Community Champions: Desirae Spearman & Hanks softball team
EL PASO, Texas – The Hanks softball team is looking to keep their momentum going in the state playoffs of the Class 5A tournament. Thursday, the…
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Former Loretto Academy swim coach charged with sexually assaulting a child
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Anthony Police have charged a man with sexual assault of a child. Court documents state a 23-year-old woman came forward to…
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Border Security Expo happening in El Paso hours before lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is hosting the Border Security Expo, just hours before the expected lifting of Title 42. The expo is happening at…
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What is Title 8 immigration law?
(ABC) — With the end of the last major Trump-era Title 42 border restrictions Thursday, the Biden administration will revert to processing all…
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Migrants risk life and limb to jump Mexico trains in rush to US border
(ABC) — Thousands of migrants in Mexico have been clambering onto dangerous freight trains in hopes of reaching the United States before a tough…
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Secretary Mayorkas, White House provide briefing hours before lifting of Title 42
(CNN) — With hours left before Title 42 expires Thursday night, the US has sent thousands of reinforcements to the southern border,…
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El Paso City Council discusses “excessive” use of city representatives’ taxpayer-funded gas cardsÂ
In a special meeting scheduled for Thursday morning, members of the El Paso City Council will be discussing a newly released…
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StormTrack Weather: Cooler and not as windy, Thursday
Good morning! Much quieter conditions are in the forecast for today and tomorrow. Temperatures will be cooler behind a cold front, running below…
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Fewer migrants seen at sacred heart church
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Good Morning El Paso, I’ll provide a live look at downtown El Paso as Title 42 expires tonight. With Title 42 being…
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‘The Weird Kidz,’ animated film made in El Paso gets free special screening
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Weird Kidz, a full-length animated feature film will get a special screening at the Plaza Theatre on Thursday…
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Texas camp aimed at helping kids who stutter coming to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group based out of the University of Texas at Austin is bringing it’s evidence-based intensive therapy program to the…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather – Windy tonight; much better tomorrow
Winds have been gusting to 35-40 mph across the El Paso area this afternoon and evening. The winds will slowly weaken later tonight and overnight.…
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City holds tour of migrant shelter at Bassett Middle School
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The closed Bassett Middle School will temporarily shelter migrants as Title 42 is lifted. The city has not yet announced an…
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Watch: New drone footage of the border as migrants gather to cross over
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 drone crews captured video of a group of migrants gathered on the Mexican side of the border, orderly waiting near…
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George Santos pleads not guilty to 13 federal charges, including fraud and money laundering
(CNN) — Rep. George Santos has pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges, including allegations of fraud related to Covid-19 unemployment…
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Viewer-submitted video shows El Paso Police forcefully detain man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has reached out to the El Paso Police Department following a viewer-submitted video that surfaced earlier this week,…
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Hundreds of US troops to arrive at the border today as migrants’ anxieties rise ahead of Title 42’s expiration
(CNN) — Hundreds of US troops are set to begin a new mission along the southern border Wednesday as officials and a surge of migrants brace for…
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Migrants camping by the border wall wait for lifting of Title 42; more migrants arrive to lineup
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Just one day before Title 42 is set to be lifted, migrants in Juarez are still making their way to gates 40 and 42 of the…
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Las Cruces non-profit taking in hundreds of migrants a day
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The non-profit Border Servant Corps in Las Cruces has been receiving migrants from the El Paso area for months, as…
Continue Reading‘Jeopardy!’ backlash after contestants mispronounce answer
All three “Jeopardy!” contestants lost out when they mispronounced a response to a clue, leading to swift backlash on social…
Continue ReadingJJ Watt does pub crawl ‘research’ after investing in Premier League-bound Burnley
5x-Pro Bowler JJ Watt recently invested in Premier League-bound club Burnley alongside his wife and former USWNT player Kealia Watt. The three-time…
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El Paso State Supported Living Center Hosts Hiring Event
EL PASO, Texas— The El Paso State Supported Living Center is hosting a hiring event. It will start from 9am to 12pm at the El Paso State…
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StormTrack Weather: Warm and Windy Wednesday
An upper low will move across northwest New Mexico this afternoon, along with a cold front. Ahead of this cold front winds will increase to 15 to 25…
Continue ReadingMeek Mill reflects on the 5th anniversary of the prison sentence that changed his life
CNN’s Chloe Melas speaks with Meek Mill, rapper and co-founder of the REFORM Alliance, and the organization’s CEO Robert Rooks about their movement…
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City Representative Hernandez addresses questions on alleged “excessive” use of city-issued fuel card
UPDATE – ABC-7 was able to speak directly with District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez to discuss the internal audit and her fuel card spending…
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CBP One app: The real wall? Migrants in Mexico struggle with errors trying to seek asylum
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the upcoming lifting of Title 42, some migrants in Juarez are still looking to apply for asylum the legal way. Most…
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Lee & Beulah Moor Children’s Home hosting annual fund raising walk & run May 20th
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Lee & Beulah Moor Children’s Home is holding its 21st Annual Walk/Run for Families in Crisis on Saturday, May 20…
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Watch: Following border officials as they patrol outside Sacred Heart Church
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Watch as an ABC News crew followed border officials as they patrolled around Sacred Heart Church in Segundo…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather – Winds kick up Wednesday
Becoming windy Wednesday. Gusts in El Paso at 35 mph from the SW; gusts hit 40 mph in Las Cruces from the SW. Temps will climb to around 90 with lots…
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Former El Paso ISD administrator found guilty of kidnapping, sexual assault
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former El Paso Independent School District administrator has been found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a…
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