ABC-7 Xtra: ‘American Dream or Border Nightmare?’
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA)– Bordering the Texas State line is Sunland Park, New Mexico, a town with fewer than 20,000 residents, but for…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Taking flight at Holloman Air Force Base
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Just to the north of El Paso, the Air Force’s 54th Fighter Group at Holloman Air Force Base trains about 100 skilled…
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ABC-7 XTRA: New Mexico’s cannabis boom. Will Texas ever make marijuana legal?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since New Mexico legalized cannabis for adult and medicinal use in April 2022, sales have totaled more than a billion…
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Xtra depth on El Paso Fire Department Water Rescue Team helping in the floods in Central Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Monday, El Paso Fire Department confirmed to ABC-7 that 6 members from the Water Rescue Team were being deployed to…
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Only on ABC-7: Border Patrol ride along in Sunland Park, NM
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Thursday only on ABC-7, extra perspective on the daring journey migrants make to get across the U.S.-Mexico…
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ABC-7 XTRA: How El Paso and Dona Ana County are prosecuting crimes involving migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In March and April, large groups of migrants allegedly rioted and breached border barriers near Gate 36 at the U.S.-Mexico…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Borderland actress gives up-and-coming actors the chance she never had
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso native, Nancy Nave, had no acting ambition. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in…
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Role of a lifetime: El Paso actress gives advice to up-and-coming artists
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This week, ABC-7 is profiling an El Paso actress who is now working to provide up-and-coming actors with business advice.…
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New Mexico residents facing state audits: Key points to know
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The deadline for filing 2023 taxes passed on April 15, but for some New Mexico residents, the stress may just be beginning…
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ABC-7 Xtra: New amphitheater for Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In just about two years, a state-of-the-art 12,500 seat amphitheater will open in Northeast El Paso on the site where Cohen…
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Emmy-winning journalist Elizabeth Vargas speaks in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Emmy award-winning journalist Elizabeth Vargas was in El Paso today. She was the speaker for the 29th Annual YWCA Women’s…
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Future Wounds: As Israel-Hamas War continues, neurologists worried about brain injuries
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Everyone knows that combat can lead to serious injuries — not everyone knows that combat can lead to wounds decades down…
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ABC-7 Sunday Xtra: Bowl Season Convention in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – College football’s bowl season is still 8 months away. But earlier this week, representatives from the country’s 43 bowl…
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Burges High School sophomore creates safe space for others to be heard
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “I truly believe that we could stop wars and fights happening in the world with just learning how to listen.” 16-year-old…
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Special Report: Wonder Boy Walden
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In late November of 2023, when UTEP was on the hunt to find a head coach to create a new era of Miner Football, UTEP…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday: The importance of organ donation and how you can help
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – April is National Donate Life Awareness Month. In the U.S., more than 100,000 people are waiting for life-saving organ…
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A man convicted of a 1991 El Paso murder is still on death row. The judge says he’ll decide on an execution date in the coming weeks.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Will an El Paso man who has been on death row for more than 30 years soon fulfill his sentence? That was the question today…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Perilous Patrols
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — This special report provides an inside look at the perils that officers patrolling Las Cruces face on a daily basis.…
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El Paso District Attorney’s ongoing efforts to combat drunk driving
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Drunk driving continues to be a prominent problem on El Paso roads. The DA’s office told ABC-7 that they are committed to…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Lawsuit could change cost of buying and selling homes in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The National Association of Realtors settle lawsuit with group of home sellers. ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle sat down real estate…
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El Paso mother speaks after daughter died following misdiagnosis and surgery
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been over five months since the death of Nancy Limas’ young daughter. Now, the El Paso mother is turning her pain into…
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Car Wash Craze sweeps the Borderland and helps boost El Paso economy, experts say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car wash boom is sweeping the country, and there is no exception in El Paso. In recent years, dozens of car washes have…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Current and former city leaders discuss the future of the Multipurpose Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Current and former city leaders joined ABC-7 to discuss the future of the Multipurpose Center on this Sunday edition of…
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El Paso County leaders to temporarily rescind new media policy in light of transparency issues raised by ABC-7, othersÂ
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – An El Paso County media policy that was designed to limit access to public officials will be rescinded temporarily,…
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March is Self-injury Awareness Month: Xtra depth on the impact in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Cutting yourself is a common affliction shown in film, and is no stranger to many teenagers. It can also have serious…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Three stories of women navigating challenges in their chosen fields, achieving success
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This Sunday on ABC-7 Xtra honoring Women’s History Month. ABC-7’s Hillary Floren introduces us to four strong women paving…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Inside a Narco Junkyard
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In this ABC-7 Xtra, Luis Chaparro takes us inside a Narco Junkyard in Juarez. Watch ABC-7 at 10 Thursday night to watch the…
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