Retail sales rebounding across El Paso as holiday shopping season approaches
EL PASO, Texas — This week marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season for Borderland businesses. For the ones that have survived the…
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ABC-7 investigation finds rising Covid cases in El Paso’s senior living facilities
EL PASO, Texas — An ABC-7 investigation found there are rising numbers of Covid-19 infections among adults in senior living facilities across El…
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6-year-old boy mauled to death by dog in Doña Ana County
UPDATE, Nov. 24: In two 911 calls obtained by ABC-7, a Doña Ana County grandfather called for emergency help after finding his grandson severely…
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Hospitals of Providence sees 1,000% increase in demand for infusion treatment to combat Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas– With rising Covid-19 numbers the Hospitals of Providence looks to expand the monoclonal antibody infusion treatment to be available…
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City to sell CBP 60 acres of land to build new processing center in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to buy almost 60 acres of land from the city of El Paso to build a…
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El Paso Animal Services sees ‘challenging’ rise in feral cat population
EL PASO, Texas — The population of feral cats is quickly growing in El Paso’s neighborhoods as adult females are giving birth to more kittens…
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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino to resume live horse racing on Dec. 31
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — After a lengthy break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino announced Monday that it would…
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Wrong-way drunk driver blamed for fiery, deadly crash involving car, semi on I-10 east at Lomaland
UPDATE: El Paso police on Sunday afternoon identified a wrong-way driver, believed to have been drunk, who was killed when his car struck a…
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Fire burns at southern New Mexico dairy operation
VADO, New Mexico — A fire was burning Sunday afternoon at a southern New Mexico dairy operation. The flames broke out at the Big Sky Dairy on Stern…
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Las Cruces area landfill fire generates heavy black smoke seen for over 30 miles
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A fire Sunday at a landfill in the Las Cruces area generated a large plume of thick, heavy black smoke that could be seen…
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WATCH: Celebration of Lights Parade kicks off El Paso Winterfest
(Editor’s note: You can watch the entire lighting ceremony and Celebration of Lights Parade in the video player above.) EL PASO, Texas — The city of…
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Covid-19 infections on rise in El Paso, match year-long highs
EL PASO, Texas — Roughly 600 additional Covid-19 cases reported on Wednesday represented the highest number of cases reported in one day since…
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El Paso International Airport braced for holiday travel surge
EL PASO, Texas — Visit El Paso opened its new visitor information center at the El Paso International Airport Friday, just in time for holiday…
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150 Afghan refugees to be resettled in the Borderland next week
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After months since their arrival in the United States, the resettlement process will soon begin for the Afghan refugees.…
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Accused store thief leads police on chase, assaults YISD security guard while trying to hide in school
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police chased an accused store thief down at an elementary school where he allegedly assaulted a security guard while…
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Drunk driving blamed for crash into El Paso police car that forced closure of I-10
UPDATE, Nov. 19: El Paso police said Friday that a drunk driver was to blame for a crash with a police vehicle that led to the closure of Interstate…
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2 dead in 3-vehicle crash at Alamogordo intersection
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Two Alamogordo residents were identified as the victims killed in a three-vehicle crash at a city intersection, New Mexico…
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Police say fake 911 call from suicidal man prompted lockdowns at UTEP, EPISD, CISD
UPDATE #6: El Paso police said Thursday night they had determined a suicidal caller to 911 who made threats that prompted the closure of the UTEP…
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Rescuers seek to save excess food to feed hungry in El Paso & Juarez
EL PASO, Texas — According to a study from 2012, the Natural Resources Defense Council calculated that the average individual in the United States…
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Police say driver was intoxicated when he ran woman over and crashed into Lower Valley apartment building
UPDATE, Nov. 18: A 24-year-old El Paso man is believed to have been intoxicated when his SUV ran over a pedestrian and then crashed into a Lower…
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Gadsden High School to utilize remote learning Friday in wake of violent threats
UPDATE, Nov. 18: For the second time in a week, online threats targeting the Gadsden Independent School District led to Doña Ana County Sheriff’s…
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Gunman arrested after 2 El Pasoans shot following meeting with Juárez prosecutors
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two El Pasoans were shot and wounded as they left the Chihuahua state Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday.…
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Covid outbreak forces closure of far east El Paso rec center, city says others may follow
EL PASO, Texas – Three City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department employees have tested positive for Covid-19, while another four are showing…
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Socorro teen rolls speeding Jeep into canal and dies in off-road crash
UPDATE: A 15-year-old Socorro boy rolled his speeding Jeep into a canal while off-roading and died, El Paso police investigators said Tuesday…
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Las Cruces restaurant ordered to pay $45,700 in back wages; owner blames bookkeeping error
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Chachis Mexian Restaurant might be known for spicy smothered burritos, but, the restaurant also just became known for a…
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Doctors emphasize importance of vaccination, booster shots as El Paso’s Covid cases rise
EL PASO, Texas — A local doctor says the weakening of the coronavirus vaccine over time is causing more breakthrough cases in El Paso County as the…
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‘We were concerned’: Supply chain issues complicate Anthony ISD’s Thanksgiving lunch plans for students
ANTHONY, Texas — Thanksgiving is a little more than one week away, but supply chains issues might make it a little difficult to set the table. It’s…
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Number of adult migrants posing as children at border on the rise
EL PASO, Texas — Although the number of migrants trying to gain entry into the U.S. are dropping, those numbers remain at an all-time high. Even…
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2 rollover wrecks, 1 tied to drunk driving, occur along I-10
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of rollover crashes delayed traffic Tuesday night along two sections of Interstate 10. One of the crashes happened along…
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LCPS, teachers union likely headed for mediation as contract talks reach impasse
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces Public Schools management on Tuesday evening submitted their last best offer to the educators’ union as teachers…
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