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.…
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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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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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