El Paso Olympic hopeful seeks spot on U.S. track team
EL PASO, Texas — An El Pasoan is set to run in the Olympic trials. Brian Barraza, a Franklin High School graduate, will race for a spot on the…
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El Pasoans protest Texas’ new permit-less gun carry law
EL PASO, Texas — ‘Abbott failed Texas’, those are what some of the signs read at a protest in downtown El Paso on Thursday opposing…
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2 dead migrants found in Sunland Park after another rescued from Mt. Cristo Rey
UPDATE: Sunland Park Police Chief Javier Guerra now says the bodies of two migrants have been found in the past 24 hours following the rescue of a…
Continue ReadingElephant migration may reveal serious problem for China
A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has been wandering across Yunnan province in southern China since March last year. They have trekked more than 300…
Continue ReadingCNN reporter: China’s vaccination drive is ‘really remarkable’
China will reach one billion doses in its Covid-19 vaccination drive — a scale and speed unrivaled by any other country in the world. As of June 16,…
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Munguia-Szeremeta face off in El Paso ahead of Saturday’s Middleweight bout
EL PASO, Texas – It had hype, hardware, and high fashion. Headlined by Jaime Munguia and Kamil Szeremeta, fighters faced off Thursday at El Paso’s…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Another very hot weekend
Temps will soar again for the weekend as we celebrate Father’s Day and numerous graduation parties. Highs will reach from 103-108. Just enough…
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Milton Henry looks back on coaching career ahead of EP Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony
EL PASO, Texas – For former high school football coach, Milton Henry, it was never about the wins and losses. The most important thing was making an…
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Body found north of Las Cruces, death labeled ‘suspicious’
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating a “suspicious death” discovered Monday afternoon. A body was…
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3 teens charged in east El Paso drive-by shooting witnessed by police detective
UPDATE, June 17: Three teenagers have now been charged following an east El Paso drive-by shooting earlier this week that was witnessed by a police…
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Israel bombs Gaza City for 2nd day since breaking cease-fire
JERUSALEM, Israel — Israel bombed Gaza for the second straight day Thursday as a cease-fire signed last month appeared to be falling…
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Driver killed in east El Paso pickup crash may have used drugs
UPDATE, June 17: A driver who died after crashing his pickup truck into an electrical pole at the intersection of George Dieter and Pebble Hills on…
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Biden signs Juneteenth national holiday into law
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a U.S.…
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WATCH: News conference on El Paso boxing event promoted by Oscar De La Hoya
EL PASO, Texas — A news conference held Thursday afternoon at downtown El Paso’s Hotel Paso del Norte to preview this weekend’s upcoming boxing…
Continue ReadingBanks and airline websites get hit by another major internet outage
Airlines, banks, stock exchanges and trading platforms suffered brief website outages, sparking the second major interruption in the past 10 days.…
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Here’s what the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling means for you
The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. The U.S. Supreme Court’s dismissal Thursday of the latest Republican-led challenge to the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Temps sizzle through Father’s Day weekend
An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for dangerously hot temperatures this weekend, particularly on Sunday. We will see temperatures range from 103 to…
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas challenge to Obamacare, upholds coverage for millions
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions…
Continue ReadingThe West’s historic drought in 3 maps
Atmospheric river brings much needed drought relief to the West. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam shows which areas will see the most drought…
Continue ReadingCHINESE ASTRONAUTS BLAST OFF TO NEW SPACE STATION
China successfully sends three astronauts into…
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‘Good opportunity’ for El Paso teens to find a summer job
EL PASO, Texas — Hiring signs can be seen all across the Borderland as employers are looking to fill positions this summer. While they’re struggling…
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Community Champions: Hanks wrestlers sign to wrestle at next level
EL PASO, Texas – Hanks High School has produced some of the best wrestlers in the state of Texas. The Knights have won several state titles in…
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Borderland Girl Scouts have 100,000 boxes of unsold cookies due to the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Girl Scout cookie season usually comes to an end by March, however this year’s cookie sales are far from over and the pandemic is…
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SUV goes up in flames outside AutoZone store in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — An SUV parked in front of an AutoZone store in central El Paso went up in flames Wednesday afternoon while the vehicle’s owner was…
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Upper Valley blaze consumes home, burns 2-acres of brush
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters were battling an Upper Valley blaze Wednesday evening that consumed a vacant home and was burning brush on a 2-acre…
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Abbott says Texas is providing initial $250 million ‘down payment’ for border wall
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday began announcing details of his plan for Texas to build its own border wall, starting the…
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Staying hot for a while
Temps will continue to stay hot with highs around 100 degrees. The weekend still looks to to be the hottest this week with temps from 103-108. Rain…
Continue Reading Congress votes to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The U.S. House voted 415-14…
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New Mexico edges closer to hitting Covid-19 vaccination goal
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A key deadline looms for reopening New Mexico as Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wanted to have at least…
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Alleged Texas cop shooter, subject of Blue Alert, kills self
UPDATE, June 16: HONEY GROVE, Texas — Authorities say a man suspected of shooting a police officer in the leg in a small North Texas city,…
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