Fire units respond to blaze in Canutillo, Texas
UPDATE: West Valley Fire Department said the call came in at 9:31 am. When units arrived on scene the dept. said it found a large pile of recycling…
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Car crashes into Starbucks in northeast El Paso Saturday morning
EL PASO, Texas– Officials with El Paso Fire dispatch confirm one car crashed into a Starbucks in northeast El Paso Saturday morning. It happened at…
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US fighter jets shoot down Chinese spy balloon off East Coast
By Zachary Cohen, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Phil Mattingly, CNN US military fighter jets shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon…
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Train vs. car crash sends one person to the hospital in Mesquite, NM
MESQUITE, New Mexico (KVIA)- Officials from the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a train vs. car crash that happened off of Highway 478…
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Police say motorcyclist hit center median in deadly east El Paso crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police say a 24-year-old motorcyclist died after being thrown from his bike when he hit the center median while…
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Starlink satellites visible in El Paso’s night sky
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — People across El Paso were able to see the Starlink satellites orbiting earth Friday night. ABC-7 viewer shared photos of…
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Family members host balloon release for El Paso teen killed in fiery crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Family members of the teen killed in last week’s fiery crash hosted a balloon release ceremony Friday evening. 17-year-old…
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Two Fort Bliss soldiers face murder charges in separate cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two Fort Bliss soldiers are charged with murder, according to documents obtained by ABC-7. Spc. Mason Klippert, is accused…
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WATCH: Driver shot and killed after chase stretching from Las Cruces to El Paso
UPDATE (6 p.m.): Officials say one person is dead following a chase that ended in gunfire. It started around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when a driver…
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New interim police chief named; news conference to be held shortly
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso has appointed Peter Pacillas as its new Interim Police Chief. Pacillas has served as Assistant Police Chief since…
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Why the US hasn’t shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, according to officials
By Haley Britzky, CNN As the US and its Canadian partners continue to monitor a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the northern…
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Man seriously hurt after falling off border wall
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A migrant fell from the border wall Friday, according to El Paso Fire. The report came out just before 10:30 a.m. According…
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Chapin HS teacher arrested on charges of transferring obscene material to a minor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A teacher at Chapin High School was arrested Thursday night. The teacher now in custody, is Orlando A. Solis, who is listed…
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College Enrollment Stabilizing Post-Pandemic
A new report indicates the decline in college enrollment we’ve seen in recent years seems to be easing up. The National Student Clearinghouse…
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NY man pleads guilty to threatening Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene
SYRACUSE, New York– A man in New York state pleaded guilty to federal charges Wednesday for sending threatening voicemails to Georgia Republican…
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One dead after stabbing, location of incident remains unknown
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police say one person has died after being stabbed Thursday. Police say the Crimes Against Persons unit responded to Las…
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ABC-7 launches Be Mindful. campaign in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s Be Mindful. multi-platform initiative seeks to strengthen the Borderland’s mental health system by…
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Police investigate discovery of body in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police have responded to the discovery of a body in central El Paso. The body was found at an apartment complex in the 3600…
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Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US
(CNN) — The Pentagon is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, a senior…
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City Rep. Brian Kennedy cleared of possible ethics violations
City Rep. Brian Kennedy did not violate the city’s ethics ordinance, the Ethics Review Commission determined late Wednesday. The ethics commission,…
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El Paso Electric customers to see lower utility bills starting this month
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to El Paso Electric officials, Texas customers will see a reduction in their utility bills starting this month.…
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Be Mindful. “No mind suffering left unheard”: NMSU offers students new mental health help
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU student Haleigh Haven is a member of the “No Mind Suffering Unheard” program, launched last fall. “It was…
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State Farm Insurance and Progressive not insuring some Kia and Hyundai models
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — — ABC-7 has learned State Farm Insurance and Progressive will not be writing new policies on certain KIA and Hyundai…
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Village of Vinton allows Municipal Judge appointment to expire
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Municipal Judge Roger Rodriguez’s appointment has expired in the Village of Vinton, according to a report first published by…
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Be Mindful: Putting one foot in front of the other
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Running a marathon is no easy feat, but for Gonzalo Espinoza, it’s the challenge he loves. “It’s a battle with the mind,”…
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Deadly motorcycle crash in the Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — A man was killed after a motorcycle crash in the Lower Valley Wednesday night, according to a family member close to the victim. El…
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Punxsutawney Phil makes his Groundhog Day prediction
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pennsylvania– Punxsutawney Phil has spoken, Six more weeks of winter await us. The beloved groundhog took his position for the 137th…
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Food pantry at the Juarez cathedral feeds hundreds of migrants in need
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A food pantry set up inside of the Juarez cathedral in Downtown Juarez helps migrants in need almost every day of the…
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El Paso County Judge testifies before House Judiciary Committee on border crisis
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Judge Ricardo Samaniego testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. He served as a witness to the…
Continue Reading Harris mourns Tyre Nichols at funeral and calls for police reform: He ‘should have been safe’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday mourned the death of Tyre Nichols, calling his death at the hands of police a moment…
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