Jennifer Han has returned from retirement and will be facing off in her first fight since having her child. She is the International Boxing Federation featherweight champion. Han will fight Feb. 15 in El Paso at the El Paso County Coliseum in a non-championship fight.
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EL PASO, Texas — Officials with the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region announced that actress Laura Linney will be the keynote speaker for the 27th annual YWCA Women’s Luncheon. Linney is perhaps best known for her roles on “Ozark”, which airs on Netflix, “Tales from the City”, which also aired on Netflix, and “The
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EL PASO, Texas – February is Heart Health Month and a local cardiologist says it’s important for women to take care of their heart, especially when dealing with the stresses of day-to-day life. “I think women tend to internalize a little bit more,” says Dr. Daisy Nieto, a cardiologist with Las Palmas Medical Center. “Things
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – No matter your age, a heart health screening can save your life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the #1 leading cause of death in the United States. This Saturday, The Hospitals of Providence is offering free heart health screenings from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30
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EL PASO, Texas – Last week, people across the public, private and academic sectors from Mexico and El Paso met with leaders in Mexico City to discuss matters of bi-national relevance, such as economic development, tourism, and migration in the border region. The delegation, organized by the General Consul of Mexico in El Paso, Mauricio
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso’s Downtown Management District is giving you the opportunity to discover downtown and win some great prizes. The annual “Hidden Hearts” scavenger hunt is underway. Five paper hearts (one in each of the five districts downtown) have been placed in the windows of storefronts. You must find all five hearts
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Director of the El Paso Playhouse Minden Dixon and actor Estevan Herrera sit down with us to talk about their upcoming performance of Shakespeare’s “As you like it”.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service will present a series of cooking classes designed to teach adults with diabetes how to cook healthy meals. The four-class series, Kitchen Creations, will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18 and Feb. 25. at Mayfield High
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EL PASO, Texas — Over 300 children are currently in the El Paso child welfare system. These children have been removed from their homes due to evidence of abuse and neglect, and placed in foster care, sometimes far away from their friends and loved ones. They need a CASA – a Court Appointed Special Advocate
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EL PASO, Texas– Dan Seemiller, a former 5x US singles and 10x doubles table tennis champion, brought his quest to be the oldest modern US Olympian to a tournament and clinic in El Paso over the weekend. Seemiller, 65, is attempting to make a run for the one spot that has eluded him in his
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EL PASO, Texas — Jason Folie, a 35-year-old man from Waseca, Minnesota, is going blind, but his vision is saving sight. Folie was diagnosed with Choroideremia (CHM), an X-linked recessive retinal degenerative disease that affects roughly 1 in 50,000 males in the United States. CHM begins with night blindness at a young age, followed by
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EL PASO, Texas – A new exhibit at the El Paso Museum of History, “Tracks Across the Desert: More Than 100 Years of Railroad in El Paso,” explores the role the railroad played in shaping El Paso’s economy, technology, and society as it transformed the United States. “El Paso gets its name because of how
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EL PASO, Texas – A daughter’s discovery of letters sent nearly every day by her father to her mother during his time in the U.S. Army in World War II is the basis for a book co-authored with her brother. “Love Letters from World War II: Robert Dalton’s WWII Service” is written by Janet Dalton
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EL PASO, Texas – Local Hispanic high school seniors with a goal of attending college but who may not have the funds to do so are encouraged to apply for scholarships sponsored by McDonald’s. McDonald’s national HACER scholarship program is accepting applications through February 5th. The program awards scholarships of up to $100,000. Founded by
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EL PASO, Texas – Cirque du Soleil OVO is returning to El Paso’s Don Haskins Center, March 12-15. The show was last here in 2017. Cirque du Soleil describes OVO as “teeming with life. Insects work, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy in motion. Their home is filled with
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EL PASO, Texas — The Borderland 100 Club is no stranger to helping first responders in El Paso. Now, they’re giving back to firefighters in Australia. ABC-7 at Noon sat down with the organization’s president to talk about how the public can help.
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EL PASO, Texas — Showcasing El Paso to the world and the world to El Paso, the El Paso Media Fest expands to three days in 2020. The El Paso Media Fest is a three-day film festival dedicated to enriching the El Paso community through the international exposure of culture and film. This festival strives
Continue ReadingA state redistricting committee is inviting El Pasoans to speak during a hearing on the 2020 Census and 2021 redistricting. The hearing will be at UTEP’s Magoffin Auditorium beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, January 9. The purpose of the hearing is to solicit public input on the 2021 legislative redistricting process and provide context to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego was on ABC-7 at Four to review 2019 and the accomplishments county commissioners made during the year. He also gave a preview of what the county will be working on in 2020.
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EL PASO, Texas — A new semi-professional basketball team is taking the court for its very first season. The Southwest Desertcats was established in 2019 by Samantha Stukes and Paris Wall. The team is made up of local players who have made the Skyline Optimist Club their home court. Wall is the head coach of
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso City Department of Public Health recently reported that flu cases are up nearly 90 percent from last flu season. So the El Paso Fire Department is extending their Vaccinations for Health program. The program provides free flu shots, blood pressure and glucose screenings to people 18 and older,
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 sits down with El Paso Opera ahead of a performance of Pagliacci on January 10 and 11, 2020.
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EL PASO, Texas – University Medical Center, for the first time in its 115-year history, will have two new satellite emergency departments located away from its main campus, one in east El Paso, the other in northeast El Paso. The UMC Northeast Emergency Department on 4669 Cohen opens for business on Jan. 10. The UMC
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EL PASO, Texas – Chabad Lubavitch is preparing to celebrate Hanukkah and invites El Paso’s Jewish community to join in the celebration. The Chabad is holding a ceremony to mark the first night of Hanukkah this Sunday at 5 p.m. at 6615 Westwind Drive in West El Paso. Hannukah is a Jewish festival commemorating the
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EL PASO, Texas — Many teens and young adults having been using vaping products with THC. While there may be health precautions, people who are caught with THC can face felony charges. That’s why the Paso del Norte Health Foundation and the El Paso Behavioral Health Behavior Consortium are working together to warn teenagers from
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EL PASO, Texas – Canutillo ISD and the Canutillo Alumni Foundation for Education (CAFÉ) will host a Diamond Jubilee this Saturday, December 14 to commemorate 60 years since its establishment in 1959, and the entire community is celebrating. District leaders are pleased with the recent accomplishments that could be considered one of the most memorable
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 at Noon sits down with a representative of Conn’s HomePlus, who shares research on the top holiday gifts this season.
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — More children here in Texas left foster care for permanent homes than entered the child welfare system this year, according to Child Protective Services. CPS data from 2019 was released last week. It shows that more than 20,000 kids in Texas exited foster care and of those, more than 6,000 were
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Deserts gardens invites you to join them for Las Posadas at the Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., in conjunction with the closing celebration of the Uncaged Art exhibition. Visitors will have an opportunity to see Uncaged Art
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EL PASO, Texas — The opioid addiction crisis has been affecting the nation for years and El Paso is not immune. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, El Paso County had 222 emergency department visits that were opioid-related in 2017. That same year, 50 people in the county died of opioid overdose,
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