Kansas leaders and new group ramp up efforts to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas legislators have intensified efforts to woo the Super Bowl champion Kansas City…
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New Mexico Primary: Live Updates
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 is following the New Mexico primary election. Watch ABC-7 at 10 tonight for the results. See the full results…
Continue Reading Washington parental rights law criticized as a ‘forced outing’ measure is allowed to take effect
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure will…
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SISD Board of Trustees seeking community involvement for superintendent process
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The Socorro Independent School District (SISD) Board of Trustees says they have employed Texas Association of School Boards…
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Doña Ana County Magistrate Court launches pilot project to help arrested people get care for mental illness
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Court and county leaders have announced the competency diversion pilot project in the Doña Ana County Magistrate…
Continue Reading Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has agreed to take additional steps to make its students feel secure on campus. It is part of a settlement…
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New Mexico woman missing, state police fear she is in danger
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police are looking for 54-year-old Lori Burke, who was last seen at the La Familia Clinic in…
Continue Reading Atlanta officials say water repairs are done after 5 days of outages and service is being restored
By JEFF AMY and SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — City of Atlanta officials say workers finished repairs on a ruptured water main on…
Continue Reading Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S. Congress say the ruling Chinese Communist Party that sent in tanks against…
Continue Reading FBI investigator gives jury at Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial an inside account of surveillance
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An investigator has provided a New York jury a riveting account of an evening in Washington,…
Continue Reading Animal control officers in Michigan struggle to capture elusive peacock
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Animal control officers in Michigan are struggling to capture an elusive peacock that has been on the loose for at…
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City of El Paso holding community meeting for new Safe Routes to School Action Plan
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is hosting a community meeting to discuss its Safe Routes to School Action Plan. The meeting is…
Continue Reading A new agreement would limit cruise passengers in Alaska’s capital. A critic says it falls short
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the…
Continue Reading A tranquilized black bear takes a dive from a tree, falls into a waiting tarp
CAMP HILL, Pa. (AP) — A young black bear took a dive from a tree Tuesday, landing in a giant tarp held aloft by a group of wildlife, public safety…
Continue Reading New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising…
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New Mexico getting $9.5 million in federal money to fight fentanyl
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — $9,502,108 of the White House’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding is going to New Mexico law…
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Colleges, nonprofits can apply for new Texas funding to boost qualified worker numbers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Applications for the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund are now open. Junior…
Continue Reading After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review’s website is shut down by board
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Student editors at the Columbia Law Review say they were pressured by the journal’s board of…
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Rural Texas healthcare facilities can now apply for funding to incentivize new nurses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Agriculture just announced it is taking applications for the Rural Nursing Recruitment and Retention…
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Nonprofits are the seventh largest employer in El Paso, report finds
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As a group, nonprofits are the seventh largest employer in El Paso, according to a new study by Paso del Norte Health…
Continue Reading New York considers regulating what children see in social media feeds
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press New York lawmakers on Tuesday said they were finalizing legislation that would allow parents to block their…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York judge to lift the gag order that barred the…
Continue Reading The NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter’s career yields a criminal case against an NYC man
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban…
Continue Reading Ex-husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star convicted of hiring mobster to assault her boyfriend
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The ex-husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member has been convicted on charges he hired a reputed mobster to…
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Motorcyclist killed ‘swerving’ through traffic on I-10 in Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 43-year-old Ramon Espinoza Torres is dead after police say he crashed his motorcycle while “swerving in and out of traffic”…
Continue Reading Diddy sells off his stake in Revolt, the media company he founded in 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has sold off his stake in Revolt, the media company the rapper and entrepreneur founded over a decade…
Continue Reading How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain, according to a new study
CNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to…
Continue Reading Halsey reveals illness, announces new album and shares new song ‘The End’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Halsey has been privately battling illness. She shared the news Tuesday on Instagram in a series…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks some rules on abortion pills in North Carolina
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how…
Continue Reading How Biden’s new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with…
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