UPDATE (June 29, 2026) — El Paso Police said a 25-year-old woman, Missy Roberta Aguilar, died in a crash in West El Paso Saturday, A news release said Aguilar failed to drive along a curve and hit a curb, causing her SUV to go over a business’ property. Police said she crashed into a metal
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By Devin Dwyer and Peter Charalambous The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can cancel the temporary protected status (TPS) for thousands of Haitians and Syrians, concluding that the Department of Homeland Security has broad discretion with little-to-no judicial oversight to decide when they must return home. The ruling is likely to have a sweeping impact
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By ABC NEWS Two powerful earthquakes — a 7.2 magnitude quake followed just seconds later by a 7.5 — rattled the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, damaging buildings in the capital and briefly triggering a tsunami advisory. There were reports of damage and injuries in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, according to authorities. Crews responded
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A train derailed in Northeast El Paso Wednesday, according to the El Paso Police Department. All north and southbound lanes near 1200 Railroad Dr. are closed, police said. EPPD said to expect the road closure to last through the night. The train derailed at 5:51 p.m., police said.
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A federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order signed last year that required proof of citizenship to register to vote and demanded mail-in ballots be received by Election Day. Judge Denise Casper ruled that the president lacks the authority to oversee elections and rejected the Trump administration’s unsupported claims of
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By Laura RomeroJune 24, 2026, 7:09 AM Camp Mystic, the Christian all-girls sleepaway camp, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, according to court records. The Chapter 11 filing comes nearly a year after a deadly flood killed 25 girls and two teen counselors at the camp’s Guadalupe River location, which is located in the Texas Hill Country. According
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By Kevin ShalveyJune 22, 2026, 2:40 AM LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday he would resign as the leader of his party and as prime minister, setting the stage for the United Kingdom’s seventh prime minister within a decade. Starmer, who said he spoke on Monday with King Charles, said he expected
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UPDATE- Retired Air Force pilot Eric Gonzalez, who also flies commercially, said GPS jamming events are not unusual for pilots. “It’s not uncommon to get a little blurb on your equipment that, hey, there’s GPS signals infected, and then we rely on our backup instrumentation in that case,” Gonzalez said. “Usually it’s something called an
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By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, and Kevin ShalveyLast Updated: June 17, 2026, 4:38 PM MDT Trump signs MOU with Iran while dining at Versailles President Donald Trump on Wednesday physically signed the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that ends the war, a White House official confirmed. “On Sunday, the MOU was signed digitally by
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By Emily Shapiro and Aaron KaterskyJune 17, 2026, 10:16 AM Anguished relatives of the Gilgo Beach, New York, serial killing victims aimed decades of anger at their loved ones’ killer, Rex Heuermann, at his sentencing on Wednesday before the judge demanded officers remove the former architect from the courtroom. “I can’t even put into words the eviscerating hatred I have
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UPDATE (June 16, 2026) — The former principal of Hueco Elementary School has been indicted in El Paso County for allegedly injuring a child, according to court documents ABC-7 obtained. Court documents alleged Greg Hatch grabbed and pulled a child’s leg and arm and forced them to sit down. Hatch has been indicted for once
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Originally Published: 15 JUN 26 15:18 ET Updated: 15 JUN 26 18:09 ET By Taylor Romine, Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — Eight crewmembers are believed to be dead in a B-52 bomber crash shortly after takeoff from a base northeast of Los Angeles Monday morning, Edwards Air Force Base said. Emergency crews responded immediately to
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UPDATE (9:57 a.m.) — An El Paso Police Detective Judy Oviedo told ABC-7 police learned about the crash at 2:38 a.m. She said the police unit was at the intersection of Kansas Street and Wyoming Avenue “preventing traffic from using the I-10 entrance.” UPDATE (5:32 A.M.) — El Paso Police has cleared the scene. EL
Continue Reading Following Sunday’s announcement of a memorandum or understanding between the U.S. and Iran, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defense Minister Israel Katz issued statements saying Israel will not withdraw from any territory it has seized. “Israel is not subordinate to the United States, and we are an independent and sovereign state,” Ben-Gvir
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police and U.S. Border Patrol agents are rescuing a person from the Rio Grande Friday. El Paso police said it happened at the 20 Rio Grande Levee, which is next to the Border Highway in Segundo Barrio. The call came in just after 1 p.m., according to the
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By Emily Shapiro One victim was killed and 10 others were injured in a mass shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, and the suspected gunman is dead following a standoff with police, authorities said. When police responded to an active shooter report around 8 a.m. local time Friday, the suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, allegedly
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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a permanent pick to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, after the uproar over his temporary pick risked derailing the renewal of a key surveillance law. Trump said that he is nominating the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former U.S.
