ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Alamogordo community gathered Thursday afternoon to remember police officer Anthony Ferguson. The officer was critically injured after he was shot while making a traffic stop in Alamogordo. He was eventually taken to the University Medical Center in El Paso where he died Sunday. Ferguson was 41 years old and
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office investigators charged 25-year-old Stephanie Diaz with child abuse after they say she left three of her children in a hot car. Another person, Oscar Villa, who told deputies that he is a friend of Diaz’s, is also facing three counts of child abuse. Court documents
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Tuesday, Mexican authorities from all three levels of government, federal, state, and local, presented this new strategy at Juarez’s mega bandera. The initiative comes after an increase in human smuggling, homicides, reports of drug use, and drug trafficking in Juarez. Mexico’s National Defense Secretary or ‘SEDENA’ coordinated this strategy with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Artificial Intelligence is a growing presence in our lives. From the personal assistants on our phones, social media, smart home devices, even autonomous vehicles. AI is also taking a hold in certain industries, from healthcare, to education, even in the creative industry. It’s how AI has found its way into
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UPDATE – Both George Zavala and City Representative for District 3 Cassandra Hernandez faced questioning and shared their testimony to the Ethics Commission. Wednesday’s evening meeting lasted over six hours, and was still on going by the publishing of this article. Members of the Ethics Commission have discussed potentially readjorning the meeting on Thursday, July
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Animal Services recovered a tiny caiman from an East El Paso swimming pool Wednesday. Courtesy: El Paso Animal Services Two officers responded to the call. They say a community member noticed the caiman, which is similar to an alligator, swimming in a pool behind a house. Courtesy: El
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Alamogordo community will hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday night in honor of slain police officer Anthony Ferguson. 26-year-old Dominic De La O allegedly shot and killed Ferguson as he and other officers attempted a traffic stop. People will gather to remember Ferguson Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Alamogordo
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Amid recent reports of a US soldier running across the border into North Korea, experts are recalling the last American to defect to the communist nation. Arturo Pierre Martinez, a native El Pasoan, fled to North Korea in 2014. He denounced US policy, even giving a news conference about his
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Update: Officials have found Adrian Orozco. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office did not provide any details about how Orozco was located, what condition and circumstances deputies found him in, or where he is now. ABC-7 continues to work to learn additional details. SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Crisis
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(ABC) — A small plane crashed into a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Tuesday, resulting in an unspecified number of fatalities. The home, located just south of the Santa Fe Regional Airport, caught fire in the crash. The twin-engine Cessna 310 crashed into the home in the morning, according to the Federal Aviation
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An ABC-7 viewer recently tried to submit a complaint to the Texas Department of Transportation about a misspelled sign on an El Paso highway. The sign says “Seargent Major Blvd,” indicating Exit 26 to Sergeant Major Boulevard, north of the airport, near Ft. Bliss. A TXDOT spokesperson tells ABC-7 that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car is on fire on an overpass near I-10 and Sunland Park in West El Paso. An ABC-7 crew at the scene reports seeing massive flames flying into the air and what appeared to be a family near the car. First responders just arrived on the scene and were
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Dona Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart is providing new information on the officer-involved shooting that killed one person and seriously injured another early Sunday morning. According to officials, at around 1:25 a.m., two Dona Ana County Sheriff Deputies were at the Circle K located on Thorpe Road at I-25 in Dona Ana
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By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The US Army has identified a soldier who crossed the demarcation line into North Korea as Pvt. Travis King, a cavalry scout who joined the military in January 2021. King had
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A family member of 53-year-old Fernando Valles, the man who was brought unconscious to University Medical Center of El Paso, reached out to the hospital after widespread reports Monday. A spokesperson tells ABC-7 that the family member saw media reports that Valles had been admitted to the hospital and officials
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The border has seen a decrease in the flow of migrants since Title 42 expired back in May, according to experts. With recent improvements to the CBP One and fewer migrants coming to the border, local authorities have shut down spaces to house migrants in Juarez. ABC-7 spoke with Juarez’s Director
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many types of severe weather can have an impact on electrical grids, and heat is no exception. High temperatures cause people to crank up the A/C, and additional usage and added wear and tear to the equipment caused by the heat itself can damage the electric grid. “I know peak usage,
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Update: Officials tell ABC-7 that the fire was caused by a malfunctioning electrical device on the home’s porch. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A fire is burning in a residential area of East El Paso. It started late Tuesday morning near the intersection of Springwood Drive and Wedgewood Drive. Witnesses report seeing flames reaching high
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Artificial Intelligence is growing rapidly every day, and in many ways, changing life as we know it. AI is already widely used in personal shopping, voice assistants, and in autonomous vehicles, to name a few. But for those in the world of creative arts and media, the integration of AI
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new study suggests one in five people have admitted to driving drunk nationwide, and one and ten say they do it often. The study conducted by Safehome uses data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and while the numbers suggest Texas as a whole ranks extremely high for
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Correction: ABC-7 incorrectly reported on Monday’s 10 p.m. newscast that Rep. Cassandra Hernandez had filed an ethics complaint against fellow representatives Brian Kennedy and Alexsandra Annello. The complaint was filed by Deborah Paz. We apologize for the error. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Manager Cary Westin has terminated the use of taxpayer-funded gas cards
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — University Medical Center of El Paso is trying to find the family members of a patient. A spokesperson tells ABC-7 that 53-year-old Fernando Valles was admitted to UMC unconscious with a head injury. Valles is in the ICU and is unable to communicate with hospital staff as he is still
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ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Borderland, like much of the country, has felt the effects of a long-lasting heat wave. The heat that’s impacted all of us, has made some change their day-to-day activities including farmers who now start work a little earlier. “Well, my wake-up time generally is 5:30,” said George Want a
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Originally Published: 17 JUL 23 13:37 ET By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Xochitl Torres Small was sworn in as deputy agriculture secretary of the US Department of Agriculture on Monday, making history as the first Latina in the No. 2 position. Her ascension to the position comes amid efforts by the USDA to rectify
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Border Network for Human Rights will release the findings from the 2022-2023 Binational Abuse Documentation Campaign (“Campaña de Documentación de Abusos”), focusing on identified patterns of Human and Civil Rights violations allegedly carried out by U.S. law and immigration enforcement agencies. This year, the campaign will include abuse reports stemming
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Alamogordo Police Department is holding a news conference this morning to brief the media and members of the public on the death of Officer Anthony Ferguson. The briefing starts at 11a.m., and we will have details on ABC-7 this evening. According to the Alamogordo Police Department, Officer Ferguson was shot
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic has announced the crew of its seventh and second commercial spaceflight, ‘Galactic 02,’ which will board three private passengers to space. The second flight will also achieve historical milestones and furthering the company’s mission to broaden access to space. VSS Unity will carry 80-year-old Olympian, Jon
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crime is continuing to rise in the neighborhood surrounding the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, according to both residents and officials. Now, residents are speaking out about their fears and what they want done. “I think the cops need to step up and do something right away. They need to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One man has been rushed to the hospital after being stabbed Sunday afternoon. El Paso Police were called out to 7015 Alameda, near a permanently closed Goodwill store. The man’s injuries are considered non-life threatening, and has been taken to a nearby hospital by first responders. Police are reporting that
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — One person is dead and another seriously injured after an officer- involved shooting in Dona Ana County early Sunday morning. According to officials, at around 1:25 am two Dona Ana County Sheriffs Deputies were at the Circle K located on Thorpe Rd. at I-25 in Dona Ana when they saw a truck
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