Happening Today: El Paso Electric to conduct planned power outage
El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric will be conducting brief, planned power outage in the Coronado Hills Neighborhood in Northwest El Paso…
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Nonprofits invited to Kick Off El Paso Giving Day
EL PASO, Texas—Registration is now open for nonprofits who want to participate in El Paso Giving Day on October 17, 2024. Nonprofit leaders from…
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The Borderplex Alliance gets International Organization for Standardization certification
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Bordplex Alliance has announced it has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification.…
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New El Paso Chamber CEO speaks to local media for the first time since publicly accepting position
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chamber’s new CEO agreed to sit down with ABC-7 to talk about his new role, and goals for the chamber moving…
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El Paso residents submit intent letter to recall City Rep. Chris Canales
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents of the City of El Paso’s eighth district delivered a letter to City Hall Tuesday morning, displaying an intent to…
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The Children’s Hospital Association of Texas requests legislature provide funds to improve mental health care access for kids in TX
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Children’s Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT) has submitted a testimony to the House Select Committee on Youth…
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What happens to your brain when you drink with friends? UTEP study shows how social drinking boosts euphoria
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — By using fruit flies, a team of UTEP faculty and students researched the neurobiological process behind social drinking and…
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Know before you go: what’s in store at La Nube’s grand opening this weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — La Nube is set to have its grand opening Saturday, Aug. 10, and the STEAM-focused children’s museum is kicking things off by…
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Rules in City of El Paso’s email system make mayoral candidate’s finance reports go unseen for 3 months
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rules regulating the City of El Paso’s email system led to a mayoral candidate’s finance reports going unseen for three…
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Opportunity Center for the Homeless and El Paso Chihuahuas team up for 11th Annual HomeRun for the Homeless 5k Run
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Opportunity Center for the Homeless and the El Paso Chihuahuas teamed up on Saturday, August 3, for the 11th Annual…
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Sierra Vista STEAM Academy receives national STEM recognition
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sierra Vista STEAM Academy was awarded a national certificate for STEM excellence on Friday, August 2. This recognition in…
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El Paso County honors Aug. 3 victims by reading out their names at a fifth anniversary ceremony
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County honored the 23 victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart today by reading out their…
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El Paso County unveils new eternal flame honoring victims of the Aug 3 mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVAI) — As part of its program for the fifth anniversary of the Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting, the County of El Paso unveiled a new…
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El Paso’s Star on the Mountain flashes 23 times in honor of Aug 3 victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Star on the Mountain flashed 23 times this evening in honor of the 23 lives lost on August 3, 2019. That was the…
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City of El Paso unveils new Aug. 3 memorial on 5th anniversary of Walmart mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso unveiled it’s new August 3rd memorial on Saturday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the…
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How El Pasoans came together following the Aug. 3 tragedy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In the days and weeks after the Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting, many gave blood and donated money to the victims…
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Former El Paso mayor remembers Walmart shooting on fifth anniversary
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart rocked the El Paso community. In the face of tragedy, some in our…
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New murals unveiled at Healing Garden in honor of Aug. 3 victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Healing Garden at Ascarate Lake is a place where people can visit, pay respects, honor and reflect on the events that…
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Fifth anniversary of Walmart Mass Shooting: Borderland medical staff reflect
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For many August 3, 2019 was the darkest day in the Borderland, a day that tore families apart and brought others together.…
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El Paso Community to reflect and heal on August 3rd anniversary, events today
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Today marks the 5 year anniversary of the tragic August 3rd mass shooting that changed El Paso forever. The community is coming…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Spark! Training Program graduation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger (EPFH) launched a new training program called Spark. The 8 week long program offers five…
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Big slide & “climber” at La Nube Children’s Museum in downtown El Paso
EL PASO (KVIA) — The “Anything’s Possible Climber” is a featured attraction at El Paso’s newest, multi-million dollar, state-of-the art museuem…
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H.E. Charles Middle School bans all-black clothing for students
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the start of a new school year nears for El Paso ISD, students at H.E. Charles Middle School are now banned from wearing…
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El Paso home values rising at slower rate than previous years, still at historic highs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the city of El Paso and other taxing entities are in the process of setting the property tax rates for the next fiscal…
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) —Â Months after the El Paso Zoological Society ended its partnership with the City of El Paso and the Zoo itself, the nonprofit…
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UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance remembering August 3rd
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance, in collaboration with the Mexican American Cultural Center, will present “Acts of…
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El Paso’s “La Nube” uses paper airplanes to teach science at the “Fly High” exhibition
EL PASO (KVIA) — “La Nube” is El Paso’s newest, multi-million dollar, state of the art museum. It’s located in the heart of downtown. Inside, there…
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Raegan Jabor named 2024 Sun Queen
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sun Bowl Association hosted the 2024 Sun Court Coronation on Wednesday, July 31th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. It happened at…
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City of El Paso announces resolution in unlawful towing suit
Update (August 1, 2024): The City of El Paso announced today it has resolved the lawsuit. “Via the DOJ’s lawsuit and the City’s crossclaims,…
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El Paso City Council introduced a tax rate proposal for fiscal year 2025
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council held a special meeting August 1st to discuss a proposed property tax rate. Representatives unanimously…
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