Hiker carried down El Paso’s Franklin Mountains
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A hiker had to be taken off the Franklin Mountains by Combined Search and Rescue crews this weekend. The hiker was rescued…
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El Paso man taken into custody on indecency with a child charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 40-year-old Eduardo Valles into custody June 28 on a felony…
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Watch: Main break sends water flying into the air in Northeast El Paso
Update: El Paso Water sent us the following statement. “On Saturday morning, EPWater staff was dispatched to a Northeast neighborhood near a water…
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ABC-7 Xtra: City leaders review impact, future of El Paso’s streetcar
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is reviewing a new study that looks at streetcar operations and costs. The streetcar has been at the…
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Speed, alcohol caused deadly Far East El Paso crash, investigators say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 37-year-old Joseph Isaac Ayala is dead after investigators say he rear-ended a car, then was hit head-on by a second car.…
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Watch: Major main break sends water flying into the air in Northeast El Paso
Update: El Paso Water sent ABC-7 the following statement. “On Saturday morning, EPWater staff was dispatched to a Northeast neighborhood near a water…
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Man hit by car, killed trying to walk across I-10 in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 31-year-old man is dead after Special Traffic Investigators say he tried to cross I-10 west near the Yarbrough exit in…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office prepares for the Fourth of July holiday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Law enforcement agencies in El Paso County are preparing for the 4th of July holiday. In previous years, officials have seen…
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One person receives minor injuries, rescued by El Paso Fire Search and Rescue
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Fire Search and Rescue crews were alerted to a hiker in need of medical assistance in the Franklin Mountains. It…
Continue Reading Fireworks for the Fourth: how to stay safe while celebrating Independence Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fireworks are fun, but they can also be very dangerous. Each year, Americans hear about a Fourth of July Celebration gone…
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Radioactive equipment disappears in southern New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission radioactive equipment disappeared in southern New Mexico, according to Mexico’s…
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UTEP invites families to learn about civil engineering at interactive exhibit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families and members of the community were invited to UTEP’s “Building the Borderlands Family Day”. An educational event…
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El Paso Fire crews bring house fire in West El Paso under control
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Fire Department has crews at the 930 block of Totonaca Lane in West El Paso. The call for help went out about…
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El Paso seniors compete in the Golden Rollers Bowling tournament
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –Senior residents at Molina Quality Living facilities were given the surprise of a lifetime when they were invited to…
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Students certify in I.T. through summer camp
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — While many teenagers spend their summer taking a break from school, some students are getting ahead of their peers by…
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Pedestrian killed in collision at I-10 West & Lee Trevino
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is dead following a vehicle vs pedestrian crash in east El Paso. It happened on I-10 westbound, not far from the…
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Woman rescued, carried through tunnel by rescuers
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) – Sunland Park Fire and Border Patrol used a stokes basket to carry a woman through a tunnel after suffering heat…
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One person killed in east El Paso car crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person has died following a car crash in east El Paso Saturday morning. The crash happened just after 4 a.m. on Joe…
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El Paso’s Star on the Mountain vandalized, out until further notice
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chambers says it discovered early Friday morning that the Star on the Mountain was vandalized. The Chamber,…
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Jones brothers visit children at El Paso hospital
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of their charity softball game Thursday, Aaron and Alvin Jones stopped by an El Paso hospital to meet with children…
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Travel experts predicting record-setting travel in the Borderland this Fourth of July
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — AAA’s projections for the upcoming holiday weekend and the Fourth of July are showing that there may be record-setting…
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El Pasoans enjoy break from scorching temperatures
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The clouds have moved in over the borderland, and with that, a much-needed break from triple digit temperatures. ABC-7…
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NBA player George Hill visits the Providence Children’s Hospital in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — NBA basketball star George Hill of the Indiana Pacers paid a visit to the pediatric patients at Providence Children’s…
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Watch: The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or…
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Car makes a hole in the wall of parking structure in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car goes makes a hole in the wall of a parking structure in Downtown El Paso, Thursday night. It happened at the…
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Two months after his murder, this El Paso man’s family is still looking for answers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Exactly two months after the death of a slain El Paso man, his family is still anxiously searching for answers. Back on…
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El Paso rescue crews search for hiker in triple digit temperatures
Update: The hiker at the center of a rescue effort in the Franklin Mountains showed signs of heat stroke, according to the El Paso Fire Department.…
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Retrospective: Tommy Gonzalez’s last day as El Paso city manager
by Elida S. Perez, El Paso MattersJune 29, 2023 Thursday marks the end of Tommy Gonzalez’s tenure serving as El Paso’s second city manager,…
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Aaron and Alvin Jones host charity softball game in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the second year in a row, Aaron and Alvin Jones Jr. hosted their A & A All The Way charity softball game at…
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Bond requirement upheld for Uber passenger accused of murdering her driver in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 48-year-old Phoebe Copas, who is accused of murdering an El Paso Uber driver earlier this month, attended a bond hearing…
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