EL PASO, Texas – A car caught fire on Loop 375 Monday afternoon near the Paisano and Coles exit in south-central El Paso. An ABC-7 photographer arrived at the scene as several people exited the car. After some thick smoke blew away – flames could be seen engulfing he front part of the car. It’s
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UPDATE #1, Jan 10: The chancellor of New Mexico State University confirms former President John Floros will keep his $450K salary while on a yearlong ‘sabbatical.’ When asked if he fired President Floros, Chancellor Dan Arvizu said “actually, it’s not a departure from NMSU. It is a retreat back to the faculty.” Following his yearlong
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EL PASO, Texas– With dropping temperatures and rising Covid-19 cases, the deputy director of the Opportunity Center says his shelter is facing capacity issues. Deputy Director John Martin tells ABC-7 that with the rise in cases, quarantine hotels administered by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) are now full. The quarantine hotels are used to
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EL PASO, Texas – The total number of Covid-19 deaths has been increasing in the Borderland over the course of the pandemic, but as Covid cases climb once again, funeral homes operators are preparing for a possible surge. Sunset Funeral Homes Manager, Jose Amezcua, tells ABC-7 that pre-covid they would have about six funeral services
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EL PASO, Texas – Coronavirus, when combined with the flu, creates what’s called ‘Flurona’. According to health experts, ‘Flurona’ is not a new disease nor a new variant of COVID-19. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu season occurs during the fall and winter months, with the peak activity happening between December
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OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — Cowboys for Trump founder says he has “no regrets” for his actions one year after participating in the Jan. 6 assault on the United States Capitol building. Couy Griffin, who is also a commissioner in Otero county, was seen in videos on the steps of the Capitol building with a
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FORT BLISS, Texas — An Arkansas man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing two minor children at homes located at Fort Bliss. Federal officials say 50-year-old Carl Monroe Gordon abused the children during Christmas of 2018 and in July of 2019. According to testimony during the trial, Gordon abused one of
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EL PASO, Texas- City officials tell ABC-7 Covid-19 absences have not affected routes or services yet. Ellen Smyth, head of Sun Metro’s environmental services, told ABC-7 that though many employees are out with flu or COVID-19, it has not yet changed any routes or caused trash pickup delays. El Paso Fire Department Chief Mario D’Agostino
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s top news leader, KVIA-TV, bursts into 2022 with a brand new state-of-the-art set, elevating the television news-watching experience for Borderland viewers. The new set at ABC-7 incorporates the look and feel of the Borderland through enhanced graphics, adjustable lighting and multiple monitors that can deliver a more visual experience
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UPDATE, Jan. 2: EL PASO, Texas– The mother of a 23-year-old woman struck and killed less than two hours into the new year said the driver who struck her daughter left the scene. “You don’t bury your babies, you bury your parents, you siblings, but not your babies,” said Lola Cuellar. “She was only 23
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EL PASO, Texas — Meet El Paso’s New Year’s baby: It’s a boy! The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus delivered the first baby of 2022 at 12:02 a.m. Saturday. A hospital spokesman said Kaleth Lopez weighed in at 6 pounds, 4 ounces and 19.25 inches long at birth. The proud parents were mother Jasmin Arras
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EL PASO, Texas – Nearly 200,000 children nationwide tested positive for COVID-19 during the week of Dec. 16 to 23 – that’s up by about 50% since the beginning of December, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that
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EL PASO, Texas — Despite constant rain and cold temperatures, nothing stopped thousands of fans from flocking to Sun Bowl stadium. Fans traveled to watch the game from different portions of the country including Washington, Michigan and Florida. El Pasoans also made it out to the game- most of them came prepared to weather the
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EL PASO, Texas — A child was rushed to a hospital after being pulled from a canal in downtown El Paso by firefighters on Friday morning. The water rescue occurred around 11:15 a.m. in the area of Santa Fe Street and Calleros Court. The rescued child was rushed to a local hospital in serious condition, according
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EL PASO, Texas — A 21-year-old woman was struck by a car and seriously injured in the Lower Valley Thursday night by a hit-and-run driver, El Paso police said. It happened just after 8 p.m. at Betel Drive and Kernal Circle, where traffic investigators were summoned. Police blocked off the area with yellow crime scene
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EL PASO, Texas – Lines at Covid testing sites around the Borderland are longer than usual this time of year. El Pasoans are left to wait in line for sometimes hours before being seen. “We just got here at 11, my sister just took off, she waited 3 hours,obviously she got tested, and my brother
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said a 16-year-old was shot and killed and two others were hurt in central El Paso early Thursday morning. Police said the gunfire took place just before 12:30 a.m. at 4116 Duranzo Avenue, which is near Lincoln Park. Police did not specify whether the 16-year-old shooting victim was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For generations, El Paso has been the first city that migrants and refugees step foot in as they try to start a new life in the U.S. Typically, the vast majority of them have been from Latin America. But, in the months following the frantic evacuation from Kabul, we’re now starting
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UPDATE, Dec. 30: El Paso police on Thursday said they had arrested the car driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash with a motorcyclist on Christmas Day in east El Paso along George Dieter at Rex Baxter. 64-year-old Carmen Ofelia De Los Santos of El Paso was jailed on a charge of accident involving death.
