ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Increasing utility rates on the horizon for the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Major utility companies serving the Borderland are considering raising their rates. El Paso Electric, El Paso Water and…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Insurance and Affordable Care Act coverage questions answered
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Open enrollment season for insurance and the Affordable Care Act marketplace is going on now, and ABC-7 is here to help…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Work begins on Sunset Amphitheater in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The much-anticipated Sunset Amphitheater project is moving forward in northeast El Paso. Work is now officially underway on…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – El Paso county’s changing (and slowing) population growth
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Population growth in El Paso county is slowing down. Previously, the area had seen double-digit percent increases in…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – El Paso eyes convention center expansion with property purchase
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Downtown El Paso has seen a lot of changes in recent history. From the tearing down of City Hall to building up of Southwest…
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Teen accused of fatal hit-and-run turned in to police by her father
Update (November 5, 2025): New court documents obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Vivian Rose Padilla’s father was the one who turned her in to police.…
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Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down some airspace next week: Duffy
By Ayesha Ali November 4, 2025, 10:44 AM The Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down the airspace in certain parts of the…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – SNAP benefit freeze, response from Borderland groups
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Across the Borderland, the concern over a possible freeze of federal food support has been growing. That’s due to a November…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Texas Constitutional Amendment Election and what it means
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s election season in the Borderland, with a number of local and statewide items appearing at a voting booth near you. In…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Aerospace industry development and innovation in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –There’s a high desert space race happening around the Borderland. And local leaders and institutions are hoping to…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Navigating Local Impacts of the Government Shutdown
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The first full week of the federal government shutdown is nearing a close without a deal struck between Congressional…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Juvenile Crime and Gun Violence in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been just over six months since a shooting at an unauthorized car show at young park in Las Cruces resulted in 3 dead…
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OpenAI, Oracle announce data center in Doña Ana County is part of $500 billion project
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Artificial intelligence company OpenAI and technology/software company Oracle have included an unnamed data center site in…
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New bodycam footage of Young Park shows investigation just hours after shooting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Police can be seen combing through the parking lot of Young Park looking for evidence while the bodies of victims…
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El Paso City Manager, Attorney given above-average marks by council in performance reviews
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Manager Dionne Mack and City Attorney Karla Nieman were ranked above a standard of “meets expectations” in…
Continue Reading Project Jupiter water usage questions persist following tax incentive vote
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The $165 billion Project Jupiter data center project is set to begin construction near Santa Teresa in…
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Fort Bliss ‘not aware in advance,’ City responds to concerns of Chinese-made drone network
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials on Fort Bliss say they didn’t know about the City of El Paso deploying a drone network using technology made in…
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New Details: 27-year-old woman arrested in South-Central El Paso murder
Update (September 18, 2025): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Alejandra Ramirez, the woman charged with the murder of Jorge Serna,…
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Motorcyclist killed on Zaragoza identified
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police just identified the motorcyclist who died in a crash on the 1400 block of Zaragoza Road on Monday afternoon…
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Mexican citizen charged for possession of nearly 14,000 rounds of ammunition in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Mexican man stopped with hundreds of boxes of ammunition in Las Cruces now faces more than a decade in jail from…
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Court Documents: Driver was speeding over 118 MPH in fatal crash with motorcycle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso woman was speeding after leaving a house party in the early morning hours of August 31st when she crashed into a…
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Man arrested for seventh DWI in El Paso County
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man for allegedly drunk driving last week – while he was already wanted…
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Sheriff’s Office ask for assistance finding missing person
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to help find a missing person. The family of 45 year-old David…
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No hearing date set for convicted El Paso serial killer’s appeal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Texas judge met Monday virtually with the Texas Attorney General’s office and attorneys representing convicted El Paso…
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Police arrest two men in east side shooting that left one man dead and a woman injured
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department arrested two men for a shooting that killed one El Paso man and injured a woman on the east…
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Watch Monday Night Football on ABC-7
UPDATE: Power has been restored and KVIA’s over-the-air signal is back up after El Paso Electric repairs. Some customers may need to re-scan channels…
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El Paso Police investigating death in South Central
UPDATE: Police say 63-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Police have not yet released his identity. According to a police…
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Interview with Mayor Renard Johnson about his first 8 months in office
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7, in collaboration with El Paso Inc., sat down for an interview with El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson to catch up with the…
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Vigil held for 2 teens killed in Vado crash
Update (3:44 PM): The family of the victims held a vigil tonight at the crash site, 8100 Highway 478 at 7 p.m. VADO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Court…
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City Council not naming interim Chief Internal Auditor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted this week to not name an interim replacement for outgoing Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo…
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