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El Paso City Council moves to draft resolution to disclose city-funded travel
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Tuesday, the El Paso City Council unanimously voted to approve an agenda item directing the city attorney and manager to draft a resolution requiring the public disclosure of city-funded travel expenses. In September, an ABC-...
Oct 28, 2026El Paso Community Foundation accepting donations for families displaced by flooding
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Severe weekend storms damaged homes and displaced some West El Paso families. The El Paso Office of Emergency Management said the El Paso Community Foundation is accepting donations for affected families. OEM El Paso said fam...
Oct 27, 2026El Paso County jail inmate dies “while receiving care” at hospital
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - The Texas Commission on Jail Standards was notified of the death of a man in his late 50s who had been in the custody of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office since 2025. The Sheriff reported that the 57-year-old man was taken t...
Oct 27, 2026Puente News Collaborative to Host Election Town Hall in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA-TV) -- The Puente News Collaborative will host a public town hall this week focused on the upcoming midterm elections and the issues shaping the Borderland. Stephanie Valle, Senior Program Officer for Puente News Collaborative at...
Oct 27, 2026Group linked to Meta data center supporters discloses $63,000 in El Paso election spending, keeps donors secret
Two directors of the nonprofit behind a mailer criticizing an El Paso City Council member seeking re-election publicly supported Meta’s El Paso data center, while the third works for the El Paso Chamber, which backed the project. The post Group linke...
Oct 27, 2026ABC-7 FIRST ALERT: (New) Flash Flood Warning for Far East El Paso and Montana Vista until 3:30 AM; TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN!
The post ABC-7 FIRST ALERT: (New) Flash Flood Warning for Far East El Paso and Montana Vista until 3:30 AM; TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! appeared first on KVIA.
Oct 26, 2026ABC-7 First Alert: (EXTENDED) Flash Flood Warning for the Lower Valley and East/Far East El Paso until 3:45 AM; TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN!
The post ABC-7 First Alert: (EXTENDED) Flash Flood Warning for the Lower Valley and East/Far East El Paso until 3:45 AM; TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! appeared first on KVIA.
Oct 26, 2026Residents gather together for recovery efforts after West El Paso floods impact 16 homes
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Floodwaters swept through a West El Paso neighborhood Saturday evening, leaving streets covered in debris and forcing residents to begin extensive cleanup efforts. The flooding left mud and rocks scattered across local proper...
Oct 25, 2026Residents evacuated from West El Paso neighborhood due to flooding
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- The City of El Paso's Office of Emergency Management activated the Emergency Operations Center at a Level 3, Increased Readiness in response to severe weather. They said that there was a water rescue involving a car on South D...
Oct 25, 2026ABC-7 FIRST ALERT: Flash Flood Warning for West El Paso, Anthony, Canutillo, Sunland Park and Santa Teresa until 8:00 PM; TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN!
The post ABC-7 FIRST ALERT: Flash Flood Warning for West El Paso, Anthony, Canutillo, Sunland Park and Santa Teresa until 8:00 PM; TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! appeared first on KVIA.
Oct 24, 2026ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – The Downtown Deck Plaza fundraising and future
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The multi-hundred million dollar Downtown Deck Plaza project could reshape the landscape of the heart of El Paso - if the funding can be figured out with some important deadlines in mind. Recent major donations in the tens of...
Oct 24, 2026City of El Paso to consider new travel transparency policy after ABC-7 investigation into County expenses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Recent ABC-7 reports on the travel expenses of El Paso county leaders is now creating impact in other parts of local government. The City of El Paso is set to discuss a new policy to increase transparency on how much city cou...
Oct 23, 2026