Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to hold press conference on flash flooding emergency
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a severe weather briefing and press conference Wednesday afternoon, according to his office.
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Las Cruces Utilities about possible scam regarding water quality
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Utilities on Wednesday warned the public about a possible scam asking residents to submit a form about their water quality. The utility said it didn't make or authorize any flyers or door hangers about the notices. The utility said the possible scam may tr...
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Sheinbaum señala como “política” la acusación de la DEA sobre una “conexión letal” entre el Gobierno de México y carteles
Por Veronica Calderón y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, descalificó este miércoles las recientes declaraciones del titular de la Administración de Control de Drogas de Estados Unidos (DEA, por sus siglas en inglés), Terry Cole, quien el lunes acusó qu...
Argentina shocks England 2-1 to advance to the World Cup final against Spain
By Aleks Klosok, Kyle Feldscher (CNN) – Argentina is into the final! This team never knows when it’s beaten and has yet again performed a miracle escape act to win this dramatic semifinal at the death. For so long in this game, Lionel Messi and Co. looked devoid of ideas but Lionel S...
El Paso Little League team one step closer to World Series
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A Little League Baseball team based in Horizon has already made history, and it's about to cement its in El Paso sports history. The team is headed to the Little League Regionals next week -- the furthest an El Paso team has ever made. With a couple wins, the team ...
Opening night for free presentation of Shrek the Musical
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Wednesday, July 19, the community is invited to the opening night for the high school production of "Shrek the Musical" at Coronado High School. The play was put together by students and faculty from across the El Paso Independent School District, who worked for sever...
Man arrested for child sex crimes in El Paso Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) --A 32-year-old man was arrested in a joint operation on three warrants for sex crimes against a child in El Paso's Lower Valley, according to a news release by the El Paso County Constable's Office for Precinct Three. Ivan Jade Zacarias was arrested on one count of sexual a...
Over 100 Democrats vote to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, reflecting growing schism in party
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 Democrats voted to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel — an ultimately unsuccessful effort that highlighted the growing division in their party on the issue. On Wednesday 103 Democrats voted in support of an amendment to block aid tha...
Ysleta ISD to provide free meals for upcoming school year
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Students in the Ysleta Independent School District will have the opportunity to enjoy free breakfast and lunch meals this upcoming school year, according to district officials. Beginning August 3, all Ysleta ISD students will have free breakfast, and 90 percent of campuses...
Confirmation hearings, fiery train, predicting Alzheimer’s risk: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Gina Park, Daniel Wine, CNN Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do you have what it takes to work for “Jeopardy!”? For the first time in history, the game show is opening its hiring process to the public — you just need to pass a rigorous recruitment process. Here’s what else you might have missed du...
Trump weighing options for expanding military operations in Iran
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been receiving options for expanding the military operation in Iran, according to two people familiar with the matter, including during a Situation Room meeting on Tuesday that centered on ways to intensify efforts to loosen Iran’s grip on...
Paramount y Warner Bros. prevén un retraso en el cierre del acuerdo de fusión
Brian Stelter Los ejecutivos involucrados en el acuerdo pendiente entre Paramount y Warner Bros. Discovery esperan que un juez ponga en pausa el plan de adquisición en los próximos días. Oficialmente, es difícil prever la reacción del tribunal ante la solicitud de 12 fiscales generales estata...
Woman who schemed to lure vulnerable migrants to US for sex work pleads guilty
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Several years ago, a family came to the United States and took up a terrifying new endeavor: smuggling young, poor women from Central and South America into the country and forcing them into prostitution. The scheme was rather straightforward, according to co...
Breaking News: Limón Places Agenda Item Prohibiting City Representatives from Using Personal Devices During Meetings
EL PASO, Tx., July 15, 2026: City Representative Lily Limón has placed an agenda item for next weeks city council meeting calling for city representatives to stop using personal devices […] The post Breaking News: Limón Places Agenda Item Prohibiting City Representatives from Using Personal Devic...
When will wildfire smoke clear? Here's where air quality will get better, where it'll get worse this week
Wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota sent smoke blowing over a huge swath of the U.S. on Wednesday, giving the sky an apocalyptic haze. The smoky skies are likely to linger – and even worsen – in the next couple days before there's a chance of improving.
IDEA Public Schools prepares students with school supplies giveaway
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — IDEA Public Schools will host free back-to-school giveaways at five campuses across the region to help students prepare for the upcoming school year. According to officials, the statewide initiative "Backpacks for Bright Futures" is designed to help students start the scho...
Diarrhea-causing parasite case confirmed in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A case of the "diarrhea-causing" parasite, cyclospora, has been confirmed in El Paso, according to the City-County Health Authority, Dr. Hector Orcaranza, on Wednesday, July 15. The City's Department of Public Health (DPH) has reported that a man in his 60s has been diagn...
Blanche AG confirmation rocky as Cornyn, Dems press him on 'anti-weaponization' fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday faced what one lawmaker said was more of a performance evaluation than a job interview as he seeks to secure his post as the top law enforcement official for the country. The tough questions came not just from Democrats, but also from Sen. John Co...
Las desventajas de hacer permanente el horario de verano en EE.UU.
Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN Una de las frases más célebres sobre la política es la del estadista alemán Otto von Bismarck, quien afirmó que es “el arte de lo posible”. Sin embargo, cuando se trata del horario de verano, quizá resulte más apropiada una versión del economista John Kenneth Galb...
