EL PASO, Texas– The 5th annual of the International U.S.-Mexico 10K will happen in December after three years. The event will take place December 10. The run is the only US-Mexico border run that draws more than 1,000 runners from both countries. The race starts at the El Paso Community Foundation on Oregon Street in
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — Bob Yacone, the co-owner of a local Italian restaurant charged with first-degree murder in his wife’s shooting death, died Wednesday morning, following weeks of being in critical condition. The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office says it was informed of Yacone’s death by the Medical Examiner’s Office. Back in September,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Fifty migrants arrived at El Calvario Methodist Church in Las Cruces Wednesday morning. The church has been operating as a “welcoming center” for migrants, and they’ve been helping to process migrants and find them sponsors. Fifteen students from Albuquerque traveled to Las Cruces to help process them Wednesday. The group
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EL PASO, Texas – Yvonne Villegas-Aguilera, born and raised in El Paso, is a trailblazer within the NASA community. She’s the first member of her family to graduate college, she was a McNair Scholar and has not one, but two degrees- a bachelor’s in chemistry and a master’s in aerospace engineering. Now, Villegas-Aguilera is the
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EL PASO, Texas– Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA’s moon program. To celebrate NASA will distribute Artemis learning lunchboxes to El Paso youth in partnership with the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Foodbank Those lunchboxes will be available in their lower valley location (9541 Plaza Circle El Paso, TX 79927). It will
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office was called out to a single-vehicle rollover that happened Tuesday morning. The rollover happened about a mile and a half west of the Mesilla Dam. The Sheriff’s reconnaissance team was on the scene. According to officials, the victim was a male in a
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EL PASO, Texas – Last Sundays Ride is a newly created non-profit organization that’s all about mountain biking and women empowerment. On the last Sunday of every month, women in the group go for a mountain bike ride on various trails across the region. “It’s a no-drop group which means we wait for everyone. It’s
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The attorney for the family of a 75-year-old woman shot by a Las Cruces police officer back in May says the family is outraged and traumatized to learn that that officer is back on duty. Body camera footage released by the Las Cruces Police Department earlier this year shows Amelia
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Juarez city shelter “Onix” that was hosting Venezuelan migrants will close on November 25. Monday, during a news conference, Juarez mayor Cruz Pérez-Cuéllar stated that the city shelter had had issues because it doesn’t have the same rules as the other shelters. This shelter was opened to prevent migrants from being out
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EL PASO, Texas – Ten local nonprofits received $75,000 in matching funds from Marathon Petroleum as part of the 7th annual El Paso Giving Day. The organizations offer programs in support of the environment and hunger relief. Bowie High School Garden, Celebration of Our Mountains, Eco El Paso, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food bank and
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas Public Health officials warn of a possible severe flu season. State health officials told ABC-7 they are seeing an increase in flu cases across the state. “We saw an early increase in flu in Texas and actually many of the states across the southeastern United States,” said Dr. Jennifer Shuford,
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EL PASO, Texas — A week after the safe community releases started in the city, reports indicate migrants are backlogged at the airport. According to a New York Post article, the surge of migrants may overwhelm the airport. This was after the city ended the former bus program that was sending migrants to New York.
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EL PASO, Texas – A rollover crash sent one person to the hospital in critical condition, according to First responders. The crash happened at Gateway East and Zaragoza just after 2 a.m. Monday morning. The scene was cleared around 4:30 a.m. Police have not provided information on what led up to the crash.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police Department officials confirm one woman has been arrested following a stabbing. Investigators told ABC-7, a 29-year-old man had been admitted to Sierra Providence East Sunday morning with a laceration to the torso. 34-year-old Christina Saenz and the victim got into a verbal argument while out at a bar,
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EL PASO, Texas – One person was taken to the hospital with severe injuries after a crash in Central El Paso, according to First Responders. The collision happened near the intersection of Paisano Dr. and Cortez Dr., just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Special traffic investigators were not called out to the scene following the
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EL PASO, Texas — An event dedicated to filling an entire 53-foot semi-truck with donations to benefit El Paso’s Salvation Army was held Saturday. The 11th semi-annual Stuff the Truck was hosted by Barnett Harley-Davidson in collaboration with around 30 other sponsors who collected clothing, furniture, and household goods to donate to The Salvation Army.
