El Paso Firefighters respond to fire in downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in downtown El Paso. It happened around 6 a.m. Thursday at building on the 500…
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El Paso rock band founder sentenced to 12 years, lifetime supervised release for child porn
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The founder of an El Paso rock band who pleaded guilty to child porn charges in June used his popularity to gain the trust…
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Court documents state San Elizario mayor made false claims about how her vehicle was damaged
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — The mayor of San Elizario is accused of filing a false insurance claim in which she received a payment of $11,094, according…
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FAA system ‘fully restored’ following outage, nationwide ground stop lifted
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A computer outage began late last night, causing flight cancellations and delays at airports across the country, including…
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El Paso Water’s Public Service Board votes to delete new surcharge from upcoming budget
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Water Public Service Board has deleted an agenda item from the new Water, Wastewater and Stormwater budget that…
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Man dies, teenager remains in critical condition following crash in northeast El Paso
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect better the news release sent by the police. Police say both failing to yield the right of way…
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El Paso Chihuahuas name new manager
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres announced Phillip Welman as the new manager for the El Paso Chihuahuas. Wellman is…
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Vitalant hosts annual blood drive, low on supply demand
EL PASO, Texas — Vitalant is asking the community to donate blood at it’s annual Barnett-Harley Davidson blood drive this weekend. It’s the 34th…
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El Paso Public Library to let El Pasoans pay off fines through a food drive
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Library is relaunching it’s “Food for Fines” food drive program which allows El Pasoans who have library fines to pay…
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CBP increases migrant processing capacity by 1,000 with opening of new soft-sided facility
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new 153,300 square-foot facility in northeast El Paso will help U.S. Customs and Border Protection process individuals in…
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EPPD: El Paso man arrested for family violence warrant after migrant confrontation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police say a 52-year-old man harassing migrants in downtown El Paso Tuesday was later arrested for an outstanding…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Comparing this year’s fall and winter weather to last year’s
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Weather is something that impacts us daily, whether it be with beautiful blue skies, or blowing dust and sand from strong…
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CDC study finds that long covid can be deadly
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Those who are infected with COVID-19 can experience long-term symptoms called long covid. The CDC’s new report is the…
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San Elizario Mayor arrested, charged with insurance fraud
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — San Elizario’s Mayor has been arrested for insurance fraud, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Isela…
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Fire Crews respond to two gas leaks due to two ruptures
UPDATE (1:28 p.m.) According to an El Paso fire spokesman, crews are responding to two gas line ruptures caused by the same construction company in…
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Road closures in El Paso County for the week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 13
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s…
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Thousands of students in America struggle with getting the school supplies they need
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — While most students strive for success in the classroom, it can be difficult when they don’t have the necessary school…
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Central El Paso stabbing victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries
UPDATE (5:37 p.m.): Officials now say the victim is a 39-year-old man who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso…
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President Biden meets with NGOs during his brief visit to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During his 4-hour trip in El Paso, President Joe Biden made several stops across the city. His final stop was the County…
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Shattered glass along highway shuts down US-54
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — US-54 Southbound near Fred Wilson was shut down on Monday morning after tons of glass shattered along the highway. It…
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Pedestrian hit by train in Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas– One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a train in Central El Paso. Police responded to a…
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Biden arrives at the border for the first time as president
(CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived at the US-Mexico border on Sunday on the heels of major policy announcements and…
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Mexico sends federal agents to Juárez-El Paso border ahead of Biden visit
Editor’s note: This story comes from the El Paso Times as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which…
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El Paso’s Helen of Troy cutting 10% of global workforce
EL PASO, Texas — Helen of Troy, the only publicly-traded company headquartered in El Paso, said it is laying off ten percent of its global…
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U.S. Senators to tour El Paso Border and meet with city officials Monday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Amid the migrant crisis, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) will lead colleagues James Lankford…
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Highest-paying management jobs for people in El Paso
Stacker ranked the highest-paying management jobs in El Paso using annual compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics as of May…
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Video shows migrant slammed to the ground by Border Patrol agent
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has obtained a video in which a Border Patrol agent appears to slam a Migrant into the ground just outside the Opportunity…
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President Biden’s El Paso schedule for Sunday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The White House released details of President Biden’s visit to El Paso Sunday. The president will arrive at the El Paso…
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Man arrested in connection to lower valley fire that injured one person
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 28-year-old man is under arrest following an investigation into a lower valley fire at the 600 block of N. Carolina. The…
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Watch: Exclusive interview with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on new immigration policies
EL PASO, TX — Ahead of the visit from President Joe Biden to El Paso, ABC-7 got the only one-on-one interview with Homeland Security Secretary…
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