San Elizario holds groundbreaking for first McDonalds location in town
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The city of San Elizario held the groundbreaking on their first-ever McDonald’s. The new restaraunt will be located…
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Pebble Hills’ Marcus Torres signs Letter of Intent to UTEP
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Pebble Hills High School had their National Signing Day celebration which concluded 10 student athletes signing their letter…
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Man charged with intoxicated manslaughter in Horizon crash that killed 17-year-old
Update: Online jail records show Solis has a range of charges spanning back to 2001. He has one prior DWI charge from 2003, two speeding tickets, and…
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El Pasoan gets plea deal in 2018 traffic death of good Samaritan
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The man accused of killing a good Samaritan, who was assisting others during a collision in 2018, has now accepted a plea…
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Alabama lawmakers push sweeping gambling bill that would allow lottery and casinos
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A group of Alabama lawmakers has unveiled a sweeping gambling bill that could authorize a…
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Popular Valentine’s Day cockroach naming event returns to El Paso Zoo
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Zoo is bringing back its popular Valentine’s Day event “Quit Bugging Me.” Participate here. Residents can submit…
Continue Reading Disney to invest $1.5 billion in ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games to create games, entertainment
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. says it is paying $1.5 billion for a stake in “Fortnite” maker Epic Games. It said Wednesday it will…
Continue Reading Missouri Senate votes against allowing abortion in cases of rape and incest
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have voted against allowing abortion in cases of rape and…
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Fake cameras found in Eastwood High School bathroom
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Administrators reported finding fake cameras inside of a bathroom at Eastwood High School this month. Video provided by…
Continue Reading Ex-Pakistani PM Sharif strikes confident note in vote marred by controversy, mobile phone shutdown
By RIAZAT BUTT and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expressing confidence his…
Continue Reading CPKC railroad lags peers in offering sick time and now some dispatchers will have to forfeit it
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Not only is CPKC lagging the trend of major freight railroads agreeing to provide paid sick time…
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Wildlife conservation group hopes to see jaguars reintroduced to southern New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Recent sightings of jaguars in Arizona have raised the possibility of the large cats roaming southern New Mexico.…
Continue Reading El Salvador opposition warns it may ask to nullify congressional election results
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — As El Salvador’s electoral body begins a vote-by-vote count of the country’s elections…
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4 bolts missing from Alaska Airlines door plug before blow-out: NTSB report
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New concerns about airline safety following that preliminary report from the NTSB on the door plug that flew off an Alaska…
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Thousands of El Pasoans could see their internet bill go up once Affordable Connectivity Program ends
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Affordable Connectivity Program, which allowed qualifying households to pay a lower monthly internet bill, is set to end…
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Serious crash in Sunland Park sends two people to the hospital
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Emergency crews had to use extrication equipment to get a person out of a wrecked car on McNutt Road. First…
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DACC library to show free films for Black History Month
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Doña Ana Community College (DACC)’s Library will be showing free films in honor of Black History Month. The…
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NMSU’s Tony Sanchez announces 2024 signing class
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Wednesday afternoon, Head Coach Tony Sanchez introduced his first signing class as the new…
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UTEP inks 14 freshmen on National Signing Day 2024
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden announced 14 new Miners to the squad on National Signing Day 2024…
Continue Reading CDC is investigating gastrointestinal sickness on luxury cruise ship Queen Victoria
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak on a luxury cruise ship where more than 150 people…
Continue Reading Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here’s California’s storm by the numbers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Over 500 mudslides. Half of downtown Los Angeles’ yearly rainfall in just three days. A wind gust of 102 mph. Those are some…
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CRRUA says latest test results show arsenic below maximum water contaminant levels
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) says the latest results show water arsenic levels are below the “Maximum…
Continue Reading US Homeland chief joins officials in Vegas declaring Super Bowl a ‘no drone zone’
By KEN RITTER Associated Press Las Vegas (AP) — While police were pursuing and apprehending a man who climbed a Las Vegas Strip landmark, NFL,…
Continue Reading Christian Bale breaks ground on foster homes he’s fought for 16 years to see built
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Bale has broken ground on a project he’s been pursuing for 16 years…
Continue Reading Republican bid to flip US Senate grows complicated as Montana primary gets competitive
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale plans to run for U.S. Senate, upending a race…
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Republicans in Congress face internal backlash over dueling floor disasters
CNN By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Chaos has been a common theme for the 118th Congress. But this week, lawmakers took the drama…
Continue Reading California recommends changes to leasing properties under freeways after major fire
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after an arson fire at a state-leased storage space shut down a major Los…
Continue Reading On live TV, Guardian Angels rough up a man in Times Square then misidentify him as a ‘migrant’
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Guardian Angels roughed up a man during a live interview on Fox News Tuesday…
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