NBA legend and civil rights activist Bill Russell dies at 88
Forbes.com sports columnist Terence Moore speaks about the effect 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell had on the NBA, professional sports and the civil…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Hot start with rainier end of week
Good evening all. Are you sleepy? For some reason I am today. Let’s try to wake up with this week’s forecast, as it is also the first week of school…
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El Paso non-profit holds backpack giveaway before the start of the new school year
EL PASO, Texas – Monday, Aug 1 is the big day, the first day of school for many kids in the Borderland. A local non-profit organization ‘You Eat…
Continue ReadingNichelle Nichols, trailblazing ‘Star Trek’ actress, dies at 89
CNN’s Jason Carroll looks back at the legendary life of actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, who passed away at the age of 89. She was best known for…
Continue ReadingNBA legend and civil rights activist Bill Russell dies at 88
Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy talks about the legacy of Bill Russell on and off the court and shares a story Russell told him about…
Continue ReadingHow the media is falling short covering the economic rollercoaster
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Even top economists are struggling to explain perhaps “the weirdest economy” Americans have ever lived…
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Sunday Funday Moment: The PIE Sisters are making a name for themselves in the Borderland
El Paso, Texas– Meet, the PIE sisters. A local singing group made up of four sisters: Jez Hernandez, Joanna Casillas, Jasmine Lasala, and Jessamine…
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VA secretary says Republican-backed amendments to burn pits legislation would lead to ‘rationing of care for vets’
CNN By Donald Judd and Aaron Pellish, CNN Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Sunday pushed back against Senate Republicans blocking…
Continue Reading Republicans argue Manchin and Schumer’s energy, health care deal will raise taxes, citing nonpartisan data
CNN By Tami Luhby and Daniella Diaz, CNN Americans of all incomes would see their federal taxes rise under the climate and health care package that…
Continue Reading14 Oregon deaths may be heat-related as 13 million people in the Northwest sweltered under heat alerts
Four suspected heat-related deaths in Oregon amid heat…
Continue Reading Manchin refuses to say whether he thinks Biden deserves a second term: ‘I’m not speculating on it’
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia refused to say Sunday whether he thinks President Joe Biden deserves a second…
Continue Reading Abundant Church giving away backpacks and school supplies ahead of the first day of school
EL PASO, Texas – Abundant Church is set to host their annual backpack and school supply giveaway as kids in the borderland are heading back to…
Continue ReadingUnidentified man saves grandmother and her relatives as their home is nearly swallowed by Kentucky floodwaters
The death toll continues to rise following devastating floods in Kentucky. Mike Valerio…
Continue Reading Last Uvalde shooting victim released from the hospital
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The last injured victim from the Robb Elementary School has been released from the hospital Friday. University Health Hospital…
Continue Reading Temple Mount Sinai is hosting their first ever Jewish Food Festival
Happening today…Temple Mount Sinai is hosting it’s first annual Jewish food festival. The festival will take place Sunday afternoon, from noon to…
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Warm day in the Borderland with some possible late, light showers
EL PASO, Texas- The temperatures will be back in the 100’s all throughout the Borderland. Las Cruces and El Paso should see light showers around the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 1: Extreme heat, Ukraine, Covid-19, Kentucky, Sudan
CNN’s Joe Johns reports from eastern Kentucky, which has experienced historic flooding and is bracing for…
Continue ReadingUkrainian grain tycoon killed in Mykolaiv shelling as Putin threatens ‘lightning speed’ response to interference
Some six months into Russia’s war in Ukraine, CNN’s Jason Carroll visits the town of Irpin, approximately 45 minutes northwest of Kyiv. Once occupied…
Continue Reading Maneskin on feeling free, finding fame and embarking on their first world tour
CNN’s Maria Santana talks to the members of Måneskin about their past successes and what could be next for the Italian rock…
Continue ReadingThe busiest economic week of the summer is over: Here’s everything we learned
CNN By Nicole Goodkind and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business If you’re reading this, it means you’ve survived the busiest week of the summer.…
Continue Reading Downtown Management District survey: What’s important about downtown to you?
EL PASO, Texas — The city wants to know from the public about what needs to be changed in downtown El Paso. “It would be nice if the [trolley]…
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Woman special agents in the FBI 50 years later
EL PASO, Texas — In July of 1972, the FBI started allowing woman to become special agents. Fifty years later, thousands of women are filing the jobs…
Continue ReadingGeorgia authorities release body camera footage after woman dies following fall from patrol car
Georgia authorities have released body camera footage of an incident from earlier this month showing a mother experiencing what her family called a…
Continue ReadingBallet, busking and bathing: Ukrainians are defying Russia by embracing ‘normal life’
Amid a brutal war with Russia, the shows at a 135-year-old opera house in the southern city Odesa still go on. CNN’s Ivan Watson goes to a ballet…
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Fort Bliss soldier prepares for pull-up charity event
EL PASO, Texas– Bradley Rushmore, Fort Bliss soldier and founder of Rushmore Foundation is preparing for a toy drive for the El Paso Children’s…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Hot start to week, better rain chances later on
Howdy ya’ll and happy Saturday! It sure has been hot today, and the past several days, and unfortunately, it will continue to be hot once again for…
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Fight leads to shots fired in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A fight broke out Saturday afternoon at a Hooters resulting in a shooting, according to officials at the Las Cruces Police…
Continue ReadingRemnants of an uncontrolled Chinese rocket reentered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, US Space Command says
Remnants of the massive Chinese rocket that was descending uncontrollably back to Earth re-entered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, the US Space…
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announces mandatory evacuation from Donetsk region
In Ukraine… Russia is using Europe’s largest power plant as a “fortress” from which they are firing upon Ukrainians — knowing they wont fire…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 again
CNN By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again Saturday morning, per a letter from presidential…
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