August 2019

Phoenix police: Officer fatally shoots man who fired at him

August 31, 2019 3:31 PM KVIA Administrator

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say an officer fatally shot a man who fired first at the officer after earlier ramming an occupied unmarked police…

New Mexico denies license for shelter for immigrant boys

August 31, 2019 2:00 PM KVIA Administrator

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico agency has rejected an Arizona-based organization’s application for a planned Albuquerque shelter for…

Charter schools board’s director resigning after DUI arrest

August 31, 2019 1:33 PM KVIA Administrator

PHOENIX (AP) — The executive director of the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools is resigning in the wake of his May 20 arrest on felony DUI…

Husband charged in killing of longtime New Mexico educator

August 31, 2019 12:07 PM KVIA Administrator

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — An Arizona man has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence in the brutal 2017 killing of his wife, a longtime…

Arizona panel reviewing system to protect vulnerable adults

August 31, 2019 11:01 AM KVIA Administrator

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s patchwork system for preventing and investigating abuse of vulnerable adults is being scrutinized following the…

Government: Let’s end agreement for migrant kid detention

August 30, 2019 11:42 PM KVIA Administrator

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday took another major step to end a settlement agreement governing the length of time and conditions in…

The Latest: Government takes step to dismantle agreement

August 30, 2019 10:53 PM KVIA Administrator

PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on a longstanding settlement agreement that governs the detainment of immigrant children (all times local): 9 p.m. The…

Dior stokes outrage with new ad for its Sauvage fragrance

August 30, 2019 7:51 PM KVIA Administrator

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Dior has produced a fragrance called Sauvage since the mid-1960s and used Johnny Depp in recent years to promote it. But a…

ONLY ON ABC-7: Former superintendent attacks board member in state complaint

August 30, 2019 7:02 PM KVIA ABC-7

In a seven-page complaint to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office, the former superintendent for Las Cruces Public Schools called for the…

El Paso city leaders push for reversal of cancelled Eastwood vs. Plano game

August 30, 2019 7:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

It’s game on for the Eastwood Troopers as they go up against the Plano Senior Wildcats next week. Just a day after the Plano School District…

Minerpalooza rallies the start of the 2019 UTEP football season

August 30, 2019 5:15 PM KVIA ABC-7

The start of the college football season has a sound — and you can hear it already. Before dawn Friday, the UTEP band, cheerleaders and spirit…

Abbott holds first meeting of terrorism panel

August 30, 2019 5:05 PM KVIA ABC-7

Texas Governor Greg Abbott held the first meeting of his new Terrorism Task Force Friday in Austin. The task force was created in the wake of the El…

Semi-truck collides with power pole, leaving thousands in Sunland Park without power

August 30, 2019 4:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

(UPDATE @ 4:27 p.m.) — Power has been restored, but crews remain on the scene to repair the damaged power poles. #UPDATE @ 4:15PM: Power has…

Anthony resident rescues ‘puppies left to die’ on side of a road

August 30, 2019 2:56 PM KVIA ABC-7

(UPDATE 2:55 p.m.) — All seven puppies are now with a foster family after they were picked up by ACTion Programs for Animals. =========== An…

Car repair shops inundated with calls after Borderland hail storm

August 30, 2019 10:03 AM KVIA ABC-7

A day after a hail storm battered parts of the borderland, car repairs shops are getting flooded with calls. Tuesday night, rain and hail slammed El…

Borderland Blitz: 8-29 Thursday night football scores, highlights

August 30, 2019 9:32 AM KVIA ABC-7

Scores from Thursday night football action Del Valle 13 Mayfield 14 Ysleta 43 Jefferson 13 Canutillo 41 Eastlake 21 Irvin at Chaparral — Game…

Tickets for Eastwood vs. Plano game on sale now

August 30, 2019 9:31 AM KVIA ABC-7

The Ysleta Independent School District has announced that tickets for the upcoming Eastwood High vs. Plano Senior High football game are on sale at…

3 more cases of West Nile Virus reported in El Paso

August 30, 2019 8:59 AM KVIA ABC-7

Three more cases of the West Nile virus have been confirmed in El Paso, bringing the total up to 13 for the season. The 11th case is a man in his…

La Union man killed when crushed by his own car

August 30, 2019 8:58 AM KVIA ABC-7

Dona Ana County Sheriffs office says a mechanic was working underneath a vehicle when the vehicle fell on top of him. According to the…

Governor Abbott says ‘mistakes were made’ with Aug. 2 fundraising letter

August 30, 2019 8:57 AM KVIA ABC-7

Texas Governor Gregg Abbott is back in the Borderland to talk safety measures with law enforcement officials, as well as with survivors of the August…

1 person stabbed, seriously injured in northeast El Paso

August 30, 2019 8:56 AM KVIA ABC-7

One person is in the hospital after being stabbed in Northeast El Paso early Friday morning. A spokesperson for the police department says it…

TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash on I-10 West and Piedras

August 30, 2019 7:54 AM KVIA ABC-7

There is a crash on I-10 West and Piedras that is blocking the right two lanes. Drivers need to take Missouri or Montana to avoid this area. No…

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke set to speak at Khalid’s benefit concert for shooting victims

August 30, 2019 7:53 AM KVIA ABC-7

Former El Paso Congressman and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is set to deliver remarks during Khalid’s “A Night for…

Arizona authorities seize nearly 200 fentanyl-laced pills

August 29, 2019 11:03 PM KVIA Administrator

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials in central Arizona say they seized nearly 200 pills laced with the dangerous drug fentanyl in a…

Phoenix police: Man fatally stabbed 80 times, suspect jailed

August 29, 2019 11:02 PM KVIA Administrator

PHOENIX (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a suspect who’s accused of fatally stabbing a Phoenix man more than 80 times. They say…

Ruling opens New Mexico medical pot program to outsiders

August 29, 2019 11:01 PM KVIA Administrator

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has ruled that New Mexico’s medical marijuana program is open to people from outside the state who qualify…

Las Cruces police seek help in locating missing man

August 29, 2019 10:56 PM KVIA ABC-7

Las Cruces police are asking for the public’s help in finding Nathan W. Holifield. Holifield, age 60, has been missing since Monday. Police…

Arizona teen gets 12-year prison term in dad’s 2017 murder

August 29, 2019 8:25 PM KVIA Administrator

PHOENIX (AP) — A Tonopah teenager who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend kill her father in 2017 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.…

Marshal: Murder suspects faked medical emergency to escape

August 29, 2019 7:03 PM KVIA Administrator

PHOENIX (AP) — A husband and wife being transported across the country to face murder charges used a medical emergency ruse and then overpowered…

Vendors prepare for change to legal smoking age

August 29, 2019 3:55 PM KVIA ABC-7

There will be a new state law on the books as of September 1st that raises the legal smoking age in Texas from 18 to 21. The law includes two…

Month: August 2019