EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Manny Peña sat on his porch as he stared across at a desert filled with trash. “Fourth of July is when people come and bring their fireworks. And it gets a lot worse on the street and everywhere,” he said. Peña is one of many residents in the Montana
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has mutually agreed to part ways with defender Artem Kholod. The Ukrainian joined the club from Shakhtar Donetsk in August of the 2022 season, bringing in depth to the right back position. He made four appearances for Locomotive during his time in El Paso, most recently against Union
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A landfill in Juarez is on fire again, according to our news partners, Channel 44. This is the sixth time this year that a Juarez landfill has burned. The last reported fire happened just five days ago. In the past, Juarez landfill fires have created smoke that has caused respiratory issues
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According to new data from the American Farm Bureau Federation, some Independence Day cookout items you may be shopping for could cost less, but prices are still up from 2021. CNN business reporter Nathaniel Meyersohn has more.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — After 63 days of silence, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter is talking again. The little chopper took to the Martian skies on April 26 for its 52nd flight but lost contact with mission controllers before landing — creating a monthslong communications blackout. But Ingenuity phoned home again on June 28,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders responded to reports of a person with a gun Sunday evening. Officials say officers were called out to the Headquarters Bar on the 2900 block of North Mesa just before 9 p.m. Officials say they did find evidence that a firearm had been discharged outside of the bar.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An ABC-7 First Alert has been issued for your Wednesday through at least Friday for the return of dangerous heat levels. The rest of your Monday though is looking to be hot yet not as hot as we will see coming mid-week. Temperatures are resting just a bit above normal
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A hiker had to be taken off the Franklin Mountains by Combined Search and Rescue crews this weekend. The hiker was rescued from the Sneeds Cory Trail in the Tom Mays State Park. He had suffered minor injuries on the trail. Once the rescue team got him down off the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 40-year-old Eduardo Valles into custody June 28 on a felony criminal warrant for four Indecency with a Child charges. Deputies first tried to find Valles on the 5500 block of Oakbriar Circle in the Upper Valley, but when they failed, Valles
Continue Reading Update: El Paso Water sent us the following statement. “On Saturday morning, EPWater staff was dispatched to a Northeast neighborhood near a water main break at Sean Haggerty and McCombs to assess the area. Although water service was not interrupted, EPWater personnel has been in contact with customers within the immediate vicinity.” EL PASO, Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is reviewing a new study that looks at streetcar operations and costs. The streetcar has been at the center of debate due to low ridership. The newly refurbished system opened in late 2018, but since the pandemic, ridership has dipped dramatically. Now city leaders are
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1939 Birth place: Mashhad, Iran Birth name: Seyyed Ali Khamenei Father: Ayatollah Sayyid Jawad Husaini Khamenei Mother: Name unavailable publicly Marriage: Married in 1964 Children: Mostafa, Mojtaba, Massoud, Maysam, Hoda and Boshra Education:
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 37-year-old Joseph Isaac Ayala is dead after investigators say he rear-ended a car, then was hit head-on by a second car. The crash happened July 1, 2023 just before 4:30 a.m. on Loop 375 near the Pellicano exit in Far East El Paso. Special Traffic Investigators say Ayala hit a
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Update: El Paso Water sent ABC-7 the following statement. “On Saturday morning, EPWater staff was dispatched to a Northeast neighborhood near a water main break at Sean Haggerty and McCombs to assess the area. Although water service was not interrupted, EPWater personnel has been in contact with customers within the immediate vicinity.” EL PASO, Texas
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission radioactive equipment disappeared in Southern New Mexico this weekend, Juarez authorities say the equipment is unlikely to cross into Mexico. Roberto Briones, the director of the Juarez Civil Protection, told ABC-7 this is not the first time his department has been alerted about something like this.
Continue Reading Originally Published: 02 JUL 23 18:12 ET Updated: 02 JUL 23 20:00 ET By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Harrison Ford brought the legendary titular character Indiana Jones back to the big screen this weekend with “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” but its opening box office showing was lower than advance estimates. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Law enforcement agencies in El Paso County are preparing for the 4th of July holiday. In previous years, officials have seen anywhere between 5,000 to 10,000 people in the Red Sands area in Far East El Paso on Fourth of July night. This year officials estimate between 15,000 to 18,000
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 31-year-old man is dead after Special Traffic Investigators say he tried to cross I-10 west near the Yarbrough exit in East El Paso. The crash happened Saturday night just after 11 p.m. Police say the man, who has not been identified, was hit by a car driven by a
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have peered into the early days of the universe, when it was about 1 billion years old, and discovered that things moved in slow motion compared with now. The finding supports Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which suggests that the distant universe moved much more slowly in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The latest figures from a federal organization focused on mental health and substance abuse show that LGBTQ+ adults face a high rate of mental health. These figures were collected by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, also known as SAMHSA. They cover a period from 2021 to 2022,
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EL PASO, Texas – All City of El Paso administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Administrative offices will resume business on Wednesday, July 5. The City Council will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 5. City Council meetings are broadcast live on CITY-TV (Spectrum Ch. 1300, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 99, over the air Ch. 13.4), and live streamed on
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people marched on Monday in support of a French mayor whose house was attacked by a burning car, as the country entered a second week gripped by violent protests and riots. A large crowd in L’Haÿ-les-Roses, a suburb of Paris, showed solidarity with Mayor
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — This popular free two-day event begins Monday, July 3rd with the Electric 5k and One-mile Fun Run, followed by the Electric Light Parade. Electric 5K & One-mile Fun Run The run begins at 7:30 p.m. at Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave. For race details contact the Las Cruces
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This summer, ABC-7 will recognize our military service members and veterans. Submit your photos at KVIA.com/militarymonday
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history. Cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen and front desk agents at hotels were picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles
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Fox News has settled a pair of lawsuits brought by a former employee for $12 million, according to a statement issued on Friday by the employee’s attorney, marking the latest settlement for the network as it faces a series of legal challenges. Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, a senior booker who worked with Maria
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(CNN) — Undeterred by a growing number of lawsuits, the Biden administration on Friday released revised guidance for Medicare’s new drug price negotiation program. The latest guidance outlines how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will negotiate with drugmakers to reach agreement on a maximum fair price for a selected medicine, the agency said.
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(CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago has been found safe, the Texas Center for the Missing said. Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV had been missing since March 6, 2015, according to a missing persons flyer. Someone called 911 after finding him unresponsive outside a church, with
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EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s and Las Cruces road closures from July 3 to July 7. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Fourth of July is a fun time for many, with fireworks being something people look forward to shooting off all year. But that also means it’s an extremely stressful time for your pets, who may get spooked by the loud noises. Since there’s many animals that are going to
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