“Light Up the Night” remembers those who died facing homelessness this year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Dec. 21, the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, Centro San Vicente Family Clinic, and Emmanuel’s United Methodist…
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California lawsuit says Ralphs broke the law by asking job-seekers about their criminal histories
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has sued the Ralphs supermarket chain, alleging it violated state law by asking job-seekers whether they had criminal…
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Sun Metro unveils new buses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sun metro is adding ten new buses to its fleet. The new buses will replace ones that have outlasted their useful service.…
Continue Reading Australia batter Khawaja reprimanded by ICC over black armband to support Palestinians in Gaza
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia batter Usman Khawaja has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for wearing a black armband in support of…
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Las Cruces house repair business owner accused of robbing homes he had worked on
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A New Mexico man is charged with multiple crimes after an alleged robbery. Guillermo Flores Jr. is charged with…
Continue Reading Kansas attorney general urges county to keep ballots longer than is allowed to aid sheriff’s probe
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas has urged the state’s most populous county to…
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“Tripledemic” of RSV, COVID-19 and flu poses challenges for holiday travel and family gatherings
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Whether you’re traveling or holding a big holiday gathering, keep in mind that respiratory viruses like the flu, RSV and…
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Sunland Park couple arrested for child abuse, abandonment
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Jail records show that 19-year-old Christina Marie Baker and 27-year-old DeJesus Hernandez are each charged with two…
Continue Reading DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban and restrictions, a judge says
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and…
Continue Reading Pharmacist refused emergency contraception prescription. Court to decide if that was discrimination
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for a woman who was denied emergency contraception in 2019 told…
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Las Cruces house damaged in massive fire
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A house on the 2200 block of Desert Drive in Las Cruces caught fire just before 5 a.m. Thursday morning. Officials…
Continue Reading Wayfair CEO: Employees need to work longer hours
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Wayfair’s CEO has an end-of-year message for employees of the online furniture company:…
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Las Cruces man sentenced to year in prison for threatening congresswoman
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces resident Michael David Fox will spend just over a year in prison and pay a $4,000 fine after he…
Continue Reading France to close its embassy in Niger for an ‘indefinite period,’ according to letter to staff
By BABA AHMED Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A letter sent to embassy staff and seen by The Associated Press says that France will close…
Continue Reading Pornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M and independent monitor to resolve sex trafficking-related charge
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content websites, has admitted to…
Continue Reading A voter pushed Nikki Haley to call Donald Trump a ‘grave danger’ to the US. Here’s how she responded
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley stopped short Thursday of answering one Iowa voter’s question the way…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Fog warning for Friday morning, rain chances into the weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for our rain chances going into the holiday weekend. Thursday evening weather weather…
Continue Reading A New Hampshire man pleads guilty to threats and vandalism targeting public radio journalists
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Prosecutors say a New Hampshire man pleaded guilty to threatening public radio journalists and vandalizing their homes. Tucker…
Continue Reading Jury clears 3 Washington officers in death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who said he couldn’t breathe
By MARTHA BELLISLE and MADDY GRASSY Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury has cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal…
Continue Reading Longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke on 13 counts of corruption alleging he used his power to win private…
Continue Reading Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010.…
Continue Reading Judge suggests change to nitrogen execution to let inmate pray and say final words without gas mask
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge who is weighing whether to allow the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia to go forward next…
Continue Reading Dispute over criminal jurisdiction flares in Oklahoma between tribal police, jailers
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A dispute erupted this week between police officers from the Muscogee Nation and jailers at…
Continue Reading Biden believes U.S. Steel sale to Japanese company warrants ‘serious scrutiny,’ White House says
By ZEKE MILLER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden believes “serious scrutiny” is…
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Traffic clear after RV crash on I-10 West near Airway exit
Update: The scene of the crash is now clear and traffic is running smoothly once again. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Emergency crews are blocking all but…
Continue Reading New York bill could interfere with Chick-fil-A’s long-standing policy to close Sundays
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require restaurants in…
Continue Reading Cristina Pacheco, foremost chronicler of street life in Mexico for half a century, has died at 82
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cristina Pacheco, the foremost chronicler of street life in Mexico City for half a century, has died at 82. With her newspaper…
Continue Reading THINGS TO KNOW: Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Time is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota’s Legislature to enact new…
Continue Reading Things to know about a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking California’s gun law
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has some of the most strict gun laws in the country. But that doesn’t mean…
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El Paso Zoo treating sick elephant with stem cell therapy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 71-year-old Savannah, the El Paso Zoo’s Asian elephant, is receiving care for arthritis and ear cancer. Staff says…
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