2 teens killed after motorcycle crashes into fence in Vado
VADO, New Mexico — Two teens were found dead late Tuesday morning after their motorcycle crashed into a fence in front of a home in Vado. The crash…
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Santa Teresa High School locked down for over 2 hours after threat triggers active shooter concern
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Santa Teresa High School went on lockdown toward the end of the school day on Wednesday due to an active shooter concern…
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3-year-olds will have free pre-kindergarten in Socorro ISD starting this fall
SOCORRO, Texas — Three-year-olds will have access to full pre-kindergarten free of cost starting in the fall of 2020 with the Socorro Independent…
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WATCH: Las Cruces mayor delivers State of the City address
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The 13th State of the City address was delivered Wednesday by Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima before a noon hour audience…
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WATCH: Man arrested at nearby hotel after 5-year-old girl stabbed & seriously wounded at northeast El Paso McDonald’s
EL PASO, Texas — A five-year-old El Paso girl was stabbed by a man and seriously wounded on Tuesday afternoon at a northeast El Paso fast food…
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El Paso firefighter remains hospitalized nearly a week after being struck by a hit-and-run driver
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso firefighter and emergency room nurse Armando Lopez remains hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle last week after…
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WATCH: Las Cruces motorcade procession escorts body of fallen soldier to funeral home
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A fallen Las Cruces soldier received a motorcade procession Tuesday afternoon to a local funeral home along a route lined…
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This El Paso school has gotten rid of homework altogether, find out why
EL PASO, Texas — Zach White Elementary School in west El Paso has taken a unique approach to education, they’ve gotten rid of homework. They are the…
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Roughly half of El Paso, Las Cruces renters are ‘cost-burdened,’ according to new national study
EL PASO, Texas — Nearly one in every two renters in El Paso is cost-burdened by their rent payments, according to a new study published in the Joint…
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El Paso organizations work to ensure homeless are counted in the 2020 Census
EL PASO, Texas — In less than a month, many households in the Borderland will receive their census forms in the mail. The data collection is…
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Up, up and away: Why Borderland meteorologists still rely heavily on weather balloons
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … a balloon? Every day the National Weather Service launches weather balloons from their office…
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El Paso’s curbside recycling program will soon change to every other week
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department is changing the way that recyclables are collected from your home. The “Blue…
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If not for NMSU, 2020 Democratic presidential contender Peter Buttigieg might never have been born
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – If not for New Mexico State University, the parents of presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg might never have met, married and…
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El Pasoans see vacation cruise plans ruined by coronavirus concerns
EL PASO, Texas — Some El Pasoans have seen their long-awaited vacations on cruise ships cancelled due to growing coronavirus concerns. At least a…
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City of El Paso won’t pursue ethics complaint against former council member Claudia Ordaz Perez
EL PASO, Texas — A spokesman for the City of El Paso told ABC-7 on Monday that city legal staff will not go after former city Rep. Claudia Ordaz…
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Car flips over after collision with another car along I-10 at Hawkins
EL PASO, Texas — Two cars collided and one overturned along Interstate 10 at Hawkins on Monday afternoon. The crash and car flip happened around…
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150-foot flames shoot from ruptured gas line in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Fire and rescue officials converged on the scene of a ruptured gas line in Texas that shot 150-foot flames into the air…
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Man who crashed car and then began walking along Transmountain was struck and killed
EL PASO, Texas — A man who crashed his car and then began walking along Transmountain Road was struck and killed early Sunday morning, authorities…
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Endangered Przewalski horse is born at El Paso Zoo
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo family is getting a little bigger as it welcomes a new horse that is an endangered species. The Przewalski, or…
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Candidates for El Paso County Commissioner precinct 3 face off in debate
EL PASO, Texas — It’s your voice, your vote: ABC-7 hosted a debate for El Paso County Commissioner precinct three, which encompasses portions of far…
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Police affidavit says son was covered in blood when officers arrived at west El Paso home and found his parents fatally stabbed
EL PASO, Texas — A police affidavit obtained by ABC-7 on Friday offered new details as to what happened early Thursday when a couple was found…
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Funeral processions by police and military held in 2 states for El Paso detective killed in Arizona crash
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police narcotics detective killed in an Arizona car crash earlier this week was given a final farewell by law…
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‘All you want to do is cry’: Clint family loses everything in house fire
CLINT, Texas — Alexandra Rivera was working at a call center when her phone rang. It was her family, the house was on fire. Everything she…
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El Paso woman turns 100 on Valentine’s Day, says staying active is secret to long life
EL PASO, Texas — She exercises, knits and crochets, drives, and even mows her own lawn. And this Valentine’s Day, Katie Jensen turns 100 years old.…
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‘We get peppered’: Loose gravel on I-25 breaks windshields, damages vehicles north of Las Cruces
RADIUM SPRINGS, New Mexico – Loose gravel on a five-mile stretch of Interstate 25 is responsible for thousands of dollars worth of car damage,…
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Virgin Galactic spaceship arrives at new home in southern New Mexico
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity, tucked under the wing of its special carrier aircraft, took a…
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Car ends up engulfed in flames on Loop 375 near Montwood
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Firefighters worked Friday morning to put out a car fire on Loop 375 North near Montwood. A grey sedan caught fire…
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SWAT standoff in northeast El Paso ends peacefully as man wanted for embezzlement finally surrenders to police
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT standoff Friday afternoon with a wanted man barricaded in a home in northeast El Paso ended peacefully when he finally…
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Over $10,000 raised for El Paso Zoo’s ‘Quit Bugging Me’ Valentine’s Day event
EL PASO, Texas — Spending Valentine’s Day alone can sting, which is why the El Paso Zoo gave people a chance to poke some fun at an ex-boyfriend or…
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A dozen students injured in cell phone battery explosion at a Texas junior high school
KATY, Texas — Some junior high students in Texas were hurt after a cell phone battery exploded on Friday. A Katy Independent School District…
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