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73-year-old central El Paso man critically hurt in pit bull attack

October 26, 2021 1:17 PM Jim Parker, Rachel Phillips

EL PASO, Texas — A 73-year-old central El Paso man was critically hurt Tuesday after being attacked by a pair of pit bulls in front of a home in the…

Sheriff says video shows Hot Springs High football players engaged in hazing ‘assault’

October 25, 2021 11:52 AM Kate Bieri, Jim Parker, Tom Scott

UPDATE: Sierra County Sheriff Glenn Hamilton held a news conference Tuesday to provide an update on the criminal investigation into an alleged hazing…

Bruce Willis movie films in Las Cruces; 1st NM production since Alec Baldwin’s prop gun shooting

October 26, 2021 12:37 PM Kate Bieri

(Editor’s note: Scroll through the video player above for ABC-7’s full interview with the film’s director.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A movie with…

El Paso City Council votes to continue mask lawsuit vs. state of Texas

October 26, 2021 11:46 AM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — A majority of El Paso City Council members told the city attorney to continue with on-going litigation against the state of Texas…

80-year-old woman struck by car, seriously hurt in Lower Valley

October 26, 2021 1:00 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — An 80-year-old woman was seriously injured after being struck by a car in the Lower Valley Tuesday afternoon. It happened at the…

Former Las Cruces principal gets 11 years in prison for uploading child porn

October 26, 2021 5:51 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Joel Aguilar Villanueva, the former principal of Zia Middle School in Las Cruces, was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in…

Prosecutor won’t rule out criminal charges in Alec Baldwin movie shooting

October 26, 2021 4:16 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press, CNN

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Criminal charges have not been ruled out in the fatal shooting on set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust,” the Santa Fe…

Fugitive nabbed at border crossing for 2018 killing of Horizon City teen

October 26, 2021 2:54 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – A high-profile fugitive sought for the 2018 slaying of a Horizon City teenager was arrested at the Bridge of the Americas border…

FDA panel endorses Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for young kids

October 26, 2021 8:08 AM ABC News, CNN

UPDATE: U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for younger children. The vote Tuesday afternoon by the Food…

Wind Advisory for El Paso/Las Cruces, High Wind Warning for Van Horn

October 26, 2021 10:07 AM National Weather Service

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 539 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 NMZ403>417-TXZ418>424-270100-…

150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug probe

October 26, 2021 8:07 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more…

ABC-7 First Alert: Cold front brings strong winds and cooler temps

October 26, 2021 7:35 AM Nichole Gomez

An ABC-7 First Alert remains in effect Tuesday for windy conditions followed by cooler temperatures Wednesday. Before you leave the house this…

UTEP vs. UTSA football game on Nov. 6 to be nationally televised

October 25, 2021 10:12 AM UTEP Athletics, KVIA ABC-7, Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – The UTSA at UTEP football game will be nationally televised on ESPN2 with kickoff being moved to 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 6…

Water service restored after main break in west El Paso

October 25, 2021 2:36 PM Jim Parker, JC Navarrete

UPDATE #2: As of 9 p.m. Monday, El Paso Water officials said water service had been restored from the main break earlier in the day near N. Stanton…

Horizon City man killed in off-road dirt bike crash near canal

October 24, 2021 7:58 PM Jim Parker, Rachel Phillips

UPDATE, Oct. 25: El Paso police on Monday identified the man killed in a dirt bike crash in a canal area south ofBlackie Chesher Park as 53-year-old…

2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Idaho shopping mall

October 25, 2021 5:00 PM ABC News, Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — Police in Boise said two people were killed and four injured in a shooting Monday afternoon at a shopping mall; one person was in…

Grim milestone: Over 5,000 Covid deaths in New Mexico; over 500 in Dona Ana County

October 25, 2021 5:35 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico has reached the grim milestone of having more than 5,000 deaths from Covid-19, officials said Monday. Of those…

Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP

October 25, 2021 2:59 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP’s slipping majority. Abbott signed the…

2,000 migrants continue trek through southern Mexico

October 25, 2021 12:04 PM Associated Press

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — More than 2,000 mostly Central American migrants were walking along a highway in…

1 fully-vaccinated El Pasoan among 5 new Covid deaths; 2 new Delta variant cases

October 25, 2021 11:08 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Five El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with one of those being a breakthrough death involving a fully-vaccinated…

Search warrant reveals new details in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting

October 25, 2021 10:53 AM ABC News

SANTA FE, New Mexico — A search warrant provided Monday by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office reveals new details into the moments before actor…

3 children found abandoned in an apartment with another child’s remains in Texas, sheriff says

October 25, 2021 7:47 AM CNN

The eldest child, who is 15, told deputies that no adult has lived in the apartment for several months, and that his room was next door to where he…

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11

October 25, 2021 8:23 AM Associated Press

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds. It is the second…

ABC-7 First Alert: Near record heat to kick off the week; cold front arrives Tuesday

October 25, 2021 6:51 AM Nichole Gomez

Good Morning! It will be a warm start to the week with temperatures running above average this afternoon. Enjoy the warm weather because a cold front…

WATCH: Memorial service for longtime UTEP president & ‘beloved icon’ Diana Natalicio

September 24, 2021 4:11 PM Jim Parker, Rosemary Garcia

UPDATE, Oct. 24: The University of Texas at El Paso paid tribute to the life of UTEP President Emerita Diana Natalicio at a Celebration of Life…

Texas drag race driver slams into spectators, killing 2 kids

October 24, 2021 8:23 AM Associated Press

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two…

Man arrested after shots fired in east El Paso faces assault, gun & drug charges

October 23, 2021 2:12 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Oct. 24: Police on Sunday identified the man arrested after shots were fired at an east El Paso apartment complex as 26-year-old Josue Emilio…