SANTA FE (KVIA) — Tuesday, a federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking New Mexico voters’ personal information, according to the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State. The lawsuit, filed in December 2025, alleged New Mexico failed to produce statewide voter registration lists upon request. New Mexico Secretary of State
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, a truck crashed into a University Medical Center laboratory on Alberta Avenue, according to a spokesperson. According to a UMC El Paso spokesperson, there was no immediate danger to patients, staff or operations. Employees in the area and those inside the truck were being evaluated out of an abundance
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Shaquille O’Neal — under the name “DJ Diesel” — will perform at a Northeast El Paso Bar come September, according to a social media post he made Tuesday. His stop in the Sun City is one of just four in Texas. The former basketball player also goes by the stage
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he opened an investigation into LinkedIn over allegations the company advertised and profited from fake or misleading job opportunities. LinkedIn, a professional networking platform that has a job search tool. The company generates revenue through its Premium subscription services, recruiter licenses and advertising, according
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Silver City man has been charged with threatening a U.S. Forest Service officer at a Las Cruces court after a sentencing hearing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said Tuesday. Court documents alleged that on June 11, 55-year-old Fred Andrew Berry appeared in a Las
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A man in his 80s and a woman in her 60s are the latest confirmed cases of neuroinvasive West Nile Virus reported in El Paso according to public health officials. The man lives in the 79907 zip code and is being treated in a local hospital . The woman in
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by Stephen Simpson, The Texas TribuneJuly 14, 2026 Canada has suspended several animal exports from Texas due to concerns about the New World screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is immediately suspending the export of horses, pigs, cattle, bison, sheep, goats, deer, elk, moose, llamas and more. Imports
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was ordered to temporarily stop vehicle stops in Texas and Maine following two deadly shootings involving the agency, ABC News reported. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released a statement responding to the order: “The reported decision by ICE to pause vehicle stops is a good first step.
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There’s several summer camps across the borderland, but FBI El Paso is offering something unique for teens. They’ll be testing students mentally and physically and they showed Good Morning El Paso’s Nicole Ardila some of the things they’re teaching the teens. It’s open to high schoolers and only 60 of the 120 applicants were selected.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Daw family, former owners of Chop, the dog allegedly shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso last September, is seeking justice and accountability from the federal government. As ABC-7 reported yesterday, a federal lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. government alleging that a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Downtown El Paso’s skyline is undergoing some change. Monday, the iconic Wells Fargo letters started being removed from the building. It appeared crews used a platform connected to cables to take the letters off. Wells Fargo closed its Downtown El Paso branch in January 2025, as ABC-7 previously reported. Other
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A train and a semi-trailer crashed in Tornillo Tuesday morning, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. EPCSO said it happened at 9:03 a.m. at O T Smith Road and Alameda Avenue. No injuries were reported, the sheriff’s office said. ABC-7 is sending a crew to the scene to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It was been nearly two weeks since El Paso native and U.S. Marine, Christopher Steven, was shot and killed at a Walgreens in West El Paso. Anna Kuba married Steven in July 2023. The two met while he was deployed in Okinawa, Japan — Kuba’s hometown. Since his death, Kuba
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Editor’s Note: The original story said the shooting happened at a McDonald’s located across the UTEP campus. It happened at a McDonald’s near the intersection of N Mesa Street and the I-10. This story has been corrected with the actual location. UPDATE (July 14, 2026): In addition to the verdict being delivered, Allen’s family was
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UPDATE (July 14, 2026) — Becky G will join Karol G’s “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour” at the Sun Bowl Stadium in September. The University of Texas at El Paso’s Office of Special Events made the announcement Tuesday. You can find tickets for the concerts, set for Sept. 5-6, here. UPDATE (April 28, 2026) —
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Las Cruces firefighters put out a fire on N Mesquite Street Monday night. Crews went to the 700 block of N Mesquite Street, near the intersection with E Lucero Avenue, and saw heavy fire and smoke coming from a detached garage, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department. Crews controlled
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By Luke Barr and Bill Hutchinson Federal immigration authorities were involved in a fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, according to the local elected leaders and multiple sources. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he was briefed on the incident by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. He said he was informed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Mothers day is marketed as a day of celebration, but some can end end up feeling a mix of grief and loneliness that according to psychologist Dr. Merranda Marin, is often caused by reminders of loss. Dr. Marin says this time of year can remind people of the child or
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A early Tuesday morning water main break has closed all lanes heading west on Montana Avenue in Far East El Paso near Red Sands Elementary School. According to the El Paso County Sheriff Office, Montana westbound is closed at O’Shea Road. Officials are telling the community to avoid the area. No
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Clint breakfast restaurant has been raising money for the couple killed in Sunday’s crash on Loop 375 near Yarbrough. El Paso police charged 21-year-old DavidMcCall for allegedly crashing into Alfredo and Miriam De La Torre while they rode on a motorcycle. Their daughter frequently went to Coffee Waffle in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A federal lawsuit against the U.S. government alleged a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a dog inside an El Paso home last year. Singleton Schreiber, LLP filed the lawsuit on behalf of Seth Daw and said the complaint raises claims for assault, battery, conversion and trespass to property
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A man has been charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon after allegedly unsafely handing a gun at Whiskey Dicks in Las Cruces July 4. According to documents, 20-year-old Ericko Alejandro Rodriguez was at Whiskey Dicks driving a truck and got into an altercation at the bar. An officer
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A 56-year-old man faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge after allegedly chasing someone with a box cutter in Las Cruces, according to documents ABC-7 obtained Monday. It happened July 4. Documents said the victim told police he had allegedly been assaulted by Scott Heiple in a Downtown
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A 20-year-old woman faces two felony charges of battery after allegedly kicking two emergency healthcare workers and a police officer in Las Cruces, according to court documents. According to documents, Las Cruces Police responded to a crash July 4. Viviana Ramos, a passenger in the vehicle, was put into an
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso Community College professor is one of just 12 researchers from around the world selected for a research team at Harvard University. Monday, EPCC said Manuela Alejandra Gomez will work as an advisor and research associate of the Moses Mesoamerican Archive and Research Project (MMARP). MMARP preserves more
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By Oren Oppenheim, Nicholas Kerr, and Emily Chang South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced on Monday that he is appointing Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline Graham Nordone to take his U.S. Senate seat for the rest of his term. “I think this is what Lindsey would have wanted,” Nordone said at an event announcing her appointment. Graham’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – GECU Federal Credit Union plans to do a complete system upgrade from July 31-Aug. 4. Some services with online and mobile banking will be completely unavailable until the upgrade is complete, according to GECU. Unavailable services includes GECU’s Bill Pay, scheduled transfers, account and card alert registration, external loan payments,
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UPDATE (July 13, 2026) — El Paso Police on Monday said 79-year-old Lorenzo Sanchez died after a driver hit him in Central El Paso Friday. In a news release, EPPD said 50-year-old Jose Sanchez allegedly hit Sanchez with his SUV while Sanchez crossed Dyer Street. Police said Sanchez crossed in a non-designated pedestrian crossing area.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Las Cruces police arrested and charged a 37-year-old man suspected of a stabbing during a disagreement Saturday. After noon Saturday, the Las Cruces Police and Fire Department went to Apodaca Park off E Madrid Avenue. They reportedly found a 28-year-old man with what appeared to be at least one stab
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua State Police seized a rocket launcher and 1,000 fentanyl pills from a couple in Juárez. Police the seizure happened Sunday afternoon in the Parajes del Sol neighborhood during a homicide investigation. Officers used drones an the Sentinel Platform suveillance system and found a Toyota Corolla allegedly linked to the crime. They
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