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Lindsay Clancy trial: Judge declares mistrial after emergency petition denied

By Peter Charalambous , Mason Leib , Melanie Schmitz, Tonya Simpson , Aaron Katersky , and Marwa Mouaki The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom who killed her three young children while in the family's home on Jan. 24, 2023, has ended in a mistrial after seven d...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

government

$1.7M in grants announced for El Paso, West Texas veterans

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Senator César J. Blanco announced that $1.7 million in grants will be given to organizations that help veterans and their families in the Borderland and West Texas. The grants come from the Texas Veterans Commission’s Fund for Veterans Assistance and will ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 4, 2026

schools

Talking to your children about AI safety

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the school year continues, some Borderland students will be using artificial intelligence. In this age of AI, children must be safe and understand the risks involved. According to a new report by Common Sense Media, children aren’t just using AI for the...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

schools

UTEP cites Karol G shows, construction for tight parking

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The University of Texas at El Paso said this weekend's Karol G concerts and construction has limited parking on campus. An ABC-7 viewer said some students pay more than $400 for parking. According to UTEP's website, student parking permits range from $225...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

safety

Deputy constables arrest Chuco Tango gang member wanted for parole violation

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Deputy constables arrested a confirmed Chuco Tango gang member Thursday, according to the El Paso County Constable's Office Precinct Six. Deputy constables learned about the possible location of a wanted gang member, 37-year-old Pedro Valdivia, the consta...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

News

Maria Bartiromo’s exit reveals the limits of Fox’s loyalty to Trump

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and Fox News have a mostly mutually beneficial relationship. But every so often, their interests diverge, and Maria Bartiromo is a prime example. Fox took Bartiromo off the air after she leaked internal network guidance to the ...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

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Trump threatens trade war if rates aren't cut after strong jobs report

President Trump called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates Friday after the August jobs report came in stronger than expected, threatening to cut off trade with several countries if the central bank doesn’t budge. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that U.S...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 4, 2026

safety

Hawaii braces for major Hurricane Lowell, its 3rd storm threat in a month

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii is under a state of emergency with powerful Hurricane Lowell set to bear down on its western islands Monday. It’s the third storm in as many weeks to threaten the state, as El Niño supercharges the Pacific hurricane season. Get yo...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

safety

Man surrenders after hit-and-run crash

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was arrested after he crashed into a vehicle and fled the scene, according to the El Paso County Constable’s Office Precinct One. With assistance from witnesses, deputies were able to identify and locate the suspect, who was identified as 51-year-old...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 4, 2026

safety

Man surrenders after hit-and-run crash in West El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was arrested after he crashed into a vehicle and fled the scene, according to the El Paso County Constable’s Office Precinct One. With assistance from witnesses, deputies were able to identify and locate the suspect, who was identified as 51-year-old...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 4, 2026

safety

Wanted Chuco Tango gang member arrested in Lower Valley

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A wanted Chuco Tango Gang member was arrested in the Lower Valley for violating his parole, according to the El Paso County Constable's Office Precinct Six. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, Precinct Six Deputy Constables received informatio...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 4, 2026

News

Former labor secretary drank at the office and misused resources, probe finds

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated department policy by drinking alcohol at the office and telling her staff to perform personal tasks for her, an independent Labor Department investigation found. The scathing report published Thursda...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

government

UN to vote on adopting new map that would make our world look very different

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly is voting Friday on whether to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong. The “Correct the Map” draft resolution – put for...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

News

Diesel prices hit record high

The average price of diesel hit an all-time high Friday in the U.S. as the conflict with Iran puts more strain on the global energy supply.

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 4, 2026

News

Trump says he will cease trading with top partners unless Fed lowers rates

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to prevent the US from trading with many nations unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates. “LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT, which the U.S. Supre...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

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Rusia ataca la sede del Servicio de Seguridad de Ucrania en el centro de Kyiv

Por Victoria Butenko y Ivana Kottasová, CNN Un dron ruso impactó el viernes la sede central del Servicio de Seguridad de Ucrania en Kyiv, según informó el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky. El impacto directo contra uno de los edificios gubernamentales más importantes de ...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

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Russia strikes Ukraine Security Service headquarters in central Kyiv

By Ivana Kottasová, Victoria Butenko, Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian drone struck the Kyiv headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service, the SBU, on Friday, in a rare direct hit on a key government building that highlights Ukraine’s dire shortages of air defenses. The daytime str...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026