Semi-truck rear-ends Socorro ISD school bus; no students on board
Socorro Independent School District spokesman tells ABC-7 that one of the district’s school buses was struck from behind by a semi on Gateway…
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El Paso toll lanes saw increase day of I-10 closure
There was a spike in toll lane usage on Tuesday, the same day I-10 was crippled with congestion after a power line went down. According to the…
Continue Reading Woman dies from flu; 14th to die from flu in El Paso this season
The City’s Department of Public Health announced Thursday that a middle-aged woman who had been diagnosed with the flu has become the…
Continue Reading A lawless Chaparral? ABC-7 speaks with residents
ABC-7’s Matt Dougherty…
Continue Reading Neighbors in Chaparral say their town is under siege by criminals
Crimes against residents of the town of Chaparral are on the rise. Dona Ana County sheriff’s deputies confirm home invasions, burglaries and…
Continue Reading Police car and SUV crash into wall in Northeast El Paso
An El Paso police car and an SUV crashed into a wall in Northeast El Paso late Wednesday night. The incident happened around 10:20 pm near the…
Continue Reading Concerns over selection process of YISD lone finalist for superintendent position
Dr. Xavier De La Torre could be coming back to El Paso. Wednesday night the Ysleta School Board named Dr. De La Torre the lone finalist for the YISD…
Continue Reading Candidates for County Judge debate expanding UMC clinics
Last April, El Paso County Commissioners approved a $152 million bond to build three new University Medical Center primary care clinics, and expand a…
Continue Reading Visitors disappointed by closure at White Sands
White Sands National Monument is still closed indefinitely and may not be open again anytime soon due to a drone crash last week. A QF-4 drone that…
Continue Reading Freeway, neighborhood back to normal after electrical pole accident
Anahi Pacheco wasn’t home last night when a power pole came crashing down near Interstate 10 and Piedras after an 18-wheeler ran into it. The…
Continue Reading Noose hung from tree outside of Northeast El Paso home
A noose was hung from a tree in the front yard of a home in Northeast El Paso earlier this week. The knotted rope was strung for neighbors to see…
Continue Reading I-10 open again after power line pole accident
An 18-wheeler hit a pole on the gateway near Piedras Tuesday night and the lines fell onto I-10, causing a massive traffic jam. El Paso Electric says…
Continue Reading Aug. 22 trial date set for man charged in Manhattan Heights rapes, burglaries
An Aug. 22 trial date has been set for Arturo Valtierra-Payan, the man charged with aggravated sexual assaults and burglaries in the Manhattan…
Continue Reading El Paso Sheriff’s release identity of second man found dead in Canutillo, neighbors react to discovery
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the second of two men found dead in Canutillo last weekend. The bodies of 51-year-old Saul Romero…
Continue Reading Avoiding CrossFit and Zumba-related injuries
We all know at least one person who’s tried the popular exercise routinesCrossFit and Zumba.But what many of us don’t realize, these…
Continue Reading Trains add additional sights and sounds at downtown ballpark
When you think ballpark do you think trains? Those rolling through downtown El Paso are going to be additional sights and sounds fans get to see…
Continue Reading El Paso County receives support for mobility plan
The Metropolitan Planning Organization is now supporting the roughly $400 million Comprehensive Mobility Plan that will bring 16 road-improvement…
Continue Reading Anthony Cobos still in El Paso; won’t be turned over to Federal Bureau of Prisons today
The U.S. Marshals Service, which has Anthony Cobos in its custody, won’t be turning Cobos over to the Federal Bureau of Prisons today. U.S.…
Continue Reading Las Cruces man who shot and killed his sister in 2010 pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter
Richard Zikmanis on Monday pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the March 27, 2010 shooting death of his sister Denise. He was supposed…
Continue Reading Hobbs, NM police: Death of man in freezer tied to meth
Police in Hobbs are identifying a man whose body was found in a kitchen freezer and they say he died accidentally from methamphetamine. According to…
Continue Reading Families still seek answers, closure 24 years after Las Cruces bowling alley massacre
Nearly a quarter of a century ago on Feb. 9, four people were murdered at a bowling alley in Las Cruces in what is known as one of the bloodiest mass…
Continue Reading UT chancellor Cigarroa says he’ll resign
University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa says he will resign after five years leading the 15-campus system in order to return full…
Continue Reading An upclose look inside the El Paso Downtown ballpark
With just under three months until the April 28 opening game City of El Paso and Chihuahuas officials gave ABC-7 and local media a walking tour of…
Continue Reading Update: EPCON takes down Eddie Griffin’s picture from its Facebook page after ‘drama’ over announcement
An announcement Saturday by the El Paso Comic Con (EPCON) that actor/comedian Eddie Griffin will host one of its conventions in March has caused a…
Continue Reading 2 men found dead near Rio Grande in Canutillo
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are continuing their investigation in a field near the Rio Grandewhere two bodies found on Saturday.…
Continue Reading SWAT situation unfolds near airport
A man wanted by the U.S. Marshal’s Service on federal charges is behind bars this morning after he barricaded himself inside an East Central El…
Continue Reading Candidate Lyda Ness-Garcia criticized for campaign ad
A candidate running for the 77th district is criticizing her opponent in a new TV ad. But while many may think this is politics as usual, some say…
Continue Reading Tucson fans excited about return of Triple-A baseball for Chihuahuas’ 4-game series
Tucson baseball fans will get one more chance to see their old Triple-A baseball team – and they seem pretty excited about it. The El Paso…
Continue Reading Drone crashes at White Sands National Monument; White Sands closes until further notice
A QF-4 Drone crashed at about 9:08 a.m. Friday on White Sands National Monument, four to five miles off of Holloman Air Force Base’s Runway 22.…
Continue Reading El Paso Chihuahuas move home opener from April 11 to April 28
The El Paso Chihuahuas opening homestand at its new ballpark has been moved from April 11 to April 28, the team’s owners announced early Friday…
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