El Pasoan jailed on $500k bond in Santa Teresa man’s hit & run death
UPDATE, May 17: A motorist was being held Monday on $500,000 bond after a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run the prior night in west El Paso. Police said…
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Police try to identify pedestrian hit, killed on E. Paisano over weekend
UPDATE, May 17: El Paso police on Monday said they had yet to identify a 25 to 30-year-old man who was among two pedestrians struck and killed by…
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El Paso reports fewest Covid hospitalizations since last June; 4 additional virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four coronavirus-related deaths and 53 new cases Monday. The latest…
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Dogs ‘raise the woof’ for the El Paso Humane Society
EL PASO, Texas – In the Humane Society of El Paso’s 32nd Annual K-9 Classic, dogs are ‘raising the woof’ at Ascarate Lake. Until May 22,…
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Busser returns $500 in cash dropped at west El Paso Village Inn restaurant
EL PASO, Texas — When Steven Donnelly dropped $500 in cash at a west El Paso Village Inn, he didn’t expect to get it back. “As soon as they brought…
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Community rallies around far east El Paso neighbor with sidewalk chalk-a-thon
EL PASO, Texas — More than fifty people drew messages of love, support and kindness on the sidewalks of a far east El Paso neighborhood Sunday as a…
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1st time El Paso home buyers struggle amid rising housing prices
EL PASO, Texas — The demand in the housing market is far outpacing the supply of homes available, causing prices to skyrocket and and first-time…
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‘Blood is falling on me’: Ceiling fan splatters on asleep El Paso woman
EL PASO, Texas (KTVT) – Ana Cardenas of El Paso experienced a waking nightmare after her ceiling fan splattered blood that seeped through from…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Midland couple is able to thank El Paso EMTs who helped with elevator birth
El Paso, Texas– Exactly one week ago today on Mother’s Day, Firefighters Bernardo Rodriguez, Josue Reyna and Sebastian Henry were called out to a…
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No new El Paso virus deaths as hospitalizations drop, but infections rising among children
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Sunday reported 68 new Covid-19 cases, but there were no new deaths. Active infections numbered…
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Wedding proposal highlights Chihuahuas 2-0 win over Isotopes
EL PASO, Texas – Love was in the air Saturday night at Southwest University Park. And fortunately for the Chihuahuas and a pair of fans, the night…
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Victim stabbed multiple times at Lower Valley mobile home court
EL PASO, Texas — A person was seriously injured in a stabbing attack late Saturday afternoon in El Paso’s Lower Valley. It happened at a mobile home…
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No injures, but shed destroyed in smoky Upper Valley brush fire
EL PASO, Texas — A fast-moving brush fire in El Paso’s Upper Valley on Saturday afternoon generated lots of visible smoke and destroyed a shed, but…
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Over 3,500 lost power in northeast El Paso on hot evening
EL PASO, Texas — A northeast El Paso power outage left thousands without electrical service for a portion of the hot Saturday evening. The El Paso…
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Mija, Yes You Can® teams up with El Paso Electric for its first grant ‘Mija, Power up! Scholarship program’
El Paso, Texas — The Mija Project is excited to help deserving women and girls in the El Paso and Las Cruces area achieve their education and career…
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Community group calls on EPISD to help Segundo Barrio children impacted by pandemic learning loss
EL PASO, Texas — A group of concerned community members gathered Saturday morning in the Segundo Barrio to call on the El Paso Independent School…
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State panel approves designation of Segundo Barrio as historic district
AUSTIN, Texas – A state historical review panel voted unanimously Saturday to support the designation of south El Paso’s Segundo Barrio as a historic…
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2 SISD students awarded $10,000 scholarships by The Great Khalid Foundation
EL PASO, Texas — A surprise like no other! Two Socorro Independent School District students were surprised with scholarships from The Great Khalid…
Continue Reading Woman in her 20s among 3 new Covid-19 deaths in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A woman in her 20s was among three new Covid-19 deaths reported by El Paso public health officials on Saturday morning. In…
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Samaniego lays plan to vaccinate Mexican visitors as he prepares for border reopening
EL PASO, Texas– The border between the U.S. and Mexico initially shutdown on March 20, 2020, due to the rising cases of Covid-19 in both countries.…
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These Borderland retailers and public places still require masks — for now, despite CDC easing rules
EL PASO, Texas — Many of the nation’s largest retailers who do business in the Borderland say they will keep requiring masks in their stores…
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UTEP hosts in-person commencement, Mexican parents allowed to cross the border
EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso celebrated the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 during it’s in-person commencement ceremony…
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El Paso businesses grapple with mask policies amid CDC guidance
EL PASO, Texas — Three stores, three different policies. El Paso businesses have been thrown in the deep end after the U.S. Centers for Disease…
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Hundreds in Socorro without natural gas service may not see it restored until Saturday
SOCORRO, Texas — Texas Gas Service said it hoped to begin restoring natural gas service later Friday for hundreds of customers in Socorro, but the…
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What’s on Doppler’s radar? Let’s talk about benefits of wind
EL PASO, Texas — We certainly are having a windy spring. We’ve racked up 39 windy days so far this season and I’m sure most of us are ready for…
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Deadbeach Brewery breaks ground on new El Paso production facility
EL PASO, Texas — The locally-owned business Deadbeach Brewery is taking anchor in downtown El Paso, breaking ground on Friday for a new regional…
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‘You never know when a disaster may occur’: TTUHSC El Paso students train for mass casualty response
EL PASO, Texas — It’s difficult to prepare for an emergency scenario, but doctors, nurses and EMTs must be ready on the frontlines in minutes…
Continue Reading Active cases, hospitalizations continue to dip in El Paso; 2 additional virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced two coronavirus-related deaths and 45 new cases Friday morning. The latest…
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‘The world’s haves and have-nots’: Global vaccine disparities on display at El Paso-Juárez border
(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad Juárez…
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EPISD audit appears to focus on contracts supported by ex-Superintendent Cabrera
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees have directed their internal auditor to investigate other district…
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