Socorro Independent School District to host job fair
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro Independent School District will be hosting a job fair today. The district is looking for instructional aides to…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Wednesday, May 17
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Wednesday, May 17 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in…
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El Paso woman hopes battle with depression and anxiety will inspire others to get help
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Sharita Knobloch is as personable as she is inspirational. When she’s not teaching at Liberty University,…
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Sunland Park Fire Department prepares for rattlesnake season
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — With hiking season around the corner, a certain cold-blooded and venomous reptile will become more prominent in…
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Las Cruces police asking for help identifying shooting suspects
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police want your help in finding the people who were travelling in two different vehicles involved in a…
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Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy Lego robotics team qualifies for international competition
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A remarkable team of young innovators from the Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy is set to represent their city,…
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Migrant mom killed by train in Juarez; she was not traveling in it
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A migrant woman from Nicaragua was struck and killed by a train on Monday. State authorities said in a statement, the…
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El Paso details challenges of accessing resources for the homeless during migrant crisis
UPDATE: Abc-7 spoke with El Paso’s Coalition for the homeless and they told us shelter systems are inadequately funded as it is. They said the…
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Allen Theatres to bring bowling back to Las Cruces as part of a new family entertainment center
EDITOR’S NOTE: The previous version of this story misspelled ‘Allen Theatres’ as ‘Allen Theaters.’ It has since been corrected. Original story is as…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Tuesday, May 16
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Tuesday, May 16 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El…
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Sunland Park Fire Department anticipating a busy rescue season involving migrants
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sunland Park Fire Department officials tell ABC-7, they are preparing for a busy summer filled with rescues and…
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GoFundMe set up for toddler drowned at El Paso water park
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- A family member set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses for 3-year-old Anthony, after they said he drowned at…
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Bishop Seitz to hold prayer service and volunteer training for migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Bishop Mark Seitz will lead a prayer service followed by a training of volunteers at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Monday, the…
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Man whose body was found near the Sunland Park border wall identified
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who was found dead near the border wall just west of Sunland Park Sunday has been identified. The Doña Ana County…
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Semi-truck rolls over along I-10 at Executive, sends one person to the hospital
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A semi-truck rolled over late Monday morning on the I-10 and Executive overpass in west El Paso. The initial call to 911…
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Migrants in Juarez decided to stay in Mexico now that Title 8 is in effect
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — More migrants are being sent back to Mexico after Title 42 expired last Thursday. But still, fewer migrants have been…
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Be Mindful: El Paso woman details managing depression and anxiety
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 is putting the spotlight on a local woman who is beating the odds, and finding a way each day to manage depression and…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of May 15 to May 20
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
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Police officer injured after man flees Northeast El Paso Walmart after not paying for items
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Police Department says an 11-year veteran of the force, working extra duty security, was injured after a man ran…
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TTUHSC commemorates 10th anniversary by celebrating its graduates
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With several commencements taking place this weekend, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso celebrated its…
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City’s Financial Oversight & Audit Committee raising questions about travel approval and purchasing card spending
UPDATE – The City of El Paso’s Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) raised questions about the findings of an audit, specifically referring…
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Judge’s order could have overcrowding implications at CBP facilities in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Late Thursday evening a Florida federal judge blocked the federal government from releasing migrants that have been…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell found guilty of murdering her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s former wife
A jury has found Lori Vallow-Daybell guilty on all counts of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s…
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Juarez smoke causing respiratory issues for some El Paso residents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For several days now, visible smoke has been rising from behind the Juarez mountains and blowing east due to the wind…
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LULAC National President addresses the migrant crisis in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— The League of United Latin American citizens (LULAC) is calling for immediate significant federal funding to support…
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Shooting in West El Paso leaves two people injured
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people are in the hospital after a shooting in West El Paso Friday morning. According to fire officials, the call came…
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Migrants still waiting in front of gate 42 on the border wall ahead of the expiration of Title 42
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Hundreds of migrants are still camping in front of gate 42 waiting to be processed by U.S. authorities. Compared to…
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Migrants arrive at Northeast El Paso processing center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Just hours before the lifting of Title 42, officials started to but migrants to a processing center in Northeast El Paso.…
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Power outages reported in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric confirms that there is a power outage in far east El Paso impacting hundreds of customers. A spokesperson…
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Border Security Expo happening in El Paso hours before lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is hosting the Border Security Expo, just hours before the expected lifting of Title 42. The expo is happening at…
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