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American family attacked in Mexico; child killed just south of Texas

January 5, 2020 6:04 PM Associated Press

CIUDAD MIER, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities continued searching Monday for the gunmen responsible for an attack on a sparsely traveled stretch of…

Dallas Cowboys set to hire Mike McCarthy as new head coach

January 6, 2020 8:26 AM Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys didn’t take long to settle on Mike McCarthy as their coach after waiting a week to announce they were moving on…

John Bolton says he will testify in Senate impeachment trial of Trump if subpoenaed

January 6, 2020 10:33 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he is willing to testify — if he is subpoenaed — in…

Blowback: Iran abandons nuclear limits after U.S. killing

January 5, 2020 1:34 PM Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The blowback over the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general mounted Sunday as Iran announced it will no longer abide by the…

Sunday Funday Moment: KVIA Decade Challenge

January 5, 2020 1:20 PM Iris Lopez

EL PASO, Texas– Before this past decade ended many people went to the internet to share their decade challenge photos for the viral trend that made…

Las Cruces teen next in line for heart transplant

January 4, 2020 10:44 PM Julio-Cesar Chavez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Brannden Fernandez has a heart that’s too big for his body. His family always knew it would have to be replaced but that…

Texans roar past Bills for 22-19 wildcard win in OT

January 4, 2020 8:40 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in regulation and then led the winning drive in overtime as the…

UTEP drops 3rd straight, falls 59-56 to FAU

January 4, 2020 4:39 PM Nate Ryan

BOCA RATON, Florida – With Head Coach Rodney Terry watching from the locker room, the UTEP Miners collapsed down the stretch and fell 59-56 on the…

Iran’s President says U.S. committed a ‘grave mistake’ in killing top general

January 4, 2020 12:47 PM CNN

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday the United States committed a “grave mistake” in killing Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani…

UTEP basketball coach Rodney Terry seen at pregame practice after hospital release

January 4, 2020 12:16 PM Brianna Chavez

BOCA RATON, Florida — UTEP men’s basketball head coach Rodney Terry was seen at pregame practice Saturday ahead of the Miner’s match-up with Florida…

Disabled veterans now allowed on post at Fort Bliss to use commissary, exchange

January 3, 2020 8:32 PM Brianna Chavez

FORT BLISS, Texas — The Department of Defense has expanded military commissaries, exchanges, and recreational facilitates to service-connected…

Vigil held for El Paso High School athlete who died suddenly

January 3, 2020 6:34 PM JC Navarrete

EL PASO, Texas — Members of the El Paso High School community remembered a young life cut short at a candlelight vigil on the steps of the school…

400 pounds of marijuana seized from smugglers in Van Horn by Border Patrol agents

January 3, 2020 8:10 PM Jim Parker

VAN HORN, Texas — Four hundred pounds of marijuana being hauled into the U.S. for the New Year was seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Van Horn,…

Mesa Street, I-10 east in El Paso among most congested roads in Texas

January 3, 2020 7:29 PM Julio-Cesar Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — Two of the 100 worst congested roads in Texas are located here in El Paso. According to the annual study released by the Texas…

UTEP basketball coach Rodney Terry released from hospital, to resume duties next week

January 3, 2020 12:53 PM Jim Parker

MIAMI, Florida – UTEP head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry was released from a Florida hospital on Friday, two days after being admitted…

Las Cruces man arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children

January 3, 2020 10:59 AM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children, authorities said Friday. Las Cruces…

New Texas law requires college faculty to report cases of sex harassment, misconduct

January 3, 2020 2:20 PM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas — A new state law aims to hold faculty and staff on Texas college campuses accountable, if they don’t report certain forms of…

2 landmark downtown El Paso office towers sold to west Texas investment firm

January 3, 2020 5:15 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – Two of the largest and most notable office towers in downtown El Paso have been sold to an investment firm that is expanding its…

Memorial service set for Border Patrol dog killed last month in northeast El Paso raid

January 3, 2020 11:52 AM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso sector of the U.S. Border Patrol is preparing to bury one of their own, a police dog killed in the line of duty. The…

Dallas Cowboys decide Jason Garrett is done as coach, ESPN reports

January 2, 2020 8:54 PM Jim Parker

DALLAS, Texas — Jason Garrett’s time with the Dallas Cowboys is about to be over, ESPN reported Thursday night. ESPN quoted a source…

UTEP basketball coach Rodney Terry hospitalized in ‘critical’ condition as Miners drop conference opener

January 2, 2020 11:36 AM Jim Parker

MIAMI, Florida — UTEP head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry remained hospitalized in Florida and was listed in critical condition on Thursday…

Elite Iranian general killed in U.S. airstrike ordered by Trump

January 2, 2020 7:43 PM Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at…

Texan Julian Castro drops out of presidential race

January 2, 2020 7:24 AM Texas Tribune

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Julián Castro has ended his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, capping a nearly yearlong bid during…

Another video surfaces showing mystery man saving baby in El Paso Walmart shooting

January 2, 2020 6:17 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Five months after the horrific mass shooting in El Paso, ABC-7 has obtained new video of the so-called mystery man walking out of…

Former Sunland Park border militia leader pleads guilty to federal weapons charges

January 2, 2020 4:25 PM Julio-Cesar Chavez

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The leader of an armed civilian group that had been stopping undocumented migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in early 2019…

Alert issued for missing Sunland Park woman believed to be in danger

January 2, 2020 2:38 PM Jim Parker

(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect new photo and height and weight information corrected by New Mexico State Police from their…

Migrants from Arizona will no longer be bused to El Paso

January 2, 2020 2:26 PM Jim Parker

TUCSON, Arizona — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for the first time Thursday began turning around migrants seeking asylum in Arizona,…

Texas judge says hospital can remove baby from life support

January 2, 2020 10:34 AM Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother…

2019 was 4th deadliest year in Juarez; nearly 1,500 slain

January 2, 2020 12:40 PM KVIA ABC-7

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Ciudad Juarez saw almost 1,500 homicides in 2019, making it the fourth most deadly year in history for the city. That’s…

Bernie Sanders’ $34.5 million haul leads Democrats’ 4th quarter totals so far

January 2, 2020 9:40 AM CNN

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised more than $34.5 million for his White House bid during the final three months of 2019 — a sign of his…