Former El Pasoan turned children’s book author returns to inspire new generations
EL PASO, Texas — Former El Pasoan Tony Lovitt recently returned to the Sun City to read two books he wrote to local school kids.…
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El Paso seeks to reduce recycling contamination rate
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso’s Environmental Services Department is working hard to reduce our recycling contamination rate. …
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El Pasoan battles it out to become top designer on HGTV show
UPDATE: Fabiola Salayandia won the competition on Monday night. You can see it on the Facebook page “Hogar HGTV.” ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas –…
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UTEP throwing pregame parties at home football games
EL PASO, Texas — Fans headed to the Sun Bowl for UTEP’s homecoming or any of the remaining home football games this season are in for a real treat.…
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Borderland hospital CEO recognized nationally as a ‘Latina worth watching’
EL PASO, Texas — A Borderland hospital CEO is receiving national recognition for being a “Latina worth watching.” America Jones has come a long way…
Continue Reading City challenges El Pasoans to help lower recycling contamination rate by 2023
EL PASO, Texas — Are you recycling? If so, are you sure you’re doing it correctly? The answer might surprise you. The City of El Paso’s…
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Santa Teresa 6th grader chosen as finalist in Google art contest
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A 6th grader at Santa Teresa Elementary School is up for a scholarship and $50,000 for her school, but she needs your…
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Small town art students from Deming up for national recognition
DEMING, New Mexico — Two small town art students are being recognized nationally, and are up for some big bucks that could improve the school’s art…
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Borderland man loses 100 pounds during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Jose Loya has battled his weight his entire life. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, he was morbidly obese. When the 22-year old…
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Long-term acute care facilities taking El Paso’s overflow hospital patients with Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — With local hospitals overflowing with Covid-19 patients, other facilities are taking these patients in to ease the strain. Kindred…
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Las Cruces medical student becomes breast cancer ‘warrior’ at young age of 25
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — She’s been many things in her 25 years on this Earth – a daughter, an excellent student, a figure skater, a medical…
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New boutique offers support, resources for El Pasoans battling breast cancer
EL PASO, Texas — This year, more than 277,000 American women and men will be diagnosed with breast cancer. As of this week, there’s a new…
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FBI warns Borderland parents to stay vigilant against cyber threats, fake apps during online learning
El Paso, Texas — As Borderland kids head back to the virtual classroom for the start of school, the FBI warns parents to stay vigilant for online…
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Mayor Margo says it’s his mission to ensure shooting tragedy doesn’t define El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Dee Margo was out of town when the Aug. 3, 2019 tragedy unfolded. He made it a point to get back to El Paso, and has since…
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‘Always there for each other’: Border Patrol stages emotional El Paso graduation parade
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has covered numerous birthday and graduation parades throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps none more emotional…
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El Paso’s singing doctor has an important musical message to share about the virus
EL PASO, Texas — By day, Dr. Bruce Applebaum is a trauma surgeon at Providence Hospital in El Paso. But in his spare time, he can be found at…
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‘Corona Firsts’: New things Borderland residents are trying during the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Have you tried anything new while in quarantine? Many ABC-7 viewers have, and they’re sending us video and photos to show off their…
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130 Las Cruces medical students set to become doctors
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — More than 130 students in the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine will officially become doctors on Friday. Not only…
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El Paso teen sisters raise money to feed healthcare workers during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Two local sisters are using their spare time during this pandemic to raise money, and feed first-responders and healthcare workers…
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Tips for suddenly home-schooling parents during coronavirus
EL PASO, Texas — American children are home-schooled as of this week. That means millions of parents, including many here in El Paso, are…
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