ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – One-on-One with Bishop Mark Seitz
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Last week, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz released a pastoral letter on immigration and border security in our region.…
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El Paso BTS concerts coincide with wedding, complicates travel for guests
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—In a few short weeks, BTS will make two stops in El Paso. It’s part of the biggest global K-Pop tour of all time, which…
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El Paso Meta data center investment grows to $10 billion, bringing thousands of more jobs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Meta announced an expansion to the scope of the El Paso Data Center this morning during the Borderplex Alliance’s Global…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – El Paso Diocese bankruptcy cases and New Mexico universal child care expansion
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is digging deeper into topics affecting most areas of the Borderland, including the bankruptcy filing by the…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – “One Battle After Another” and the State of the Borderland Film Industry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A major motion picture racking up recognitions and nominations this awards season prominently features El Paso and the…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “One Battle After Another” is nominated 13 times at the Oscar’s tonight, making it one of the most critically acclaimed…
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Local transportation company not worried about rising fuel prices
MESILLA VALLEY, New Mexico— The ongoing war in Iran continues to have wide-ranging impacts for most American consumers. Over the last week, fuel…
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New texts, emails detail response and confusion in wake of FAA airspace closure over El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A flurry of texts, calls, and emails in the early morning hours followed the first notice that the airspace over El Paso was…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – One-on-One with Sheriff Oscar Ugarte
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With a bit more than a year in office now, El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte (D) is still making adjustments to the…
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Trotter family prepares to sue over deaths of children from flooding in Ruidoso last year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The parents of two children who died in the flooding in Ruidoso last summer are now preparing to sue the village, mayor and…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – One-on-One with District Attorney James Montoya
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been a little over a year since James Montoya was sworn in as the new district attorney for El Paso. ABC-7 Xtra host…
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Some maquiladoras and industries in Juárez at risk of relocating due to tariff impact
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the vast majority of tariffs imposed by President Trump since the…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – The legacy of Carlos Spector
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Looking back on a lifetime and legacy for a local immigration attorney with a national impact. Carlos Spector, regarded as…
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911 calls from Camp East Montana reveal medical response to detainee deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Medical staff at Camp East Montana initially said that two detainees had attempted to hang or strangle themselves in…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Aftermath of the El Paso airspace closure
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A sudden overnight complete closure of the airspace over El Paso and near Santa Teresa leads to major concerns and…
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Anti-drone weapons in development for years in Borderland by military, contractors
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Directed energy weapons may sound like science fiction, but systems like lasers and microwave beams are very much becoming a…
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Borderland business leaders propose new binational tram to connect El Paso and Juárez airports
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Northern Economic Development Civil Association in Juárez (DENAC, Desarrollo Económico del Norte A.C.) is a…
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Representative Gabe Vasquez says the airspace around Santa Teresa will remain closed
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- U.S. Congressman Gabe Vasquez has released an updated statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s…
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ABC-7 Special Report: “Bond of Brothers”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A family rooted in El Paso learned early in their pregnancy that their unborn baby might be brain dead. They were relieved…
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ABC-7 Listens: Super Highway from Juarez to Coast & impacts on borderland exports & tourism
GUAYMAS, SONORA (MEXICO) – During Mexico President Claudia Scheinbaum’s recent visits to our borderland, she talked about a multi-million dollar…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Local government pushback on ICE detention facilities and major endowment to UTEP engineering
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Federal immigration policy, enforcement and facilities have been in the national spotlight in recent months, with…
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Border wall strategy in Borderland discussed in Epstein Files
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The phrase “El Paso” shows up hundreds of times in the Epstein files, along with other Borderland locations mentioned in the…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Texas School Vouchers begins family enrollment
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Education savings accounts – also known as school vouchers – are about to become a reality in Texas. A top priority for…
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ABC-7 interview with Vikki Goodwin, Democratic Texas Lt. Gov. Candidate
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s Andrew J. Polk interviewed Vikki Goodwin, one of the Democratic candidates for Texas Lieutenant Governor. Watch the…
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Data shows in-custody deaths have risen at El Paso County Jail since 2020
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained data that shows the amount of deaths in El Paso County Jails over the past 10 years. The data shows that…
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One-on-one interview with Senate candidate Wesley Hunt
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Watch ABC-7’s Andrew J. Polk’s one-on-one interview with Senate candidate Wesley Hunt…
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Winter storm knocks out power for about 2,000 in Cloudcroft, Ruidoso areas
CLOUDCROFT/RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) — A winter storm has left thousands in the mountain communities without electricity, as crews work to restore power…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Local impact of immigration enforcement actions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Across the country, immigrations and customs enforcement is stepping up enforcement actions. Some communities are pushing…
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BTS Concert Sparks Hotel and Airbnb Price Surge in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As thousands of BTS fans travel to El Paso for the highly anticipated concert, hotel and short-term rental prices across the…
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People, Places and Paul: Highway project expected to boost Mexican economy, tourism
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexico’s new multi-million dollar highway project is expected to strengthen the country’s economic ties with the U.S. The…
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