Satellite images of Beirut, Lebanon explosion show massive crater at port
BEIRUT, LEBANON — Satellite images, obtained Wednesday from Planet Labs Inc., show a massive crater at the site of Tuesday’s explosion in…
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Massive blast in Beirut, Lebanon leaves over 100 dead, 4,000 hurt
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Lebanese Red Cross official said at least 100 people have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded in a huge explosion that…
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Young El Paso entrepreneurs create a spicy candy business give back to the community
EL PASO, Texas– Two young El Paso siblings decided to put their two favorite things together to create their own small business: Mexican candies and…
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Las Cruces school board votes to rename Oñate High as Organ Mountains High School
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools board voted Tuesday night 4 to 1 to rename Oñate High School as Organ Mountains High School…
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El Paso officials raise concerns over businesses flouting compliance with virus mandates
EL PASO, Texas – A top city official said some El Paso businesses refuse to cooperate with city compliance officers and other businesses are afraid…
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Texas Gov. Abbott says ‘abundant supplies’ of PPE exist for schools to reopen, even as virus cases rise
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday visited a Texas Division of Emergency Management warehouse in San Antonio to receive an…
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Caught on video: Border Patrol agents pull man to safety from rushing currents of El Paso canal
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents were caught on video saving a man’s life as he struggled to stay afloat in the American canal in El…
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Ex-Doña Ana sheriff says deputy who allegedly kept sex crimes evidence ‘slipped through cracks’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The former Doña Ana County sheriff who oversaw a deputy accused of evidence hoarding told ABC-7 he was not aware of the…
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Man accused of killing El Paso mother Erika Gaytan has bond reduced by judge
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned a man accused of killing a young El Paso mother who vanished more than a year ago now faces new, lower bond…
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El Paso surpasses 15,000 confirmed cases; 2 new virus deaths reported
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County has now had 15,142 confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. The Department of Public Health…
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Complete coverage of El Paso’s Aug. 3 shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — Here’s a collection of ABC-7’s on-air and online coverage on Aug. 3, 2020 reflecting the one-year anniversary of El Paso’s Cielo…
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Ceremonies for El Paso shooting anniversary wind down – but resilience remains
EL PASO, Texas — Twenty-three pillars lit up Monday to commemorate the lives lost during a shooting that targeted Mexicans at the Cielo…
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‘Star on the Mountain’ blinks 23 times in memory of Aug. 3 victims
EL PASO, TEXAS — One of the greatest tributes to El Paso and the rest of the Borderland dimmed 23 times at 9 p.m. Monday in memory of those who lost…
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Who is the real Walmart hero who saved a baby and others during the shooting?
EL PASO, Texas — In the days that followed the Aug. 3rd shooting, police identified one man on store security video as a hero who helped to…
Continue ReadingA year after the El Paso massacre, newly elected District Attorney faces hard decision
EL PASO, Texas —As El Pasoans marked the one-year anniversary of the Walmart shooting Monday, attorney Yvonne Rosales was one of hundreds of…
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Las Cruces pays respect to victims of El Paso mass shooting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The City of Las Cruces observed a moment of silence at the beginning of Monday afternoon’s City Council meeting to honor…
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UTEP schedule in flux as Big 12 to allow one non-conference game for each team
EL PASO, Texas — With games against Texas Tech and Texas, UTEP’s football schedule for weeks has been hinging on the Big-12’s decision on whether or…
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Mourners revisit original Walmart shooting memorial in continued attempt to heal
EL PASO, Texas — As part of the one-year anniversary marking the horrific Aug. 3, 2019 shooting, more than 100 people gathered behind the Cielo…
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Remembering El Paso’s youngest Walmart shooting victim, he was 15
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Just one week into 10th grade, Javier Amir Rodriguez’s life was abruptly taken in the Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting by a…
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Ponder Park, just blocks from site of El Paso Walmart shooting, becomes place for reflection
EL PASO, Texas — Just a few blocks away from the Cielo Vista Walmart is Ponder Park, where a makeshift memorial sprung up remembering the 23 people…
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Here’s a look at all 23 victims killed in the El Paso mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — A total of 23 people were killed in the Aug. 3, 2019 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista El Paso Walmart. Above is a video…
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‘915’ mural seeks to ‘elevate spirits’ on El Paso shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso artist Tino Ortega began the ’915’ balloon mural the week before the one-year mark of the Aug. 3 anniversary. “It’s…
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‘Why us?’ El Paso man mourns loss of sister last Aug. 3rd with new book
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been exactly one year since Al Hernandez lost his sister and her husband in El Paso’s greatest tragedy. “We have questioned…
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WATCH: Mass of Remembrance & Healing to mark shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz and the Catholic Diocese of El Paso held a Mass of Remembrance and Healing to mark the one year anniversary of…
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‘That’s the way a lot of us felt, that it was not real’: UMC surgeon recounts treating Walmart shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Roughly two minutes: that’s how long a trauma surgeon at University Medical Center says her emergency room had to get ready…
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‘Tribute 23’ traveling music and art installation offers healing for El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas — Healing through music and art. That’s the idea behind a new music and art traveling installation that currently sits outside of the…
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El Paso family performs 23 acts of kindness for shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — Kneeling on the sidewalk, pants covered in chalk, the Brown family wrote words of encouragement for the residents at the Bartlett…
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Artist says 23 art drops across El Paso meant to serve as tribute to victims & inspire hope
EL PASO, Texas — Local artist Diego Martinez is hoping his 23 random art drops across El Paso will inspire hope, happiness and bring the city…
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Mexican Consulate ceremony honors El Paso shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas — The Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso held a ceremony Monday morning to honor of the victims of the Aug. 3, 2019 mass…
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El Paso police lieutenant was on duty for both El Paso’s Aug. 3rd and New York’s 9/11
EL PASO, Texas– Everyone who lived through the darkest day in El Paso’s history will for ever have a story to tell about August 3rd. It’s likely…
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