JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez residents are reacting to the news that the Mexican federal government is decriminalizing abortion nationwide. ABC-7 spoke with Juarez residents, specifically women, about this announcement. Many of them tell ABC-7 it is a step forward for the feminist movement in the country. Many questions are still up in the air,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Department officials tell ABC-7 that emergency crews rushed a 3-year-old child to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a possible drowning. This happened at 14300 Armando Silva Drive in Far East El Paso Thursday morning. The 911 call came in at 11:15 a.m. as a child drowning.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water is warning the community of shady business practices. El Paso Water is partnering with local agencies including the El Paso Police Department, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, and the Better Business Bureau to help combat illegal and misleading business practices. Officials said people continue to impersonate El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The woman charged with the murder of an El Paso Uber driver was released on a $500,000 split bond August 16, 2023, according to jail records. El Paso Police say 48-year-old Phoebe Copas shot and killed the driver, 52-year-old Daniel Piedra, on June 16, 2023. Copas told police she thought
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person was taken to University Medical Center with injuries after a crash in Northeast El Paso. According to El Paso Police, the call came in just after 5:00 a.m. The collision will impact drivers headed toward US-54 South near Sun Valley, which is blocked. Download the KVIA Weather and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– ABC-7 sat down with El Paso Defense Attorney Omar Carmona to get Xtra perspective on the case against Jessica Weaver. She is facing a first-degree felony charge after her 3-year-old toddler drowned in a water park this summer. Weaver faces a charge of Injury to a child by Omission. She is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water is being fined more than $2 million for a wastewater spill in 2021. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is ordering El Paso Water to pay the fine after the Frontera Force Main water emergency, which forced the utility to discharge approximately 1.2 billion gallons of wastewater
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, a garbage truck operated by a private company dropped a large amount of trash onto Manuel Gómez Morín, one of Juarez’s main boulevards. This trash dump caused accidents and traffic backups in the early hours of Monday morning when people were driving to work and school. Juarez residents complained
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A petition to have Alexee Trevizo disenrolled from NMSU is gaining momentum online. Trevizo is charged with murder in the death of her newborn baby at an Artesia hospital. She faces life in prison if convicted. Trevizo began attending online classes at NMSU this fall, while awaiting trial. With
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jessica Weaver, the mother of the 3-year-old who died at Camp Cohen Water Park in May, is now charged with of Injury to a Child by Omission. Weaver had filed a lawsuit against Destination El Paso and the company that runs the Camp Cohen Water Park, ASM Global, in July.
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Traditionally, the flu season peaks in January or February. However, last year El Paso experienced an early flu season peak in October. To address this concern Immunize El Paso is stepping up its efforts to raise awareness and ensure easy access to flu vaccines with the launch of their Flu
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Update: A Las Cruces Public Schools spokesperson confirmed to ABC-7 that the district terminated Shoemaker on Friday, September 1, 2023. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – An interpreter with Las Cruces Public Schools has been charged with multiple counts of child sexual assault. 51-year-old Anthony Shoemaker is charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual contact
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The relentless heat continues, even as fall approaches. El Paso is seeing its hottest summer yet, smashing records and setting new ones. On Labor Day, 2023 set a new record for the most number of triple digits ever in El Paso. We already added another triple-digit to our new record
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Las Cruces man is facing a child abuse charge. Las Cruces Police Department officers arrested 20-year-old Eric Jordan Martinez September 4, 2023. They booked him into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. As of Tuesday afternoon, Martinez remains in custody. Officials charged Martinez with one felony count of Abuse
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by Diego Mendoza-Moyers, El Paso MattersSeptember 4, 2023 After a breakdown at Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s El Paso refinery cut off a major source of gasoline in El Paso and sent prices at the pump soaring in recent weeks, federal officials waived rules to boost the amount of gasoline coming into the area. Prices have risen
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar found and rescued a dog that had become trapped by concertina wire near the U.S./Mexico border. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Veronica Escobar (@veronicaescobartx) In a recent Instagram post, the congresswoman wrote that the dog, who she named Rio, now needs
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar confirmed in a morning news conference that the city has seen an increase in migrant numbers recently. Currently, the city’s Kiki Romero shelter is at its full capacity, hosting around 200 migrants. The federal government’s shelter is hosting a large number of migrants as well. ABC-7
Continue Reading UPDATE: District Attorney Bill Hicks held a press conference Tuesday to discuss Weavers case. Hicks said Weaver has been arrested and is in the Elkhart County Correctional Complex in Indiana. She’s facing a charge of Injury to a Child by Omission. Hicks said a parent has a duty to tend to their child and when
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Mental health is a concern for every job, but what about citizens called to serve on a jury? Often, jurors are required to examine and live with a case for months at a time, examining difficult or traumatic material. Information from the Judicial Branch of New Mexico explains jury
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In less than 24 hours, two separate shootings have taken place in El Paso. The first shooting took place around 1:32 a.m. Sunday after the El Paso Police Department responded to a shooting at a house party at the 10900 block of Gary Player Dr. Two people were listed in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Labor Day is synonymous with grilling and family cookouts. El Paso Fire Department shares grill safety tips to keep your holiday fun. With the extra grill time. El Paso Fire Department wants to remind the public to keep safe. They say it starts with having the grill in the right
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans still have a few more hours to enjoy music and fun at the Brightside Music Festival this Labor Day weekend. Sunday’s lineup includes Sheck Wes, Alesso, and many more musicians, including several local acts. ABC-7 spoke to one man whose brother-in-law is performing in the festival. “He’s been
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A semi-truck trailer caught on fire just south of Las Cruces. ABC-7 was first alerted to the fire from images sent by viewers around 3:30 Sunday Afternoon. NMRoads posted an updated at 5:12 p.m. reporting that right lane on I-10 East is closed from mile markers 149 to 150.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people were arrested by El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies on Saturday, September 2nd on Theft of Property charges. The Sheriff’s Office stated that 43-year-old Jose Rosales and 73-year old Obdulia Nava have been taken into custody. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were sent to the 500 block of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A long-standing staple in the borderland, the St. Anthony Bazaar reaches its 60th celebration this Labor Day weekend. For 60 years Borderland residents have come out to give back to the church as well as stop by for a taste of the gorditas and enchiladas. “The food here is really good,”
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As Miners football fans got ready to head back into the Sun Bowl for the first home game of the season, many of them reminisced as they also celebrated ’80’s night. The 1988 team will be inducted into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame tonight, according to the university. They
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 sits down to speak with Dr. Armando Meza, Chief of Infectious Diseases division at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso, about the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the borderland. Dr. Meza tells ABC-7 he’s concerned how the fall will affect COVID-19 cases, as well
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Celebrate the 2023 Labor Day Weekend with fun events across the Borderland. Below is a list of events happening on Sept. 2 through Sept. 4 The Brightside Music Festival at Ascarate Park, Sept. 2-3. The festival will feature electronic, Latin, hip hop and indie music. Performers will include Alesso, Metro Boomin,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Friday, an El Paso judge ended a lawsuit filed by El Paso art historian Max Grossman against the City. The lawsuit stemmed from a previous plan to turn the Duranguito neighborhood into a multipurpose arena. Judge Patrick Garcia signed an order Friday officially ending Grossman’s lawsuit. Grossman tells ABC-7
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police tell ABC-7 that a car crashed into a pedestrian in Northeast El Paso Friday morning. The crash happened near Dyer and Hondo Pass just before 11 a.m. The pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. An ABC-7 crew was at the scene and captured video
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