Supreme Court rules for website designer in case involving free speech, LGBTQ+ protections
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled for an evangelical Christian website designer in a case involving whether creative businesses can refuse…
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Car makes a hole in the wall of parking structure in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car goes makes a hole in the wall of a parking structure in Downtown El Paso, Thursday night. It happened at the…
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Astroworld tragedy: Travis Scott will not face criminal charges
(CNN) — Travis Scott – the rapper and producer who organized the ill-fated 2021 Astroworld Festival – will not be indicted in connection…
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Travel up 15.3% from last year at El Paso International Airport: What to know ahead of your 4th of July travel
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fourth of July is usually a high travel weekend, and in light of all the cancellations and delays that are keeping travelers…
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Eye in the Sky: How El Paso border officials are patrolling from the air
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fewer migrants are crossing into the Borderland since the expiration of Title 42. That was the pandemic era health policy…
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Two months after his murder, this El Paso man’s family is still looking for answers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Exactly two months after the death of a slain El Paso man, his family is still anxiously searching for answers. Back on…
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El Paso rescue crews search for hiker in triple digit temperatures
Update: The hiker at the center of a rescue effort in the Franklin Mountains showed signs of heat stroke, according to the El Paso Fire Department.…
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Bicyclist dead after he hit car in busy Las Cruces intersection
Update (June 29, 4:16 p.m.): Las Cruces Police say that 50-year-old David Mancha died of his injuries after his bicycle hit an SUV at Solano Drive…
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Aaron and Alvin Jones host charity softball game in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the second year in a row, Aaron and Alvin Jones Jr. hosted their A & A All The Way charity softball game at…
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Bond requirement upheld for Uber passenger accused of murdering her driver in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 48-year-old Phoebe Copas, who is accused of murdering an El Paso Uber driver earlier this month, attended a bond hearing…
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Virgin Galactic launches first paying customers to the edge of space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic, the venture founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, successfully launched its first paying…
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Man murdered in East El Paso shooting, police asking for public’s help
Update (1:52 p.m.): Police say the Crimes Against Persons unit is opening a murder investigation into the shooting. The victim has still not been…
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Peso Pluma adds extra El Paso concert date on first US tour
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Good news for fans of up-and-coming Latin performer Peso Pluma. The singer is adding a second concert date in El Paso to his…
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Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action decision could impact El Paso students
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday the Supreme Court chose to strike down Affirmative Action in college admissions. The decision came from two…
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Ysleta ISD’s Board of Trustees approves armed guards at each campus
UPDATE – ABC-7 reached out to Ysleta ISD regarding the board of trustee vote to bring armed guards to campuses in the upcoming school. A spokesperson…
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Animals in Juarez are being abandoned in the streets at an alarming rate, experts say
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — More pets have been abandoned or dropped at Juarez’s animal rescue centers and on city streets recently. According to the…
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Anthony Gap reopens after serious crash closed all lanes
Update: NMDOT reports that the Anthony Gap, NM-404 reopened early this afternoon. ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — All east and westbound lanes are…
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President speaks as Supreme Court guts affirmative action in college admissions
(CNN) — Supreme Court rules against affirmative action. The conservative-dominated supreme court has just ruled against race-conscious admissions…
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People urged to stay indoors as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to create unhealthy air quality from the Midwest to the Northeast
(CNN) — Dangerous air quality and hazy skies persist as smoke from Canada’s raging wildfires drifts south, leaving more than 100 million…
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A human smuggling pursuit ends in a rollover crash in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A human smuggling pursuit ends in a rollover crash in West El Paso, according to Texas Department of Public Safety…
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How was $58,131 worth of City of El Paso ‘U-Matter Program’ gift cards distributed?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than $15,000 worth of gift cards purchased in 2022 for the City of El Paso’s ‘U-Matter Program’ remain undistributed as…
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ABC-7 took a ride on Sun Metro buses to see the kind of temperatures passengers deal with
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 decided to get on several of the cities Brio and Sun Metro buses, to check out if there were any kind of issues on…
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“Presumed human remains” found near debris field of doomed Titan submersible, US Coast Guard says
(CNN) — The US Coast Guard has recovered “presumed human remains” from the seafloor in the area of the Titan submersible’s debris field and will…
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Union members walk away from talks with UPS as El Paso workers demonstrate
Originally Published: 28 JUN 23 17:25 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The Teamsters union says it has walked away from negotiations with…
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El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar launches reelection bid
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar is officially running for reelection. The El Paso representative launched the bid with a…
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Nonprofit garden, breastfeeding group look for new home after church building sold
by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, El Paso MattersJune 28, 2023 A breastfeeding support group, a nonprofit garden and a vegan restaurant in El Paso are…
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El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2023
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2023 on June 28 at a ceremony at the El Paso Community College…
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Former NMSU basketball players receive almost $8,000,000 in lawsuit settlement
Update: ABC-7 is learning from newly obtained court documents that the Benjamin family is receiving $4,125,000 in the settlement. The NMSU Board of…
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Triple-digit temperatures trouble the Borderland, practice pet safety
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Triple digit heat is impacting El Pasoans across the Borderland, and with high temperatures expected to stick around,…
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Costco is cracking down on sharing membership cards
New York (CNN) — Some shoppers are buying Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chickens and paying at self-checkout. The problem: They aren’t all members.…
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