Rescuers seek to save excess food to feed hungry in El Paso & Juarez
EL PASO, Texas — According to a study from 2012, the Natural Resources Defense Council calculated that the average individual in the United States…
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Initiative targets teaching low-income El Pasoans computer skills
EL PASO, Texas — A new study shows 18 million low-income Americans do not have access to high-speed internet service, and as a result, lack…
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Police say driver was intoxicated when he ran woman over and crashed into Lower Valley apartment building
UPDATE, Nov. 18: A 24-year-old El Paso man is believed to have been intoxicated when his SUV ran over a pedestrian and then crashed into a Lower…
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SISD students with disabilities land internship to prepare them for the workforce
EL PASO, Texas — A hands-on education program is making a real difference in the lives of Borderland students. It’s taking them out of the classroom…
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Gunman arrested after 2 El Pasoans shot following meeting with Juárez prosecutors
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two El Pasoans were shot and wounded as they left the Chihuahua state Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday.…
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Covid outbreak forces closure of far east El Paso rec center, city says others may follow
EL PASO, Texas – Three City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department employees have tested positive for Covid-19, while another four are showing…
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Socorro teen rolls speeding Jeep into canal and dies in off-road crash
UPDATE: A 15-year-old Socorro boy rolled his speeding Jeep into a canal while off-roading and died, El Paso police investigators said Tuesday…
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Doctors emphasize importance of vaccination, booster shots as El Paso’s Covid cases rise
EL PASO, Texas — A local doctor says the weakening of the coronavirus vaccine over time is causing more breakthrough cases in El Paso County as the…
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‘We were concerned’: Supply chain issues complicate Anthony ISD’s Thanksgiving lunch plans for students
ANTHONY, Texas — Thanksgiving is a little more than one week away, but supply chains issues might make it a little difficult to set the table. It’s…
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Number of adult migrants posing as children at border on the rise
EL PASO, Texas — Although the number of migrants trying to gain entry into the U.S. are dropping, those numbers remain at an all-time high. Even…
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2 rollover wrecks, 1 tied to drunk driving, occur along I-10
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of rollover crashes delayed traffic Tuesday night along two sections of Interstate 10. One of the crashes happened along…
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Parents told traffic control at elementary school hampered by EPISD police shortage
EL PASO, Texas — Every day when parents pick up their children at Tippin Elementary School, they have to dodge backed up lines of impatient drivers.…
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Man charged with setting 25-year-old El Paso woman on fire in drug dispute for being a ‘snitch’
UPDATE, Nov. 16: A 37-year-old man was charged with capital murder Tuesday in the death of a native El Paso woman whose body was set on fire in…
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La Union man arrested for month-old murder at south-central El Paso bar
UPDATE, Nov. 15: A month after a deadly shooting at a south-central El Paso bar, police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a southern New Mexico man…
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Victim hurt in Sunset Heights stabbing; attacker steals car and flees
EL PASO, Texas — A stabbing in Sunset Heights Tuesday afternoon left a victim wounded and police searching around the nearby UTEP campus for the…
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El Paso gets $900k federal grant for design of I-10 deck plaza & park
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city government is set to receive $900,000 in federal funding to create the design for an Interstate 10 deck plaza and park…
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El Paso Better Business Bureau warns of holiday season job scams
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More businesses are looking to fill seasonal positions as the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season kicks off next…
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Developer seeks to partner with county for upscale park in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso land developer wants to bring a world class park to far east El Paso. Hunt Communities is proposing a private/public…
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Parents want Canutillo ISD to ban ‘Gender Queer’ book from school library
CANUTILLO, Texas — Some Canutillo Independent School District parents demanded Monday evening that the school board pull a book from the high school…
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Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke officially announces run for governor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke officially announced on Monday that he’s running for governor of Texas. The…
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Mark Lowry resigns from El Paso Locomotive FC to coach Indy Eleven
UPDATE: Mark Lowry’s resignation as head coach of the El Paso Locomotive FC comes as he is reported by The Athletic to have accepted the same…
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Car running red light blamed for 3-car crash involving El Paso police unit
EL PASO, Texas — A car running a red light is blamed for triggering a three-car crash over the weekend that involved an unmarked El Paso police…
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Motorcyclist severely hurt in northeast El Paso crash has died
UPDATE, Nov. 15: A motorcyclist severely injured in a northeast El Paso crash last week has died at University Medical Center Hospital from those…
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Gas leaking after commercial line is broken in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A two-inch diameter commercial gas line broke in far east El Paso Monday afternoon, prompting a significant response by authorities…
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8 new Covid deaths occur in El Paso; all the victims were unvaccinated
EL PASO, Texas — There were eight El Pasoans who died from Covid-19 over the past week, with all of the fatalities involving those who were…
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Border crossers trickling into El Paso as downtown business still lags
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been one week since the border restrictions were fully lifted. A week ago Sunday night, fully vaccinated foreigners were…
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Electrical equipment mishap in Deming triggers power outages in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A failure involving El Paso Electric Co. equipment in southern New Mexico triggered scattered power outages as far away as El Paso…
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Man arrested at home after 2 stabbed during fight at central El Paso bar
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — A 54-year-old man was arrested at his home early Saturday, a short time after police allege he stabbed two other men at…
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Gas bill settlement will cost El Pasoans an extra $5.22 a month for 3 years
by Danielle Prokop, El Paso MattersAUSTIN, Texas — Texans could see higher fees on their natural gas bills as early as next month, an effort to…
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12-year-old El Paso boy gets dream come true with appearance in movie being filmed in Mesilla
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — What were you doing when you were 12 years old? If your dreams involved being an action star in a movie you’re not alone.…
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