El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Reports 35 Arrests in Labor Day DWI Crackdown
Over the Labor Day weekend, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office launched a major crackdown on impaired driving in an operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies. Sheriff Oscar Ugarte reported that during the multi-day operation, deputies conducted more than 160 traffic stops, which led to 35 arrests,...
Residents fight a $22 a month rate hike pushed by El Paso Electric
Some of the recent utility rate hikes made by Oklahoma utilities pale in comparison to the one proposed by El Paso Electric in southwest Texas. It wants a $93 million rate hike that would skyrocket residential rates by an average of $22.39 a month, meaning additional costs of hundreds of dollars a year.
TxDOT seeks public input on Interstate 10 upgrade project in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) El Paso District wants your feedback on a project that would make improvements and upgrades to Interstate 10 through Downtown El Paso. Community members are invited to participate virtually or in-person, with materials presented being the same for...
Power restored to Lower Valley neighborhood
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- There is a power outage happening in the Lower Valley right now. The outage is impacting approximately 1,000 households in the Del Norte Heights neighborhood. The El Paso Electric outage map show the outage. It states that the outage started just after 1 p.m. today.
Charges dismissed against man accused of DUI in teen’s death
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — Charges have been dismissed against Oscar Solis, a 55-year-old man accused of driving drunk and killing a teen last year, El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya confirmed Tuesday. The incident occurred in February of last year when Solis was accused of driving under...
Parents react to local cheer coach arrest
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A group of parents are upset they were not notified earlier about a coach who is accused of illegally recording cheerleaders. Christopher Sotelo was arrested on Friday. He was released on bond on Monday. This incident involved the Texas Bandits All-Stars, a private club that holds a...
Video shows driver didn’t stop after SUV hit child riding scooter in Canutillo
CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) – A driver hit a child riding a scooter Sunday in a Canutillo neighborhood and then left the scene, home surveillance videos show. It happened at the intersection of La Puesta Drive and Playa Tronones Avenue, just a few blocks away from Canutillo High School. "It's...
New Texas law touted to give parents more oversight on school libraries
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Among hundreds of new Texas state laws that went into effect on Sept. 1, one law will give parents with children in public schools greater control over what their children can read and check out at their school’s library, the bill’s supporters say. Others aren’t so sure. Senate Bill 13 […]
ABC-7, Albertsons kick off Hunger Action Month campaign with El Pasoans Fighting Hunger
September is Hunger Action Month, a nation-wide campaign. Every year, Albertsons raises funds at checkout to assist local food banks, including El Pasoans Fighting Hunger and Casa de Peregrinos in Las Cruces. ABC-7's Good Morning El Paso joins El Pasoans Fighting Hunger on Tuesday to talk about the importance of...
Convicted El Paso serial killer back in court later this month
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man who has spent more than three decades on death row and was supposed to be executed earlier this year is set to appear before a judge later this month. David Leonard Wood, now 68, was convicted of killing six girls and young women and burying them […]
