ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: El Paso’s Housing Market
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Despite interest rates hovering around seven percent, people are willing to pay higher prices for a home in El Paso. New…
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A Passage Below: U.S. Border Patrol’s Confined Space Entry Team rescues migrants smuggled into the U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector’s Confined Space Entry Team (CSET) was created over two decades ago to combat subterranean…
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“A Passage Below”: A look into U.S. Border Patrol’s special unit working in the storm drains
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Transnational criminal organizations are well known for using the sewer system as a mean of smuggling migrants into the U.S.…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Summer Illnesses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nothing can spoil your summer fun faster than getting sick. Whether it’s a sunburn, a stomach bug, cold, flu or something…
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Liver on a Prayer: An El Paso woman’s desperate search to find a liver donor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s a race against time for one El Paso family. The Augustain-Lopez family is urgently searching for a liver organ donor.…
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Xtra: Two Borderland residents will not be impacted by Supreme Court’s decision on January 6th riot obstruction charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After the U.S. Supreme Court announced today they will be limiting obstruction charges against rioters accused of partaking…
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Borderland Crimes Podcast 22: “Perpetually Tortured:” Family Vows Vigilance; Killers Plead Guilty
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On May 17, 2024, three murder suspects who all had once each faced a capital murder charge formally accepted their sentences…
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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,…
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Xtra Depth: Ruidoso residents scramble for insurance for predicted floods & mudslides after wildfires cause “ashy” & murky river
Ruidoso, NM (KVIA) — The road to recovery for people who’ve lost their homes in the wildfires in Ruidoso and the surrounding area will take months,…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Budget Crisis in Local School Districts
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — These are challenging times for school districts across Texas, and El Paso is no exception. The three major school districts…
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El Paso family holding on to hope of finding an organ donor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Time is dwindling for one El Paso family. Irene Augustain-Lopez is in urgent need of a liver transplant. Her health…
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Xtra Depth: El Paso influencers Go Viral After “Chelito’s Burger Challenge”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A duo of El Paso influencers have left their jobs as a lawyer and salesman to concentrate full time on continuing their…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Ruidoso Wildfires – Coordinating the response
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – When a wildfire burns, like the Salt and South Fork fires near Ruidoso, NM, we see the response by fire crews on the ground…
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Robbing Your Rides: Vehicle thefts continue to climb in El Paso; how local teens are playing a part
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Angela Barton still remembers the exact moment she realized her Kia Sorento had been broken into. The Northeast El…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: UTEP President Heather Wilson on the Sun Bowl Uplift project and other topics
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This Sunday, UTEP President Heather Wilson is the guest on ABC-7 Xtra. She is joined in the first segment by the head of…
Continue Reading How U.S. Border Patrol agents prepare for the summer months ahead on duty
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the region reaches scorching temperatures this summer, U.S. Border Patrol El Paso sector sees an increase in rescues and…
Continue Reading El Paso Content Creators Go Viral After “Chelito’s Burger Challenge”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A duo of El Paso influencers have left their jobs as a lawyer and salesman to concentrate full time on continuing their…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: 50th anniversary of El Paso Diablos Baseball
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who isn’t a baseball fan became one of the most successful owners and general managers in Minor League Baseball.…
Continue Reading El Paso County Commissioners Court looking to possibly ban sale and use of fireworks this 4th of July season
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Commissioners Court to is looking to possible ban the sale, purchasing, and use of fireworks from June…
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Body of Work: A Las Cruces woman’s journey from bodybuilding to the big screen
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Beth Medina didn’t begin bodybuilding until she was 52 years old. Five years later, she found herself next to A-list…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Borderland bodybuilder gets acting role in major Hollywood movie
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This Thursday on ABC-7 at 10, get Xtra depth on the blockbuster film “Love Lies Bleeding.” The film is filled with A-list…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Meet the incoming County Attorney, Christina Sanchez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal is retiring on June 7th after serving since 2009. Taking her place is Christina Sanchez, who…
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Nevaeh Never Gives Up: A story of resilience
EL PASO, Texas – Nevaeh Rodriguez always had a love for sports, but the game of softball was by far her favorite. Rodriguez is a senior at Del…
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Nevaeh Never Gives Up: A story of resilience
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nevaeh Rodriguez is gearing up for her upcoming graduation in June. The Del Valle High School softball player had a…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – Meet the candidates in the runoff for El Paso District Attorney
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Election day is this Tuesday, May 28, and voters in El Paso have three critical runoff races on the ballot – El Paso County…
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Did El Paso city representative announce he’s running for mayor? What taxpayers spent to get the answer.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso city taxpayers paid thousands of dollars to find out whether City Rep. Brian Kennedy officially announced his…
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Xtra depth on the settlement reached between the U.S. Government and United Road Towing Incorporated
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Government is expected to settle with the EL Paso towing company accused of illegal auctioning, selling, or…
Continue Reading ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – Meet the candidates in the Democratic runoffs for El Paso County Sheriff and State Representative District 77
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Early voting begins this Monday for the Democratic runoffs in three major races in El Paso – Sheriff, District Attorney, and…
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Women take flight at Holloman Air Force Base
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — At times you hear them, and sometimes you can see them… F-16 combat fighter jets soaring high and fast over the…
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