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UPDATE (6:35 p.m.) — ABC-7 obtained the arrest affidavit for Ruth Julieta Flores and Cecilia Rocha-Lucero. Both detail the two allegedly witnessing Josue Urrutia yelling at students and failing to stop or report him. Documents alleged that on May 5, Flores failed to report Josue Urrutia, who allegedly grabbed a student and yelled in his
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, and Meredith DelisoLast Updated: June 10, 2026, 3:47 PM MDT US striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran: CENTCOM For a second night in a row, the U.S. military is striking “multiple targets” in Iran on President Donald Trump’s orders, according to a post by U.S. Central Command. “U.S. Central Command forces began launching
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UPDATE (2:06 p.m.) — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego released a statement about Wednesday’s evacuation at the county courthouse after a reported suspicious package. “This morning, June 10th, a suspicious package was received at the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse, prompting the immediate evacuation of county employees, visitors, and members of the public as a
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update (4:26 p.m.) — The City of Sunland Park confirmed with ABC-7 that all lanes reopened. UPDATE (1:32 p.m.) — One person has been airlifted by the El Paso Fire Department’s Fire STAR helicopter and two others went to the hospital after the crash, according to Sunland Park Fire. Courtesy: SPFD Three vehicles were involved
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, and Meredith DelisoLast Updated: June 9, 2026, 3:43 PM MDT Trump on retaliatory strikes: ‘I think it’s very important to respond’ ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl was on the phone with President Donald Trump just as CENTCOM announced the retaliatory attack against Iran. “I think it’s very important to respond.
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The Senate on Monday formally received President Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, teeing off what could be a potentially contentious confirmation battle. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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UPDATE (2:40 p.m.) — Fort Bliss said military police blocked traffic onto the 375 as El Paso police responded to the armed person report. El Paso police took the suspect into custody. EPPD Detective Judy Oviedo said the call about the armed person came after a crash. An officer went up to the person’s car
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UPDATE (5:48 p.m.) — According to photos sent by a witness and FlightRadar24.com, a Cessna 210 Silver Eagle crashed. Flight data showing the plane’s path stopped just after 11 a.m. An ABC-7 viewer sent a photo of the crash. Credit: Stephen Stetler UPDATE (2:16 p.m.) — A witness helped two people get out of the
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Handy was known for his roles in films like ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Jumanji.’ By Jon Haworth June 5, 2026, 5:30 AM Actor James Handy, known for roles in films including “Top Gun: Maverick,” “The Rocketeer” and “Jumanji,” has been identified as the victim of a fatal stabbing in Los Angeles on Wednesday, police said.
Continue Reading By David Brennan and Nadine El-BawabLast Updated: June 3, 2026, 3:30 PM MDT House adopts Iran war powers resolution The House adopted a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers for the first time since the start of the conflict, by a vote of 215-208 on Wednesday. GOP Reps. Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom
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by Berenice Garcia, The Texas TribuneJune 3, 2026 McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a suspected case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the state’s $15 billion cattle industry — in South Texas. The USDA is testing a sample of the potential infestation at the USDA’s National Veterinary
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by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Nearly 180 detainees are under quarantine for possible measles exposure at Camp East Montana, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Fort Bliss, city health officials told El Paso Matters on Wednesday. The facility initiated quarantine after 16 detainees were identified as contacts of two confirmed measles cases at a detention facility in
Continue Reading UPDATE (9:43 p.m.) — Our ABC-7 crew said the scene was clear when they arrived. ABC-7 reached out to El Paso police for more information, but have not heard back. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said its Crimes Against Persons Unit is helping investigate a body recovered at the Rio Grande Levee
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