Las Cruces fire chief retiring; interim named
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Fire Department Chief Jason Smith is retiring after serving the city for 22 years. Smith has served as…
Continue ReadingVideo
Professional jump roper saves drowning teen using double-dutch ropes
WRTV By Griffin Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story WESTFIELD, Indiana (WRTV) — A Westfield dad is honored by…
Continue Reading
Police say child on scooter may have been hit by car following South-Central El Paso crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are responding to a reported crash at the intersection of Delta and Val Verde in South-Central El Paso, which…
Continue Reading
ABC-7 First Alert: Windy conditions today, patchy blowing dust
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for strong winds, wind chill, and patchy blowing dust expected today. We will start off…
Continue Reading
Discolored water found in west El Paso homes
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Bruce Griego lives with his 95-year-old father in west El Paso. A few days ago, a major inconvenience appeared in both of…
Continue Reading
School vouchers move through Texas legislature
The Texas Senate Education Committee passed Senate bill two. It would create education savings accounts or vouchers. If passed the current bill could…
Continue Reading
El Paso educator pleads guilty to ‘improper relationship’ with student
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story said that Avalos was sentenced to eight years in prison, but court records show he was sentenced to…
Continue Reading
Second man charged with murder of Ft. Bliss soldier in bar shooting
Update (January 29, 2025): Police arrested and charged Jalen Jeremiah Johnson with murder. He and Bacchus are now listed as co-defendants on jail…
Continue Reading
ABC-7 4: County Judge discusses Executive Orders, Birthright, Birthright Citizenship, and aerospace development
El Paso, TX( KIVA-TV)- El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego joins us live on ABC-7 at 4 to discuss the latest Executive Orders issued by President…
Continue Reading
ABC-7 at 4: NOVA Career Institute offers opportunities to local students
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new El Paso school offers a pathway to success through education that will prepare students for the challenges and…
Continue Reading
Texas Space Commission awards $19 million to Borderplex Alliance for aerospace development
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County just announced that the Texas Space Commission is awarding $800,000 for the development of the West Texas…
Continue Reading
Texans divided between vaccine mandates, exemptions as debate sparks again nationwide
The number of vaccine exemption requests in Texas has doubled from what it was five years ago. Now with the possibility of RFK Jr. becoming the new…
Continue Reading
El Paso Central Business Association hosts January luncheon featuring Juárez mayor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Central Business Association (CBA) will host its January luncheon featuring various binational leaders and…
Continue Reading
Las Cruces resident sentenced to 10 years for stealing car with owner’s dog inside
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sergio Ivan Enriquez, 41, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for carjacking and a firearms offense. Court…
Continue Reading
Rare Super Pod of 1,500 Risso’s Dolphins Spotted Off Monterey Coast
MONTEREY, Calif. — A super pod of more than 1,500 Risso’s dolphins was spotted in Carmel Bay this week, an uncommon sighting that highlights the…
Continue Reading
El avistamiento de la agencia de ICE desata miedo en los vecindarios latinos de Santa Bárbara y Goleta
Sandra Iveth Santos SANTA BÁRBARA, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— El domingo 26 de enero, Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de…
Continue Reading
ICE Operations in Santa Barbara Spark Fear Amid Nationwide Immigration Crackdown
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — A nationwide immigration enforcement blitz launched by the Trump administration over the weekend has sparked fear…
Continue Reading
Senate Finance Committee holds RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing
By Em Steck and Winter Hawk, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo intense scrutiny over his history of controversial and inflammatory…
Continue Reading
Video shows border wall gate opening to allow people to cross from Juárez to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Video obtained by ABC-7 from content creator Luis Chaparro shows a border wall gate opening and a group of people crossing…
Continue Reading
ABC-7 First Alert: Cooler and breezy today, stronger winds Thursday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for strong winds expected Thursday. Today the storm system set to bring stronger winds…
Continue Reading
Tuesday high school hoops: Del Valle & El Paso come away with district wins
EL PASO, Texas – The high school basketball season is heating up. On the boys side, Del Valle and El Paso came away with districts win, while on the…
Continue Reading
Rep. Veronica Escobar discusses federal funding freeze
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S Congresswoman Veronica Escobar held a press conference with El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson and El Paso County Judge…
Continue Reading Trump’s federal grant pause creates confusion over Medicaid funding
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants sparked chaos and confusion at state Medicaid agencies on…
Continue Reading
“The Youngest Loco”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Locomotive FC have signed its youngest professional athlete in club history. Kenneth Hoban, who is just…
Continue Reading
El Paso Promise Program to boost education and workforce training
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The El Paso Promise Program, a new county initiative, is focused on providing job skills, workforce training, and educational…
Continue Reading
El Pasoans have the chance to win $10,000. Here’s how.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Do you want the chance to win $10,000? All you have to do is stop by ABC-7 during our Vitalant blood drive on Friday,…
Continue Reading
City of El Paso appoints four new Deputy City Managers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is appointing four new Deputy City Managers. “These accomplished leaders, all lifelong El Pasoans who…
Continue Reading
U.S. Consulate warns travelers going to Mexican border towns
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued a travel advisory for American citizens traveling to the Mexican border…
Continue Reading
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announces run for New Mexico governor
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Associated Press is reporting that former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for the Democratic nomination…
Continue Reading
Residents along the border react to Trump’s immigration crackdown
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 talked to residents in the Sunland Park, New Mexico neighborhood who say they feel migrant crossings have slowed down…
Continue Reading