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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is in the hospital after being rescued from the canal near the border highway, Wednesday morning. El Paso Fire says Border Patrol reported that someone was in the water at 1:38 a.m. Crews responded to the border highway near Yarbrough Dr. One person was recovered and taken to

Update (October 21, 2024): The El Paso Police Department Special Traffic Investigations Unit is looking into the crash. Investigators say the pedestrian was in the road when the car hit him. He died at the scene. Police are still waiting to receive the 18-year-old’s identification. “Pedestrian in the roadway” is listed as a contributing factor

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is in the hospital after a shooting in northeast El Paso, Thursday morning. El Paso Police dispatch says it happened at the Pine Village Apartments located at 5020 Fairbanks Dr. They say the call came in around 5:36 a.m. Information is limited at this time.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is recovering after a shooting in west El Paso, late Sunday. Officers responded to the 7600 block of North Mesa St. They say the call came in at 11:28 p.m. Sunday. One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. This is a developing story.

Update: One person is dead, police say. Investigators describe the deceased as a Hispanic young adult or older teen. “It is an isolated incident and no threat to the public at this time,” EPPD officials stated. “Crimes Against Persons is investigating and when further updates are available they will be provided.” EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)

Update (October 16, 2024): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that the defendant, Joseph Anthony Maldonado, picked up six migrants near Penny’s Diner on Airport Road in Santa Teresa the morning of October 4, 2024. Troopers then surveilled Maldonado’s Charger north on Pete V Domenici Memorial Highway and then on Artcraft Road. The Troopers

Update (October 4, 2024): El Paso Police arrested 32-year-old Rene Martinez and charged him with aggravated assault. They booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $350,000 bond. “Police were informed that a fight had occurred just before the collision and that the vehicle had fled,” police officials explained Friday. “The investigation

Update: The lanes are now clear and open again. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A semi-trailer caught fire after it rolled over on I-10 east at Vinton, early Wednesday morning. According to fire dispatch, the call came in shortly after 2 a.m. The driver of the semi-trailer safely exited. No other injuries are being reported.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A vacant house in south-central El Paso has been destroyed after an early morning fire. El Paso Fire Department said it happened at 1213 E. Overland Ave. around 12:30 a.m. Spokesperson Enrique Dueñas said there was no one inside the residence and no reported injuries. He also states there was

Update (September 5, 2024): Police just identified the person who died as 93-year-old Chihuahua resident Jesus Roman Villezcas Carrazco. Police say that the red Mercedes was traveling east when it hit the back of the back of the mini van Villezcas was traveling in. Both cars hit concrete barriers then caught fire and Villezcas was

Update: In a news conference Thursday, U.S. Attorney General for the Western District of Texas Jaime Esparza, said 21 people with connections to the ‘Chuco Tango’ gang were arrested in a roundup spanning El Paso today. Officials said the arrested individuals are suspected of serious drug and firearm offenses. They are charged with possession, and intent

Update (September 12, 2024): FBI El Paso says a motorcade for retired Special Agent Cordero will pass through the FBI El Paso Field Office Friday, September 13, 2024. A spokesperson says the funeral services will follow. Update: The FBI El Paso Office confirmed that Julio Cordero, a former special agent, was the man who died.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All lanes on I10 west at El Paso St. have reopened after being closed for hours involving a semi-trailer. El Paso Police say the call of the crash came in around 11 p.m. Monday. No injuries or transports are being reported. For hours crews worked to clear debris from the

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is recovering in the hospital after being seriously injured in a motorcycle crash late Wednesday night. Eastbound lanes on Transmountain Rd. were closed for hours Thursday morning but have since reopened. According to a post on x.com (formerly Twitter) from El Paso Police Traffic, the crash happened Transmountain/Loop

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in West El Paso, early Friday Morning. The crash happened on the eastbound lanes of I-10 between Mesa St. and Resler Dr. El Paso Fire dispatch did confirm that one person sustained serious injuries. They also tell ABC-7 that the

Update (July 8, 2024): El Paso Police Department Special Traffic investigators say 17-year-old Joseph Flores Jr. was driving “at a high rate of speed” west on the 13000 block of Montana when he lost control and hit a curb, rolling his car into a large pole. Flores died at the scene. Investigators say speed may

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person was injured after a shooting in the Red Sands area, late Thursday night. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says they were responding to an aggravated assault. Our ABC-7 crews who were at the scene say it happened near the parking lot of American Eagle Paintball. Officials say there

Update: El Paso Police identify the woman accused of stealing the ambulance as 28-year-old Alasia Pamela Humber. She is charged with theft of a vehicle and evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle. Her combined bonds totaled $130,000. Courtesy: EPPD The El Paso Police Auto Theft Task Force was called out to investigate after

Update: El Paso Water representatives are speaking about the sinkhole. Watch live below. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At least 20 Central El Paso residents have been evacuated after a sinkhole opens up following a water main break. It was first reported Tuesday night at the 3700 block of Tularosa Ave. They say the Red