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…
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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…
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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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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…
Continue Reading 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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