‘I was scared, I didn’t know what to do’; El Paso boy’s daycare injury shocks mom
EL PASO, Texas — A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after receiving a huge gash on his head at daycare. “Once I went into…
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Chaparral community battles major trash and graffiti issues
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — A small community 35 miles southeast of Las Cruces is suffering from a major image problem. Doña Ana County has launched…
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Car chased by DPS spins out on I-10 near Tornillo; driver flees toward border
TORNILLO, Texas — A car being chased by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers spun out of control and crashed along Interstate 10 near Tornillo…
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Guns & knives seized from children at middle school in Alamogordo; 2 students arrested on weapons charges
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Police seized guns and knives from two 13-year-old students at an Alamogordo school on Wednesday and arrested them on…
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Trump heads to Texas after reading handwritten note denying Ukraine quid pro quo
WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday before leaving for Texas to tour an Austin plant that produces Apple’s Mac Pro…
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No decision yet on trial date for man accused of killing 2 last Thanksgiving in El Paso & Las Cruces crime spree
EL PASO, Texas — A status hearing was held Wednesday afternoon for Jason Gibson, the man accused of shooting and killing two people on Thanksgiving…
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Accidental data breach at Las Cruces Public Schools discloses vendor social security numbers
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools now confirms it accidentally sent out an email back in September containing the social security…
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16-year-old arrested for using remote-controlled car to smuggle drugs across U.S.-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO, California — A 16-year-old who allegedly used a remote-controlled car to attempt to smuggle methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico…
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Las Cruces woman arrested for assault with deadly weapon after allegedly hitting neighbor in the head with large rock
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces woman was arrested on a felony charge after allegedly hitting her neighbor in the head with a large rock and…
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Socorro High School teacher suspended after video shows him seemingly slapping teen girl on rear end
SOCORRO, Texas — A Socorro High School teacher is on a paid suspension after a video surfaced showing the male educator apparently slapping a female…
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Car plunges off slick Transmountain Road into ravine, 2 hurt
EL PASO, Texas — A car plunged off a rain-slickened Transmountain Road late Tuesday night and into a ravine, injuring two people. The incident…
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Grammy nominees revealed: El Paso’s Khalid up for Record of the Year for ‘Talk’
EL PASO, Texas — The nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday and El Paso native Khalid is up for one of the top…
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Memorial honoring victims of El Paso Walmart shooting to be unveiled on Saturday
EL PASO, Texas — Walmart will unveil its “Grand Candela” memorial on Saturday outside its newly reopened Cielo Vista store. The memorial will honor…
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Kids Kountry daycare facilities in Las Cruces target of 30 state investigations over past 5 years
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After a little girl was left behind at Kids Kountry Place in September, ABC-7 examined hundreds of pages worth of state…
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Storms in Las Cruces leave more than 5,500 people without power
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A spokesman for El Paso Electric told ABC-7 more than 5,500 customers were without power early Wednesday morning in Las…
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Jackknifed semi among 2 late night crashes along I-10 west at Geronimo
EL PASO, Texas — Two separate crashes, one involving a jackknifed semi-truck, along I-10 westbound at Geronimo on Tuesday snarled late night…
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Body recovered from south central El Paso canal
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters recovered a body from a south central El Paso canal on Tuesday night. The body was first spotted around 8 p.m. by U.S.…
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UTEP remains perfect with 66-63 win over New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — In a Noche Latina game that came down to the wire, the UTEP Miners defeated the New Mexico Lobos 66-63 Tuesday night at the Don…
Continue Reading About 3,500 without power in Socorro, Lower Valley during rain, wind
SOCORRO, Texas – Amid rain showers and gusty winds Tuesday evening, a power outage impacted about 3,500 homes and businesses in Socorro and El Paso’s…
Continue Reading Ex-envoy says investigation link to Bidens is ‘unacceptable’
WASHINGTON, DC — Former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker said Tuesday he failed to realize that an investigation into the Ukrainian…
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El Paso Zoo opens new Chihuahuan Desert exhibit
EL PASO, Texas — Families and city representatives gathered at the El Paso Zoo Tuesday to experience the new Chihuahuan Desert exhibit. The $16…
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‘Alien smuggling’ raid in east El Paso leads to several arrests, sounds of explosions
EL PASO, Texas — Authorities executed a search warrant at a house in east El Paso in connection with an “alien smuggling” investigation, according…
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FBI’s new El Paso leader sees breaking encrypted messages as challenge to fighting domestic terrorism
EL PASO, Texas — The new special agent in charge of the El Paso FBI office says encrypted messages shared by domestic terrorist groups could provide…
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2 years after death of El Paso Border Patrol agent, questions remain
EL PASO, Texas — It has been two years since the death of Rogelio Martinez, a Border patrol agent from El Paso. To this day, his cause of death…
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Emergency Alert System was delayed during El Paso’s Walmart shooting; why it took 77 minutes
EL PASO, Texas — No matter how you were affected, you probably remember where you were on August 3rd, the morning an active shooter entered the…
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2 pedestrians injured after being struck by car in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Two pedestrians were struck by a car and injured Monday evening. Emergency dispatchers said one of the two victims had serious…
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UTEP awarded $70 million grant to expand 3-D printing program
EL PASO, Texas — The engineering department at the University of Texas at El Paso is reaching new heights. UTEP was recently awarded $70 million…
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New documentary on Texas A&M bonfire collapse by El Paso filmmaker opens this Friday
EL PASO, Texas — On November 18, 1999, the annual Texas A&M Bonfire collapsed during construction, killing 12 and injuring 27. The events of…
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Oñate High School receives $257K grant for STEM program
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Educators at Oñate High School in Las Cruces now have more than a quarter of a million dollars for STEM education. “The…
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10 shot, 4 dead at backyard football watch party in California
FRESNO, California — A group of family and friends were gathered in a backyard Sunday to watch a football game when a gunman walked up and…
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