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Brenda De Anda-Swann

Brenda De Anda-Swann

General Manager at KVIA-TV Online

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“We’re in a seismic moment”: Borderland non-profits gather to assess challenges, find inspiration

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Hundreds gathered at the 5th annual Reimagine! Conference organized by the Paso del Norte Community Foundation Wednesday to build stronger networks, learn how to be more effective and even to commiserate about funding uncertainty. Hundreds of non-profit executives, board members and staff attend the Reimagine! Conference “We’re in a seismic moment,”
8 months ago
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5 teens shot, two critical, in 'targeted' graduation party shooting...

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over 3 years ago
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Blue Origin launches 5th tourist flight from West Texas - KVIA

Van Horn, Texas -- Blue Origin’s New Shepard 21 mission, or NS-21, is launching from its West Texas facility in Van Horn this Saturday morning. The crew includes a repeat flyer, NS-19 astronaut Evan Dick, and the fist Mexican-born woman and the youngest American to fly to space, Katya Echazarreta. S…
over 3 years ago
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Americas HS Trailblazers headed to Final Four

Lubbock, Texas - Americas High School’s softball team has made it to the Final Four. The Trailblazers beat Flower Mound Marcus 4-1 Saturday morning to advance to the state championship. It’s the program’s first ever time making it to the Final Four, and the second ever El Paso softball team in history to make it
over 3 years ago
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage - KVIA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s la…
over 3 years ago
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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67 - KVIA

Legendary comedian and voice actor Gilbert Gottfried died Tuesday, according to a statement posted on his social media accounts by his family. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children,” the statement…
over 3 years ago
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Five American women caught in El Paso smuggling fentanyl inside the...

EL PASO, Texas -- In less than a week, Customs inspectors at three different international ports of entry in El Paso caught five women trying to smuggle the dangerous drug fentanyl inside their bodies. The women, who range in age between 19 and 42 years of age, were all American citizens. One of them was
almost 4 years ago
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El Paso ISD approves mask requirements with opt-out provision - KVIA

El Paso, Texas - After a split vote, the El Paso Independent School District board on Tuesday directed its new superintendent to implement a mask mandate for students and staff. The policy allows them to opt out if they are against the mandate. The vote was 4-3, with trustees Leah Hanany, Israel Irr…
almost 4 years ago
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No child’s play: ABC-7 anchors compete for charity - KVIA

EL PASO -- Call them Hunger Games or Squid Games. What hundreds of El Paso students witnessed Tuesday was no child’s play. More than 750 students from 30 schools gathered at Bel Air High School for the Texas Association of Student Councils District 9 Fall Conference. ABC-7 anchors Stephanie Valle, E…
about 4 years ago
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EPISD drops college credit requirements for substitute teachers, ra...

EL PASO - Faced with a deep shortage of substitute teachers, the El Paso Independent School District board Tuesday voted unanimously to remove advanced academic requirements for applicants. Traditionally, the district required applicants to have 90 college credit hours to be considered for a substitute position. Now, the only requirement the district is looking for
about 4 years ago
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Businessman awaits for legal gridlock to end in Duranguito fight

EL PASO, Texas -- This week marked the 5th anniversary of the city of El Paso announcing it would build a multipurpose center in the area known as “Duranguito.” The project’s footprint is south of the Convention Center near downtown. Multiple court battles have tied up the project as several historians say this is El
about 4 years ago
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Doña Ana County new ‘major manufacturing hub’ to create 315 jobs - ...

CHAMBERINO, New Mexico -- National wind and solar supplier WTEC Energy is reviving a dormant plant in Chamberino and turning it into a state-of-the-art facility to manufacture cable wiring for wind and solar technologies. The plan promises to create 315 good-paying jobs in southern Doña Ana County. …
about 4 years ago
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Texas House votes to put Fort Bliss back in Fierro’s district - KVIA

UPDATE, Oct. 12: The Texas House unanimously approved an amendment Tuesday evening to the state’s redistricting map to include most of Fort Bliss in El Paso Rep. Art Fierro’s House District 79. The original redistricting map proposed by the Texas GOP had placed Fort Bliss in a district whose represe…
about 4 years ago
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ABC-7 honored with national Edward R. Murrow award for innovation

EL PASO, Texas - ABC-7 is proud to announce it has won a national Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Innovation in the small market category. The award, presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), is one of the most prestigious in the broadcast industry. The winning entry, titled One Crazy Year,
over 4 years ago
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Mandatory evacuations ordered for parts of La Union due to more rain

UPDATE: Doña Ana County officials said Saturday afternoon that residents in La Union and adjacent areas who evacuated their homes because of flooding, voluntarily or involuntarily, must remain away from the area and their own homes until the Sheriff’s Office announces that the area is safe enough for them to return. Officials also advised people to
over 4 years ago
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Land secured for new El Paso fire & police training academy

EL PASO, Texas -- The El Paso City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a deal with the Public Service Board for the transfer of 306 acres in northeast El Paso for the construction of a new fire and police academy. The plot is located north of the North Hills subdivision and west of Martin Luther King Jr.
over 4 years ago
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Spectrum expansion to create 929 new jobs in east El Paso

EL PASO, Texas -- A big telecommunications company plans to more than double its El Paso workforce with two projects in east El Paso, formally announcing the expansion during a noon news conference Monday with city and county officials. (You can watch that entire announcement in the video player at the bottom of this article.)
over 4 years ago
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Veteran El Paso TV news photographer Raul Ybarra dies at 63

EL PASO, Texas -- Veteran El Paso television news photographer Raul Ybarra died Monday. Ybarra, a friend and colleague to all at ABC-7, was 63 years old. His heart gave out as he battled recent health ailments. Raul spent his career as an ace photographer and assignment editor at KVIA. Over the past four decades, he
over 4 years ago
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Settlement effort in multi-million dollar Duranguito legal battle f...

EL PASO, Texas -- A man who has largely funded the legal battle to preserve the area known as Duranguito in downtown El Paso says he wanted to discuss a settlement to end the costly case, but the City of El Paso hasn’t called him back. “I have reached out to them, they never reached
over 4 years ago
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WATCH: Funeral service for El Paso Catholic priest who died of cancer

UPDATE, May 13: In the video player above, you can watch the funeral mass held Thursday from St. Patrick Cathedral in downtown El Paso for Rev. Trinidad Fuentez, a Catholic priest for 40 years who served at various parishes across El Paso. He died earlier this month at age 69 following a battle with cancer.
over 4 years ago
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What’s the big deal? El Paso City Council sells land that was to be...

EL PASO, Texas -- The El Paso City Council Tuesday unanimously agreed to sell a prime piece of real estate in northwest El Paso in a deal described as “smart,” “incredible” and “huge” but stopped short of revealing what the big deal is. The land is off Artcraft Boulevard and Interstate 10, in one of
almost 5 years ago