Foster family donates $10 million to La Nube
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Paul and Alejandra De La Vega Foster just donated $10 million to La Nube, El Paso’s new child-focused STEAM center. The…
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El Paso Electric seeks rate increase, Chamber gets new CEO, cartel trial moved
by El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso MattersAugust 9, 2024 This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in…
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Collaboration of agencies result in the rescue of kidnapping victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Homeland security investigations (HSI) in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Border Patrol and Mexican authorities worked together…
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UTEP announces funding of six projects, promoting cross-border research
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso has announced six research projects that will collectively receive $120,000 in funding as…
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It’s National Whataburger Day! Grab a FREE birthday cake shake all day today
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s National Whataburger Day on August 8th! Grab a FREE birthday cake shake all day today on the Whataburger app. To redeem…
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The best restaurants in El Paso, according to El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants in El Paso by diners. The ratings are listed on Yelp. Read the…
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El Paso man who participated in Jan. 6 sentenced to nearly 3 years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than three and a half years after the Jan. 6 capitol riot, an El Paso man has received his prison sentence. Federal…
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Find out why some teachers just paid to park at El Dorado High School
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This morning, a viewer contacted ABC-7 with concerns that El Dorado High School in Far East El Paso was charging teachers…
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Watch: HOME awarded $16 million for Mesa Hills Affordable Housing, a development opposed by some residents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — HOME’s proposed South Mesa Hills Development received $16 million in 9% tax credits from the Texas Department of Housing and…
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Happening Today: El Paso Electric to conduct planned power outage
El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric will be conducting brief, planned power outage in the Coronado Hills Neighborhood in Northwest El Paso…
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Nonprofits invited to Kick Off El Paso Giving Day
EL PASO, Texas—Registration is now open for nonprofits who want to participate in El Paso Giving Day on October 17, 2024. Nonprofit leaders from…
Continue Reading The Borderplex Alliance gets International Organization for Standardization certification
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Bordplex Alliance has announced it has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification.…
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New El Paso Chamber CEO speaks to local media for the first time since publicly accepting position
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chamber’s new CEO agreed to sit down with ABC-7 to talk about his new role, and goals for the chamber moving…
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El Paso residents submit intent letter to recall City Rep. Chris Canales
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents of the City of El Paso’s eighth district delivered a letter to City Hall Tuesday morning, displaying an intent to…
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The Children’s Hospital Association of Texas requests legislature provide funds to improve mental health care access for kids in TX
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Children’s Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT) has submitted a testimony to the House Select Committee on Youth…
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What happens to your brain when you drink with friends? UTEP study shows how social drinking boosts euphoria
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — By using fruit flies, a team of UTEP faculty and students researched the neurobiological process behind social drinking and…
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Know before you go: what’s in store at La Nube’s grand opening this weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — La Nube is set to have its grand opening Saturday, Aug. 10, and the STEAM-focused children’s museum is kicking things off by…
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Rules in City of El Paso’s email system make mayoral candidate’s finance reports go unseen for 3 months
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rules regulating the City of El Paso’s email system led to a mayoral candidate’s finance reports going unseen for three…
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Opportunity Center for the Homeless and El Paso Chihuahuas team up for 11th Annual HomeRun for the Homeless 5k Run
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Opportunity Center for the Homeless and the El Paso Chihuahuas teamed up on Saturday, August 3, for the 11th Annual…
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Sierra Vista STEAM Academy receives national STEM recognition
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sierra Vista STEAM Academy was awarded a national certificate for STEM excellence on Friday, August 2. This recognition in…
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El Paso County honors Aug. 3 victims by reading out their names at a fifth anniversary ceremony
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County honored the 23 victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart today by reading out their…
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El Paso County unveils new eternal flame honoring victims of the Aug 3 mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVAI) — As part of its program for the fifth anniversary of the Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting, the County of El Paso unveiled a new…
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El Paso’s Star on the Mountain flashes 23 times in honor of Aug 3 victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Star on the Mountain flashed 23 times this evening in honor of the 23 lives lost on August 3, 2019. That was the…
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City of El Paso unveils new Aug. 3 memorial on 5th anniversary of Walmart mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso unveiled it’s new August 3rd memorial on Saturday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the…
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How El Pasoans came together following the Aug. 3 tragedy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In the days and weeks after the Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting, many gave blood and donated money to the victims…
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Former El Paso mayor remembers Walmart shooting on fifth anniversary
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart rocked the El Paso community. In the face of tragedy, some in our…
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New murals unveiled at Healing Garden in honor of Aug. 3 victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Healing Garden at Ascarate Lake is a place where people can visit, pay respects, honor and reflect on the events that…
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Fifth anniversary of Walmart Mass Shooting: Borderland medical staff reflect
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For many August 3, 2019 was the darkest day in the Borderland, a day that tore families apart and brought others together.…
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El Paso Community to reflect and heal on August 3rd anniversary, events today
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Today marks the 5 year anniversary of the tragic August 3rd mass shooting that changed El Paso forever. The community is coming…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Spark! Training Program graduation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger (EPFH) launched a new training program called Spark. The 8 week long program offers five…
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