UPDATE (July 16, 2026) — A high-speed pursuit Wednesday morning involved a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper and U.S. Border Patrol, according to a DPS news release. At 6:33 a.m., a DPS trooper tried to stop a red Jeep on I-10 in Hudspeth County, and the suspected driver — 31-year-old Adrian Leonardo Sandoval —
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assents Control changed how the Juárez Cartel appears on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, according to a news release published Wednesday. Now, the cartel is listed as a transnational terrorist group, target type criminal organization and secondary sanctions risk. Before the change, the list
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Las Cruces Utilities on Wednesday warned the public about a possible scam asking residents to submit a form about their water quality. The utility said it didn’t make or authorize any flyers or door hangers about the notices. The utility said the possible scam may try to collect personal information
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By Luke Barr President Donald Trump has overturned the temporary pause on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops, according to a source familiar with the discussion, allowing the traffic stops to resume. This comes after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave the directive to halt the traffic stops, a law enforcement source told ABC
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UPDATE (8:47 p.m.) — El Paso Electric says strong winds may have caused damage to electrical lines in the area near the airport. “El Paso Electric crews responded and completed repairs,” a spokesperson told ABC-7. “Power to the airport was restored by rerouting service, minimizing the duration of the interruption for customers.” UPDATE (6:19 p.m.)
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Editor’s Note: The original story said the shooting happened at a McDonald’s located across the UTEP campus. It happened at a McDonald’s near the intersection of N Mesa Street and the I-10. This story has been corrected with the actual location. UPDATE (July 14, 2026): In addition to the verdict being delivered, Allen’s family was
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By Luke Barr and Bill Hutchinson Federal immigration authorities were involved in a fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, according to the local elected leaders and multiple sources. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he was briefed on the incident by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. He said he was informed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Clint breakfast restaurant has been raising money for the couple killed in Sunday’s crash on Loop 375 near Yarbrough. El Paso police charged 21-year-old DavidMcCall for allegedly crashing into Alfredo and Miriam De La Torre while they rode on a motorcycle. Their daughter frequently went to Coffee Waffle in
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A man has been charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon after allegedly unsafely handing a gun at Whiskey Dicks in Las Cruces July 4. According to documents, 20-year-old Ericko Alejandro Rodriguez was at Whiskey Dicks driving a truck and got into an altercation at the bar. An officer
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso Community College professor is one of just 12 researchers from around the world selected for a research team at Harvard University. Monday, EPCC said Manuela Alejandra Gomez will work as an advisor and research associate of the Moses Mesoamerican Archive and Research Project (MMARP). MMARP preserves more
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Las Cruces police arrested and charged a 37-year-old man suspected of a stabbing during a disagreement Saturday. After noon Saturday, the Las Cruces Police and Fire Department went to Apodaca Park off E Madrid Avenue. They reportedly found a 28-year-old man with what appeared to be at least one stab
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(KVIA) — Monday, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez — along with a coalition of 12 attorneys general — filed a lawsuit challenging a $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. by Paramount. The proposed merger would combine two of Hollywood’s film distributors and two major basic cable companies. Torrez said Paramount and Warner Bros. compete
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District released findings from its internal audit into the nearly $53 million budget deficit. The audit found there were significant risks known within the financial management department, but they weren’t communicated to Superintendent Brian Lusk or the rest of the board of trustees. The audit
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A 12-hour rescue in the Organ Mountains left three firefighters injured, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department. The call for help came in around 10 a.m. Sunday. LCFD said its technical rescue team helped an injured hiker at Aguirre Springs trail. The hiker reportedly climbed 1,000 feet off the
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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 recognizing Military Monday: Honoring Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Dante Orona. We thank you for your service. Send in a photo of your loved one who is serving in the military,
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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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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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SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KVIA) — Friday, the Sunland Park Fire Department said a man fell off the border wall. It happened Friday morning around 3:15 a.m. at 1000 Camino Real Dr. by a landfill near the wall, officials said. In a Facebook post, the fire department said a man in his 40s fell 20 feet
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A jury awarded $104 million in a wrongful death case against a national trucking company, Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT Services LLC), after one of its drivers crashed and killed El Pasoan Orlando Robles, Tawney, Acosta and Chaparro P.C. said Wednesday. In a news release, TAC said the crash happened on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient while he worked as a nurse practitioner. Victor Lee Ilog had outstanding felony warrants for two counts of sexual assault, EPCSO said. Deputies arrested him Wednesday afternoon. The sheriff’s office said
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(KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday warned residents to watch for heat illness this weekend, as much of the state is expected to warm up above 100 degrees. ABC-7’s StormTrack weather team forecasted a high in Las Cruces to reach 100 Thursday. That high could reach 103 Friday and 101 Saturday.
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UPDATE (July 9, 2026): Thursday, U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar sent the Federal Bureau of Prisons a letter sharing her concerns about the La Tuna prison. She included a list of 18 questions expressing her concern for staff, inmates and public safety. She also said her office wasn’t told about the decision to close the prison.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman in her 50s died after an apartment fire in Central El Paso, the city’s fire department said Thursday. It happened at the Johnson Apartments on the 3600 block of Johnson Ave. It was reported just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fire crews arrived to find flames and smoke coming
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UPDATE (July 9, 2026) — A social media post reportedly helped police identify 21-year-old Abraham Sosa Castro as a suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash on the Loop 275 near Pellicano, according to arrest documents. Documents said Castro’s car flipped onto its roof after crashing into Manuel Oliva Contreras June 19 just before midnight. Contreras
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Las Cruces woman pleaded guilty to threatening her co-workers using an online health clinic scheduling platform, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico said Thursday. Thirty-three-year-old Jovanni Celeste Ortega anonymously sent harassing and threatening messengers to co-workers at Millennium Health and Wellness through the clinic’s scheduling platform. Authorities
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RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) — It’s been two years since wildfires scorched areas surrounding the Village of Ruidoso high in the Sierra Blanca mountains. Just a year ago this week, heavy rains on those burned areas sent runoff rushing down the Rio Ruidoso — causing deadly flash flooding. Three people died, including two children. Flooding also
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Police Department on Thursday warned the public for suspicious people who steal copper wire from light poles and new construction sites. Police think people steal copper wide from light poles, take off plastic coating, chop the wire into small section and sell the scraps to recycling centers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric’s proposal to build a new natural gas power plant to serve the planned Meta data center started a hearing Wednesday and will continue Thursday. The utility proposed a natural gas plant to support the data center in Northeast El Paso. Wednesday, the hearing started and the state
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EL PASO, Texas – Cristo Fernández will finally make his long-awaited debut with the El Paso Locomotive FC. Fernández signed with the club in May, but has been unable to take the field because his visa had not been approved. Now that it has, Fernández will take the pitch for the first time with the
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