15-year-old boy from El Paso is shot, killed by friend in San Antonio apartment
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A 15-year-old El Paso native was shot and killed by a friend at a San Antonio apartment and police were trying to determine…
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Efforts to inspect El Paso’s damaged ‘Old Glory’ flag site thwarted by high winds
EL PASO, Texas — A repair crew’s efforts to inspect El Paso’s ‘Old Glory’ landmark were thwarted on Wednesday by vicious cross winds that rolled…
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El Pasoan writes book based on love letters sent by her father to her mother during World War II
EL PASO, Texas – A daughter’s discovery of letters sent nearly every day by her father to her mother during his time in the U.S. Army in World War II…
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Police say speeding a key factor in deadly El Paso crashes killing 6 so far this year
EL PASO, Texas — During the three first weeks of January, El Paso has seen four traffic crashes causing six deaths, according to police, who blamed…
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Thousands of students missing school as flu cases skyrocket in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Flu cases in El Paso have skyrocketed with nearly 2,000 more this season compared to this time last year and nearly double the…
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El Paso Rep. Sam Morgan pleads not guilty to domestic violence as City Council again postpones censure decision
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city Rep. Sam Morgan pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a domestic violence charge as City Council again debated whether or not…
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Mysterious lights seen over northeast El Paso were military flares, not UFOs
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a UFO? No, it’s just a U.S. Army training exercise organized out of Fort Bliss. Military…
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El Paso’s Criminal Incident Response Team is 1st in Texas to provide free mental health services
EL PASO, Texas– It’s the first of it’s kind in the state of Texas and it’s here in El Paso. Since the Aug. 3 Walmart shooting in El Paso, Emergence…
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El Paso City Council votes to dedicate park to native baseball legend Frank Castillo
EL PASO, Texas – From Eastwood High School to the Big Leagues, Frank Castillo carried El Paso with him wherever he went. Now, he will be immortalized…
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1 hurt in rollover SUV crash along Transmountain Road
EL PASO, Texas — An SUV rolled over along Transmountain Road on Tuesday afternoon, injuring the driver. The single-vehicle rollover crash occurred…
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SWAT situation prompts brief lockout of El Paso’s Irvin High; situation resolved without incident
EL PASO, Texas — Irvin High School was briefly placed on lockout Tuesday as police responded to a SWAT situation in a nearby neighborhood. Police…
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Juarez motorcyclist killed after crashing into Border Patrol vehicle on Border Highway
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist from Mexico was killed after crashing into a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle early Monday morning along the Border…
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El Paso families remember 3 victims who died in head-on traffic crash
EL PASO, Texas — Two El Paso families were forever changed last Friday after a head-on crash in northeast El Paso claimed three lives. El Paso…
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1 person injured in El Paso Lower Valley fire
EL PASO, Texas — Emergency dispatch confirmed to ABC-7 that one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries following a fire at an…
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El Paso man labeled ‘psychotic’ and ‘nonsensical’ by troopers finally surrenders after chase, standoff
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man who authorities said “exhibited threatening and psychotic behavior yelling nonsensical statements… (and) making…
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Paso del Sur group vows to continue fight for embattled Duranguito neighborhood despite court loss
EL PASO, Texas — The Paso del Sur organization came together on Monday to make a public vow, with leaders swearing that the group and their allies…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: What’s open and what’s closed in El Paso and beyond
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan officially declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday, but it wasn’t until 1986 that it was celebrated…
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El Paso family remembers daughter lost to rare form of cancer
EL PASO, Texas – One Borderland family gathered to remember a life taken too soon. At only 17 years old, Meghan Lynn McHalffey lost her battle with…
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Quilting guild looks to help El Paso community heal, donates quilts to Aug. 3 shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas — It has been more than five months since the August 3rd mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart. That tragedy remains fresh in many…
Continue Reading 3 killed in multi-vehicle northeast El Paso crash that police say was caused by a speeding sports car
(Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to reflect that it was a sports car and not a pickup truck that triggered the crash.) EL PASO, Texas…
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Texas Supreme Court hands City of El Paso major victory in Duranguito case
El Paso, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court handed the City of El Paso a major victory Friday when it declined to hear a case that had stalled the…
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Unlicensed teen driver killed as speeding SUV flips onto its side in crash along busy east El Paso street
EL PASO, Texas — A speeding 19-year-old unlicensed motorist was killed in a Thursday afternoon crash that flipped his SUV along a busy east El Paso…
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Former El Paso judge fired after botched DWI arrest in New Mexico now plans to sue deputies & prosecutor
SANTA FE, New Mexico – The former El Paso magistrate judge who was arrested in late September and charged with driving while intoxicated, in a case…
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Pier 1 Imports to close 1 of 3 El Paso stores as part of nationwide cuts
EL PASO, Texas — Amid faltering sales as it struggles to draw consumers and compete online, Pier 1 Imports is closing one of its three El Paso…
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Joe Biden says he’d consider Beto O’Rourke, Julian Castro as possible running mates
(Editor’s note: You can see Biden’s remarks on O’Rourke and Castro beginning at the 10:15 mark of the interview in the video player above.) DALLAS,…
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El Paso boy receives black eye in school from alleged bully, ends up on the hospital operating table
EL PASO, Texas — A local father seeks answers from the Socorro Independent School District after his six-year old son came home with a black eye…
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El Paso father convicted of evidence tampering in murder case involving his son
EL PASO, Texas — A jury deliberated about an hour late Thursday afternoon before finding an El Paso father guilty of tampering with evidence after…
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4 El Paso kids allegedly kidnapped found in Juarez; mom behind bars, dad remains wanted fugitive
EL PASO, Texas – Four young El Paso children described as “missing and endangered” were safely located in Mexico and their mother was arrested on…
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El Paso Electric sale gets approval of Texas Public Utility Commission
EL PASO, Texas — The sale of El Paso Electric to a private investment firm cleared a major hurdle on Thursday. The Texas Public Utility Commission…
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Ft. Bliss soldier charged in drunk driving death released on bond; bar where he drank is under investigation
EL PASO, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier charged in a drunk driving death has been released from jail on bond as state officials Thursday confirmed the…
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