EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 4th of July is here!! Time to bust out the grills, hang outside by the pool, and watch the fireworks. While celebrating the 4th of July holiday can be fun it can also become dangerous if safety precautions The El Paso fire department is still on high alert for heat
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of El Paso’s most well known restaurants, Chico’s Tacos is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary July 4, 2023 at all of its locations. Festivities will feature mariachis and other fun attractions to commemorate this anniversary. All of the locations, on Alameda, Dyer, Montwood, and George Dieter will feature
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Home Grounds looked at performance rankings from the 2023 U.S. Coffee Championships and spotlighted the top 18 roasters across America.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Volunteering and giving back to your community can offer a sense of purpose and allow you to stay connected. I had the chance to sit down with a local Fabens man, the ABC-7 Do-Gooder of the Month, Alfredo Valenzuela Jr. During my time with him, he spoke about the importance of
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(ABC) — Nobody knows what it is like to go around the world as much as the Tom Stuker, the World’s Most Frequent Flier. Stuker has flown 23 million miles on a $290,000 lifetime pass that he bought from United Airlines in 1990. “When the movie Up in the Air came out, I was interviewed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — AAA’s projections for the upcoming holiday weekend and the Fourth of July are showing that there may be record-setting travel. The data predicts that more than 50 million Americans will be hitting the roads or the skies around the holiday. AAA also predicts that around 43 million of those travelers
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To save big on big purchases, timing can be everything. CouponBirds compiled a list of 10 shopping holidays so you can save the dates.
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Victor Kibiego, who earned NCAA track and field First Team All-American honors, was named the 2022-23 Conference USA Michael L. Slive Male Athlete of the Year as voted on by the league’s 11 athletic directors as announced Wednesday by the conference office. Kibiego is the first UTEP student-athlete to earn the prestigious
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — More pets have been abandoned or dropped at Juarez’s animal rescue centers and on city streets recently. According to the city of Juarez, on Tuesday three puppies were left at the Animal Welfare Center. Because temperatures have been high recently, this practice is becoming increasingly dangerous. César René Díaz, the city’s
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Drawing from archived newspapers, etymology-based sites, and pop-culture listicles, Stacker compiled a list of 25 idioms commonly used in the 1970s.
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by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, El Paso MattersJune 28, 2023 A breastfeeding support group, a nonprofit garden and a vegan restaurant in El Paso are searching for new homes after their building was sold and they cannot afford a new lease. The 901 Arizona Avenue building in Central El Paso, owned for decades by First Christian Church,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Triple digit heat is impacting El Pasoans across the Borderland, and with high temperatures expected to stick around, officials say it’s important to remember your pets during this time. Julieanne Newbold, Public Affairs Coordinator with El Paso Animal Services, said having some fun in the water is a great way
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Thistle identified nutrients deficient in plant-based diets and how to compensate for them, consulting various sources, including a study published in Clinical Nutrition in 2021.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All Star Home recently used an AI engine to dream up images of houses typical of every US state and the largest 30 cities in the nation. El Paso was included on that list. The image below was the result of the experiment. The company says it prompted the AI
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Get ready El Paso, one of the most anticipated entertainment series in the Borderland is restarting on Friday, June 30! Viva! El Paso will ring in its 45th Season at the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre with new dances, sets, lighting, and performers. The show had delayed its opening week due to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Museum and Cultural Affairs Department is looking for artists for its “Elevate El Paso! Celebrating 150 Years in the Sun City!” project. The department is trying to improve the city’s aesthetics, according to a spokesperson. Artists can submit original art works which, if selected, will be used throughout
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(CNN) — Eli Lilly’s experimental pill for weight loss helped people lose an average of 15% of their body weight after 36 weeks on the highest dose in a midstage trial, rivaling what’s seen with currently approved injectable therapies like Wegovy over longer durations. The drug, orforglipron, had similar side effects as others in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On another triple-digit temperature day, people from the borderland are trying to stay cool and hydrated. ABC-7 visited Wet ‘N’ Wild Waterworld to speak with residents on a busy family Sunday to learn more about how they stay cool on days like these. Wet ‘N’ Wild Waterworld staff members say
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El Paso, Texas– This year is the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture and celebrations will be held all across the world including a one-of-a-kind event here in El Paso. When Rob “Nice” Santos came to El Paso he studied poetry at UTEP and through his education in creative writing he was able to create
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(CNN) — A new report puts US states’ health care systems on a scorecard, with Massachusetts coming out on top. But it also highlights alarming trends across the country, especially in areas like premature deaths and women’s health care. Released Thursday, the Commonwealth Fund’s 2023 Scorecard on State Health System Performanceuses federal health data from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the city, more pets go missing during the Fourth of July weekend than any other time of the year. Julieanne Newbold, Public Affairs Coordinator with El Paso Animal Services said that’s because of the loud firework sounds, along with guests going over to celebrate – and sometimes not
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Victor Kibiego, who earned First Team All-American honors, and Marissa Simpson, who was named Second Team All-American, were selected as the 2023 Conference USA Track Athletes of the Year as announced by league officials on Wednesday. All awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and consider the
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Today’s Homeowner has compiled the best methods for babyproofing and different child safety products to help make your home safer for your children.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The director of the El Paso Zoo tells ABC-7 that he welcomed 12 new prairie dogs a few days ago. This comes after officials with the USDA discovered in April of 2023 that all of the Zoo’s previous prairie dogs had disappeared. These new prairie dogs come from Sedgwick County
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(CNN) — One in six parents say their child complains of tummy aches at least once a month, according to a national poll by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at University of Michigan Health. While 1 in 3 parents surveyed are confident that they can identify whether the belly pain is serious, parents do not always
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TULAROSA, New Mexico (KVIA) — The sun is hot, and the lavender at Floren Lavender Farms is loving it! This year’s crop is impressive, fragrant, and still blooming. So much so, that the farm is opening its doors for an encore you-pick weekend this Saturday and Sunday. Hours are from 8 am to 4 pm
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FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The Fabens High School 2023 valedictorian, Ariana Báñez will be starting a path towards an Ivy League education this fall. Báñez will attend Barnard College, a pathway to Columbia University. Báñez is involved with the school’s Gatos Salvajes mariachi group, which competed in the UIL state competition. Báñez’s mother, Liliana, teaches
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(CNN) — The proportion of US adults who have ever been diagnosed with depression ranges greatly depending on where they live. A new report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that in 2020, 18.4% of US adults reported having ever been diagnosed with depression in their lifetimes – but,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Governor Greg Abbott recently signed House Bill 3660 into law, protecting those who trap, neuter or spay, and release feral cats back into the wild from animal abandonment charges. Cats that have been fixed by TNR (trap, neuter, return) programs are easily recognizable, as the top part of one of
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(CNN) — This week marks 10 years since K-pop sensation BTS burst onto the South Korean music scene in a flurry of chunky chains, baseball caps and spiky hair. Footage from the group’s official “debut day” in June 2013, when label Big Hit Entertainment unveiled its latest protégés to the world, shows its members flashing their
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