LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico recognized Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story as a hometown hero Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said Story earned the Hometown Heroes recognition for his service to his community and his leadership in advancing public safety
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said military installations contribute an estimated $148.8 billion to the Texas economy. In a news release, the governor also said military installations support 628,884 jobs across the state. Out of the total, 212,524 are direct jobs, according to a study. From 2025-2026, Gov. Abbott said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico will stop in El Paso this weekend as part of his campaign for the November election. A town hall featuring the candidate will take place Saturday. His campaign organizers said his community town hall will take place from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Plaza
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, MountainStar Sports Group Amigo Airsho celebrated 11 graduates from its Fly HigHER Girls STEAM Academy. The program launched earlier this year with the goal of empowering students to explore careers in aviation, aerospace and leadership. Students from the Young Women’s STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy and Young Women’s Leadership
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman accused of posing as a nurse and working without a license has been arrested in El Paso Thursday, according to jail records. Forty-three-year-old Margarita Gonzalez’ arrest comes after a Doña Ana County jury indicted her in May. Jail records said the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested her
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RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than $144 million to help communities rebuild and protect infrastructure from future disasters. Friday, Department of Homeland Security said the Village of Ruidoso will get some of that aid. Ruidoso will get more than $770,000 for generators for critical facilities in the village, DHS
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Summer break isn’t over yet — Wet N’ Wild has a packed schedule for anyone looking to cool off and have some fun this season. Good morning El Paso’s Nicole is live on Friday from the waterpark to talk about their upcoming events this season. This upcoming Sunday, July 12, you can attend Wet N’
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– According to a report from the FBI, people aged older than 60 years lost more than $4 billion from cryptocurrency scams. In Texas alone, Texans lost more than $1 billion. ABC-7 spoke with special agent Jeffrey Reisinger from the FBI El Paso Cybercrime Squad. He said the most common type of
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Several business and industry leaders on the border are raising concerns about the recent reviews of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement, which will begin every year until it ends in 2036. ABC-7 spoke with Marcelo Vázquez Tovar, the regional delegate in Chihuahua for the National Association of Importers and Exporters
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UPDATE (July 10, 2026) — ABC-7 spoke with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s executive vice president, Mahesh Thiagarajan, about the investigation. He said: “I’m actually very thrilled and excited that the AG and the DOJ is actually directly involved in reviewing those comments, and here’s why. First, Oracle takes its responsibility around a public comment period and
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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KVIA) — Friday, the New Mexico Department of Justice said the state’s supreme court upheld a first-degree murder conviction in a shooting that killed an Alamogordo police officer. Dominic De La O will continue serving a life sentence in prison without parole. In July 2023, De La O shot and killed Anthony Ferguson
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SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KVIA) — Friday, the Sunland Park Fire Department said a man fell off the border wall. It happened Friday morning around 3:15 a.m. at 1000 Camino Real Dr. by a landfill near the wall, officials said. In a Facebook post, the fire department said a man in his 40s fell 20 feet
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A jury awarded $104 million in a wrongful death case against a national trucking company, Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT Services LLC), after one of its drivers crashed and killed El Pasoan Orlando Robles, Tawney, Acosta and Chaparro P.C. said Wednesday. In a news release, TAC said the crash happened on
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By Chris Liakos, Stephanie Halasz and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A passenger on a Ryanair flight was sucked halfway out of the plane after the window he was sitting next to became dislodged in midair. The budget airline flight to Memmingen in Germany was forced to return to Thessaloniki in Greece, from where it
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient while he worked as a nurse practitioner. Victor Lee Ilog had outstanding felony warrants for two counts of sexual assault, EPCSO said. Deputies arrested him Wednesday afternoon. The sheriff’s office said
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(KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday warned residents to watch for heat illness this weekend, as much of the state is expected to warm up above 100 degrees. ABC-7’s StormTrack weather team forecasted a high in Las Cruces to reach 100 Thursday. That high could reach 103 Friday and 101 Saturday.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Lopez family is counting down the days to their upcoming trip to Dallas, Texas, as one family member will take part in an unforgettable experience at the 2026 World Cup. 9-year-old Noah Lopez will help escort soccer players onto the field for an upcoming semi-final match. He’ll be briefly
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UPDATE (July 9, 2026): Thursday, U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar sent the Federal Bureau of Prisons a letter sharing her concerns about the La Tuna prison. She included a list of 18 questions expressing her concern for staff, inmates and public safety. She also said her office wasn’t told about the decision to close the prison.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman in her 50s died after an apartment fire in Central El Paso, the city’s fire department said Thursday. It happened at the Johnson Apartments on the 3600 block of Johnson Ave. It was reported just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fire crews arrived to find flames and smoke coming
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UPDATE (July 9, 2026) — A social media post reportedly helped police identify 21-year-old Abraham Sosa Castro as a suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash on the Loop 275 near Pellicano, according to arrest documents. Documents said Castro’s car flipped onto its roof after crashing into Manuel Oliva Contreras June 19 just before midnight. Contreras
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man received a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to stalking a woman for nearly a year, according to court records ABC-7 obtained Thursday. According to police documents, a woman met Ivan Alejandro Alvarado at the gym in November 2024. She told police he went up and started
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Las Cruces woman pleaded guilty to threatening her co-workers using an online health clinic scheduling platform, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico said Thursday. Thirty-three-year-old Jovanni Celeste Ortega anonymously sent harassing and threatening messengers to co-workers at Millennium Health and Wellness through the clinic’s scheduling platform. Authorities
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RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) — It’s been two years since wildfires scorched areas surrounding the Village of Ruidoso high in the Sierra Blanca mountains. Just a year ago this week, heavy rains on those burned areas sent runoff rushing down the Rio Ruidoso — causing deadly flash flooding. Three people died, including two children. Flooding also
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Independent School District students are producing a full-scale theatrical production of “Shrek the Musical.” They’ll perform on stage July 15-18 at Coronado High School. EPISD said its Fine Arts department has been working on the play and will showcase student work in acting, music, stage building, costume making
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Police Department on Thursday warned the public for suspicious people who steal copper wire from light poles and new construction sites. Police think people steal copper wide from light poles, take off plastic coating, chop the wire into small section and sell the scraps to recycling centers
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UPDATE (July 9, 2026) — For the second time within a month, Las Cruces firefighters put outa fire at an abandoned mobile home on Calle Sosa Thursday, according to a news release. Firefighters went to the home just after 4:15 a.m. and saw fire venting through the roof. Crews controlled it within 10 minutes. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric’s proposal to build a new natural gas power plant to serve the planned Meta data center started a hearing Wednesday and will continue Thursday. The utility proposed a natural gas plant to support the data center in Northeast El Paso. Wednesday, the hearing started and the state
Continue Reading Originally Published: 09 JUL 26 05:27 ET Updated: 09 JUL 26 08:30 ET By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, known for hits such as “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at the age of 75, according to a statement on her website and social media accounts on Thursday. “Bonnie’s family
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U.S. forces have completed an additional round of strikes against Iran, striking roughly 90 military targets, U.S. Central Command said in an update late Wednesday. CENTCOM said the targets included air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The strikes “further degrade Iran’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Paso del Norte Center of Hope, which was opened to assist and protect victims of human trafficking, leads anti-trafficking efforts in the borderland and is partnering with law enforcement and local nonprofits in the region. The center has seen an average of 45 to 50 human trafficking cases monthly
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