EL PASO, Texas — Grocery stores are having a difficult time keeping their shelves fully stocked for customers, but it is not because of panic buying. Gary Huddleston, a grocery industry consultant from the Texas Retailers Association, said the empty shelves could be attributed to three problems. During the pandemic, companies have had a difficult
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SOCORRO, Texas – The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $750,000 grant from their Humanities in Place Program to support a Bracero Museum and Rio Vista Connections Tour at Rio Vista Farm in Socorro. Rio Vista is regarded as being nationally significant for its contributions to the Bracero Program, which was in place from 1942
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EL PASO, Texas – Locally owned consumer brand corporation Helen of Troy has donated one million dollars to the El Paso Children’s Museum and Science Center to finance the first-floor café. Stephanie Otero, Vice President of Operations for the El Paso Community Foundation, was a guest on ABC-7 at 4 to discuss the donation. The
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EL PASO, Texas – The pride at the El Paso Zoo is adding some masculinity. In what is a major boost to the Zoo’s both short and long-term prospects, the Zoo unveiled a new male African lion to the public on Thursday. The male lion, Hodari, will become the third member of the pride at
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN Angelina Gonsalves received an unexpected, yet cherished, delivery from the US Postal Service last month — a letter her late husband wrote to his mother while deployed overseas in 1945. The letter was written by Sgt. John Gonsalves, a 22-year-old Army soldier stationed in Germany. He was writing to check in
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Live is gearing up for a very eventful spring season, one of the most anticipated shows coming to the borderland is Grammy nominated The Celtic Women: Postcards from Ireland. The iconic group of more than 16 years is going on tour. You can catch their performance May 1, 2022
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EL PASO, Texas — Losing weight is one of the most popular new years resolutions. But online scammers are looking to take advantage of that. The Better Business Bureau of El Paso said it’s one of the most popular scams across the country. If you’re hoping to lose weight faster by looking for weight loss products
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Stacker examines just some of the struggles and triumphs Black Americans have had each year over the last century.
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EL PASO, Texas – The Downtown Management District (DMD) announces the return of the popular and growing Downtown Barstool Open presented by Miller Lite, with tickets now on sale. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5. The miniature golf tournament is expanding to include golf holes at 15 different downtown bars and restaurants and increasing
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Business Mark Walhberg is a tequila guy. It’s not just the actor’s go-to drink of choice, but he’s now invested in a line of tequlia called Flecha Azul, co-founded by Mexican PGA golfer Abraham Ancer and entrepreneur Aron Marquez. “It’s funny because when it was first mentioned to me I said
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Sifting through the annals of world literature, Stacker put together a list of 100 monumental novels spanning literary history.
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EL PASO, Texas — What was once the cheapest part of the bird, the chicken wing has now become the most expensive cut to obtain for restaurants. Chico Nelan, owner of Angry Owl Southwest Grill and Cantina, said the cost of chicken had gone 2.5 to 3 times higher than before the pandemic. This increase
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A second Starbucks store near Buffalo, New York, has voted to unionize. It’s one of a growing number of the chain’s stores seeking to organize workers. Workers at the suburban Buffalo store voted 15-9 in favor of representation by Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN Canada was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s highest-risk category for travel on Monday. The world’s second-largest country by total area, Canada has seen a steep rise in cases as the Omicron variant spreads. The country recorded 294,437 new cases for the week ending January 8, according
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EL PASO, Texas– El Paso dad, Manny Martinez Jr., is using his passion for writing to remind his son how much he means to him. Martinez has been writing novels for over 30 years however, his love for writing children’s book’s began when he became a father for the very first time. “I never thought
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Extra Space Storage analyzed data from Zonda Media’s 2021 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report to determine the 10 home renovation projects that can help sell your home.
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Thistle compiled a list of global lunches popular in 10 countries around the world, from India to Brazil.
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The death of a star is one of the most dramatic and violent events in space — and astronomers had an unprecedented front-row seat to the explosive end of a stellar giant. Ground-based telescopes provided the first real-time look at the death throes of a red supergiant star. While these aren’t
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN As Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations surge on account of the Omicron variant, false claims related to the pandemic continue to spread widely on social media — and they are sometimes being shared by people with substantial online followings. Here is a fact check of four of the many
Continue Reading By Hannah Ryan, CNN When most people go looking for love, they turn to dating apps or matchmaking websites, or they ask friends to set them up — but Muhammad Malik is taking a different approach entirely. The 29-year-old bachelor from London has been using billboards in the UK city of Birmingham to advertise himself
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Pope Francis has criticized couples who choose to have pets instead of children as selfish, arguing that their decision to forgo parenthood leads to a loss of “humanity” and is a detriment to civilization. The Pope made the comments Wednesday while speaking to a general audience about Saint Joseph, Jesus’ earthly
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Pela compiled a list of ways to reduce cooking waste in the kitchen, which can help reduce food spoilage, minimize packaging waste, boost environmental health, create nutrient-dense meals, and save money.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s top news leader, KVIA-TV, bursts into 2022 with a brand new state-of-the-art set, elevating the television news-watching experience for Borderland viewers. The new set at ABC-7 incorporates the look and feel of the Borderland through enhanced graphics, adjustable lighting and multiple monitors that can deliver a more visual experience
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN The new year is off to a great start for dog lovers, thanks to the addition of two new dog breeds by the American Kennel Club. The AKC, the world’s largest purebred dog registry, announced Tuesday that the Russian Toy and Mudi are joining the list of its recognized breeds. “We’re
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Whataburger introduced a new spicy ketchup Monday that will be available only for a limited time. The all-new “Spicy Ketchup Limited Batch #2” contains hot sauce. “This one is made with hot sauce, giving it a little extra ziiiiing,” according to a Whataburger response tweet. The Texas-based burger chain had been hinting
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating how almost 600 packages from Amazon ended up dumped in a rural area northeast of Oklahoma City. According to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office, the packages, all from Amazon, were found on New Year’s Eve. Some of the packages
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By The Associated Press Better weather is helping some travelers get home after the New Year’s holiday, but airlines are still canceling a high number of flights. By early Tuesday evening on the East Coast, airlines had scrubbed about 1,500 flights for the day. That’s a very high number but well below Monday’s disruptions, which
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French first family, the Macrons, to the White House in 2018. In a statement from her office, Trump said that, in addition to the hat, the auction lot will
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El Paso, Texas– 2021 was a pretty rough year, but despite all the hard news, ABC-7’s Iris Lopez was able to find a few feel good stories to give you all a break from those headlines. Here’s a look at the top four Sunday Funday Moments from this past year. In at number four with
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EL PASO, Texas — Meet El Paso’s New Year’s baby: It’s a boy! The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus delivered the first baby of 2022 at 12:02 a.m. Saturday. A hospital spokesman said Kaleth Lopez weighed in at 6 pounds, 4 ounces and 19.25 inches long at birth. The proud parents were mother Jasmin Arras
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