Drought may impact Doña Ana County’s iconic pecan crop production
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – In the middle of an extreme drought, Doña Ana County pecan farmers must rely on outside water sources to produce…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Hottest air of the season arrives
Temps will soar the next several days. Expecting anywhere from 102 – 106 through the rest of the week. Sunshine will mix with some high level clouds.…
Continue ReadingU.S. Senate passes sweeping tech bill to compete with China
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation aiming to boost semiconductor production in the U.S. The bill is a bid…
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At least 1 hurt in car crash that shut down I-10 west at Harnose exit
EL PASO, Texas — A traffic collision Tuesday afternoon forced the closure of all westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at the Harnose Drive exit,…
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2 fleeing New Mexico robbers blamed for triggering 4-car crash in northeast El Paso
(Editor’s note: A prior version of this report indicated 52 –year-old Marco Carrillo, who was critically injured in the crash, had died. It has…
Continue ReadingAbbott signs 2 new laws to overhaul Texas’ electrical grid
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed two sweeping pieces of legislation Tuesday to overhaul the state’s power grid after the disastrous…
Continue ReadingHarris rejects criticism over lack of border visit: ‘And I haven’t been to Europe’
Vice President Kamala Harris pushed back on criticism that she hasn’t visited the US-Mexico border in an interview aired on Tuesday by arguing…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline CEO grilled on Capitol Hill after crippling ransomware attack
WASHINGTON, DC — Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday it was the “right decision” to halt…
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Massive internet outage: Websites around world go dark
(Editor’s note: KVIA.com was among those sites briefly impacted by the outage.) SAN FRANCISCO, California — Countless websites and apps around the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Heatwave to hit the borderland this week
An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for the first heatwave of the season. There’s not much of a change in the forecast today, high clouds are expected…
Continue ReadingSenate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan U.S. Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government,…
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‘It’s just patience at this point’: El Paso cycling business adapts as pandemic bike shortage continues
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It has been just about a year since bike shops nationwide saw shelves cleared and inventory drop. Now, some business owners…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos is going to space on 1st crewed flight of Blue Origin rocket from Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company,…
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Las Cruces City Council approves partial fireworks ban due to drought
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With the entire Borderland affected by a worsening drought, the city of Las Cruces on Monday adopted a 30-day ban on most…
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Herrell sought to travel with VP Harris on trip to Guatemala, Mexico
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The recent crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is gaining national attention because of the influx of immigrants fleeing…
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Abbott signs law to punish Texas businesses that require proof of Covid-19 vaccination
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas businesses that require customers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will be denied state contracts and could lose their…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Getting hotter this week
Temps will be just shy of record heat this week with temps climbing in the triple digits from 100-105 possible. Lots of sunshine will be in the…
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U.S. recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hackers
US investigators have recovered millions in cryptocurrency they say was paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East…
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North Carolina student denied diploma after wearing Mexican flag over graduation gown
ASHEBORO, North Carolina — A North Carolina high school student said he was denied his diploma at his graduation ceremony for wearing a Mexican flag…
Continue ReadingHarris in Guatemala tells migrants: ‘Do not come’ to U.S.
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday emphasized the need to restore hope for residents of struggling Central American…
Continue ReadingDOJ seizes millions in ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that…
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18-year-old man dies after falling out of moving pickup truck in Lower Valley
UPDATE, June 7: An 18-year-old El Paso man who fell out of a pickup truck over the weekend was the city’s 30th traffic death of the year, police said…
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Dad killed, young kids hurt when car crashes into tree in west El Paso
UPDATE, June 7: Police on Monday identified a 30-year-old El Paso father as the motorist killed in a west El Paso car crash over the weekend, and…
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West El Paso businesses adapt to Mesa Street construction to stay open
EL PASO, Texas — Businesses along Mesa Street have had to deal with more than just a pandemic to keep their doors open this past year. They’ve also…
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Suspect still at-large in teen girl’s stabbing at Cielo Vista Mall
UPDATE, June 7: El Paso police indicated Monday that the suspect in a weekend stabbing of a teenage girl outside the Cielo Vista Mall remained…
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Mugshot released of 6th suspect in MMA coach’s videotaped EPTX bar beating
UPDATE, June 7: El Paso police on Monday released the mugshot of 25–year-old Khalil Mann, who was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility…
Continue ReadingU.S. Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court held on Monday that the government can block non-citizens who are in the U.S. under a program that…
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StormTRACK Weather: Hot, hazy, and windy start to the week
Another hot day in store for the borderland. Temperatures will be in the upper 90s and around 100 degrees. West wind will increase around 10 to 20…
Continue ReadingYMCA of El Paso offering free drop-in child care services to help caregivers get vaccine
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you have felt too busy to get a COVID-19 vaccine, there’s a new program that could help. The YMCA of El Paso is…
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