EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New World screwworm has been detected in El Paso County, according to Texas State Representative Mary Gonzalez. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the case was detected in a dog on Tuesday. New World screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds or openings in living tissue. After hatching, the larvae feed
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UPDATE (Oct. 28, 2026): A man from Chaparral, New Mexico, received a 15-year prison sentence for a New Year’s Day crash that killed an 18-year-old girl, the 34th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Forty-eight-year-old pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison. The crash
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Miner basketball is back! ABC-7 is the home of the UTEP Miners and is getting in the game Wednesday. ABC-7 Sports Director Adrian Ochoa and sports reporter Paige Wood will be live at the UTEP Basketball Call Up today as players rally fans for season tickets. It’s your chance to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso hospitals celebrated National First Responders on Wednesday. University Medical Center of El Paso and El Paso Children’s Hospital thanked first responders with a lunch and gifts. “UMC and El Paso Children’s Hospital are grateful to our community’s firefighters, police officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), 911 operators and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Co-founder of United Farm Workers and labor rights activist Dolores Huerta died, her family announced on social media Wednesday. She was 96 years old. “We know that many of you around the world share in our mourning,” her family wrote on social media. El Paso has shown its appreciation for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new national advertising campaign is urging Americans to get screened for colorectal cancer while honoring those who’ve lost their lives to cancer, including an El Paso woman. The ad featuring actor and cancer advocate Patrick Dempsey aims to memorialize people who’ve lost their lives to colorectal cancer while stressing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso is one step closer to making legal education more accessible to the Borderland. The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation established a $5 million grant to support UTEP’s efforts to establish a law school — a major milestone for local aspiring legal professionals.
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EL PASO, Texas (ABC-7) — Quiet weather is expected across the Borderland today, but rain and thunderstorm chances will increase heading into Thursday, with the potential for flash flooding in some areas. Isolated thunderstorms could develop this afternoon and early evening, mainly across Hudspeth County and southern Otero County. Most locations will remain relatively calm
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces adopted an ordinance to address abandoned properties. The Vacant and Abandoned Property Maintenance Ordinance requires the city to address long-term vacancies, encourage property maintenance, and support neighborhood revitalization. The ordinance applies to residential and commercial properties that haven’t been lawfully occupied or in operation for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the El Paso City Council unanimously voted to approve an agenda item directing the city attorney to draft a resolution requiring the public disclosure of city-funded travel expenses. In September, an ABC-7 investigation revealed members of the El Paso County Commissioners Court spent nearly a quarter of a
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UPDATE (12:15 p.m.): Police said 19-year-old Raul Alberto Sias died in Wednesday’s crash. Preliminary investigation revealed that Sias rear-ended a truck with his motorcycle, according to the El Paso Police Department. The impact threw him off the motorcycle. EPPD said speed is a contributing factor in the crash. Police said this is the 56th traffic
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, Doña Ana County Commissioner Chair Manuel Sanchez made a motion to authorize the county to provide notice of any breach of certain agreements about a proposed power plant for a data center project. Sanchez’ motion would “authorize legal and county management to provide notice to Project Jupiter entities of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Gerardo Cobos, a local construction truck driver, was driving west of Ciudad Juárez when he heard a distressing scream. During severe storms that hit Ciudad Juárez last weekend, he heard a woman screaming for help and used his truck to reach a car trapped in a strong flood current, rescuing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 20-year-old man from Horizon City has been charged with evading arrest after allegedly driving away from a traffic stop on an ATV. On Oct. 24, Marcus Sanchez drove an ATV on Paseo Del Este Boulevard in Horizon, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said. Marcus Sanchez’ mugshot.(Courtesy: EPCSO) Video
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert with storm chances set to return late this week! We woke this morning to temperatures in teh Borderland ranging from the 50-60s. This afternoon temps will lean above average. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 80, Las Cruces is expcected
