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Car crashes into Ruidoso restaurant: Clovis woman dead, 2 others injured

September 14, 2019 4:28 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Clovis woman was killed, her husband critically injured and a third person was also hurt when a car crashed into the restaurant where they were…

Border Patrol agent wounded, gunman killed during Texas traffic stop shootout

September 14, 2019 4:13 PM KVIA ABC-7

Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and wounded during a traffic stop near the Texas border city of Del Rio and that another agent…

Blanco endorsed by fellow Texas Dems to run for state Senate seat opened by Rodrguez retirement

September 14, 2019 3:43 PM KVIA ABC-7

Texas State Sen. Jos Rodrguez, an El Paso Democrat, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election to the upper chamber in 2020. Now, a…

El Paso shooting victims from Mexico make public plea for help

September 14, 2019 11:34 AM KVIA ABC-7

The tragic shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart may have been six weeks ago, but one family from Mexico remembers it like it was yesterday. “We…

Khalid presents $500,000 check to El Paso Community Foundation from benefit concert

September 14, 2019 6:43 AM KVIA ABC-7

The Great Khalid Foundation has presented a $500,000 check to the El Paso Community Foundation to help victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at El Paso…

Longtime Texas state Sen. Jos Rodrguez of El Paso announces retirement

September 14, 2019 4:02 AM KVIA ABC-7

Texas State Sen. Jos Rodrguez, an El Paso Democrat, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election to the upper chamber in 2020. Rodrguez made…

Man stabbed, seriously hurt in northeast El Paso

September 14, 2019 3:55 AM KVIA ABC-7

El Paso police said a man was stabbed and seriously wounded early Saturday morning on the city’s northeast side. It happened around 12:30 a.m.…

Borderland Blitz: High School football week 2 scores & highlights

September 13, 2019 10:13 PM KVIA ABC-7

Here are the scores for week two of the Borderland Blitz: 9/5 and 9/6 Parkland 24 at Austin 21 — FINAL El Paso 14 at Ysleta 56 — FINAL…

Texas officer shot, suspect killed, priest beaten during ‘chaotic’ violent crime spree

September 13, 2019 9:52 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Houston police officer was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot with his own gun in a struggle with a suspect who along with three…

How will funds be distributed to El Paso shooting victims?

September 13, 2019 8:59 PM KVIA ABC-7

Members of the One Fund El Paso Task Force provided an update at a news conference Friday on draft protocols for delivering donated funds to victims,…

Aggies set to welcome San Diego State in home opener

September 13, 2019 8:54 PM KVIA ABC-7

After back-to-back road tilts to start the year, football is back inside Aggie Memorial Stadium. New Mexico State (0-2) plays host to San Diego State…

East El Paso school with large building cracks is now battling structural damage

September 13, 2019 8:34 PM KVIA ABC-7

Structural issues going on at Alicia R. Chacon International School in east El Paso has closed two classrooms in the past year after cracks appeared…

12-year-old El Paso girl celebrates major milestone in her battle with Leukemia

September 13, 2019 7:25 PM KVIA ABC-7

Amber Berry, a twelve-year-old girl from El Paso, has battled cancer for the last three years, but this week, she celebrated a milestone in her…

El Paso Chamber hosts Women in Business Conference

September 13, 2019 5:21 PM KVIA ABC-7

The El Paso Chamber presents the annual Women in Business Conference, sponsored by Wells Fargo, on Friday, September 27 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the…

4 hurt as train strikes car at rail crossing in Clint

September 13, 2019 5:07 PM KVIA ABC-7

Four people were injured Friday afternoon when a train struck a car at a railroad crossing in Clint, authorities told ABC-7. It happened about 2 p.m.…

‘Join the Klan’ recruitment flyers found at Texas high school with mostly Hispanic students

September 13, 2019 3:47 PM KVIA ABC-7

School authorities in San Antonio have launched an investigation after a student found what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan flyer in a bathroom earlier…

Rollover crash on I-10 at Lee Trevino injured motorist, snarled traffic

September 13, 2019 2:55 PM KVIA ABC-7

The El Paso Fire Department said a vehicle rolled over on Interstate 10 westbound at Lee Trevino on Friday afternoon. A spokesman told ABC-7 that one…

Texas GOP lawmaker defends ‘threatening’ tweet to Beto O’Rourke: ‘My AR is ready for you’

September 13, 2019 2:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Republican Texas state representative on Friday defended himself against criticism for tweeting that he had an assault weapon ready for Democratic…

O’Rourke doubles-down on debate breakout moment: ‘We’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47’

September 13, 2019 1:06 PM KVIA ABC-7

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday defended his support for a mandatory gun buyback program of assault-style weapons,…

Accused El Paso Walmart gunman indicted for capital murder, faces death penalty

September 13, 2019 12:40 PM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso County grand jury Thursday indicted the alleged Walmart mass shooter on a charge of capital murder. Patrick Crusius, 21, would face either…

Arizona couple killed as car, truck collide head-on along New Mexico State Road 26 near Hatch

September 13, 2019 12:30 PM KVIA ABC-7

A car and semi-truck collided along State Road 26 near Hatch on Thursday afternoon, killing an Arizona couple and shutting down the highway at…

Transmountain ‘suspicious death’ victim was in U.S. illegally, police trying to find family

September 13, 2019 11:44 AM KVIA ABC-7

El Paso police said Friday that the victim of a “suspicious death” whose body was found along Transmountain Road was in the U.S.…

6 people killed in 3 separate Albuquerque shootings

September 13, 2019 11:22 AM KVIA ABC-7

Albuquerque police say six people were killed in separate shootings in the city. There have been no arrests in Thursday night’s shootings,…

Woman diagnosed with Lupus tells others they’re not alone

September 13, 2019 10:31 AM KVIA ABC-7

Weakness, fever, joing pain, rash and hair loss. Those are just a few symptoms of Lupus, an autoimmune disease that 73 percent of surveyed Americans…

Event to help homeless veterans is happening today

September 13, 2019 4:08 AM KVIA ABC-7

The Homeless Veterans Stand Down is happening today in an effort to assist homeless and low income veterans. Multiple agencies will gather to provide…