UPDATE: U.S. Army officials say a motorcyclist killed in an El Paso traffic crash earlier in the week was a decorated soldier at Fort Bliss who had previously deployed overseas in the war on terror. Spc. Samuel Birmingham, a 21-year-old California native, was a unit supply specialist assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 2nd
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Goals were hard to come by for the El Paso Locomotive FC Wednesday night in Colorado Springs. However, El Paso (8-2-5, 29 points) held fast to the top of Group C with a scoreless draw against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. The defensive stops marked Logan Ketterer’s sixth clean sheet of the season,
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EL PASO , Texas — A veteran of the U.S. Navy and Army National Guard who served a tour of duty during the Persian Gulf war finally came home to his family earlier this month after surviving a much different kind of struggle which lasted for 20 years. Frank De La Cruz has considered himself
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local): 10:15 p.m. President Donald Trump says he “enjoyed” debating former Vice President Joe Biden, but he is falsely claiming that Biden is trying to get out of the next two debates. Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota, Wednesday. He
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EL PASO, Texas – Since fans weren’t able to attend Major League Baseball games this season, cardboard cutouts were the next best thing. For one El Paso family it allowed them the opportunity to honor a loved one who had passed away. Horacio Solis lived in El Paso, but was a long time fan of
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AUSTIN, Texas — The number of newly reported cases of the coronavirus in Texas took a jump Wednesday as state health officials reported 5,335 new cases, 40% more than the 3,812 cases reported Tuesday. That raised the total Texas caseload since the state began coronavirus tracking in March to 748,767. Of those, 69,767 cases were
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Temps will hover around 90 degrees with lots of sunshine. Rain chances are not in the forecast. The monsoon ended (June 15 – September 30) with well below average rainfall. It does not look good for the month of October for seeing much rain as well. Temperatures for the month are looking to continue the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces woman who first reached out to ABC-7 back in 2017 feels not much has changed in the three years since her complains about the upkeep of St. Joesph’s Cemetery in central Las Cruces. However, the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces says the situation is about to improve.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines says it will furlough 19,000 workers on Thursday because negotiations over more federal help for airlines have failed to produce a deal. U.S. passenger airlines and their labor unions are lobbying for another $25 billion in taxpayer money to pay workers for six more months, through next March. But
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EL PASO, TEXAS — Two more Irvin High School students have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said Wednesday afternoon, making five students there who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus over the past week. El Paso Independent School District officials said the two latest students to contract the virus had been on campus and had
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Wednesday reported 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases with two additional deaths, both in Lea County. The latest numbers increased the statewide totals to 29,435 cases and 877 known deaths since the pandemic began. Of the 281 new cases, New Mexico Department of Health officials
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball has announced that fans will be able to purchase a limited number of tickets to the National League Championship Series and World Series at the new Globe Life Field Arlington. MLB will make approximately 11,500 tickets available for each game with 10,550 fans spread throughout the ballpark and 950
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El PASO, Texas — Sun Metro transit officials, citing low ridership, announced route cuts Wednesday. Some of the routes set to be eliminated on Sunday are expected to return when demand for public transit increases again, officials indicated. The routes to be cut until further notice are: Route 1: Eastside Express Alternate routes: 53, 59, 72, 74
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate is sending President Trump legislation to temporarily fund the government. The vote Wednesday averts the possibility of a government shutdown when the new fiscal year starts at midnight. Trump is expected to sign the bill before the deadline. The bill only funds the government through Dec. 11, setting the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Employees at Highland Elementary and Mesilla Elementary schools have tested positive for Covid-19, the Las Cruces Public Schools District announced Wednesday afternoon. The two additional confirmed cases brings the total number of LCPS employees who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus to 14. Officials said staff at both schools were
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Federal managers are warning that if hot and dry conditions persist, it’s possible that the stretch of the Rio Grande flowing through Albuquerque could dry up this fall. The Bureau of Reclamation has teamed up with the Interstate Stream Commission and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to lease the last
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EL PASO, Texas — After being shutdown for nearly six months, with a month of business in between due to the governor’s brief reprieve, Lloyds Pub on Mesa is back open. With 43 years of customer service to the community, the west side El Paso fixture was looking at a possible permanent shutdown until a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces firefighters knocked down a fire Wednesday at a chile processing the plant, the second to occur there in just a couple days. Wednesday’s blaze about 7 a.m. at the Olam plant at 1650 W. Amador Avenue, sent a large plume of black smoke and flames into the sky
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — All classes at New Mexico State University will move to online only after Thanksgiving and the fall commencement will not be an in-person graduation ceremony, the university’s president announced in a letter to students and faculty on Wednesday. John Flores said the moves are being made because of an expected
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Commission on Presidential Debates says it’s adding new “tools to maintain order” to the upcoming debates after a chaotic first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Trump’s frequent interruptions of the Democratic presidential nominee defined Tuesday night’s debate, with Biden frequently unable to complete a sentence. Moderator Chris Wallace
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LOS ANGELES, California — Prosecutors have charged a 36-year-old man Wednesday with a brazen ambush of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies earlier this month, an apparently unprovoked shooting as they sat in a squad car outside a rail station. The deputies suffered critical head wounds in the Sept. 12 attack which was recorded by
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The voter information below was compiled by ABC-7 using information from the Dona Ana County website, and the New Mexico Secretary of State’s website. Important Dates: October 6- Absentee voting begins, and voter registration closes online or by mail. However, a qualified elector may register to vote or update an
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EL PASO, Texas — Walmart is giving its massive stores a makeover, with a redesign that mimics its app so shoppers can more easily find what they’re looking for. The Walmart Supercenter at 5631 Dyer Street in El Paso has just completed remodeling and is sporting the new look. The redesign will roll out to
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have at least one more day to see if the team’s coronavirus outbreak is under control before their game is rescheduled for Monday or Tuesday. Only one new positive test result came back Wednesday, a day after the Titans had three players and five team personnel test positive
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will detain shipments of palm oil and its products from a major producer in Malaysia after a wide range of labor abuse indicators were found, including physical and sexual violence and forced child labor, an official said Wednesday. The withhold release order against FGV Holdings Berhad goes into effect
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Dry and warm conditions will continue through the weekend. High pressure is parked over the northwest and will influence our weather pattern keeping us very dry and warm. Temperatures will run about 5 to 10 degrees above normal climbing to the upper 80s to lower 90s each day. A few weak cold fronts will move
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Individuals with untreated hearing loss face a nearly 30 percent greater risk of falling, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Haley Owen, an audiologist with Livingston Hearing Aid Center, said there are several reasons why hearing loss can increase the risk. Some individuals may not be able to
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ROME (AP) — Cardinal George Pell has returned to Rome after his acquittal on child sexual abuse charges to find the Vatican mired in a financial corruption scandal. The former Holy See finance czar left the Vatican in 2017 to face the sexual abuse charges in his native Australia. The 79-year-old Pell arrived at Rome’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus-related deaths. It brings the death toll to 521 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as a man in his 50s and a woman in her 90s; both had underlying health conditions. For the 12th day in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Known active coronavirus cases more than doubled among teens in El Paso between Aug. 28 and Sept. 28, according to county health data. The number of known active cases nearly tripled among children under the age of 13. On Aug. 28, El Paso county data showed 138 known active infections
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