Slight storm chance again tonight. Storms that develop will move NE. Winds kick up tomorrow behind a cold front moving east to west. Wind will be gustier on the west side, with gusts around 35 mph. 30% storms possible Saturday. It will be drier and hotter next week.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff deputies took 39-year-old Janeth Samaniego Granados into custody Thursday. Officials say the Fugitive Apprehension Unit received a felony arrest warrant for Granados that same day. Granados was arrested on the 10000 block of Jamaica Street in Northeast El Paso, according to a spokesperson with the Sheriff’s office.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Thursday, deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 55-year-old Paul Dominguez into custody. Dominguez is facing two felony outstanding criminal warrants for Burglary of Habitation and Criminal Mischief, according to officials with the Sheriff’s office. Deputies arrested Dominguez at a home on Willow Creek
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 20-year-old Jesus Antonio Mendez Jr. was taken into custody by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit Thursday. Mendez is facing three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Officials say deputies found Mendez at a house on Pullman Drive in El
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Mesilla Park man is facing two counts of aggravated assault against a police officer, and one count of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle. 27-year-old Andrew Lozoya was arrested Friday on the 900 block of Stephanie Court in Las Cruces and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention
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By Jonny Hallam and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Former United States President Barack Obama, late night television host Stephen Colbert, and CNN’s Erin Burnett are some of the “500 Americans” Russia has banned from entering the country. Russia on Friday announced it was banning “500 Americans,” many prominent figures of US executive power, from
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested 25-year-old Dominic Montoya Wednesday. He was taken into custody at the Federal Court House. The Las Cruces resident is charged with “Smuggling Illegal Aliens,” according to Dona Ana County Detention Center documents. Montoya is facing federal charges in this case. He is being held at
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(CNN) — Football legend Jim Brown has died. He was 87 years old. Brown was widely considered to be one of the best football players of all time. At Syracuse, Brown played football, lacrosse, basketball and ran track. He qualified for the Olympics, but chose to pursue football instead. Here is a timeline of his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District sent a message to Coronado High School parents regarding lockdown protocols at the campus. The campus was on lockdown at 12:01 p.m. and lifted by 12:15 p.m. The district said the protocols were initiated as an over abundance of caution after an incident near the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens is bringing back Bug Fest from May 20 and the 21. The events runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Bug Fest will feature live bug displays with critters both native and foreign to the Borderland. After a bug cook-off, guests can
Continue Reading By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Carrie Johnson, the wife of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced on Friday that she is “weeks away” from having their third baby. “New team member arriving in just a few weeks,” Carrie posted on Instagram, with a photo of herself and the couple’s two other children, Wilfred
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Public Libraries received a grant from the Texas Center for the Book (TCFB) to promote reading and discussion opportunities about what empathy means within communities. Clardy Fox Library will host the book club, inviting participants to read Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Limited copies of the
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DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — 42-year-old Michael Wilder was arrested by Deputy United States Marshals Friday morning. Wilder, an Albuquerque resident, is charged with Strong Armed Robbery, according to Doña Ana County Detention Center records. Wilder was federally transferred to the Doña Ana County Detention Center Friday. Wilder is being held in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several residents of the Blue Flame Apartments in Downtown El Paso are alleging they have not had heating or cooling services since last year. One resident, Kathyran Johnson, told ABC-7 that residents were advised in a meeting held Monday that floors 2 through 13 have no AC or heating. Johnson
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A city representative and a former member of the city ethic’s review commission shared their thoughts on the alleged excessive use of city-issued gas cards by one former city representative, as well as a current city council member on ABC-7 Xtra Sunday. The city’s financial audit and oversight committee reviewed
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UPDATE (April 6, 2026) — Angelita Chacon faces at least 20 years in prison, the New Mexico Department of Justice said Monday. Chacon faces charges of Abuse of a Resident Resulting in Death, False Imprisonment and Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping. The New Mexico DOJ said a district court judge agreed to a plea agreement requiring
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 48-year-old Jesse Gonzales is accused of sexual assault. According to the Dona Ana County Detention Center inmate list, Gonzales is charged with criminal sexual penetration and false imprisonment. Gonzales was arrested just after midnight Friday on the 400 block of Colorado Avenue, according to jail records. Authorities in Dona
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Court documents from the El Paso Police Department provide a timeline of events from an alleged murder involving EPISD Special Education teacher, 25-year-old Matthew Jacob Mendoza. According to the documents, on August 29th, 2021, Mendoza, the victim Eric Hernandez, and a witness were drinking beers at Red Sands. Investigators say
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, will join NASA’s lunar lander program — competing against Elon Musk’s SpaceX to develop spacecraft intended to ferry astronauts to the moon’s surface. NASA announced Friday that Blue Origin will work to prepare its Blue Moon lander concept for a mission
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Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas joined Chris Wallace to talk about her marriage and family with pop star Nick Jonas.
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — Mickayla Biddle is graduating from Chaparral High School this spring. She has a visual impairment, and hopes to teach blind children after graduation. Mickayla says she was inspired by her teachers at Chaparral High. The senior is already a part of the Gadsden ISD Teacher Cadet program, where she mentors
Continue Reading By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Anyone who has spent a summer evening swatting away mosquitoes, or a summer day scratching mosquito bites, can agree: Mosquitoes stink. But the smells produced by humans are an important part of what draws mosquitoes to us. In a scientific report published Friday, scientists helped pinpoint the different chemicals
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Deadly floods that have engulfed the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, killing at least 14 people, are another sign of the accelerating climate crisis, according to researchers. The floods come after years of severe drought in the region, which has compacted the soil, reducing
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after mass shootings shook their country, Serbians have surrendered more than 15,000 weapons, more than 2,500 explosive devices, and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition, as part of a month-long amnesty announced by the government. Eighteen people were killed and 21 injured in May in two
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London (CNN) — Andy Rourke, bassist for legendary English rock band The Smiths, has died at age 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate announced Friday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer,” guitarist Johnny Marr wrote on Twitter. “Andy will
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion — an accounting error that could be a boon for the war effort because it will allow the Defense Department to send more weapons now without asking Congress for more money. The acknowledgment Thursday comes
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UPDATED EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Car crashes into gas meter in Kern Place neighborhood leaving some residents startled. According to fire officials, they received a call just before 11:30 Thursday night. Video from our ABC-7 crews shows what appears to be a grey vehicle crashed into a gas meter. Fire officials were called out
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(CNN) — Starbucks is changing its ice cubes. Will its customers have a meltdown? Customers who order cold beverages will now sip on “nugget ice” in their drinks, ice pieces which are smaller than the chain’s current cubes. Ice is a key ingredient for the coffee giant, especially since its iced handcrafted beverages now account
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(CNN) — The Biden administration announced new steps Thursday to assist the nations unsheltered population, launching a new initiative accelerating local efforts in six of the nation’s most populous cities as part of a larger goal to reduce the country’s homelessness by 25% by 2025. The initiative – called “ALL INside” – will see the
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Good morning to you all! We’ve finally seen some rain here around the region this week and are still expecting more for the weekend. However, for today, we are not looking at much rain across El Paso or Las Cruces. If you really want to see rain, drive up to the Sacs and Gila Wilderness.
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