How personal loans are being used in states across the country
Rocket Loans analyzed the use of personal loans throughout the country to find out how they are being used and where they are most popular.
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The rise of customized care redefines consumer services and the customer experience
With more personalized services available than ever, hampr analyzes the ways in which technology is revolutionizing household management
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Marijuana use is at an all-time high—Here's how it affects mental health
Charlie Health reports that marijuana use has doubled in the past decade, examines how this trend affects mental health, and offers tips for coping.
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The fastest-growing small businesses of 2024
Next Insurance compiled a list of the fastest-growing industries to explore for career opportunities using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and research firms.
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Airfares are down, but baggage fees are up: Low-cost airlines are reshaping how we pay for flights
A rise in low-cost carriers means more people pay baggage fees. Tile explored this change using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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City of El Paso and City of Las Cruces reopen cooling centers this week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso has reopened cooling centers to help the community beat the heat as temperatures rise in the borderland this week. You can visit one of five cooling centers throughout the city from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, cooling centers are open
Continue Reading El Paso Independent School District adopts a $542 million budget for next fiscal year, teacher pay raises not included
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District adopted a $542 million budget for the 2024 to 2025 fiscal year, effective next Monday, July 1st, 2024. Teacher pay raises for the next fiscal were not included in the budget. El Paso ISD says teachers were given a 7% pay raise in 2022,
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This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires and electronic parts, Choi’s computer screen tracks wind conditions and the GPS location of some unlikely parcels: massive “smart” balloons he has sent floating into North Korea. From a small apartment
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Highest-rated ice cream shops in El Paso by diners
Cup or cone? To get the scoop on all things ice cream, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated ice cream shops in El Paso using data from Yelp.
Continue Reading U.S. and Mexican Armed Forces conduct joint military exercise
JUAREZ, Mexico (KVIA) — Fuerzas Amigas 2024, a binational disaster responseexercise between the U.S. and Mexico, is being conducted June 24-28, 2024, in Ciudad Juárez,Mexico. Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) serves as the lead command elementof U.S. forces as they train alongside Mexican Armed Forces and interagency partners.This is an annual exercise and is
Continue ReadingEl Paso Fire Department, Sunland Park Fire Department recover multiple bodies from water
UPDATE: At 8:44 p.m., El Paso Fire Department announced on their X account that no other bodies were found after an “exhaustive search.” El Paso Fire crews found three bodies in total. The scene has been turned over to local law enforcement. UPDATE: El Paso Fire Department has corrected previously reported numbers and confirmed that
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Pediatrician provides advice on how to keep children safe during the heat and what the signs of dehydration are
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It is hot out there and everyone can be at risk in the heat. Kids can still have fun in the sun as long as grown ups follow safety guidelines. ABC-7 spoke with Blanca I. Garcia, M.D., a pediatrician at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso. Doctor Garcia says you should make sure kids are staying hydrated by drinking water. She says
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El Paso native’s business suffers because of Ruidoso Wildfires
RUIDOSO, NM (KVIA) — Downshift Breweries Company is located in the heart of the Village of Ruidoso. One of the owners, James Rupley, is a proud native of El Paso and a graduate of Eastwood High School. His business has remained partially open over the last week to help service first responders and others in this
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Inside the decadelong, global pursuit of Julian Assange that ended in a plea deal met with praise and scorn
CNN By Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood, Sean Lyngaas and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The United States’ pursuit of Julian Assange for leaking state secrets has played out for more than a decade in courtrooms and government offices across the world, from Washington, DC, to London to Stockholm and Quito, Ecuador. But on Wednesday it
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Power outage impacting 450+ houses in Las Cruces
Update: The estimated number of impacted customers had dropped to 453. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — There is a power outage impacting about 2,400 people in Las Cruces right now. The current listed fix time is 6:45 PM. Courtesy: El Paso Electric ABC-7 will provide more information as it becomes available.
