EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are identifying the man found with gunshot wounds in the northeast Saturday morning. His death is now being investigated as a murder. Investigators say 27-year-old Daniel Mergil was found with gunshot wounds inside a Chevrolet Malibu that had become stuck in a tree. The car was found
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A health ailment that’s all too common among Borderland residents took a serious toll on one El Paso man in particular. This week, ABC-7 is sharing his story in hopes of educating others and hopefully preventing the same fate – or worse. Anthony Molinar was 32 years old when he had to begin dialysis. Not
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Chaparral Middle School robotics team is heading to a national-level competition for the 6th year in a row! The Knights will head to San Diego June 26 to 29 to compete against students from across the country, according to teacher Rina Viramontes. On April 26, the team won four
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UPHAM, New Mexico (KVIA) – An UP Aerospace rocket, 20 feet tall and carrying a NASA payload, exploded moments after liftoff today. The unfortunate event not only affected the NASA TechRise Student Challenge payloads but also delayed a poignant tribute to the late NASA astronaut, Phillip K. Chapman, and chemist Louise Ann O’Deen. The rocket
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Update: Texas Governor Greg Abbott is responding to Lori Lightfoot’s letter. He is refusing to end his bussing policy. “If you truly want to ‘work together to find a real solution’ to this border crisis gripping our nation, you must call on the Biden Administration to do its job by securing our border, repelling the
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Police need help finding a man who they say disappeared Saturday, April 29. A Brittany Alert was issued the same day. 26-year-old Abraham Alejos was last seen walking northwest from 300 Rio Grande Drive. Sunland Park Police say he is 5’4″, approximately 180 pounds, and has brown hair and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds of migrants continue to gather around Sacred Heart Church as the expected lifting of Title 42 nears. Right now many migrants are sleeping on the streets, under the sun, and in poor living conditions. To help ease some of the discomfort, El Paso barber Miguel Ruvalcaba said he and
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HOBBS, New Mexico (KVIA) — In a New Mexico court room Monday, Alexis Avila was sentenced to 16 years in prison. She had been convicted of first-degree attempted murder last month. Avila is accused of leaving her newborn baby in a dumpster in Hobbs, New Mexico in January of 2022. Law enforcement officials told ABC-7
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners are working to prepare for the potential influx of migrants expected when Title 42 is lifted May 11, 2023. According to the agenda item posted on the county’s website, commissioners will “discuss and take appropriate action on the County’s response to migration surges and the effects
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EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s and Las Cruces road closures May 1 to May 6. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Joleen Younger, the attorney for William Benjamin, William “Deuce” Benjamin and Shakiru Odunewu, stated they will be holding a press conference. “Deuce” Benjamin and Dunewu are former NMSU Men’s Basketball players, and they allege that negligence from the previous coaching staff and school administration led to a culture of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser will be addressing the public in a press conference at 11 a.m. Sunday. Mayor Leeser is set to speak on the ongoing migrant crisis, ahead of the lifting of Title 42. Earlier in the week, officials from the City of El Paso stated that the
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(CNN) — Detention facilities along the US-Mexico border have surpassed capacity as a growing number of migrants cross into the United States leading up to the May 11 expiration of a Covid-era border restriction known as Title 42, according to a Department of Homeland Security official. As of Saturday morning, there were more than 20,500 migrants
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Border Patrol Sector Chief Anthony Scott Good is warning of local hotels being used as stash houses. Chief Scott tweeted photos showing a blanket hanging out of a motel window, and one showing migrants detained by officials. He calls these measures “extreme,” and that transnational criminal organizations are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police found a man dead outside of a home on the 5900 block of Ameen Avenue in northeast El Paso. That’s just blocks from the Harmony School of Innovation. Police say welfare check officers were sent to the home before 3 a.m. Saturday. More than an hour later,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The roses are in full bloom at the El Paso Municipal Rose Garden as April comes to a close. Many people say April showers bring May flowers, however in El Paso, the warm weather and plentiful sunshine mean the flowers come early. The garden, located at 3418 Aurora Avenue just
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is planning to push new legislation making it clear that hazing is a crime under state law. The announcement comes as two NMSU basketball players file a lawsuit against the university, two former coaches, and three of their teammates alleging hazing and sexual
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar introduced the Pigs in Gestation Stalls Act of 2023 today. If passed, the bill would require pregnant sows have at least 24 square feet of space. That would allow them to lie down, stand up, and move around. “Pigs are sentient beings that feel pain and suffering.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Days before the expected lifting of Title 42, hundreds of migrants are already camping at Sacred Heart Church. ABC-7 talked to some migrants who said they were forced to cross over illegally after they were forced to wait in Mexico. Some migrants said they had been waiting in Ciudad Juarez
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit has captured a man wanted for sexually assaulting a child. A warrant was put out for 20-year-old Bryan Armendariz’s arrested. He was wanted for assault and indecency with a child. Deputies found Armendariz his home on the 8300 block of Mt. Latona
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A month after the fire inside the National Institute of Migration, migrants continue to camp outside of the building and outside of Juarez City Hall. More people have been arriving at the camp as migrants keep pressuring Mexican authorities for justice for the 40 migrants killed that day. ABC-7 spoke with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Animal rescue advocate and owner of local pet adoption service PAWsitive Rescue, Karen Washington, is advocating for city council to remove the “best friends” policy. Washington told ABC-7 she’s asking for the removal of the policy because she says the mission is “to end the killing of cats and dogs
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The newly appointed Border Patrol chief for the El Paso Sector, Anthony Scott Good, is reacting to ABC-7’s special report, “Migrants on the Run” which ran Thursday night.Saul sits down for a one-on-one interview with the new chief, covering a wide range of issues, from holes in the border fence,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Live music, food, and giveaways will be free to the public Friday, April 28 as Charlie Clark Nissan celebrates its sixth year in the Sun City. The dealership opened its doors in El Paso in April of 2017. “It seems like just yesterday when we opened here in El Paso.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An Albuquerque man is accused of robbing an auto parts store while attempting to smuggle three migrants, including a 6-year-old girl. Police charged 20-year-old Brayan Ramirez with 5 different crimes, including endangering a child, evading arrest, human smuggling, aggravated robbery, and unauthorized use of a car. On April 18, 2023
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 17-year-old Angel Salazar is facing theft and burglary charges after the El Paso Sheriff’s office says he took someone else’s car. Officials say the alleged theft happened on the 3500 block of Mark Jason Drive in Homestead Meadows South. Deputies tracked him down in a nearby desert area, where the
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — “Girl power” takes on a whole new meaning this weekend in the borderland, as some exceptional young women vie for the titles of Miss El Paso USA and Miss El Paso Teen USA. The competition is fierce, and the judges are looking for more than a pretty face. Contestants tell
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s College of Education will be hosting its 2023 Spring Education Job Fair. The event will host school district and local employers seeking to fill positions in educated-related fields. UTEP students, alumni and community members who have teaching credentials or education experience are encouraged to attend. They ask those who
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) –It’s a little past 6 a.m. and still dark outside. This is Sunland Park, New Mexico which is part of the Santa Teresa Border Patrol station, the busiest station for illegal crossings in the El Paso sector. “For the month of March, we average a thousand, two-hundred seventy apprehensions a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car crashed into a west El Paso business late Thursday afternoon. Our crews observed police and fire crews helping the driver at the scene. The white car was seen crashed halfway into the commercial building. We are working to learn what led up to the crash and whether anyone
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