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El Paso women truck driver named national professional driver of the year
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (237+ words) An El Paso-based truck driver is receiving national recognition for her safety record, leadership and dedication to the trucking industry. Marcia Luchenbill, a driver with Knight Transportation's El Paso terminal, has been named a 2026 Professional Driver of the Year by…...
ABC-7 Xtra Sunday - "One Battle After Another" and the State of the Borderland Film Industry
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (156+ words) EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A major motion picture'racking up recognitions and nominations this awards season prominently features El Paso and the Borderland. With "One Battle After Another" up for 13 Academy Awards including Best Picture, ABC-7 is looking further into how…...
America is grappling with an air traffic controller shortage. Can AI help?
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (709+ words) (CNN) " The longest government shutdown in US history shook travel plans across America earlier this month as a shortage of air traffic controllers resulted in thousands of delayed or canceled flights. But even the end of the shutdown doesn't fix…...
Train hits person in South-Central El Paso
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (123+ words) EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A person was hit by a train in South-Central El Paso this afternoon. El Paso Police are responding to the incident. They are near the intersection of North Glenwood Street and Welch Avenue, which is just…...
Cargo and business leaders in Juárez say another farmers’ strike could further disrupt border trade
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (794+ words) CIUDAD JU'REZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- Mexican farmers and agricultural workers south of the border protested across the country and in Chihuahua against the proposed new National Water Law, which will ultimately take water away from the courtside and reassign it for…...
Juárez to host thousands of Borderland shoppers during 'Buen Fin"
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (280+ words) JU'REZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- City of Ju'rez to host its annual 'Buen'Fin,' which typically sees thousands, if not millions of borderland shoppers and also from other parts of Mexico and the U.S. Sales and other promotions on most products are expected to…...
America's hidden $100 billion crisis: How the truck parking shortage costs consumers
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (602+ words) Every night across America, millions of truck drivers face an impossible choice: where to safely park their 70-foot rigs for federally mandated rest breaks when there simply aren't enough legal spaces available. New research reveals this overlooked infrastructure crisis is…...
El Paso City Council approves investment to modernize ports of entry
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (335+ words) EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso City Council approved today the allocation of $5 million from the Texas Economic Development (TED) Fund to conduct feasibility studies at the Ysleta-Zaragoza Port of Entry, aiming to "expand and modernize one of the…...
Borderland industry leaders worried over new 25% tariffs on trucks
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (243+ words) EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- President Trump announced last week a new round of sweeping tariffs, including 25% on all heavy-duty trucks and 30% on furniture imported into the U.S. All trucks not manufactured in the U.S. will be subject to a 25% tariff once imported…...
Cities of El Paso and Sunland Park to guide growth on their shared borders
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (220+ words) 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…...