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Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers. By Laura Romero and Patricio Chile Labor icon Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers, has died at 96, her family said. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96,” her family said in a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Camp East Montana, the immigration detention facility on Fort Bliss, as been operating for more than a year. Tuesday, El Paso City Council unanimously voted to draft a resolution calling for the facility’s closure. The 7-0 vote doesn’t mean the facility will close; the council said it wants to see
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CNN By Sophie Tanno Pau Mosquera, Catherine Nicholls, Vasco Cotovio, Jack Guy, Benjamin Brown, Sol Amaya, CNN (CNN) – At least 68 people have been killed in a collision between two trains in the Spanish province of Toledo on Wednesday morning, according to a local government official. The incident is the third rail disaster in
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UPDATE (6:17 p.m.): El Paso County shared a flyer with resources for residents affected by recent flooding. It has information on shelter, food, animal services and other relief sources. Flood Resources for Horizon 10.27.26Download UPDATE (2:07 p.m.): HFD pushed its press conference to 3 p.m. due to the El Paso County judge announcing a local
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego signed a local disaster declaration on Tuesday in response to severe weather and flooding. In a news release, the county said rainfall on Oct. 23-25 resulted in severe flooding, property damage and evacuations. With additional rainfall expected this week, concerns remain about more flooding
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A teenage boy from Odessa, Texas, died after crashing into an 18-wheeler in El Paso, according to the sheriff’s office. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said that on Monday at 3:42 a.m., deputies responded to a crash on I-10 west near Mile Marker 53 near Tornillo. A 17-year-old teen
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UPDATE (Oct. 27, 2026): City Representative for District 1, Alejandra Chavez, said she placed an agenda item to direct the city manager and city attorney to evaluate potential restrictions on heavy commercial truck traffic. Tuesday, city council approved the item. The item directs the city manager and city attorney to coordinate with the Texas Department
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Trump is set to attend campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday. By Gaby Vinick President Donald Trump is barnstorming deep-red states across the country to defend GOP majorities in Congress as Democrats make inroads in some unlikely places. As of Tuesday afternoon, the president has made 20 stops to states he handily won and six
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s your voice, your vote. Election Day is exactly one week away, and voters in Dona Ana County have an important decision to make about who will lead the county sheriff’s office. Candidates Todd Garrison (R) and Vanessa Ordoñez (D) joined ABC-7’s Marcel Clarke to explain where they stand and
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — ‘Ted Lasso’ star and El Paso Locomotive FC player Cristo Fernández will read his bilingual picture book to children in San Elizario Tuesday evening. Fernández, known for his role as Dani Rojas in the show, published a book highlighting his personal journey. “Fútbol is Life!/¡Fútbol es vida!” celebrates perseverance, resilience
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland is enjoying a mostly dry stretch of weather, but changes are on the way. While temperatures remain seasonable through Wednesday, rain and thunderstorm chances will increase Thursday and Friday, bringing the potential for heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding. Conditions should improve just in time for Halloween before
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 21-year-old man from El Paso died in a crash east of Van Horn, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS said Aaron Stephen Pepe died in a crash that happened Saturday on I-10 west at Mile Marker 181, which is 41 miles east of Van Horn.
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UPDATE (Oct. 27, 2026): The New Mexico Department of Agriculture confirmed two cases of New World Screwworm in Doña Ana County: one in a sheep at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, and one in a cow at an off-campus location. New World screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds or openings in living tissue.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Republican nominee for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District Brandon Herrera will be in El Paso Tuesday and Wednesday. Herrera will make two stops in the county Tuesday. He’ll start with a town hall at Fort Bliss from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. In the evening, he’ll host a town hall at
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UPDATE (11:17 a.m.): TxDOT El Paso said the crash cleared and lanes reopened. Traffic is still backed up in the area. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All eastbound lanes on I-10 at Clint shut down after a rollover crash Tuesday, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. A rollover crash closed all lanes on
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