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…
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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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Caught on video: Man arrested after running across I-10, causing traffic to be diverted
El PASO, Texas — A man was taken into custody by El Paso police officers early Wednesday after repeatedly running onto Interstate 10 at Yarbrough…
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Stranded migrant on Mount Cristo Rey rescued, hospitalized
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Firefighters found and rescued a migrant who was stuck on Mount Cristo Rey Wednesday morning. Sunland Park firefighters…
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WATCH: Biden news conference after summit with Putin
GENEVA, Switzerland — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have concluded their high-stakes summit in Geneva. The pair met…
Continue ReadingHarris meets with Texas lawmakers, talks voting rights strategy
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday that all American citizens should have the unequivocal right to vote during a…
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Man’s body found in Lower Valley canal; 2nd victim in 2 days
EL PASO, Texas — A man’s body was found Wednesday morning in a Lower Valley canal near a wastewater treatment facility and close to the U.S.-Mexico…
Continue ReadingMeet the three Chinese astronauts going into space
China is sending three veteran astronauts to work on the country’s orbiting space station. A rocket will launch from the Gobi Desert in just over 24…
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StormTRACK Weather: Triple-digit heat continues
Triple-digit temperatures will stick around for the rest of the week. Expect mostly sunny skies and southeast winds between 10 to 15 mph.…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Where vaccination is up, Covid-19 cases are down
As newly reported Covid-19 cases in the United States drop to some of the lowest levels of the pandemic, the link between vaccinations and…
Continue Reading Opening summit, Putin says he hopes for ‘productive’ meeting, as Biden says ‘it is always better to meet face to face’
Click here to Watch LIVE ABC News Coverage: Biden, Putin meet face-to-face at summit GENEVA (AP) — Opening their highly anticipated summit,…
Continue Reading Biden and Putin shake hands at opening of daylong summit amid tensions over human rights, Ukraine and ransomware
Click here to Watch LIVE ABC News Coverage: Biden, Putin meet face-to-face at summit GENEVA (AP) – President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at the venue for his summit with U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva
Click here to Watch LIVE ABC News Coverage: Biden, Putin meet face-to-face at summit GENEVA (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at a…
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UTEP expands program to help men manage diabetes
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a prevalent diagnosis in the Borderland that sometimes goes unaddressed — diabetes. UTEP is looking to expand its outreach…
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33 migrants found near death crammed into U-Haul in Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents detailed late Tuesday how they uncovered a human smuggling operation in Van Horn and rescued over 30…
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Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza as new hostilities erupt
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza overnight Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a…
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Driver who triggered 3-car crash on I-10 with critical injuries is accused of being drunk
UPDATE, June 15: El Paso police announced Tuesday that they had filed drunk driving-related charges against a motorist involved in a three-car crash…
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Samaniego has plan to vaccinate Juarez workers in region’s bid for herd immunity
TORNILLO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego outlined a plan to ABC-7 on Tuesday to vaccinate workers from maquiladoras across the…
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El Paso’s LGBTQ+ community to celebrate PRIDE month all summer long
El Paso, Texas — The LGBTQ+ community celebrates PRIDE month every June. After the pandemic put a halt to last year’s El Paso Sun City PRIDE…
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24 missing El Paso children recovered by state, federal agents
EL PASO, Texas – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced Tuesday that a multi-agency…
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Oscar De La Hoya reflects on time in El Paso ahead of boxing event at Don Haskins
EL PASO, Texas — Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya knows just how passionate El Pasoans are about boxing. That was just one of the reasons he wanted to…
Continue ReadingNew Mexicans offered $100 incentives in hopes of making vaccination goal this week
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico is close to meeting the goal of having 60% of residents fully vaccinated, but there are only two days left to get…
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Trump to tour Texas border wall with Abbott at end of June
AUSTIN, Texas — Former president Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he “accepted the invitation” to tour Texas’ southern border…
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Temps get hotter this week
Highs will hit around 100-102 the next several days with lots of sunshine. Temps will soar as we make our way to the weekend. Highs will climb to…
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