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EL PASO, Texas — A victim was stabbed and wounded late Wednesday night in a central El Paso alleyway. The alley where the attack happened is located in the 3400 block of La Luz Avenue; it occurred around 9:15 p.m. The wounded person was taken to a local hospital, but first-responders said the injuries weren’t
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EL PASO, Texas — An east El Paso home, located at the corner of the intersection of Saul Kleinfeld and Bell Tower drives, was struck by a car this week, bringing down a big chunk of backyard wall. According to homeowner Saul Chavez, this was the second time in a year that this has happened.
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EL PASO, Texas– Due to a national shortage, The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said this week that its regional infusion center in El Paso, as well as those in other cities in Texas, have exhausted the supply of sotrovimab, the monoclonal antibody that’s effective against the Covid-19 Omicron variant. The federal government
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water announced Wednesday that it had connected the final pipe on the Frontera wastewater line, which hopefully will end the foul smell from the sewage release into the Rio Grande. With the final connection of the replacement Frontera wastewater line, it gives EP Water crews the ability to move
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UPDATE, Dec. 29: A daughter accused of stabbing her mother on Christmas Eve and then leading police on a chase along Interstate 10 in an SUV she stole from mom has been ordered held in the El Paso County jail on $285,000 bond. Judge Jon Joseph set the bond amount for 35-year-old Crystal Lynn Guillen
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UPDATE, Dec. 29: Police announced the arrest Wednesday of a 39-year-old northeast El Paso man for allegedly firing shots at a neighbor’s home the day prior, although fortunately authorities said the neighbor wasn’t injured in the gunfire. 39-year-old John Michael Connelly was being held in the downtown jail on $58,000 bond on aggravated assault with
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Sunland Park, New Mexico — Twenty-one months have passed since there was a horse race at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, and now they’re returning. On March 12, 2020, the track and casino had to close its doors due to Covid-19. “We’re hoping that this is a mark of some normality,” Eric Alwin, Sunland Park
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s decision to shorten the recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing pushback from El Paso’s City-County Health Authority, who said Tuesday evening that the Borderland should continue to follow the CDC’s previous 10-day isolation and quarantine guidelines. Dr. Hector
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UPDATE: Police confirmed one victim from a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon outside the Circle K store in in the 5000 block of East Paisano Drive. Authorities didn’t provide any information on the injured victim’s condition nor did they indicate the circumstances surrounding the shooting. However, EPPD’s Gang Unit was heading up the investigation – a
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EL PASO, Texas– 911 call centers across the country are short staffed and strained. That’s the situation in El Paso, too. The volume of calls does not stop, but the ability to pick them up is becoming increasingly difficult. A shortage of dispatchers in El Paso could be leaving many of you on hold. ABC-7 spoke to
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico – For the owners of Ski West, Dec. 27 is normally the busiest day of the year. “It’s usually so busy you couldn’t have walked in the door,” said Orin Nutting, who has owned the Ski West store for 27 years with his wife, Tish. “Almost every year before this though, we’ve
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