EL PASO, Texas — (KVIA) El Paso Inc. has named Woody and Gayle Hunt El Pasoans of the year. Few El Pasoans have given more to the enrichment of the borderland than Woody and Gayle Hunt. In 2010, the Hunt family foundation donated $10 million to the Texas Tech University system to establish the Hunt
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– ‘MyFeels’ app is a mental health digital resource that is helping Borderland teens open up about their mental health. The app is geared toward teenagers from 13 to 18. Officials with the Junior League of El Paso created it to help normalize the mental health conversation. Analisa Silverstein, the public relations
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — (KVIA) He’s known the world around, but more importantly, Grammy-award winning Zuill Bailey makes no secret about calling the borderland home. So much so, El Paso Inc. named Bailey the recipient of the 2022 Community Spirit Award. Listening to Bailey play, you get the sense this grammy-award winning cellist masterfully transforms
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Boys and Girls Club of El Paso is a program that offers every kid or teenager has a safe place to go after school. With the recent rise in violence among teens, the community is in need of such services more than ever. The goal of the program is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Immigration officials in El Paso removed a Mexican man wanted for homicide in Chihuahua, Mexico, on Wednesday. Cesar Giovanny Palomino-Espino, 24, was turned over to Mexican authorities at the Staton Street Bridge. Immigration officials say he was “unlawfully present” in the U.S. Palomino-Espino had been previously removed to Mexico at
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(CNN) — Wayne Shorter, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who helped shaped the sound of contemporary jazz, has died, according to his publicist. He was 89. Shorter died Thursday in Los Angeles, his publicist Cem Kurosman with Blue Note Records told CNN in an email. No cause of death was shared. Shorter was nominated for
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(CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 7:08 p.m. ET] The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son, the grisliest and most severe of the allegations faced by the disgraced former South Carolina attorney. Prosecutors have indicated they will seek life in prison without
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Snow, much colder air and strong winds smacked the Borderland early today. Wind gusts just over 50 mph with wind chills in the teens and 20’s. Just a trace of snow measured at the airport. A trace means there was some snow observed but not enough to measure. Winds will gradually weaken tonight and so
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mike Kirby, head NMSU baseball coach, is gone after four years with the program. NMSU announced the decision Thursday. He will be replaced for the time being with assistant coach Keith Zuniga. Kirby led the Aggie baseball team to a 2022 WAC Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Texas DPS agent suspended after being arrested for causing bodily injury struck his girlfriend in the face with his fist, according to documents obtained by ABC-7. Jesse Bennett, 38, was arrested Monday. According to court documents, Bennett and his girlfriend had been drinking at a bar on Monday. On
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(CNN) — TikTok users of a certain age are getting a heavy dose of nostalgia with a new trending filter that purports to wind back time to your teenage self. Teenage Look, which mostly works by smoothing out wrinkles, has quickly racked up 3.4 million views to date, often paired with the melody from The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A home invasion Wednesday morning in northeast El Paso and a man found shot 2 miles away from that location appear connected, according to El Paso police. Investigators say 29-year-old Bruce Wayne Murphy, a northeast El Paso resident, forced his way into a home Thursday on the 7500 block of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)– — Police in Las Cruces are still searching for a driver who left the scene of a deadly street racing crash. A 21-year-old woman was killed in the crash, and the other driver, a 17-year-old boy, has been arrested. The crash happened on February 21 at the intersection of Lohman
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By Jack Guy, CNN The world’s most northerly forests could be a “time bomb” of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have released record high levels of planet-heating pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study. Using new satellite data analysis techniques, researchers found that, since 2000, summer wildfires have expanded in boreal forests, which
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN When researchers found a hummingbird with shiny gold feathers on its throat in Peru’s Cordillera Azul National Park, they thought it was a newly discovered species. The park, part of an outer ridge of the Andes Mountains’ eastern slopes, is an isolated place — the perfect spot to find a genetically
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Thursday, Borderland residents woke up to a “Winter Wonderland”…or at least what’s considered a winter wonderland along the Border. From El Paso to Las Cruces, a dusting of snow blanketed the Borderland, making for picturesque scenes and frigid morning. The snow was possible due to a strong cold front
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The actor and co-stars Tessa Thompson and Jonathan Majors talk with David Daniel about Jordan’s directorial debut.
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new telescope image has shed light on the ghostly remains of the first recorded supernova. More than 1,800 years ago, in the year 185, Chinese astronomers recorded what they called a “guest star” after a bright new light appeared in the night sky. This brightness resulted when a star exploded
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The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that could reveal more information about the origins of Covid-19. Lawmakers passed the Covid Origins Act of 2023 by unanimous consent Wednesday night. The legislation would ask the government to declassify intelligence on the pandemic’s origins. That includes any information related to any potential links between the virus and
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Computers powered by human brain cells may sound like science fiction, but a team of researchers in the United States believes such machines, part of a new field called “organoid intelligence,” could shape the future — and now they have a plan to get there. Organoids are lab-grown tissues that resemble
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The White House on Thursday released its national cybersecurity strategy, detailing an effort to increase regulation of critical industries by making them adopt basic cybersecurity practices The White House is calling for new regulations to force companies critical to economic and national security, to raise their cyber defenses. It’s part of President Biden’s new cybersecurity
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LA UNION, New Mexico — One person was taken to the hospital after a rollover crash Wednesday night. According to Sunland Park Fire Department, they were called out to assist Doña Ana County Fire after a two vehicle crash. The crash happened at the intersection of McNutt Road and Koogle Road in La Union, New
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The ABC-7 First Alert continues through Thursday. A strong cold front moved through the Borderland Thursday morning bringing strong southwest winds and cold air. The cold front moved in from the northwest, increasing winds up to 50 mph in some locations. The temperatures dropped rapidly wind chills made it feel as if temperatures were in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With the storm system impacting areas of the borderland, the Texas department of transportation crews are ready at a moment’s notice to take care of the roadways. You may come across roads that are icy. Winter weather can be unpredictable and create dangerous driving conditions. TxDOT strongly advises you to
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Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso is embarking on a “very ambitious project” with Aston Martin Racing whom he signed for after leaving Alpine last year. The Spaniard admits that, while in the short-term the team will fight to be best of the midfield teams, he is convinced they will become winners in the future.
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Task Group used news coverage and insights from the industry trade group Hospitality Technology and the National Retail Federation to explore the concept and growth of ghost kitchens in recent years.
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Citing SAMHSA research and scientific journals, Charlie Health looked at how symptoms of childhood trauma manifest at different age ranges.
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Bounce dug into the growing popularity of bleisure travel.
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Scientists are puzzling over a strange feeding technique that they think whales recently began using: The creatures swim to the surface of the ocean, open their mouths into a gaping yawn with their upper jaw sitting just below the water’s surface, and wait for hoards of fish to swim in. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– In a sample test, 60 percent of animals tested positive for Distemper at El Paso animal services facilities. The shelter remains closed after a recent outbreak of Distemper, and Strep Zoo resulted in a temporary shutdown of the facility. Animal Services was closed this past weekend for clean-up and distemper testing. It
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