by Elida S. Perez December 22, 2025 Facebook X El Paso County Chief Administrator Betsy Keller (Courtesy of El Paso County) Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. Amid budget constraints, El Paso County Chief Administrator Betsy Keller opted to forgo a pay raise and any contract changes following
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said they were pausing leases for five projects. By ABC NEWS December 22, 2025, 7:27 AM The Trump administration is pausing leases for five offshore wind projects due to national security concerns identified by the Department of Defense, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on Monday. This is a developing story. Please
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DONA ANA, New Mexico (KVIA)- Firefighters from the Las Cruces Fire Department were called out, in request of the Doña Ana Fire & Rescue, Sunday afternoon to assist in a tree rescue. Crews responded to the 11,000 block of Doña Ana Road around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, December 21 to assist in freeing a worker who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s IM NOVELTIES is strengthening the local fashion scene by continually hosting rotating collections and public pop-ups that connect designers with downtown shoppers. “When people recognize your brand or they know what you’re doing. And they know that you’re not doing it just for the money. That’s always big
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Calm weather will continue for this Monday and Tuesday as an upper ridge shift east, keeping winds light and skies mostly clear for the next two days. Some cloud coverage can be expected as we enter the middle of our work week, with a slight chance of rain going into
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Originally Published: 22 DEC 25 08:47 ET Updated: 22 DEC 25 09:12 ET By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Paramount has upped the ante in its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, announcing Monday that Larry Ellison will personally guarantee the tens of billions of dollars he is putting up to bankroll the transaction.
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UPDATE (4:51 a.m.) — All lanes reopened at 3:51 a.m., according to police. UPDATE: TxDOT is asking drivers to seek alternative route as TxDOT and contractor crews assess the damage to an overhead sign that was hit in the crash. TxDOT says to expect a long term closure. I-10 East at Paisano, the US-54 North
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Tamales are one of the many dishes that are seen on the dinner table in many Hispanic households especially around the holidays. However, they aren’t just another dish but a way for people to come together, daughter of Bowie Bakery owner at Socorro, Angel Lee Salazar says. Lee says it’s “going
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El Paso and the Borderland are seeing unusually warm December weather, with temperatures running 15 to 20 degrees above normal. High pressure remains in control this week, keeping conditions dry and allowing afternoon highs to climb into the lower to mid 70s across the lowlands. These temperatures are near record levels for late December and
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ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) – Doña Ana County Fire Rescue has unveiled its first Safe Haven Baby Box at Station 42 in Anthony, giving parents a safe, anonymous and legal way to surrender newborns less than 30 days old and marking the 13th installation in New Mexico. County officials, firefighters and community members gathered Thursday
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Today’s conditions favor continued dry weather with near-record warmth across the El Paso and Santa Teresa regions, great weather to support your Sunday outdoor activities, all accompanied by clear skies. Highs are expected to run about 15 degrees above normal for this Sunday and for most of this upcoming workweek. Cloud
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The No. 2 official in the Justice Department told ABC News in an interview Friday that there has been “no effort” to redact President Donald Trump’s name from the release of files stemming from federal investigations into convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was asked Friday in an interview by ABC
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EL PASO, Tx (KVIA)–The Texas Department of Transportation held its final “Drive Sober. No Regrets.” holiday drunk driving prevention event of the season, highlighting the dangers of impaired driving through hands-on activities and personal testimonials. Drunk driving remains a major issue in Texas, particularly during the holidays. In 2024, more than 2,000 crashes statewide were
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At just 12 years old, Iker Torres is already being recognized for something rarely seen at his age: mastery of the harp. The Magoffin Middle School student has drawn attention from teachers and musicians alike for his natural ability and dedication to the instrument. But continuing his musical journey comes
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ByJames Hill, Alexander Mallin, Steven Portnoy, Sasha Pezenik, and Katherine FauldersDocuments in the rolling release of the Justice Department’s files on Jeffrey Epstein have yet to show evidence of wrongdoing on the part of famous, powerful men, against the expectations of many of those who pushed for the files’ release. The DOJ said the files, which included a trove of photographs and court
