Putin vows to punish ‘armed uprising’ by Wagner militia as Russia is plunged into crisis
By Rob Picheta, Simone McCarthy, Tara John, Mariya Knight, Lauren Kent, Katharina Krebs, Josh Pennington and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) —…
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Wagner chief to leave Russia for Belarus in deal that ends armed insurrection, Kremlin says
By Tara John, Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, has agreed to leave…
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Report: Ricardo Pepi has found a new home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — San Elizario native Ricardo Pepi will stay in the Netherlands and join PSV Eindhoven. According to Italian football…
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Ethics commission to hear ethics complaint filed against El Paso District 3 Representative
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story said El Paso City Council was going to discuss the complaint, but it’s actually going to be the…
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El Paso man sentenced to 70 years in prison for strangling girlfriend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 27-year-old Daniel Valles will spend the next 70 years in prison. He was convicted and sentenced of murder earlier this…
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Desert Party Murder: Court documents state victim carried fake gun, threatened to shoot people
HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — 19-year-old Anthony Nguyen Duenas is charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after…
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Police release booking photo of El Paso officer accused of misusing city database
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department officials have released the booking photo of the officer accused of using city databases to look…
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Cedar Creek Fire burning near Ruidoso, limited areas evacuated
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Village of Ruidoso is warning of a fire that recently started near Cedar Creek. Ruidoso Fire says about five acres…
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Family holds vigil for El Paso Uber driver killed by passenger
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans gathered Friday evening to pay tribute to the Uber driver who police say was shot by his passenger. 52-year-old…
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City pays El Paso family $600,000 for 2015 tasing death of suicidal man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ramirez family is getting $600,000 from the City of El Paso to settle a civil suit connected to the June 23, 2015 tasing…
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El Paso driver accused of running over pedestrian on Dyer crosswalk identified
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officials are identifying one of the drivers allegedly involved in a fatal hit and run crash in Northeast El…
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Strip mall shooting ends with one death, two charged with murder
Update: According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, investigators found surveillance footage showing the two suspects run up and shoot…
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Maintaining AC units during brutal summer heat in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland is in the midst of a summer heat wave, with weekend highs well above 100 degrees. The summer heat wave means…
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Top TikTok exec and public face of company in US is stepping down
(CNN) — TikTok’s chief operating officer Vanessa Pappas is leaving the company, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN, after spending…
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Ford agrees to $9.2 billion US government loan
New York (CNN) — Ford and its South Korean battery manufacturing partner SK On have agreed to a loan of $9.2 billion from the US Department of…
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Frozen fruit sold at Walmart, Aldi, Trader Joe’s, Target, Whole Foods recalled over possible listeria contamination
(CNN) — Sunrise Growers has recalled frozen fruit products sold at chain stores nationwide over possible listeria contamination, the US Food and…
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City of El Paso activates cooling centers as triple-digit temperatures continue
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – With triple-digit temperatures forecasted throughout the weekend, the City of El Paso and the Office of Emergency…
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Maternal deaths in US hospitals are declining, study suggests, but birthing complications are rising
(CNN) — The rate of pregnant women dying of delivery-related causes in the hospital appears to have declined significantly – by more than 50% –…
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The ‘K’ Man: Taking the El Paso baseball experience to a new level
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Game after game you can find Sam Ornelas bopping around in Section 104 of Southwest University Park with his broad brim hat…
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OceanGate Expeditions believes all 5 people on board the missing submersible are dead
(CNN) — The company that operated the Titantic-bound deep-sea submersible that went missing Sunday with five people aboard said in a…
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Body found after two weeks decomposing in Sunland Park desert
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Fire Chief says crews recovered a woman’s body from a rugged desert area early Thursday morning.…
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Woman charged in Uber driver’s death had previous brushes with the law
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has learned the 48-year-old woman charged with murder in the death of El Paso Uber driver Daniel Piedra had previous…
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Borderland electric bills expected to surge amid scorching heat
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland is expecting surging heat across the area, which can lead to homeowners and residents cranking down their…
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Former Parkland High students die in serious Northeast El Paso crash
Update: El Paso Police say the two victims used to attend Parkland High School. They identify the passenger who died as Riley Hernandez. EL PASO,…
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Debris found near Titanic amid search for missing submersible
(KVIA) — The USCG Northeast tweeted out this morning reporting that a debris field was discovered near where the submersible went missing. Five…
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Ft. Bliss soldier sentenced to 35 years on child sex abuse charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former soldier who had been serving at Ft. Bliss from 2014 to 2015 will spend 35 years in prison on child sex abuse…
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Former El Paso congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, announces 2024 Republican presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he’s…
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Search teams are racing to find the sub before oxygen runs out. Here’s what you need to know
(CNN) — The search for the missing Titan submersible is now in a critical stage, as rescue teams race to locate the vessel before oxygen supplies…
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Report finds nationwide spike in preventable deaths, maternal mortality and medical bills
(CNN) — A new report puts US states’ health care systems on a scorecard, with Massachusetts coming out on top. But it also highlights alarming…
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Ahead of the Fourth of July, city encourages community to Microchip pets with free event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the city, more pets go missing during the Fourth of July weekend than any other time of the year. Julieanne…
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