HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office released video of deputies stopping a car suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run. Deputies tried to stop the Cadillac Escalade on the 200 block of South Darrington Road in Horizon City the morning of November 23, 2025. Officials say the driver, Horizon City
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The UTEP Miners are in need of answers as the team dropped their second straight game Tuesday afternoon at the Jacksonville Classic. This time the loss came against the UAB Blazers, 75-59. UTEP kept it close in the first half as UAB had just a three-point lead at the half, 37-34. However,
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CANCUN, Mexico – The New Mexico State Aggies continue to impress on the basketball court this season. Tuesday night, the Aggies improved to 5-0 on the season following a 57-45 victory over UC Irvine. The game was part of the Cancun Challenge. NMSU had a 26-20 lead at halftime, and never gave up the lead
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Warm temperatures along with a fair amount of sunshine will continue through Saturday. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s. Thanksgiving Day will be cloudy with highs in the upper 60s and light winds. Colder air will begin to push into the Borderland late Saturday and early Sunday, with gusty NE/E winds making
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s Rishi Oza went live from the Fred Loya Light Show for a preview of the 2025 edition of the famous Borderland Christmas-time attraction. Watch the video in the media player above to learn more.
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EL PASO, Texas – TNA wrestling returns to El Paso in December for three consecutive days of professional wrestling. The events will be held at the El Paso County Coliseum on December 5, 6, and 7. The show on Friday, December 5 will be Final Resolution, a live pay-per-view event that will be streamed world-wide.
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HOMESTEAD MEADOWS SOUTH, Texas (KVIA) — Sergio Omar Ramos, 22, is charged with one count of aggravated kidnapping after witnesses say he took a woman by force. A spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says that early Monday morning, deputies were called out to the 3700 block of John Henry in Homestead Meadows
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by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersNovember 25, 2025 Alicia R. Chacón, a trailblazing public servant who reshaped El Paso politics and opened doors long closed to Mexican American women, died Tuesday. She was 87. “Each of us can make a difference, in our neighborhoods, in our communities, and that begins to grow and you can
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Gabriel Julian Chaparro, 21, is charged with aggravated kidnapping after police say he took a woman against her will. Police officers were called out to Cayuga Circle in East El Paso, not far from St. Mark’s Catholic Church, the morning of November 23. Crimes Against Persons detectives say that Chaparro
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A proposed settlement in a decades-long lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard is being promoted as financial relief for businesses, but the Texas Restaurant Association says the plan could ultimately hurt small businesses and the customers who support them. Kelsey Erickson Streufert, the association’s chief public affairs officer, said the settlement
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EL PASO, Texas / CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Border Patrol El Paso Sector kicked off Fiscal Year 2026 with 1,381 reported migrant encounters in October of this year; in September, they recorded 1,447. ABC-7 reported last month that Border Patrol closed Fiscal Year 2025 with an 81.6% drop in the El Paso Sector alone
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police arrested four teenagers suspected of burglarizing Strykers Shooting World this weekend. The gun store, located on South Valley Drive, was allegedly burglarized at 2 a.m. on Saturday. Police say that the teen boys used a stolen Kia Forte to smash through the store’s gate and rollup
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Update (November 25, 2025): ABC-7 has obtained new court documents revealing what led up to the shooting on Lombardy Avenue Sunday. Kevin Carl Welch was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the shooting. The court documents identify the victim as Peter Alan Rittman, 59. He called 911 to report that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Leland Alexander Drumheller, 20, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. Federal prosecutors say that Drumheller texted his ex, asking that she return his sweatshirt. They agreed to meet inside Drumheller’s car in front of the ex’s apartment. Federal prosecutors say that Drumheller
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed El Pasoan Crystal Long, the CEO of GECU, to the Texas Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. The board oversees the private side of a public-private partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism. The office is tasked with marketing Texas nationally and internationally.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Anticipate another beautiful weather day with no major weather impacts. We will see temperatures trend near normal leaning just slightly above. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 68, Las Cruces is expected to reach a high of 65. Today we will lean dry with winds also expected
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Ukraine agreed to a potential peace deal to end the war with Russia with only “minor details” outstanding, according to a U.S. official. This comes as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said more work is still needed to be done Monday night. The previous talks with the Russian delegation follow the talks held in Geneva over the
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida – It was another crushing defeat for the UTEP Miners Monday afternoon in Jacksonville, Florida. This time it came against William & Mary in game one of the Jacksonville Classic, 74-63. The Miners got off to a slow start as the W&M Tribe jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first half.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Columban Mission Center of El Paso, along with other local nonprofit, religious, and migrant advocacy organizations, is set to hold an Alternative Black Friday this week to support migrant groups on both sides of the border. Father Bill Morton has been a Columban Missionary here on the border for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Democratic and Republican leaders in El Paso are reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision to leave Texas’s new congressional maps in place for now. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, who was back in El Paso on Monday, said she had heard the court would not make a final ruling on the maps
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is preparing to remember and honor an El Paso businesswoman Estine Davis. Davis’ family announced the details of her funeral services. Davis owned Estine’s Eastside Barbershop and became the first black woman to own a business in the Sun City. Her visitation is scheduled for December 4, 2025,
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EL PASO (KVIA) — The topic of this week’s ABC-7 Listens deals with reaction to the story that KVIA Anchor Paul Cicala did on the legacy of El Paso historian Leon Metz, & the hopes of the downtown library eventually being named after him. Vince, and ABC-7 viewer wrote: “Appropriately named if so,” while Kay
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies arrested Fabens resident Ricardo Morales, 34, this weekend and charged him with indecency with a child an public intoxication. Deputies arrested Morales the evening of Saturday, November 22, 2025, on NE Davis Street in Fabens. The deputies were called out on reports of a sexual assault, and they found
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is saluting the men and women of our armed forces and our veterans with Military Monday and today we are recognizing Louie Perez, who held a corporal rank in the Marine Corps during the Iraq War. We thank you for your service. Military Monday is sponsored by GCU.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has compiled a list of El Paso’s most-loved Thanksgiving food. We asked the community to send in their responses and let us know which traditional (or nontraditional) Thanksgiving food they love best. Then we compiled the list below based on the number of responses we received. Look through the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Winter Coat Drive for CPS-involved children and families wrapped up at 11am this Monday morning, November 24th at the Texas DFPS office. It’s the final day of a month-long effort led by a student volunteer group from ASEZ STAR Church of God. The students collected more than 200 coats and blankets
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TX)- Falling in a Glass Room is a project that dives into depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation, the emotions people live with but often feel afraid to express. Falling in a Glass Room is now available here: YouTube: https://youtu.be/xyZJTm0Udvw?si=igmctA3AIZJrbKej
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Thanksgiving is just days away, and many of you might have a trip planned. AAA protects 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving holiday. Lauren Macias Cervantes joins us with safety reminders and driver resources. -10 Widening West Monday, November 24 through Wednesday, November 26
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are looking at a great forecast leading up to your Thanksgiving. Temps will lean near average with conditions leaning dry. Temperatures will feel cooler as we have been trending above average for a good portion of the month so far, however todays temps will be near the seasonal norm.
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 23 NOV 25 00:01 ET Updated: 24 NOV 25 02:24 ET By Billy Stockwell, Kit Maher, and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio projected optimism on Sunday after what he described as productive discussions between American and Ukrainian officials in Geneva, Switzerland, aimed at stopping the war in
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