Major pileup with injuries shuts down I-10 near Lordsburg
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — A major vehicle pileup amid storms throughout the region shut down a stretch of Interstate 10 near Lordsburg on Sunday…
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WATCH: Khalid performs at Spaceport, debuts new single
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — El Paso native R&B singer Khalid’s new single, “New Normal,” got its premiere Sunday during Virgin…
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Roughly 100 witness history at Las Cruces space watch parties
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Roughly 100 people turned out to witness history on Sunday at two viewing parties hosted by the city of Las Cruces to…
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Branson ‘feeling excited’ as he heads to spaceship’s runway
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — Billionaire Sir Richard Branson was set for a delayed launch to the edge of space Sunday morning in the…
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3-car crash shuts down Loop 375 south in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A multi-vehicle collision Sunday morning led to the closure of a stretch of Loop 375 in east El Paso. The crash, involving three…
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Branson’s space trip delayed; potential it could be scrubbed
(Editor’s note: Click here to watch ABC-7’s LIVE launch coverage from 6-7AM and 8-10AM) UPDATE: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s launch to the…
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Showtime at 6AM on ABC-7: Branson takes the stage in space
(Editor’s note: LIVE coverage begins at 6AM Sunday on ABC-7. You can watch it by clicking here.) Think space is boring? Sir Richard…
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What to know about Branson’s spaceflight & ABC-7’s Live coverage
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — Sir Richard Branson is set to briefly leave earth’s atmosphere from southern New Mexico on Sunday, risking it all to…
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I-10 west in Las Cruces reopens after hours-long truck fire closure
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Interstate 10 westbound in the Las Cruces area was shut down Saturday evening for several hours due to a semi-truck fire…
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Motorist hurt when car flips over on central El Paso street
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was injured Saturday afternoon when their car flipped over along a street in a central El Paso residential neighborhood.…
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2 seriously hurt in motorcycle crash on Transmountain
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were seriously hurt Saturday in a motorcycle crash along Transmountain Road. First-responders said it happened about 10…
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Las Cruces to host watch parties for July 11 Virgin Galactic space launch
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — To commemorate Virgin Galactic’s historic Unity 22 test flight from Spaceport America on July 11, the City of Las Cruces…
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Silver Alert update: Missing elderly El Pason is found safe
UPDATE: Around noon Saturday, El Paso police issued an update saying the alert had been cancelled after Napolen Burnette was “located unharmed and…
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Las Cruces airport sees flight uptick from Branson space voyage
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces International Airport is reaping the rewards of Sir Richard Branson’s endeavor to space. They have…
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Race to space: Billionaires ready for Borderland blastoffs
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space from the…
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El Paso DA seeks to hire graduate law students as assistant district attorneys
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso District Attorney is seeking the opinion from the Texas Attorney General on whether she can hire graduate law students…
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‘We Build the Wall’ co-founder indicted on yet another charge
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — The co-founder of the “We Build The Wall” project aimed at raising money for a private border wall in Sunland Park has…
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El Paso hotel occupancy rate higher than national, state averages
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso leads the entire state of Texas in hotel occupancy at 82%, according to data presented to City Council this week. The next…
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El Paso woman in her 60s dies of Covid despite vaccination
EL PASO, Texas — An El Pasoan who was fully vaccinated has died of a Covid-19 infection, the first such incident in the Sun City, officials…
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Man’s body found in van in east El Paso isn’t a homicide case
UPDATE, July 8: Investigators said Thursday that no foul play was suspected in the death of a man whose body was found a day prior in a van in the…
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Police say northeast El Paso boy’s ‘suicide’ death is ‘suspicious’
UPDATE, July 8: El Paso police said Thursday that a boy’s death the day prior at a home in the 4200 block of Fred Wilson Avenue occurred under…
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I-10 in west El Paso reopens after crash that injured 2
EL PASO, Texas — A traffic crash injured two people, one seriously, and led to the shutdown late Wednesday afternoon of a portion of Interstate 10…
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Land secured for new El Paso fire & police training academy
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a deal with the Public Service Board for the transfer of 306 acres in…
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Some Borderland farmers benefited from recent rain, others didn’t
ANTHONY, New Mexico — The recent rain has had many of us rejoicing, including plenty of farmers. But not all are reaping the same rewards. “It’s…
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Potholes, rocks & debris litter El Paso streets after recent heavy rains
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Streets and Maintenance Department is seeing a high volume of potholes across the city, as well as large amounts of…
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El Paso City Council moves forward on use of $96 million in non-voter approved debt for projects
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso plans to issue nearly $100 million in certificates of obligation, a form of non-voter approved debt. City…
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Anthony, Sunland Park among safest places to live in New Mexico
ANTHONY, New Mexico — Two El Paso-area communities are among the safest places to live in New Mexico, according to a new report from Safewise.…
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‘Keep them out of sight’: El Paso doctor sees increase in children exposed to cleaning products
EL PASO, Texas — Local doctors say exposures to household cleaning products increased dramatically during the height of the pandemic. As kids have…
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EPISD to hold community meetings about return to school this fall
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District wants input from parents on how to bring your students back this fall safely. The district…
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El Paso woman killed in west central Texas after blown tire leads to SUV crash
OZONA, Texas — An El Paso woman was killed over the holiday weekend when the SUV she was riding in crashed along Interstate 10 in west central…
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