Update: The hiker at the center of a rescue effort in the Franklin Mountains showed signs of heat stroke, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The rescue crew is now preparing to bring the man down the mountain. UPDATE Search and Rescue at 1000 Steps Trail: First responders made contact with a male patient
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Update (June 29, 4:16 p.m.): Las Cruces Police say that 50-year-old David Mancha died of his injuries after his bicycle hit an SUV at Solano Drive and Lohman Avenue June 28. Mancha was airlifted to UMC where he later died. The driver of the SUV will not face any charges, according to police officials. LAS
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by Elida S. Perez, El Paso MattersJune 29, 2023 Thursday marks the end of Tommy Gonzalez’s tenure serving as El Paso’s second city manager, leaving an interim in place as the city moves forward with finding a permanent replacement. Gonzalez’s contract came to an abrupt end in February when the El Paso City Council, with
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Update (1:52 p.m.): Police say the Crimes Against Persons unit is opening a murder investigation into the shooting. The victim has still not been identified. Investigators say officers were called out to Del Sol Medical Center, where the 39-year-old man had already been taken after he was shot. Anyone with information relevant to the investigation
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UPDATE – ABC-7 reached out to Ysleta ISD regarding the board of trustee vote to bring armed guards to campuses in the upcoming school. A spokesperson for YISD said, “The Ysleta Independent School District is responding to the “Armed Defender” requirements of House Bill 3 by developing a plan to have at least one armed defender at
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — More pets have been abandoned or dropped at Juarez’s animal rescue centers and on city streets recently. According to the city of Juarez, on Tuesday three puppies were left at the Animal Welfare Center. Because temperatures have been high recently, this practice is becoming increasingly dangerous. César René Díaz, the city’s
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Update: NMDOT reports that the Anthony Gap, NM-404 reopened early this afternoon. ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — All east and westbound lanes are closed along the Anthony Gap after a crash. Courtesy: NMDOT NM-404 will remain closed as crews work to remove the wreckage. Emergency crews are asking everyone to reduce speed, obey signs, and
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EL PASO, Texas — Anthony Aguilar is a U.S. Army veteran and proud owner and operator of Revive Auto Solutions, an automotive detail shop. His love of cars developed when he got his first car as a teen. Instead of fixing the engine, he decided to make it shiny and new. “That was a big
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(CNN) — Dangerous air quality and hazy skies persist as smoke from Canada’s raging wildfires drifts south, leaving more than 100 million people under air quality alerts across a dozen states from Minnesota to New York and down to the Carolinas. Chicago had the worst air quality among major cities in the world early Thursday, according to IQAir. The air
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A human smuggling pursuit ends in a rollover crash in West El Paso, according to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson. It happened at the intersection of Paisano Dr. and Executive Blvd. Officials say the pursuit began on I-10 eastbound and ended in a crash at Paisano Dr. and Executive Blvd.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 decided to get on several of the cities Brio and Sun Metro buses, to check out if there were any kind of issues on some of the city’s public transportation. ABC-7 spoke with several passengers, many of them saying that they have not had any issues with buses being
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, members of the El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium are gathering to talk about justice and mental health support. The group is dedicated to collaborating on mental support in the Borderland, and partners include Emergence Health Network, NAMI El Paso, 211 Texas, and Veteran Resources — among a number of others. Today,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials say they have found 20-year-old Jose Puga, who was first reported missing on June 23. The Crisis Intervention Team, which is a part of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, was looking for Puga, saying that he was likely in need of medical assistance. Law enforcement officials have not
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar is officially running for reelection. The El Paso representative launched the bid with a private event at a local bar June 28. Escobar has represented the Borderland for three terms as the head of the 16th Texas Congressional District. Escobar is also expected to speak about her
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by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, El Paso MattersJune 28, 2023 A breastfeeding support group, a nonprofit garden and a vegan restaurant in El Paso are searching for new homes after their building was sold and they cannot afford a new lease. The 901 Arizona Avenue building in Central El Paso, owned for decades by First Christian Church,
