El Paso Archives

Law firm examines Cielo Vista Walmart as part of lawsuit from Aug. 3 shootings

September 30, 2019 10:48 AM KVIA ABC-7

Just beyond the public August 3 memorial, two investigators were allowed into the Cielo Vista Walmart Sunday. They work for a law firm suing the…

Socorro man killed after rollover crash in Hudspeth County

September 30, 2019 10:39 AM KVIA ABC-7

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a deadly rollover crash in Hudspeth County. It happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday night on…

San Elizario residents evacuated after spewing pipe failure on Mexican side of border

September 29, 2019 12:54 PM KVIA ABC-7

An unknown number of residents in a San Elizario neighborhood were evacuated Sunday morning after an apparent dangerous pipe failure that occurred…

Sunday Funday Moment: El Paso man says hard work, good food & jokes are key to living to 104

September 29, 2019 11:20 AM KVIA ABC-7

Back in August ABC-7 introduced you to Grandma Santos Fierro who celebrated her 106th birthday. Grandma Fierro said that her secret to living past…

Husband & wife truck driving team killed in fiery crash on I-10 near Sierra Blanca border checkpoint

September 28, 2019 5:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

UPDATE: Authorities have identified the wife and husband truck driving team killed in a fire crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 10 near the Sierra…

Beto O’Rourke calls for Trump’s resignation to ‘allow this country to heal’

September 28, 2019 5:46 PM KVIA ABC-7

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Saturday that the “single best thing” to unify the country would be for…

Dozens gather to launch rockets for official launch of 2nd Annual El Paso Space Festival

September 28, 2019 12:06 PM KVIA ABC-7

3…2…1 Blast off! Dozens of kids and their parents gathered together Saturday morning at the RC Airstrip in northeast El Paso to help…

Judge grants protective order to girl seen bullied & assaulted on video at Montwood High School

September 28, 2019 1:19 AM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso judge Friday granted a four-year protective order which legally separates two teenage girls involved in what appeared to be a brutal high…

Homeless & disabled veteran in wheelchair struck, killed by semi-truck in El Paso’s Lower Valley

September 27, 2019 11:30 PM KVIA ABC-7

A homeless, disabled veteran in a wheelchair was struck and killed late Friday afternoon by a semi-truck near North Loop and Americas in the…

Judge allows law firm representing couple wounded in El Paso mass shooting to inspect Walmart store

September 26, 2019 3:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso District judge has ruled that a law firm representing a couple injured in the mass shooting on Aug. 3 will be allowed to inspect the Cielo…

DPS says it lacks resources to implement Gov. Abbott’s executive orders to address mass shootings

September 26, 2019 1:44 PM KVIA ABC-7

Texas Department of Public Safety officials overseeing a program Gov. Greg Abbott tapped to help halt potential mass shootings say staffing shortages…

UMC El Paso surgeon gives graphic testimony on treating Walmart shooting victims to Congress

September 26, 2019 12:31 AM KVIA ABC-7

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on “Protecting America from Assault Weapons.” During the hearing, the…

I-10 westbound closed through downtown El Paso due to pair of crashes

September 26, 2019 12:31 AM KVIA ABC-7

Two separate car crashes happening late Wednesday night along Interstate 10 at Porfirio Diaz forced authorities to close westbound lanes through…

Arrest made in New Mexico slaying of El Paso native lauded as ‘hero’

September 26, 2019 12:30 AM KVIA ABC-7

Police announced an arrest Wednesday night in last week’s shooting death of an El Paso native that happened in a pizza shop parking lot near…

Ex-Fort Bliss soldier charged in bomb plot once on ‘hit list’ of classmate trying to blow up school

September 25, 2019 10:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

A former Fort Bliss soldier suspected of planning to bomb multiple high-profile targets around the U.S. was once on the “hit list” of a…

Former Fort Bliss soldier indicted on federal charges in plot to bomb media & Beto O’Rourke

September 25, 2019 9:22 PM KVIA ABC-7

A federal grand jury late Wednesday formally indicted former Fort Bliss Army soldier Jarrett William Smith, who allegedly discussed bomb-making…

U.S. trade war with China adds $50k to cost of coats for El Paso’s ‘Operation Noel’

September 25, 2019 7:43 PM KVIA ABC-7

The “Operation Noel” coats that keep 25,000 kids in the Borderland warm are coming with a hefty price tag this year amid the trade war.…

Catholic Bishops witness evolving face of immigrants along the Borderland

September 25, 2019 7:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

Catholic leaders touring the Borderland are witnessing for themselves the changing face of the immigrants trying to gain entry into the U.S. They are…

Judge sentences former El Paso boxer to 33 years in prison for drunk driving crash that killed 3

September 25, 2019 7:06 PM KVIA ABC-7

A former El Paso boxer was sentenced by a judge Wednesday to 33 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed three people on Christmas Eve…

Judge in Walmart shooter case steps down due to conflict, says she knew a shooting victim

September 25, 2019 6:39 PM KVIA ABC-7

The judge assigned to preside over the case of accused Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius has asked that the case be reassigned because she knew one the…

El Paso woman arrested after police say she falsely accused grocery store worker of assault

September 25, 2019 6:21 PM KVIA ABC-7

A 24–year-old woman who filed an assault report against a grocery store worker was arrested after El Paso police said their investigation revealed…

Josh Turner’s free Fort Bliss concert canceled due to deadly crew bus crash

September 25, 2019 5:51 PM KVIA ABC-7

The Josh Turner concert scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4 at Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss has been canceled as a result of a recent deadly crash…

Riverside High School’s mobile food pantry provides groceries for over 500 Borderland families

September 25, 2019 2:53 PM KVIA ABC-7

The El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is the only food distributor for over 120 pantries across the El Paso area. School mobile pantries are a big…

700 CBP officers returned to port of entry duty in El Paso, elsewhere after assisting Border Patrol

September 25, 2019 1:29 PM KVIA ABC-7

Hundreds of Customs and Border Protection officers who were reassigned in March to assist U.S. Border Patrol agents have returned to their normal…

Tornadoes in the Borderland? Landspout tornadoes confirmed near Sierra Blanca

September 25, 2019 1:06 PM KVIA ABC-7

There is a long-standing myth that the Borderland doesn’t get tornadoes. This simply isn’t true. Two landspouts observed late Tuesday…

UTEP men’s basketball team to host Texas Tech in ‘El Paso Strong’ charity game

September 25, 2019 12:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

The UTEP men’s basketball team is doing its part to support the victims of the El Paso shooting. The team will host the national runner-up…

Cancer fight strengthens sisterly bond for 2 El Paso women

September 25, 2019 11:02 AM KVIA ABC-7

When Blanca and Yvette Perez set out all 54 Jenga pieces, the competition begins. They take turns building the tower and removing one block at a…

MiLB summit comes to El Paso for 2nd year in a row

September 25, 2019 8:49 AM KVIA ABC-7

MiLB chose to bring the Innovation and Tradeskills Summit to El Paso for a second year in a row. This summit which Jim Paul, the former owner of the…

Couple from Fort Bliss identified as motorcyclists killed in weekend collision with SUV

September 25, 2019 7:45 AM KVIA ABC-7

UPDATE: Police on Tuesday identified the two killed as motorcycle driver 21-year-old Alexander Todd Warchocki, of Fort Bliss, and motorcycle…

15th person contracts West Nile virus in El Paso

September 24, 2019 7:14 PM KVIA ABC-7

The City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health has recorded a 15th case of West Nile virus this season. Officials said a man in his early…