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The 37th crew of the New Shepard mission completed their flight into space today. The crew made up of five men and one women successfully flew above the Kármán Line, which is internationally recognized as the boundary of space. Blue Origin’s New Shephard has flown 92 people into space. Today’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Up and Running hosted their 19th Annual Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk in West El Paso. Hundreds of are runners laced up their shoes and helped raise money for the Coach Nathan Casillas Cros Country Fund. There were awards and prizes for the top three finishers and tamales and hot chocolate
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ByMatthew Glasser and Patricio Chile Michaela “Michi” Benthaus and teammates spent several minutes in microgravity. Blue Origin made history Saturday, sending for the first time a person who uses a wheelchair past the Kármán line, an internationally recognized boundary of space that’s 62 miles above Earth. Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, who suffered a spinal cord injury after a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Crime Stoppers of El Paso says police need the public’s help in identifying a man they say took a $6,000 necklace. Police say a Hispanic man in his mid-20s walked up to the Valle Oro kiosk at Cielo Vista Mall on Nov. 21 about 11 a.m. and asked to see
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Police Department reports a crash along I-10 West near the Lomaland has caused the closure of the three left lanes. The backup currently up to Lee Trevino. Police estimate about an hour to clear the crash and reopen the lanes. No word on any injuries due to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational, the nation’s oldest holiday collegiate basketball tournament, returns for its 64th year this weekend at the Don Haskins Center. Tournament director Barry Kobren will join ABC-7’s Good Morning El Paso Weekend at 8 a.m. to preview the event The two-day tournament, scheduled for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This week starts with dry conditions without rain chances through Tuesday, keeping skies clear for whatever you have planned this weekend. Cloud coverage is expected to increase as we head into the middle of our workweek along with dry conditions. We can expect near-record to record warmth this weekend with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says a man is pending extradition to El Paso from the Doña Ana County Detention Center after alleged assault and robbery in Canutillo on December 11th. Deputies responded to reports of an assault in progress at 7000 Third St. EPCSO says 36-year-old Miguel Rojero
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the year draws to a close, ABC-7 is taking a look back at the year that was. These past twelve months have certainly been eventful, to say the least. From the return of the Trump administration to the White House, to conflicts and major geopolitical developments around the world
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Find the files and read through them for yourself here. Witness told investigators Epstein sought underage victims and ‘didn’t want Spanish or dark girls From CNN’s Aleena Fayaz and Marshall Cohen Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual violence. Two months before Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 federal sex trafficking indictment, a witness told
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By Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US struck multiple targets in Syria on Friday that the US military tied to ISIS as retaliation for the recent attack that killed two American service members there, according to two US officials. “I am hereby announcing that the United States is inflicting very serious retaliation,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A judge has ordered that Kenneth Perez, who is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after a November house party, be held without bond. During Perez’s detention hearing, prosecutors argued that Perez poses a danger to the community. The judge, who was especially appointed
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VADO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Prosecutors say that Vado resident Javier Levario, 33, was sentenced by Judge Conrad F. Perea to a total of 33 years for two different crimes. Levario pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping. He held his girlfriend at knifepoint and kept her in his truck for three days. Prosecutors say he beat
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Update (4:28 PM): The highway is now back open. Update (3:52 PM): New Mexico State Police released the following statement regarding today’s crash: “On December 19, 2025, at approximately 12:16 p.m., a 2023 Honda Accord was traveling westbound on Interstate 10 near milepost 46 when the the vehicle crossed the center median into oncoming traffic
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU Air Force ROTC cadet Ethan French just commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Space Force. He is the first cadet graduating from the program to commission with the Space Force. French just graduated from NMSU with a Bachelor of Science in engineering physics and a minor in
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