UTEP down NMSU 81-72 in 96th Battle of I-10
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP and NMSU opened Conference USA play on Saturday in the 96th Battle of I-10 and the first league clash between the…
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Hundreds honor late founding member of the Dixie Chicks in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds of El Pasoans, other Texans, and admirers of Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch remembered her life, and…
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Racing returns to the Vado Speedway with Pro NASCAR driver on the track
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – “This is the biggest motorsports event happening in the US, right now,” said Kyle Larson, Pro NASCAR driver. The 18th…
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Deputy defense secretary was not told Austin had been hospitalized when she assumed his duties
CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When the deputy secretary of defense began assuming some of…
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Motorcyclist seriously injured following crash on Spur 601
UPDATE- All lanes on Spur 601 are now open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –A motorcyclist was seriously injured following a crash on Spur 601 at Sergeant…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift’s associates dismayed by New York Times piece speculating on her sexuality: ‘Invasive, untrue and inappropriate’
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — A controversial New York Times opinion piece that openly speculated this week whether Taylor Swift is a closeted…
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Wintry Weekend Forecast: Double Dose of Winter Weather On the Horizon
Good morning and happy Saturday! Get ready for a wintry weekend as a minor disturbance aloft traverses the mountains, bringing the possibility of a…
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El Paso County Launches ‘Sneakers for Asylum Seekers’ Event in honor of MLK Day of Service
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County encourages residents to donate new or gently worn athletic shoes to support asylum seekers. They will be…
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Semi-trailer hits DPS unit on I-10 East according to Texas DPS, expect lane closures
UPDATE: All lanes are now back open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A tractor trailer collides with a Texas Department of Public Safety unit just after…
Continue ReadingBack-to-back winter storms begin a punishing week of extreme weather to come in the US
CNN By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A winter storm is plowing through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Saturday, and there’s another stronger one…
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Socorro man who was arrested 27 times in 2023 was arrested again after a police chase
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has more details on a Socorro man who was arrested following a police chase. 37-year-old Socorro resident Armando…
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High School Hoops: Franklin boys & girls defeat El Dorado
EL PASO, Texas – It was a sweep for the Franklin Cougars over the El Dorado Aztecs. Friday night, both the boys and girls team from Franklin defeated…
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I-10 Widening West project extends this weekend’s closure to 48 hours, beginning Saturday at 6 a.m.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With major weather changes coming this Sunday evening, TXDOT announced today that this weekend’s 33-hour-long closure for…
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Community Champions: UTEP’s Erin Wilson named C-USA Player of the Week
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP guard Erin Wilson was honored by Conference USA earlier this week after she was named Conference USA Player of the Week. During…
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18-year-old arrested after allegedly fleeing fatal intoxicated crash
Update (September 25, 2024): On September 20, 2024, Clark’s legal team filed a motion to restore property. Update (August 2, 2024): Clark is…
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ABC-7 First Alert Continues: Much colder, wind, rain and snow late Sunday and Monday.
A decent weekend ahead, at least for the first part. Mainly sunny with temps in the mid 50’s for Saturday. The changes begin early next week. Late…
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U.S. Border Patrol seizes $33,000 dollars in human smuggling proceeds
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol seizes nearly $33,000 thousand dollars in proceeds from human smuggling, according to…
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Abbott reappoints El Pasoan to Governor’s Commission for Women
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott reappointed El Pasoan Cynthia “Cindy” Conroy to the Governor’s Commission for Women. Conroy and…
Continue Reading80 years ago, a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s home. Now, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ is reclaiming her family’s land
CNN By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — More than 80 years have passed since a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth, Texas,…
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Former New Mexico State Senator Mary Jane Garcia dies
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Former New Mexico State Senator Mary Jane Garcia died Friday, January 5, 2024, according to a statement issued…
Continue ReadingWayne LaPierre announces resignation as leader of the NRA days ahead of civil trial
CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, the leader of the National Rifle Association of America who served for decades as a fierce…
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Marriage “not the goal” for El Paso couple who wed in their 50s
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s never too late to fall in love, again. That’s not just the theme behind ABC’s The Golden Bachelor. One El Paso couple…
Continue ReadingNYC sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million over transporting asylum seekers to the city from Texas
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the…
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Family honoring first birthday of baby killed in San Elizario house fire
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — January 5th marks what would’ve been the first birthday for Marleen Martinez, the baby killed in a San Elizario mobile home…
Continue ReadingEli Lilly launches service to connect patients with telehealth care, deliver medications to their homes
Originally Published: 04 JAN 24 16:57 ET Updated: 04 JAN 24 19:28 ET By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — After recent moves by weight loss…
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Some El Paso hospitals seeing an uptick in respiratory illnesses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some hospitals across El Paso are seeing an uptick in respiratory infections right now. Some of the most common illnesses…
Continue ReadingGypsy Rose Blanchard says she’d still be abused if her mother were alive today
CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Gypsy Rose Blanchard says the first time she tasted freedom was not last week, when…
Continue ReadingHomicides dropped by over 10% in America’s biggest cities in 2023
CNN By Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly…
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One person is dead after a crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is dead after a crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley. No other injuries are reported at this time. According to Fire…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Sunland Park cannabis sales at an all time high
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Cannabis sales are soaring in a small city just west of the state line. According to recent numbers, Sunland Park…
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