EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jesus and Angel Jasso started taekwondo when they were 13 years old during the pandemic. The twins originally started because their parents wanted them to use their energy outside the house. “My husband just said get in the car, all of us including me, he didn’t even tell me where
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- The Coats for Kids program in Las Cruces has helped keep local children warm through the support of our community. This year, they will not be accepting gently used coats. Instead, they’re focusing on monetary donations. A gift of just $20 buys a brand-new coat for a local child—warmth that can
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert for potential storm chances as we track the remnants of Hurricane Lorena. Our rain chances range from 20-60-% for your Thursday and Friday. Our rain chances depend heavily on the path of Hurricane Lorena as well as the amount of moisture that holds
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The FBI El Paso Field Office will host a public recruitment event Friday, Sept. 5, at the University of Texas at El Paso to encourage community members to explore careers with the bureau. Officials say attendees will be able to speak with special agents, intelligence analysts, linguists, IT staff and
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A 5-year-old boy in Florida slipped out of his home barefoot to get breakfast at a Chick-fil-A, police told ABC News. Officers said the boy, identified only as William, walked through his front gate while his parents were asleep and was later found inside the restaurant eating with a manager. He was safely reunited with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Humane Society of El Paso is spotlighting “Chico,” a 6-year-old chihuahua who is looking for a forever home. Staff say Chico is housebroken, walks well on a leash, and after warming up, loves to sit in a lap and follow his person around. He’s described as an ideal companion
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The FBI is recruiting, and ABC-7 joined the El Paso division to complete the required physical fitness test to see what it takes to join. Good Morning El Paso’s Nicole Ardila joins FBI El Paso and other media outlets for a friendly competition on Thursday. The test consists of four main events, with a fifth
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP marching band has been putting in the work all summer long as they prepare for the upcoming football season. The band’s first performance of the season will be during UTEP’s first home game Saturday against Tennessee-Martin. ABC-7 got an inside look at how the Marching Miners are preparing to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– As children return to school and daycare, cases of the hand, foot and mouth disease often increase. While hand, foot and mouth disease can occur year-round, late summer and early fall are ideal for the virus to spread among young children. Dr. Lindsay Herrera at Smart Start Pediatrics says the virus is common
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EL PASO (KVIA) – We at ABC-7 received a lot of e-mails and comments after the special report “TEQUILA TARIFF TALKS” came out in late August. ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala traveled to Jalisco, Mexico to see how potential tariffs would effect prices of tequila being imported through Ciudad Juarez, and into El Paso. Ruben wrote
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso and the City of Sunland Park have entered into a “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).” The agreement allows the two cities to cooperate in a process for reviewing new projects proposed within 1,000 feet of the shared state line. Both of the cities plan to manage
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Tropical moisture from Lorena will impact the Borderland with clouds, rain, and cooler temperatures from late Thursday through early Saturday. Temperatures will be in the 70s and low 80s for highs. It’s a bit difficult to determine how much rain we could see but early estimates are around .10 – 0.50″ for El Paso. Some
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LORDSBURG, New Mexico (KVIA) — Ten people have been arrested and charged in connection with a drug and contraband ring allegedly operating within the Hidalgo County Detention Center in Lordsburg, New Mexico. According to the 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the people who were arrested included both inmates and outside accomplices who allegedly served as
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Update (September 3, 2025): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that video recovered from the recording devices allegedly left inside the Texas Bandits All-Star Cheerleading building’s bathrooms show former coach Christopher Sotelo “firmly looking into the camera while manipulating” and aiming a device at the toilet. This happened on August 22, 2025. Court documents
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EL PASO (KVIA) – September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month with programs set all throughout the next 30 days at a number of hospitals and medical facilities. On Tuesday at the El Paso Children’s Hospital, staff, volunteers, parents, patients, law enforcementer and many more all too part in a special dance session in order to
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EL PASO (KVIA) — A man in his 60s has died after a Northeast El Paso apartment fire early Wednesday morning, according to the El Paso Fire Department. Officials say the fire was reported the Puertas Abiertas Apartment complex at 10095 McCombs St. near the intersection with Dyer. Officials say the fire was reported at
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- Joint El Paso Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: TexasWorks – El Paso Mesa Campus (1035 Belvidere St #116, El Paso, TX 79912) You’ll hear remarks from: Ernesto Morales and Osvaldo Morales, El Paso Campus Directors Dr. Elizabeth Camarena, Statewide Superintendent A
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Calm conditions are expected for your Wednesday. We are leaning dry for today but that could change by the end of the work week. Today we will see near average temps through the region. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 94, Las Cruces is expected to reach
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden had a lot to say about the officiating during the team’s season opening game against Utah State. The Miners came out on the losing end falling to the Aggies by a final score of 28-16. During coach Walden’s Tuesday news conference, Walden spent three minutes
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EL PASO (KVIA) — Thousands of dollars were raised on Labor Day as Special Olympics Texas hosted the 2nd annual “Unified Fore Joy ProAm” at El Paso’s TopGolf. As with any competition in the Special Olympics, it all began with the law enforcement torch run, as DPS officers Stehanie Fanelle and Karina Nanez escorted special athletes
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) – A driver hit a child riding a scooter Sunday in a Canutillo neighborhood and then left the scene, home surveillance videos show. It happened at the intersection of La Puesta Drive and Playa Tronones Avenue, just a few blocks away from Canutillo High School. “It’s kind of devastating, you know, when
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of parents are upset they were not notified earlier about a coach who is accused of recording the owners of the group without their consent. Christopher Sotelo was arrested on Friday. He was released on bond on Monday. This incident involved the Texas Bandits All-Stars, a private club
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Mostly dry with temps in the low to mid 90s the next couple of days. The chance for showers and storms will be on the increase Friday and Saturday due to a tropical system coming up from the south. This will be the remnants of current Tropical Storm Lorena. As the rain chances rise, the
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Over 33,000 pages of Epstein-related records were released, the committee said. By Meredith Deliso September 2, 2025, 4:30 PM The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said it has released tens of thousands of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, provided by the Department of Justice. “On August 5, Chairman Comer issued a subpoena for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A law enforcement officer in Grant County, New Mexico saved a woman, child, and dog from rushing water. Officer Walker Eby was called out to reports of an overturned vehicle on Stephens Road, near Buckhorn. The road was flooded at the time. When Officer Eby got to the scene, he
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A social media post on X shows the famous drone brand DJI Enterprise saying El Paso has built the first citywide drone network in the U.S. With 22 DJI Docks and a FlightHub 2 On-Prem system, the El Paso Police Department, the El Paso Fire Department, and the El Paso
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States conducted a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de Aragua, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. The US president said 11 people were killed in the strike in “international waters.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the “lethal strike” as
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