UN report warns we are dangerously close to runaway warming
GENEVA, Switzerland — Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders…
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Man gunned down shortly after Mexico’s president tours Juarez to tout public safety
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador touted the importance of public safety during a visit to Juarez on Sunday to…
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TTUHSC doctor: Twice as many kids have died of Covid-19 than flu
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso is aiming to get the younger age groups vaccinated. Medical officials…
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El Paso VA helps vet realize dream of becoming U.S. citizen
EL PASO, Texas — An Air Force veteran who suffers from mental illness was able to realize a life-long dream of becoming a U.S. citizen thanks to the…
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ABC-7’s Humane Society Telethon raises over $95k
CLICK HERE TO DONATE EL PASO, Texas — Borderland residents once again showed their generosity by showering the Humane Society of El Paso with…
Continue Reading Closing ceremony wraps Tokyo 2020 after Team USA tops medal table
By Ben Church The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by…
Continue Reading Taliban seizes Kunduz, first major Afghan city to fall in vacuum left by US troop withdrawal
By Jennifer Hauser, Tara John and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, local officials told CNN on…
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U.S. women win 7th straight gold medal in basketball
SAITAMA, Japan — Sue Bird capped off her unblemished 17-year Olympics run with a record fifth gold medal. All she and longtime U.S. teammate Diana…
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3 hurt, 2 seriously in 3-car crash in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A three-car crash Saturday evening injured several people and led to the shut down of a busy northeast El Paso intersection.…
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El Paso reaches 100° for 1st time in nearly a month
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hit the triple-digit mark on Saturday for the first time in nearly a month. The official temperature at El Paso…
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Mosquitoes test positive for Encephalitis virus in east El Paso, but no human cases
EL PASO, Texas — A group of mosquitoes caught in east El Paso have tested positive for the St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) virus, according to state…
Continue Reading U.S. averaging 100,000 new Covid-19 infections a day
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — The Covid-19 outbreak in the United States has crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections. It’s a milestone…
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Texas Dems again no shows for 3rd GOP voting bill attempt
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new…
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Fire burns storefronts along Mesa Street in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a blaze Saturday afternoon that burned several storefronts in a west El Paso shopping strip. The fire broke…
Continue Reading These top US chains are reinstating their mask requirements
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Top US retail and food chains have updated their mask policies since the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Senate clears 60-vote threshold to advance $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Air quality advisory until 9PM
Good Saturday morning to you. We are in for a very hot weekend with very minimal rain chances. Many of us will be feeling triple digit heat…
Continue Reading U.S. women win relay gold; Felix now most-decorated American track athlete
TOKYO, Japan — Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal by combining with her American teammates to finish the 4×400-meter relay in 3…
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Kevin Durant leads U.S. men to 4th straight basketball gold medal
SAITAMA, Japan — Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game. The Americans…
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Get school supplies, clothes sales tax-free during Texas holiday
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ sales tax-free holiday weekend is upon us once again, so you’ll want to know what qualifies and how that can impact your…
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3 arrested in man’s murder at east El Paso house party
UPDATE, Aug. 6: Detectives on Friday announced the arrests of three men in connection with a murder that took place late last month outside a house…
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Socorro owner of severely malnourished dog is arrested
UPDATE: Socorro Police said they arrested the owner of a severely malnourished dog on animal cruelty charges following a meeting Friday with an…
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El Paso at 70% vaccination rate, but expert says that’s no longer herd immunity
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hit an important vaccination milestone on Friday with the number originally linked to herd immunity. 70% of the eligible El…
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Police say El Paso man had 1,000 images of infant sex assaults
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is jailed after police said they found “over 1,000 images of children and infants being sexually assaulted” during…
Continue Reading Texas won’t require schools to notify parents of Covid cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas school districts will not be required to conduct contact tracing this year if a student contracts Covid-19, according to new…
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NMSU to now require Covid-19 vaccinations for students & staff
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is following in the footsteps of some other universities around the country and requiring that…
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Texas GOP leaders find funding for 2nd special session of legislature
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republican leaders said Friday they were extending “an additional month of funding” for the Legislature as a deadline to…
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El Paso Catholic diocese ordains 17 new deacons
EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz ordained 17 men as permanent deacons for the Diocese of El Paso on Friday evening at St. Mark Catholic…
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El Paso, Las Cruces police arrest several men for child porn
EL PASO, Texas — Police in El Paso and Las Cruces announced multiple arrests Friday involving three separate cases of child pornography possession.…
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El Paso man dies when pickup truck overturns in Culberson County
EL PASO, Texas — A 50-year-old El Paso man was killed Friday in a Culberson County traffic crash.State troopers said the deadly crash it happened on…
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