Sun Bowl reunites two brothers separated by life
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two brothers from California, raised in the same home with the same family values, are now grown up and living their dreams…
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ABC-7 Xtra: A look back at 2023 in the Borderland
El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — 2023 was a year filled with cheers, jeers and tears. We cheered when UTEP named a new, vibrant head football coach. Former…
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The Southwest Brain Bank: Examining the physical brain and mental health
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tonight, on ABC-7 Xtra, Mental Health Correspondent Avery Martinez takes us on a tour of the Southwest Brain Bank at Texas…
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El Paso sexual assault victim one step closer to justice
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 28-year long battle boils down to only 48 hours for one El Paso victim of sexual assault awaiting justice. On…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Our winter forecast, possibility for snow
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We’re just a few days from the start of winter. You’ve probably heard we are in a weather phase called El Niño – a…
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Navigating the Holiday Blues: A Be Mindful Xtra Report
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Whether it’s the weather, the season or just the time of year — folks can start to feel a little down around the holidays.…
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State-of-the-art Magellanic Penguin exhibit opens at El Paso Zoo
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “It makes me so excited. I’ve loved animals my whole life and so getting so see these here in my hometown, here in the…
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Supporting Service: K9 Blitzen offers mental, emotional support to CBP agents, family
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Support animals have long been in use across the U.S., and since January, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has been actively…
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Human smugglers using El Paso hotels to stash migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The human smuggler networks operating on this side of the border are using local hotels to stash hundreds of migrants after…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Smuggled and Stashed in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Watch ABC-7’s Luis Chaparro’s special report “Smuggled and Stashed” Monday night, only on ABC-7 at…
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ABC-7 Xtra: A New Era in UTEP Football
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A less than illustrious Miner football season led to the end of the Dana Dimel head coaching era. This week, UTEP ushered in…
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Border Network for Human Rights reacts to rise in migrant numbers in 2023
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Borderland migrant advocates are speaking up after new data revealed the El Paso sector was the busiest during fiscal…
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El Paso fifth grader wishes for a new kidney this Christmas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Most children ask for presents under the tree and over-stuffed stockings with holiday goodies. And while some…
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Decapitated Oryx found on the side of the road in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to Ray Spears, Captain Game Warden with Texas Parks & Wildlife, the department has seen an increase in calls…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Murder at El Paso Jail was first in county system since 1996, Sheriff says
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In the wake of a murder at the El Paso Jail Annex late last month, ABC-7 is speaking with the Texas Commission on Jail…
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ABC-7 Xtra: An In-Depth look at the dangers lurking at Red Sands
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Red Sands in El Paso County’s far eastside has gone from a place of pleasure for families looking to go off-road riding, to…
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Public records obtained by ABC-7 show the state trial for El Paso Walmart shooter costs Texas taxpayers close to $2 million so far
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas’ capital murder trial against accused El Paso Walmart mass shooter Patrick Crusius is inching…
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What’s on Doppler’s Radar: Cotton harvest continues across the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mammoth modules of cotton are ready for pickup across the Borderland. These modules contain around 6 acres worth of cotton,…
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ABC-7 Xtra: SB-4 Ramifications for the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three Texas judges have sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to intervene if Texas’ SB-4 bill becomes law. The…
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El Paso City Council approves gender-neutral signs on certain public bathrooms
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Gender-neutral bathrooms have been a national talking point for many years now. Here in El Paso, City Council unanimously…
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Border Bridge Rage: Wait time frustrate drivers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the holidays near, wait times at the international bridges between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez lengthen. On a typical…
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ABC-7 Xtra: El Paso County Attorney cracking down on massage parlors
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Attorney, Jo Ann Bernal’s efforts to shut down allegedly illegal massage parlors is ongoing with the closure…
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Only on ABC-7: Alexandra Flores’ brother remembers his sister ahead of convicted killer’s execution
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — David Renteria is set to be executed Nov. 16 in Huntsville, Texas. The El Paso man has been on death row since being…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 17: The Wait for Justice Ends
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At long last, there is a conclusion in the case centered around a deadly shooting outside an east El Paso bar in…
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Man convicted of murdering 5-year-old El Paso girl to be executed Thursday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — David Renteria was convicted of the 2001 murder of Alexandra Flores, 5, and was sentenced to death in 2003. Flores was…
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What’s on Doppler Radar: Does fishing folklore help you catch that big one?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Frank Vilorio has been fishing at elephant butte lake for thirty years as a fishing guide. He’s a combo fishing…
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Sunday Xtra – The Catholic Synod
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Vatican in Rome hosts a gathering of bishops, and others, to discuss such topics as women’s participation in church,…
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How the first ‘drug ballad’ was recorded in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the narcocorrido, a Mexican traditional drug ballad, gains popularity worldwide and artists like Peso Pluma and Nathanael…
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Juarez resident collecting supplies to help family after hurricane Otis
JUAREZ, Mexico (KVIA) — José Ángel Parra is from the Mexican state of Guerrero and currently lives in Juarez. He and…
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Car chases in El Paso conducted by law enforcement creating concerns among residents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the number of migrant crossings continues to rise, so do the number of dangerous, and sometimes deadly, car…
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