EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some hospitals across El Paso are seeing an uptick in respiratory infections right now. Some of the most common illnesses include RSV, COVID and the Flu. Dr. Edward Michelson, the chief of emergency medicine at University Medical Center, said every winter there is a rise in respiratory illnesses. “The last
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Cannabis sales are soaring in a small city just west of the state line. According to recent numbers, Sunland Park dispensaries sold a whopping $32 million in cannabis merchandise, from marijuana in leaf form, to gummies, oils, and creams. Once New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Cannabis Regulation
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 confirmed with El Paso City officials, the emergency shelter at the former Morehead Middle School will end operations for the foreseeable future due to a decrease in encounters in the El Paso Sector. “When we opened up the facility at Morehead, that was looking at those those large numbers,”
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is proposing a nearly 10% general fund spending increase for the coming fiscal year to shore up housing opportunities, childhood literacy and health care access, with additional payouts for electric vehicles purchases. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday published the $10.5
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Motorcycle thefts made a jump by more than 30 in 2023 compared to 2022, according to data from the El Paso Police Department. Stephen Plummer with the El Paso Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force reported that 2022 saw 74 incidents, while 2023 saw 107, a 33 incident increase. Plummer
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — The Opportunity Center for the Homeless is preparing for an increase in demand as cold temperatures hit the Borderland. The shelter’s deputy director, John Martin, said they are used to seeing an uptick because of these weather conditions. “Typically this time of year, outside of the migrant impact that we’ve
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez’s Human Rights Department, through the Migrant Assistance Office, assisted 107 people in December. 48 migrants were given discount vouchers on buses to return to their home countries. The city’s director of human rights, Santiago González Reyes, explained that Juarez is trying to help the migrants return to their homes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 48-year-old El Pasoan David Rene Arredondo pleaded guilty today to eight federal counts connected to the “breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia said Wednesday. “His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S.
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Residents of Santa Teresa and Sunland Park may be close to finding out what exactly led up to a mishap that caused high amounts of sulfuric acid to pour into their drinking water supplies last month. The New Mexico Environment Department says their Drinking Water Bureau has been investigating
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso Sector were the busiest in the country in fiscal year 2023. In that fiscal year, Border Patrol in El Paso recorded 427,471 migrant encounters. That fiscal year ended at the start of October 2023. ABC-7 reached out to U.S. Border Patrol to learn
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Public Libraries are once again offering library patrons the opportunity to pay outstanding fines by donating canned or non-perishable food donations as part of the Food for Fines program. The program will run between January 2 and January 20 during regular working hours. Patrons may take
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The community gathered Tuesday, for U.S. Navy Veteran Peter Botello, who was laid to rest with no family in attendance. Benches usually filled by family members were empty, but Botello was not alone. Fellow veterans from the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association and representatives with the El Paso County Veteran Services,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, the National Institute of Migration in Mexico published a statement saying they recorded more than 40.8 million legal entries in 2023. Through its Beta Group, the institute assisted 230,877 migrants who entered the country illegally. The report also says that in coordination with national and international safety agencies, Mexico
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and new goals be at the top of mind. For millions of Americans, the top three resolutions this New Year are to improve physical fitness, improve finances — and get better mental health, according to Forbes Health. In their survey this year, respondents listed positive
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A giant green chile pepper, the color of which was picked by Las Cruceans, ushered in the start of 2024 as it dropped from the sky. According to creator Russ Smith, over 5,000 people poured into the Plaza de Las Cruces, and voting numbers for the color of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As thousands of people around the world get ready to celebrate the New Year, animals like ‘Ice Cube’ are ready for a home. Ice Cube is a large-sized, one-to-two-year-old mixed dog that employees at El Paso Animal Services believe has some German Shepherd and Pitbull in him. He is very
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso’s Capital Improvement Department is ending the year reminding the community of road safety with their new informational videos. These videos highlight tips for pedestrians on crosswalks, and bicyclists riding on El Paso streets. It shows how to properly navigate traffic lanes and roundabouts as a
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Update: The Sunland Park Fire Department says 4 people have been taken to the hospital, calling the crash “serious.” They add they assisted the El Paso Fire Department with the response efforts. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four people were sent to the hospital following an early Saturday morning crash near the Texas-New Mexico state
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The I-10 Widening West Project is adding a third lane to I-10 between Mesa and Vinton. The 3 1/2 year project started at the end of May 2022 and is projected to be completed by the end of Summer 2025. In order to add that third lane, bridges have to
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — More migrants have been arriving at the border recently, some saying they are still traveling on top of trains overnight. On Thursday, ABC-7 witnessed the arrival of hundreds of migrants to the Border Safety Initiative #36 gate, located in El Paso’s Lower Valley. The City of Juárez, through its Human Rights
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Racing returns to Sunland Park Friday, January 5, 2024. The 64th live racing season opens at 12:25 p.m. and will run through Sunday, April 7. On opening day visitors can catch two thoroughbred stakes races, the $100,000 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap as well as the $65,000 KLAQ
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to a new report by the Associated Press, thousands of migrants have been arrested for trespassing since 2021. The AP reports 10,000 migrants have been arrested on misdemeanor trespassing charges under Gov. Abbott’s “arrest and jail” operation. Texas started the operation two years ago to arrest migrants for trespassing.
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — In a Thursday morning news conference, Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador explained some of the agreements he discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and White House Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall. President López Obrador said the U.S. government agreed to open and restore
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrants continue to travel on foot just south of Ciudad Juárez, moving towards the U.S.-Mexico border. More migrants are still traveling on train, and are being dropped off in different cities across the state of Chihuahua or in other southern states in Mexico. ABC-7 made the trip to Samalayuca, Chihuahua, a
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Update: Police arrived at the scene at 4:30 Wednesday morning. A police spokesperson said a woman had shot her spouse. The man died. The Crimes Against Persons Unit continues to investigate the shooting as a domestic violence case. Police have not arrested anyone in connection with the shooting, the spokesperson explained. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state cabinet secretary and former economist to the Legislature was selected Wednesday to oversee New Mexico’s $49 billion nest egg of savings and trust accounts at the State Investment Council. As state investment officer, Albuquerque native Jon Clark will oversee financial assets including the New Mexico land grant permanent
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ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — 25-year-old Jasmine Garcia is charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of abuse of a child, one count of criminal damage to property, and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer. ABC-7 learned from court documents that Garcia allegedly smashed her ex-boyfriend’s car with a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Music has a long history with therapy and improving the mind, and today, an El Paso teenager is sharing his story of how music helps him live with his anxiety. What’s more, he’s sharing his music with others — hoping it will help others find peace. Julián Kalel Almanzán, 17,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Seventeen-year-old Julián Kalel Almanzán is a Junior at Coronado High School who plays the guitar. He is putting on a benefit concert in support of migrant families that are spending time along the border during this winter season. The benefit will also provide donations for refugee migrants. ABC-7 spoke with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Greetings! Amidst the Pie Season buzz, enthusiasts are singing praises for holiday favorites like the toffee apple, pecan, and pumpkin pies. You can connect with a local pie expert from Village Inn for tips on sweetening up festive gatherings. Have you ever wondered about making the perfect holiday pie? Dive
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