Britney Spears’ father to step down as her estate conservator
LOS ANGLES, California — Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, will step down as conservator of the pop star’s estate, ABC News has confirmed. Jamie…
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Search & rescue crews recover body in the Organ Mountains
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police and the U.S. Border Patrol are investigating the discovery of a body in the Organ Mountains. The…
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White House Covid task force says Texas, Florida have 40% of all U.S. hospitalizations
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House Covid-19 task force, including the president’s chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease…
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WATCH: Star on the Mountain Award given to 2 El Paso brothers
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser on Thursday made the Star on the Mountain Award presentation at a City Hall ceremony. He recognized the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Monsoon rain brings concern for flash floods through Saturday
The ABC-7 First Alert remains in effect through Saturday. Cloudy skies and mild temperatures will kick off the day, you’ll feel the moisture and the…
Continue Reading Texas Senate passes elections bill after 15-hour Dems filibuster
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN The Texas state Senate passed Senate Bill 1, an election overhaul bill that would add new restrictions and criminal…
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Gadsden ISD 1 of 2 local school districts mandating masks
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The Gadsden Independent School District has more than 12,000 students enrolled in it’s schools this fall semester and of…
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El Paso hospitals getting Covid patients from across Texas
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hospitals have started receiving transfers of Covid-19 infected patients from other cities across Texas where hospitals are…
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El Paso hockey team is born from blind child’s curiosity & fearless coach
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Mooses are a blind inline hockey team that is ready to take the sport to a whole new level. The Mooses started nine…
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California woman charged with giving gun to felon who killed officer near Deming
LUNA COUNTY, New Mexico — A California woman has been charged by federal prosecutors with illegally supplying a gun to a convicted felon who shot…
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El Paso private schools mandate masks as Abbott’s ban doesn’t apply
EL PASO, Texas — The Delta variant has been detected in El Paso, posing a new threat and raising a recurring issue among parents who have students…
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EP Catholic Diocese requires employees to get vaccine, masks for parishioners
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Catholic Diocese is mandating that all church employees get vaccinated against Covid-19, and will require any that any…
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24 women now sue El Paso worker, hotel for restroom camera
EL PASO, Texas — Another 11 women are coming forward to accuse an El Paso hotel worker of secretly filming up their skirts at a UTEP-area hotel in a…
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Legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on ventilator in ICU
GUADALAJARA, México — Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is hospitalized in the intensive care unit after suffering a fall. A doctor close to the…
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Dems bring Texas Senate to halt with filibuster of GOP elections bill
AUSTIN, Texas — The GOP voting restrictions push that left the Texas House scrambling to round up absent Democrats also shut down work in the Texas…
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El Paso opens new Covid-19 mega-testing site due to increased demand
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso opened a new mega-testing site for Covid-19 in east El Paso on Wednesday as worries about the Delta variant…
Continue Reading Gov. Abbott going to court to defend his ban on mask mandates
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are asking Texas’ 5th Court of Appeals to block Dallas County…
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Arrest warrants for Texas House Dems served; still stalemate
AUSTIN, Texas — Officers of the Texas House of Representatives delivered civil arrest warrants for more than 50 absent Democrats on Wednesday as…
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Dallas mandates masks as 2,500 more medical workers deployed to Texas hospitals
DALLAS, Texas — Mask-wearing is now required in Dallas public schools and businesses after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins on Wednesday became the…
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El Paso teen accused of drunk road rage, trying to hit man with car
EL PASO, Texas – A teenager has been arrested following what El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies described on Wednesday as a drunken case of road…
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Motorist hospitalized in Sunland Park crash of semi-truck, SUV
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A motorist was hospitalized following the crash of a semi-truck and an SUV Wednesday morning at a Sunland Park…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Stormy weather ramp up, cooler days ahead
An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for increased rain and storm chances in the coming days. The weather pattern hasn’t changed much from Tuesday,…
Continue Reading California mandates vaccines or regular testing for teachers and school staff
By Kyung Lah, Cheri Mossburg, Sarah Moon and Ray Sanchez, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that teachers and other school…
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U.S. Senate OKs Dems’ $3.5 trillion budget in latest win for Biden
WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the U.S.…
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Socorro ISD board takes no action after considering mask rule
UPDATE: After a two-hour special meeting that included public comment and an executive session discussion behind closed doors, the Socorro…
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Texas House Speaker signs arrest warrants for absent Dems
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Tuesday night signed civil arrest warrants for 52 House Democrats still missing from…
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Cartel members arrested for Juarez car junkyard arson fires
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — At least five car junkyards were set ablaze simultaneously by members of the Mexican drug cartel called “La Linea,”…
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Fewer LCPD officers on school campuses due to shortage
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As the Las Cruces Police Department seeks to fill dozens of positions, the department has removed most of its school…
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Texas House can’t make quorum, orders missing Dems arrests
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday afternoon to authorize law enforcement to track down Democrats absent from the chamber…
Continue Reading El Paso hospital capacity better than rest of Texas amid Covid wave
EL PASO, Texas — As hospitals across Texas are being filled to the brink with Covid-19 patients, El Paso is fairing much better. As of Tuesday, 87…
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