EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The winner of ABC-7’s Holiday Photo Contest is now competing to become America’s Favorite Pet. Owner Elizabeth Castaneda says that when her dog Olaf won ABC-7’s contest, she was inspired to enter him in a nationwide competition. The winner of America’s Favorite Pet not only gets that title but a
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water along with the American Council of Engineering Companies of El Paso are hosting DiscoverE at the TecH2O Learning Center on Saturday. The event, which was put on hold for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is back to wrap up Engineering week. DiscoverE is a free, family
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, the entire region, from Hildalgo to Culberson county, is under a High Wind Warning. Winds are expected to gust up to 50-70 mph, which are strong enough to cause damage to homes, trees, carports, powerlines and anything left outside unsecured. The High Wind Warning for most of the
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Lazzoni Modern Furniture compiled 16 of the most influential furniture designers whose impact endures today.
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The cat found inside of CERESO 3 with a gang tattoo, that’s gained worldwide fame, will be set up for adoption. And now anyone can apply to give the animal a loving home – but there are some key conditions to who can adopt it. Photo credit: Canal 44 Juárez’s department
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More than 300,000 Starbucks vanilla Frappuccino bottles are being recalled because they might contain glass. The drinks are 13.7-ounce vanilla Frappuccinos with the expiration dates of March 8th, May 29th, June 4th and 10th. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the voluntary recall, which was issued Jan. 28, covers 25,200 cases of the
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(CNN) — The artist Jeff Koons’ famous sculptures might look like they’re made from balloons — but the works are actually fragile, as one art fair attendee found out when she knocked over a $42,000 Koons piece Thursday, causing it to shatter. A blue balloon dog sculpture created by Koons broke into tiny shards when a visitor
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Zoo officials broke ground on Feb. 22 in 2022, for the new Penguin encounter. According to Joe Montisano the Zoo director, 13 Magellanic warm-weathered penguins are coming immediately from multiple facilities across the U.S. The exhibit will fit 25 penguins in total. They will have a refrigerated den for any
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The drive-thru clinic opened earlier than expected Sunday morning. The demand was high for microchips and vaccinations for pets. Only the first 500 in line received the services. “I told my husband hey they’re gonna do shots and the micro and he’s like oh that’s good,” said pet owner, Helen Edgcomb. “He needed a booster shot
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El Paso, Texas– A video showing an El Paso boy asking his friend to be his Valentine is going viral for all the right reasons. Jayden and Sophia may not be in the same grade level at school, he’s in fifth grade and she’s in fourth, but they’ve still been good friends for over a
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA)– In collaboration with the American Heart Association, ABC-7 is taking a closer look into how to build a mother friendly program in your business. Monica Leal with the American Heart Association said Mother friendly worksites are simple to have in a business but has some components to it. This includes having
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EL PASO, Texas – Since 1993, Shelley Prather has led the Hanks Knights to victory, a lot of victories. Tuesday, Prather celebrated her 500th win as head coach of the Hanks High School softball game. Prather has led the Knights to numerous district championships, and several playoff appearances. For her accomplishment, Prather is this week’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)–When 5th grader Genesis Rodriguez came up with the idea to donate dog and cat food to El Paso Animal Services, her community rallied around her. When our ABC-7 crew arrived at her school, Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy, the hallways were filled with hundreds of bags and stacks of cans
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — About 15 miles northwest of the Doña Ana County International Jetport lies a rare geological feature. Kilbourne, or Kilbourne’s Hole, is a maar volcano that formed anywhere from 200,000 to 1.2 million years ago. While that may sound like a light year away, the geological world considers that time
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EL PASO, Texas — The adrenaline-packed show, Monster Jam, is making it’s return to the El Paso for an action packed weekend at Sun Bowl Stadium. The Monster Jam world champion athletes and their 12,000-pound monster trucks show off their speed and skills like doing backflips, vertical two-wheel skills, and going up speeds up to
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EL PASO, Texas — Non-profit Guiding Star of El Paso is hosting it’s monthly Hero Drive in Horizon City. This month theme is all about love. The non-profit is looking to donate items for new families. Texas parents, who are expecting or have children under 3-years-old, will be able to receive parenting classes and diapers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Museum of Art is currently home to a traveling exhibition called “There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art.” It was curated by the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. It’s open to the public from February 3, 2023, through May 14, 2023. Housed in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas has only one aerial tramway, and it’s located in our backyard. The problem is it was grounded in 2018 for safety reasons. There is a big push to get the Wyler Aerial Tramway up and running again, with legislative dollars already on the way and legislators pushing for more.
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Masterworks spotlighted five owners behind the world’s most valuable art collections, using general estimates from Forbes and the New York Times.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – About 158 miles southeast of El Paso is the tiny town of Valentine, Texas. Only 150 people live in the town that’s just up Highway 90 from Marfa. This Saturday they’re promising an authentic party celebrating the western lifestyle. It’s the 11th annual Valentine’s in Valentine, Texas event, happening this
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GLENDALE, Arizona–Rihanna didn’t introduce a new song during her Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show performance Sunday night but she did introduce a new pregnancy. A representative for Rihanna confirmed that the superstar is pregnant. At the start of the show, Rihanna descended onto the field from a floating stage, she opened her red-hot tracksuit to reveal a seemingly
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Update: West El Paso residents were able to successfully bring down the feline down that had been stranded atop a utility pole for 5 days. Viewer Verona Ogden provided ABC-7 with video showing concerned residents pushing a basket up the pole and the cat jumping in. The cat was safely brought down to the ground.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Chief Jonathan Killings was appointed to his new position in December of 2022. He is the first person of African descent to serve in that position. He sat down to speak with ABC-7 this Black History Month. Chief Killings started with the El Paso Fire Department in
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Originally Published: 10 FEB 23 14:57 ETBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods announced Friday a return to competitive golf at next week’s The Genesis Invitational, a tournament he hosts.In a Twitter post, Woods said, “I’m ready to play an ACTUAL PGA Tour event next week @thegenesisinv.”The occasion will mark the first official tournament start
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Non-profit Community Options is hosting the annual Cupid’s Chase 5k on Saturday morning in Mesilla. Community Options serves people with disabilities over 11 states including Texas and New Mexico. Ahead of the 5k, runner will get two types of shirts, a shirt that reads “available” or “unavailable”. The race, taking
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and that means you should be thinking of what you want to get for your loved ones. One of the top gifts purchased during the season of love are flowers! But there are so many types of flowers, which are the ones you
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Each year, nearly 100 million Americans get ready to watch the Super Bowl, or you may just be interested in the food that comes with super bowl parties. Many foods encountered at Super Bowl parties are high in calories, fat, and carbohydrates. Try to limit your intake of high-calorie and
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Coca-Cola is partnering up with Grammy-award-winning singer Rosalia on the limited-edition flavor- which will be called move. Like Starlight, Byte and Dreamworld before it, Move doesn’t have a traditional flavor, such as cherry. Instead, the beverage is supposed to represent a mood or idea — in this case, transformation. A spokesperson says it will be a unique blend of bold
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans can experience a new escape room – “Twisted Time Escape Rooms.” The veteran-owned westside business offers two different experiences – a Dracula room, a Christmas mystery – and another yet-to-be revealed experience still under construction. Owner John Anderson says he and his wife love going to escape rooms when
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Using info from the Social Security Administration’s baby name database, Stacker compiled a list of baby boomer baby names that have declined in popularity.
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