32 Borderland schools receive Purple Star Campus designation
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — 32 Borderland schools made it on this year’s Texas Purple Star Campus Designation list. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced…
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New Mexico legislature will start special session October 1
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling lawmakers into a special session starting October 1, 2025. The…
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Las Cruces Police looking for missing 12-year-old girl
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police are looking for Jocelyn Morales, 12. Morales was reported missing after last being seen at 5 a.m.…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Storm chances increases in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert for potential storm chances as we track the remnants of Hurricane Lorena. Our rain chances…
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ABC-7 completes FBI special agent fitness test
The FBI is recruiting, and ABC-7 joined the El Paso division to complete the required physical fitness test to see what it takes to join. Good…
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The Marching Miners: UTEP marching band ready to hit all the right notes
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP marching band has been putting in the work all summer long as they prepare for the upcoming football season. The band’s…
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Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease on the rise
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– As children return to school and daycare, cases of the hand, foot and mouth disease often increase. While hand, foot and…
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ABC-7 Listens: Tequila Tariffs & KVIA reporting in Jalisco, Mexico
EL PASO (KVIA) – We at ABC-7 received a lot of e-mails and comments after the special report “TEQUILA TARIFF TALKS” came out in late August. ABC-7…
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Cities of El Paso and Sunland Park to guide growth on their shared borders
El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso and the City of Sunland Park have entered into a “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).” The agreement…
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La Union Maze announces 2025 season featuring some iconic characters
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The La Union Maze announced the kickoff to the 2025 season for September 27th through November 2nd. This year’s theme features…
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CRRUA says some customers may experience “discolored” water
UPDATE: CRRUA says that water has been restored to the Anapra subdivision area. El Paso, Texas (KVIA)- According to a press release provided by CRRUA…
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Ten arrested for alleged drug, contraband ring in Hidalgo County Detention Center
LORDSBURG, New Mexico (KVIA) — Ten people have been arrested and charged in connection with a drug and contraband ring allegedly operating within…
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Las Cruces, Doña Ana County getting $11 million to fight homelessness
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham says Las Cruces and Doña Ana County are getting $11 million a part of a…
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Hidden camera captured moment tumbling coach set up device in bathroom, new court documents reveal
Update (September 3, 2025): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that video recovered from the recording devices allegedly left inside the…
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EP Children’s Hospital gives treat to kids as Cancer Awareness Month begins
EL PASO (KVIA) – September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month with programs set all throughout the next 30 days at a number of hospitals and medical…
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One dead in Northeast El Paso apartment fire
EL PASO (KVIA) — A man in his 60s has died after a Northeast El Paso apartment fire early Wednesday morning, according to the El Paso Fire…
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Special Olympics El Paso & Top Golf Team Up To Spread Inclusion
EL PASO (KVIA) — Thousands of dollars were raised on Labor Day as Special Olympics Texas hosted the 2nd annual “Unified Fore Joy ProAm” at El…
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Video shows driver didn’t stop after SUV hit child riding scooter in Canutillo
CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) – A driver hit a child riding a scooter Sunday in a Canutillo neighborhood and then left the scene, home surveillance…
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Alamogordo High football game evacuated after two teen girls arrested
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Alamogordo Police Department says that the Alamogordo High School varsity football game was evacuated during…
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Tens of thousands of Epstein-related records from DOJ released, Oversight Committee says
Over 33,000 pages of Epstein-related records were released, the committee said. By Meredith Deliso September 2, 2025, 4:30 PM The House Committee on…
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Woman, child, dog saved from fast-rushing water
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A law enforcement officer in Grant County, New Mexico saved a woman, child, and dog from rushing water. Officer Walker Eby…
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City of El Paso builds first citywide drone network in the U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A social media post on X shows the famous drone brand DJI Enterprise saying El Paso has built the first citywide drone…
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Helicopter rescues injured hiker from Franklin Mountains
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP’s Air and Marine Operations helicopter crew rescued an injured hiker near Mammoth Cave in the Franklin Mountains this…
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US military kills 11 in strike on alleged drug boat tied to Venezuelan cartel, Trump says
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States conducted a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de…
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Thousands of kids return to school in Juárez
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The first week of September marked the start of school for hundreds of children in Juárez, along with tens of thousands…
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Trump to announce Space Command move to Alabama, sources say
Celeste Springer EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — President Donald Trump is slated to announce that Space Command, headquartered in Colorado…
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Nonprofit seeks El Paso volunteers to honor 9/11 heroes at Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Carry The Load is a nonprofit organization inviting the El Paso community to honor the lives lost on 9/11 by volunteering at the Fort Bliss National…
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Man charged with murder after ‘ding dong ditch’ shooting
Originally Published: 02 SEP 25 08:09 ET By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder after a “ding dong ditch”…
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Texas Tech Dental Students Bring Holiday Smiles to Puerto Rico
PUERTO RICO (KVIA) — While many spent the holidays unwrapping gifts and gathering with family, a group of compassionate dental students from the…
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Advocates for Guatemalan Children condemn deportation efforts; Administration responds
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 obtained new documents regarding the legal dispute between the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights and the…
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