SANTA FE (KVIA) — The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday the El Paso Electric Company cannot recover losses from rates that were later invalidated on appeal. EPE serves southern New Mexico customers, including those in Las Cruces. The Court affirmed the state’s Public Regulation Commission’s denial of EPE’s proposal to recoup losses from
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police said Thursday they arrested a 19-year-old man believed to be responsible for a shooting during a botched vapes sale. LCPD said an 18-year-old victim is now severely injured. Police said the shooting happened April 1 on the 1100 block of N Miranda Street near Lions Park.
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — More than a year after concerns over the New World screwworm prompted the shutdown of livestock crossings along the southern border, some business owners in Santa Teresa are on the brink of closing down. The first recent closure of the livestock crossings came in late 2024, followed by a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people were arrested in El Paso in connection to a deadly a deadly shooting that happened in Albuquerque, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. BCSO said the El Paso Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service helped find the suspects at a home in El Paso. They took Rory
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A crash closed Valley Drive at Rigsby Road, Las Cruces police said on Facebook Wednesday. A motorcyclist has been airlifted to an El Paso hospital. According to the Facebook post, a motorcycle and vehicle crashed around 1:30 p.m. Valley Drive is closed from Avenida de Mesilla to Boutz Road,
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UPDATE (3:07 p.m.) — A student came forward about the inappropriate relationship, according to court documents obtained by ABC-7. The documents did not specify whether the victim or a different student came forward. Cornelius was concerned the student’s friends identified him through messages, documents said. The messages included references to their age gap (Cornelius is
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday to rename Cesar Chavez Elementary School. The unanimous vote comes after recent sexual abuse allegations against the labor rights leader. LCPS board members said the elementary school’s name was chosen before the allegations came into light. The board discussed
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Fire Department said it rescued a person who fell into an abandoned mine shaft in the Organ Mountains Tuesday. LCFD said around 10:30 a.m., the person fell from a rope and was trapped more than 60 feet below the surface. The person found an area with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Museum of Art unveiled its “Minds of All Kinds” exhibit in honor of National Autism Acceptance Month, the city said. The exhibit features more than 70 works by children with autism. Empower Behavior Health collaborated with the art museum to organize the exhibit, which will be on
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces man is accused of threatening and stalking his former partner, according to documents obtained by ABC-7. 38-year-old Enrique Enriquez faces was charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, stalking and using a phone to threaten, harass or offend, jail records said. A
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — An 18-year-old allegedly hit a man with the end of an AR-style rifle, according to court documents obtained by ABC-7. Steven Isaiah Flores faces a felony charge for aggravated battery, jail records said. Documents said deputies with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office went to 4801 S Main St.
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UPDATE (April 20, 2026) — El Paso police announced Monday it arrested a 28-year-old man for evading arrest with a vehicle Friday. According to EPPD, Miguel Angel Anchondo refused to comply when officers tried to conduct a traffic stop near the intersection of Sunland Park Drive and S Mesa Hills Drive in El Paso. Police
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By Meredith DelisoApril 17, 2026, 4:20 PM Alec Baldwin will face trial in a civil case alleging he negligently fired a gun on the set of “Rust,” killing the film’s cinematographer, a judge ruled on Friday. Serge Svetnoy, a gaffer on the New Mexico set who filed the complaint against Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions,
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UPDATE (April 17, 2026) — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously denied the state justice department’s petition to block Otero County and ICE’s agreement aimed at keeping a Chaparral detention center open. ABC-7 obtained a copy of Thursday’s court order, which you can read below: Document_260417_145012Download CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- People are seeing higher prices lately, whether they’re buying gas, groceries, or other daily essentials. Brian Mirau explains why this is happening.
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ALBUQUERQUE (KVIA) — An Egyptian citizen allegedly threatened a person at a Las Cruces gas station by pointing a gun at them, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico said Thursday. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison without parole for illegally possessing a firearm. USAO New Mexico said, according to court documents,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Doña Ana County and the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services will host a property tax exemption assistance event April 23 for veterans and unmarried widows. The event will take place at the Doña Ana County Government Center Assessor’s Office conference room from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Children, Youth, and Families Department of New Mexico has been under heat for months. The New Mexico Department of Justice began an investigation into the agency after a 16-year-old foster child committed suicide while in its care. On April 8, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez released a
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Ruidoso is one of the top dark sky destinations in the United States, according to a 2026 report by HomeToGo. The village ranked fifth out of 30 destinations. According to Discover Ruidoso, you can see planets, moon phases and constellations if you drive from Midtown along the Lincoln National Forest
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UPDATE — New Mexico Attorney Genera Raúl Torrez sent out the following statement in reaction to Wednesday’s verdict: “Today’s verdict is a major win for American consumers and a clear validation of what we’ve been saying all along: people are fed up with powerful corporations rigging the system in their favor,” Attorney General Torrez said Wednesday.
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sunland Park police arrested a 19-year-old man for leaving the scene of an ATV crash that injured a female under 18 years old, according to documents ABC-7 obtained. Documents referred to the female as a victim. Police said the crash happened April 10. Documents said police went to a
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said the state reached a $2.25 million settlement over claims a pharmaceutical company had “unfair and anticompetitive practices” with EpiPen Auto-Injector products. The New Mexico Department of Justice said Wednesday the state made the resolution with Mylan Inc. The EpiPen Auto-injector treats severe
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Gadsden Independent School District Board of Education on Tuesday announced four finalists in its search for a new superintendent. During a meeting Monday, the board selected the following candidates to continue in the selection process: Nubia Tarazona, Maria Hernandez, Mychl Buckley and Veronica Candelaria. The district said finalist
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution to provide updated information about Project Jupiter, a data center to be built near Santa Teresa. The county sent out an announcement Tuesday in response to concerns about impacts on local water systems. In September 2025, county commissioners
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UPDATE (12 p.m.) — The closure lifted around 10:30 a.m., LCPD posted on Facebook. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Eastbound lanes on Highway 70 between Sonoma Ranch Boulevard and Mesa Grande Boulevard closed after a deadly rollover crash, Las Cruces Police announced on Facebook Tuesday. The post said drivers can detour off the highway
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The family of a teen who was shot and killed in Las Cruces spoke about gun safety and juvenile crime in front of the Las Cruces City Hall Monday. Chris Carnero was 13 at the time of the shooting. Police arrested another 13-year-old boy, who they said shot Carnero
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UPDATE (April 13, 2026) — According to police documents, 42-year-old Billy Porter allegedly recorded and uploaded a video of him groping the 19-year-old victim to Snapchat. Documents said the victim did not give him consent to record her. Police documents obtained by ABC-7 said the victim allegedly went to Porter House Ink Piercing and Tattoo
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UPDATE (April 10, 2026) — A judge denied Rivas’ attorney’s request for a new trial during a hearing Friday. His attorney asked to vacate Rivas’ conviction, citing jury misconduct, a missing police report and insufficient evidence. The judge denied all three motions. Rivas’ attorney said investigators gathered additional evidence a week before the trial without
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Chris Carnero’s family walked him through University Medical Center as they took him off life support before he donated his organs on Thursday night. He was 13 years old. Carnero’s mother says he was allegedly killed last week in Las Cruces after another 13-year-old brought a gun into his family’s
Continue Reading UPDATE (April 9, 2026) — LCPS said it’s still accepting feedback regarding the possible removal of Cesar Chavez’ name from the elementary building named after him. You can email feedback and comments to input@lcps.net, LCPS said. The school’s education board said residents spoke both in favor of the name’s removal and keeping it as-is during
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