Update: The jury left the courtroom to deliberate Tuesday afternoon. Update: The defense team is asking for a mistrial. They argue that the prosecution team did not properly warn the victim’s family before they showed graphic video of the aftermath of the shooting. The lawyers argue that the family’s reaction may have influenced the jury.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Another false rumor caused hundreds of migrants to gather at the Puente Negro in Juarez, intending into cross to the U.S. Monday night. The rumor spread through migrant communities, falsely informing people that the border would open at that time. Migrants told ABC-7 on Tuesday that they heard a rumor in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police have arrested a 68-year-old man they say fired 11 shots at officers, as they responded to a call at an apartment building. It happened about 8 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2023. Las Cruces police were called to the Oak Street apartments over suspicious activity at an
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A shooting Tuesday morning left one man injured and another in custody, according to police. The shooting happened on the1500 block of South Solano Drive around 8 a.m. Tuesday. According to police, one man was taken to the hospital for his injuries and another man was taken into custody.
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(ABC NEWS) — Rapper Tory Lanez appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday, where he was set be sentenced for shooting and injuring hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020. But after the hours-long court proceedings, the sentencing was postponed. Lanez and his attorneys are due back in court at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Lanez,
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(CNN) — The Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night offers a top prize of an estimated $1.55 billion – which would be the largest jackpot the lottery has ever awarded, according to lottery officials. The whopping prize is up for grabs at 11 p.m. ET Tuesday after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night, Mega Millions said. Were one
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — In todays digital age, children are constantly connected to the internet, especially as schools embrace technology. Technological advancements compliment education, but as parents this can be a cause of concern. The Family Online Safety Institute has a guide with “7 Steps to Good Digital Parenting.” Some of the most important things
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ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) — On Monday, August 7th, an inmate was discovered missing from the Satellite Prison Camp in Anthony, Texas, according to U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson. 40-year-old, Manuel Burciaga-Brijidio was sentenced in the Southern District of Ohio for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. Burciaga is a white male,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert as temperatures are expected to reach 104. 104 is still hot, although we are going to see temperatures slightly cooler than what we saw yesterday. We are looking at a 5-degree temperature drop and when you get to extremely hot temperatures every degree
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Originally Published: 08 AUG 23 03:11 ET By Ed Lavandera and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was arrested Monday on suspicion of threatening to “do the same thing” to a school, according to court documents obtained by CNN. Nathan James Cruz,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Tuesday, August 8 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. District-Wide Striping Project Sunday, August 6
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altLINE used Census Bureau data to find the county in each state with the highest concentration of small businesses.
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SmartAsset analyzed typical home values for 263 cities where the housing market is cooling, ranking them by the size of the pullback.
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Pet owners are feeling inflationary pressures more than non-pet owners. eTailPet examined the causes and how pet owners are dealing with rising costs.
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To find out how small businesses are responding to recent financial challenges, Credibly consulted data from a Federal Reserve survey.
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Edmunds looked at all the pros and cons of switching to an electric vehicle.
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SmartAsset set out to see which professions had the highest salary increases by analyzing wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 751 occupations.
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Ophelia explored trends in Medicaid prescriptions for opioid use disorder using data from Kaiser Family Foundation.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A popular and long-serving burger joint in Las Cruces will be closing its doors after 91 years of operation. The owners of Day’s Hamburgers, located at 295 North Main Street, has announced that they will be closing their doors for good on September 1st, or when supplies run out.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 9-year-old Daniela Aguirre sat in the shade at Chamizal Memorial Park, trying to get out of the record temperatures El Paso can’t seem to get a break from this year. She said she is exposed to the sun a lot now that the school year has started. “Walking to my
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is proud to announce Paul Cicala is returning to KVIA-TV as main anchor. A former ABC-7 Sports Director, Cicala will now join Stephanie Valle at the anchor desk weekdays at 5, 6, and 10 to continue the station’s tradition of bringing high-quality, in-depth, personal coverage to the Borderland. “I truly embrace being a resident of the Borderland
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Originally Published: 07 AUG 23 17:13 ET Updated: 07 AUG 23 18:48 ET By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has proposed narrower rules than those sought by prosecutors over what he can do with evidence he is provided in the criminal election interference case. In a new court filing on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nearly two years after her 23-year-old son was shot and killed and no one was arrested, a mom is insisting to ABC-7 that there is more to this investigation than what witnesses told El Paso police. It has taken almost a year for ABC-7 to navigate through the conflicting stories, that
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El Paso hit another record high today – 109 – surpassing the old record of 106. This is day number 53 of triple-digit temperatures of the year so far – the record is 62 in 1994. We are in 4th place on the all-time triple-digit day list. Some storms will likely be tonight, up until
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Longtime UTEP cross country head coach Paul Ereng is leaving the program after 20 seasons. He has accepted a position at Texas A&M, according to UTEP officials. During his time at UTEP, Ereng worked with four NCAA champions, 47 NCAA All-Americans, 106 conference champions, and four NCAA regional champions. He
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The sentencing phase for Facundo Chávez, the man convicted of murdering El Paso Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Herrera, continued Monday morning with new evidence from the prosecution team. The state presented text messages sent from Chavez’s phone talking about drugs, as well as photos of Chavez holding guns. Soon after that,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With hot temperatures still hitting the Borderland, Juarez residents who have to be outside for work continue to struggle to do their jobs. Customers and vendors in Downtown Juarez both use umbrellas to protect themselves from the heat. Many vendors have started selling cold water, ice cream, and other products to
Continue Reading Originally Published: 07 AUG 23 12:21 ET Updated: 07 AUG 23 13:01 ET By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump’s counter defamation lawsuit against E. Jean Carroll, dealing another legal blow to the former president. In an order Monday, Judge Lewis Kaplan said that Trump had not proven that
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Just days after the 8th anniversary of the Las Cruces church bombings, the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the bomber. Just before 8:30 AM on August 2, 2015, a device detonated at the Calvary Baptist Church. 20 minutes later,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Postpartum depression impacts a fair portion of new mothers, and the National Institutes of Health are concerned about under-diagnosed cases due to the stigma surrounding the symptoms. Now, medical professionals have another tool for fighting this form of depression. The Food and Drug Administration has approved “Zuarnolone,” the first post-partum
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