School spirit is strong on Tuesday as the Canutillo Independent School District kicks off the new school year. Good Morning El Paso’s Nicole Ardila joins Canutillo ISD students and administration Tuesday morning at Bill Childress Elementary School for ABC-7’s back-to-school coverage. Superintendent Dr. Josue Borrego focuses on how Canutillo ISD is implementing “Coaching in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric is helping customers struggling with higher-than-usual summer electric bills through pop-up assistance events, held at El Paso Community College’s Administrative Services Center. Customers just need a valid photo ID for a Customer Care team to review their bill increase and discuss payment arrangements and financial assistance options.
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Artazum // Shutterstock Seven months into 2026, the housing market is showing signs of unwinding from the pandemic-era frenzy that drained supply, pushed prices to record highs, and brought activity to a standstill. Buyers have more homes to choose from than they did at the start of the year, competition has balanced in a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday, University Medical Center of El Paso reflected on seven years of healing. UMC was one of two hospitals in El Paso that received victims of the Aug. 3 shooting. UMC’s trauma center cared for 15 patients, including an infant and a transferred patient, the hospital said. The hospital held
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged seven people during a targeted operation that ensures compliance with Texas sex offender registration laws. Monday, the sheriff’s office said Operation Adam’s Watch involved the U.S. Marshals Services. Authorities conducted home and workplace compliance checks for registered sex offenders required to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday, the El Paso Police Department asked for the public’s help in finding a missing 64-year-old man. Police said Kit Allen McKenzie was last seen July 30 at the 12400 block of Tierra Arena at 4:30 p.m. That’s in a neighborhood behind a Walmart off Joe Battle Boulevard and Montana
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric’s Customer Care team will have two pop-up events to help customers with their electric bills, the utility said Monday. Its assistance comes as many customers’ bills increased this summer. EPE said agents will help customers understand why their bills increased and discuss payment arrangements and plans. They’ll
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This summer marks 20 years since Storm 2006, a severe natural disaster that caused widespread flooding across the El Paso region. Most El Pasoans remember the storm for the consistent torrential downpour over the course of several days. The series of thunderstorms brought a record amount of rainfall to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As teachers, students and parents prepare for the first day of school with last-minute supply shopping, classrooms across the Sun City may look drastically different this academic year. Staffing cuts and rising teacher turnover across the Borderland means fewer educators will be greeting students when doors open. EPISD eliminated 40
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Drivers who frequently pass through or by Frontera Road have had to take diversions due to the “Traffic management Project” construction in progress. Constructed started in early June and is scheduled to last around October. Sunland Park residents voiced their frustrations with the diversions on Frontera Road. Kym Hemley, a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Saturday, hundreds of people from the Borderland and beyond came to the El Paso Convention Center for the Lowdown Downtown Lowriding Experience. The event, presented by The Lowrider Lawyers Truck Crash & Injury Attorneys, is part of the 2026 GoLo Entertainment Throwback Tour and featured more than 200 custom vehicles, including
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — To commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Aug. 3 shooting, United Way of El Paso County shared a recorded reading of the 23 victims’ names and those who responded to the tragedy. Watch the video above. Local leaders reading the names is party of the Day of Remembrance Reading of
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The El Paso Independent School District kicks off the first day of school with Good Morning El Paso on August 3. The Young Women’s STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy principal joins GMEP’s Nicole Ardila along with their student ambassadors and spirit team on Monday morning. The school district is highlighting YWA as EPISD’s dedicated all-girls public
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Carrying more than 90 years of tradition, the Sun Bowl Association announced the 2026-27 Sun Court Saturday. Sun Queen Laynee Stokes, Lady-in-Waiting Karen Carillo and 12 new sun princesses will serve as ambassadors for the Sun Bowl Association and represent the city of El Paso. The Sun Bowl Association organizes
