Twist of fate leads CBP officer to help save Fort Bliss soldier’s life
EL PASO, Texas– Motorcyclist and Fort Bliss soldier Stephen James Sims lost his leg after he was struck by a car on April 22, but his family said…
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Preparations underway for lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso government and social services are bracing for a surge of migrants once Title 42 is permitted to expire. Title 42 is a…
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Spotlight on Mom: Becoming a better mom through self-care
EL PASO, Texas – Self-care is an essential part of being a Mom for Darina Shannon. She uses a calming deep breathing technique when things get too…
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Source: Evansville point guard Shamar Givance commits to UTEP
EL PASO, Texas – It appears as if UTEP’s men’s basketball team has found its point guard for the 2022-23 season. Sources confirm to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan…
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Mayorkas pushes back on Republican concerns about DHS disinformation board
By Christian Sierra and Chandelis Duster, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday defended his agency’s new working…
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WATCH: Fed raises interest rates by half a percentage point
(CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is raising interest rates by a half-percentage point to get a handle on the worst inflation…
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TTUHSC of El Paso’s youngest nursing graduate is only 19-years-old
EL PASO, Texas– Angela Lopez graduated in December as a nurse from the Hunt School of Nursing while still a teen and now works as a surgical nurse…
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Bone dry New Mexico needs your help during ‘Mega-drought’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The United States Drought Monitor shows the entire state is under some level of drought. As of May 4, 2022, 98.9% of the…
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Victim repeatedly kicked in head in east El Paso attack; 21-year-old arrested
EL PASO, Texas – A 21-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault for repeatedly kicking the head of a 37-year-old man. Police say Daniel…
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Intuit to pay $141M settlement over ‘free’ TurboTax ads
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is announcing that the company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to…
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El Paso DEA concerned teen illicit drug use could increase this year
EL PASO, Texas — While the grip of the pandemic begins to ease there are concerns that other, harmful trends are starting to grow. Drug enforcement…
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Dave Chappelle releases first statement about ‘unsettling’ attack
By Chris Boyette, Lisa Respers France, Caroll Alvarado and Stella Chan, CNN A representative for Dave Chappelle has released a statement regarding an…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 13: “We feel victimized all over again:” Veteran’s murder unresolved after five years
EL PASO, Texas — An Army vet who survived combat in Afghanistan was murdered in El Paso. Tyler Croke was in the shower at a friend’s…
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Advocates react to possible overturning of Roe v. Wade
EL PASO, Texas — Local activists on both sides of the abortion discussion have been weighing in the future of abortion rights for women across the…
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Little street, huge delays; a Lower Valley neighborhood’s long journey to paved project completion
EL PASO, Texas — A street in the Lower Valley has been under construction for nearly two years. The construction began in June of 2020 – the City…
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Las Cruces marijuana dispensaries can operate at any hour of day
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces is now the only large city in New Mexico where marijuana users can buy joints, edibles and flower at all hours of…
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Abortion access and obstacles in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoans looking to have an abortion will have to cross state or national boundaries. Our news partners at El Paso Matters and La…
Continue Reading New Mexico fires could threaten 15,000 homes if they continue to grow, officials say
By Paradise Afshar and Theresa Waldrop, CNN More than 15,000 homes could be threatened over the next three days if the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon…
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Dental services at reduced cost open for appointments during community clinic week
EL PASO, Texas – A community clinic this week will offer reduced-cost dental care services as part of National Dental Care Month. The services will…
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El Paso family pleads to keep father’s killer in jail
EL PASO, Texas- A man convicted in the murder of a 26-year Army veteran has been granted parole. Brian Ray Brazile shot David Williams three times in…
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Upper Valley residents say they’re “fed up” with the road conditions and city’s lack of response
EL PASO, Texas — Love Road residents in the Upper Vally have voiced concern over the road conditions in their neighborhood. They say Love Road was…
Continue Reading Biden says the ‘right to choose is fundamental,’ but ‘not prepared’ to call for change to filibuster to protect abortion rights
CNN By Nikki Carvajal and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to pass legislation codifying Roe v. Wade and said a…
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John Roberts calls release of draft Roe v. Wade reversal a ‘singular and egregious breach’ of trust and orders an investigation
(CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court will investigate the release of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe…
Continue Reading Scrapping Roe v. Wade makes the US an outlier in the West. Here’s how it compares on abortion rights
By Rob Picheta, CNN The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday has reverberated around the world, setting the country…
Continue Reading Collins calls draft Roe opinion ‘completely inconsistent’ with what Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said during hearings and meetings
CNN By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN GOP Sen. Susan Collins said on Tuesday that a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade…
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STAAR testing for most Borderland students begins
EL PASO, Texas — Most Borderland elementary and middle school students will start taking the STAAR test on Tuesday. Testing kicked off in April,…
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Trial for a man accused of murdering his girlfriend in 2019 is underway
EL PASO, Texas — Murder trial for Jose Casas, who was 18-years-old when El Paso police say he shot and killed his 18-year-old girlfriend Santana…
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Settlement reached in California lawsuit alleging fraud by former EPISD superintendent, former board president
EL PASO, Texas – Former El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera and former Board President Dori Fenenbock have settled a…
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Brief migrant protest blocks southbound pedestrian traffic at Stanton Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas – A brief protest momentarily disrupted southbound pedestrian traffic at the Stanton Bridge this morning according to US Border…
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Politico reports US Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON — Politico is reporting the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, citing an initial draft majority…
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