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Gas leak shuts down Socorro Road in both directions
UPDATE: (7:28 a.m.) According to Socorro Police, the gas leak Thursday morning was caused by a crash along Socorro Road. ABC-7 crews saw a white pick-up truck being towed away. A gas meter appeared to be damaged. No word on when the closure will be lifted. No word on any danger to nearby residents. → Read More
Photographer shot, injured in Orlando was NMSU grad
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- A photographer who was shot and injured in Orlando Wednesday afternoon was a New Mexico State University graduate. According to his LinkedIn profile and a source, Jesse Walden graduated in 2016. Walden is a photographer at WOFL Fox 35 and Spectrum News 13 in Orlando. Walden survived the shooting that → Read More
Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of Feb. 20 to Feb. 25
EL PASO, Texas -- From west to east El Paso there's a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here's a complete list of TxDOT's road closures as well as road closures in Las Cruces for the week of February 20 to February 25. For updates, click here. For a look at more information, click → Read More
Power outage impacting more than 1,700 people in northeast El Paso
UPDATE: (9:01 a.m.) A spokesperson with El Paso Electric says power has been restored to 1,680 customers in the North Hills neighborhood. EL PASO, Texas -- More than 1,700 customers are without power in northeast El Paso, according to the El Paso Electric outage map. The outage is in the North Hills neighborhood. El Paso → Read More
Crash on Anthony Gap leads to school delays in Chaparral
ANTHONY, New Mexico -- NM 404, more commonly know as the Anthony Gap, is closed in both directions after a head-on crash early Tuesday morning. According to Dona Ana Country Sheriff Kim Stewart, the crash happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. near the Dona Ana Community College Campus. One person was taken to the hospital. DASO → Read More
Cupid's Chase 5K run taking place in Mesilla ahead of Valentine's Day
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- Non-profit Community Options is hosting the annual Cupid's Chase 5k on Saturday morning in Mesilla. Community Options serves people with disabilities over 11 states including Texas and New Mexico. Ahead of the 5k, runner will get two types of shirts, a shirt that reads "available" or "unavailable". The race, taking → Read More
Several hundred migrants spotted along Border Highway near Yarbrough
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- ABC-7 crews spotted several dozen migrants lined up along the bridge on the Border Highway near Yarbrough in the lower valley Thursday morning. The migrants are still on the Mexican side of the border. A Texas Department of Public Safety special agent on scene told ABC-7 there are 200 to → Read More
El Paso Police arrest person attempting to steal cars in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso Police dispatch confirms officers arrested one person who attempted to steal cars in east El Paso early Tuesday morning. Police made stop along Gateway East at Lomaland. The scene was cleared just before 6 a.m. No other information was released about the suspect who was taken into custody. → Read More
DACC Avanza program to help students succeed in the classroom
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- With the spring semester in fully swing Doña Ana Community College is working to help students succeed this year, especially through it's Avanza program. Avanza, which is Spanish word for “advance,” providing wraparound services and resources for students inside and outside the classroom. "What we do is we just try → Read More
Early morning law enforcement pursuits take place in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas -- ABC-7 witnessed several law enforcement pursuits in west El Paso early Thursday morning. The first possible pursuit ended just before 4:30 a.m. on I-10 west at Sunland Park. The incident could be seen on the TxDOT traffic cameras. Multiple law enforcement vehicles could be see along the left shoulder as well → Read More
Texas DPS pursuit ends outside northwest El Paso home, suspect facing human smuggling charges
EL PASO, Texas -- A Juarez man is now facing human smuggling charges after a pursuit that ended outside a northwest El Paso home Wednesday morning, according to spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Texas DPS says the chase started along Transmountain Road. The driver, 34-year-old Federico Ceniceros jumped out of the car → Read More
2 dead, 8 others injured after overnight crash of suspected smuggling attempt in Santa Teresa
UPDATE (2:02 p.m.) The driver of a suspected human smuggling vehicle sped away from U.S. Border Patrol Agents Sunday night, causing a rollover crash with multiple injuries, according to the U.S. Border Patrol officials. Eight people were in the car, two died on the scene, and the others were taken to the hospital. U.S. Border → Read More
2 dead, 8 others injured after overnight crash in Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico -- Sunland Park Fire Officials are investigating a deadly crash that took place Monday morning in Santa Teresa. Officials say the crash took place along Pete Domenici Highway around midnight. Sunland Park fire and emergency medical services responded to a deadly accident. Officials confirmed 2 people died and 8 were taken to → Read More
WATCH: President Biden to visit El Paso Sunday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit El Paso on Sunday. According to ABC News, the president will make a stop before his tip to Mexico City Monday for the North American Leaders' Summit. This will be his first trip to the border since taking office. The White House tells → Read More
Multiple crashes throughout El Paso County impact Wednesday morning commute
UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff's Office reported a motorcyclist, identified as 28-year-old Diego Chavez, has died. Chavez lived at the 800 block of Troy in El Paso. EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso first responders were busy Wednesday morning responding to several crashes throughout the county. Overnight, El Paso police responded to a crash → Read More
Gov. Abbott credits shipping containers with helping illegal immigration 'plummet'
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott's Administration added shipping containers to the El Paso border to help battle illegal immigration. Abbott tweeted Wednesday that the shipping containers are an addition to the installed razor wire and the Texas National Guard presence. Texas is adding shipping containers to the US-Mexico border in El → Read More
Northeast El Paso PK-8 school was on lockdown for an hour, investigation on-going
EL PASO, Texas -- An El Paso Independent School District Pre-K through 8 school was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon, a district spokesperson confirmed to ABC-7. Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 is located in northeast El Paso. El Paso Police are investigating the situation. An ABC-7 source said the school received reports of a handgun possibly → Read More
Crash near UTEP campus sends one person to hospital with serious injuries
EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso Police are investigating a serious crash near the UTEP campus Monday morning. It happened just after 2 a.m. on the 1700 block of Hawthorne near Schuster. ABC-7 learned through dispatchers that one person was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Special Traffic Investigators are on scene. Stay → Read More
NTSB releases information on lower valley train derailment that killed El Paso Union Pacific employee
EL PASO, Texas -- The National Transportation Safety Board released their findings from an investigation on a train derailment that killed an El Paso man working for Union Pacific. Back in late August, El Paso Police confirmed 49-year-old Mario Aurelio Navarro, who was the train conductor, was killed in the derailment in at Union Pacific's → Read More
El Paso County Sheriff's Office investigating 'possible injured' person in Montana Vista
EL PASO, Texas -- A spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff's Department said deputies responded to a "possible injured party" in Montana Vista on Tuesday morning. Multiple law enforcement agencies can be seen blocking off the intersection of Whitetail Deer Drive and Greg Drive, a residential neighborhood in far east El Paso County. ABC-7 → Read More