Ex-cop Rivera cruises to easy re-election in EP District 7
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas – City Council District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera crusied to an easy…
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Gutierrez, Annello headed to runoff in Council District 2
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas – Retired city employee Miriam “Judy” Gutierrez beat incumbent Alexsandra…
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Incumbent Hernandez scores easy re-election in El Paso Council District 3
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas — After being forced into a runoff in a special election last year, incumbent…
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Embattled Morgan headed to runoff in crowded District 4
EL PASO, Texas – Embattled Council District 4 incumbent Sam Morgan appears headed to a runoff in his bid for re-election. Morgan, who is facing…
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Escobar cruises to 2nd term in Congress representing El Paso
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas — Democrat Veronica Escobar has won re-election to U.S. House in Texas’ 16th…
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On eve of court hearing, Abbott claims Samaniego ‘failed to do job’ and ‘illegally’ gave shutdown order
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego “failed to do his job” and claimed is “now…
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UTEP football game Saturday canceled due to a lack of healthy Florida International players
EL PASO, Texas – Per a news release from Florida International, this Saturday’s UTEP vs. FIU game has been canceled. https://t.co/ugTk4cnnII—…
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El Paso man arrested after police say he crashed into wall, fled scene and left woman to die
EL PASO, Texas – Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after they say he crashed into a rock wall, fled the scene and left a passenger to die last…
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Walmart store in El Paso’s Lower Valley closes for deep clean due to virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas – The Walmart supercenter at 9441 Alameda in the Lower Valley has been temporarily closed to deal with the surge in coronavirus…
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Teen arrested after trying to smuggle meth hidden in shoes across border into El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A 17-year-old was arrested after he allegedly hid more than 2 pounds of methamphetamine in his shoes and groin area and tried to…
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Khalid encourages El Pasoans who haven’t voted yet to cast their ballot
EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans who haven’t voted yet are being encouraged by Borderland native R&B superstar Khalid to do so. On Tuesday, he…
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El Paso police put up security barriers in apparent precaution against election unrest
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department has put up security barricades around its regional command centers on Election Day as part of what…
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EPISD to reopen campuses for select group of students next week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District will be opening up all of its campuses to a select group of students next Monday.…
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El Paso State Rep. Joe Moody seeks to be next Texas House Speaker
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso State Representative Joe Moody announced his candidacy for Texas House Speaker Tuesday morning. The Democrat is…
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El Paso just shy of reaching 1,000 in hospitals; 4 new virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus-related deaths, and 998 total hospitalizations due to…
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El Paso chef makes it his mission to feed frontline emergency workers
EL PASO, Texas — With the pandemic putting a halt on many local restaurants, one El Paso chef is lucky to be receiving a contract job – but it’s a…
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Texas liquor agents crackdown on El Paso bar-restaurants: 2 licenses suspended, 8 warnings issued
EL PASO, Texas — For the past week, a group of Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents have been busy helping law enforcement agencies in El Paso…
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El Paso County Commissioners show support for judge’s shutdown order, worry about grim winter
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners Court met for the first time Monday in the wake of County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s shutdown order for…
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San Elizario says city marshals will help enforce county lockdown order, calls on schools not to reopen
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – The city of San Elizario announced Monday that it is supporting El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s health order…
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El Paso ISD students practice voting in mock presidential election
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of students are getting a taste exercising their civic duty. The El Paso Independent School District is holding a mock…
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8 women arrested following series of El Paso massage parlor raids
(Editor’s note: You can scroll through the mugshots of those arrested in the photo gallery above.) EL PASO, Texas – Eight women have been arrested…
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El Paso County Medical Society supports judge’s lockdown order, calls on city to enforce it
El PASO, Texas — The top professional organization for doctors in El Paso has written an open letter supporting the two-week stay at home order…
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El Paso job seekers invited to take part in statewide virtual job fair Thursday
EL PASO< Texas — Workforce Solutions Borderplex is proud to host the 10th annual Hiring Red, White & You! statewide hiring event. This…
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WATCH: El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz holds All Souls Day Mass
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz held a virtual mass for All Souls Day on Monday morning. You can watch it in the video player…
Continue Reading El Paso tops 18,000 active virus cases; hospitalizations near 1,000 as ventilator usage soars to over 200
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,143 new cases Monday morning.…
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El Paso infectious disease expert offers tips for reducing risk at restaurants, stores
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City contact tracing data shows that nearly 60% of virus exposures can be traced back to restaurants and retail stores.…
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El Paso doctors call on mayor to enforce lockdown, say schools shouldn’t reopen due to virus
El PASO, Texas — In an open letter to Mayor Dee Margo on Sunday, the El Paso Pediatric Society called on him to enforce the county judge’s lockdown…
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El Paso businesses now being cited for violating county’s shutdown order due to virus
EL PASO, Texas — Several El Paso business have now received citations for being in violation of the county’s shutdown order aimed at stemming the…
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El Pasoan studying at SMU is shot, killed in Dallas
DALLAS, Texas – An El Paso man was shot and killed in Dallas over the weekend, according to police. Dallas homicide detectives are investigating…
Continue Reading Walmart store in Socorro closed for sanitization amid virus concerns
SOCORRO, Texas – A Walmart store in Socorro was abruptly closed Sunday afternoon because of concerns about the surge of Covid-19 in the Borderland.…
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