Mistake in the Lake: Record ‘forever chemicals’ levels at Holloman Lake
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — From a distance, Holloman Lake looks like a nice spot to park an RV, go camping, and enjoy the water. But once one…
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Sen. Cruz calls out $25 million in UTEP funding as ‘Woke DEI Grants’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Senator Ted Cruz (R – Texas) is targeting thousands of federally-funded grants awarded during the previous White House…
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‘We should be worried’: Immunize El Paso on Measles outbreak, vaccination rates declining
Health officials have declared a measles outbreak in West Texas, with 15 confirmed cases and one in a bordering county in New Mexico. The New…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: The school choice bill in Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, the Texas Senate passed the school choice bill, one of Governor Greg Abbott’s priorities for this…
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Las Cruces bowling alley massacre unsolved after 35 years
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the Las Cruces bowling alley massacre. Four people died that day, and another…
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Longtime NFL fan in Juárez has largest football collection in Mexico
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Super Bowl LIX will be played this weekend between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, a game borderland…
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Xtra: El Paso Fire’s medical helicopter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Last fall, the El Paso Fire Department announced its newest partnership that is providing a dedicated medical transportation…
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Interview: Border Czar Tom Homan
EL PASO (KVIA) — President Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan, sat down with ABC-7’s Paul Cicala for an exclusive, 1-on-1 interview, after he spent two…
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Care in the Air: El Paso’s new medical helicopter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso now has another tool for medical transportation. Last fall, the El Paso Fire Department and Air Methods…
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Respiratory Virus Cases Rising
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Cases of respiratory viruses – especially the flu – are on the rise in the Borderland and nationwide. El Paso has already…
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“The Youngest Loco”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Locomotive FC have signed its youngest professional athlete in club history. Kenneth Hoban, who is just…
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Potential cut in FEMA funding worries El Paso Officials
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County relies heavily on FEMA funding to support the sheltering of migrants. The Trump Administration could change…
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How Trump’s tariffs could impact El Paso and Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Professor Reacts to Possible Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs on the…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – President Trump’s Executive Order on birthright citizenship
On his first day in office last Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to birthright citizenship, which is in the…
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In-quack-nito: Researchers at New Mexico Tech building drones out of taxidermy ducks
SOCORRO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Nothing can be brought back from the dead, but to the naked eye, it looks like researchers two hours north of Las…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Healthcare in 2025 with Nicholas Tejeda, Group President of Tenet Healthcare
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nicholas Tejeda has gone from working in his father’s pharmacy in Kansas, to being CEO of The Hospitals of Providence, and…
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DACA under the Trump administration
On his first day holding office President Donald Trump signed immigration executive actions. Including declaring a national emergency at the US…
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Former Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, convicted on Jan. 6th related charges, calls potential pardon “a little insulting”
ALAMOGORODO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Couy Griffin, the ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder and former Otero County Commissioner, spoke with ABC-7 Monday about a…
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Original Fabens High School building constructed a century ago by iconic architect Henry Trost
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The original Fabens High School building can be seen in early black and white pictures from one hundred years ago, as it was…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Borderland expert weighs in on controversial upcoming TikTok ban
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 brought you Xtra depth and perspective on the possible TikTok ban on ABC-7 at 5 today. We spoke with UTEP…
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2024 City of El Paso election most expensive in last decade
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Campaign and donor spending broke the bank in more ways than one in 2024 for the City of El Paso. Between the races for…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: NMSU’s new president
LAS CRUCES, NM (KVIA) — New Mexico State University has a new president. Valerio Ferme was unanimously approved by the school’s board of regents in…
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Geotechnical engineer weighs in on cross-border tunnel; says it was made using low technology
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke to Dr. John C. Lommler, principal geotechnical engineer and adjunct professor at New Mexico State University, to…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Mexican American Cultural Center – When will it open?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Mexican American Cultural Center was part of a Quality of Life Bond approved by El Paso voters in 2012. Yet after nearly…
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President of Mexico responds to Trump’s push to rename Gulf of Mexico
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — In a morning news conference Wednesday, Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum responded to President-elect Trump’s latest…
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US General Services Administration chooses to remove commercial trucks from BOTA
Update (January 3, 2025): The GSA is choosing viable action alternative 4, calling it its preferred alternative. Officials say the agency believes…
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What is Turo? Car sharing app responds to terror investigations involving vehicles from the platform
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car sharing app is responding after two separate attacks being investigated for terrorism on New Year’s Day in Las Vegas…
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Maquiladora businesses in Juárez recovered thousands of jobs, still lacking thousands more
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — In October of this year, maquiladora businesses in Juárez recovered about 5,081 jobs at different plants. However,…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Top 7 local stories of 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 covered a lot of news in 2024. But what were the seven most impactful stories of the year? Sunday on ABC-7 Xtra, host…
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“Jury Duty: Summoned Away” Why many El Pasoans are summoned to jury duty but don’t serve
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jury duty is a critical component of the American justice system. This year ABC-7 has heard numerous accounts from potential…
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