Another Fort Hood soldier missing; Army asks for help finding him
FORT HOOD, Texas — The U.S. Army is asking for the public’s help in finding 23-year-old Fort Hood soldier Elder Fernandes, according to a…
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El Paso reports 4 new virus deaths, big drop in active cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced four new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. The death toll now…
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Biden vows to unite an America mired in crises in convention finale
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Joe Biden vowed to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt Thursday night, accepting the Democratic presidential…
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Pickup truck crashes into west El Paso gas station after traveling wrong way along I-10
EL PASO, Texas — A white pickup truck that was believed to have traveled in the wrong direction along Interstate 10 crashed into a west El Paso gas…
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Man hospitalized after being stabbed in west El Paso alley
EL PASO, Texas — A man was transported to the hospital after being found stabbed in a west El Paso alleyway on Thursday night. It happened just…
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Ex-White House adviser Steve Bannon pleads not guilty in fraud scam linked to ‘We Build The Wall’
NEW YORK, NY — President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to “We…
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As El Paso’s temperatures soar, so do electric bills for many residents
EL PASO, Texas — The dog days of summer continue to smash records as the triple-digit heat is bearing down on the Borderland day after day. ABC-7…
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Doña Ana has 1 of New Mexico’s 5 new deaths as leaders say more virus fight needed for reopening
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Thursday reported an additional 208 coronavirus cases and five more deaths, including a…
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Feds seek to reinstate death sentence for Boston bomber
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Attorney General William Barr says the Justice Department will seek to reinstate the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber…
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Texas joins states applying for Trump’s $300 per week unemployment boost
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Thursday joined the growing list of states that will pursue President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down…
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State of Texas to start posting virus case data from public schools
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will soon begin regularly releasing information on Covid-19 cases in public school among students and staff members, Texas…
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Dozens of undocumented immigrants found by Border Patrol in pair of El Paso ‘stash’ houses
EL PASO, Texas – Dozens of undocumented immigrants were discovered in what authorities described as a pair of “stash” houses in El Paso, U.S.…
Continue Reading 10 new virus deaths in El Paso; man in his 20s among victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced ten new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. The death toll now…
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Harris makes history in accepting VP nomination after Obama, Lujan Grisham tout Biden & rip Trump
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Kamala Harris made history Wednesday night as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party’s presidential…
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Texas virus hospitalizations below 6,000 for 1st time in months, Abbott promises end to case backlog
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but…
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El Paso named ‘All-America City’ for 3rd time since 2010
EL PASO, Texas — For the third time in just over a decade, El Paso has been named an All-America City. The Sun City received the prestigious…
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‘Satanist’ former Fort Bliss soldier sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for bomb plot
TOPEKA, Kansas — A former Fort Bliss soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist and linked to a neo-Nazi group was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2…
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5-car crash in far east El Paso leaves 2 hurt, 1 critically
EL PASO, Texas — Both traffic and crime scene investigators are probing the cause of a 5-car crash in far east El Paso Wednesday afternoon that left…
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New Mexico, Dona Ana virus cases continue drop; governor readies to reopen schools, distribute vaccine
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed hope Wednesday that most elementary school students will be able to return to…
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Trump says ‘toll’ on U.S.-Mexico border crossings may fund wall
YUMA, Arizona — President Donald Trump delivered a wide-ranging speech in Yuma to a crowd that resembled what some of his campaign rallies…
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Arrest made in killing of Las Cruces teen whose loss was mourned by the community
UPDATE, Aug. 19: Las Cruces police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 17-year-old boy in the Aug. 6 shooting death of 18-year-old Jacob Daniel…
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City of Las Cruces paying $6.5M to settle chokehold death lawsuit involving former police officer
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The City of Las Cruces has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the family of man choked to death by a now-former police officer…
Continue Reading 6 new virus deaths in El Paso; 5th day of weeks-old cases reported
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus death toll now stands at 372 in El Paso County. The Department of Public Health reported six new…
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Dems formally nominate Biden for president; wife gives keynote speech from school classroom
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists…
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Gov. Abbott says any Texas city that defunds police should have property taxes frozen forever
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday proposed punishing cities that cut police funding by freezing property tax revenue, the main…
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Texas tops 550,000 virus cases as demand for testing drops statewide & in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Texas reported more than 200 additional coronavirus deaths Tuesday as the the total number of infections surpassed 550,000…
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Democrats, Republicans spar over removing Confederate memorials from Texas Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — In response to a letter by Democratic state senators urging the removal of Confederate monuments and symbols at the Texas Capitol,…
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10 kittens dumped in trash bags on northeast El Paso street corner
EL PASO, Texas — Police put out a public call for help Tuesday in finding the person responsible for dumping ten newborn kittens on a northeast El…
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4th virus death reported at infected Las Cruces nursing home as New Mexico deaths total 723
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among five new coronavirus deaths reported by state health officials on Tuesday as…
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Body found in central El Paso canal
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department’s water rescue team pulled a body out of a central city canal on Tuesday afternoon. Crews responded…
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