Las Cruces Public Schools announces new K-12 statewide online school
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Public Schools announced a new online school open to all of New Mexico Wednesday. The virtual school, Aspire Online School, serves grades kindergarten through 12th grade, according to a news release. LCPS said the online school complements the district...
Takeaways from Blanche and Clayton hearings: Fund for Trump allies and 2020 election at the forefront
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Katie Bo Lillis, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — In twin hearings Wednesday, two nominees integral to executing President Donald Trump’s agenda worked to convince senators that they were up to the task: Todd Blanche for attorney general, and Jay C...
ABC-7 First Alert – Storm coverage expected to increase late Friday and weekend.
Isolated storms will be likely again tonight. Some gusty winds in and around some of the storms. These storms will once again be likely later Thursday as well. Storms will be more widespread late Friday and the weekend. Could see some good rains in spots. Temperatures will continue to be below...
'I knew it was on me': Video shows reporter power through live report as cockroach crawls on her
A cockroach made an unexpected appearance during a live weather report during a Tuesday night newscast from Nexstar's KTLA, but the reporter at the center of the moment didn't let it derail her broadcast.
Exclusive: Congress discussing affidavits from Epstein survivors about Lesley Groff as survivors told CNN she lied
By MJ Lee, Annie Grayer, Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee has discussed with Jeffrey Epstein survivors the possibility of the women providing affidavits about longtime Epstein assistant Lesley Groff – coming on the heels of multiple survivors telling CNN that Groff had...
Some Ysleta ISD campuses will have free breakfast, lunch for the school year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Ysleta Independent School District shared a list of campuses giving free breakfast and lunch meals for the upcoming school year, which starts Aug. 3. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), nearly 90% of YISD campuses wi...
WestStar Bank names Yvonne Dorado chief accounting officer
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — WestStar Bank named Yvonne Dorado Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer as part of an internal leadership realignment within the Accounting and Tax and Treasury division. In her new role, Dorado will oversee the bank's financial accounting and reporting functi...
Vance: Reaction to false Michelle Obama insult at White House UFC fight was ‘totally disproportionate’
By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance said in a podcast episode that aired Wednesday that the backlash to a UFC fighter’s false and offensive remark about former first lady Michelle Obama was “totally disproportionate” to the comment itself. Speaking on “The Joe Rogan Ex...
Ossoff presses Clayton on who won 2020 election
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), the most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for reelection this year, took Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, to task over the administration's focus on debunked claims that the 2020 elections were fraudulent. In a tense confirmation ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to hold press conference on flash flooding emergency
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a severe weather briefing and press conference Wednesday afternoon, according to his office.
Hot Dog Council answers age-old question: Is the hot dog a sandwich?
National Hot Dog Day is upon us once again.
Has explosive diarrhea killed salad?
CNN By Zoe Sottile, Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — With growing cases of explosive diarrhea around the country, restaurants have had to make some changes. Street Beet, a vegan restaurant in Detroit, has been stripping the first layer of lettuce heads and double washing them. Around a quarter of...
FCC Chair Carr says California could drop lawsuit against Paramount, Warner Bros. merger if CNN is spun off
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said Wednesday California could drop its joint lawsuit against Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery if CNN is spun off as its own media entity. “There was a story that broke a couple weeks ago that said that Californ...
Un nuevo análisis de sangre puede predecir el riesgo de alzhéimer, pero debe usarse con cuidado
Por Sandee LaMotte, CNN Los adultos mayores cognitivamente sanos con altos niveles en sangre de un biomarcador llamado p-tau217 tuvieron una probabilidad estimada un 38 % mayor de desarrollar signos tempranos de demencia en cinco años, halló un nuevo estudio. A lo largo de 10 años, el riesgo fu...
Texas AG announces $150 million settlement against 23andMe over data breach
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $150 million settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andMe. He said the settlement will help resolve issues from a 2023 data breach that compromised 6.9 million customers' genetic data. 23andMe offers DNA testi...
Trump pushes ICE to continue traffic stops after fatal shootings
By Rebecca Santana and Patrick Whittle / Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following anoth...
Water pressure issue continues at Downtown El Paso jail
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Officials with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office say work is being done to restore normal water service at the Downtown El Paso County Detention Facility after a water main break and a subsequent equipment issue disrupted service. According to the sheriff's office, the f...
Water main break temporarily disrupts Downtown detention facility water service: EPCSO
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said a water main break has been causing water service issues at the El Paso County Downtown Detention Facility since Tuesday. EPCSO said the water main has since been repaired, and the facility is dealing with a pressure regulator i...
Así son las comunidades latinas en Maine y Texas donde agentes de ICE mataron a dos inmigrantes
Por Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español Texas y Maine son estadísticamente dispares, al menos en cuanto a población se refiere. Mientras que uno supera los 31 millones de habitantes, el otro apenas rebasa las 1,4 millones de personas. Sin embargo, a pesar de esta enorme diferencia, ambos estados tie...
Texas DPS confirms crash in Socorro
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FCC moves to deliver long-sought win for Trump-aligned broadcasters
By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission is changing its rules so that local TV station owners can get much, much bigger. The looming vote, which is likely to be challenged in court, is a long-sought victory for media moguls who are aligned with Preside...