Elementary school students, staff in New Mexico to be required to wear masks
SANTA FE, New Mexico — On Monday, the New Mexico Public Education Department released guidance for masks and students for the upcoming school year,…
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El Paso’s weekly reported Covid-19 death toll jumps to 25
EL PASO, Texas — Public health officials on Monday reported 25 deaths due to Covid-19 in El Paso County over the past week, with the youngest two…
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Anthony, Clint are 1st Borderland districts to return to school
ANTHONY, Texas — Borderland students will be back in the classroom Monday. Two Borderland school districts, Clint and Anthony, are kicking off the…
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65-year-old El Paso man killed when car is hit by speeding pickup
UPDATE, July 25: Police on Sunday identified the man killed in a weekend traffic collision as 65-year-old Perfecto Aispuro Beltran of El Paso.…
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Assault victim in hospital after east El Paso road rage crash, report of shots fired
EL PASO, Texas — One person was hospitalized after an apparent case of road rage led to a traffic crash followed by a fight and report of gunshots…
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El Paso Animal Services promotes fostering as shelters fill up
EL PASO, Texas — Animal shelters are inundated with animals, which is – in part – why El Paso Animal Services hosted their first ever foster open…
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El Paso Armed Services YMCA offers backpacks, school supplies
EL PASO, Texas — The first day of school, Aug. 2, is right around the corner and one Borderland group is leading the charge in ensuring…
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2 shot, wounded in downtown Las Cruces; police look for shooter
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two people were shot and wounded in downtown Las Cruces early Saturday around bar closing time. Police said the gunfire…
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4,000 including ABC-7 lose power in storms; Las Cruces hard hit
EL PASO, Texas — Around 4,000 El Paso Electric customers lost power Friday evening amidst severe thunderstorms rolling through the region.…
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Sheriff’s deputies seek witnesses to deadly SAC shooting
UPDATE, July 23: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office put out a public call for help, seeking witnesses to a shooting behind the Socorro Activities…
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TTUHSC emergency medicine chief says it’s time to mask up again due to Delta variant
El PASO, Texas — The head of emergency medicine for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso believes it may be time for people to…
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El Paso Water providing sandbags for flood control
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water is again providing sandbags at three locations amidst the forecast calling for the prospect of heavy rain and…
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Looking for a job? More than 100 companies taking part in City of El Paso, Workforce Solutions job fair
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso, in partnership with Workforce Solutions Borderplex is hosting a large, in-person job fair Friday…
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I-10 eastbound at Redd Road reopens after 2-car crash
EL PASO, Texas — A two-car crash led to the shutdown of a stretch of Interstate 10 through west El Paso on Thursday afternoon. That crash happened…
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El Paso 3 & 4-year-old kids taking part in Covid-19 vaccine trial
EL PASO, Texas — It could be months before a Covid-19 vaccine is approved for kids under the age of 12 in the United States. But vaccine trials are…
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Santa Teresa migrant stash house is latest in unprecedented number of Borderland raids
EL PASO, Texas — After several Borderland stash house raids that turned up 134 hidden migrants and nearly $600,000 worth of methamphetamine last…
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Vandals targeting Alamogordo parks with destruction, damage
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — City parks in Alamogordo are being “plagued by vandals” who have caused damage for weeks, officials said Thursday as they…
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Legendary actress Rita Moreno cancels return to El Paso’s Plaza Classic Film Festival
UPDATE, July 22: One day after announcing her planned appearance, organizers now say Rita Moreno will not be able to attend this year’s…
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El Paso Animal Services program to reunite lost pets with owners comes under scrutiny
EL PASO, Texas — Community members say a pilot program that’s supposed to make it easier for lost animals to reunite with their families is being…
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Jeff Bezos wore El Paso-made cowboy boots to space
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso company made the cowboy boots that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wore when he went to space this week. He wore the boots,…
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El Paso’s iconic H&H Car Wash, Coffee Shop closing after 60 years
EL PASO, Texas — An iconic El Paso business is closing its doors Thursday after more than six decades in operation. H & H Car Wash has been on…
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Man’s body found in car in west El Paso; police probing death
EL PASO, Texas — Police were investigating a body found in a car in west El Paso late Wednesday afternoon. It was discovered around 4 p.m. at 4740…
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1 dead as SUV, 3 trucks collide on I-10 in Luna County
DEMING, New Mexico — A truck driver was killed in a four-vehicle crash that shut down a stretch of Interstate 10 westbound for over 17 hours…
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7 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans have died of Covid in past 2 weeks
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health disclosed Wednesday that seven El Pasoans had died over the past two weeks from Covid-19…
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Fort Bliss soldiers killed in fiery Loop 375 crash are identified
UPDATE, July 21: The U.S. Army on Wednesday released the identities of two Fort Bliss soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Division who were killed in a…
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Storm caused drains to overflow, flooding Lower Valley homes
EL PASO, Texas — Destruction and debris have been scattered across El Paso since monsoon season began, but it’s not just streets that are seeing…
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Motorcyclist critically hurt in crash with car in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was critically hurt in a head-on crash involving a motorcycle and a car in east El Paso late Tuesday afternoon. It…
Continue Reading El Paso sees significant spike in daily Covid-19 cases, positivity rate
EL PASO, Texas — There was a significant increase in Covid-19 infections in El Paso reported on Tuesday, according to health department data.The…
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EPISD offers some free supplies, changes uniform policy for upcoming school year
EL PASO, Texas — Before you go back-to-school shopping, you’ll need to check the list of school supplies that the El Paso Independent School…
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El Paso VA Medical Center ‘cleared’ after bomb threat led to evacuations
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Veterans Administration Medical Center main facility was evacuated late Tuesday afternoon due to a bomb threat,…
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