EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection said groups of recently apprehended migrants in the Canadian-U.S. Border have been transferred to the El Paso Sector. Migrants are being flown to different sectors in Texas to help address a rise in illegal border crossings through Canada, as first reported by Reuters.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has learned one of the remaining Luby’s restaurants in El Paso is closing its doors for good. The restaurant is located on Mesa Street and Sun Bowl Drive. Luby’s is not local; it’s a Texas chain of cafeterias with more than 40 locations across the state. There used to be several
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An “American Idol” contestant has called out judge Katy Perry for a joke that is being slammed as “mom shaming.”
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel finalized his 2023 football staff, announcing Scotty Ohara as the new offensive coordinator, Josh Brown returning to the program as the defensive pass game coordinator, and James Bain being promoted to assistant offensive line/assistant special teams’ coach. Ohara replaces Dave Warner, who retired following the 2022
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Winds will gust out of the W/NW Friday at 40 mph. The cooler temps will make it feel a bit cooler as well. Peak wind gusts will hit 40 mph between 1-6 pm Friday with some isolated spots of blowing dust and sand. Strong winds will weaken a bit for Saturday with gusts around 35
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — Fort Bliss dedicated Building 2466 to Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters. Sgt. Walters enlisted in the U.S. Army one year after graduating high school. He left the Army in 1992 and joined the Reserves. He would later reenlist and deploy with the 507th Maintenance Company in Feb. 2003. Sgt. Walters was
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Stacker ranked the best colleges in big cities using 2025 data from Niche.
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Many of the first responders who helped fight the fire that erupted after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month were ill-equipped and untrained to fight the massive chemical blaze that some now call “the hell fire.” In testimony Wednesday before the US Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee,
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(CNN) — In his first appearance before Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew was grilled by lawmakers who expressed deep skepticism about his company’s attempts to protect US user data and ease concerns about its ties to China. The hearing, which lasted for more than five hours, kicked off with calls from a lawmaker to ban
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 40-year-old man wanted for hitting a 75-year-old man struck an El Paso police officer as officers tried to arrest him, according to El Paso police. Police say Jeffrey Alan Battle was wanted for hitting a 75-year-old man on March 19. Police say they spotted Battle outside an apartment on
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Earlier this month, Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar announced this year, the Borderland won’t have “corridas de toros.” According to puentelibre.mx, a Juarez media outlet, Mayor Pérez Cuéllar said no permits were issued this year for bullfights. Last year, Mayor Pérez Cuéllar denied the permit to conduct “corridas” during Easter because
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UPDATE – El Paso Water stated this incident is not a line break, rather a blockage that can be prevented “EP Water has asked the public to refrain from bumping rags and wipes into the sewer…because that’s what clogs the sewer mains up,” said Felipe Lopez, Chief Operations Officer for Distribution and Collection. Customers can
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Reeves is back as the unstoppable hit man in the fourth film in the series. Rick Damigella reports.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Members of the 5th Battalion, 52nd air defense artillery regiment joined dignitaries on Fort Bliss this morning to mark 20 years since members of the 507th Maintenance Company were ambushed and taken hostage by Iraqi forces in Nasiriyah. The moving ceremony started at 6 a.m. Thursday, with the lighting of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has been presenting “Be Mindful” stories throughout our newscasts. But for many, being mindful may be difficult when the mind is not working the way it should. However, groundbreaking technology is available to people who have tried multiple medications, as well as therapy without seeing the results they’re looking
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The Biden administration is threatening to ban TikTok in the US unless some changes are made. It’s a decision that could affect more than 150-million Americans and their respective audiences. The company’s CEO, Shou Chew is scheduled to testify before Congress today. Chew will testify on “TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platforms’ impact on
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN In 2017, ‘Oumuamua became the first observed interstellar object to zip through our solar system, and its appearance sparked questions scientists are still trying to answer. The object, similar in shape to a cigar or a pancake, was the size of an asteroid and moved in a somewhat cometlike way but
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Good Afternoon! The windy conditions continue across the Borderland today. West to Southwest winds between 15 to 25 mph and gusts between 35 to 40 mph are expected for the lowland areas, with stronger winds in the mountains. I am forecasting about a 10 to 20 percent chance of rain showers, I think the rain
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso water estimates more than 100 thousand gallons of wastewater spilled on the west side. The utility says the overflow happened because of a blockage in the sewage line Tuesday night. The leak happened next to Sunland park mall. El Paso water says crews were able to divert the water through another manhole nearby. Officials say the
Continue Reading By Katia Hetter, CNN The United States is facing a crisis of overdose deaths. In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans lost their lives to drug-involved overdoses — including more than 1,100 teens that year alone. Synthetic opioids, primarily involving the powerful drug fentanyl, are the main driver of overdose deaths, with nearly a 7.5-fold increase
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Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde hoisted the crystal globe trophy after the final downhill of the World Cup season in Andorra. His six wins out of 10 races this season earned him his second straight Alpine Ski World Cup downhill title. Kilde has been reflecting on his achievements with CNN.
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Stacker has compiled a list of 25 celebrities you may not know are pansexual using various sources and personal statements.
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SmartAsset analyzed which cities are best for women in leadership.
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SmartAsset analyzed the average dollar amount of 2021 federal tax refunds for each state to determine where taxpayers receive the largest refunds.
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Stacker scoured the internet to highlight 10 groundbreaking inventions and celebrate the women who created them.
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Some cars cost more to fuel up. Stacker used data from the Department of Energy’s fuel economy database to rank the 23 most gas-guzzling cars of 2023.
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Stacker compiled a list of highways with the most fatal crashes in Texas using the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP is stepping up in a big way to honor a legendary Miner. Wednesday, UTEP officials announced the university will fund the use of the Don Haskins Center or Memorial Gym for the memorial service for the late Willie Cager. Cager was a basketball player and a member of the 1966
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to the Borderland to engage with the workforce and meet with stakeholders Wednesday. Details about his visit were not disclosed to the media. El Paso County Judge, Ricardo Samaniego, told ABC-7 he was disappointed that city officials were not included during
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Actor Bruce Willis’s frontotemporal dementia diagnosis has put a spotlight on the disease. Former El Paso Mayor Carlos Ramirez also suffered from the disease. Shawna Scully, chief medical officer at Emergence Health Network, says dementia is a process in which the brain degrades. People with the disease tend to be
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