New Mexico Archives

Man hospitalized after falling off border wall

June 21, 2025 5:27 AM Paul Schulz

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A man in his 30s was sent to the hospital after falling from the border wall, according to the Sunland Park Fire…

Video: Flash flooding in Ruidoso

June 20, 2025 11:44 AM KVIA ABC-7

RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Village of Ruidoso was hit by flash flooding Thursday. ABC-7 viewers sent in video of water filling the streets of…

Former El Pasoan who lost cabin in Ruidoso Fires is rebuilding

June 18, 2025 11:10 AM Paul Cicala

ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala spent several days covering the devastation caused by those fires, and spent the anniversary of the fires in Ruidoso doing…

Trout Fire now 38,682 acres

June 18, 2025 3:44 AM Emma Hoggard

SILVER CITY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Trout Fire is now burning 38,682 acres north of Silver City. Officials say that the fire is currently 0%…

Mescalero Apache with evacuation near Ruidoso with new wildfire

June 17, 2025 11:22 PM Paul Cicala

MESCALERO, NEW MEXICO (KVIA) – ABC-7 brought you breaking news in our 10 p.m. show after an evacuation notice was issued to some residents on the…

7 Springs Fire: Evacuation order in place for part of Mescalero Apache Reservation

June 17, 2025 4:21 PM Emma Hoggard

Update (8:22 PM): Mescalero Apache Fire Rescue says that an evacuation order has been issued for the reservation residents living in Nogal Canyon.…

El Pasoan in Ruidoso overcomes wildfires: 1 year anniversary of South Fork

June 17, 2025 2:30 PM Paul Cicala

RUIDOSO, NM (KVIA) — One year ago today, hundreds of homes and buildings could be seen smoldering after the South Fork Fire began its path of…

Wood Artist in Ruidoso reflects on wildfire devastations on 1-year anniversary

June 17, 2025 2:42 PM Paul Cicala

RUIDOSO, NM (KVIA) –ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala spent several days covering the devastation caused by those fires, and is in Ruidoso today to report…

Ruidoso’s river & trees saved in midtown; tourism up on 1 year anniversary of Wildfires

June 17, 2025 2:53 PM Paul Cicala

ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala spent several days covering the devastation caused by those fires, and is in Ruidoso today to report tonight live in the…

Inside the Border Patrol Horse Unit patrolling the desert near El Paso

June 17, 2025 2:22 PM Heriberto Perez Lara

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol’s Horse Patrol Unit was the first one that ever existed in the agency’s history; they were…

Deming wastewater tests positive for measles

June 17, 2025 1:55 PM Emma Hoggard

DEMING, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) just announced that wastewater in Deming tested positive for measles. The…

Man found dead in Las Cruces

June 14, 2025 8:29 PM Lauren Bly, Jerry Najera

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate the suspicious death of a man found Thursday…

Pedestrian hit by car, killed near Las Cruces High School

June 15, 2025 2:08 AM Paul Schulz

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A 48-year-old man was struck and killed by a car near Las Cruces High School on Friday evening. Las Cruces Police…

War Eagles Air Museum receives $1 million gift from founder

June 12, 2025 4:41 PM Gabrielle Lopez

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — The War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa announced it received a $1 million donation. The museum was founded by…

Mescalero Apache man sentenced for assaulting girlfriend

June 12, 2025 2:09 AM KVIA ABC-7

MESCALERO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Frank Shorty Trujillo, 20, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, received a 27-month prison sentence for…

$140M bond on the November ballot for Doña Ana County voters

June 11, 2025 3:54 PM Ilyhanee Robles

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Voters in Doña Ana County will see a funding proposal on the November 4 ballot: a $140 million General Obligation…

Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs sickens people in New Mexico

June 7, 2025 11:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — More than 70 people across seven states have been sickened due to a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs recalled…

Teen art summer program takes kids out to nature

June 9, 2025 6:03 AM Nicole Ardila

In Las Cruces, there’s no shortage of places to hike or take in the beautiful nature — and the City of Las Cruces came up with “Paint your…

Structure fire quickly extinguished in Organ

June 8, 2025 9:33 PM Lauren Bly

Doña Ana County, New Mexico (KVIA)– Doña Ana County Fire Rescue quickly knocked down a structure fire in Organ Sunday morning. At about 9:30 this…

Navajo Nation developing new database to solve MMIP cases

June 6, 2025 1:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story WINDOW ROCK, Arizona (KOAT) — “Nobody was keeping track, and…

Two stolen paintings returned to New Mexico museum after 40 years

June 6, 2025 11:29 AM Emma Hoggard

TAOS, New Mexico (KVIA) — The FBI just announced the return of two paintings stolen from UNM’S Harwood Museum of Art in Taos 40 years ago. “The…

Las Cruces approves funding for new bike infrastructure

June 5, 2025 5:43 PM Nichole Gomez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Crucens will soon see updates to city parks. The Las Cruces City Council approved new impact fees to park…

Sunland Park allocates CRRUA $1.2 million for water improvement projects

June 5, 2025 5:37 PM KVIA ABC-7

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA), is getting $1.2 million for water improvement projects.…

NMSU Alumni Pond loses its water

June 5, 2025 10:27 AM Olivia Vara

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New Mexico State University says that around 2 years ago Alumni Pond lost its water because of a leak in the liner of the…

New video gives glimpse into night of Las Cruces Mass Shooting

June 4, 2025 6:41 PM Rishi Oza

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Through an open records request, ABC-7 has obtained new footage from the night of the Las Cruces Mass Shooting. The shooting…

Alamogordo police officer’s murderer gets additional prison sentence

June 4, 2025 3:22 PM Emma Hoggard

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Dominic De La O, the man convicted of murdering Alamogordo Police Officer Anthony Ferguson, has received another…

ABC-7 at 4: 17th annual Taste of Las Cruces returns

June 2, 2025 10:40 AM Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—Taste of Las Cruces returns this year. The event brings together some of the region’s best restaurants and chefs,…

Paradise Fire at 727 acres, 92% containment

June 2, 2025 10:23 AM Emma Hoggard

QUEMADO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Paradise Fire, located 13 miles south of Quemado, New Mexico, is now at 92% containment, the Gila Las Cruces…

Otero County listed as ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’

May 30, 2025 5:52 PM Gabrielle Lopez

SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Department of Homeland Security recently listed Otero and Lincoln counties as “sanctuary jurisdictions.” The…

Seven Cabins Fire burning near Capitan, New Mexico

May 29, 2025 4:18 PM Nichole Gomez

CAPITAN, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Seven Cabins Fire is burning in the Smokey Bear Ranger District in the Capitan Mountains right now. The fire is…