El Paso County details July 4th safety operations and post-holiday cleanup
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County held a conference today to outline coordinated safety and cleanup efforts surrounding the Independence Day…
Continue ReadingEl Paso’s Sun City Kitty: where coffee meets cat adoption
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Cats, coffee and tea, what more can you ask for? That’s exactly what you can experience at Sun City Kitty, the only cat…
Continue ReadingBirthday party postponed for El Paso Zoo’s Sea Lions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — You can still visit the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens today, but unfortunately, their two sea lions won’t be celebrating…
Continue ReadingEl Paso’s Michoacana shops remain popular as temperatures spike
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso hit its first triple-digit day of the year this month, and Michoacana ice cream shops across the city have been…
Continue ReadingTexas food trucks need statewide license starting July 1
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Instead of paying individually for a permit in every city they wanted to serve, Texas food truck owners have another option…
Continue ReadingRain in the Borderland has a unique smell, one man made it into a perfume
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Not everyone can smell the rain. That smell comes from El Paso’s Creosote Bush because it releases a compound called…
Continue ReadingArmy staff sergeant receives custom adapted home in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Homes for our Troops is helping to provide houses that are specifically designed to accommodate the injuries and…
Continue ReadingU.S. Army Corps of Engineers visit highlights stormwater infrastructure investment in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today El Paso Water held an event to celebrate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ investment in two key environmental…
Continue ReadingSquishy toy burns teen in hot car
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 13-year-old girl in New Mexico was badly burned after a gel-filled stress toy, known as ‘NeeDoh’, burst open while she…
Continue ReadingEl Paso County weighs fireworks ban ahead of Fourth of July
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “We’re gonna be patrolling the areas, patrolling the county to make sure people are staying away from fireworks tents.…
Continue ReadingSunday Funday: Flowers by Liza
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One El Pasoan saw the need to preserve a historical building and took action. But her passion for her culture and…
Continue Reading3rd annual Viva La Lucha 5k draws record crowd to Sunland Park
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino was full of high-energy fun this morning as runners laced up for the 3rd annual Viva La…
Continue ReadingWhy you may not be getting enough vitamin D in the ‘Sun City’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso is one of the sunniest cities in the U.S. with about 300 days of sunshine a year. Yet vitamin D deficiency in the…
Continue ReadingEl Paso sees first day of a triple-digit temperature stretch
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso remains under an ABC-7 First Alert for triple-digit temperatures ABC-7’s StormTrack Weather Team is tracking…
Continue ReadingSunday Funday: Mila the Belgian Malinois
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “They will eat the brick on your house. They will eat your pool deck. They will eat — I had one that ate my couch, and I…
Continue ReadingZoo Fun Walk returns to the El Paso Zoo
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Joy Center El Paso kicked off its second annual Zoo Fun Walk this morning at the El Paso Zoo & Botanical Garden. It all…
Continue ReadingSunday Funday: Corporate Chef
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — He’s the chef in multiple kitchens, acting as the invisible hand behind menus. Meet Oscar Lopez, a Corporate Chef, who…
Continue ReadingLost cell phone helped police identify suspect in dumpster fire murder
UPDATE (June 2, 2026) — A lost cell phone led to the identification of Heriberto Chavez as a suspect of a murder involving a dumpster fire. ABC-7…
Continue ReadingStorms ahead for Memorial Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We’re tracking an upper-level trough that will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region this Memorial…
Continue ReadingDry start, storms Memorial Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today we can expect a mostly sunny Sunday across the Borderland as weak high pressure builds over New Mexico and Arizona.…
Continue ReadingSunday Funday: Texas Culinary Institute
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An unlikely moment of inspiration transformed into the next activity that could bring your loved ones, family and friends…
Continue ReadingVolunteers recognize fallen heroes
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, the Honor Project is placing flags and placards at headstones at Fort Bliss cemetery, in order to honor our fallen…
Continue ReadingPleasant weekend, storms possible Memorial Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This weekend we can expect near-average to slightly above-average temperatures and mostly clear skies, making for a very…
Continue ReadingResidents seeing more flare-ups at the El Paso Marathon Refinery
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Over the past couple days El Pasoans have reported seeing an increased number of flare ups at the El Paso Marathon Refinery.…
Continue ReadingSunday Funday: KissLab
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — What started as a seed of inspiration back in 2019 has blossomed into El Paso’s first Lip-Creation Bar. But the owner says…
Continue ReadingSunday Funday: Gadsden ISD Career Fair
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It was Career Day on Wednesday, May 6, for Gadsden ISD’s Desert View Elementary School. There, community members talked to…
Continue ReadingBreezy Monday, warmer weekend ahead
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today and Tuesday is expected to bring breezy west winds of 15 to 25 mph across the Borderland. Cloudy skies are expected…
Continue ReadingSunday Funday: Blossom Bar
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — When one El Pasoan couldn’t find what she was looking for, she rolled up her sleeves and decided to make it herself. Meet…
Continue ReadingWarmer, breezy Sunday in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today the Borderland is in for a warmer Sunday, ahead of a breezy and unsettled start to the workweek. We can expect that…
Continue ReadingCooler weather ahead of the BTS concert
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We can expect widespread rain showers and thunderstorms to continue across the region this morning. In the Borderland, we…
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