Every year from January to mid-April, we experience a “meteor drought,” without a single shower for months. That all ends April 22 this year with the first show of the season: the annual Lyrid meteor shower. “These dazzling meteors are fast and bright, with a striking golden trail of dust streaking behind them,” CNN meteorologist
Continue Reading Did you know that what you eat can affect your sleep? That’s right — there are foods that can help us enjoy a blissful night’s rest, while other foods and eating habits can prevent us from getting our needed zzz’s. “Foods higher in specific nutrients can enhance our ability to go to sleep and the
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WASHINGTON, DC — Travel restrictions across the U.S.-Mexico border have now been extended through at least May 21, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The border crossing limitations for non-essential travel, which have been in place throughout the pandemic to help slow the spread of Covid-19, have now been extended for yet another month.
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Restaurants offer freebies all the time, but here’s one that is asking for a permanent commitment. A California-based restaurant chain is offering free burgers for a year to anyone who gets a permanent tattoo — offered for free — bearing the restaurant’s name. Farmer Boys is partnering with a West Hollywood tattoo parlor, The Honorable
Continue Reading During the pandemic, cities such as Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Natchez, Mississippi, have offered remote workers cash to relocate there, while exotic destinations like Aruba have promoted their islands for stay-at-home jobs. Now, West Virginia wants to pay remote workers $12,000 to move to its country roads. On April 12, Gov. Jim Justice announced a program,
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El Paso, Texas– Katrina Forti celebrated the grand opening of her new fitness boutique by bringing together over 30 local women owned business for a women empowerment celebration Saturday in east El Paso. “I just wanted to just be unified as a community not only my fit kitties but but everyone else in El Paso,”
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso residents can soak up the sun this summer with a brand new park, community center and library. “This was a lengthy, collaborative effort with the city and with the community,” said Eugenio Mesta, the president of Exigo Architecture. “It is really exciting to see it opening.” The city of
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EL PASO, Texas — With word of a so-called “secret prom” taking place involving students from Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, prompting a temporary return to remote learning due to Covid-19 concerns, some have wondered what the official prom plans are – if any – for other Borderland area school districts. According to spokespeople
Continue Reading A US government agency issued an “urgent warning” for users of Peloton’s Tread+ following multiple dangerous incidents with the machine, including a child’s death. In a news release Saturday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said it has become aware of 39 accidents involving the treadmill, including “multiple reports of children becoming entrapped, pinned, and pulled
Continue Reading Covid-19 has presented challenges to both staffing and financing for charitable causes around the world. This year, non-profits are using National Volunteer Week (April 18-24) to ramp up support. “There’s never been a more important time than now to get involved,” said Laura Plato, chief solutions officer for VolunteerMatch, an online platform that connects causes
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Mayfield High School in Las Cruces will be one of five schools recognized nationally as a Unified Champion School. ESPN and Special Olympics worked together to recognize five schools from across the country that go above and beyond to create climates of inclusion. Liz Branch, a speech pathologist who oversees
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department is hailing a four-legged friend as a hero, crediting the pooch for saving his owner during a medical emergency. Fire officials say the dog named ‘Cosmo’ ran for help, found a Good Samaritan and led that person to the troubled owner, who was experiencing a medical
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso family grows by four new bundles of joy – all at once. Meet El Paso’s newest set of quadruplets, recently born at the Hospitals of Providence Memorial campus. Proud parents Hector Calderon and Andrea Gonzalez-Cabrera are looking forward to soon taking home their three new sons and daughter:
Continue Reading White Claw’s newest product is even boozier than the original. Surge, a new hard seltzer which is now rolling out in the United States, is sold in 16-ounce cans, each with 8% alcohol by volume. The product comes in blood orange and cranberry flavors and costs up to $2.99 per can. In addition to Surge,
Continue Reading The robots are coming, and they’re bringing pizza. This week, Domino’s is rolling out a robot car delivery service to select customers in Houston. For those who opt in, their pies will arrive in a fully autonomous vehicle made by Nuro. Here’s how it works: Customers in the Woodland Heights neighborhood of Houston can choose
