Happy blessed Sunday to the Borderland! We are tracking isolated showers and t-storms with gusty winds and blowing dust this evening. It will be cooler with highs in the 90s. We are also tracking increasing scattered to widespread storm chances starting tomorrow through Wednesday. Likewise, below normal temps with highs in the 80s and low
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – 35 students made up the graduating class of 2026 for the Salvation Army’s 8th Music & Arts Conservatory graduating class who began the program June 15. Students are given daily lessons on music theory, brass band, and guitar as well as choir and drama in order to broaden their fine
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At Kellez Cards & Cuts on Bassett Avenue, you don’t have to choose between a fresh lineup and a new rookie card. “A lot of people still don’t realize what we do here. Here, a lot of times when people walk in, they see the barber side and they’re like,
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By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, Kevin Shalvey, and Jon Haworth Last Updated: July 12, 2026, 1:37 PM MDT The U.S. conducted a new round of strikes on Iranian targets on Sunday, a U.S. official told ABC News. The targets included Iranian air defense systems and IRGC small boats around the Strait of Hormuz, the official said. The strikes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local health officials from Texas Tech Physicians, among others, held an event Saturday with free health screenings for students in the Borderland as they prepare for the new school year. The health screenings included BMI, height and weight screenings, as well as healthy lifestyle counseling. Sport physicals were also available
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By Kevin Shalvey and Allison Pecorin Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, who had become one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest political allies, died on Saturday after a “brief and sudden” illness, his office said in a statement. He was 71. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunday continues daily thunderstorm chances through Tuesday, with warm, near-seasonal temperatures on Sunday before a cooling trend settles in for much of the workweek. Monday and Tuesday will bring the best opportunity for more widespread showers and thunderstorms across the Borderland. Sunday evening we’re tracking scattered thunderstorms developing across the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fell 2-0 to New Mexico United in their third and final Prinx Tires USL Cup match. The opening half was scoreless with both teams creating chances, but the goalkeepers came up big for their respective squads to keep the match level. It remained close for the
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We are tracking a hot weekend with a chance of isolated storms. Next week, daily storm chances will increase and it will be cooler! Today’s high in El Paso was 100 degrees, no rain. A few showers popped up around Las Cruces this evening. Rain chances are expected to drop throughout the evening. The Storm
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The Crimes Against Persons Unit needs the public’s assistance in locating a 13-year-old Jacob Garcia. Investigators are asking anyone with information on the missing child to contact police. Garcia is being described as having shaggy hair, brown eyes, 5’2 – 5’4, 98 pounds with a thin build. Garcia has a scar across his abdomen area
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ABC NEWS– The U.S. military launched another set of strikes in Iran Saturday night, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The U.S. strikes came after Iranian forces “blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said in a statement posted on X. “A civilian crew member is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – To continue his campaign for November’s U.S. Senate election, Texas Democratic Nominee James Talarico is beginning his ‘Frontera Tour’ with a town hall at the Plaza Theatre Saturday night. Talarico is facing Republican nominee Ken Paxton to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Day 1 of his ‘Frontera Tour’ kicks-off
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Village of Ruidoso hosts IRONMAN® 70.3 Ruidoso where hundreds of athletes from across the nation and the world registered to compete. IRONMAN® 70.3 Ruidoso has already concluded for Saturday, July 11 but is also scheduled for Sunday, July 12. Athletes will take on a challenging high-elevation course featuring a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person they say ran hit and ran over a pedestrian in a parking lot the morning of June 8, 2026. Officials say that around 6:00 a.m., the victim was struck and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UBO Intercontinental Flyweight Champion and El Paso native, Nayeli Rodriguez, spoke with ABC-7’s photojournalist Miguel Favela about how she got into boxing and what is next for her. Rodriguez is set to take to the ring during Ring Wars 23 on Saturday, July 18 at County Coliseum. Doors for the event
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We’re continuing to monitor hot temperatures through the weekend, with one more day of upper 90s and low triple-digit highs expected on Saturday. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms will continue each day, mainly over the mountains, with isolated to scattered storms possible across the lowlands. Saturday evening we’re continuing to track
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, an El Paso jury awarded a family $104 million dollars after finding MVT Services LLC liable for the death of its employee, Orlando Robles. The company, also known as Mesilla Valley Transportation, sent ABC-7 a statement on Friday: “We want to take a moment to address the recent
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The boom in data center construction is ramping up in the Borderland. In particular, the work on Project Jupiter, one of the biggest planned data centers in the world, is transforming the landscape near the border in Santa Teresa. The giant construction site now has more than 2,000 people working
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico recognized Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story as a hometown hero Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said Story earned the Hometown Heroes recognition for his service to his community and his leadership in advancing public safety
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said military installations contribute an estimated $148.8 billion to the Texas economy. In a news release, the governor also said military installations support 628,884 jobs across the state. Out of the total, 212,524 are direct jobs, according to a study. From 2025-2026, Gov. Abbott said
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico will stop in El Paso this weekend as part of his campaign for the November election. A town hall featuring the candidate will take place Saturday. His campaign organizers said his community town hall will take place from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Plaza
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, MountainStar Sports Group Amigo Airsho celebrated 11 graduates from its Fly HigHER Girls STEAM Academy. The program launched earlier this year with the goal of empowering students to explore careers in aviation, aerospace and leadership. Students from the Young Women’s STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy and Young Women’s Leadership
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman accused of posing as a nurse and working without a license has been arrested in El Paso Thursday, according to jail records. Forty-three-year-old Margarita Gonzalez’ arrest comes after a Doña Ana County jury indicted her in May. Jail records said the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested her
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RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than $144 million to help communities rebuild and protect infrastructure from future disasters. Friday, Department of Homeland Security said the Village of Ruidoso will get some of that aid. Ruidoso will get more than $770,000 for generators for critical facilities in the village, DHS
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Summer break isn’t over yet — Wet N’ Wild has a packed schedule for anyone looking to cool off and have some fun this season. Good morning El Paso’s Nicole is live on Friday from the waterpark to talk about their upcoming events this season. This upcoming Sunday, July 12, you can attend Wet N’
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– According to a report from the FBI, people aged older than 60 years lost more than $4 billion from cryptocurrency scams. In Texas alone, Texans lost more than $1 billion. ABC-7 spoke with special agent Jeffrey Reisinger from the FBI El Paso Cybercrime Squad. He said the most common type of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fridays forecast will once again trend within the triple digitds with rain chances picking up to 20% tonight. This morning we started with temps in the upper 70s. By mid afternoon temperatures are expected to climb to the triples once again. El Paso could reach a high of 103, Las
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Several business and industry leaders on the border are raising concerns about the recent reviews of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement, which will begin every year until it ends in 2036. ABC-7 spoke with Marcelo Vázquez Tovar, the regional delegate in Chihuahua for the National Association of Importers and Exporters
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UPDATE (July 10, 2026) — ABC-7 spoke with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s executive vice president, Mahesh Thiagarajan, about the investigation. He said: “I’m actually very thrilled and excited that the AG and the DOJ is actually directly involved in reviewing those comments, and here’s why. First, Oracle takes its responsibility around a public comment period and
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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KVIA) — Friday, the New Mexico Department of Justice said the state’s supreme court upheld a first-degree murder conviction in a shooting that killed an Alamogordo police officer. Dominic De La O will continue serving a life sentence in prison without parole. In July 2023, De La O shot and killed Anthony Ferguson
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