World Obesity Day is a time to raise awareness on the growing pandemic affecting millions of children and adults across the world. Dr. Benjamin Clapp, medical director of the weight loss centers of The Hospitals of Providence says it’s about educating people on this disease, its risk factors and stigma. A recent study from the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today will be another beautiful weather day through the region. Temps will remain warm conditions will remain calm. Today we woke up to temps in the 50s once again with temps expected to trend above average through your afternoon. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 83. That
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EL PASO, Texas – AEW returns to El Paso Wednesday night for AEW Dynamite. The show will take place at the Don Haskins Center and will start at 5:30 p.m. This is the third time AEW brings their weekly wrestling show to El Paso. The event will be shown worldwide and televised nationally on TBS
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There are more than 523,000 registered voters in El Paso County, but not all will be voting today. For the primary elections, a voter must choose to align with a party. The biggest difference that a voter may see is the change between their congressional district 16 and 23 for those who live on the cusp
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temperatures will stay warm as we develop a light breeze for your Wednesday. Once again we wake up to temperatures in the 50s. El Paso is expected to reach a high today of 86 with potential to break a standing heat record of 85, Las Cruces is expected to reach
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since she won her very first soccer medal at the age of three, Americas High School senior Anabella Escobar has been hooked. “I love how much excitement it brings to me, even the nerves. I love it so much,” Escobar says. As her high school career nears the end, she’s
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EL PASO, Texas – AEW returns to El Paso Wednesday for AEW Dynamite. The nationally televised wrestling show will be broadcast live on TBS. This is the third time AEW brings their premiere weekly wrestling show to El Paso. The first two events took place at the El Paso County Coliseum, but this year for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A small black dog has been keeping Border Patrol agents company by the river in Downtown El Paso. His name is Blackie. After becoming an icon to those he walked beside, he trusted them enough to ask for their help. One day Blackie brought a kitten from the riverbed to
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The heat wave continues across the Desert Southwest! Today’s high is expected to be around 88 which will surpass the 2016 record of 84 degrees. Tomorrow’s high of 86 may break the 2009 record of 85 degrees. The Borderland will see a lunar eclipse in the sky in the early morning hours tomorrow. The eclipse
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The goal of Youth Opera of El Paso is to create life-long opera lovers right here in our community. “One of the things i encountered early in my teaching is that young people are very intimidated by just the word opera,” Kimberly Wolfenbarger-Nakamoto told ABC-7 during an interview. Kimberly is the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In honor of International Women’s Month, 6 women at the El Paso Fire Department spent an entire shift together, highlighting female empowerment in the field. This all-female crew represents the trailblazing women who have paved the way in a historically male-dominated profession. “We’re so used to saying it’s a brotherhood.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—The Socorro Independent School District continues to celebrate after earning the Texas Thespians Premiere Communities for Theatre Education Award for a third year in a row. Each year, Texas Thespians recognizes school districts that provide excellent theater education. Dr. Josey Pickett, the fine arts facilitator at SISD, said the district’s fine arts
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- TXDot’s “saved by the belt” campaign this month is reminding teens and young adults that seat belts save lives, but only if you wear them—for every seat, every ride. Lauren Macias-Cervantes explains that by instilling these habits now, we can help the next generation of drivers make safe driving decisions for the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—February marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a time to help promote healthy, respectful and safe relationships. However, it’s important to keep conversations going all year long. Sandra Garcia, the executive director of the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence in El Paso, told ABC-7 this is a community issue. They want
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Vitamin D deficiency is most common during the winter months. It doesn’t matter even if it’s sunny in El Paso, vitamin D deficiency is becoming more common as we spend more time indoors and away from the sun — but now that daylight savings is around the corner, you’ll have more time to take advantage of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is saluting the men and women of our armed forces and our veterans with Military Monday. Today we are recognizing Master Sergeant Jordan Paresky, who has been serving for 21 years. He’s preparing for a final deployment this spring. We thank you for your service. Send in a photo of your
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Once again temps will trend on the warmer side. Conditions will also remain calm. Temperatures began this morning in the 50s they will continue to climb 15-20 degrees above average. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 89. Las Cruces is expected to reach a high of 86.
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By Amanda Musa, Hanna Park, Holly Yan, Ed Lavandera, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — Early Sunday morning, just as bars along Austin’s bustling Sixth Street were winding down for the night, a barrage of gunfire tore through the popular entertainment district in the heart of Texas’ capital, leaving three people dead and more than a
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Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to better explain what El Paso County Republican Chair Michael Aboud told ABC-7. We originally said Aboud said the Trump campaign should pay back the city of El Paso, but that O’Rourke should’ve paid more. But Aboud later told ABC-7 that he said that the Trump campaign should
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia – UTEP track and field’s Oleksandr Blonskyi (pentathlon), Praise Djoma (triple jump), Juan Leal (mile), and Cydni Martin (200m) each medaled in their respective events on the last day of competition at the 2026 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex on Saturday. Overall, the Miners set 16
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EL PASO, Texas – In a one-point battle on Senior Day inside the Don Haskins Center, the UTEP women’s basketball team came up just short in a 58–57 loss to Kennesaw State on Saturday. The Miners moved to 13–14 overall and 5–11 in Conference USA play. UTEP shot 35.8 percent from the field (19-of-53) and went 15-of-17
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — NM State (13-15, 6-12 CUSA) battled for 45 minutes today but came up just short in an 86–85 overtime loss to Middle Tennessee (15–14, 9–9 CUSA) inside the Murphy Center. Coming out of the gate, both teams struggled to find rhythm offensively and went scoreless for nearly the first four minutes of action. With 16:05
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky – Jamal West Jr. (22 points), Kaseem Watson (15 points) and Caleb Blackwell (14 points) all reached double figures in scoring, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was bounced at high-flying WKU, 97-65, Saturday afternoon. There was a frenetic pace of play from the opening tip, with the Miners (10-19, 6-12 CUSA) and
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA)– In the Borderland, residents are reacting with concern and uncertainty following news of a global attack that has dominated headlines and social media feeds. ABC-7 spoke with several El Pasoans about their thoughts. While many declined to comment on camera, one woman said she remains in disbelief over the situation. Jennifer
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement on the attack in Austin that occurred early Sunday morning that left three dead and fourteen others wounded: “Texas mourns with the families and loved ones of those who were horrifically killed in last night’s attack in Austin,” said Governor Abbott. “Cecilia
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A suspect was also fatally shot by police early on Sunday, officials said. By Tristan Maglunog and Bill Hutchinson March 1, 2026, 11:01 AM The FBI said it is investigating a possible terrorism motive in a mass shooting early Sunday outside a bar in Austin, Texas, that left two people dead and more than a dozen others
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Following seven male head coaches, the UTEP track and field program turned a new page last July by naming Francesca Green as their first female head coach in program history. After spending the past 20 years at the University of Arizona where she served in several roles including associate head coach,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- ABC-7 has an exclusive interview with former UTEP basketball player, Otis Frazier, who is in Israel while the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes on Iran early Saturday morning. Frazier explains that he’s been in Israel for 8 months playing basketball in the Israeli Basketball Premier League also called the Winner
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Texas Governor Greg Abbott has released the following statement regarding the U.S. and Israel military strikes on Iran early Saturday morning: “Texas stands with President Trump in sending a clear message to Iran: its aggression toward America and the West will no longer be tolerated. These joint operations with our allies
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Lawmakers around the Borderland are reacting to the news of the U.S. and Israel having launched strikes on Iran early Saturday morning. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: “In June of last year, the Trump administration declared to the world that Iran’s nuclear program was ‘completely and totally obliterated.
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