New El Paso program can provide up to 3 months’ help with rent, utilities
El PASO, Texas – Renters in El Paso could receive up to three months of rental relief, thanks to a new program that partners the Texas Home Program…
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UTEP adds ‘1-stop shop’ for students looking for prestigious fellowships, scholarships, awards
EL PASO, Texas – A new UTEP support center has been created to help students apply for and receive national and international fellowships,…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 6: ‘It was a set-up for my son to die’ – The unsolved murder of Terrance Kinard, Jr.
EL PASO, Texas — On Jan. 26, 2019, Terrance Kinard Jr. was shot outside a house party in northeast El Paso. The case has gone unsolved despite there…
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4 hospitalized after rollover crash on I-10 near Zaragoza
EL PASO, Texas — Four people were taken to the hospital after a car rolled over in east El Paso early Monday morning. It happened on Interstate 10…
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2 new virus deaths occur in El Paso as active cases surpass 3,000 for 1st time in weeks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus deaths on Monday morning. It brings the death toll in…
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She made ‘mountains move,’ says UTEP professor of late Justice Ginsburg’s landmark work for gender equality
EL PASO, Texas — Long before her time on the nation’s highest court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg “changed the way that the United States looks at women in…
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Meet the El Paso woman who broke the glass ceiling in the car business
EL PASO, Texas — If you want to go back on memory lane, a quick search on YouTube can bring back some nostalgia. And since a time many of us can…
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Dozens search for Erika Gaytan in Red Sands more than a year after her disappearance
EL PASO, Texas — On Sunday several dozen people searched miles of Red Sands in far east El Paso in hopes of finding missing El Paso woman, Erika…
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Sunday Funday Moment: 9-year-old El Paso twins create face mask business
EL PASO, Texas– Two 9-year-old El Paso twins are putting their tie-dye skills to good use during this pandemic and all for a good cause. When…
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2 Las Cruces women allegedly beat El Paso grocery worker after being asked if they paid for item
UPDATE: El Paso police said Sunday they had now identified the two women suspected of beating an employee of a central El Paso grocery store as a…
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House fire in Lower Valley quickly put out by firefighters
EL PASO, Texas – Firefighters responded to a house fire along the 8400 block of Alameda in the Lower Valley about 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning.…
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El Paso VA to do in-person care up to 50 percent of its pre-pandemic patient load
EL PASO, Texas – Starting Monday, the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System will start seeing up to 50 percent of its pre-pandemic patient…
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El Paso inches toward 500 virus deaths; 2nd straight day of triple-digit new case increases
EL PASO, Texas — Two more coronavirus deaths reported on Sunday raised El Paso County’s death tally to 489, as it inches towards 500 – a mark which…
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Floating body pulled out of Lower Valley canal by El Paso firefighters
EL PASO, Texas — A body was discovered floating in a Lower Valley canal Saturday evening by El Paso firefighters. The body was pulled from the…
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Victim in critical condition after northeast El Paso shooting
EL PASO, Texas — A person was shot and critically wounded late Saturday afternoon in northeast El Paso, police and fire officials said. The gunfire…
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As El Paso city sports leagues return, 550 youth football players hit the field
EL PASO, Texas — City sports leagues resumed play starting with youth football on Saturday. The El Paso Parks and Recreation Department said about…
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El Paso man held on $500,000 bond after DNA reportedly links him to brutal rape from last year
EL PASO, Texas — New DNA evidence has led to an arrest in a year and a half old violent rape case, El Paso police said Saturday as they released the…
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WATCH: El Paso’s Temple Mount Sinai celebrates Rosh Hashanah
EL PASO, Texas — Temple Mount Sinai congregants celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, during a special service Saturday morning. You can…
Continue Reading 3 more El Paso virus deaths as new cases, hospitalizations are up
EL PASO, Texas — The deaths of three men, two in their 60s and one in his 80s, took El Paso County’s coronavirus fatality count to 487 on Saturday.…
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Mother of Erika Gaytan plans new search for daughter’s body in east El Paso desert
EL PASO, Texas — The mother of Erika Gaytan, the 29-year-old El Paso woman missing and believed dead for a year now, wants to re-launch the search…
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EPCC trustee who lost both parents, was hospitalized for Covid-19, calls for plasma donors
EL PASO, Texas — The Covid-19 virus has affected thousands of El Pasoans. ABC-7 has been closely following the emotional journey of El Paso…
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UTEP ‘Marching Miners’ band loud and proud amid pandemic
EL PASO, Texas – It was never a question of “if” the UTEP Marching Miners would play at football games this fall, but for band director Dr. Andrew…
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Borderland agencies turn to El Pasoans Fighting Hunger to help feed struggling families during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — As families continue to struggle with the economic impact of the pandemic, local food pantries, schools, churches and other…
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City of El Paso to fund free childcare for parents through year’s end at YWCA sites
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso has announced a new partnership with the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region to provide free childcare for…
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Group of El Paso food trucks relocate to new location after city enforcement sweep
EL PASO, Texas — The corner of Upper Valley and Artcraft was a place to indulge in almost a dozen food vendors on a daily basis. That was until…
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East El Paso intersection floods after water line struck by contractor; nearby apartments lost service
EL PASO, Texas — A water line was struck by a contractor on Friday afternoon, flooding a busy east El Paso intersection and leaving a neaby…
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U.S. 54 south ramp reopens after car fire at El Paso’s Spaghetti Bowl
EL PASO, Texas – A car fire on the Spaghetti Bowl snarled the Friday afternoon/evening commute for some motorists. The vehicle caught fire shortly…
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After 1st week of school, Canutillo ISD says 2 test positive for virus
CANUTILLO, Texas – Two people in the Canutillo Independent School District have tested positive for Covid-19, the district announced Friday…
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El Paso man faces added charges after arrest for statue destruction because Jesus’ skin color ‘wrong’
UPDATE #2: El Paso police said Friday they had re-booked church vandalism suspect Isaiah Cantrell on additional charges unrelated to the Sept. 15…
Continue Reading 5 new virus deaths, 96 new cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. The death toll in El Paso County now…
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