EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is partnering with Vitalant for a holiday blood drive, happening Thursday, December 18, 2025. Stop by the ABC-7 station, located at 4140 Rio Bravo Street in West El Paso, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to give the gift of life this holiday season. Donors will get a free
Continue ReadingCNN By Devon M. Sayers, Pete Muntean, Dianne Gallagher, CNN STATESVILLE, NC (CNN) — Six people have died after a small private jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Statesville, North Carolina, a source briefed on the crash tells CNN. The crash happened shortly after 10:15 a.m., Iredell County Chief Deputy Bill Hamby told CNN. Preliminary
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By Kit Maher, Steve Contorno, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expedite the reclassification of marijuana – an effort to increase research on its medical use but not fully legalize it. “This reclassification order will make it far easier to conduct marijuana-related medical research, allowing us to
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On December 9, Oliver Rivera Peña, an officer with the Road Safety Coordination Department in Juárez (CGSV), was monitoring the line at the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) when he was asked to perform an unusual task. Officer Rivera was directing traffic when a child and a woman asked him to
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In the winter, a lot of viruses spread and can cause respiratory infections, the one increasingly spreading right now is the flu, the peak season being now in December. A pediatrician at The Hospitals of Providence said others spreading right now include COVID-19, rhinovirus and adenovirus, and believes it’s all due to lower vaccination rates.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — 11 Tren de Aragua gang members, primarily from Venezuela, are facing federal racketeering charges in New Mexico. Federal prosecutors say the 11 were just indicted. They are accused of kidnapping, brutally interrogating, and strangling a person in an Albuquerque apartment. They then allegedly buried the person’s body in a
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Thursday — the latest in a series of intermittent disclosures that have fueled significant political intrigue in recent weeks about who may have been associated with the convicted sex offender. Philosopher Noam Chomsky is seen with Jeffrey
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Your Thursday is looking like another great weather day. Temps start off cool but warm to above average through the afternoon. Temps for your Thursday morning are in the upper 30s and lower 40s. They will climb to above average by lunch. El Paso is expected to reach a high
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Leadership Academy football team celebrated a major achievement. The team won a state championship this past season. The EPLA Leaders are a six-man football team. They finished the season with an 8-2 record, and went on to win the Texas Christian Athletic League state championship. EPLA head coach
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s DEA said they found purple fentanyl with xylazine, a type of animal tranquilizer. This type of opioid has been found in the country before, but the DEA says this is the first time that they’ve found it in this region. “It’s 50 times more powerful than heroin. It’s
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The weather continues to be fabulous with more sunshine and warming temperatures. There will be 2-3 days of record highs. Temps will be in the low to mid 70s Thursday through Sunday. The outlook for Christmas Eve and Day looks warm too. Highs in the low 70s with mostly sunny skies.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For Elia Kennedy, the sound of a small bell signals more than the start of the holiday season. It represents nearly five decades of service to the Salvation Army and a lifetime of giving back. Kennedy has volunteered with the Salvation Army for 49 years, returning each Christmas to ring
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (7–2) returns to the Don Haskins Center on Thursday looking to protect its perfect home record as the Miners host UC Irvine at 7 p.m. MT. UTEP enters the matchup 6–0 at home and seeks to reset after a challenging two-game road stretch at No. 8 TCU and BYU, reestablishing its
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President Donald Trump will deliver remarks to the nation at 7 p.m. MT. The White House said his speech will highlight the administration’s actions during the past year and tease priorities for 2026. Watch the presidential address live starting at 7 p.m. on the media players below: ABC News Live KVIA Live
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A grand opening for a newly-rehabilitated affordable housing community took place earlier today. It’s part of the Texas House Opportunity Management Enterprise (HOME). The new apartments are located near the Shops of Solana and feature over 140 renovated apartments. This project is part of the $24 million investment fostering affordable
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Update (4:30 PM): Special Traffic Investigators say that motorcyclist Sergio Valenzuela was killed in this morning’s crash on Northwestern Drive. Investigators say that a sedan was driving southbound on Northwestern and tried to make a left turn into a parking lot. Valenzuela was traveling northbound on Northwestern at the same time. This caused a T-bone
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EL PASO, Texas – The Chapin Huskies came away with a home victory over the Franklin Cougars on Tuesday night. The final score was 54-41. The win improved Chapin’s overall record to 9-6. Following the boys basketball game, the Chapin girls team took the court against the Clint Lions. The Huskies dominated the Lions winning
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Update (2:40 PM): All lanes of traffic on on I-10 West at Zaragoza have been reopened. Update (12:18 PM): El Paso Police say that officers are investigating the semi crash. Police officials say that fuel spilled on the roadway and delays are expected as crews work to clean up the scene. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)- Tunnel to Towers Foundation is providing a mortgage-free home to the family of Jonah Hernandez, a Las Cruces Police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2024. Officer Hernandez responded to a trespassing call where he was attacked by a suspect and stabbed multiple times, he later
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dr. Brian Lusk, El Paso Independent School District’s newly-selected superintendent, will be making an annual base salary of $360,000. EPISD named Lusk the new superintendent several months after former Superintendent Diana Sayavedra offered her retirement to the board of trustees. ABC-7 obtained Lusk’s new contract with EPISD. The contract revealed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Eduardo Ravelo, aka Tablas, 57, pleaded guilty to murder in aid of racketeering, in addition to other crimes, for his role in the March 2010 U.S. Consulate murders in Juarez, Mexico. Ravelo also pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and import drugs, money laundering conspiracy, and conspiracy to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Construction is moving along on the long-delayed Pellicano Drive widening project, a major East El Paso roadway that officials say should be completed by late next year after years of setbacks caused by a contractor bankruptcy. El Paso County Commissioner for Precinct 3 Iliana Holguin said the restart of construction
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ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Anthony, New Mexico resident Othon Jorge Zamarripa, 35, was sentenced to life in prison for multiple child exploitation offenses. Zamarripa was found guilty in federal court in July 2025. Court documents state that from 2018 to 2022, Zamarripa abused his position of trust as a caregiver to coerce minors into
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Investigators used the latest DNA technology to identify the remains of a missing World War II veteran and El Paso native. For the past ten years, the real identity of Freeborn County John Doe was unknown. The skeletal remains were found near Albert Lea, Minnesota in April 2015. Now, the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — RAM prices are rising as AI data centers increase their demand for memory, narrowing the supply that is available to customers. A tighter supply could increase prices for PCs, smartphones, gaming consoles and other devices that rely on RAM. ABC-7 spoke with Manuel Caballero, owner of EP Electrocenter, to hear
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Temperatures are dropping as we approach the winter season, which means your electricity bill can increase. A study from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association predicts energy bills across the U.S. will rise almost 8% to $976 dollars on average this season. Normally what causes that spike are plugged appliances, or anything that’s running for a long
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temperatures will once again start off chilly but by lunch we could see near-record warmth. Starting off this morning the borderland will experience temps in the upper 30s to low 40s. By Lunch El Paso is expected to reach a high of 72. The standing record high in El Paso
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