Interview with Mayor Renard Johnson about his first 8 months in office
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7, in collaboration with El Paso Inc., sat down for an interview with El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson to catch up with the…
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Vigil held for 2 teens killed in Vado crash
Update (3:44 PM): The family of the victims held a vigil tonight at the crash site, 8100 Highway 478 at 7 p.m. VADO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Court…
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City Council not naming interim Chief Internal Auditor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted this week to not name an interim replacement for outgoing Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo…
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Rep. Vasquez tours White Sands Missile Range, discusses aging infrastructure
WHITE SANDS, New Mexico (KVIA) — Rep. Gabe Vasquez is touring White Sands Missile Range to focus on the aging infrastructure needs. Vasquez voted in…
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Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal music legend, dead at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneering heavy metal singer whose star turn on reality TV endeared him to a new generation of fans, has died, according to the…
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Rocket launched from White Sands studies Sun, impact on Earth
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The thunder of a solid rocket booster hurtling a scientific payload to the edge of space shook the sides of buildings on…
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Groups working to help those impacted by Ruidoso Flooding, and where to donate
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Heavy flooding caused massive damage in the Village of Ruidoso, killing three. Some are rebuilding in areas that were…
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New Mexico Governor issues emergency request for resources for Ruidoso flooding response
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued an emergency declaration request to have more federal response…
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El Paso Police locate missing woman
Update (8:15 P.M.) – El Paso Police say Jazmin Munoz has been located. UPDATE – Police are now looking for 21 year-old Ian Rodriguez as suspect in…
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Gov. Abbott orders flags in Texas to half-staff for flooding victims
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered all Texas flags across the state to be lowered half-staff in honor of those who died from…
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Aunt of the two children killed in Ruidoso floods confirms deaths and identities to ABC News
Update (8:20 P.M.) – ABC News has confirmed to ABC-7 the names of the two kids killed by the floods in Ruidoso, including their parents who are…
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Safe Streets Operation coordinated law enforcement response for July 4th
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This Independence Day weekend, many will likely take to the parks and streets around the county to celebrate. But making…
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Ruidoso businesses deal with aftermath of heavy flooding
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Businesses in Ruidoso are trying to clean up after floodwaters swept through the village the last few days. We sent ABC-7’s…
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Camp Fire fully extinguished
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Camp Fire at the Fort Stanton – Snowy River National Conservation Area is now completely out, according to Bureau of…
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Airman was married two weeks before he was found dead in Elephant Butte Lake, officials say
Update (May 27, 2025): Air Force officials just identified the airman as Airman First Class Me’lik Etienne, 22. He was assigned to the 351st…
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by car last week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department has release the name of a pedestrian hit in a northeast El Paso intersection last Tuesday that…
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El Paso DWI Task Force arrests more than a dozen Sunday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso DWI Task Force is on the streets this Memorial Day weekend, and is arresting those that are driving drunk on the…
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Police identify victim from deadly shooting Friday night
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department has released the identity of the victim in a shooting Friday night in far east El Paso, and…
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Be Mindful: The Mindfullness Toolbox
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mindfulness expert Julie Potiker says simple tools you can use to deal with whatever the day brings you can vary from…
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First look at new design of Sunset Amphitheater
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The company behind the amphitheater set to be built in northeast El Paso is showing off new designs for the site – and the…
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Low early voter turnout for May election
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 2025 May Uniform Elections are off to a slow start in El Paso County – at least when it comes to casting ballots. Over…
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Army takes control of 110,000 acres on border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Army is now in charge of tens of thousands of acres of land along the border. It’s part of the changes ordered by the…
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2 Marines killed in military crash near Santa Teresa were from California
Update (May 21, 2025): New documents tied to the investigation obtained by ABC-7 reveal that the crash happened when the army vehicle Aguilera and…
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The latest round of tariffs explained
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As consumers and companies in the United States and around the world brace for the impact of this most recent round of…
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Deputies arrest EPPD officer for assault
Update: El Paso Police will speak about the arrest tonight. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested an El…
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History of the Mexican American Cultural Center project
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Mexican American Cultural Center is the last of the signature projects from the 2012 Quality of Life bond…
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Full Interview: Sen. Lujan on budgets, DOGE and more
ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D – NM) was in the Borderland Tuesday for the ribbon cutting of a new wastewater treatment plant…
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Retired detective refutes Wood appeal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Retired El Paso Police Department detective John Guerrero was part of what became known the “Desert Deaths” task force…
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David Leonard Wood’s ‘jailhouse snitch’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who was in prison alongside David Leonard Wood, aka “The Desert Serial Killer” of El Paso, says that the testimony of…
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