Good Sunday afternoon to you all! It’s been another hot and sweaty day across the Borderland, and unfortunately, there will be many more days like today to come. We officially broke the record of consecutive triples, 24 so far this year, and we are very likely going to add another 7 this week. Every day
Continue Reading
UPDATE: Bishop Seitz spoke with ABC-7 about his experience in the Borderland. “I love this community. I think we’re so… we have all of our moments, just like any family, right? But ultimately, we recognize that we are together in this,” said Bishop Seitz. The Bishop said while many of his experiences have been good,
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Join Barnett Harley Davidson for its Annual Summer Blood Drive. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Donating blood provides life-saving treatment for patients undergoing surgery, experiencing trauma, or battling cancer and blood disorders. The Barnett Harley-Davidson Blood Drive event occurs from July 6th through July 9th. 9 a.m.
Continue Reading
Margot Robbie stars as Barbie in a movie slated for summer 2023. Watch how they turned the Hollywood actress into a Barbie doll.
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – People in downtown and south central El Paso reported seeing a large plume of black smoke coming from the Chamizal area in Juarez. Sergio Rodriguez, the Juarez Fire Department Commander, said a fire started about 7 p.m. Saturday at the trash transfer station in an area of the Chamizal. It
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans are feeling the heat as the long-duration heat wave continues pushing El Paso to set a new record today. The record set for consecutive triple digits was set in 1994 with 23 triple-digit temperatures in a row. That record was broken today as we hit our 24 consecutive
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — In light of continued extreme heat in the Borderland, Dona Ana County is once again offering cooling centers to all residents scattered throughout the county. Operating out of various community centers, the cooling centers are air conditioned, offer seating to all residents regardless of class or income, and are
Continue Reading
Update (October 17, 2024): The October 21 trial date has been canceled and rescheduled for December 9, 2024 at 8:30 AM. Update (October 3, 2024): Jake Bean remains in the El Paso Jail Annex on a $510,000 bond. Bean’s jury trial is scheduled to start October 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM. Update (July 12, 2023):
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunday is the final day for the annual summer blood drive hosted by Barnett Harley Davidson in partnership with Vitalant. The partnership between the two began after a member of the Barnett family was suffering from cancer, and blood that was given saved their life. In July and January, account
Continue Reading
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. You can’t hurry love,” the Supremes sang, but in the animal kingdom, finding a potential mate as quickly as possible can be crucial for passing on genes.
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We continue our ABC -7 First Alert for the heat. We met a record yesterday set originally in 1994 for 23 consecutive triple digit days. Today we will surpass that record as we are expected to hit the 24 triple digit in a row today. A high of 108 is
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks over the Bastille Day weekend next week amid fears of renewed riots. Protesters have been filmed launching fireworks during the wave of violent riots that gripped the country following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old teenager by a police
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The Earth recently recorded its hottest day ever – a record experts warn will likely be repeatedly broken as the climate crisis drives temperatures higher and higher. And it’s happening fast: a new report found last month was the planet’s hottest June by a “substantial margin,” meaning the nine
Continue Reading By Jake Kwon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has called upon the international community to stop Japan from releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. “The just international community must not sit and watch the evil, anti-humanitarian and belligerent action by the corrupt force that is trying to
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight, Heather Chen and Andrew Carey, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian commanders who were captured by Russia after leading the defense of Mariupol from the Azovstal steel plant last year have vowed to return to the battlefield following their return home Saturday evening. The men are among the highest profile fighters to have fallen
Continue Reading
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — FC Juárez drew 1-1 with Tigres UANL on Saturday at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez stadium. The Bravos found themselves down 1-0 after a goal in the 38th minute from Luis Enrique Quiñones. But just like their 2-1 win over Club América last week, the Bravos came back. In the 77th minute
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Las Vegas Aviators beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 8-3 Saturday and they’ve won four of the first five games in the series. San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano went 2-for-3 with two singles in his first MLB Injury Rehab game with El Paso. Chihuahuas designated hitter Jose Azocar drove
Continue Reading
MONTEREY BAY, California (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West – 2, 9-4-4, 31 points) fought to a 0-0 draw at Monterey Bay FC on Saturday night at Cardinale Stadium, taking home a point and continuing its undefeated streak in USL Championship away matches (five wins, three draws). Head Coach Brian Clarhaut said this week he
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A restaurant in China that challenged its customers to eat more than 100 dumplings in return for a free meal has fallen foul of authorities, who are investigating whether it has violated the country’s anti-food waste law. Local authorities in Yibin city in the southwestern province of
Continue Reading By Amir Tal and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Large crowds of protesters across Israel have come out in the 27th consecutive week of demonstrations against the government’s judicial overhaul plans. Organizers say protesters are out in force and estimate 365,000 people have come out in cities around the country, with 180,000 people in
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas — A teenage girl sat under a tree, crying on the phone, as El Paso Police swarmed the area. Other teenagers held each other and cried, most in shock from the high school party shooting that left eight injured moments earlier. “I don’t know if I want to be coming out to
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 22 people have been killed and dozens injured in an airstrike in the city of Omdurman, Sudan, according to a Reuters report citing the Sudanese ministry of health. In a statement released Saturday, the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said that more than
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey, Niamh Kennedy and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — The BBC has suspended “a male member of staff” following allegations of sexual misconduct. UK tabloid The Sun first reported Friday that a woman had accused an unnamed male BBC presenter of paying her teen child for sexually explicit photographs. “This is a complex
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Before KJ Lewis heads to Tucson to start summer workouts with the Arizona Wildcats, the former Huskie held his first camp for the players of the future. “Just giving back to the community to the little kids that you know supported me in my years at Chapin,” Lewis said. “I
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Biden Administration has allocated over $900 million in federal funds for El Paso from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar met with local leaders to discuss local infrastructure needs and how the funding should be utilized. Among the leaders joining Representative Escobar in the meeting were El Paso
Continue Reading
Happy Saturday everyone, or should I say, my-goodness-it’s-super-hot-this Saturday? Either way, the heat isn’t going anywhere, which means we will be breaking records. 23 consecutive days of triples is the record, set back in 1994. However, today we tied that record, seeing highs from June 16th to today, and are likely to add another 7
Continue Reading
The World Cup winning US women’s soccer team, led by co-captain Megan Rapinoe, celebrate on the steps of the New York City Hall in Manhattan.
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Members of the Combined Search and Rescue team are at Chuck Heinrich Park in Northeast El Paso after a call for help from a hiker just after 11 a.m. Saturday. Team members are evaluating the hiker for injuries. We will update this story as information is made available.
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 150 El Paso students and families received free laptops and discounted internet service Saturday thanks to a partnership between the El Paosans Fighting Hunger Food Bank and AT&T. “I mean, it’s a huge, huge help, especially nowadays. You can’t do anything without a computer. So it’s really helpful for us,”
Continue Reading By AJ Davis and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — At least 22 police officers were injured Saturday in unrest in the western German town of Giessen during an Eritrean cultural festival, according to local police. Police in the German state of Hessen said there were “massive attacks” against their officers early Saturday morning, with demonstrators
Continue Reading