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UPDATE (8/2/26) — The El Paso Police Department has identified 27-year-old Michael Isaiah Sepulveda and 31-year-old Omar Rene Botello as the two individuals who were killed in a crash Saturday morning. Officials say that officers were called out to the crash on I-10 near Copia, previously reported by police to be near Raynolds, for a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is inviting the community to participate in a series of remembrance activities marking seven years since the August 3, 2019 tragedy. According to the city, these observances honor those we lost while providing opportunities for remembrance, reflection, and healing. “August 3 left an indelible impact on El Paso, but
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UPDATE (9:52 a.m.) — The El Paso Fire Department (EPFD) says that there were two people taken to the hospital due to a crash early Sunday morning. According to the EPFD, both individuals were taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries received in the crash. Officials have not released a cause for the crash.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 and the Humane Society of El Paso is teamed up for a live broadcast for viewers to learn what the HSEP is all about! In a night-long battle between Team Dog and Team Cat, the cat lovers took a narrow lead. By 11 p.m., the HSEP reached $102,630 of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – I-10 West is completely shut down at Mile Marker 2 near Vinton due to a four-car, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. No one was injured in the crash. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) cameras show that all lanes have reopened. Traffic will be stopped at the Westway
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The start of the next school year is coming up quickly – or already underway for some in the Borderland. School districts of all sizes in El Paso county are gearing up and adjusting to the needs of the return to instruction. But there have been a lot of changes and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, the El Paso Police Department said one of its officers is injured and one person is in the hospital after a crash on the I-10 at Mile Marker 34. EPPD posted a video on Instagram showing an officer conducting a traffic stop. While the officer stood on the highway’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 53-year-old woman on two outstanding assault warrants for an alleged physical altercation that happened at a Starbucks on Airway Boulevard. EPCSO said Naomi Hernandez was wanted by the El Paso Police Department for the warrants stemming from the altercation that happened
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UPDATE (4:11 p.m.): The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said 75-year-old Silvia Resendez died in Wednesday night’s crash. It also said a 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in connection to the crash. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash happened at 10:57 p.m. Thursday. Investigators said a white GMC truck
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said investigators seized nearly 120 kilograms of cocaine during a targeted operation involving a commercial tractor-trailer Wednesday. Investigators seized 119.8 kilograms of cocaine, $7,000 and the tractor-trailer believed to have been used in connection with the suspected trafficking operation, the sheriff’s office said. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—Saturday, August 1st marks the 33rd Annual Happiness Happens Here Telethon on ABC-7. It’s the chance to spotlight homeless animals in El Paso and the life-saving work that happens every day at the Humane Society of El Paso. The goal is to raise the necessary funds to continue providing medical care, food,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Parents in the Socorro Independent School District report that broken air conditioning units are causing classrooms to become uncomfortably hot. Assistant Superintendent Enrique Herrera acknowledged that deferred maintenance on aging HVAC systems will cost approximately $100 million, an amount he said exceed the current annual budget. “We’re putting together a plan
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The Tornillo Independent School District is almost wrapped up with its first week of the 2026-27 school year. Good Morning El Paso’s Nicole Ardila joins TISD at Tornillo High School on Thursday morning to discuss their strategies to push students toward success for the 2026-27 school year. Teacher Myrna Lopez will focus on their AI
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Song_about_summer // Shutterstock Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending
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UPDATE: The SISD Board of Trustees voted to hire a third-party investigator to look into the parent complaint that was filed against District 2 Trustee Ryan Woodcraft. The Board voted unanimously after about an hour-long discussion in executive session. “The board has not reached any findings or conclusions regarding the complaint.” said Board President Michael
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Are you team dog or team cat? Find out Saturday, Aug. 1 from 4-11 p.m. on ABC-7’s 33rd Annual Happiness Happens Here Humane Society of El Paso telethon, presented by Mark Worley. ABC-7’s anchors and reporters will be live all day and night from the Humane Society hoping to find
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