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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…

Sheriff makes arrest of ‘possible serial gunman’ near Odessa after 4 shootings this week

September 27, 2019 6:07 PM KVIA ABC-7

West Texas authorities late Friday afternoon announced the arrest of a “possible serial gunman” in the Odessa area after four similar…

Texas cop who killed neighbor takes witness stand and weeps, says she was ‘scared’

September 27, 2019 11:04 AM KVIA ABC-7

A former Dallas police officer says she was “scared to death” when she opened what she thought was her apartment door last year and saw a…

Judge allows law firm representing couple wounded in El Paso mass shooting to inspect Walmart store

September 26, 2019 3:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso District judge has ruled that a law firm representing a couple injured in the mass shooting on Aug. 3 will be allowed to inspect the Cielo…

Nat’l Intelligence Director: Whistleblower who filed complaint involving Trump ‘did the right thing’

September 26, 2019 2:39 PM KVIA ABC-7

The acting U.S. spy chief broke with President Donald Trump and some Republicans who’ve criticized and questioned the motives of an…

DPS says it lacks resources to implement Gov. Abbott’s executive orders to address mass shootings

September 26, 2019 1:44 PM KVIA ABC-7

Texas Department of Public Safety officials overseeing a program Gov. Greg Abbott tapped to help halt potential mass shootings say staffing shortages…

How much is Matthew McConaughey making as a Texas teacher? His University of Texas salary revealed

September 26, 2019 12:33 PM KVIA ABC-7

He certainly doesn’t need the money, but now we know how much actor Matthew McConaughey will make as a faculty member at the University of…

Investigator says Texas cop didn’t commit crime shooting man in own apartment; jury not present

September 26, 2019 12:18 PM KVIA ABC-7

The judge in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor in his apartment blocked the lead investigator…

New Mexico man dies after swarm of wasps attacks, stings him

September 26, 2019 12:08 PM KVIA ABC-7

New Mexico authorities say a man who was trying to pull out an old tree on his property has died after a swarm of wasps attacked and stung him. The…

Search is on for Texas winner of Mega Millions jackpot worth $227 million

September 26, 2019 11:28 AM KVIA ABC-7

If you bought a lottery ticket in Texas, it’s time to check it — because someone out there is $227 million richer. Some mystery winner…

Read the full text of the whistleblower complaint against President Trump

September 26, 2019 8:08 AM KVIA ABC-7

The whistleblower complaint at the center of Congress’ impeachment inquiry alleges that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office…

Man with gun critically wounded after being shot by Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy

September 26, 2019 12:38 AM KVIA ABC-7

A Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy shot and critically wounded a 36-year-old man who authorities said Wednesday had approached the…

I-10 westbound closed through downtown El Paso due to pair of crashes

September 26, 2019 12:31 AM KVIA ABC-7

Two separate car crashes happening late Wednesday night along Interstate 10 at Porfirio Diaz forced authorities to close westbound lanes through…

UMC El Paso surgeon gives graphic testimony on treating Walmart shooting victims to Congress

September 26, 2019 12:31 AM KVIA ABC-7

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on “Protecting America from Assault Weapons.” During the hearing, the…

Arrest made in New Mexico slaying of El Paso native lauded as ‘hero’

September 26, 2019 12:30 AM KVIA ABC-7

Police announced an arrest Wednesday night in last week’s shooting death of an El Paso native that happened in a pizza shop parking lot near…

Ex-Fort Bliss soldier charged in bomb plot once on ‘hit list’ of classmate trying to blow up school

September 25, 2019 10:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

A former Fort Bliss soldier suspected of planning to bomb multiple high-profile targets around the U.S. was once on the “hit list” of a…

Former Fort Bliss soldier indicted on federal charges in plot to bomb media & Beto O’Rourke

September 25, 2019 9:22 PM KVIA ABC-7

A federal grand jury late Wednesday formally indicted former Fort Bliss Army soldier Jarrett William Smith, who allegedly discussed bomb-making…

U.S. trade war with China adds $50k to cost of coats for El Paso’s ‘Operation Noel’

September 25, 2019 7:43 PM KVIA ABC-7

The “Operation Noel” coats that keep 25,000 kids in the Borderland warm are coming with a hefty price tag this year amid the trade war.…

Catholic Bishops witness evolving face of immigrants along the Borderland

September 25, 2019 7:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

Catholic leaders touring the Borderland are witnessing for themselves the changing face of the immigrants trying to gain entry into the U.S. They are…

Texas inmate executed for stabbing deaths of 2 stepsons and wife, rape of stepdaughters

September 25, 2019 7:12 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Texas inmate who claimed he was intellectually disabled was executed Wednesday for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during an attack more than 12…

Judge sentences former El Paso boxer to 33 years in prison for drunk driving crash that killed 3

September 25, 2019 7:06 PM KVIA ABC-7

A former El Paso boxer was sentenced by a judge Wednesday to 33 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed three people on Christmas Eve…

Judge in Walmart shooter case steps down due to conflict, says she knew a shooting victim

September 25, 2019 6:39 PM KVIA ABC-7

The judge assigned to preside over the case of accused Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius has asked that the case be reassigned because she knew one the…