By Jen Christensen, CNN About 1 in 4 people in the United States — more than 119 million residents — live with air pollution that can hurt their health and shorten their lives, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. People of color are disproportionately affected, as are residents of Western cities.
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LAS CRUCES, Texas – New Mexico State guard Deuce Benjamin has entered the transfer portal. The Las Cruces native was one of the final players from last season’s roster to announce his intention to leave the program. Benjamin, a graduate of Las Cruces High School, spent just one season with the Aggies. NMSU’s new head
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A fire burned an apartment in east El Paso forcing the evacuation of the person living inside. The fire took place on the 1650 block of George Dieter. El Paso Fire says the condition 3 fire affected a single unit and it has been already extinguished by firefighters, who continued
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Is your child’s school safe? That is what the Texas school safety center is trying to determine. Safety and security audits of school districts have begun within Texas. EPISD and SISD met today to discuss and take action on district-wide intruder detection findings. After recent school tragedies like the one in Uvalde and Nashville local
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A local climate advocacy group went door to door Tuesday trying to garner votes for Proposition K, described as the “The first citizen-led piece of climate legislation in the state of Texas,” by a website supporting the climate charter. “What we’re doing is knocking on doors, just trying to let people
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — “It’s time for us to be able to take back our students!” New Mexico State University’s Global Campus is slated to receive $10.5 million in funding from the state of New Mexico, a move that NMSU Associate Vice Chancellor for Digital Learning Sherry Kollmann says is critical for keeping
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — April 18, 2023 marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s a time to honor the memories of the 6 million Jews — and 5 million Romany (Gypsies), Polish and Russian people, gays, those with different political and religious beliefs as well as physically and mentally disabled people — who were murdered by Nazis in camps
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UPDATE: All lanes blocked on I-10 westbound due to the crash. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are reporting a vehicle rollover blocking the right side of traffic on I-10 westbound just past transmountain. To check the latest traffic conditions, click here.
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Winds will gust around 35-40 mph the next few days from the SW/W. Temps will stay in the mid 80’s. A slight cool down arrives Friday and Saturday behind a cold front. Rain chances continue to be zero.
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The Vikings disappeared abruptly from Greenland in the mid-15th century, some 400 years after arriving there. Why they abandoned a successful settlement is a mystery that historians never have been able to fully explain. Theories include drought, changing temperatures, social unrest, and the overhunting of walrus tusks (a cherished luxury good
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(CNN) — A parking garage collapsed in lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five others, the New York Fire Department’s operations chief said. The parking garage was a four-story building that “pancaked…all the way to the cellar floor,” NYC Department of Buildings Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik said. Officials said they believe
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(CNN) — The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. “The parties have resolved their case,” Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said. “Your presence here… was extremely important. And without you, the parties would not have been able to resolve their
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection of Field Operations in El Paso announced that operations would resume in the cargo lots of the Ysleta and Bridge of the Americas ports of entry. Commercial operations were suspended for three days affecting regular border crossers and cargo drivers. On Tuesday, Juarez business leaders mentioned
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Texas Rescue Patrol tells ABC-7, as the summer nears, more activity in the desert is expected. Jamil Moutran, Chief of Texas Rescue Patrol, said the summer brings more people to the desert and warns of being vigilant. Moutran said during the day families like to come out and ride ATVs, but
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – It is National Work Zone Awareness Week, and Transportation officials in El Paso want to remind drivers to be mindful while driving in work zones. They say too many people exceed the speed limit and often aren’t paying attention while encountering work zones on our roads. They want drivers to
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UPDATE: El Paso police say 47-year-old Ray King Garcia died following a two-car crash this morning on Loop 375 East. According to investigators, Garcia cut across a painted median, hitting another car on a connecting ramp. The impact sent both cars spinning into a guard rail. Garcia died from his injuries. The driver of the
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The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have agreed to a five-year extension of the star’s contract, the NFL team announced Monday. According to reports, the extension is worth $255 million, making Hurts the highest-paid player in league history, keeping him with the franchise through 2028. CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies and Andy Scholes on why the QB has many reasons to celebrate.
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UPDATE (9:00 a.m): The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said no one was injured, and all employees have been accounted for after a terroristic threat made to the Amazon Fulfillment Center in far east El Paso early Tuesday morning. A spokesperson clarified the call initially came in at around 3:30 a.m. No one has been
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WILMINGTON, Delaware— The Dominion Voting Systems defamation case against Fox News is set to begin Tuesday. The trial, initially was scheduled to begin with opening statements on Monday, but it was abruptly delayed on Sunday evening. It raised speculation of settlement talks, but ultimately failed to prevent the trial’s open. Court house officials are taking extra
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Writers in the movie and television industry is staring at a possible writers’ strike. Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted overwhelmingly to strike when their contract expires on May 1st. The vote announced Monday afternoon showed 97.9% of participating union members voting to approve a potential strike. The WGA has more than eleven thousand
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Good Morning! The breezy conditions started this morning, and the west winds will continue this afternoon. The combination of dry air and elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected. Wind gusts between 35 to 40 mph are possible during the afternoon. It will be dry, with relative humidity dropping into the single digits. Outdoor burning
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Calling 911 in an emergency situation is vital to getting the help you need. Still, many people don’t realize the importance of the dispatchers on the other line. Emergency dispatchers are trained to control their emotions when taking a call, which can be mentally draining. Even though the dispatcher may
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Stacker takes a look at the top box office performers from the weekend of April 14, 2023, using domestic box office data from The Numbers.
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Amid mass layoffs, Feats analyzed BLS data, CompTIA‘s most recent jobs report, and news reports to find industries hiring tech talent.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local medical students are now treating migrants. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso started a collaboration to help migrants within Annunciation House facilities. The launch of the border health program will provide emergency health care, similar to what urgent care clinics offer, helping medical students to hone their skills as well
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Texas senate has passed a bill that includes $115 funding for mental and behavioral health for the borderland. The money will be used for the redesign and expansion of the El Paso Psychiatric Center State Hospital System. The expansion will include 50 new mental health beds. “While this funding
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – A veteran who told Sen. Martin Heinrich for help 3 months ago during a visit to Las Cruces, says he is doing much better. Todd lived at an apartment building for veterans transitioning off homelessness. At the time, he had sores on his body and said he was having
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Commercial operations at two international bridges will resume starting Tuesday, but travelers should still plan for delays. CBP says officers will continue to process migrants and as a result those traveling to the U.S. by car or through the pedestrian lanes should expect longer than normal crossing times and should
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KIVA) — “It’s already here in the state.” As the fentanyl crisis continues to plague the borderland and the rest of the United States, the addition of a second drug that’s being mixed in is making the use even more dangerous. ‘Tranq’, also known as the ‘zombie drug’, is the mixture
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EL PASO, Texas – Christine Brandl (volleyball), Holly Cohen (soccer), Fred Reynolds (men’s basketball), Anthony Rotich (track and field), Bob Stull (Director of Athletics/head football coach) and the 1988 football team form the 20th induction class into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame. This year’s class will be inducted on Friday, Sept. 1 in the Sun
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