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Doña Ana County offering free, empty sandbags to residents

July 2, 2025 3:58 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Doña Ana County residents can pick up free, empty sandbags to protect against potential flooding. We are currently…

New Mexico is now automatically registering eligible voters

July 1, 2025 5:03 PM Emma Hoggard

SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Starting today, New Mexico will automatically register eligible voters when they complete a driver’s transaction with…

Man drove into flooded arroyo, was swept away by floodwaters in Doña Ana County

July 1, 2025 1:34 PM Emma Hoggard

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Fire Department’s Swiftwater Rescue Team saved a driver after his truck was swept down an arroyo by…

Avoid grill fires, injuries during your July 4th barbecue

July 1, 2025 5:41 AM Nicole Ardila

Before you light up your grill this 4th of July, ABC-7 spoke to the Sunland Park Fire Department for important safety tips to avoid any fires or…

Which fireworks are legal in Sunland Park this 4th of July?

June 29, 2025 3:55 AM Paul Schulz

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Fire Department said they’ve received many phone calls from residents ahead of the 4th of July…

Roadrunner Foodbank holds distribution event

June 28, 2025 4:07 PM Lauren Bly

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA)– Staff and volunteers with the Roadrunner Food Bank distributed food at the Sunland Park sports complex. Organizers…

Roadrunner Food Bank distributing food in Santa Teresa

June 28, 2025 7:59 AM Paul Schulz

Santa Teresa, New Mexico (KVIA) — Staff and volunteers with the Roadrunner Food Bank are distributing food at the Sunland Park Sports Complex…

Otero County fireworks restrictions lift ahead of 4th of July

June 27, 2025 5:51 PM Gabrielle Lopez

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Otero County residents can now light up their 4th of July plans. The county’s Office of Emergency Services announced…

Village of Ruidoso requests Emergency Declaration amid flooding

June 27, 2025 11:19 AM Emma Hoggard

RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Village of Ruidoso Councilmembers are requesting an Emergency Declaration. This comes as the village deals with heavy…

ABC-7 First Alert: Dust devils outside Las Cruces, dark clouds in Northeast

June 26, 2025 3:48 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 viewer Debra Lujan sent in an image of storm clouds and dust billowing westward from Las Cruces. Debra Lujan…

5 detainees at Luna County Detention Center in Deming test positive for measles

June 26, 2025 11:06 AM Emma Hoggard

DEMING, New Mexico (KVIA) — Five detainees at the Luna County Detention Center in Deming tested positive for measles. The New Mexico Department of…

Ruidoso businesses deal with aftermath of heavy flooding

June 25, 2025 11:34 AM Andrew J. Polk

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Businesses in Ruidoso are trying to clean up after floodwaters swept through the village the last few days. We sent ABC-7’s…

Mescalero Apache man pleads guilty to child sex abuse

June 25, 2025 10:49 AM KVIA ABC-7

MESCALERO, New Mexico (KVIA) — John Albert Carrillo Jr., 36, pleaded guilty to a federal sexual abuse of a minor charge. Court records state that…

Dona Ana County Commissioners approve funding for transition to self-operated emergency medical services

June 24, 2025 11:48 AM Emma Hoggard

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Fire departments across Dona Ana County are set to start operating their own emergency medical services soon. The…

NMSU to offer BS in Artificial Intelligence Fall 2026

June 23, 2025 5:36 PM Emma Hoggard

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU will offer a Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence starting Fall 2026. University officials call this…

Wildfire Watch: Trout, Buck, Seven Springs, and Skyline Fires

June 23, 2025 10:57 AM Emma Hoggard

SILVER CITY, New Mexico (KVIA) — We’re tracking the multiple wild fires fires blazing all across southern New Mexico, including a new fire that’s…

Cars swept away by floodwater in Ruidoso

June 23, 2025 3:19 PM Emma Hoggard

RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Several cars have been swept away in Ruidoso as the mountain village deals with flooding. Courtesy: Ruidoso News…

Las Cruces Swiftwater Rescue Team deploys to Ruidoso

June 23, 2025 1:16 PM Emma Hoggard

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces is deploying its Swiftwater Rescue Team to Ruidoso. The village is anticipating monsoon rains and…

Man fires pellet gun at park in La Union

June 22, 2025 5:04 PM Lauren Bly

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA)– According the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office, a man in his 20s was arrested and charged after he reportedly…

The Village of Ruidoso prepares for the monsoon amid wildfires

June 21, 2025 5:46 PM Yvonne Suarez

VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) – The mayor and several leaders from the Village of Ruidoso talked about the recent flash floods at a news…

Man hospitalized after falling off border wall

June 21, 2025 5:27 AM Paul Schulz

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A man in his 30s was sent to the hospital after falling from the border wall, according to the Sunland Park Fire…

Video: Flash flooding in Ruidoso

June 20, 2025 11:44 AM KVIA ABC-7

RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Village of Ruidoso was hit by flash flooding Thursday. ABC-7 viewers sent in video of water filling the streets of…

Former El Pasoan who lost cabin in Ruidoso Fires is rebuilding

June 18, 2025 11:10 AM Paul Cicala

ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala spent several days covering the devastation caused by those fires, and spent the anniversary of the fires in Ruidoso doing…

Trout Fire now 38,682 acres

June 18, 2025 3:44 AM Emma Hoggard

SILVER CITY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Trout Fire is now burning 38,682 acres north of Silver City. Officials say that the fire is currently 0%…

Mescalero Apache with evacuation near Ruidoso with new wildfire

June 17, 2025 11:22 PM Paul Cicala

MESCALERO, NEW MEXICO (KVIA) – ABC-7 brought you breaking news in our 10 p.m. show after an evacuation notice was issued to some residents on the…

7 Springs Fire: Evacuation order in place for part of Mescalero Apache Reservation

June 17, 2025 4:21 PM Emma Hoggard

Update (8:22 PM): Mescalero Apache Fire Rescue says that an evacuation order has been issued for the reservation residents living in Nogal Canyon.…

El Pasoan in Ruidoso overcomes wildfires: 1 year anniversary of South Fork

June 17, 2025 2:30 PM Paul Cicala

RUIDOSO, NM (KVIA) — One year ago today, hundreds of homes and buildings could be seen smoldering after the South Fork Fire began its path of…

Wood Artist in Ruidoso reflects on wildfire devastations on 1-year anniversary

June 17, 2025 2:42 PM Paul Cicala

RUIDOSO, NM (KVIA) –ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala spent several days covering the devastation caused by those fires, and is in Ruidoso today to report…

Ruidoso’s river & trees saved in midtown; tourism up on 1 year anniversary of Wildfires

June 17, 2025 2:53 PM Paul Cicala

ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala spent several days covering the devastation caused by those fires, and is in Ruidoso today to report tonight live in the…

Inside the Border Patrol Horse Unit patrolling the desert near El Paso

June 17, 2025 2:22 PM Heriberto Perez Lara

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol’s Horse Patrol Unit was the first one that ever existed in the agency’s history; they were…