WASHINGTON (KVIA) — The U.S. Senate voted for a new director of the Bureau of Land Management Monday. The Senate confirmed Steve Pearce to lead the BLM in a 46-43 vote. As a former U.S. representative, Pearce used to represent southern New Mexico in seat Rep. Gave Vasquez now holds. He was also the GOP
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesdays forecast will lean warm, dry and potentially breezy. Today will be a bit more comfortable when it comes to winds. We will see minor breezes develop at most as temperatures climb this afternoon. Blowing dust and sand is not likely to be an issue. We woke to temperatures in
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(KVIA) — The Texas Department of State Health Services reported the state’s first West Nile virus case in 2026 Tuesday. DSHS said health officials confirmed someone received a West Nile diagnosis in Harris County, which is where Houston is. Infected mosquitoes transmit West Nile virus when they bite. DSHS said about 80% of people with
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By Emily Shapiro Three adult men, one of whom was a security guard, were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, authorities said. The security guard appeared to play a “pivotal role” in keeping the shooting from “being much worse,” police said at a news conference, noting that the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso confirmed Monday the El Paso Zoo is taking steps to regain national accreditation. The zoo is working with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since a January 2024 accreditation review highlighted facility maintenance, safety protocols, animal care area conditions, and staff training issues. The
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The El Paso Independent School District is presenting a financial update in their board of trustees meeting, but the El Paso Teachers Association is raising concerns ahead of it. In a recent press release, EPISD said on Tuesday they’ll be looking at the contributing factors to their financial struggles. EPTA President Norma De La Rosa, who’s also
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By Youri Benadjaoud, Jack Moore, Eric M. Strauss, David Brennan, and Mary Kekatos An American doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola amid the outbreak, according to an international Christian missions organization. Dr. Peter Stafford, a medical missionary with the missions organization Serge, was exposed while treating patients at Nyankunde Hospital, the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Buckling up can help prevent serious injury in a crash, the Texas Department of Transportation said. Yet TxDOT said millions of Texans still choose to not wear a seat belt. Wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of dying in a crash by 45% and up to 60% for those in
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ALBUQUERQUE (KVIA) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said 15 people have been arrested for being suspected of trying to meet a child for sexual activity. The New Mexico Department of Justice said “Operation Game Over” lasted four days and involved state Justice Department undercover agents, the FBI, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department, Albuquerque
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By Rebecca Boone and Hallie Golden BOISE, Idaho — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tickets are on sale for Electronic Dance Music DJ Tiësto’s highly anticipated return to The Elmont Swim Club in June. Tiësto will make his return to The Elmont on Saturday, June 13, a year after selling out the Swim Club in one of their biggest events to date. The Elmont’s summer lineup
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We are tracking a warm, windy, and dry day today once again with highs in the 90s and gusty evening winds up to 35 miles per hour. Our storm system that has brought multiple days of hot, dry, and windy conditions will finally move to the northeast and we will see a period of calm
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tenants at the Tres Vistas Apartments were evacuated Sunday after a rock wall collapsed. Melissa Jackson, a tenant who spoke with ABC-7 said “a water pipe burst and caused lots of leaking” which they say lead to the wall to collapse. Jackson said other tenants attempted to get in contact
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By Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, and Alexander Mallin The Justice Department announced Monday that as part of the settlement agreement in President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, the attorney general is establishing an $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate those who allege they were wrongly targeted under the Biden administration. The announcement came after attorneys
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By Katie Kindelan Music superstar Shakira was acquitted of tax fraud in a new ruling released Monday by Spain’s national court. The court ordered Spanish authorities to repay Shakira more than $60 million from the yearslong legal battle. The ruling was based on an appeal from Shakira’s legal team, which argued the Grammy winner was not a full-time resident of
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SANTA FE, N.M. (KVIA) — Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled to keep a Doña Ana County man’s intentional child abuse conviction in the death of a 2-year-old in Las Cruces. The state supreme court said it rejected Lalo Anthony Castrillo IV’s arguments that there wasn’t enough evidence that he caused the child’s
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UPDATE (May 19, 2026) — A spokesperson with DHS sent us the following statement: “Partnerships with law enforcement are critical to having the resources we need to arrest criminal illegal aliens across the country. We have had tremendous success when local law enforcement work with us.” “ICE has supercharged efforts with state and local law enforcement
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There were some major shifts to how border security is handled in our region this week, including a big change the government is seeking in control of land near the border. The Department of Justice sued the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces in federal court on behalf of the Department of Homeland
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 60-year-old man with several active warrants, including for manslaughter. EPCSO said Saturday, deputies stopped William Tudmon’s truck for a broken light. After investigating, deputies found out he had several warrants out of Milam County, Texas. The warrants included several counts of intoxication
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UPDATE (May 18, 2026) — Trans Aero MedEvac, one of the medical transportation company who said its crew died in the plane crash, identified the four victims: Keelan Clark, Generation Jets Pilot Ali Kawsara, Generation Jets Pilot Sarah Clark, Trans Aero MedEvac Flight Nurse Jamie Novick, Trans Aero MedEvac Flight Nurse Trans Aero MedEvac’s vice
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash at I-10 West at Yarbrough closed the left three lanes Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. El Paso police said three people went to the hospital. Police said the call about the crash came in at 8:39 a.m. There is no clearing time for the closures
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Over the past couple days El Pasoans have reported seeing an increased number of flare ups at the El Paso Marathon Refinery. This as the facility has been conducting flaring processes to get rid of excess gasses. In the video attached to this web article, you can see the refinery flare-ups
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A study by researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso is looking at the effects of boxing training and cardiovascular health. Researchers conducted the study a few years ago and found just six weeks of boxing training can significantly reduce blood pressure and improve overall blood vessel function
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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. Today we are recognizing Military Monday: Honoring Carl Vigil Vigil served in the U.S. Army. Vigil will reach 15 years of active-duty service in the U.S. Army. This August he plans to retire
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today will be an active weather day as we track fire risk along with warm, dry, and windy conditions. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning through the region: Red Flag Warning in effect from May 18, 09:00 AM MDT until May 18, 08:00 PM MDT Today
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Three words… hot, dry, and windy. These are the conditions we are continuing to track in the Borderland. This morning around 1:15 AM, we saw a peak wind gust out of the west of 37 miles per hour at El Paso International Airport. It will be windy again this evening with westerly gusts up to
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – Rounding out the 2026 team competition season, NM State took to Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Complex for the 2026 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Dominant performances by upperclassmen led the way, with senior Alesha Lane earning gold in the shot put, Nia Allison surprising the field to take gold
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – In the parking lot of The Outlet Shoppes, Garden Brothers Circus set up its big top and concluded it’s four day stay in EL Paso Saturday, May 17. One of the dancers for the circus, Miles Patterson, is doing something she says she’s wanted to do since childhood. “It just
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EL PASO (KVIA)– A husband and wife crossed the graduation stage together this weekend at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso — marking the end of years of balancing rigorous healthcare programs, parenthood and supporting one another through it all. Leonid and Claudia Yasmeen Lapsov graduated from the Hunt School of Dental Medicine and
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UPDATE (May 18, 2026) — The El Paso Zoo reopened Monday. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Zoo will remain closed Sunday after a bomb threat forced visitors and staff to evacuate the property during Saturday’s Bug Fest event. El Paso police said an anonymous caller made the threat around 1:45 p.m., prompting
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