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Borderland fans of Reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny have reason to be excited. The 27-year-old singer and rapper on Monday announced a new North American concert tour next year that will bring him to El Paso. Bad Bunny’s El Último Tour Del Mundo tour is named after his album of the same name. The concert
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EL PASO, Texas– In nine months more than two thousand special olympic athletes from over 100 countries will compete in the Special Olympics World Winter games. Joining that roster will be the Hanks high school floorball team who didn’t let a pandemic stop them from polishing their floorball skills. “A lot of practice a lot
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Pets — like their humans — had to adjust during the pandemic. They got used to people being at home most of the time, just as people learned how to juggle caring for their pets while also doing their jobs remotely. But now, with Covid-19 vaccinations picking up, if you have a pet, it’s time
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El PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo hosted a memorial event Saturday for its beloved Asian elephant Juno, who died of breast cancer last month. At Saturday’s memorial, zoo visitors had an opportunity to share written messages outside of the elephant exhibit throughout the day that will be given to Juno’s care team. (A little boy writes a
Continue Reading If you feel like watching home improvement shows causes you to spend more money on your remodeling, here’s your chance to earn some cash while binge-watching “Fixer Upper.” The website ReviewHomeWarranties is offering to pay someone $1,000 to watch 10 episodes of three different home improvement shows. The shows chosen by the website to watch
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EL PASO, Texas — A planned reunion tour after more than two decades by Rage Against the Machine that was set to launch in the Borderland is being postponed for yet a second time during the pandemic. In a social media post Thursday, the group said it has now rescheduled its reunion tour dates for
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El Paso, Texas — A new mural in El Paso’s Lower Valley is catching the attention of many locals in the community, and for good reason. “We’ve been painting for quite some time now and we felt it was time to give something back to the community,” said local artist Ruben Mariscal. Mariscal is one
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El Paso, Texas — The Diocese of El Paso announced Wednesday evening that Catholic churches in El Paso County will be allowed to have increased attendance at masses. Mass attendance will expand from 25% to 50% capacity, assuming that strictadherence to mask wearing inside churches is practiced at all times. “Those Catholics that have been
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EL PASO, Texas — Starting this fall, El Pasoans and other residents of the 915 area code will have to dial a 10-digit number — rather than seven digits — to make local calls. The change is needed to accommodate 988 as the three-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline starting in July 2022. The 915 area code
Continue Reading If you were a Facebook user in 2019, it’s possible that your information is among the millions of records posted on a website used by hackers. Cyber intelligence firm Hudson Rock over the weekend revealed that personal information from 533 million Facebook accounts was leaked, including names, phone numbers, Facebook IDs, locations, account creation dates,
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EL PASO, Texas — The Tigua Tribe has brought back live entertainment at Speaking Rock for the public. People can now enjoy live music in the outdoor patio area, but space is limited and is being run on a first-come, first-served basis. Everyone is still required to wear masks and stay socially distanced, according to
Continue Reading We all know face masks can be troublesome to wear. They can irritate your skin, hurt your ears and fog up your glasses. That’s why the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the $500,000 “Mask Innovation Challenge” to find new and effective masks people will find more comfortable to wear. Contest participants
Continue Reading ABC-7 partners with El Paso Catholic Diocese for Holy Week services online & on-air EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 is proud to partner with the El Paso Catholic Diocese to bring you live coverage of the Chrism Mass along with the Easter Triduum, which are the most sacred days in the Catholic calendar. ABC-7 will
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EL PASO, Texas — The Easter holiday is one of the busiest times for city parks. To keep the festivities safe for everyone, the El Paso Parks and Recreation Department is asking El Pasoans to continue to follow Covid-19 guidelines. Last Easter, parks were closed in order to discourage families from gathering in large groups.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County is closing Ascarate Park on the Easter Sunday holiday in an effort to prevent coronavirus spread, officials said. The golf course would remain open for the fourth, officials said, but only for golfers who already have a reserved tee time. Ascarate Park has been open with limited amenities, such as walking and biking
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