EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Diocese of El Paso wants you to help migrants by donating goods. Meanwhile the City of El Paso is reiterating their plea to the public to not donate to asylum seekers living on the streets. “This is the time, El Paso, for us to live up to our reputation
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(ABC) — A migrant child died in U.S. custody this week, officials confirmed Friday. According to Honduras’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Enrique Reina, 17-year-old Honduran minor Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoz died in a shelter located in Safety Harbor, Florida. “The Government of Honduras, through the Embassy in Washington, is in contact with the family
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 is putting the spotlight on a local woman who is beating the odds, and finding a way each day to manage depression and anxiety. When she’s not teaching at Liberty University, Sharita Knobloch is raising two beautiful children, and running an organization called ‘Mission: Milspouse,’ which connects military spouses
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An influx of moisture will stream in on easterly winds tomorrow and Sunday. This will give us some fuel to see some storms here and there over the weekend. Temps will stay in the mid 80’s with added clouds and humidity.
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball has signed New Mexico Junior College transfer Delma Zita, head coach Keitha Adams announced Friday. Zita was named the 2022-23 WJCAC Defensive Player of the Year and will represent Mozambique this summer at the AfroBasket Championships in Rwanda. Zita will have two years of eligibility left with the
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By Mindy Weisberger, CNN A frog that looks like it’s made of tempered chocolate. A rainbow-colored fish that dwells in the ocean’s “twilight zone.” A hairy sloth with a coconut-shaped head. These are just a few of the hundreds of newfound species that scientists described in 2022. The animals join a growing list of more
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EL PASo, Texas — El Paso Locomotive FC wants to see you in your best blue outfit or blue Locomotive gear on Friday to “blue out” the city and show your support. If you post online with the hashtag #VamosElPaso you could win free pair of tickets to Saturday night’s match against on Loudoun United
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EL PASO, Texas – Local nonprofit organization ‘Mija, Yes You Can’ is partnering with local brewery Craft Rhythm & Brews to create a special themed beer, just in time for Mother’s Day. It’s called ‘Mother Mija,’ a pink guava Mexican Lager perfect for the summer heat. There will also be live music, games, food, and
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UPDATE – The City of El Paso’s Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) raised questions about the findings of an audit, specifically referring to Travel Request Approvals. FOAC had specific questions about a trip taken by Former City Rep. for District 1, Peter Svarzbein. The Chairman of the FOAC, Representative Brian Kennedy, asked what qualifications
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The commission’s approval allows Holtec International, an energy firm based in New Jersey, to construct and manage the facility in southeastern New Mexico. However, Holtec may still need to secure permits from the state, a process that top New Mexico officials have promised to contest. Spent fuel, consisting of uranium pellets encased in metal rods,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Hundreds of migrants who had crossed over into El Paso, only to be sent back to Juarez, are now waiting in the city once again. ABC-7 is speaking to local leaders to find out how their managing the crowds.
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A jury has found Lori Vallow-Daybell guilty on all counts of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s ex-wife.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – City leaders in El Paso say they’re seeing a lot less migrants coming into El Paso than in recent weeks, and it’s something they attribute to the city’s preparedness. Mayor Oscar Leeser said 1,800 migrants turned themselves into border officials Thursday, as Title 42 expired. He said no additional big
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A jury has found Lori Vallow-Daybell guilty on all counts of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s ex-wife.
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Update: Mayor Leeser says the city has opened its first shelter. 150 migrants are being sheltered there. Only families are staying at that city shelter. Mayor Leeser says single males and single females are staying in hotels. Mayor Leeser says the transition from Title 42 to Title 8 was smooth because the city had a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For several days now, visible smoke has been rising from behind the Juarez mountains and blowing east due to the wind direction. ABC-7 has received numerous complaints about the smoke and how it’s impacting people’s health. After checking the air quality map from IQAir, there is a massive difference in
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN Most parents wouldn’t be thrilled with the idea of their kids getting hooked up to an IV bag filled with trillions of viruses. But for Melanie Hennick, whose son, Connor, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, it was an opportunity she hoped would change his life. “We knew this wasn’t a cure,” Hennick
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN A large international team of researchers has identified nine groups of newly described butterflies, and one colorful genus broke the mold with its striking wing patterns — earning itself a name inspired by the Eye of Sauron, a blazing symbol of the main antagonist Sauron the Dark Lord in J.R.R. Tolkien’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— The League of United Latin American citizens (LULAC) is calling for immediate significant federal funding to support nonprofit organizations and communities impacted by the refugee surge. On Thursday LULAC’s National President held a press conference in the borderland. He says immigration reform must overhaul an outdated and inadequate system. He urged the Biden Administration to act
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Anna Chernova and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Turkey’s main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu has accused Russia of interfering in the country’s ongoing presidential election campaign. “Dear Russian friends, you are behind the montages, conspiracies, deep fake content and tapes that were exposed in this country yesterday,” he said in a tweet posted Thursday.
Continue Reading Lopez plays an assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she was forced to give up as an infant. David Daniel talks with the film’s director and stars.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people are in the hospital after a shooting in West El Paso Friday morning. According to fire officials, the call came in at 12:49 a.m. It happened at the intersection of Baltimore Dr. and Mesa St. near the Cincinnati Entertainment District. Fire officials said that one person suffered serious
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Friday, May 12 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. EL PASO Gateway West @ Eastlake, right
Continue Reading By Elliott Gotkine, Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Richard Allen Greene, Alex Stambaugh and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Palestinian militants launched rockets towards Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Friday, an escalation of violence in the region that has led to the deaths of at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have spotted the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed, and it’s 10 times brighter than any known exploding star, or supernova. The brightness of the explosion, called AT2021lwx, has lasted for three years, while most supernovas are only bright for a few months. The event, still being detected by telescopes, occurred
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dozens of Migrants arrived on buses Thursday night at Bassett Middle School. The vacant school can shelter 500 to 1,500 migrants. The middle school only shelters migrants who Border Patrol has processed. The school is divided into two groups, families and single male adults. Some processed migrants needing shelter can
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Enjoy Friday because showers and thunderstorms arrive on Mother’s Day weekend; Friday will be another dry and sunny day across the Borderland—temperatures warming to the low 90s. The rain will likely impact the area late in the day. We can’t rule out lightning and gusty winds with these storms. There could be minor flooding with
Continue Reading The 2023 Eurovision song contest is getting underway in Liverpool, England, where contestants walked the “turquoise carpet” Sunday, ahead of the first semi-finals round on Monday. While Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won last year’s competition, the UK took over hosting duties due to the ongoing war.
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Stacker compiled 10 key moments in the development of firearm technology throughout U.S. history.
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Homegrounds researched notable coffee roasters in the U.S. and listed ones you can’t afford to miss in all 50 states.
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