The majority of Party City stores will stay open as it exits bankruptcy
Originally Published: 07 SEP 23 16:01 ET By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Party City exited bankruptcy on Wednesday after a US judge signed off on…
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Why El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser just purchased 5,000 tickets to an upcoming UTEP football game
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP won’t be back at the Sun Bowl until September 23 when they host UNLV. As organizers try to push a sold-out crowd at the…
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Police need help finding missing Las Cruces boy
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Police Department is asking for your help locating a missing teenage boy. 13-year-old Jordan Marshall…
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Gas prices remain close to $4 a gallon across West Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Gas Prices in El Paso County sit at an average of $3.87, with residents of surrounding West Texas Counties like Hudspeth…
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Socorro police investigating shooting at park that injured 4
Update: A Socorro Police Department spokesperson clarified Thursday that the four men injured in the shooting took themselves to the hospital with…
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Students released after lockdown at Idea Public Schools’ Edgemere campus
Update: The El Paso Sheriff’s Office released the following statement Thursday afternoon: “On September 7, 2023, at approximately 10:20 AM, the El…
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Mexico just decriminalized abortion. Does that mean El Pasoans can seek services in Juarez?
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez residents are reacting to the news that the Mexican federal government is decriminalizing abortion nationwide.…
Continue Reading Child rushed to the hospital in serious condition after possible drowning
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Department officials tell ABC-7 that emergency crews rushed a 3-year-old child to the hospital with…
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El Paso Water warning customers of “shady” business practices
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water is warning the community of shady business practices. El Paso Water is partnering with local agencies…
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Texas just recorded its second hottest summer on record
By Erin Douglas and Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune Sept. 7, 2023 “Texas just recorded its second hottest summer on record” was first published…
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Woman accused of murdering El Paso Uber driver released on bond
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The woman charged with the murder of an El Paso Uber driver was released on a $500,000 split bond August 16, 2023, according…
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El Paso high school students can expect major changes to the PSAT and SAT
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The College Board has announced the PSAT and SAT will go digital and students should prepare to adapt to the new format and…
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El Paso attorney speaks out about child drowning case
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– ABC-7 sat down with El Paso Defense Attorney Omar Carmona to get Xtra perspective on the case against Jessica Weaver. She is…
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Texas commission ordering El Paso Water to pay $2 million for 2021 wastewater spill
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water is being fined more than $2 million for a wastewater spill in 2021. The Texas Commission on Environmental…
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Suspect wanted in 2019 ambush that killed 9 American citizens is arrested in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man wanted in connection with an ambush that killed nine American citizens in northern Mexico nearly four years ago has…
Continue Reading Federal judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers aimed at deterring migrants on Rio Grande
Originally Published: 06 SEP 23 17:07 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ordered Texas to remove floating barriers in the Rio…
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Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (ABC) — Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not…
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Doña Ana County expanding runway at International Jetport to attract cargo business
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Doña Ana County International Jetport may soon see larger aircraft coming into the facility, thanks to some…
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City of Juarez investigating after garbage truck dumped pile of trash on main boulevard
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, a garbage truck operated by a private company dropped a large amount of trash onto Manuel Gómez Morín, one…
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Online petition challenges Alexee Trevizo’s enrollment at NMSU; Trevizo is charged with killing her newborn baby at Artesia Hospital
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A petition to have Alexee Trevizo disenrolled from NMSU is gaining momentum online. Trevizo is charged with murder…
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Lawyer of El Paso woman whose 3-year-old drowned at a city water park responds to criminal charge
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jessica Weaver, the mother of the 3-year-old who died at Camp Cohen Water Park in May, is now charged with of Injury to a…
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4 million people enroll in Biden’s SAVE student loan repayment plan ahead of payment restart
Washington (CNN) — More than 4 million people have so far enrolled in President Joe Biden’s new repayment plan, known as SAVE, which…
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Immunize El Paso launches Flu Awareness Campaign
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Traditionally, the flu season peaks in January or February. However, last year El Paso experienced an early flu season peak in…
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ABC-7’s new anchor honored by home town with ‘Paul Cicala Day’
TUCSON, Arizona (KVIA) — Last month, ABC-7 announced that one-time sports anchor Paul Cicala would be returning to KVIA as co-main anchor. Now, on…
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It’s official: 2023 is El Paso’s hottest year on record
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The relentless heat continues, even as fall approaches. El Paso is seeing its hottest summer yet, smashing records and…
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Tickets for El Paso’s 90th Annual Sun Bowl on sale now
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — You can get your tickets to the 90th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl right now! Purchasing is open through Ticketmaster,…
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More migrants dying in the desert around El Paso than ever before
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The number of migrants dying in the desert around this region is up almost double from last year, according to official…
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20-year-old charged with child abuse in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Las Cruces man is facing a child abuse charge. Las Cruces Police Department officers arrested 20-year-old Eric Jordan…
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Federal, state officials move to ease gas shortage in El Paso following refinery outage
by Diego Mendoza-Moyers, El Paso MattersSeptember 4, 2023 After a breakdown at Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s El Paso refinery cut off a major source…
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El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar rescues dog near border barrier
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar found and rescued a dog that had become trapped by concertina wire near the…
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