How to keep your house cool as temperatures heat up in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the temperatures rise, so do our electric bills! 80-degree weather means air conditioning for most folks around the area,…
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What you can do this Easter weekend in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A little birdie told ABC-7 the Easter Bunny will be making this year extra special across the Borderland. Many events will…
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How will the snow in the Rockies impact the Borderland?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Recent snows have ravished the Rockies over the past several weeks. Looking at maps provided by the USDA, nearly the entire…
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El Paso Electric closes down all walk-in locations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Soon, El Pasoans and Las Crucens will no longer be able to pay their electric bills in person. El Paso Electric has decided…
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Turn your rotting pumpkins into “black gold” in the lower valley
EL PASO, Texas – The Dirt Y Girls are back again, and are ready to take your pumpkins and turn them back into “black gold”! But they don’t only use…
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21st Annual McDonald’s awards recognizes six individuals that have made an impact in the community
EL PASO, TEXAS – McDonald’s held the Triunfadores Awards in celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. McDonald’s honored six individuals for their…
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Teacher of the Month: Joel Molina, 28 years teaching and coaching
EL PASO, Texas – Some say “teaching is the profession that teaches all other professions”. Joel Molina has been teaching and coaching for 28 years.…
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Hunger Action Month: Together In Tough Times:
ABC-7 and Albertsons are on a mission to fill up grocery carts! ABC-7’s Nichole Gomez surprised shoppers at Albertsons in northeast El…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger just got a $50,000 boost to help feed those with food insecurities
EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger received $50,000 from El Paso Health. El Paso Health President/CEO Carol Smallwood and CEO of Medicaid…
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Socorro man sentenced to 20 years in prison for receiving and distributing child porn
EL PASO, Texas – A Socorro man received a 20-year sentence on child exploitation charges Tuesday. Over one thousand videos depicting child sexual…
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Science says there’s a formula for putting your crying baby to sleep
CNN — Science has a formula to help your crying baby get to sleep. Here’s the formula. Hold your baby and walk around for five minutes. Researches…
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El Paso Rhinos looking for housing families
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Rhinos are asking families in El Paso to house the team’s players throughout the season. Some players are from…
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How bad are the mosquitos this year in the Borderland?
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Mosquitos are the blood-sucking beasts, the size of a rice grain, that we all know and love to hate! Every year, the insects…
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Celebrities accused of using too much water
CALIFORNIA — Authorities in California are cracking down on A-list celebrities who are blatantly using way too much water. Many of these over-users…
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El Paso Electric explains what to do before and during a power outage
EL PASO, Texas – A power outage can happen anytime and to anybody. Wednesday’s storms knocked out the power of one west El Paso apartment complex for…
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Swimply pool rentals
CNN — The sharing economy lets you rent stranger’s homes when you’re vacationing and it also lets you jump into other people’s cars when you need a…
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Renters face increases
CNN — Renters in the U.S. are facing some tough times. According to a study from Freddie Mac nearly 60% of renters were hit with an increase during…
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Food prices still sky high
CNN- Food prices are still sky high. The cost of groceries soared 13% in a year. The largest annual increase since March of 1979, according to the…
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Shopping online just got cheaper
CNN — Customers who do most of their shopping online are getting a break from high prices. According to Adobe, e-commerce dropped 1% in July in a…
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U.S. electricity usage
CNN — The U.S energy information administration U.S. electricity consumption to increase by 2.4% percent this year over last. The increase is mostly…
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Grand jury indicts 3 family members in dog mauling that killed a 6-year-old son
DONA ANA COUNTY, NM – Three members of the same family are facing charges in the dog-mauling death of 6-year-old Avery Jackson-Dunphy on November 22,…
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HVAC companies battle parts and equipment shortages amid record-high temperatures
EL PASO, Texas – The past several days in El Paso have been scorching hot. In fact, it’s been so hot this week that TWO new high-temperature records…
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New outpatient rehabilitative services, programs for children coming to east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Children’s Hospital opened a new outpatient rehabilitative services and empower program clinic in east El Paso. The clinic…
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Elephant Butte Reservoir is at 13.3% capacity- what that means for the future
ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico – Lakes and rivers across the desert are experiencing lower water levels as the ‘mega-drought’ continues. At this point in…
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Bone dry New Mexico needs your help during ‘Mega-drought’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The United States Drought Monitor shows the entire state is under some level of drought. As of May 4, 2022, 98.9% of the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: How to protect your trees
EL PASO, Texas – On Friday, very strong winds are expected across the entire area. High wind warnings have been issued by the National Weather…
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Calling all bee lovers! How you can make your backyard bee-friendly in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — If you are a classical music fan, you’ve most likely heard of the fast-paced composition of “Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nikolai…
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Man is arrested after threatening a store clerk with a knife, taking scratch-off lottery tickets
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Police officers say 27-year-old Michael Nicholas Noder pulled out a knife and threatened a store clerk at the 7-11 at 5007…
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Celebrating Match Day 2022 in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas – On Match Day 2022, medical students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso learned where they would be going for…
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Blue Origin reschedules flight; Comedian Pete Davidson unable to take part
VAN HORN – Blue Origin announced Thursday night that the 20th flight of the New Shepard has been moved to March 29. Due to the change in dates…
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