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By Molly Smith, El Paso Matters November 11, 2022 The El Paso Independent School District is moving to suspend or fire an administrator who was arrested on Thursday for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman. The EPISD Board of Trustees will vote on the superintendent’s recommendation to either terminate Steve Clay’s contract or suspend him
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EL PASO, Texas – Barnett Harley-Davidson is teaming up with the Salvation Army for the semi-annual “Stuff the Truck” donation drive ahead of the holiday season. The event takes place on Saturday, November 12th, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 8272 Gateway Blvd E. They will be collecting clothing, furniture, and household goods, and
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EL PASO, Texas – The Dirt Y Girls are back again, and are ready to take your pumpkins and turn them back into “black gold”! But they don’t only use pumpkins in their composting pile- other rotting, or older fruits and veggies, and plant matter can all be turned back into soil through the natural
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FORT BLISS, Texas — Members of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team and the 1st Armored Division returned to Fort Bliss from their deployment to Korea on Friday. The members are returning on Veterans Day. An official said the Brigade had been deployed for nine months. This is part of a regular rotation that supports
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EL PASO, Texas — Residents of Heritage Mobile Home Park at 10333 Grouse Rd in northeast El Paso say that the park plans to ban large breeds of dogs from its property. This comes after a vicious attack that injured three people on Wednesday. Three dogs, reportedly pit bulls, attacked three people, one of whom
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EL PASO, Texas – Keen to learn about all things fungi? You are in luck, as El Paso’s first-ever Mushroom Conference is taking place Friday at 5 p.m. at Power of the Pass located at 1931 Mrytle Ave., on the corner of Eucalyptus and Myrtle. The conference aims to educate those who may be interested
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EL PASO, Texas – The 17th Annual Northeast Veterans Day parade will take place Friday morning. The Northeast Veterans Day parade always happens on the actual holiday, and local Veterans are looking forward to their biggest parade yet. Organizers expect a larger crowd this year. The parade will start at the Texas National Guard building
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EL PASO, Texas — A person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after suffering an animal bite in northeast El Paso, according to El Paso police. Police say the call came out around 4:35 p.m. Wednesday. They were called out to 10,300 Grouse Road. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA
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EL PASO, Texas — The migrant situation in El Paso is still a concern for the city. On Monday’s city council meeting, the current migrant situation was discussed. Jorge Rodriguez, emergency management coordinator with the Office of Emergency Management, went over how migrant encounters have gone up from late October to the first week of
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EL PASO, Texas – The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation with their compliance with performance standards. The Gold Seal represents quality represented by Emergence Health Network’s continued commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. In October 2022, EHN received an unannounced onsite review. The commission evaluated EHN’s compliance to standards in
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s district 6 representative will now be decided in a runoff election. The results were Claudia Lizette Rodriguez with 43% and a total of 5,977 votes. Art Fierro finished with 32% of the votes and 4,485 votes. Incumbent Lizette Rodriguez was looking for a second term while she faced Christian Botello,
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UPDATE: Sam Infante has informed ABC-7 that he was handed a provisional ballot and was able to vote. He added that he was informed by the County Clerk’s office that the other vote should be removed in a couple of days. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man told ABC-7 that someone else
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EL PASO, Texas — A two-vehicle collision on Tuesday involving a Sun Metro bus sent three people to the hospital, one in critical condition, according to El Paso Fire. The crash happened near Rich Beem and Tierra Flores in Far East El Paso. Officials said the call was received around 4:20 p.m. ABC-7 has reached
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EL PASO, Texas – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested two undocumented migrants after investigation revealed they had assaulted a federal office near Ascarate Park on Halloween. Kevin Escalona Gonzalez and Yuleixy Mata Fuentes were taken into custody and charged them with the assault. The FBI said a U.S. Border Patrol agent were advised
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