50th anniversary showing of ‘Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town’ airs Friday night on ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas — The 50th anniversary airing of the Rankin-Bass holiday classic “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” is coming to your TV on Friday…
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Guide to Black Friday shopping in the Borderland: store hours & deals
EL PASO, Texas — Here’s a list of when popular retailers are expected to open in El Paso and Las Cruces on Black Friday, Nov. 27, according…
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WATCH: Catholic Mass of Thanksgiving from El Paso’s St. Patrick Cathedral
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Catholic Diocese held a Mass of Thanksgiving from St. Patrick Cathedral with Bishop Mark Seitz on Thursday. You can view…
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‘Get that food in the refrigerator as soon as you can’: El Paso doctor warns of food poisoning risks on Thanksgiving
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Medical Director for the West Texas Regional Poison Center is warning about food poisoning risks on Thanksgiving. Dr.…
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Community Champions: El Paso Tigers remain in the hunt for a volleyball state title
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Tigers have had to overcome a lot of obstacles off the volleyball court, but they still managed to find success. Monday,…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Meet the local artists hoping to provide an artistic escape at Casa Ortiz
EL PASO, Texas– Last Sunday ABC-7’s Iris Lopez gave us a tour of Casa Ortiz and Casa Apodaca which is located on the historic Mission Trail in…
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Do you work remotely? This program could pay you $10,000 to do so from Tulsa
Are you working remotely but bored and ready to start a new chapter in life, or simply tired of paying a lot in rent for a small apartment? If so,…
Continue Reading More retailers are closed on Thanksgiving this year
The pandemic has transformed the holiday shopping season. Another major difference this year: People planning to shop on Thanksgiving will have fewer…
Continue Reading Here’s why health experts say gathering in groups over the holidays is a bad idea during the pandemic
For months, health experts have warned that all it takes is one infected person to create an outbreak. Evidence of such coronavirus spreads has…
Continue Reading How to make your Thanksgiving meal for cheap or (practically) free
From complicated Zoom setups to smaller gatherings, Thanksgiving dinner will look different for many families and friends this year. The annual feast…
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Community Champions: Even during a pandemic, the Clint Lions continue to find success
EL PASO, Texas – It’s hard enough to win championships in high school football, and there’s certainly no formula on how to do it during a pandemic.…
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CDC urges don’t travel for Thanksgiving as virus surges
ATLANTA, Georgia — As the pandemic surges across the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance Thursday recommending that…
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Packers’ Aaron Jones to see his breakfast cereal on grocery store shelves in native El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones’ breakfast cereal will soon be available on grocery store shelves here in El Paso.…
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Walmart using drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits to El Paso homes
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso is getting a pilot program where Walmart and several partners are teaming up to use drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits…
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Khalid’s charitable team to give out 1,000 turkey meals on Saturday in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – The Great Khalid Foundation and FirstLight Federal Credit Union are teaming up to spread a little holiday joy by giving out 1,000…
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Sunday Funday Moment: El Paso man hopes to turn historic Mission Trail into artistic renaissance
Socorro, TX– The Mission Trails in El Paso County’s Mission Valley is a nine mile stretch of multicultural history. “Right here on the Mission…
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Leonid meteor shower will shoot fireballs across the sky this week
In the early morning hours on Tuesday, the Leonid meteor shower will send shooting stars across the sky. Meteors can be harder to see when there is a…
Continue Reading You can see every planet in our solar system this week
It might be time to break out that telescope. This week, there will be some not so familiar sights in the sky: Seven planets will be visible at…
Continue Reading Here are the fast food winners and losers for breakfast
The morning routine has been obliterated because of coronavirus. That has dragged down breakfast sales at major fast food restaurants, which was a…
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National Pickle Day: 5 facts that make pickles a big dill
Dill, sweet, spears, bread and butter, chips…you name it, there’s a pickle for everybody. Regardless of your pickled preferences,…
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Las Cruces closing parks, rec facilities, limiting library service to deal with virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The city of Las Cruces is closing all parks, recreation programs and recreation facilities as part of its response to Gov.…
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Las Cruces Catholic Diocese limits mass attendance to 25% of capacity
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Starting Monday, parishes in the Las Cruces Catholic Diocese will limit their maximum occupancy for Mass to 25 percent or…
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Texas opens largest indoor water park in U.S. during pandemic
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KTVT) — It’s been five years in the making and despite breaking Covid-19 records, the largest indoor water park resort in…
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Community Champion: El Pasoan Greg Long finding success on Purdue football team
EL PASO, Texas — Greg Long’s football journey has had its share of ups and downs. But through it all, Long continues to find success. His latest…
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Veterans served to protect our country: Here’s where they can get served with deals and freebies today
(Editor’s note: This is a national list, due to pandemic restrictions in El Paso County, items such as dine-in offers and haircut deals may not be…
Continue Reading Hit hard by the pandemic? El Paso groups planning to give out Thanksgiving meals
EL Paso, Texas – Several organizations are planning to give out turkeys and Thanksgiving meals to help the less fortunate in the Borderland this…
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El Paso Catholic Diocese extends suspension of public Masses, church closures due to virus surge
UPDATE, Nov. 9: The Catholic Diocese of El Paso on Monday said it was extending the closure of church parishes in El Paso County until further…
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Socially-distanced Santa taking appointments with children in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The pandemic can’t stop Christmas. Socially distant Santa arrived at Cabela’s in west El Paso on Saturday, long before most of the…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Newborns get special holiday outfits, hats from Borderland hospital group
El PASO, Texas – A group of local hospitals is trying to get into the holiday spirit. Both Las Palmas Medical Center and Del Sol Medical Center are…
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Sunday Funday Moment: GoFundMe raises over 5K for El Paso grocery store employee
EL PASO, Texas– Back in October Mara Huerta shared a post on Facebook describing her encounter with an 80-year-old grocery store employee. Within…
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