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ABC-7 at 4: Expert provides tips to make filing taxes easier for Borderland residents

February 12, 2025 11:10 AM Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—The IRS reminds taxpayers that choosing the right tax professional is essential to help them avoid tax-related identity theft and financial harm. Ruby Alvarez, the Vice President of GECU Community Development, talks about why using a qualified professional service is essential to help you fill out your taxes. He explains that programs like VITA have IRS-certified volunteers or

Firefighters showcase their water rescue capabilities ahead of potential rainfall

February 12, 2025 11:33 AM KESQ

Fire personnel are no strangers to rescuing people who need help. That includes water rescues across the valley during periods of rain. Tommy Ibarra, a firefighter with Palm Springs Fire Department, says there’s a simple way to stay safe: “We always say like the famous phrase: ‘turn around, don’t drown.’ Unfortunately, you know, it doesn’t

Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? Beware of romance scams

February 12, 2025 11:26 AM KESQ

Millions of people use online dating apps or social networking sites to meet someone. But instead of finding romance, many find a scammer trying to trick them into sending money. Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating sites and apps or contact you through popular social media sites like Instagram or Facebook. The scammers strike up a relationship

Murder-suicide: Wyoming mother shoots her kids, turns a gun on herself

February 12, 2025 11:07 AM Local News 8

BYRON, Wyoming (KIFI) — A small-town mother shot her four daughters in the head. Monday afternoon, Tranyelle Harshman called 911 and told dispatch where they could find each of the girls’ bodies. She then said she was going to shoot herself. When Wyoming police arrived, the woman and two of the daughters were still alive. By Tuesday

ABC-7 at 4: The Black History Month Parade returns to northeast El Paso

February 11, 2025 5:24 PM Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- The Black History Parade returns to northeast El Paso this year. The El Paso chapter of the Inter-Club Council will host the event this year. Cuban de la Fuente and Curtis Smith explain everything you need to know about the event.

Two El Paso County Tax Offices to temporarily close starting next month

February 12, 2025 7:33 AM Carter Diggs

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector Ruben P. Gonzalez announced the Westside and Fort Bliss El Paso County Tax Offices will be temporarily closed starting March 1. In a statement, Gonzalez said the closures were due to an increased workload and training requirements brought on by House Bill 718, which requires

Mexico says Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs are unjustified

February 11, 2025 11:49 AM Heriberto Perez Lara

JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard spoke on the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico saying “is not justified” because the U.S. exports more into Mexico than Mexican imports into the U.S. “Mexico imports more steel from the United States than it exports,” Ebrard said during a news conference

ABC-7 4: Black Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to honor El Pasoans

February 10, 2025 8:43 AM Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-The inaugural Black Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors El Pasoans who have made contributions to the community. The event was created by Monica Tucker with a goal to establish an annual tradition based on unity and inspiration. The committee overseeing the selection process consists of active and retired service members, community

El Paso community resources for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

February 10, 2025 1:23 PM Nicole Ardila

February is known as the month of love and friendship as most people celebrate Valentine’s Day, but it is also Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. The CDC has reported one in 12 teens experience some form of physical dating violence, and one in 10 teens experience sexual dating violence. Female students experience higher rates of

Borderland Community Adventures hosts first cycle/run in El Paso

February 7, 2025 9:01 PM Isabella Martinez

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) –- A new community group is bringing together cyclists and runners this weekend! Borderland Community Adventures is hosting their inaugural cycle/run on Saturday, aiming to unite everyone in the Borderland for a day of outdoor activity. Participants are invited to gather at Podium Finish, located at 1400 Texas Ave. at

Northeast El Paso residents report loud explosion, houses rattling

February 7, 2025 8:46 PM Nicole Ardila

Several residents in Northeast El Paso reported a loud ‘boom’ noise, what they said sounded like a nearby explosion. ABC-7 investigated the region after receiving emails and phone calls from concerned residents on Thursday morning around 10 a.m. Residents believed it could’ve been an explosion at a nearby quarry, but employees at the GCC Materials

Longtime NFL fan in Juárez has largest football collection in Mexico

February 7, 2025 6:09 PM Heriberto Perez Lara

JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Super Bowl LIX will be played this weekend between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, a game borderland fans enjoy each edition. South of the border in Ciudad Juárez, a longtime NFL fan has been collecting all sorts of goods and merchandise of all NFL teams for over 30

ABC-7 at 4: TXDOT urging Super Bowl Fans to Drive Safely

February 7, 2025 11:15 AM Nichole Gomez

EL Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)- This week TXDOTdot is reminding everyone to celebrate super bowl weekend safely by having a game plan for a sober ride. Jennifer Wright, to see if you can take the punishment. TXDOT Closures: I-10 Widening West 49 HOUR FREEWAY CLOSURE Saturday, February 8 at 4 a.m., through Monday, February 10 at 5

Good Vibes Only: El Paso hot yoga studio

February 7, 2025 4:30 PM Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dania Gardea can now add another title to her resume. She has been a lawyer in Las Cruces and Southern New Mexico for 20 years, focusing on family law, including adoptions, divorces and custody battles. In September 2024, she opened Hot Yoga El Paso. She said many people are fascinated

