1 person “accidentally shot” in Lower Valley
UPDATE: El Paso police say one man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after he was accidentally shot. Police did not say if…
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Water outages scheduled throughout the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas– Two areas of the Borderland will experience planned water outages this coming week. There will be one in Northwest El Paso,…
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Stanton Bridge reopened after shooting
Update: The Stanton Bridge has reopened. EL PASO, Texas — The Stanton Bridge was closed just after 4:00 pm after a shooting at the foot of the…
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Funeral for fallen Las Cruces Marine recruit held Friday
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Javier Pong, a Marine recruit who passed away during training back in September, was laid to rest in Las Cruces Friday. The…
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Stanton Bridge closed following shooting
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a shooting at the foot of the Stanton Bridge sent one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The…
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El Paso man arrested for making false police report; claimed officer caused his head to slam onto hood of car
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a man admitted he made up an account in which he claimed an officer caused him to slam his head against the hood…
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Police identify man they say threw rocks at two officers in overnight incident
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police have identified a man they say was throwing rocks at them, leading one officer to shoot the man. Police say…
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Biden nominates former DA Jaime Esparza as US attorney
Former El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza was nominated on Friday by President Biden to be the top federal prosecutor for the Western District…
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Family of murdered migrant retrieves his body; set to return to Durango
EL PASO, Texas — The body of Jesús “Chuy” Sepúlveda Martinez, 22, has been returned to his family. Martinez was killed on Sept. 27 in Sierra…
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Are 7-Elevens in El Paso getting a new look?
EL PASO, Texas – One of our ABC-7 employees noticed a northeast El Paso 7-Eleven with a whole new look. Instead of the orange, white, red, and green…
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Official at El Paso district attorney’s office weighs in on ongoing cases
EL PASO, Texas — An official who works at the El Paso district attorney’s office is weighing in on the ongoing case dismissals. From August to…
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Robbie Coltrane, Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dead at 72
(CNN) — Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought to life the lovable gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on Friday,…
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Two of the largest supermarkets in America are merging
By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Jordan Valinsky, CNN Kroger announced Friday that it plans to buy Albertsons in a nearly $25 billion deal that could…
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Things to do this Weekend
EL PASO, Texas– It’s the end of the week. Don’t have any plans? We got you covered. El Paso Film Festival started yesterday and will go through…
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Migrants at Martha’s Vineyard labeled crime victims
EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts — Bexar County sheriff Javier Salazar has confirmed that the migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard are crime victims. This…
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Borderland residents mourn loss of Socorro High grad who went on to become a Dallas Police Officer
El PASO, Texas– The Borderland is mourning the loss of a hometown hero killed in a car crash while on his way to work. Jacob Arellano was looked on…
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Body found in canal in San Elizario
San Elizario, Texas — A body has been found in a canal near Petunia Dr. San Elizario. The call came out after 12 p.m. Thursday. The El Paso County…
Continue Reading 5 dead in Raleigh, North Carolina, shooting, police say
By Amir Vera, Jamiel Lynch, Sara Smart and Andy Rose, CNN Five people — including an off-duty police officer — are dead after a shooting…
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Candidates in Doña Ana County Sheriff’s race discuss issues such as crime, border ahead of election
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As Election Day nears, ABC-7 got the opportunity to sit down with both candidates in the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s office…
Continue Reading January 6 committee airs new footage of congressional leaders at Fort McNair during Capitol insurrection
CNN By Marshall Cohen The Jan. 6 select committee aired previously unseen footage from Fort McNair, the DC-area Army base where congressional leaders…
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Third Monkeypox case reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials say a man in his 30s has been confirmed as the third Monkeypox case in El Paso. Contact tracing has begun…
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Jan. 6 panel votes to subpoena Trump for testimony,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jan. 6 panel votes to subpoena Trump for testimony, saying former president ‘is required to answer for his…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects former President Donald Trump’s request to intervene in Mar-a-Lago documents fight
By Ariane de Vogue and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an emergency request from former President Donald Trump to…
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Minors climb onto boulder near sun bear enclosure at El Paso Zoo
EL PASO, Texas — Commenters on FitFam El Paso, a local social media website, posted a photo that they said showed minors entering the sun bear…
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Trials, hearings rescheduled at Municipal Court
EL PASO, Texas — Trials and hearings at the Municipal Court on 810 E. Overland are being rescheduled due to a small fire, according to a city…
Continue Reading ‘This jury failed our families.’ Loved ones of Parkland school massacre victims say justice eludes them
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Gina Montalto’s parents simply clutched hands and cried as it was announced Thursday that a Florida jury recommended the…
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Venezuelan migrants, lawmakers react to policy change for Venezuelans
EL PASO, Texas — On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced multiple actions that they say would help reduce the number of people…
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WATCH LIVE: January 6 US House Select Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Jan. 6 House Select Committee is holding its 10th public hearing at 11 a.m. This is the last hearing before the midterm…
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Parkland school shooter avoids the death penalty after jury recommends life in prison
(CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 11:43 a.m. ET] A jury has recommended that Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison…
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CVS pays Pink Tax and Drops Price of Tampons
EL PASO, Texas — Pharmacy giant CVS is working to change the “Pink Tax.” It’s not an actual tax, but it’s when things cost more for women than men,…
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