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by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersJune 27, 2023 LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama – A family from Venezuela climbs from a canoe that has carried them for three hours on the Rio Chucunaque in the Darién jungle. They make their way up a path with a 2-year-old child, tightly in the grip of his grandfather, to check
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans can expect stores like Kate Spade New York, Psycho Bunny, Keg & Brew, Vineyard Vines, Cole Haan, and Box Lunch to open at the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso soon. Psycho Bunny and Keg & Brew outlets are set to open in late summer of 2023. Vineyard Vines,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the Juarez’s Relleno Sanitario, often referred to simply as the Juarez Landfill, caught fire again, just after 2 a.m. According to the Commander of the Juarez Civil Protection Department, this is the landfill has caught fire, causing large amounts of smoke to waft over the border and into El
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New York (CNN) — Some shoppers are buying Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chickens and paying at self-checkout. The problem: They aren’t all members. Since Costco has expanded self-checkout, the company has noticed that non-members have been sneaking in to use membership cards that don’t belong to them. The warehouse club retailer will now ask for shoppers’
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Fourth of July travel season is expected to begin as early as Thursday, and that means more cars are going to be on the roads than usual. ABC-7 spoke with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to provide some tips for staying safe while traveling this holiday
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Sun Metro bus driver told ABC-7 that some of the buses of its fleet have been operating without air conditioning in recent weeks. The bus driver who has worked for Sun Metro for 20 years didn’t want to be identified. The driver said the morning shift drivers have A.C.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 47-year-old Bobby Charles Crawford is charged with two felony counts of attempted murder, three counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer, aggravated fleeing, possession of a firearm by a felon, and shooting at or from a motor vehicle after a confrontation with New Mexico State Police and Las
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crimes Against Persons investigators are looking into a possible crime on the 5600 block of Prince Edward Avenue in Northeast El Paso. A spokesperson tells ABC-7 that patrol officers were called out to the area at 6 a.m. Tuesday, responding to a welfare check. One person was rushed to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two City of El Paso contracts totaling more than $30 million for street resurfacing as part of the 2022 Community Progress Bond are now tied up in litigation. ZTEX Construction, Inc. is suing the City of El Paso after not being awarded the two contracts, alleging the city made several
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — James Montoya is once again launching a bid to become El Paso’s District Attorney. The former prosecutor under former DA Jaime Esparza is currently a public defender. Montoya ran and lost to Yvonne Rosales in 2020. Rosales has since left office. The position is currently held by Governor Greg Abbott-appointed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It is another day of triple digit temperatures along the borderland, and residents are urged to take safety precautions when out and about. Residents are urged to stay hydrated and whenever possible, get out of the direct sun. And when doing heavy exercise or manual labor, officials say do it
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former MacArthur K-8 School teacher Matthew Mendoza has plead not guilty to murder. The 25-year-old attended an arraignment hearing June 21 and entered his plea then. Sheriff deputies arrested Mendoza outside the campus in May. The murder charge stems from an August 2021 fight in East El Paso in which
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — A 16-year-old boy was shot at a party in San Elizario early Tuesday morning, according to the El Paso Sheriff’s Office. It happened at the 12300 block of Campo Bello Dr. that’s half a mile south of Alameda Ave. The call came in at 2:30 a.m. originally as an aggravated
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Update: ABC-7 spoke with Khalid’s mother, Linda Wolfe, in the hours after the crash. She says he had pulled over after his car started to overheat, got into the passenger seat, then was hit by a passing car. She says he suffered minor injuries and is now taking time to recover. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A shooting in East El Paso leaves one man in the hospital. It happened Tuesday at the 1600 block of Zaragoza. Police received the call after 3:30 am. A man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. El Paso Police are currently investigating this shooting. This is a developing story,
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