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McConnell says he has the votes to set impeachment trial rules without Democratic support

January 7, 2020 3:17 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he has the votes to set the ground rules of the impeachment…

State of emergency declared in Puerto Rico after deadly earthquake causes significant damage

January 7, 2020 2:31 PM CNN

GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico — A 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Puerto Rico on Tuesday morning, killing at least one man, damaging homes and…

New Mexico governor seeks raises for teachers, state workers

January 7, 2020 12:49 PM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — New Mexico’s governor has delivered budget recommendations that include a new round of pay increases for public…

UTEP great, Packers star Aaron Jones expecting 1st child

January 7, 2020 8:31 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas — UTEP great and current Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones announced he and his girlfriend Crystal Molina are expecting…

Farewell Estela: El Paso’s most recognizable person steps down after 27 years at ABC-7

January 6, 2020 10:27 AM KVIA Administrator

(Editor’s note: You can view the conclusion of Estela’s final in video player above, and you can watch the community farewell event in the video…

‘We are devastated’: El Paso Zoo mourns death of Melor the Malayan Tiger

January 6, 2020 2:46 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Zoo’s 24-year-old female Malayan Tiger “Melor” was found dead Monday in the moat of her exhibit. A necropsy,…

Injured large Oryx antelope found wandering Las Cruces is euthanized

January 5, 2020 2:40 PM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A Las Cruces resident snapped a photo of an oryx wandering through the city on Sunday along the campus of New Mexico State…

Las Cruces man sentenced to over 30 years in prison after striking, killing 2 with SUV

January 6, 2020 7:57 PM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man convicted of striking and killing two people with his SUV in May 2017 will now likely spend the rest of…

Tornillo ‘tent city’ migrant shelters once again taken down

January 6, 2020 7:31 PM Saul Saenz

TORNILLO, Texas — The year 2020 in Tornillo is starting pretty much the same way 2019 started in that small border town just east of Fabens in El…

Blood supply critically short in Borderland; donors urgently needed

January 6, 2020 3:09 PM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas – It’s something a lot of people take for granted — blood. Here in the Borderland blood donations are always encouraged, but now…

UTEP basketball coach Rodney Terry speaks for 1st time since his hospital release

January 6, 2020 11:25 AM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas — UTEP head basketball coach Rodney Terry spoke at a news conference Monday for the first time since being discharged last week from…

U.S. to start collecting DNA from people detained at border

January 6, 2020 1:26 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday launched a pilot program to collect DNA from people in immigration custody and submit it to the…

American family attacked in Mexico; child killed just south of Texas

January 5, 2020 6:04 PM Associated Press

CIUDAD MIER, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities continued searching Monday for the gunmen responsible for an attack on a sparsely traveled stretch of…

Dallas Cowboys set to hire Mike McCarthy as new head coach

January 6, 2020 8:26 AM Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys didn’t take long to settle on Mike McCarthy as their coach after waiting a week to announce they were moving on…

John Bolton says he will testify in Senate impeachment trial of Trump if subpoenaed

January 6, 2020 10:33 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he is willing to testify — if he is subpoenaed — in…

Blowback: Iran abandons nuclear limits after U.S. killing

January 5, 2020 1:34 PM Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The blowback over the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general mounted Sunday as Iran announced it will no longer abide by the…

Sunday Funday Moment: KVIA Decade Challenge

January 5, 2020 1:20 PM Iris Lopez

EL PASO, Texas– Before this past decade ended many people went to the internet to share their decade challenge photos for the viral trend that made…

Las Cruces teen next in line for heart transplant

January 4, 2020 10:44 PM Julio-Cesar Chavez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Brannden Fernandez has a heart that’s too big for his body. His family always knew it would have to be replaced but that…

Texans roar past Bills for 22-19 wildcard win in OT

January 4, 2020 8:40 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in regulation and then led the winning drive in overtime as the…

UTEP drops 3rd straight, falls 59-56 to FAU

January 4, 2020 4:39 PM Nate Ryan

BOCA RATON, Florida – With Head Coach Rodney Terry watching from the locker room, the UTEP Miners collapsed down the stretch and fell 59-56 on the…

Iran’s President says U.S. committed a ‘grave mistake’ in killing top general

January 4, 2020 12:47 PM CNN

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday the United States committed a “grave mistake” in killing Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani…

UTEP basketball coach Rodney Terry seen at pregame practice after hospital release

January 4, 2020 12:16 PM Brianna Chavez

BOCA RATON, Florida — UTEP men’s basketball head coach Rodney Terry was seen at pregame practice Saturday ahead of the Miner’s match-up with Florida…

Disabled veterans now allowed on post at Fort Bliss to use commissary, exchange

January 3, 2020 8:32 PM Brianna Chavez

FORT BLISS, Texas — The Department of Defense has expanded military commissaries, exchanges, and recreational facilitates to service-connected…

Vigil held for El Paso High School athlete who died suddenly

January 3, 2020 6:34 PM JC Navarrete

EL PASO, Texas — Members of the El Paso High School community remembered a young life cut short at a candlelight vigil on the steps of the school…

400 pounds of marijuana seized from smugglers in Van Horn by Border Patrol agents

January 3, 2020 8:10 PM Jim Parker

VAN HORN, Texas — Four hundred pounds of marijuana being hauled into the U.S. for the New Year was seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Van Horn,…

Mesa Street, I-10 east in El Paso among most congested roads in Texas

January 3, 2020 7:29 PM Julio-Cesar Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — Two of the 100 worst congested roads in Texas are located here in El Paso. According to the annual study released by the Texas…

UTEP basketball coach Rodney Terry released from hospital, to resume duties next week

January 3, 2020 12:53 PM Jim Parker

MIAMI, Florida – UTEP head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry was released from a Florida hospital on Friday, two days after being admitted…

Las Cruces man arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children

January 3, 2020 10:59 AM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children, authorities said Friday. Las Cruces…

New Texas law requires college faculty to report cases of sex harassment, misconduct

January 3, 2020 2:20 PM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas — A new state law aims to hold faculty and staff on Texas college campuses accountable, if they don’t report certain forms of…

2 landmark downtown El Paso office towers sold to west Texas investment firm

January 3, 2020 5:15 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – Two of the largest and most notable office towers in downtown El Paso have been sold to an investment firm that is expanding its…