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 two other men who also served time with Wood was falsely given in return for deals on their sentences and reward money. George Hall was serving 45
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on goods coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico are on hold…for now. On Tuesday, both Canada and Mexico were set to pay a 25% tariff on products bound for the U.S. Chinese products would have an additional 20% tariff. But on Thursday,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the Trump administration says that tariffs are “all set” on Mexico and Canada this week, some may be wondering what tariffs are – and how they work.
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spent a day inside El Paso Fire Station 18, capturing an exclusive look at how local firefighters live, work and form lasting bonds. Courtesy: El Paso Fire Department Each shift, firefighters balance cooking meals, cleaning, training and preparing gear with the constant readiness needed to respond to emergencies. Courtesy:
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, El Paso City Council voted unanimously to allow the issuance of requests for qualification, or RFQ, for developers interested in redeveloping the 17 city-owned properties in the Duranguito area downtown. This is the second phase of the city’s plan to redevelop the area. Council says they want the
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EL PASO (KVIA) — The annual El Paso Inc. “El Pasoan of the Year” luncheon took place today, February 25th, and one borderland “mover and shaker”, Wayne Thornton, received this year’s “Community Spirit Award” as he continues his volunteering efforts (more than five decades and counting.) In another edition of “People, Places & Paul”, ABC-7
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Every year, El Paso Inc. recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond, making a difference in our community. The team behind El Paso children’s museum, La Nube was selected for 2024. The project first launched into existence after voters in El Paso overwhelmingly approved the Quality of Life Bond
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UPDATE (02/26/2025): Former U.S. Marshal and retired Deputy Chief for the El Paso Police Department Robert Almonte oversaw the security issues regarding the trial of the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juárez murders in 2010. As a former U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas, Almonte was assigned to this case to check the prisoner
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hollywood’s biggest night is coming. The 97th Academy Awards are Sunday, March 2. You can watch The Oscars on ABC-7 beginning at 5 p.m. This Sunday, ABC-7 Xtra will have a preview of the big night. Three films are leading the pack for the Oscar for Best Picture. Conclave, a thriller
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — Have you ever wondered what life is really like inside a fire station? ABC-7 got an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at El Paso’s Fire Station 18, revealing how local firefighters spend their days—and nights. Courtesy: El Paso Fire Department From cooking meals together, sharing jokes and stories, to responding instantly when
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been several months since a herd of 77 big horn sheep was released into the Franklin Mountains State Park as part of a larger effort to reintroduce the animals in their historic environments. The herd has been settling in and is expected to grow with more lambs being born
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Last summer, Michael Salcido a former State Trooper, teacher, and assistant principal fell in his bedroom. He was discovered by his son 12 hours later, catatonic but still breathing. Michael underwent a neurosurgical procedure where he had to have a portion of his skull removed to allow his brain to heal.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Independent School District is planning to lay off employees, increase class sizes and cut programs. On Friday SISD employees email from Acting Superintendent James Vasquez informing them the district needs to reduce its budget by $38 million, and to do it will need to lay off staff. ABC-7
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A recent report shows America’s children continue to struggle with reading skills. Reading scores of fourth and eighth-graders in the U.S. are down five percent since 2019. That’s according to a U.S. Department of Education program called the National Assessment of Education Progress, which tests students in various school districts nationwide, but not
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — From a distance, Holloman Lake looks like a nice spot to park an RV, go camping, and enjoy the water. But once one gets a whiff of the air, which faintly smells of rotten eggs, and gets close enough to see the yellow-ish color of the water, it’s clear that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Senator Ted Cruz (R – Texas) is targeting thousands of federally-funded grants awarded during the previous White House administration as “questionable projects that promoted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or advanced neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda,” including more than a dozen grants awarded to the University of Texas at El Paso
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Health officials have declared a measles outbreak in West Texas, with 15 confirmed cases and one in a bordering county in New Mexico. The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed their first measles case of the year — Just after dozens of cases were reported in a West Texas county. El Pasoans say they’re worried
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, the Texas Senate passed the school choice bill, one of Governor Greg Abbott’s priorities for this legislative session. This bill would establish education savings accounts managed by the state, where parents would have $10,000 to use towards tuition at private schools in Texas. The Texas House has not yet
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the Las Cruces bowling alley massacre. Four people died that day, and another died almost a decade later. To this day, police and the family of the victims, are still searching for answers. On the morning of February 10, 1990, two men entered
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Super Bowl LIX will be played this weekend between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, a game borderland fans enjoy each edition. South of the border in Ciudad Juárez, a longtime NFL fan has been collecting all sorts of goods and merchandise of all NFL teams for over 30
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Last fall, the El Paso Fire Department announced its newest partnership that is providing a dedicated medical transportation service to the community. EPFD signed a 5-year contract with Air Methods to establish Fire STAR, which stands for Shock and Trauma Air Rescue. It’s a helicopter that is helping bring swift medical
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EL PASO (KVIA) — President Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan, sat down with ABC-7’s Paul Cicala for an exclusive, 1-on-1 interview, after he spent two days in the El Paso-area visiting troops at Fort Bliss and Federal Agents along the border. Here’s more from his 1-on-1 interview: (Paul Cicala) -What was it like for you
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso now has another tool for medical transportation. Last fall, the El Paso Fire Department and Air Methods announced the signing of a five-year contract. During its short span, Fire STAR has already provided air medical transportation to hundreds of patients in the Borderland. STAR stands
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Cases of respiratory viruses – especially the flu – are on the rise in the Borderland and nationwide. El Paso has already had one reported flu death this season, a 13-year-old girl with pre-existing conditions. Sunday on ABC-7 Xtra, host Mark Ross and ABC-7 medical contributor Doctor Ogechika Alozie discuss
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Locomotive FC have signed its youngest professional athlete in club history. Kenneth Hoban, who is just 15-years-old and an El Paso native, began his journey with the El Paso Locomotive Youth Soccer and worked his way up to becoming the first player to sign a USL contract.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County relies heavily on FEMA funding to support the sheltering of migrants. The Trump Administration could change that. The county used to work on a reimbursement basis, where NGOs would pay money and wait for it to come from the government. They changed it recently where they would
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Professor Reacts to Possible Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs on the Borderland.
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On his first day in office last Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to birthright citizenship, which is in the Fourteenth Amendment. The amendment resulted from overturning the 1857 Dred Scott decision which denied citizenship to black people and upheld slavery in U.S. Territories. It’s been in effect for more than a
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SOCORRO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Nothing can be brought back from the dead, but to the naked eye, it looks like researchers two hours north of Las Cruces have done just that. In the small town of Socorro, New Mexico, dead birds are being given a new life by Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian, professor of mechanical
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nicholas Tejeda has gone from working in his father’s pharmacy in Kansas, to being CEO of The Hospitals of Providence, and now Group President, Western Group for Tenet Healthcare, overseeing facilities in Texas, New Mexico and California. Sunday on ABC-7 Xtra, Tejeda sits down for a one-on-one interview with Mark
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