Nursing student gets full ride from GECU Foundation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A student at the Hunt School of Nursing at Texas Tech Health El Paso received the first ever full-tuition scholarship from…
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New security measures at Downtown Detention Facility after inmate death
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff’s Office officials say that the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) officially rescinded the office’s…
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El Pasoan gets 25-year sentence for bar parking lot shoot-out
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Daniel Torres, 42, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in connection…
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Chuy’s at the Fountains closing after April 13
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Chuy’s at The Fountains at Farah in El Paso is closing. In a statement sent to ABC-7, a spokesperson for the…
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Billionaire Paul Foster’s net worth doubles in one year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso billionaire Paul Foster’s net worth has doubled over the last year, according to Forbes’ list of the richest people…
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Missing woman found
Update (April 3, 2025): EPCSO officials say that Suetos has been located. They did not say what condition she was found in. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –…
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Sunset Amphitheater’s footprint could be expanding
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sunset Amphitheater may be bigger than initially expected. El Paso City council has advanced a possible change to the…
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Medical company disputes improper billing allegations
Update: Desert Imaging’s CEO provided ABC-7 with the following statement regarding the allegations made by the government against the company: “The…
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La Popular downtown to become housing
Watch the County’s news conference below: EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso County officials and the city are announcing the redevelopment of the…
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El Paso health official warns of valley fever amid dust stormsÂ
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As strong winds kick up dust across the Borderland, health officials are reminding residents about a rare but serious fungal…
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Dust storms affecting air filters
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans have experienced dust storms week after week in 2025. That blowing dust and sand can have a big effect on your…
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Securing trash on dust storm days
On days of severe weather and extreme winds, El Paso residents struggle to contain their trash from flying out onto the streets. ABC-7 spoke with…
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Big El Paso Fair closed Tuesday due to wind, dust
Update (April 1, 2025): The Big El Paso Fair will be closed tonight due to the strong winds and blowing dust. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tonight the…
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April Fools! Roundup of the best local jokes
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU announced a new course today… in honor or April Fools’ Day! The new “course” jokingly announced by the…
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Take a look inside the El Paso County Downtown Detention Facility
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte gave ABC-7 a tour inside the Downtown Detention Facility Tuesday morning and walked…
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ABC-7 Do Gooder: El Paso professor provides free meals for college students
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Food insecurity does not discriminate. And thanks to a UTEP professor.. College students are staying full, while keeping…
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Disability rights advocates call for more support for homeless invidivuals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Disability rights advocate George Zavala says for the past three years, he has been working with the City of El Paso to find…
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El Paso filmmakers optimistic as Texas strives to become film production ‘capital’
The Texas Senate is proposing to double it’s current incentive for filmmakers to $500 million, aiming to become the next powerhouse in film…
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Walmart shooting victims’ families speak out
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families of victims of the August 3rd mass shooting are beginning to speak out after the gag order was lifted last week.…
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Segundo Barrio students march for César Chávez Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Students from La Fe Preparatory School marched throughout the school’s neighborhood to honor the life and legacy of César…
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ABC-7 Announces New Evening Anchor Marcel Clarke
El Paso, Texas (March 31, 2025) – KVIA-TV today announced the addition of El Pasoan Marcel Clarke to the ABC-7 team as the co-anchor of the weekday…
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The City of El Paso host community tree planting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The City of El Paso received a $10,000 donation from the Paso del Norte Community Foundation. This weekend, the…
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Police looking for hit-and-run driver
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Police are looking for the hit-and-run driver they say killed Jesus Fernando Perez along the 7300 block of North…
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Celebrating National Doctor’s Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The Hospitals of Providence is celebrating National Doctor’s Day with breakfast and lunch festivities. They say it’s to honor…
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Fire downtown extinguished
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The El Paso Fire Department received a call this morning at 7:59 about smoke in the area near the 1000 block of Texas. EPFD…
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I-10 at Copia closed for maintenance
According to TxDOT, all lanes on I-10 East at Copia are closed due to maintenance that is currently underway. The scheduled maintenance is planned…
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Historical marker returns to Lincoln Park
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Historical Commission is honoring the region’s rich past by reinstalling a historical marker at Lincoln…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several El Paso offices and services will be closed Monday in honor of César Chávez Day. El Paso Community College will be…
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Impact of auto tariffs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Buying a new car and getting your car fixed could get a bit pricier due to President Trump’s auto tariffs. On Wednesday,…
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Former El Paso Zoo employee files sexual harassment lawsuit against supervisor, zoo director
by Elida S. Perez, El Paso MattersMarch 27, 2025 A former El Paso Zoo employee alleges in a lawsuit that she was sexually harassed by her direct…
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