Bernie Sanders surges in Texas, while Trump is ‘under-performing’ in new poll
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has doubled his support among Democratic voters in Texas and now leads the race for that party’s…
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Police affidavit says son was covered in blood when officers arrived at west El Paso home and found his parents fatally stabbed
EL PASO, Texas — A police affidavit obtained by ABC-7 on Friday offered new details as to what happened early Thursday when a couple was found…
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Funeral processions by police and military held in 2 states for El Paso detective killed in Arizona crash
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police narcotics detective killed in an Arizona car crash earlier this week was given a final farewell by law…
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‘All you want to do is cry’: Clint family loses everything in house fire
CLINT, Texas — Alexandra Rivera was working at a call center when her phone rang. It was her family, the house was on fire. Everything she…
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El Paso woman turns 100 on Valentine’s Day, says staying active is secret to long life
EL PASO, Texas — She exercises, knits and crochets, drives, and even mows her own lawn. And this Valentine’s Day, Katie Jensen turns 100 years old.…
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‘We get peppered’: Loose gravel on I-25 breaks windshields, damages vehicles north of Las Cruces
RADIUM SPRINGS, New Mexico – Loose gravel on a five-mile stretch of Interstate 25 is responsible for thousands of dollars worth of car damage,…
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U.S. border agents to pursue migrants released from jails in ‘sanctuary’ cities
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal agents who patrol the U.S. border will deploy to “sanctuary” cities across the country where local jurisdictions are…
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Socorro man arrested for drive-by shooting is released a day later after police say new evidence clears him
UPDATE: Socorro police said Friday that charges were dropped against shooting suspect Oscar Jimenez and he was released from jail after new evidence…
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Virgin Galactic spaceship arrives at new home in southern New Mexico
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity, tucked under the wing of its special carrier aircraft, took a…
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Car ends up engulfed in flames on Loop 375 near Montwood
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Firefighters worked Friday morning to put out a car fire on Loop 375 North near Montwood. A grey sedan caught fire…
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SWAT standoff in northeast El Paso ends peacefully as man wanted for embezzlement finally surrenders to police
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT standoff Friday afternoon with a wanted man barricaded in a home in northeast El Paso ended peacefully when he finally…
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Over $10,000 raised for El Paso Zoo’s ‘Quit Bugging Me’ Valentine’s Day event
EL PASO, Texas — Spending Valentine’s Day alone can sting, which is why the El Paso Zoo gave people a chance to poke some fun at an ex-boyfriend or…
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A dozen students injured in cell phone battery explosion at a Texas junior high school
KATY, Texas — Some junior high students in Texas were hurt after a cell phone battery exploded on Friday. A Katy Independent School District…
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El Paso woman in traffic crash dies 2 weeks later from what were thought to be minor injuries
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman thought to have suffered minor injuries in a late January car crash has now died from those injuries over two week…
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El Paso man killed in head-on car crash with asleep driver near Barstow
BARSTOW, Texas — An El Paso man has been killed in a car crash near Barstow. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 37-year-old Horacio…
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Red-flag gun bill heads to New Mexico governor for signature
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The Democrat-led New Mexico Legislature approved a red-flag gun law Thursday night with a final vote of the state House,…
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Man accused of stabbing his parents to death in his west El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 35-year-old man was arrested Thursday on capital murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his visiting parents to death…
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El Paso man killed in motorcycle accident gives the gift of life through organ donation
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso family is taking a tragedy and turning into something positive, not just for their family, but for several others.…
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Mystery hero’s reunion with family of baby saved in Walmart mass shooting is postponed
EL PASO, Texas — A reunion that was months in the making has now been put on hold. Lazaro Ponce, the man who authorities say saved a two-month-old…
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New Mexico bid for recreational marijuana all but doomed in legislature
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in New Mexico is all but doomed for this year after a proposal to do so was…
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15th U.S. coronavirus case is at an Air Force base in Texas
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. officials on Thursday announced the country’s 15th confirmed case of the new coronavirus — an evacuee from China…
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‘Impossible for me to do my job’: Attorney General Barr blasts President Trump’s tweets
WASHINGTON, DC — In an exclusive interview, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that President Donald Trump “has never asked…
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Border officers make ‘huge’ liquid meth and gun ammo busts in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they made a pair of “huge” seizures Wednesday night involving liquid meth and a…
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Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his border wall
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon on Thursday slashed billions of dollars in funding for 17 Navy and Air Force aircraft and other military programs to…
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U.S. Senate passes bipartisan resolution to curb Trump’s war authority on Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military…
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Fort Hancock’s fire chief killed in firetruck rollover crash
FORT HANCOCK, Texas — The fire chief in the Hudspeth County community of Fort Hancock was killed Wednesday night in a rollover crash involving a…
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Audit shows Las Cruces avoided paying overtime to some workers
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An audit shows the city of Las Cruces avoided paying overtime to employees who staffed events in addition to their regular…
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UMC parking lot treated as crime scene after victim arrives at hospital ER with gunshot wounds
EL PASO, Texas — Police cordoned off a portion of the parking lot at University Medical Center in front of the emergency room entrance Wednesday…
Continue Reading Mystery hero calls accused Walmart shooter a ‘coward who deserves to get the death penalty’
EL PASO, Texas — The now-identified mystery hero seen on surveillance video saving a baby during last year’s mass shooting at the Cielo Vista…
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Parents concerned about photo showing what appears to be El Paso student holding hand-gun in school restroom
EL PASO, Texas — A photo of what appears to be an El Paso middle school student holding a gun in a school restroom is circulating on social media,…
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