Man sentenced to 90 years in prison in connection to 2024 hit-and-run
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A jury sentenced Rene Martinez to a total of 90 years of prison time and $20,000 after Martinez was found guilty of murder…
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Chihuahua police report decrease in violence, Juárez off world’s most dangerous cities list
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Department of Public Safety, or Chihuahua State Police Department (SSPE), reported last week that…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Warm and windy Tuesday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today weather conditions will lean a little warmer and a little windier than Monday. We woke up to temps in the low 40s…
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High School Basketball Playoffs: Andress & Mountain View advance to area round
EL PASO, Texas – The boys high school basketball playoffs began Monday with only two games in El Paso. A vast majority of El Paso teams will take the…
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UTEP’s Joe Golding & NMSU’s Jason Hooten respond to Battle of I-10 scuffle
EL PASO, Texas – The Battle of I-10 fallout continued Monday as both head coaches responded to questions about the scuffle that happened after the…
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Borderland residents worried about safety after cartel leader’s death, expert says El Paso remains safe
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Residents on both sides of the U.S. Mexico border say violence in Mexico is weighing on their daily lives, even as law…
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Borderland residents stranded in Jalisco amid violence in Mexico last weekend
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Several residents of Juárez and El Paso have reported and posted on social media that they were in the Mexican…
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Congresswoman Escobar says she will boycott State of the Union address
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar has announced that she will be boycotting President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.…
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Speaker Johnson tells House Republican to address affair allegations but says he shouldn’t resign
By Ellis Kim, Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is resisting calls, including from within his own ranks, to…
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Governor Abbott orders increased public safety operations amid cartel violence
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA)- Governor Greg Abbott has told the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to increase public safety and homeland security…
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El Paso Remembers Businessman and Philanthropist Fred Loya
EL PASO TX (KVIA) – Fred Loya, the El Paso businessman who built a nationally recognized auto insurance company from the ground up, is being…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Calm breezy Monday, warming trend kicks off
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday will remain mostly calm. Winds will be generally light trending closer to a breeze at most. Temps will be slightly…
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Military Monday: Honoring CW2 John Foster
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is saluting the men and women of our armed forces and our veterans with Military Monday. Today we are…
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Armed man shot and killed after entering perimeter around Trump’s Florida home
By Lauren Mascarenhas, John Miller, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County law enforcement shot and killed…
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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett talks affordability, accountability at El Paso community event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)–U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett met with voters in El Paso during a community conversation focused on affordability, public safety…
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U.S. Senate candidate, Jasmine Crockett to visit El Paso Sunday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Jasmine Crockett, Representative for District 30 in the U. S. House of Representatives, is running for U.S. Senate. In the…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Warming trend expected in the Borderland, near record-highs at the end of the week
Another nice, quiet, and dry day in the Borderland. It was a bit windy this morning, highest wind gust was 29 miles per hour at El Paso International…
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Homes For Our Troops to build specially-adapted home for injured Army veteran in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A national nonprofit organization is set to build and donate a specially adapted custom home for an injured Army veteran in…
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Record field, new Downtown course highlight 2026 Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A record number of runners took to the streets of Downtown El Paso on Sunday as the 2026 Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon…
Continue Reading Fred Loya Sr., founder of Fred Loya Insurance Group, has died
UPDATE (1:43 PM)- A spokesperson with the Loya family, has released the following statement: “It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing…
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Mexico’s most-wanted drug leader killed in military operation as clashes erupt and US tourists told to shelter in place
By Fidel Gutierrez, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful and long-pursued head…
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NYC under blizzard warning as potentially historic nor’easter expected in Northeast
More than 7,400 flights have been canceled through Monday, FlightAware said. By Kyle Reiman February 22, 2026, 10:40 AM A highly impactful and…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Breezy Sunday; Near-Record Heat Possible This Week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A quiet weather pattern continues across the Borderland this Sunday, with dry conditions and mild afternoon breezes. The…
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DHS says it’s suspending TSA PreCheck and Global Entry due to shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security is temporarily suspending its TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs due to the agency’s lapse in…
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Talarico touts unity, policy reform during “Take Back Texas” stop in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Hundreds of El Pasoans gathered on Saturday today in support of state Rep. James Talarico and his “Take Back Texas”…
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UTEP completes season sweep of NMSU in Battle of I-10
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team earned a 69–58 road victory over NM State on Saturday at the Pan American…
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NMSU gets redemption at home after a 67-63 defeat over UTEP
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State men’s basketball earned a 67-63 win over the UTEP Miners to split the regular-season Battle of I-10…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Quiet, nice, and breezy this weekend; near record-highs midweek in the Borderland
This weekend will be nice, with highs in the 60s. A quiet weather pattern will persist through the week and weekend. We are tracking an upper-level…
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Candidate for U.S. Senate, James Talarico, in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – James Talarico candidate for U.S. Senate stopped in El Paso Saturday to meet with local leaders and supporters. Talarico…
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