‘A closer look’ at enforcement operations conducted by ICE ERO in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues its efforts to crackdown on migrants staying in the country illegally or…
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Nanotech Aims to Catch Ovarian Cancer Early
For decades ovarian cancer has been hard to detect early – often going unnoticed until it reaches advanced stages. But new research at Memorial Sloan…
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Hometown Home Run: El Paso native crafts “torpedo” baseball bats for players of all ages
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As Major League Baseball’s 2025 season winds down, a new piece of equipment has been making waves at ballparks across the…
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El Paso County working with Tax Office to fix vehicle registration backlog
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners received an update today from the County’s Human Resources Department, stating they made 17…
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El Paso mother whose final wish was to see her daughter’s quinceañera has died
Update (September 29, 2025): The Calderon family confirmed that Florangela Calderon died this morning, surrounded by her children and husband. The…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday: Project Jupiter – Economic Growth for Dona Ana County or Environmental Nightmare?
LAS CRUCES, NM (KVIA) — On September 19th, Dona Ana County Commissioners voted four to one to move forward on Project Jupiter, a massive data…
Continue Reading 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…
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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ABC-7 Xtra: The relationship among TV networks, local affiliates and the FCC
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! has sparked a conversation on the relationship among TV networks, local TV affiliates…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday: Fox Cancer Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Last Wednesday, Texas Tech Health El Paso held a groundbreaking ceremony for what’s being called a transformative facility…
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El Paso Catholic churches initially deny woman’s request for prayers during Mass for Charlie Kirk
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A lifelong Catholic woman tells ABC-7 she requested a Mass prayer for Charlie Kirk, but she says two churches declined her…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – El Paso’s Drone Network
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is being recognized on social media as the first city in the United States to build a citywide drone network. The…
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The Senior: story of 59-year-old college football player comes to life on big screen
College football is a brutal, high-impact sport that tests the physical and mental limits of young athletes. But what happens when you put on the…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday: El Paso’s Transportation Future
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As you drive through El Paso, it seems that on every major roadway, you’re seeing orange barrels. While most of us see it as…
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Taekwondo Twins: El Paso siblings work with special bond on and off the mat
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jesus and Angel Jasso started taekwondo when they were 13 years old during the pandemic. The twins originally started…
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EP Children’s Hospital gives treat to kids as Cancer Awareness Month begins
EL PASO (KVIA) – September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month with programs set all throughout the next 30 days at a number of hospitals and medical…
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Special Olympics El Paso & Top Golf Team Up To Spread Inclusion
EL PASO (KVIA) — Thousands of dollars were raised on Labor Day as Special Olympics Texas hosted the 2nd annual “Unified Fore Joy ProAm” at El…
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Thousands of kids return to school in Juárez
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The first week of September marked the start of school for hundreds of children in Juárez, along with tens of thousands…
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Texas Tech Dental Students Bring Holiday Smiles to Puerto Rico
PUERTO RICO (KVIA) — While many spent the holidays unwrapping gifts and gathering with family, a group of compassionate dental students from the…
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What causes flooding in the streets of El Paso’s westside
EL PASO,Texas (KVIA)– On Thursday night, El Paso water says nearly an inch of rain fell in some parts of El Paso’s westside. Roads flooded quickly,…
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Sacred Neglect: Families continue to press for improvements at Santa Teresa cemetery
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Some families are feeling hopeful after conditions have improved at Memory Gardens of the Valley in Santa Teresa.…
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El Paso Villa Maria host benefit event to support homeless women
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Villa Maria is a transitional shelter that helps women go from crisis to self-sufficiency through…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson: the full interview
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Recently, ABC-7’s Andrew J. Polk and Reyes Mata III from our news partners at El Paso Inc. sat down with El Paso Mayor…
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YourChoice CEO talks YCT-529, the hormone-free male contraceptive now in human trials
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A hormone-free birth control pill for men is showing promise in early trials — and could mark a major shift in…
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Plaza Hotel’s fun deal for your pets on Tuesday’s “National Dog Day”
EL PASO (KVIA) – The Plaza Hotel is inviting the public to save the evening of Tuesday, August 26th as part of National Dog Day, when they will host…
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State programs make homeownership possible with down payment aid
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Most home buyers who are new to the market are not aware of the programs available to help make their dreams of owning their…
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Sunday Xtra: The Start of College Football Season
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This week on ABC-7 Xtra, Sunday Edition, ABC-7 Sports Director Adrian Ochoa sat down with UTEP’s head football coach and…
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Families raise concerns about cemetery conditions in Santa Teresa; improvements underway
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA)— Improvements continue at Memory Gardens of the Valley following a weeks-long investigation by ABC-7. In June,…
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Attorney: “Only ask for justice for Daniel.” Federal judge rules Villegas’ lawsuit against the City of El Paso can go to trial
UPDATE: ABC-7 received a statement from the City of El Paso regarding this lawsuit and the decision made by a federal judge. “The City of El Paso…
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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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