Star on the Mountain back on following vandalism
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s iconic Star on the Mountain will light up the side of the Franklin Mountains once again. Last week, the El Paso…
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Watch: Body camera footage of Las Cruces officer-involved shooting released
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police have released the body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting on the East Mesa on June…
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Midland Reporter-Telegram says former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez up for the same job in Midland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is the finalist for the same position in Midland, Texas. That’s according to the…
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Walmart shooter nodded ‘yes’ when asked if he regrets the massacre
Update 3:30 p.m.: ABC-7 crews watched as Dean Reckard, the son of a Walmart shooting victim, asked Crusius if he regrets carrying out the massacre.…
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New Mexico sets up hotline for women seeking abortions
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is setting up a new hotline for women seeking an abortion. It will help…
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La Nube museum to feature interactive artwork by El Paso artist
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The new La Nube children’s museum will feature an interactive exhibit by Margarita Cabrera, an artist based in El Paso. The…
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Las Cruces company changing the future of caregiving
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Off Main Street near downtown Las Cruces, a grey building towers over the tree-lined street. This is the home of…
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Mental health support animals offer support in El Paso courtrooms
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many people feel an added sense of comfort around an animal, and therapy options with horses and dogs are common across the…
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Texas wildlife sanctuary offers to take in Benito the Juarez giraffe
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After hundreds, if not thousands of borderland residents have shown their concerns about the current conditions Benito is…
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Victims, families speak directly to El Paso Walmart shooter for the first time during sentencing hearing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families who lost loved ones and victims of the Walmart shooting read emotional statements addressing the shooter Patrick…
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Fire burning two Northeast El Paso homes
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire crews are responding to a fire on the 10300 block of Preston Drive. That is in Northeast El Paso. Two houses…
Continue Reading See new sketches of the Walmart shooter from the first day of his sentencing hearing
A closeup sketch of Patrick Crusius Update 5:26 p.m.: ABC-7 is receiving new sketches from inside the courtroom. Victim Kaitlyn Melendez gives her…
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Deported Army veteran back on U.S. soil after 16 years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ricardo Munoz clutches an American flag, his U.S. Army hat resting on his head while he stands under the El Paso sun. It’s a…
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City Council discussing streetcar service, Chief Internal Auditor and fire code
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso City Council has voted to officially appoint Edmundo Calderon as the CIty’s Chief Internal Auditor. The agenda item…
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New Mexico cannabis industry leaders ask Governor to pause issuing of new licenses
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 62 leaders of the cannabis industry in New Mexico have signed a letter asking the state to stop issuing new cannabis…
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Mental support available for El Pasoans as Walmart shooting sentencing moves forward
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since 2019, local groups have worked to provide El Pasoans with mental health support in the wake of the Walmart shooting.…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to teach kids safety through ‘Safety Town” Event
El Paso, Texas ( KVIA-TV) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Community Services Section will host Sheriff’s Safety Town July 10th…
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Fireworks cause brush fire blocks from UTEP campus in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A brush fire broke out on the 2400 block of Campbell Tuesday afternoon, just after 1:30 p.m. That’s just blocks from the…
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Famous El Paso restaurant Chico’s Tacos celebrates its 70th anniversary
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of El Paso’s most well known restaurants, Chico’s Tacos is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary July 4, 2023 at all of…
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A Father’s Anguish: The El Paso veteran brutally murdered in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –This fourth of July will be spent in mourning for one El Paso family. Ruben Aguayo and his wife are on a quest to get the…
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1 person hospitalized after fireworks injury
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) —Sunland Park Fire Department responded to a fireworks injury Tuesday morning. It happened at the 100 block of 3rd…
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11-year-old Las Cruces boy reported missing
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — An 11-year-old Las Cruces boy was reported missing by the Las Cruces Police Department. Isaac Rubio, was last seen…
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Montana Vista residents ask those celebrating Independence Day to clean up after themselves
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Manny Peña sat on his porch as he stared across at a desert filled with trash. “Fourth of July is when people…
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Juarez landfill catches fire, sending smoke over the Borderland
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A landfill in Juarez is on fire again, according to our news partners, Channel 44. This is the sixth time this year that…
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Person with gun reported in El Paso’s Cincinnati Entertainment District
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders responded to reports of a person with a gun Sunday evening. Officials say officers were called out to the…
Continue Reading Watch: Main break sends water flying into the air in Northeast El Paso
Update: El Paso Water sent us the following statement. “On Saturday morning, EPWater staff was dispatched to a Northeast neighborhood near a water…
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ABC-7 Xtra: City leaders review impact, future of El Paso’s streetcar
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is reviewing a new study that looks at streetcar operations and costs. The streetcar has been at the…
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Speed, alcohol caused deadly Far East El Paso crash, investigators say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 37-year-old Joseph Isaac Ayala is dead after investigators say he rear-ended a car, then was hit head-on by a second car.…
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2023 El Paso Fourth of July Holiday Schedule
EL PASO, Texas – All City of El Paso administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4 in…
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Watch: Major main break sends water flying into the air in Northeast El Paso
Update: El Paso Water sent ABC-7 the following statement. “On Saturday morning, EPWater staff was dispatched to a Northeast neighborhood near a water…
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