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Las Cruces seeks public input to shape City's future
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The City of Las Cruces is inviting residents to help shape the City’s future through a series of public meetings and a "Community Needs Survey" launching as part of the City Strategic Plan Update. Over the coming weeks, residents will have opportunities ...
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Por qué la calidad del aire puede ser peligrosa aunque el cielo se vea despejado
Por Kasha Patel, CNN Se espera que los incendios forestales lleven aire insalubre a más de 120 millones de personas este fin de semana, pero el humo y sus partículas tóxicas no siempre son claramente visibles. En algunos lugares, el horizonte queda cubierto por evidentes tonos ...
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El Paso rhino Taj set to predict World Cup winner
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- As many soccer fans across the nation and the Borderland prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain, an animal at the El Paso Zoo will make its prediction on the winner. Before the kickoff of the final game, Taj the Greater One-...
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Venezuela accede a US$ 346 millones que tenía congelados en el FMI para atender la emergencia causada por los sismos
Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El Gobierno de Venezuela accedió a US$ 346 millones de sus propios recursos que tenía congelados en el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) para poder atender la emergencia causada por los fuertes sismos que golpearon al país el 24 de junio, i...
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El Mundial 2026 también deja récords de reproducciones en Spotify
Por Erick E. Beltran, CNN en Español El Mundial 2026 no solo se vivió en las canchas. También impulsó un consumo récord de música en Spotify, donde los aficionados crearon más listas de reproducción relacionadas con el fútbol que en cualquier otra edición del torneo y llevaron ...
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Colorado ICE facility employee arrested, accused of shooting protester
A man who works for the GEO Group allegedly shot a woman protesting near the ICE Processing Center in Aurora on Thursday night, according to a press release from the Aurora Police Department on Friday afternoon....
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Max Zepeda, reporter
Max Zepeda is ecstatic to be a part of the ABC-7 team as a multimedia journalist. He joined ABC-7 in June 2026. Before arriving in El Paso, Max lived in Phoenix, Arizona, where he studied sports journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at A...
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El Pasoans shocked by electric bills; City Council to take action protecting ratepayers
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - El Pasoans turned to their air conditioning units to stay cool as temperatures rose over the last few weeks. And electric bills are also on the rise, prompting shock among homeowners and renters. Shoppers making their way to grocery stores noted the higher...
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Former Las Cruces Mayor Miyagishima drops independent bid for governor
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima has ended his independent bid for New Mexico governor and is endorsing the Republican Party nominee. Miyagishima made the announcement on his campaign's social media page on Friday, July 17. He had originally starte...
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El Paso student participates in World Cup match, fulfills dream of seeing his favorite player - KVIA
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El número de muertos por los terremotos en Venezuela asciende a más de 5.000 a tres semanas de la tragedia
Por Anabella González, CNN en Español El número de víctimas por el doble terremoto que sacudió Venezuela el 24 de junio ascendió este viernes a 5.069 personas, según las cifras oficiales difundidas por el Gobierno de la presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez. Se trata de 139 per...
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¿Cuántos ataques se necesitan para poner fin a un “alto el fuego”?
Por Harmeet Kaur, CNN La semana pasada, el presidente Donald Trump declaró que el “alto el fuego” con Irán había “TERMINADO”, mientras las fuerzas de Estados Unidos llevaban a cabo noches consecutivas de ataques contra Irán. Trump anunció originalmente el alto el fuego a prin...
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What you need to breathe easier when the air is full of smoke
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Many millions of Americans and Canadians are breathing bad air right now due to smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires and additional wildfires in northern Minnesota. If you’re in an affected area, it’s important to check air quality before ...
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Vegetable supplier Taylor Farms to pull some products amid cyclosporiasis outbreak
California-based vegetable producer Taylor Farms said on Friday that it will remove products potentially linked to a growing cyclosporiasis outbreak across the country....
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US Forest Service workers kidnapped; hostage situation ends in arrests
A father and son surrendered to law enforcement early Friday morning, ending a hostage situation that began with the kidnapping of two U.S. Forest Service workers in rural northern California....
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KTSM viewers capture heavy thunderclouds in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Heavy rain has hit parts of the Borderland on Friday, July 17, as this weekend's forecast is slated for thundershowers. KTSM 9 News Chief Meteorologist Robert Bettes issued a Weather Authority Alert through Monday due to potentially strong thunderstorms. ...
