EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso artist Anthony Michael Stokes has risen to the top of the puppetry world in recent years. The 2023 Jim Henson Foundation Artist in Residency at the Eugene O’Neill Center, Stokes will head to Connecticut at the beginning of March for a 2-week workshop. He is the first black
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — “Ezequiel” has received some attention lately after escaping home. In late 2022, Juarez authorities rescued him and brought him to the RAMM, a Juarez city department that cares for abandoned animals. After he escaped the first time, authorities tried caring for the pig. They realized the pig wouldn’t eat, no matter
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — On Saturday, Western Playland will open up for the first time after being bought out by Traders Village. For 60 years, Western Playland had been run by a family, and passed down through the generations. Now, the new owner is hoping to improve the long-time, family run amusement park.
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso is warning residents of scammers posing as city health officials. According to press release, scammers from a water filtration company are visiting homeowners claiming they work for the city saying they are there to conduct a water study in the neighborhood. If the owner is not
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — “Visión en Acción” is a shelter on the outskirts of Juarez that has been helping people with mental needs for nearly three decades. The shelter started in 1995 with few resources and even with carpet roofs along the Casas Grandes highway. Currently, the shelter helps 130 patients, they cook 400 meals
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ANTHONY, New Mexico — (KVIA) Gadsden Middle School will remain closed Friday and students will have remote classes. This after a portion of the roof at the school was damaged by the strong wind gusts on Wednesday. Gadsen ISD superintendent Patrick Dempsey said that no one was hurt and classes had already finished for the
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ABC-7 just spoke with Nick Miller, Director of News 22, he said he was saddened to hear of the shooting and is grateful that Jesse is recovering. ABC-7 will have more of our interview with Miller later on today. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A photographer who was shot and injured in Orlando Wednesday afternoon
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crisis Management Training Negotiation allows law enforcement to ensure quality communication in stressful situations. Examples of situations include; barricaded subjects, suicidal subjects, hostage takers, and those suffering from mental illness or experiencing an emotional or psychological crisis. Last year in El Paso, the crisis negotiations team was deployed to a
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EL PASO, Texas– A local business catches on fire in the Montana Vista area Wednesday night. It happened at the 13000 Block of Montana Ave. before reaching Zaragoza Rd. That’s by the restaurant El Sabor Sinaloense. Montana Vista Fire crews responded to the fire and appears to have put out the blaze. ABC-7 crews on the scene saw
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Sunland Park Fire crews responded to a person falling off the border wall Wednesday night. According to Sunland Park Fire Department Twitter page, it happened on Anapra road near Mount Cristo Rey. The person suffered serious injuries and was taken to University Medical Center. We are working to get more
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EL PASO, Texas– According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, SNAP recipients will see a decrease in the amount of their household benefits due to federal guidelines beginning in March. Since April 2020, during the pandemic, SNAP recipients have received additional monthly benefits based on the maximum allowable amount of SNAP benefits. This
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, the entire region, from Hildalgo to Culberson county, is under a High Wind Warning. Winds are expected to gust up to 50-70 mph, which are strong enough to cause damage to homes, trees, carports, powerlines and anything left outside unsecured. The High Wind Warning for most of the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)— — U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman are in Las Cruces today, hosting a small business roundtable. The roundtable will discuss the successes and setbacks of small businesses in the Las Cruces area and how best to support small business owners to build up
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended 61 migrants cramped inside a moving trailer. El Paso Sector Acting Chief Peter Jaquez posted photos on his twitter page of Border Patrol agents coming across the migrants being smuggled. According to Jaquez’s twitter, he says the two smugglers will be face prosecution
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Very strong winds are expected through Wednesday afternoon. A high wind warning is in effect for the Borderland till 8 p.m. today. High winds can bring down power lines, cause property damage and pose life-threatening dangers to people and pets. Secure loose items around your household such as lawn furniture,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City is asking residents not to put out their recycling bins on high wind days. This comes after The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for February 22 as the area is expected to see very strong winds. The City says on windy days, recycling bins can
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The former probation officer of Angeles Zaragoza, the 17-year-old who died in the Cielo Vista shooting, spoke to ABC 7 about the judgement Zaragoza is getting form the community online. “You know, I haven’t had contact with him. I want to say in about probably a year since I left the
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — If you want to visit Fort Bliss, you no longer need to be sponsored by a service member, according to officials. Now, you just need to register once to gain access to the post for three years. The change comes with Fort Bliss’ implementation of its new Community Access Pass
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– — Perches Funeral Homes and Operation Hope have come together to help the family of 17-year-old Angeles Zaragoza. The teen was killed in a shooting at Cielo Vista Mall on February 15 during a confrontation between two groups police say was random and escalated into a physical fight. Police say during
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Two new studies co-authored by a public health professor at New Mexico State University say that gun violence-related deaths among preschool-aged kids is rising but also suggest that state laws may help reduce the deaths. NMSU Public Health & Sciences Professor Jagdish Khubcahndani and University of Toledo Emeritus of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The family members of the teen girl who was found dead in an alley in a far east El Paso neighborhood are remembering her. Jasmine Estrella Adame’s loved ones described her as a wonderful child who “touched the lives of those around her.” They said 16-year-old Jasmine was a soccer
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(CNN) — A new bill moving through the New Mexico legislature would make the state the first in the nation to have its own official aroma: green chiles roasting in the fall. Democratic state senator William Soules sponsored Bill 188, which seeks to add to the roster of New Mexico’s state symbols. Other symbols include the yucca flower,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) –Las Cruces Police are searching for an armed suspect they say took a man’s car in broad daylight. It happened at 2 p.m. Sunday as the victim was parked in a popular shopping mall. The victim tells police the suspect pointed a gun at him and forced him out of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A passenger on a flight leaving El Paso Friday airdropped a message reading “I have a bomb would like to share a photo” to other passengers on the aircraft, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety. American Airlines flight #2051 was departing from El Paso International
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Starting May 1st, Amazon will require thousands of office employees to work in person at least three days a week. It marks the end of the e-commerce giant’s remote and hybrid-friendly policy. The move is part of Amazon’s continuing shift away from its pandemic posture, which led the company to double its fulfillment centers in
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EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s road closures as well as road closures in Las Cruces for the week of February 20 to February 25. For updates, click here. For a look at more information, click
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The drive-thru clinic opened earlier than expected Sunday morning. The demand was high for microchips and vaccinations for pets. Only the first 500 in line received the services. “I told my husband hey they’re gonna do shots and the micro and he’s like oh that’s good,” said pet owner, Helen Edgcomb. “He needed a booster shot
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Leslie Brogdon brought her boyfriend to her favorite menudo spot that is like a second home to her and her family. But when they opened the door, they were shocked to find overturned chairs, bricks, and other debris scattered throughout the restaurant – the aftermath of a car barreling through
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Graffiti artists made the walls at South Cotton and East 3rd Avenue come alive with color. The Borderland Jam is an annual event in the Segundo Barrio with the unique art the reason it has gained recognition over the past several years. Artists from all over the region and world
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans are reacting to new details Friday of an armed bystander stopping the 16-year-old who shot and killed 17-year-old Angeles Zaragoza at Cielo Vista Mall on Wednesday. The bystander had been armed and police say he shot the 16-year-old to stop him. “I assume he feared for his life
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