EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A person was seriously injured after a motorcycle crash in West El Paso, early Friday morning. According to police dispatch, the call came in at 2:43 a.m. Fire crews responded to the intersection of Racetrack Dr. and Doniphan Dr. One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. We
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — At the Humane Society, a community of animal lovers comes together to make a difference. Volunteering and adopting at the shelter is very easy and only takes a few steps. There are many ways to volunteer: Shelter volunteers work to clean and care for the animals, providing them with the
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We are under an ABC 7 First Alert because it will be noticeably hotter today as the Borderland continues to heat up. The high-pressure system that cooked the Borderland last week will return with well above-normal temperatures. For today, a Heat Advisory is in effect because temperatures will be topping out at approximately 105 degrees,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Friday, August 4 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, July 30
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EDsmart used National Center for Education Statistics data to identify the states with the greatest undergraduate enrollment declines in the last decade.
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Grist broke down everything you need to know about the science linking global warming to extreme heat.
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Was your hospital hit by hackers? Drata used U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services data to identify the top health care data breaches in Texas last year.
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EL PASO, Texas – If at first you don’t succeed, try, and try again. That was Mark Barajas’ philosophy on his journey to becoming a national champion. Last week at the USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Barajas became a 3X All-American. Barajas had competed at the national competition before, but
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Happy Thursday everyone. After a treat of some rain last night, today, it doesn’t seem like very many of us will be seeing any rain today or the rest of the week. Nevertheless, we still have some moisture in our skies and at the surface which could help us get a few storms this evening.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officers discovered a body on the 5000 block of North Desert Boulevard in West El Paso. That’s between I-10 and Remcon Circle. The body was first reported just before 2:15 PM Thursday. The call came in as a “death unattended,” according to police officials. Police are unable
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officers charged 21-year-old Annika Lexus Fasolino with Driving While Intoxicated. Officers stopped Fasolino just after 2 AM on July 29 as she was driving on the 1300 block of North Zaragoza Road. Fasolino reportedly told investigators that she had just left a bar. Investigators believe that she
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Update: ABC News reports that Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four federal charges. (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to return to the epicenter of his alleged bid to overthrow the 2020 election to answer historic charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. Trump will be arraigned after
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four years ago today, a mass shooter descended on the Cielo Vista Walmart, seeking to disrupt life as El Pasoans had known it. He opened fire inside the store, taking 23 lives. What he didn’t bank on was the resilience of the community, and its power to band together when
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The first Copa América Migrante, or Migrant America Cup, kicked off today at the Estadio 20 de Noviembre in Juarez. This tournament was created with the goal of improving migrant interaction on our border and giving migrants a good memory while they wait in Juarez to cross into the U.S. Migrants
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officers arrested Jose Garcia Hernandez and charged him with Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More. They booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $41,000 bond. Officers took Hernandez into custody on July 28 after they stopped him on the 1300 block of Lomaland
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Update: El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks is expected to speak about the jury’s decision Thursday afternoon. UPDATE – Jury finds Facundo Chavez of capital murder in the killing of Deputy Peter Herrera on March 22nd, 2019. The defense for Chavez asked for the judge to poll the jury, and all 12 members said they
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four years ago, El Paso was changed forever. Tonight, El Pasoans will gather to honor the victims of the August 3rd shooting — and to heal. It starts tonight at 6:00 p.m. at Ascarate Park. It’s only one of many different events throughout the day honoring August 3rd. The focus
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been over a year since the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline adopted the three-digit number “988.” With the new number came a rise in contact with the Crisis line. Emergence Health Network, which oversees the 988 operations in El Paso, tells ABC-7 they were prepared for the increase in
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(KVIA) — Mattel is looking for a Chief UNO player, and it’s dealing out big money for the role. It says the chosen candidate will earn more than $4,000 a week for four weeks in New York City. The job entails challenging strangers to play the new UNO Quatro family game. It also requires the
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New York (CNN) — Dua Lipa’s hit song ‘Levitating’ is back in court. The star and Warner Music Group are facing a multi-million dollar federal lawsuit in Los Angeles from musician Bosko Kante over copyright claims for the song, which spent 77 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. In a lawsuit filed July 31, Kante claimed the British singer
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As we remember the lives lost in the shooting at Walmart, Cielo Vista on August 3, 2019 our community is coming together. The Healing Garden is open for people throughout the day with different events taking place. Judge Samaniego says it is a place to reflect and come together, and
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Originally Published: 02 AUG 23 18:39 ET Updated: 02 AUG 23 23:52 ET By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the southern border since July 10 under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border initiative, according to Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid immigration
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Originally Published: 02 AUG 23 16:36 ET By Tami Luhby, CNN New York (CNN) — Millions of Americans could receive their tax refunds more quickly in coming years as the Internal Revenue Service brings its technology further into the 21st century. The IRS is launching a major effort to digitize all paper-filed tax returns by
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We are under an ABC 7 First Alert. The Borderland has been spoiled with that monsoon moisture which will remain in place with a deep southerly flow giving us moisture across the region. This means we have another round of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms this Thursday. If you plan to get out to any
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OLBG assembled a ranking of the top ten highest-priced items in sports collecting history.
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For unhoused people, dangerous air isn’t just a threat during an air quality crisis — it’s an everyday occurrence, Grist reporting reveals.
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Student loan debt affects millions. Tovuti LMS researched strategies companies across the U.S. implement to help employees pay or offset costs.
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Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the metros in Texas where jobs are growing the fastest.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The The Federal Bureau of Investigation offices in El Paso through its Office for Victim Assistance remembers how they worked almost four years ago during the Walmart shooting on August 3. ABC-7 spoke with Jennifer Romero, a victim specialist with over 20 years of experience here at the FBI El
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Originally Published: 02 AUG 23 18:39 ET By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the southern border since July 10 under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border initiative, according to Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid immigration attorney Kristin Etter. “This is just
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