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Wood artist suffers effects of Ruidoso wildfires
RUIDOSO, NM (KVIA) — Scores of business owners have lost thousands of dollars since the Wildfires began in the region in and around Ruidoso. Michael Free, owner of “Free Designs”, along Highway 70 in Ruidoso, has been cutting his wooden art that reflects elements of the forest for decades. However, he’s literally gone a week without
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2-year-old drowns in backyard swimming pool in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A 2-year-old Las Cruces boy drowned in a backyard swimming pool Monday evening. That is according to Las Cruces Police. Investigators are still looking into the drowning to determine the circumstances that led up to the boy’s death. Police say officers and fire personnel were called out to a
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El Paso man accused of causing crash that killed three teen girls in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office said today an El Paso man is accused of homicide for causing a crash that killed. He is 45-year-old Henry Raygoza. Our news partners at Channel 44 obtained security video that shows the crash. Investigators say he was driving a black Jeep. It rear-ended a Honda,
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Pilot identified in deadly Chamberino plane crash
Update: New Mexico State Police identify the pilot at Alberto Lozano, 28, of Las Cruces. Update: The pilot is dead. He or she was believed to be the plane’s sole occupant. The crash was reported about 2 PM. CHAMBERINO, New Mexico (KVIA) — A plane crashed on the mesa west of Chamberino, New Mexico this
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Two men involved in attack on former NMSU basketball player Mike Peake get probation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Eli-Sha Upshaw will receive 4.5 years of supervised probation, and Jonathan Smith will receive 3 years of supervised probation, for their involvement in a 2022 attack on the University of New Mexico campus, prosecutors announced today. “In 2022, Smith, Upshaw, and Brandon Travis planned to jump NMSU basketball player Mike
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Julian Assange agrees to plea deal with Biden administration that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in US
CNN By Evan Perez and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in one of the largest US government breaches of classified material, as part of a deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid imprisonment
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ABC-7 First Alert: Heat along with a few thunderstorms daily
Very hot temperatures along with added humidity is providing the ingredients for a rough time to be outdoors. Temperatures should just be shy of any record highs but it will certainly feel hotter with the humidity. Storms that do fire up tonight will be more isolated. I do expect more widespread activity on Wednesday and
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Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino will appear at 2024 Plaza Classic Film Festival
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino will make an appearance at this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival. Sorvino will appear at the screening of Mighty Aphrodite at 7:00 PM Friday, July 19 and at the screening of Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion at 3:30 pm Saturday, July 20, 2024. Sorvino
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List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires
Associated Press The number of residents still unaccounted for has been shrinking significantly after thousands of people fled their homes as two fast-moving wildfires approached their village in southern New Mexico, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said Tuesday. Search and rescue crews have cleared more properties in the areas of Ruidoso, the mountain community hardest hit
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Widow of North Texas postal worker who died of heat-related illness says not enough is done to keep workers safe
KTVT, CARLA GATES, CNN By Brooke Rogers Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — The widow of a Dallas postal worker who died of a heat-related illness said that the U.S. Postal Service is not doing enough to keep workers safe. Eugene Gates Jr. collapsed last year while delivering mail on
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Opportunity Center for the Homeless expanding services, shelter in South-Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the largest homeless shelters in El Paso is expanding its services, as well as structurally at one of its locations in South-Central El Paso. The expansion “includes four large projects,” according to Deputy Director for the center, John Martin. Projects The first project the center is currently working
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Las Cruces firework restrictions for safe 4th of July
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) –You’re likely looking forward to the colorful firework displays that will ignite the sky this Independence Day. Fireworks are banned within El Paso city limits and partially banned in El Paso county, but Doña Ana County and Las Cruces are dealing with different restrictions. “Usually a firework ban is triggered by extreme drought
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Murder of Tyler Croke: Victim’s family vows vigilance as killers plead guilty
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In 2017, 23-year-old Tyler Croke was ambushed in a friend’s East El Paso apartment, and was stabbed repeatedly. On May 17, 2024, Adam Acosta, Tristan Chilton, and Brandon Olsen pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of murder in connection to Croke’s death as part of a plea deal. That is when Croke’s family
Continue Reading How to watch Thursday’s CNN Presidential Debate
CNN, NBC, POOL, 10TH ST PROD, GETTY IMAGES, BIDEN CAMPAIGN By CNN staff (CNN) — A historic showdown between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is set for Thursday on CNN when the presumptive major party nominees meet for their first debate this election cycle. The debate will be the earliest such event
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