ABC-7 at 4: National Children’s Dental Health Month

February 7, 2025 11:27 AM Nichole Gomez

ABC-7 at 4: Super Bowl Healthy Alternatives

February 7, 2025 11:08 AM Nichole Gomez

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UTEP studying how to charge electric vehicles while driving

February 6, 2025 6:43 PM Rishi Oza

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Power and Renewable Energy Systems Lab at UTEP is studying how electric vehicles can be charged while driving on the roads. The research group is led by doctorate student Travis Newbolt and Dr. Paras Mandal, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UTEP. Dr. Mandal says the group

El Paso Sigma Beta Club to hold induction ceremony next week

February 6, 2025 3:20 PM Isabella Martinez

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The El Paso Sigma Beta Club, the youth affiliate of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, stopped by ABC-7 at noon this afternoon. The club is set to welcome two new members during their induction ceremony next Thursday, February 13, at 7 p.m. at the Rock Faith Center. The club focuses

Juárez mayor speaks deployment of Mexican National Guard to the border

February 6, 2025 11:59 AM Heriberto Perez Lara

JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Monday the deployment of 10,000 Mexican National Guard soldiers to the U.S. – Mexico border as part of an agreement she had with President Donald Trump to pause 25% tariffs for a month. According to the Mexican Federal Government, 2,620 soldiers will be deployed to Chihuahua

Victims of Las Cruces man charged with contributing to child delinquency speak out ahead of sentencing Thursday

February 5, 2025 6:26 PM Lauren Bly

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Curtis Powell is facing sentencing tomorrow for child delinquency charges, he was arrested in 2023 for multiple sex crimes involving a child. On Thursday he’s facing a minimum sentence of five years of probation and forty hours of community service. His niece Darnicia Maree, who says she is also

Authorities search for cross-border tunnel

February 5, 2025 11:45 AM Heriberto Perez Lara

JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican authorities of all three levels of government along reported U.S. officials were at “los hoyos” in the Chamizal area this morning checking for another cross-border smuggling tunnel on the border. This comes after binational authorities and agencies checked another possible tunnel yesterday by the same area close to the Stanton

Beating the odds: NMSU coach spreads awareness for two-time cancer-survivor mom

February 5, 2025 5:15 PM Nicole Ardila

Beating the odds of cancer can be a rare yet hopeful story. The head coach of NMSU Men’s basketball in Las Cruces is spreading cancer awareness after his mother beat cancer twice. “I think we always had that relationship that might be a little bit closer than most normal mothers and sons,” said Coach Jason Hooten.

City Council aims to create training for elected officials

February 4, 2025 7:14 PM Lesley Engle

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council wants to develop a training that sets parameters for elected officials on how they use their staffers during election season. On Tuesday, council members took up an item in executive session that involved an investigation involving a former elected official. City spokeswoman Laura Cruz-Acosta declined to say

ABC-7 at 4: Medical experts explain the new definition of obesity

February 4, 2025 5:09 PM Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the Medical Director at the Las Palmas Del Sol Bariatric Clinic, explains how the new definition differs from the traditional definition, which includes BMI.

State of Texas offers land to Trump administration for deportation sites

February 4, 2025 12:00 PM Heriberto Perez Lara

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas General Land Office has been in contact with the Trump administration for its border security efforts with the purchase of land in different counties across the state. Texas Land Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham spoke with ABC-7 today, saying the federal government has reached out to them and said

ABC-7 at 4: HOPE Chest Fundraiser

February 3, 2025 10:30 AM Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-The HOPE Chest Fundraiser is just a few days away. The event allows you to bid on or buy fine and costume jewelry and original works of art. The sale and auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, on the first floor of the Medical Education Building.

ABC-7 at 4: Live Action El Paso hosts Love Your Heart Walk

January 31, 2025 8:42 AM Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Live Active El Paso will be hosting its annual “Love Yourself, Love Your Heart” walk at Scenic Drive. With February being Heart Month, Live Active El Paso and The Hospitals of Providence are inviting the community to join them at their free Heart Walk on February 2nd. For more information on Live

Household Furniture in El Paso offers free mattresses if Chiefs win the Super Bowl

January 31, 2025 3:03 PM Rishi Oza

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At the start of the 2024 NFL season, Household Furniture ran a commercial stating that if you bought a Tempur-Pedic mattress through September 23rd, and if the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, you’d get the mattress for free. With the Chiefs making it to New Orleans for Super

Email scams at UTEP

January 31, 2025 1:33 PM Lauren Bly

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Students at UTEP have been receiving emails that are apart of phishing scams. ABC-7 talked to students on campus, who said that they receive an email that appears to be from a professor or advisor. They said the email includes a link which then takes them to a website that they

Wild horses, burros up for adoption during 2-day event near Las Cruces

January 30, 2025 6:45 PM Nicole Ardila

At the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds, wild horses and burros that once roamed free are now waiting to go to a loving home as part of the Bureau of Land Management’s adoption event. Brought from different states, 80 wild animals are up for adoption, and you can take up to four of them home. Ranging

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