Bone dry New Mexico needs your help during ‘Mega-drought’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The United States Drought Monitor shows the entire state is under some level of drought. As of May 4, 2022, 98.9% of the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: How to protect your trees
EL PASO, Texas – On Friday, very strong winds are expected across the entire area. High wind warnings have been issued by the National Weather…
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Calling all bee lovers! How you can make your backyard bee-friendly in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — If you are a classical music fan, you’ve most likely heard of the fast-paced composition of “Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nikolai…
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Man is arrested after threatening a store clerk with a knife, taking scratch-off lottery tickets
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Police officers say 27-year-old Michael Nicholas Noder pulled out a knife and threatened a store clerk at the 7-11 at 5007…
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Celebrating Match Day 2022 in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas – On Match Day 2022, medical students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso learned where they would be going for…
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Blue Origin reschedules flight; Comedian Pete Davidson unable to take part
VAN HORN – Blue Origin announced Thursday night that the 20th flight of the New Shepard has been moved to March 29. Due to the change in dates…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seize parrots, drugs, currency and food products
EL PASO, Texas – In the last seven days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working ports of entry in El Paso and New Mexico made various…
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The first Downtown Fiesta de las Luces is this weekend
EL PASO, Texas – The Downtown Management District announces the first of a series of Downtown Fiesta de las Luces Saturday, March 12 from 3 to 11…
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Free vaccines for Borderland pets as part of National Pet Vaccination Month
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Animal Services is working with its community partners to offer free pet vaccinations and microchips to hundreds of pets on…
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$250,000 gift for the medical and dental student scholarships
EL PASO, Texas – Paul and Cecilia Porras announced a gift of $250,000 to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Monday. A matching…
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Movie theaters “are back” ahead of “The Batman” Premiere
EL PASO, Texas — Ahead of the highly anticipated premiere of “The Batman” movie theaters in the borderland are gearing up for a packed…
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$100,000 gift to TTUHSC El Paso to help generations of Foster School of Medicine students
EL PASO, Texas – A generous gift by Cliff and Martha Eisenberg with the presentation of $100,000 to Texas Tech University Healthy Sciences Center El…
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Teacher gets final goodbye from students as he prepares for deployment
EL PASO, Texas — Guillermo Noriega is a 5th grade teacher at Congressman Silvestre and Carolina Reyes Elementary. Noriega has been…
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Family and friends gather to give their final salutes to Ret. Lt. Col Robert Chisolm
FORT BLISS, Texas – He survived some of the most violent battles an American soldier could experience. Retired Lt. Col. Robert Chisolm jumped into…
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New Mexico Governor makes announcement on La Union flooding assistance
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined Doña Ana County leadership to make an announcement regarding support for La Union…
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From eccentric to eclectic: the exotic estate sale at Jay J. Armes compound is underway
EL PASO — As far as El Paso celebrities go, few have reached the status of Jay J. Armes. The international private investigator, Hollywood star and…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, says mix and match OK
By Maggie Fox and John Bonifield, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses of both Covid-19 vaccines made by Moderna and…
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Aaron Jones shows gratitude to the Packers’ trainer who helped find pendant with father’s ashes
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Pasoan Aaron Jones has not stopped thanking the man who found the pendant containing his father’s ashes. On Tuesday, Jones…
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US citizens crisscrossing border throughout pandemic; Mexican tourists may do the same
(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad…
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No child’s play: ABC-7 anchors compete for charity
EL PASO — Call them Hunger Games or Squid Games. What hundreds of El Paso students witnessed Tuesday was no child’s play. More than 750 students…
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Elderly woman dies after SUV crashes into Northeast home before Christmas
EL PASO, Texas – 87-year-old Ruriko Denison has died, according to El Paso police, after she was critically injured when an SUV crashed into her home…
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Person taken into custody after SWAT standoff in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, NM – One person is in custody following a SWAT standoff in Las Cruces. The Las Cruces Police Department said a person barricaded…
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Borderland Blitz: Playoff high school football scores & highlights; Next round playoff matchups
EL PASO, Texas — Here are the high school football scores for week 12 of the Borderland Blitz: 11/14 & 11/15 Montwood 32 Midland Lee 65 Chapin 7…
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