LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — LCPS is responding to threats being made against schools across New Mexico. The district says it sent out the following message to parents Tuesday night. “Late Tuesday night, our district was made aware of information shared on social media claiming random acts of violence would be carried out on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has reached out to the El Paso Police Department following a viewer-submitted video that surfaced earlier this week, showing El Paso Police Officers detaining a man. The incident, recorded on a smartphone, allegedly occurred on Sunday night around 11:30 PM. The footage, which lasts approximately three minutes, appears to
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Just one day before Title 42 is set to be lifted, migrants in Juarez are still making their way to gates 40 and 42 of the border wall, just across the border from the Lower Valley. These camps have been set up for days, and some of them have already been
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By Brian Lopez and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune “Texas House’s version of the Senate’s school voucher bill would reduce the program’s scope and replace the STAAR test” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The non-profit Border Servant Corps in Las Cruces has been receiving migrants from the El Paso area for months, as the migrant crisis along the borderland continues to unfold. The organization told ABC-7 it typically gets about 250 migrants a day, and are expecting more as Title 42 is
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EL PASO, Texas— The El Paso State Supported Living Center is hosting a hiring event. It will start from 9am to 12pm at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, located at 6700 Delta Dr, El Paso, TX 79905 The center is looking to fill multiple positions, including maintenance, housekeepers, food service workers, direct support professionals, nurses, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Monday, May 5 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. EL PASO Gateway West @ Eastlake, right
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UPDATE – ABC-7 was able to speak directly with District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez to discuss the internal audit and her fuel card spending in 2022. ABC-7 asked the city representative if she was the only person to use her fuel card. “Has anyone in your family or any friends used your gas card, can
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the upcoming lifting of Title 42, some migrants in Juarez are still looking to apply for asylum the legal way. Most of these migrants have tried to apply for months but have been unsuccessful. ABC-7 got a closer look at how migrants try to apply and how they use the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans have loved Rosco’s Burger Inn for almost 70 years. The restaurant’s kitchen caught fire around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday as employees were preparing to open for the day. Owner Jacob Carrasco says he jumped into action. He helped contain the fire to the kitchen, saving the rest of the building before fire crews
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former El Paso Independent School District administrator has been found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman. 51-year-old Jeffrey Steven Clay was convicted by a jury in New Mexico Monday. He had been indicted in November of 2022. At the time of the crime, Clay served as the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border officials are stepping up enforcement between the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez border. Tuesday morning, ABC-7 saw agents with CBP and ICE handing out fliers to migrants in Segundo Barrio. The fliers encourage migrants to submit to border agents and follow protocols intended to manage migration. They encouraged those
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Monday, May 5 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. EL PASO Gateway West @ Eastlake, right
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the borderland continues to grapple with the migrant crisis ahead of the lifting of Title 42, other at-risk populations are taking a direct hit. “We’re very concerned about displacing the local homeless population with regard to the large number of migrants that have come in,” said John Martin, Director
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso says its largest graduating cohort ever, more than 3,140 students, will walk the stage to receive a diploma this weekend. Students will graduate in four commencement ceremonies. We have a complete schedule below. 2023 Spring Commencement Ceremonies Saturday, May 13, 20231 p.m.: College
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting a teen. 50-year-old Johnny Pacheco plead guilty in the New Mexico Third District Court Monday. The court states he was sentenced to 18 years. He will then serve an undetermined parole period and be required to register as a sex
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar spoke about the current migrant situation in Juarez in a Monday news conference. Mayor Pérez Cuéllar was asked his opinion after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced more members of the Texas National Guard will be assisting along the border. The mayor said the governor’s announcement was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After shutting down Father Rahm Avenue in front of Sacred Heart Church Saturday, El Paso City Council is now considering taking additional measures to ensure migrant safety. Over the weekend, 8 migrants were killed in Brownsville when a car plowed through a group gathered outside a shelter. El Paso leaders
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SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic is blasting off from southern New Mexico once again. The Unity 25 crew was just announced on twitter today. Chief Astronaut Instructor Beth Moses, Instructor Luke Mays, and Mission Specialists Christopher Huie and Jamila Gilbert will all be on board. Gilbert is a Las Cruces native. The
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott addressed the ongoing migrant crisis Monday morning. Abbott spoke about border security ahead of the expiration of Title 42, a COVID-era migration policy. The governor held a press conference at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to “provide an update on Texas’ unprecedented efforts to respond to President Joe
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The House will vote on Republicans’ wide-ranging border security package on Thursday, that’s the same day the Covid-era Title 42 policy that has enabled the US to swiftly expel certain migrants is set to expire. The bill, known as HR 2, would codify some of the border programs implemented by former President Donald Trump, including the “Remain in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Monday, May 5 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. EL PASO Gateway West @ Eastlake, right
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul presented a free healthcare fair as part of “Older American’s Month”. Over 50 healthcare vendors and a variety of health screenings were offered as part of the 2-day health fair to encourage better health throughout the community. “We’re young, we think we’re bulletproof and invincible.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Results show that almost 85 percent of El Pasoans who participated in early voting voted against Proposition K, or the citizen-led climate charter. ABC-7 has providing extensive coverage on the proposition both on air and online. You can learn more about it and other propositions by reading our Your Voice Your
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 93rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade will respond to the southwest border when Title 42 is lifted May 11. The Battalion is stationed at Ft. Bliss. These soldiers will be among the 1,500 active duty service members set to respond to the border ahead of the expected
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 sat down with and Immigration and Customs Enforcement official to gain more insight into what the potential lifting of Title 42 will mean for El Paso. According to Mary De Anda-Ybarra, the new field office director for Enforcement and Removal Operations in El Paso, Texas, ERO has always conducted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this weekend Emergence Health Network is hosting a special event at the El Paso Zoo for Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Day. It will be this Saturday, May 6. The first 150 kids, 12 years and younger can enter the zoo free. The event will include
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents uncovered 32 migrants with improper documentation Thursday. The agents performed an immigration inspection of a commercial bus along I-25. Agents claim some of the passengers on the bus had applied for immigration benefits online, but they had crossed the border before their applications were finalized or
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Migrants in Juarez have experienced problems trying to use the CBP One app. They say they live moments of frustration and desperation while they try to schedule their appointments to seek asylum. ABC-7 spoke with some migrants at the Juarez camp who say they have tried to apply for months,
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By Puente News Collaborative via Lauren Villagran/El Paso Times SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — Border Patrol agent Orlando Marrero-Rubio spotted two men hiding in the low creosote brush less than a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border fence. He pulled the men from Guatemala and Ecuador from the desert sand and gave orders in Spanish: Let’s
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