EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– A couple of days ahead of the sixth anniversary of the August third shooting, Patrick Crusius’ attorney gave a one on one with ABC-7 detailing what went through his head as he watched surveillance footage from the Walmart. There was never a trial for the Walmart mass shooting, and because of
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 30 JUL 25 15:42 ET Updated: 30 JUL 25 16:29 ET By Angelica Franganillo Diaz (CNN) — Twelve Democratic members of Congress have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully obstructing their efforts to visit federal immigration detention centers. The complaint, filed Wednesday in Washington, DC, argues that a new Department
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rain chances will still be in your Thursday forecast however chances will weaken today and further decrease into the weekend. Temps are expected to return to the triples by the weekend. Today El Paso is expected to reach a high of 98, Las Cruces is expected to reach a high
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The college football season is just around the corner and that mean it’s time for the start of fall camps. The NMSU Aggies were the first in the Borderland to take the field Wednesday morning to begin fall camp. UTEP kicks off their fall camp Thursday. NMSU head coach Tony
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Region 19 Education Services Center is hosting their 3rd Annual health and career fair on Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at their location at 11670 Chito Samaniego. The event will provide information on services and programs from over 50 area agencies. They will also offer free sports
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Cowgirl Up Charitable Fund announces their official launch. The goal of Cowgirl Up is to champion the advancement of young girls and women in the arts. For their initial effort they partner with Way Out West Fest and Nusenda in the 2025 Nusenda Cornhole Tournament with all proceeds going
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Our furry friends may offer more than just companionship they might actually be good for our health. Many pet owners say their dogs or cats help them feel calmer, more active, and even more connected. From daily walks to warm cuddles, pets often bring comfort and routine to our lives. Today we will explore how
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Just in time for the new school year, Canutillo High School students have a new building specially designed for a variety of law enforcement training scenarios. The Canutillo Academy for Public Safety, or CAPS building, features several small rooms where students can search for a suspect as part of their training.
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Update: Videos are coming in of the flooding currently happening in Ruidoso. The Village of Ruidoso also says that “multiple areas are currently reporting water outages. Public Works is aware.” RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for the South Fork burn scar in south-central Lincoln County. The
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“How is mom doing right now?” ABC 7’s Marcel Clarke asked the new mom of five, Theresa Troia, nearly two months after giving a smooth and successful birth at Las Palmas Medical Center. Her quintuplets are the second set of quintuplets to ever be born in El Paso, Texas and the first at Las Palmas
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HOMESTEAD MEADOWS NORTH, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man allegedly tried to run away from deputies while he was handcuffed. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office just released video of the attempt. Deputies were detaining Edgar Ivan Soto, 34, Tuesday on an active criminal warrant issued by the El Paso Police Department. After they
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EL PASO (KVIA) – We are just over a month away from the annual “Swing For a Cause” fundraiser put on by “Special Olympics Texas” to raise important funds for special athletes right here in the El Paso area. Please tune into ABC-7 at ten p.m. for an XTRA Depth report in another edition of “People,
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DEMING, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Deming Police officer pleaded guilty to federal sexual exploitation of a minor charges. Court documents state that Jesus Lopez Jr., 35, engaged in illegal sexual conduct with a minor between March and November 2024. “Despite knowing Jane Doe was under the age of 18, Lopez participated in and recorded sexually explicit
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — ABC-7 reported on Tuesday that Chihuahua State authorities found a 17-year-old girl from Hobbs, New Mexico, dead and buried at a home east of Ciudad Juárez. The spokeswoman of the State Attorney General’s Office in Northern Chihuahua, Gabriela Cota, said the girl with the initials D.C.LL.G. left her address on July
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by Robert Moore July 30, 2025 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. A proposed redistricting of Texas’ U.S. House of Representative seats would not significantly alter the partisan makeup of El Paso’s primary congressional seat currently held by Democrat Veronica Escobar, but reopens a bitter fight from 2021 over placing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you’re looking to get some energy out of your system, the Roaring Rage Room in El Paso may be the perfect way to spend some of your weekend. This rage room is equipped with a paint splatter room, an axe throwing area, and a Rage Room taking center stage.
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EL PASO, Texas(KVIA) — If your child’s sleep routine was derailed during summer vacation, you’renot alone. Doctors say sleep is just as important as exercise and nutrition when it comes to a child’s ability to learn, grow and thrive. Poor sleep leads to more than just tiredness and poor performance. Sleep disruptions have been found
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rain chances are still a part of todays forecast, however a drier pattern will begin to push into the region dropping rain chances over the next week as temperatures begin climbing back to the triples. Rain chances today are a bit weaker than yesterday at about 20-30%. Rain potential looks
Continue ReadingStorms will be less likely on Wednesday, along with the threat for flooding being diminished. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will rapidly heat up for the weekend and early next week with highs from 100-104
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A joint effort by officials with the El Paso County, Juárez University, and the Animal Welfare Department aims to raise awareness and address prevention efforts of the spread of Rickettsiosis in El Paso County after cases were recently confirmed in Juárez. According to Crystal Reyes, the interim director of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dr. Michael Kelly, Vice President of Programs at the Paso Del Norte Health Foundation, joined ABC-7 at 4 to discuss the significance of the milestone and the organization’s efforts to improve public health, particularly in the fight against diabetes. “El Paso has one of the highest diabetes rates in the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Doña Ana County Detention Center is currently experiencing a power outage. ABC-7 received numerous phone calls from concerned viewers reporting the power outage. A county spokesperson say the center is currently operating on backup generators, which are supplying power to crucial areas. Officials, meanwhile, are handing out water
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 17-year-old girl from Hobbs, New Mexico was found buried in the courtyard of a home in southeast Juarez. The girl, identified only as D.C.L.G., had been strangled and stabbed, according to investigators. The girl’s family filed a missing persons report with the Hobbs Police Department earlier this month. Investigators
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso Police officer was bitten by a dog while responding to a domestic violence call. The officer fired at the dog, killing it. This happened July 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM on the 800 block of Joe Kennedy Way in the Lower Valley. The officer was called out
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash near the intersection of Gateway South and Hercules seriously injured two people this morning. First responders say the crash happened just after 11:33 AM in the northeast. Two cars were involved in the crash. Two people suffered life-threatening injuries and two people suffered minor injuries.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police just identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash near the intersection of Pebble Hills and Joe Battle late Thursday night at Eric Berry, 45. Special Traffic Investigators say Berry was going west on Pebble Hills when he was unable to control his speed at a roundabout. They say Berry
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso water says that a “StormWater Fee” is added to everyones water bill alongside the water usage bill and the wastewater usage bill. They say that it is used for operation and maintenance of the storm water system, and to pay for bonds that El Paso Water takes out
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former El Paso Area Teachers Federal Credit Union CEO Claudia B. Green has died. The union was renamed to Raiz Federal Credit Union in 2022. Green started with the credit union in 1979 and was named CEO in 1993. She was the first African American Credit Union CEO in El
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez Municipal Police rescued three people who got lost in the mountains near the “Cerro de la Biblia.” Courtesy: Juárez Public Safety Courtesy: Juárez Public Safety Courtesy: Juárez Public Safety Courtesy: Juárez Public Safety Juárez Public Safety say that an adult and two teenagers, ages 21, 17, and 16, required rescue.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert large portions throughout the region are waking up to active rainfall. Storm chances will continue into your evening. The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for Lincoln County and Ruidoso ahead of today’s rainfall: Flood Watch in effect from July 29,
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