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Building Resiliency in Ruidoso
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A year after deadly floods swept through the Sierra Blanca mountains, the Ruidoso community and surrounding areas are still working to recover - and reshape the landscape in response. As flash flood threats are expected to continue in the wake of ...
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2 arrested in El Paso in human smuggling investigation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Two undocumented migrants were arrested Monday after a stash house disruption in El Paso, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas. A criminal complaint alleged U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Ysleta Border Patrol Stat...
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Trump dice que responsabiliza a Canadá por el humo de los incendios forestales y amenaza con aranceles más altos
Por Molly English, CNN El presidente Donald Trump dijo este viernes que responsabiliza a Canadá por el humo de los incendios forestales que afecta a gran parte del Medio Oeste y el este de Estados Unidos, y prometió llamar al primer ministro Mark Carney, al sugerir que el “cost...
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Police investigate death in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Police's Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a death in Northeast El Paso, police said Friday. The El Paso Fire Department said a water rescue happened in the area. It happened near the intersection of Girl Scout Way and Woodrow Bean T...
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Chilangas FC sueña con llevar a México a la Copa América de fútbol ciego
Por Karen Esquivel, CNN en Español Paulina Hernández recuerda lo doloroso que fue comenzar a perder la vista desde niña. Primero dejó de distinguir detalles; después, las miradas de su familia. Su mundo se fue oscureciendo a causa de una enfermedad ocular genética y degenerativ...
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Weather Authority Alert: Heavy rain threat through Monday
As expected, the thundershowers are delivering heavy rain. A Flood Advisory for northeast El Paso has been upgraded to a Flash Flood Warning due to the heavy rain and street and arroyo flooding. Do not drive into flooded roadways. Any one of the thundershowers tonight, Saturday, ...
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One death reported in New York City Legionnaires’ disease cluster
By Katherine Dillinger, Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — One person has died in connection with a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in New York City, Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said Friday. As of Thursday night, 67 cases have been reported, and 12 people are hosp...
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Police investigating a death in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso Police are investigating a death on Friday afternoon, July 17 in Northeast El Paso. Police initially said they were called out on a welfare check at about 4 p.m. Friday at 9700 Girl Scout Way at Transmountain Woodrow Bean. At this time, police say...
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Xi Jinping aún planea una fastuosa visita de Estado a EE.UU. aunque Trump alegó que China obtuvo datos electorales
Por Kevin Liptak, CNN Normalmente, una afirmación como la que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, lanzó contra China en horario estelar esta semana podría presagiar una gran ruptura en los lazos con Beijing. “La República Popular China llevó a cabo lo que se cree q...
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En fotos: el humo de los incendios forestales cubre los horizontes urbanos con una bruma distópica
Por Dakota Smith, CNN El humo de los incendios forestales en Canadá se ha extendido hacia Estados Unidos, provocando que la calidad del aire se desplome y cubriendo los paisajes con una densa bruma marrón. La mala calidad del aire ha sido un problema en Nueva York desde el mi...
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UTEP men’s basketball team hosting open practice on Thursday, July 23
Photo Courtesy: UTEP Athletics EL PASO, Texas - Fans can get their first look at the 2026-27 UTEP men’s basketball team on Thursday, July 23. The Miners will be hosting an open practice at 6:30 pm at the Foster Stevens Center, located at the corner of Mesa Street and Glory R...
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Why air quality can still be bad even if the sky doesn’t look smoky
By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires are expected to bring unhealthy air to more than 120 million people this weekend, but the smoke and its toxic particles may not always be clearly visible. Some skylines are shrouded in obvious abnormal orange tinges with faint burnt odors. ...
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“Colombia puede ser un aliado incondicional de los EE.UU.”, dice vicepresidente electo José Manuel Restrepo a CNN
Por Juan Carlos López y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español A solo tres semanas de que Abelardo de la Espriella asuma la presidencia de Colombia, su vicepresidente electo, José Manuel Restrepo, aseguró este viernes que algunos de los principales objetivos del futuro Gobierno serán ...
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2 arrested after stash house disrupted in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Two undocumented migrants were arrested on Monday, July 13 as a result of a stash house being disrupted in El Paso, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas said. A criminal complaint alleges U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Y...