Las Cruces will get 26 new police officers after cadet graduation
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – More than two dozen cadets will join a short-staffed police department in Las Cruces after their graduation on Friday…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Storm chances ramp up Father’s Day evening
Hello everyone and good evening to you. Today has been hot, and we’ve seen some storms popping up to our west and north. I think most of us will be…
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El Paso Starbucks workers cancel union vote
Organizers with the Starbucks at The Fountains at Farah shopping center in El Paso have withdrawn their petition to unionize, according to the…
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El Paso man charged with sexual assault of child for accusation that stretches back to 2008
EL PASO, Texas — A 44-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a then 15-year-old girl, according to El Paso police. The victim, now…
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El Paso man faces federal charges for enticing minor for sex
EL PASO, Texas — A 41-year-old El Paso man is facing a federal count of coercion or enticement of a minor. According to El Paso’s FBI office,…
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Man living at campsite swept into canal as rain flooded area
EL PASO, Texas — A man living in a section of a canal under a bridge overpass on Glenwood street died after being swept into a canal, authorities…
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Bodies of two migrants found on I-10; officials say they were pushed out of car after dying
EL PASO, Texas — The bodies of a Guatemalan national and a Mexican national were found dumped on the eastbound on-ramp of I-10 east of Van Horn,…
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Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin sentenced; avoids more jail time, gets fines, supervised release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was sentenced to 14 days in prison but is receiving credit for time served. According to a…
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FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children, El Paso health experts weigh in
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Covid-19 vaccine authorization to children as young as six months. This includes…
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WATCH: Gov. Abbott to provide border security update
WESLACO, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott will provide an update on the state’s border security mission. Abbott will be a the Anzalduas International Bridge…
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A third victim has died after a shooting at Alabama church where the suspect was an occasional attendee
By Jason Hanna, CNN A 70-year-old man who shot dead three senior citizens at an Alabama church group’s meeting Thursday evening was subdued by…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children. The US Food and…
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T-shirts? Ice cream? Retailers cash in on Juneteenth
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers and marketers have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of…
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Casa del Refugiado migrant shelter set to close by end of July
EL PASO, Texas — The director of Annunciation House said its largest migrant shelter, Casa del Refugiado, will be closing this summer. Ruben Garcia…
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Dallas, Houston among 16 host cities selected for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Two cities from Texas have been selected among the group of cities that will be hosting games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup which will take place in…
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Four killed in mass shooting at Juarez Denny’s
Update: Video of the shooting appears to show two gunmen carried out the attack. As many as five people were shot, four died, and another person was…
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County Commissioners postpone vote on authorizing publication of notice of intent to issue public debt
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners took no action on an item that would start the process of issuing hundreds of millions of dollars in…
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Federal officials: El Paso man pleads guilty to receiving child pornography
EL PASO, Texas — A 29-year-old El Paso man pleaded guilty this week to receiving and distributing a visual depiction involving the sexual…
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Photo surfaces showing American fighters in back of Russian Truck
CNN – A photo posted on Telegram by a Russian blogger appears to show two American fighters — with their hands tied behind their backs — in a…
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Police: El Paso man with machete taped to hand threatened family, officers
EL PASO, Texas — A 17-year-old has been charged with aggravated assault after police say he threatened his family with a machete taped to his hand.…
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Man in stable condition after shooting at Las Cruces apartment complex
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A 39-year-old man is recovering after being shot in Las Cruces on Wednesday. The Las Cruces Police Department revealed that…
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Doña Ana County residents frustrated by commercial cannabis grow in neighborhood
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – A few dozen residents of the GreyFox subdivision north of Las Cruces approached Doña Ana County commissioners with…
Continue Reading 8 takeaways from the January 6 hearings day 3
By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection on Thursday detailed how…
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What’s closed, what’s open as El Paso observes Juneteenth Holiday
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso administrative offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, in observance of the Juneteeth Holiday. Here’s what’s will the…
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New Mexico secretary of state asks state attorney general to investigate county commission refusing to certify election results
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Thursday asked the state’s attorney general to investigate a…
Continue Reading Pedestrian dies after being hit while crossing I-10
EL PASO, Texas — A man was hit and killed while walking across I-10 near Giles Road, according to police. The man has not yet been identified.…
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Watch: Jan. 6 investigation, 3rd House Select Committee Hearing
Editor’s note: The hearing will begin at 11 a.m. WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 committee will focus on a pressure campaign on Vice President Mike Pense to…
Continue Reading Production at bedeviled baby formula factory halted by storm
By TOM MURPHY and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that…
Continue Reading Buffalo shooting suspect said he committed massacre ‘for the future of the White race’ in note apologizing to his family, affidavit says
By Sarah Boxer, Dakin Andone and Laura Ly, CNN The 18-year-old accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month…
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UMC to ask county commissioners to issue hundreds of millions in public debt
EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center is set to present to county commissioners a master expansion plan Thursday morning. The county hospital…
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