EL PASO, Texas — Some El Paso residents who live in the Segundo Barrio say they have witnessed suspected migrants coming out of sewage tunnels and manholes. Rosalinda Tapia, told ABC-7 she has lived in the area her entire life. She said she has never witnessed anything like what she has seen in recent weeks.
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EL PASO, Texas – On Friday, Jack Lutz, a radio host for 101 Gold in Las Cruces, will star in “Silent Sounds,” a scary movie. The movie was put together by Bored Film Studios- a film company out of El Paso- and is a revamped version of the series. A teaser trailer for the film
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EL PASO, Texas — The 2022 Día de Los Muertos Celebration and Parade will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Downtown Arts District. The El Paso Museum of Art and the El Paso Museum of History will be among those in the Downtown Arts District to host Día de Los
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Elon Musk is officially the new owner of Twitter. According to CNN, Musk has fired Twitter’s CEO and two other executives. Twitter declined to comment. So, what could it mean for users? The answer could start with money. Musk bought Twitter for about 44 billion dollars, and, he presumably wants to earn back his money. One analyst thinks
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EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center is offering discount Mammograms and Covid-19 booster vaccinations today. Both will be available at the UMC East Clinic located at Joe Battle Boulevard. This is a walk-in event: Mammograms will be provided from 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. For anyone without insurance, the cost of a mammogram is only $50; for those with insurance, there
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man remains in the hospital after suffering a random attack when a stranger slashed his throat in Louisville, Kentucky October 24. Oscar Sanchez is a facilities manager at the University of Texas at El Paso. He was attending a conference in Louisville, Kentucky, in his role as facilities
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EL PASO, Texas — Happening today, the Braden Aboud Memorial Foundation announces its 19th B Strong Shoe Giveaway. This year’s recipient is Sageland Elementary school in the Ysleta Independent School District located in the lower valley. 479 students will receive a new pair of athletic shoes. This year’s event is sponsored by Albertsons and the McKee
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces School Board members spoke out about potentially developing a policy of reporting sports injury. The conversation around sports safety, especially for football players, have been thrust to the forefront following tragedy that hit the community earlier this year. Abe Romero, an Organ Mountain High School Football player died
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A new multipurpose performance center is planned for construction right across the street from the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. ABC-7 confirmed a private group known as the Visneti Group, a New Mexico-based LLC, is behind the project that will cost close to $100 million. Mike Megret, a concert promoter
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Venezuelan migrants are trying to be more visible to U.S. authorities after setting up their camps in front of a CBP processing center. They were sleeping right next to the El Paso Del Norte bridge and around the COESPO offices in Juarez. Tuesday night, Venezuelan migrants moved to be more visible along
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EL PASO, Texas– With a 369% increase in RSV cases this year, and 162 cases just in October, this respiratory infection is storming through the Borderland. Talking to many people in El Paso today, we are facing what could be an even more alarming fact: many do not know what this infection is and how
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The original version of this story incorrectly stated that the City Council voted to impose a moratorium for weeds citations for the elderly and the disabled. The Council actually voted to ask the staff to create a plan on how to address weeds on homes owned by people 65 and older, as well
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EL PASO, Texas — Election Day is November 8, 2022. El Paso County: Early voting in El Paso is between Monday, Oct. 24 to Friday, Nov. 4. For early voting locations, hours and maps, click here.For Election Day Vote Centers, click here.For an accessible sample ballot, click here.You can vote at any early voting location.Secretary
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — United States Navy Veteran Gerardo Sotelo Pinales is set to return to his hometown of El Paso after being in Juarez for 28 years. He was deported after he started doing drugs at his young age. Sotelo was living in a homeless shelter in Juarez. He suffered different health difficulties while in
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EL PASO, Texas – Monday, October 24th, is the first day of early voting by personal appearance. Early voting is a period of two weeks from October 24th to November 4th, with Election Day being November 8th. The El Paso County Elections Department is recommending voters to review their ballot before they head into the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police are investigating a “suspicious death” after a man was found dead in an alley during a welfare check. The body was found in an alley on the 6200 block of Trowbridge in central El Paso. Police officials have not released any other information at this time including the
