May 2023

ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Rain chances stick around

May 14, 2023 3:10 PM Katie Frazier

Happy Sunday everyone! It’s been another beautiful day in the Borderland and we’ve had some great cumulus clouds hanging around as well. While I…

3-year-old dies after drowning at Camp Cohen Water Park

May 14, 2023 3:05 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Fire officials confirm the death of a 3-year-old child after he drowned at Camp Cohen Water Park Saturday. Police…

Borderland florists see increased demand for Mother’s Day celebrations

May 14, 2023 2:49 PM Sarah Coria

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Borderland families celebrate Mother’s Day twice in the same week and they are causing a boom in floral sales. “It’s very,…

Police officer injured after man flees Northeast El Paso Walmart after not paying for items

May 14, 2023 2:46 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Police Department says an 11-year veteran of the force, working extra duty security, was injured after a man ran…

One arrested for DWI after crash in West El Paso

May 14, 2023 1:57 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police responded to a rollover crash in west El Paso Saturday at 9 p.m. It happened at Westwind and La Cadena…

Venezuelan migrant describes El Paso detention center conditions

May 14, 2023 9:15 AM Brianna Perez, CNN Newsource

(CNN)-A Venezuelan migrant is describing conditions he experienced inside an El Paso-Texas detention center. 21-year-old Enderson Amaya Blanco says…

ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Winds and rain chances still present for Mother’s Day

May 14, 2023 5:19 AM Sarah Coria

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We continue to see a chance of rain and winds for your Mother’s Day. New models suggest rain chances are at a 20% for today.…

Locomotive FC continue winning ways; Locos defeat Loudoun United, 1-0 for 5th straight win

May 13, 2023 11:03 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The win train for the El Paso Locomotive FC continues chugging along. Saturday at Southwest University Park, the Locomotive won…

TTUHSC commemorates 10th anniversary by celebrating its graduates

May 13, 2023 8:00 PM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With several commencements taking place this weekend, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso celebrated its…

Be Mindful: City Council declares May as Mental Health Awareness month

May 13, 2023 7:49 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso City Council on Tuesday declared May as “Mental Health Awareness Month”. This period has been observed in the…

Driver in fatal migrant crash was intoxicated and said in Spanish ‘they got in my way,’ according to arrest report

May 13, 2023 6:40 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 12 MAY 23 14:17 ET Updated: 12 MAY 23 14:58 ET By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — The driver who police…

Crash at I-10 East and Lee Trevino, traffic backup

May 13, 2023 6:19 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The right lane and shoulder at I-10 East and Lee Trevino are blocked as emergency crews respond to a multi-vehicle crash…

Toddler taken to hospital after being underwater at a city water park

May 13, 2023 5:45 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Fire responded to a call of a near drowning at Camp Cohen Water Park in Northeast El Paso. It happened after 5 p.m.…

Saturday baseball scores: Americas upsets defending state champs for area title; Centennial falls to Rio Rancho in 5A state title game

May 13, 2023 3:54 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – It was a great afternoon of action on the baseball diamond in both Texas and New Mexico. A couple of El Paso schools were looking to…

New Mexico State University hosts 2023 commencement ceremonies

May 13, 2023 3:52 PM Jason McNabb

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU hosted three commencement ceremonies from May 12th to May 13th to celebrate the graduation of over 1,400…

ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: The Monsoon before the Monsoon

May 13, 2023 3:22 PM Katie Frazier

Happy Saturday everyone! The rain has finally returned to the Borderland as a Monsoon like preview. We have several thunderstorms across the region…

Bobi, the world’s oldest dog, celebrates 31st birthday

May 13, 2023 1:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The world’s oldest dog is living it up in his 30s. Bobi, a Portuguese pooch who was declared the world’s oldest dog…

El Paso Museum of History adds new “Comfort zone” for nursing mothers

May 13, 2023 12:12 PM Sarah Coria

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Museum of History launched a private breastfeeding space called “the comfort zone”. This new…

Ukrainian soldiers use the forest foliage as cover from Russian attacks on the outskirts of Bahkmut.

CNN visits the scene of Ukraine’s biggest military gain in months

May 13, 2023 10:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Nic Robertson, CNN Scrambling out of a Soviet-era armored troop carrier, the first thing we look for is shelter from attack. There are no…

Updated human DNA map captures diversity of life

May 13, 2023 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN An international team of scientists mapped nearly the entire human genome for the first time two decades ago, cracking the genetic…

ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Significant weather shift happens today increasing winds and rain chances

May 13, 2023 5:59 AM Sarah Coria

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland will see a significant shift in weather patterns beginning today. Rain chances will go up throughout the next…

Fire units respond to Bassett Middle School, currently housing migrants, for burning odor

May 13, 2023 5:38 AM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Several fire units responded to Basset Middle School, the temporary migrant shelter, to a call of a burning odor Saturday…

One man taken to the hospital after east El Paso shooting

May 13, 2023 5:22 AM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- One man was taken to the hospital after a shooting in east El Paso Saturday morning. It happened at the 9500 block of Viscount…