this month by…
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El Paso hospitals await guidance on Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
EL PASO, Texas — President Joe Biden recently ordered new vaccine requirements that will affect 100 million Americans, including healthcare workers.…
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Covid-19 cases on decline as El Paso nears herd immunity
EL PASO, Texas — City Manager Tommy Gonzalez says Covid-19 cases in El Paso are on the decline. At Monday’s City Council meeting, Gonzalez briefed…
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UTEP cheer, dance teams invited to Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for some UTEP Miners. The UTEP Cheer and Dance teams have been invited to participate in the…
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Highest-paying jobs in El Paso
Stacker ranked the 50 highest-paying jobs in El Paso, using annual compensation data from the Bureau of Labor…
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2 motorcyclists seriously hurt in weekend El Paso crashes
UPDATE, Sept. 12: El Paso police said Sunday that two motorcyclists were seriously hurt in weekend traffic crashes. Hours after a Saturday crash that…
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Driver sought in Upper Valley pedestrian hit & run turns self in to police
UPDATE, Sept. 12: EL PASO, Texas — Police on Sunday announced that the driver of a silver Toyota Camry wanted for striking a pedestrian in a…
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2 hurt when cars crash into stalled vehicle on I-10 in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — First-responders said a three car crash Sunday morning on Interstate 10 sent two people to the hospital. The crash happened just…
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El Paso holds memorials to remember 9/11
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been 20 years since that fateful September day that the United States endured. And 20 years ago the nation promised…
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Motorist crashes into police car in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist backing out their car crashed into a police vehicle on a central El Paso street on Saturday afternoon. The incident…
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WATCH: El Paso firefighters hold 9/11 memorial ceremony
EL PASO, Texas —​Twenty years ago Saturday, the U.S. suffered the single deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in history. Among the dead…
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Volunteers clean headstones at Fort Bliss cemetery to coincide with 9/11 anniversary
FORT BLISS, Texas — The headstones at the 80-year-old Fort Bliss cemetery were given a cleaning to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary. ‘Carry…
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Speeding sports car driver unhurt after crash, jump over west El Paso brick wall
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist believed to be speeding was fortunate to walk away unscathed after his sports car crashed into and then powered over a…
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Power restored for 2,300 in Socorro, San Elizario who lost service after car hit pole
SOCORRO, Texas — Over 2,300 El Paso Electric customers were without power in the Socorro and San Elizario areas at one point Friday night due to…
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22-year-old El Pasoan jailed for robbery, assault after SWAT standoff
UPDATE #2: Police late Friday night identified the man arrested following a central El Paso SWAT standoff earlier in the day as 22-year-old Andrew…
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