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after one person suffered serious gunshot injuries. Officials said the incident happened around 5:15 p.m. Sunday afternoon in Santa Teresa. It occurred in a desert area off of Pete Domenici Highway. The Doña Ana County Sheriff, Kim Stewart, told ABC-7 it was
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EL PASO, Texas — Fire dispatch officials confirm three people were sent to the hospital after they were involved in a serious crash in west El Paso. All three suffered minor injuries. The crash happened on I-10 East near the Redd exit at around 3:15 Saturday afternoon. This is a developing story. Check back for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Thirty-two people were laid to rest Wednesday across four separate graves in Las Cruces. They were people whose bodies had been unclaimed for at least the last two years. Almost one hundred people attended the somber ceremony held at Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Remains can be claimed by family and friends
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso and the Office of Emergency Management closed the Migrant Welcome Center Thursday, citing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s discontinuation of sending migrants to the City. A city spokesperson said CBP had had a significant decrease in encounters with migrants. This comes after new policy action
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EL PASO, Texas — The monsoon over the summer and continued rains in the region have more and more weeds popping up all around the city. “I personally have never seen the weeds this big before,” said District 6 Councilwoman Claudia Rodriguez Thursday. Dealing with a short staff for both streets & maintenance and environmental
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EL PASO, Texas — An epic birthday party at the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces Wednesday. Entertainment industry leader Barbara Hubbard is celebrated by big stars and fans in cheap seats. The list of acts Barbara or ‘Mother Hubbard’ has brought to Las Cruces is impressive. At 95, she’s still going strong. She singlehandedly put Las Cruces on the map
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Pan Am Center is getting an upgrade. The NMSU Foundation received a nearly 3-million-dollar donation to build three skybox suites this March. There will also be a new 32-seat club section. The Pan Am Center is 53 years old. University officials say they are very excited to debut these improvements. “Given
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces is not known for its earthquakes. But that didn’t stop city officials from participating in the ‘Great American ShakeOut’ Thursday. The shakeout is a nationwide initiative to update offices on earthquake evacuation protocols. It happens every year on the third Thursday of October. Mayor Ken Miyagishima, the city council, and other
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EL PASO, Texas — With Influenza season in full force, doctors are preparing for a possible severe flu season. Local El Paso doctors are warning of the flu, COVID and RSV. Unlike the past two years, the three viruses are in full force this year. Dr. Armando Meza, an infectious disease specialist at Texas Tech
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EL PASO, Texas — “[The weather report] looked accurate. It showed one to two days of light rain” says Assistant Scoutmaster Christopher George, who was leading his troop on an 8-day, 50-mile hike through the Gila wilderness north of Silver City, New Mexico. He said he had taken this exact trip many times before. “What
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LA UNION, New Mexico — Happening next weekend, join the fun at the 16th annual Howl-O-Wine dog walk on October 30th. This Spooktacular event features a 1-mile dog walk around the beautiful grounds of La Viña Winery in La Union, New Mexico. The event runs from noon to 4 pm On-site registration begins at noon. The walk begins at 1
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Today, groups of Venezuelan migrants protested a few feet away the CBP processing center next to the El Paso Del Norte bridge in Juarez. Most of them were barely returned yesterday or even today. They showed their frustration and even asked the U.S. government for help because of their situation. ABC-7 got
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The recent release of Abe Romero’s autopsy, the Organ Mountain football player who died last month, has brought up questions regarding the way the district deals with concussions. ABC-7 reached out to Las Cruces Public Schools regarding their concussion protocols. They sent us a copy of their concussion management protocol,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – This year, National Mammography Day falls on Friday, Oct. 21. To raise awareness about the importance of the breast cancer screening, the CEO of the Hospitals of Providence East Tasha Hopper invited ABC-7 anchor Stephanie Valle to document her mammography. “I was due for a mammogram anyway, and I also wanted to
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