Heavy rains leave Anthony apartment complex flooded
ANTHONY, New Mexico — After dealing with heavy rains throughout the week, an Anthony apartment complex has had one of its main parking lots…
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El Paso experiencing 2nd wettest Monsoon Season in history
EL PASO, Texas — This year’s Monsoon Season is officially one for the record books. According to National Weather Service data released Sunday, the…
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2-year-old El Paso girl now dies from home flood that also killed her grandma
UPDATE, Aug. 14: A 2-year-old girl who was hospitalized after her family’s home was overcome by floodwaters that triggered a living room wall…
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Mandatory evacuations ordered for parts of La Union due to more rain
UPDATE: Doña Ana County officials said Saturday afternoon that residents in La Union and adjacent areas who evacuated their homes because of…
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El Paso hospitals near capacity; county judge asks health authority for mask rule
EL PASO, Texas — With El Paso’s hospitals said to be nearly at capacity on Saturday, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego asked City/County Health…
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2 hurt as semi-truck hits bridge pillar under I-10 at McRae Blvd.
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured Saturday afternoon when a semi-truck crashed into a bridge pillar under Interstate 10 in east El Paso.…
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68% of UTEP student-athletes fully vaccinated; football team at 61% vaccination rate
EL PASO, Texas – Per public records obtained by ABC-7, 68% of all UTEP student-athletes had been fully vaccinated as of Friday. Per the same data,…
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El Paso, La Union see 6 inches of rain in 48 hours; ‘dangerous’ flood warning
EL PASO, Texas — Some portions of El Paso and southern New Mexico received about 6 inches of rain over the past two days, the National Weather…
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Debris from storms forces closure of Transmountain Road, St. Augustine Pass
UPDATE, Aug. 14: Authorities shut down Transmountain Road in both directions through El Paso for a third-straight day as storms dropping up to five…
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1 hurt as multiple semi-trucks jackknife on wet El Paso roads
El PASO, Texas — One truck driver was injured Saturday morning amidst at least two incidents of semi-trucks jackknifing on El Paso area roadways due…
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2 critically wounded, 4 arrested in far east El Paso gang shooting
EL PASO, Texas — Two men were critically wounded in a far east El Paso shooting tied to gangs, triggering a standoff with police that ended in four…
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100-year rain event led to La Union dam erosion, flooding homes of 42 residents
CLICK HERE for additional updates UPDATE, Aug. 13: The Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners met in an emergency session late Friday afternoon to…
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WATCH: City of El Paso, EP Water briefing on flood damage, preps for more rain
EL PASO, Texas – Thursday’s record-setting rain resulted in flooding and damage citywide. Crews have been out in force Friday assessing damage…
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No injuries in semi-truck fire that closes I-10 west near Socorro
CLINT, Texas — A semi-truck caught fire on Friday afternoon on Interstate 10 westbound near mile-marker 49 between Clint and Socorro, forcing the…
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Judge extends order blocking Texas state troopers from stopping migrant transports
EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary restraining order that blocks Texas from having state troopers stop vehicles…
Continue Reading El Paso storms drop 4 inches of rain, floods submerge streets
UPDATE: As of Friday morning, TxDOT advised that Transmountain Road had reopened, as had I-10 West at Cotton. However, officials said Paisano at…
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New Mexico spends $5M to boost chile worker wages amid labor shortage
HATCH, New Mexico — New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales says the state is stepping in to ensure a timely chile harvest after growers and producers…
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El Paso truck driver arrested in Nashville with 50 pound load of fentanyl
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — An El Paso truck driver was arrested in Nashville late Thursday afternoon when Tennessee authorities said they caught him…
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SWAT standoff with ‘armed subjects’ in far east El Paso ends
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT team descended on a far east El Paso apartment complex late Thursday morning as police said a standoff ensued when they…
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3-car crash in west El Paso sends motorist to hospital, snarls traffic
EL PASO, Texas — A three-car crash along a busy west El Paso thoroughfare injured a motorists and snarled traffic during the late afternoon rush…
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Search & rescue crews recover body in the Organ Mountains
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police and the U.S. Border Patrol are investigating the discovery of a body in the Organ Mountains. The…
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WATCH: Star on the Mountain Award given to 2 El Paso brothers
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser on Thursday made the Star on the Mountain Award presentation at a City Hall ceremony. He recognized the…
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Gadsden ISD 1 of 2 local school districts mandating masks
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The Gadsden Independent School District has more than 12,000 students enrolled in it’s schools this fall semester and of…
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El Paso hospitals getting Covid patients from across Texas
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hospitals have started receiving transfers of Covid-19 infected patients from other cities across Texas where hospitals are…
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El Paso hockey team is born from blind child’s curiosity & fearless coach
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Mooses are a blind inline hockey team that is ready to take the sport to a whole new level. The Mooses started nine…
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California woman charged with giving gun to felon who killed officer near Deming
LUNA COUNTY, New Mexico — A California woman has been charged by federal prosecutors with illegally supplying a gun to a convicted felon who shot…
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El Paso private schools mandate masks as Abbott’s ban doesn’t apply
EL PASO, Texas — The Delta variant has been detected in El Paso, posing a new threat and raising a recurring issue among parents who have students…
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EP Catholic Diocese requires employees to get vaccine, masks for parishioners
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Catholic Diocese is mandating that all church employees get vaccinated against Covid-19, and will require any that any…
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El Paso opens new Covid-19 mega-testing site due to increased demand
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso opened a new mega-testing site for Covid-19 in east El Paso on Wednesday as worries about the Delta variant…
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New Las Cruces apartment complex provides housing for the homeless
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –Desert Hope Apartments, a complex designed to house the homeless, is now open in in Las Cruces. The tenants began moving…
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