EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Marvin Lake was convicted of the 2021 capital murder of 13-month-old Ahren DeHart today. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder. In April of 2021 Lake was babysitting several young children while the children’s mothers were at work. When they returned, investigators said they found DeHart unresponsive.
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 12 MAR 24 06:00 ET By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all seen those white streaks trailing behind jets, creating stripes against the blue sky. The lines are called contrails, short for condensation trails, and they appear when water vapor condenses and freezes around the exhaust from an aircraft, according to the
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens shared pictures and information on X Wednesday about the female migrant he says was hit and killed by a train in Santa Teresa. The woman died on Sunday, according to Chief Owens. He says New Mexico State Police found a group of undocumented
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man is facing federal charges for his alleged role in an attempt to defraud former Congressman George Santos. According to court documents, the alleged crime happened in July and August of 2023, when Santos was serving as the representative for New York’s Third Congressional District. Court officials
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 21-year-old Armando Leonardo Moreno (aka Cholo) pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in death in a federal court in El Paso this week. Court documents state that Moreno and others conspired to kidnap a person from an El Paso stash house in September of 2021. They drove him to another house
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Update: El Paso Fire Department officials say a piece of falling concrete injured the worker. OSHA is now investigating. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A construction worker suffered a serious injury at a site in the Lower Valley. First responders confirm the worker was injured just before 2:00 p.m. Tuesday on the 7200 block of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 33-year-old Leif Everett Hayman pleaded guilty to one count of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-to-hire. Court records state that in the spring of 2022, Hayman used a website called Rent a Hitman to solicit a person to kill his girlfriend’s mother. He allegedly submitted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who appeared on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list was captured in El Paso this week. Kenneth Wayne Dove Jr. was convicted of two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact in 2016. Investigators say the charges stem from two incidents involving a 5-year-old
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UPDATE — ABC-7 was able to obtain the arrest warrant affidavit of Fabio Minchala. The court documents state that a bartender working at Honest Abes at the shopping center on 1160 Airway, heard a car continuously honking in the parking lot. The unnamed woman said she went up to the car and saw a six-year-old
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A fuel spill is causing congestion along I-10 West near the McRae exit. That is according to an alert on the Texas Department of Transportation traffic map. All of the lanes appear closed, according to TXDOT, although there is still backup in the area. Use the ABC-7 Traffictracker to find
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 05 OCT 23 16:08 ET Updated: 05 OCT 23 16:11 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration will restart deporting Venezuelans directly to Venezuela in an attempt to curb the record influx of crossings at the US-Mexico border, according to senior administration officials. Venezuelans who cross the US-Mexico border unlawfully
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the recent migrant surge continues, federal authorities are continuing with the border wall project, which started in 2019. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is required to use the funds approved in fiscal year 2019 on border barrier construction. This construction will cover 17 miles in Starr County, Texas
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s universal indoor face mask requirement took effect as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Under the mandate from El Paso City/County Health Authority Dr. Ocaranza, anyone age 2 and older must wear a face covering (over both the mouth and nose) inside any building within county limits – regardless of whether
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan — America’s longest war has ended after 20 years as the last U.S. troops departed Afghanistan, concluding a final, frantic airlift. The last five planes departed just after midnight on Tuesday from the Kabul airport, Commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie announced Monday at the Pentagon. RELATED STORIES: Biden to address
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans advanced new voting restrictions Thursday night after months of protests by Democrats, who after returning from a 38-day walkout are now all but out of ways to stop a bill that includes a ban on drive-thru voting and would empower poll watchers. The nearly 50-page bill passed the Texas House
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EL PASO, Texas – Ten new cases of the highly contagious Covid -19 Delta variant have been confirmed among El Pasoans, including one breakthrough case, the local Department of Public Health said Wednesday evening. In a statement, El Paso health officials provided the following breakdown: There are 7 males and 3 females.Three of the 10 patients are under the
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott’s request that it disallow mask mandates in Texas school districts — albeit on a technicality. The state Supreme Court’s order Thursday evening temporarily allows school districts to require face coverings because it leaves in place previous temporary restraining orders issued
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new mask rule from El Paso’s City/County Health Authority to take effect at midnight. County Court at Law Judge Ruben Morales signed a temporary restraining order after ruling that Abbott exceeded
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UPDATE, Aug. 3: A federal judge in El Paso on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from carrying out plans to have state troopers stop vehicles suspected of carrying migrants. In siding with the federal government, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Cardone found Abbott’s order posed “irreparable harm” and went against
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — On Monday, the New Mexico Public Education Department released guidance for masks and students for the upcoming school year, ABC affiliate KOAT reported. According to the updated guidance students, teachers and staff in junior and high school settings will not be required to wear masks if they have been fully
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EL PASO, Texas — Around 4,000 El Paso Electric customers lost power Friday evening amidst severe thunderstorms rolling through the region. ABC-7’s studios in west El Paso were among those business and homes that lost power. As a result, KVIA was off the air for time on Friday night until a backup generator could kick-in;
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(Editor’s note: Click here to watch ABC-7’s LIVE launch coverage from 6-7AM and 8-10AM) UPDATE: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s launch to the edge of space on Sunday morning in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic was delayed, VG officials announced, citing “overnight weather conditions.” Instead of the launch taking
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WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact Thursday in ruling that Texas, other Republican-led states and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso plans to open up the Convention Center downtown for walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations with no appointment needed, ABC-7 has learned. Starting Wednesday, anyone 18 years of age are older can show up and get vaccinated without the need to schedule an advanced appointment. In addition, the city
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UPDATE, April 26: El Paso police said Monday a criminal investigation is underway into panic about an “active shooter” over the weekend at the Cielo Vista Mall that was triggered by the appearance of a skateboarder who has gained celebrity notoriety on social media. False word spread through the crowd gathered to see Danny Duncan
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration on Friday lifted a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, but will issue a fact sheet to medical providers warning them of the potential for extremely rare but serious blood clots. “Above all else,
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WASHINGTON, DC — A U.S. health panel says it’s time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots. Out of nearly 8 million people vaccinated before the U.S. suspended J&J’s shot, health officials uncovered 15 cases of a highly unusual kind of blood clot, three of
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EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center of El Paso said it would hold online appointment registration Thursday at 6 p.m. for more than 1,000 first doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination. Registration will open at 6 p.m. at UMCelpaso.org for those in state vaccination categories 1B and 1C, which includes school and childcare personnel along with
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — The White House says the $1,400 direct payments for most Americans funded by the American Rescue Plan will start showing up in bank accounts as early as this weekend. Press secretary Jen Psaki says the government will make the first direct deposits this weekend. She says payments will continue throughout the next several
Continue Reading(CNN) — The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden’s $1. 9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration as the devastating fallout from the spread of Covid-19 has left Americans in dire need of further relief. The final vote
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