GoFundMe raises over $400K for family of slain business owner Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
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GoFundMe raises over $400K for family of slain business owner Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
"He was the kind of man who showed up: for his family, for his friends, for his neighbors, and on every job he ever took."
El Paso ISD names new principal for Aoy Elementary
Iris Jiménez has been appointed as the new principal of Aoy Elementary School, bringing with her over two decades of experience in public education.
Robotaxi companies warned after impeding first responders
It comes after a growing number of incidents where driverless vehicles have delayed or blocked first responders at emergency scenes.
Gobierno de Trump abre los hábitats de especies en peligro a la urbanización y revierte 50 años de legislación ambiental
Por Ella Nilsen y Kit Maher, CNN El Gobierno de Trump revirtió este viernes décadas de una ley ambiental de larga data que protegía a las especies en peligro de extinción, abriendo hábitats sensibles de esas especies protegidas a la perforación, la minería, la agricultura y el desarrollo inmobi...
El Paso murder trial delayed over unexamined cell evidence
The trial of Robron Lewis, one of two men facing capital murder charges in a deadly 2021 drug deal turned robbery at a West El Paso McDonald's, has been delayed due to the discovery of a cellphone that has not been examined and may contain crucial evidence.
Mesilla Valley Transportation reacts to $104 million verdict in wrongful death lawsuit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- On Wednesday, an El Paso jury awarded a family $104 million dollars after finding MVT Services LLC liable for the death of its employee, Orlando Robles. The company, also known as Mesilla Valley Transportation, sent ABC-7 a statement on Friday: "We want to take a mo...
GoFundMe raises over $360K for family of slain business owner Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
More than $292,000 has been raised to support the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old husband, father of three and small business owner who was killed, through a GoFundMe organized by the LULAC Institute.
Monsoon storms may be strong this weekend
With a high of 103, we recorded our 21st triple-digit day for the year. Here's your updated Misery Meter. Another triple-digit day on Saturday before highs return to the 90s. Here's your exclusive 9-Hour Forecast for Saturday. TONIGHT: The skies will be partly cloudy with scattered showers and t...
The New York Times countersues EEOC, alleging ‘retaliatory, bad faith use of’ authority
By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The New York Times filed a counterclaim Friday against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing the agency of retaliating against the publication for its reporting via a race- and gender-based discrimination lawsuit. The countersuit follows an EEOC law...
8 firearms, 500 rounds of ammunition seized at Texas border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it arrested a man who allegedly tried to enter Mexico with eight firearms and 500 rounds of ammunition. It happened Thursday at the Presidio, Texas, Port of Entry. CBP said officers found six rifles, two handguns, 180 ma...
8 firearms, 500 rounds of ammunition seized at Texas border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it arrested a man who allegedly tried to enter Mexico with eight firearms and 500 rounds of ammunition. It happened Thursday at the Presidio, Texas, Port of Entry. CBP said officers found six rifles, two handguns, 180 ma...
ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – The Borderland Data Boom
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The boom in data center construction is ramping up in the Borderland. In particular, the work on Project Jupiter, one of the biggest planned data centers in the world, is transforming the landscape near the border in Santa Teresa. The giant construction site now ha...
Asciende a 4.118 el número de personas fallecidas por los sismos en Venezuela
Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español A 16 días de los fuertes sismos del 24 de junio en Venezuela, el número de personas fallecidas por causa del siniestro llegó este viernes a 4.118, de acuerdo con el más reciente balance difundido por el Gobierno. La nueva cifra representa un incremento de 2...
Ysleta ISD names new principals for 3 elementary schools
The Ysleta Independent School District has appointed Barbara Flores, Yvonne Castillo, and Marisa Holguin as principals of Capistrano, Riverside, and Presa Elementary Schools respectively, effective immediately.
Trump dice que el alto el fuego con Irán ha “terminado”. ¿Qué sigue ahora?
Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN La guerra con Irán aparentemente ha entrado en una nueva fase. Después de más de tres meses de intentos por mantener un fuego extremadamente frágil y confuso, el presidente Donald Trump sugirió el miércoles que la tregua llegaba a su fin. Este viernes lo afirmó ...
Vance leasing part of multimillion-dollar Virginia farm as an additional residence
By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance is leasing part of a sprawling, multimillion-dollar property in rural Virginia to serve as an additional residence for his family, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. The new rental residence is part of the historic Wolver Hill Fa...
Las Cruces police chief named hometown hero by US Attorney’s Office
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Military installations contribute an estimated $148.8 billion to Texas: Gov. Abbott
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El Paso ISD: Students must attend 90% of classes
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- As the new school year approaches, El Paso ISD wants to remind families that students must attend 90 percent of the school days or class periods to receive course credit or a final grade. For elementary students, missing more than 17 days during a typical school year may ...
Trump administration opens endangered species’ habitats to development, reversing 50 years of environmental law
By Ella Nilsen, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species on Friday, opening up sensitive habitats of those protected species to drilling, mining, farming and real estate development. The change, finalized ...
Apple acusa a OpenAI de usar secretos comerciales robados para crear sus próximos dispositivos de IA en una nueva demanda
Por Lisa Eadicicco y Hadas Gold, CNN Apple demandó a OpenAI este viernes, al alegar que la empresa de inteligencia artificial robó secretos comerciales del fabricante del iPhone para desarrollar sus propios dispositivos de inteligencia artificial, aún no presentados. En la demanda, presentada...
The newest Air Force One is flying, but is it ready to deal with all the threats a president faces?
By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — When President Donald Trump departed Turkey this week, he boarded a 35-year-old modified Boeing 747, not the newly converted plane parked across the tarmac that had been introduced with much fanfare just days earlier. The decision ...
