EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Borderland weld-off was hosted by the Texas High School Welding Series and saw over 115 competitors. Six students with David L. Carrasco Job Corps Center placed third, showing off their welding skills and sharing who inspired them. “I think it’s a great career path. There’s a lot of opportunities, and it’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A city panel says recently elected District 1 City Representative Brian Kennedy can vote on issues related to the multi-purpose arena and destination El Paso and its facilities. The decision is tied to alleged ethics violations, which accused Kennedy of a conflict of interest for participating in discussion and voting
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Sunshine and warm temps will continue through the rest of the week. Some breezy winds will develop but nothing extreme. Stronger winds later next week.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Fire Department battled a semitrailer fire Tuesday morning. According to the Las Cruces Fire Department, it happened on I-10 near the Las Cruces International Airport. The truck was hauling bulk food. Officials say firefighters were able to keep the fire contained to the trailer. The fire
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Closely following a Mediterranean diet may cut a woman’s risk of heart disease and death by nearly 25%, according to a new analysis of 16 studies. “This study adds to what is already known about the cardiovascular benefits of a Mediterranean diet but further reiterates that it can be equally as
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(CNN) — After at least six incidents this year, the nation’s top aviation official says he does not know whether close calls involving airliners are on the rise, but says the issue and its causes will be examined at a safety conference next week. “It’s a good question,” Billy Nolen, acting head of the Federal
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(CNN) — The kidnapping and killing of US travelers this week in the Mexican city of Matamoros, just over the border from Brownsville, Texas, has put a glaring spotlight on violence in a country that millions of international visitors flock to each year. And as spring break gets under way in popular beach resorts hundreds
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A confrontation broke out Wednesday between migrants and law enforcement in front of a downtown Juarez hotel. The National Institute for Migration and Juarez municipal police were searching for migrants without permits. ABC-7’s Heriberto Perez was on the scene as migrants outside the hotel began throwing rocks at authorities and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- With the constant news of school threats, the level of interest has slumped for potential Borderland teachers. ABC-7 spoke to UTEP Education majors who say they have reconsidered their career choice due to safety concerns. “It does worry me. I worry about how I’m going to control student behavior in the
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JUAREZ, Mexico (KVIA) — Women in Juarez will commemorate International Women’s day with several events. Wednesday started with an offering to women kidnapped, reported missing, or found dead in Juarez and Mexico. The offering and remembrance happened in front of the Paso del Norte Bridge in Downtown Juarez. A pink cross with nails symbolizing women
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UPDATE: A city spokesperson responded to the study: The study does not capture a true reflection of our community’s cleanliness. The study did not consider the overall investment in health and safety, such as the various locations within the City for residents to dispose of extra household waste at no charge, and the other solid waste disposal
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Prados Beauty is the brainchild of founder and CEO CeCe Meadows. The Army wife moved to Las Cruces from Arizona, where she’s blending her indigenous beauty brand business with philanthropy. Meadows has a brink-and-mortar store in Las Cruces that doubles as a hub to help displaced families and community members.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just sent back a stunning postcard capturing its view of a shimmering sunset on Mars. The NASA rover has been roaming across the surface of Mars for more than 10 years, searching for answers as to why the red planet went from warm and wet to a frozen
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons, according to a new study. A team of international scientists analyzed global data collected between 1979 and 2019 from nearly 12,000 sampling points in
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(CNN) — The Justice Department issued a scathing critique Wednesday on the Louisville Metro Police Department after a nearly two-year review it launched into the force following the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. The review, looking at whether the Louisville Metro Police Department used excessive force, found that officers use unreasonable tactics including unjustified neck restraints, police dogs
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN A nearby star system is helping astronomers unravel the mystery of how water appeared in our solar system billions of years ago. Scientists observed a young star, called V883 Orionis, located 1,300 light-years away using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array of telescopes, or ALMA, in northern Chile. The star is surrounded
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LAS CRUCES, NM– The Las Cruces City Council unanimously adopted a resolution approving a pilot program for an affordable homeownership revolving loan fund. The program will facilitate the development of affordable single-family housing in the City. The pilot program will offer a solution to expand the availability of affordable housing in Las Cruces. The revolving fund will be
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seize 150 pounds of narcotics at two El Paso ports of entry. According to CBP officials, on February 28th, at the Ysleta Port of Entry, CBP officers came across a 24-year-old woman carrying .4 pounds of fentanyl. March 1st, at the Bridge of the Americas,
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The small town of San Elizario is being recognized as the Best Historic Small Town in America by USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2023. Last year, San Elizario took home the number three spot for the same category. San Elizario’s winning qualities are that it has maintained its historic integrity with the adobe construction
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EL PASO, Texas — Are you a talented musician who plays a musical instrument? El Paso Symphony is looking musicians to fill in positions in their orchestra. They are looking for individuals who play the violin, viola, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, harp, and even concertmaster. Auditions will be held on May 21, 2023 from 9
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are thawing the region’s permafrost — a frozen layer of soil beneath the ground — and potentially stirring viruses that, after lying dormant for tens of thousands of years, could endanger animal and human health. While a pandemic unleashed by a disease from the distant past
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EL PASO, Texas — A person has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in the Lower Valley Wednesday morning. According to police, it happened at the 6900 block of Delta Drive near Ascarate Park. Officials say, Crime Scene Investigators have been called out to the scene. We
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Good Morning! Another nice day across the Borderland Wednesday with afternoon highs running above average. Temperatures will reach the upper 70s and low 80s with partly to mostly sunny skies throughout the day.
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Pollen has exploded to eye-watering levels this spring in some parts of the country after warm weather pushed plants out of their winter slumber much earlier than normal. In Atlanta, the pollen count sky rocketed to “extremely high” in early March and stayed high through much of April, according to the
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Stacker delved into the debate around nongendered awards and Hollywood’s systemic gender and racial inequities.
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Texas Real Estate Source examined data from the Department of Agriculture to see which states recorded the most growth in farmland prices from 2018 to 2022.
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To understand the forecast for chip shortages in the U.S., Automoblog took a closer look at industry forecasting and expert reports to see if the auto chip shortage is expected to improve—and by how much.
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In 2022, rents climbed slower than they had in 2021. Rentlodex ranked cities with the highest rent increases from December 2021 to 2022.
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Velotric compiled a list of some of the most common types of bike lanes in the U.S. and sorted them by how much separation and protection they provide from vehicles.
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Stacker used State Farm’s animal collision study to rank all 50 states and Washington D.C. by the likelihood a driver there will hit an animal.
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