Police ID woman killed in crash at ‘diverging diamond’ intersection Friday morning
Dec. 5 afternoon update: El Paso Police have identified the woman killed in an early Friday morning crash as 59-year old Elizabeth Smoka-Korems of…
Continue Reading County to vote on banning fireworks for fourth straight year
El Paso County on Thursday voted to ban aerial fireworks through July 5. On Monday, County Judge Veronica Escobar plans to make a disaster…
Continue Reading County says single water pump enough to refill Ascarate Lake
El Paso County paid nearly $20,000 recently to replace a water pump at Ascarate Lake that helps replace the lake’s evaporated water. But lake…
Continue Reading New County policy brings consequences for improper firing
Elected officials in El Paso County could now face serious financial consequences if they fire someone without cause and the county gets sued.…
Continue Reading County approves budget, tax rate for FY 2015
We now know what you could be paying in taxes to the county next year. Monday, county commissioners voted to approve the 2015 tax rate and finalize…
Continue Reading County Commissioners Approve County Administrator’s Contract
County Commissioners approved the employment contract for new County Administrator Steven Norwood. Although the administrator position is similar to…
Continue Reading EP Country Club says its losing businesses because drivers can’t find club
Drivers in El Paso’s Upper Valley say the area’s ongoing road-construction project has become a traffic nightmare and at least one…
Continue Reading New road closure, new headache for drivers
Many drivers are hitting a new level of frustration with construction on Country Club Road in El Paso’s Upper Valley. A new road closure at…
Continue Reading City hears residents complaints about closure of Country Club Road
Tensions are brewing over the complete closure of Country Club Road. Beginning next Monday, Country Club will be completely closed from Doniphan to…
Continue Reading Council renews program to reduce border wait times
A program meant to reduce wait times at the international bridges was renewed by City Council for another year Tuesday. But do the results justify…
Continue Reading City Council wants to save Lincoln Center – with conditions
El Paso City Council on Tuesday committed to assuming responsibility for the Lincoln Center, if the Texas Department of Transportation, who owns the…
Continue Reading El Paso City Council looks to lower gas rates
Now that Texas Gas Service has split into two companies, the El Paso City Council wants to see if there’s an opportunity to lower gas rates.…
Continue Reading El Paso city council reverses 2010 trash hauling decision; rejects ‘flow control’
El Paso City Council voted on Tuesday to rescind the flow control policy that was approved by a previous council in 2010. Flow control means that the…
Continue Reading Coronado Tower Arsonist Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
A judge sentenced the man who pleaded guilty to maliciously starting a fire inside Coronado Tower to 5 years in federal prison. Kevin Rodriguez, 22,…
Continue Reading Coronado hockey team headed to state final
The Coronado T-Bird hockey team took a 6-0 victory over Albuquerque’s St. Pius high school, Sunday, to earn a return trip to the New Mexico…
Continue Reading Coronado advances in NM high school hockey playoffs
The Coronado High hockey team beat Albuquerque La Cueva 5-1 Saturday morning in the New Mexico Interscholastic Ice Hockey League state tournament.…
Continue Reading ONLY ON ABC-7: Coping with loss during the holidays
The holidays are a time to be cheerful, but that’s easier said than done for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. Many of us are familiar…
Continue Reading Construction on Pedestrian Pathways
El Paso,Tx-Getting from the Union Plaza Entertainment District to the Arts District Downtown will soon get a lot easier.It’s all thanks to new…
Continue Reading Conference brings national perspective to regional issues
The Border Legislators Conference came to the Sun City today, and state and national officials tackled some of the serious economic and social issues…
Continue Reading Concert conflict
High school is filled with drama. The latest crisis is pulling the hearts of One Direction fans in two directions. The boy group’s El Paso…
Continue Reading Complete I-10 Closure
Drivers beware, starting July 27, I-10 will be completely closed westbound between the Americas Overpass to the Zaragosa Overpass. The closure will…
Continue Reading Southwest University Community Champions: Hanks Silver Knights Marching Band
El Paso,Tx-The Hanks Silver Knights marching band brought home some hardware from the NMSU Tournament of Bands. They put a lot of blood, sweat and…
Continue Reading Community Champions: Coronado Marching Band
El Paso, Tx- The Thunder-Birds marching band has a little trick up their sleeves to stand out from the other bands during the 2014 U-I-L competition.…
Continue Reading Commissioners OK $5 million incentives for Northpark redevelopment
El Paso County Commissioners voted in favor of funding for the redevelopment on the former Northpark Mall site. The county’s contribution of $5…
Continue Reading County Commissioners looking for next chief administrator
County commissioners met in special session Saturday to interview the next Chief Administrator for the county of El Paso. But a final decision has…
Continue Reading El Paso Commissioners Court meeting with UMC officials gets heated
The relationship between El Paso Commissioners Court and University Medical Center officials has been strained, to say the least. On Tuesday, both…
Continue Reading Commissioners approve county manager system, budget department
Buried in Monday’s 3-2 vote to create a chief administrator position at El Paso County was another historic shift in the county’s…
Continue Reading Comedian Jerry Seinfeld to perform in El Paso
El Paso, Texas – Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will perform his stand-up routine at the Abraham Chavez Theater on Friday, May 2nd at 7 p.m.The…
Continue Reading Runners have a blast at 5K Color Run
Forget speed!This race is about color! The 5K Color Run this morning in Ascarte Park was a fun experience for participants of all different ages,…
Continue Reading Cold weather problem for students at school without heat
The temperatures have been dipping around the Borderland this week. At one area school, parents are worried about heating problems in the classroom.…
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