Spain’s late winning goal breaks Belgian hearts to seal World Cup semifinal spot
By Ben Church, Aleks Klosok And that’s it! What a thrilling end to this match as Spain grabs a late winner to beat Belgium, 2-1. It’s brutal for the Belgians, who hung in right until the very end. But one mistake from a substitute keeper, and the Red Devils are out of the World Cup. ...
Former N.M. GOP treasurer charged in fatal hit-and-run
Kimberly Skaggs, former New Mexico Republican Party treasurer, has been indicted by a Dona Ana County grand jury for leaving the scene of a crash that killed a man and tampering with evidence.
Cuba sufre el segundo apagón de esta semana
Por Michael Rios y Patrick Oppmann, CNN en Español Cuba ha sufrido un apagón a nivel nacional por segunda vez esta semana. Su red eléctrica nacional colapsó este viernes por la tarde, según el operador de la red y el Ministerio de Energía. Esto ocurre mientras el país enfrenta una crisis en...
James Talarico to stop in El Paso for US Senate campaign
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather – Isolated storms tonight; hot again Saturday with a storm chance.
We hit another triple today - our 22nd of the year so far. Storms have developed to our north and will head south this evening and tonight. Some of these storms will produce gusty winds with perhaps some blowing dust and sand. Temps will hit 102 for Saturday with upper 90s for Sunday. Isolated...
Graham Platner has formally withdrawn from the Maine Senate race. Here’s what we know about the process to replace him
CNN By Ethan Cohen, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democrats are embarking on a two-week sprint to pick a new nominee for one of the year’s most important races in the wake of Graham Platner’s decision this week to end his Senate campaign after allegations of sexual assault, which he denies. ...
MSSG Amigo Airshow celebrates 11 graduates from Fly HigHER Girls STEAM Academy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Friday, MountainStar Sports Group Amigo Airsho celebrated 11 graduates from its Fly HigHER Girls STEAM Academy. The program launched earlier this year with the goal of empowering students to explore careers in aviation, aerospace and leadership. Students from the Young...
Texas Tech Health celebrates 1st graduates from forensic psychiatry program
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The inaugural participants in Texas Tech Health El Paso's new forensic psychiatry fellowship were recognized during a graduation ceremony on campus in June, highlighting a program aimed at addressing shortages in forensic psychiatric expertise in the El Paso and Borderlan...
Argentina es el único latinoamericano en los cuartos de final del Mundial y su afición se prepara para sufrir… de nuevo
Por Gonzalo Zegarra y Cecilia Domínguez, CNN en Español “Qué manera de sufrir, hermano”, debe haber sido la frase más repetida del martes en Argentina, tras la angustiosa clasificación que logró la selección nacional remontando un duro partido contra Egipto en los octavos de final de la Copa Mu...
UTEP Dinner Theatre closes season with 'School of Rock' musical
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The UTEP Dinner Theatre will wrap up its 2025–26 season this summer with School of Rock: The Musical, bringing the Broadway adaptation of the popular 2003 film to the stage. Performances will take place from June 26 through July 18 on the University of Texas at El Paso cam...
Testigos del tiroteo mortal en Houston contradicen la versión de ICE
Por Julianna Bragg y Priscilla Alvarez, CNN La versión de las autoridades federales sobre lo que llevó al tiroteo mortal de un hombre en Houston durante un operativo migratorio esta semana no coincide con la de tres hombres que fueron detenidos durante el incidente, según un abogado que habló c...
Las Cruces Police warn that copper wire theft continues to be problem
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces Police say the theft of copper wire from light poles and construction sites continues to be a problem. They are asking the public to be on the lookout and help them crack down on this sort of crime. Most of the incidents occur between the hours of midnight and ...
Un corte por la dignidad: estilistas en Venezuela van a hospitales y refugios para ayudar a damnificados por los terremotos
Por Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español Paulette Abdallah responde la videollamada y se toma unos minutos para hablar desde el refugio en el Distrito Metropolitano de Caracas en el que colabora ese día como voluntaria luego de los terremotos del pasado 24 de junio. Acomoda el celular para que la image...
Bipartisan senators announce agreement with Trump administration on Russia sanctions
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Bipartisan senators announced an agreement with the Trump administration on Friday to move ahead with an updated Russia sanctions package, but it remains unclear if President Donald Trump will directly back the bill’s passage. The package would allow Trump to pla...
Texas Tech El Paso back-to-school fair offers free backpacks, health checks
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at Alberta will host a back-to-school health fair, including free backpack giveaway, over 25 community health vendors and superhero appearances. The event, co-hosted by El Paso Health, will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 11, at 4...
Firefighters quickly extinguish residential fire in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces Fire quickly extinguished a fire on Calle Sosa earlier this week. Just after 4:15 a.m. Thursday, July 9, firefighters responded to a report of a residential structure fire on the 1300 block of Calle Sosa. The first arriving unit found fire coming through the ro...
Apple accuses OpenAI of using stolen trade secrets to create its upcoming AI gadgets in new lawsuit
By Lisa Eadicicco, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Apple sued OpenAI on Friday, alleging the AI company has stolen the iPhone maker’s trade secrets to develop its own yet-to-be-unveiled AI gadgets. In the suit, filed in the District Court of Northern California, Apple accuses OpenAI of trade secret m...
Alleged ‘imposter’ nurse arrested under fraud warrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A woman accused of posing as a nurse and working without a license has been arrested in El Paso Thursday, according to jail records. Forty-three-year-old Margarita Gonzalez' arrest comes after a Doña Ana County jury indicted her in May. Jail records said the El Paso Co...