Former New Mexico State Senator Mary Jane Garcia dies
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Former New Mexico State Senator Mary Jane Garcia died Friday, January 5, 2024, according to a statement issued…
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Wayne LaPierre announces resignation as leader of the NRA days ahead of civil trial
CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, the leader of the National Rifle Association of America who served for decades as a fierce…
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Marriage “not the goal” for El Paso couple who wed in their 50s
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s never too late to fall in love, again. That’s not just the theme behind ABC’s The Golden Bachelor. One El Paso couple…
Continue ReadingNYC sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million over transporting asylum seekers to the city from Texas
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the…
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Family honoring first birthday of baby killed in San Elizario house fire
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — January 5th marks what would’ve been the first birthday for Marleen Martinez, the baby killed in a San Elizario mobile home…
Continue ReadingEli Lilly launches service to connect patients with telehealth care, deliver medications to their homes
Originally Published: 04 JAN 24 16:57 ET Updated: 04 JAN 24 19:28 ET By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — After recent moves by weight loss…
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Some El Paso hospitals seeing an uptick in respiratory illnesses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some hospitals across El Paso are seeing an uptick in respiratory infections right now. Some of the most common illnesses…
Continue ReadingGypsy Rose Blanchard says she’d still be abused if her mother were alive today
CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Gypsy Rose Blanchard says the first time she tasted freedom was not last week, when…
Continue ReadingHomicides dropped by over 10% in America’s biggest cities in 2023
CNN By Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly…
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One person is dead after a crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is dead after a crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley. No other injuries are reported at this time. According to Fire…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Sunland Park cannabis sales at an all time high
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Cannabis sales are soaring in a small city just west of the state line. According to recent numbers, Sunland Park…
Continue ReadingIllinois and Massachusetts voters seek to take Trump off 2024 ballot
Originally Published: 04 JAN 24 17:13 ET Updated: 04 JAN 24 17:53 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Groups of voters from Illinois and…
Continue ReadingAmericans spent a record $222 billion shopping online this holiday season
Originally Published: 04 JAN 24 14:29 ET By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans ramped up their online shopping this past holiday season,…
Continue ReadingBack-to-back winter storms begin a punishing week of extreme weather to come in the US
CNN By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A winter storm is on a collision course with the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Saturday, and there’s another…
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StormTrack Weather: Sunny skies, cool and breezy Friday
El Paso, TX (KVIA)-Good Morning! The storm system that moved in yesterday has made an exit, which means drier and cooler temperatures across the…
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5 things to know for Jan. 5: Presidential race, Iowa shooting, Winter storm, Israel, Oscar Pistorius
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US…
Continue Reading Iowa school shooter is believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 5 people
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry High School,…
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Takeaways from CNN’s town halls with DeSantis and Haley
CNN By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — A week and a half from the Iowa caucuses, two 2024 Republican…
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NMSU tops UTEP in Battle of I-10, 63-53
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Round one of the Battle of I-10 went to the New Mexico State Aggies. Thursday night in Las Cruces, the Aggies defeated the…
Continue Reading Fact checking Ron DeSantis’ and Nikki Haley’s CNN town halls in Iowa
CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each participated in CNN town halls on Thursday…
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ABC News special “On the Brink” focuses on struggles for pregnant women with medical emergencies in states banning abortion
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The recent case of Kate Cox who was blocked by the Texas Supreme Court from terminating her non-viable pregnancy is not the…
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City of El Paso to stop operations at migrant shelter as Border Patrol sees ‘significant drop’ in encounters
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 confirmed with El Paso City officials, the emergency shelter at the former Morehead Middle School will end operations…
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Motorcycle thefts on the rise, according to EPPD Auto Theft Task Force
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Motorcycle thefts made a jump by more than 30 in 2023 compared to 2022, according to data from the El Paso Police…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Windy and cold tonight; another storm early next week.
Skies will gradually clear tonight, but the winds will continue to blow, and that will make it feel much colder with the wind chills. Wind gusts…
Continue Reading Attackers laughed as they raped and murdered a woman in Israel on October 7, witness says
CNN By Jake Tapper, Kirsten Appleton and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Five men came out of the van and captured a woman, ripping off her clothes…
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Driver dies after car roof torn open during serious Lower Valley crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are providing more information on the first fatal traffic collision of the new year. Police investigators…
Continue ReadingISIS claims responsibility for deadliest attack in Iran since 1979 revolution
CNN By Eyad Kourdi and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts near the burial site of slain…
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Finding Love in El Paso: Keys for a lasting, loving marriage
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As we at ABC-7 watch the finale of “Golden Bachelor” Gerry Turner’s search for love, it got us wondering what the…
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All clear given after ‘suspicious’ package found at Ft. Bliss’ Freedom Crossing
FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — The Ft. Bliss Law Enforcement team gave the all clear after a “suspicious” package was found at the Freedom Crossing…
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Family of man killed at Fabens drag race sues event promoter for $60 million
FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The family of 24-year-old Willie Valadez Ramirez, a man killed at a drag racing event in Fabens, filed a lawsuit against the…
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