Belarusian leader asks Wagner mercenaries to train his military
By Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN Atlanta/Hong Kong (CNN) — Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has invited Wagner Group mercenaries to…
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ABC-7 Do-Gooder: El Paso area man offers volunteer services and educational opportunities to local students
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Volunteering and giving back to your community can offer a sense of purpose and allow you to stay connected. I had the chance…
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100-gallon hot sauce spill in East El Paso upgraded to hazmat incident
Update #2: All lanes of I-10 West reopened at around 8:30 p.m. That’s almost 12 hours after the spill. Update: The cleanup operation has been…
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Things To Do for 4th of July Weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Independence Day falls on Tuesday this year, and celebrations are starting early this weekend. Looking for something to do…
Continue Reading Two dead in Moldova airport shooting and gunman detained
By Radina Gigova, Ivana Kottasová and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday…
Continue Reading Shocking cases of domestic violence are leading young Chinese to question marriage
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A series of high-profile domestic violence cases in China, including a killing carried out in broad…
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Students weigh in following Supreme Court’s student loans forgiveness ruling
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Students quickly weighed in following the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. In a…
Continue Reading This North Korean player stunned the soccer world – then disappeared
North Korea’s most famous football star hasn’t been seen in three years. Han Kwang Song made his last pubic appearance in August of 2020, winning the…
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Las Cruces names interim Police Chief
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces has appointed its new Interim Chief of Police, Jeremy Story. His first day is July 1. Story steps into…
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El Paso’s Star on the Mountain vandalized, out until further notice
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chambers says it discovered early Friday morning that the Star on the Mountain was vandalized. The Chamber,…
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Jones brothers visit children at El Paso hospital
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of their charity softball game Thursday, Aaron and Alvin Jones stopped by an El Paso hospital to meet with children…
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First responders wear hazmat suits to clean up 100-gallon hot sauce spill in East El Paso
Update: The cleanup operation has been upgraded to a Hazmat Condition 3 incident. First responders area wearing hazmat suits. Officials say no one…
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ESPN lays off top on-air talent
Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 15:20 ET By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Jon Passantino, CNN New York (CNN) — ESPN is laying off around 20 high-profile…
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Watch: San Elizario native Ricardo Pepi plays in Aaron Jones’ charity softball game
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Soccer star and San Elizario native Ricardo Pepi played in the Jones brother’s charity softball game Thursday night. He…
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Ardovino’s Desert Crossing celebrates the Fourth of July with food, fireworks, and market for families
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Ardovino’s Desert Crossing invites the community to celebrate freedom at their annual Fourth of July BBQ and…
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Fourth of July gas prices take an almost unprecedented plunge
Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 06:44 ET Updated: 30 JUN 23 15:40 ET By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The roads will be crowded this Fourth of…
Continue Reading Shattering the myth of men as hunters and women as gatherers
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — In a forest community where people forage to survive, hunters return from a successful outing with fresh kills…
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El Paso 988 & 911 combine, unique service
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s a partnership that isn’t usually found in crisis response — a combined center offering mental health and emergency…
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Walgreens is closing 450 locations, including 150 in the US
Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 14:25 ET By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Walgreens expects to close 150 locations in the United States and…
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The man who bought a lifetime plane pass in the 1990s and has traveled 23 million miles since
(ABC) — Nobody knows what it is like to go around the world as much as the Tom Stuker, the World’s Most Frequent Flier. Stuker has flown 23 million…
Continue Reading Astronaut’s history-making mission is the latest step for a nation with grand space ambitions
By Eoin McSweeney and Brooke Jenner, CNN (CNN) — Floating upside down, while excitedly moving a microphone about in mid-air, astronaut Sultan…
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Travel experts predicting record-setting travel in the Borderland this Fourth of July
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — AAA’s projections for the upcoming holiday weekend and the Fourth of July are showing that there may be record-setting…
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El Pasoans enjoy break from scorching temperatures
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The clouds have moved in over the borderland, and with that, a much-needed break from triple digit temperatures. ABC-7…
Continue Reading Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
By Sana Noor Haq, Joshua Berlinger, Tara John, Barry Neild and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a…
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Miss Texas America inspiring others to find the beauty within
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, and no one is more passionate about spreading that message than Miss Texas America,…
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NBA player George Hill visits the Providence Children’s Hospital in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — NBA basketball star George Hill of the Indiana Pacers paid a visit to the pediatric patients at Providence Children’s…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for 8 years
By Julia Vargas Jones and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s highest electoral court has barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for…
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Las Cruces teen found, condition remains unclear
Update (June 30, 2023): Dona Ana County Officials announced on Twitter Friday that Rowan Smith has been found. They did not provide an update on…
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Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor, dead at 89
Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 10:16 ET Updated: 30 JUN 23 11:26 ET By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning star of…
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Watch: The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or…
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