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TRAFFIC ALERT: Traffic blocked along I-10 West and Lee Trevino

October 1, 2019 6:10 AM KVIA ABC-7

An overnight road closure remains in place along I-10 West and Lee Trevino. A major delay is building in the area. Drivers need to take Gateway West…

LISTEN: ‘Did you hear that?’ 20 calls to 911 preceded Dona Ana deputy’s shooting of man with gun

October 1, 2019 5:53 AM KVIA ABC-7

Twenty different 911 calls portrayed the fear and panic in a Doña Ana County neighborhood before a deputy responding shot and critically…

Electricity restored for over 3,000 in northeast El Paso who experienced weather-related outage

October 1, 2019 12:46 AM KVIA ABC-7

Over 3,000 El Paso Electric customers on the city’s northeast side were without power at one point Monday night due to an apparent…

Man arrested in deadly drunk driving crash as El Paso corrections officer killed is laid to rest

September 30, 2019 7:53 PM KVIA ABC-7

El Paso Police said Monday they had arrested a man who was allegedly drunk when he was involved in a car crash that killed an El Paso County…

Socorro ISD to hire 23 new police officers, assign them to all elementary schools

September 30, 2019 7:52 PM KVIA ABC-7

The Socorro Independent School District announced plans Monday to hire 23 new police officers in the coming months, with the goal of assigning them…

Las Cruces trailer park residents livid about child pornography arrest in their neighborhood

September 30, 2019 7:49 PM KVIA ABC-7

Residents of a Las Cruces trailer park are shocked and disturbed that a neighbor has been charged with possessing and making child pornography.…

Juarez mayor to testify on migrants at New Mexico hearing

September 30, 2019 6:14 PM KVIA ABC-7

A key group of New Mexico lawmakers will tour both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border later this week and hear from the mayor of the largest Mexican…

Saturday night car crash in west El Paso killed 16-year-old Coronado High junior, injured 3 others

September 30, 2019 2:25 PM KVIA ABC-7

A 16-year-old boy was killed and three others were injured in a two-car crash late Saturday night in west El Paso. Police on Monday identified the…

Law firm examines Cielo Vista Walmart as part of lawsuit from Aug. 3 shootings

September 30, 2019 10:48 AM KVIA ABC-7

Just beyond the public August 3 memorial, two investigators were allowed into the Cielo Vista Walmart Sunday. They work for a law firm suing the…

Socorro man killed after rollover crash in Hudspeth County

September 30, 2019 10:39 AM KVIA ABC-7

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a deadly rollover crash in Hudspeth County. It happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday night on…

Police raised concerns about west Texas gunman 8 years before mass shooting

September 30, 2019 12:56 AM KVIA ABC-7

A mother in distress called police. Her son had refused to take his mental-health medication. He was delusional about a government conspiracy against…

Cowboys handed 1st loss by Saints, 12-10

September 29, 2019 10:25 PM KVIA ABC-7

Vonn Bell’s forced fumble and two recoveries helped the Saints stifle a Dallas offense that had rolled through its first three games, and Wil…

San Elizario residents evacuated after spewing pipe failure on Mexican side of border

September 29, 2019 12:54 PM KVIA ABC-7

An unknown number of residents in a San Elizario neighborhood were evacuated Sunday morning after an apparent dangerous pipe failure that occurred…

Defense set to resume after emotional past week in trial of Texas cop who shot man in own apartment

September 29, 2019 12:18 PM KVIA ABC-7

The first week is over in the trial of an off-duty police officer charged with killing a man in his own apartment in Dallas, and more details have…

NMSU falls to Fresno State, 30-17

September 29, 2019 11:42 AM KVIA ABC-7

Still looking for their first win of the season, the NMSU Aggies hosted the Fresno State Bulldogs Saturday at Aggie Memorial Stadium. In the end…

Sunday Funday Moment: El Paso man says hard work, good food & jokes are key to living to 104

September 29, 2019 11:20 AM KVIA ABC-7

Back in August ABC-7 introduced you to Grandma Santos Fierro who celebrated her 106th birthday. Grandma Fierro said that her secret to living past…

Sikh sheriff’s deputy killed in ‘coldblooded’ shooting after making history in Texas

September 29, 2019 11:11 AM KVIA ABC-7

A sheriff’s deputy described as “a trailblazer” because he was the first Sikh deputy of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office…

Large chunk of border wall funding diverted from tiny Guam

September 28, 2019 7:43 PM KVIA ABC-7

President Donald Trump is raising a large chunk of the money for his border wall with Mexico by deferring several military construction projects…

Student journalist scores big scoop in Trump-Ukraine story with envoy’s resignation

September 28, 2019 5:53 PM KVIA ABC-7

A 20-year-old student at Arizona State University broke the news that a key State Department official who was involved in talks between President…

Husband & wife truck driving team killed in fiery crash on I-10 near Sierra Blanca border checkpoint

September 28, 2019 5:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

UPDATE: Authorities have identified the wife and husband truck driving team killed in a fire crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 10 near the Sierra…

Beto O’Rourke calls for Trump’s resignation to ‘allow this country to heal’

September 28, 2019 5:46 PM KVIA ABC-7

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Saturday that the “single best thing” to unify the country would be for…

Search underway for plane missing after leaving Santa Fe

September 28, 2019 5:38 PM KVIA ABC-7

Ground crews and aircraft searched a wilderness area Saturday for a single-engine plane with two people aboard missing since shortly after refueling…

Legendary crooner José José, Mexican musical icon for half a century, dies at age 71

September 28, 2019 5:25 PM KVIA ABC-7

José José, a Mexican music icon, has died, the Mexican Ministry of Culture said. He was 71. “From the Ministry of Culture we are sorry for…

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s plan to speed up deportations of undocumented immigrants

September 28, 2019 1:02 PM KVIA ABC-7

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to expand a procedure to speed up deportations for some undocumented immigrants.…

Dozens gather to launch rockets for official launch of 2nd Annual El Paso Space Festival

September 28, 2019 12:06 PM KVIA ABC-7

3…2…1 Blast off! Dozens of kids and their parents gathered together Saturday morning at the RC Airstrip in northeast El Paso to help…

Judge grants protective order to girl seen bullied & assaulted on video at Montwood High School

September 28, 2019 1:19 AM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso judge Friday granted a four-year protective order which legally separates two teenage girls involved in what appeared to be a brutal high…

Borderland Blitz: High school football week 5 scores & highlights

September 28, 2019 12:50 AM KVIA ABC-7

Below are the scores and highlights for week four of the Borderland Blitz: 9/26 and 9/27 Hanks 21 at Del Valle 50 — FINAL Socorro 3 at Parkland…

Homeless & disabled veteran in wheelchair struck, killed by semi-truck in El Paso’s Lower Valley

September 27, 2019 11:30 PM KVIA ABC-7

A homeless, disabled veteran in a wheelchair was struck and killed late Friday afternoon by a semi-truck near North Loop and Americas in the…

‘Cowboys for Trump’ group hopes to flip New Mexico into red state

September 27, 2019 7:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

“Cowboys for Trump,” a pro-Trump group of New Mexico cowboys, is looking to flip the state, turning it red. Their plan to achieve their…

Former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson of New Mexico dies at age 69

September 27, 2019 6:54 PM KVIA ABC-7

Joseph Wilson, the former ambassador who set off a political firestorm by disputing U.S. intelligence used to justify the 2003 Iraq invasion, died…