Man injured in gunfire near El Paso High School; police search for teenage shooter
A man was injured in a shooting near El Paso High School on Thursday evening, prompting the abrupt interruption of a football scrimmage game as…
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12-yr.-old boy raises $15,000 at county fair pig auction, then donates it to St. Jude kids hospital
Some pig, indeed: One hog at an Ohio livestock auction fetched $15,000, but the credit belongs to its 12-year-old owner. Diesel Pippert, a seventh…
Continue Reading El Paso dentist offers to brighten smiles of Walmart shooting widower Tony Basco, other survivors
An El Paso dental office is offering free dental care to widower Antonio ‘Tony’ Basco and the surviving victims of the Aug. 3 Walmart…
Continue Reading Small New Mexico community shocked after newborn baby is found dead inside trash bag at trailer home
Authorities have opened an investigation into the death of a newborn baby found in a trash bag at a trailer home in rural New Mexico, state police…
Continue Reading ‘If we close it, they win’: El Paso reacts to plans to reopen Cielo Vista Walmart after shootings
Walmart plans to reopen the Cielo Vista store where 22 people were killed in a shooting earlier this month, the retail giant announced earlier this…
Continue Reading TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash on I-10 East and Executive
There is a crash on I-10 East and Executive blocking the left lane. Drivers need to take Mesa or Paisano to avoid this area. No injuries…
Continue Reading URGENT – David Koch, billionaire businessman and influential GOP donor, dies
(CNN) — David Koch, a billionaire businessman and philanthropist who, along with his brother Charles, gained fame as an influential donor to…
Continue Reading How was the Walmart shooting suspect’s legal defense team selected?
ABC-7 is investigating the legal side of the Walmart shooting case. Patrick Crusius, 21, has been in custody in the county jail in downtown El Paso…
Continue Reading UMC disputes Trump claim that doctors left operating room to see him because of ‘love’ for president
The University Medical Center of El Paso on Thursday officially disputed a claim made by President Trump that doctors left the operating room in…
Continue Reading Mayor Margo calls special meeting that could oust potential opponent Hernandez from her council seat
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo on Thursday called a special meeting of City Council to discuss what he says is the “vacancy” of District 3 Rep.…
Continue Reading Smoking while on supplemental oxygen causes 3 house fires in Las Cruces
In the last four months there have been three fires in Doa Ana County, all at homes where the homeowners were smoking while using oxygen tanks.…
Continue Reading Luke Laufenberg, UTEP tight end & son of ex-Cowboys QB, dies of cancer at 21
Luke Laufenberg, the son of former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Babe Laufenberg and a tight end at UTEP, has died after a nearly two-year battle with…
Continue Reading ‘True rags to riches story’: Las Cruces shelter reveals how unwanted dog became new Hollywood star
A former resident of the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley in Las Cruces has won the lottery. He’s the star of Disney’s…
Continue Reading Guns, terrorism and social media discussed at Gov. Abbott’s initial post-El Paso safety roundtable
The first domestic terrorism roundtable discussion promised by the Texas governor after the Aug. 3 mass shooting attack in El Paso was held Thursday…
Continue Reading New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo sued over artist’s work
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is being sued for breach of contract by an artist whose merchandise was sold in the museum’s gift shop.…
Continue Reading Major phone carriers agree to nationwide deal to combat robocalls, Texas AG announces
Major phone companies have pledged to do more to fight robocalls plaguing Americans, according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is leading a…
Continue Reading Montwood High School teacher faces firing over alleged sexual relationship with student
The Socorro Independent School District board plans to fire Montwood High School teacher Andrew Jude Lopez at its next meeting following his arrest…
Continue Reading Otero County crime spike blamed on closed border checkpoints
Cones, cameras and sometimes even a K-9. “Checkpoints are run by the Border Patrol, exclusively, within the 100-mile border zone,” said…
Continue Reading Owner of El Paso disabled children’s camp arrested on child sex assault charge
The owner an El Paso camp for special needs children has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl at the facility, police said…
Continue Reading Texas Roadhouse restaurants holding statewide fundraiser for El Paso shooting victims
Texas Roadhouse restaurants in El Paso, Las Cruces and 45 other locations across Texas are holding a fundraiser Thursday to benefit El Paso shooting…
Continue Reading Sniper remains at large after shooting L.A. deputy outside sheriff’s station
A shooter remains at large after wounding a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in a station parking lot in the Mojave Desert city of…
Continue Reading Cielo Vista Walmart store to reopen in several months, will contain memorial to shooting victims
A Walmart spokesman said Wednesday that the company plans to reopen its Cielo Vista store, the site of the Aug. 3 shootings that claimed 22 lives,…
Continue Reading URGENT – Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will run for Senate
(CNN) — John Hickenlooper will announce his Senate candidacy on Thursday, a friend of the former Colorado governor told CNN, a decision that…
Continue Reading Community Champion: Locomotive’s Sebastian Velasquez steps up to help victims of Walmart shooting
It’s during times of tragedy that you see the very best in people. El Paso Locomotive midfielder, Sebastian Velasquez, stepped up to help a…
Continue Reading Former New Mexico athletic director indicted on embezzlement charges
Former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs, who left in 2017 amid questions over spending, has been indicted in connection with a…
Continue Reading Paso Del Norte and Stanton bridges reopen after brief closure due to ‘mass migration threat’
The Paso Del Norte and Stanton bridges connecting El Paso and Ciudad Juraez were briefly shut down Wednesday afternoon following word that a group of…
Continue Reading Disney’s ‘Lady and the Tramp’ star is a 2-year-old rescue dog from Las Cruces named Monte
A rescue dog originally from Las Cruces will make his film debut in Disney’s live-action remake of “Lady and the Tramp.” And he…
Continue Reading Trump claims doctors came out of operating rooms in El Paso to see him because of the ‘love for me’
President Trump told reporters Wednesday that people in El Paso and Dayton loved him so much, that doctors came out of the operating room to see him.…
Continue Reading ‘Lord forgive ’em’: convicted Texas killer executed despite claims of innocence
A Texas death row inmate who argued that his conviction was based on junk science was executed Wednesday for the abduction, rape and killing of a…
Continue Reading ‘God protected me’: Elderly Walmart shooting survivor talks about coming face-to-face with gunman
The Borderland was first introduced to 71-year-old Rosa Calderon on Aug. 3. That’s when Rosa tells us she was walking into her favorite WalMart…
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