RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) – The owners of Flying J Ranch announced that the popular western-themed attraction site is for sale. In a post on Facebook, the owners said, “After 44 full and wonderful years, we are hanging our hats. Thank you to everyone who has ever joined us out at the ranch for summer
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A federal grand jury has indicted a Border Patrol agent, Eduardo Prat, for allegedly assaulting a handcuffed man and concealing evidence to obstruct the investigation.
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The New Mexico Department of Justice announced that the Otero County Commission violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by holding an emergency meeting to renew a contract with ICE without proper public notice and transparency procedures.
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A train and a vehicle crashed in Central El Paso on Friday afternoon, and it is unknown if anyone was injured or what caused the crash.
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UPDATE: All lanes of I-10 have reopened. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police were asking drivers to avoid I-10 in the Loop 375 area of the eastside because of a traffic incident. All lanes of the freeway are closed in both directions Police said the call came in at 2:47 p.m. Traffic is
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A 15-year-old girl died after being thrown out of a car in East El Paso, and three other people were injured in the crash.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Chuck Norris, who has died at 86, filmed his iconic 1983 movie Lone Wolf McQuade in El Paso. Right now, you can watch it for free with ads on Youtube. The movie features scenes filmed at the El Paso Civic Center, the Indian Cliffs, what’s now the Epic Railyard Event
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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico (KVIA) – The civilian who died after the shooting at Holloman Air Force Base has been identified as Ashanti Stewart. Holloman officials said she took her own life after firing at an active-duty service member. The shooting happened on Tuesday. The base initially reported it was an active shooter
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Actress Catherine O’Hara has died at the age of 71, ABC News is reporting. O’Hara was best known for her roles in “Beetlejuice” and “Home Alone.” Details surrounding her death are not known.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The City of El Paso said Tuesday it’s assessing the impact after the Federal Communications Commission announced the ban of new foreign drone models. El Paso has a citywide network of DJI drones, a Chinese brand that the U.S. said poses a national security risk. The city’s drone program is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A 13-year-old girl reported that a man approached her and made inappropriate propositions in exchange for money, El Paso Police said in a news release Tuesday afternoon. The girl told police it happened outside a grocery store on Dec. 13 on Gateway South Blvd. near Kenworthy Street in Northeast El Paso.
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Update (3:24 PM): A spokesperson for the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office says the office fully intends to refile the charges against Escobedo Arriaga immediately. In a statement released to ABC-7, the office explained that the court dismissed the case due to a procedural issue in the grand jury process. Prosecutors say the defendant’s complete
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(KVIA) – President Trump posted a video on his social media platform Truth Social announcing the U.S. carried out another strike against a “narcoterrorist” boat. You can watch video of the strike on the player above. Venezuela has launched three days of military exercises and put on display its Russian-built fighter jets in a show
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso police said they arrested a man who stabbed his dog to death. On Wednesday morning, police were called out to the 11200 block of Pebble Hills Boulevard for a report of animal cruelty. Police said the investigation revealed a witness saw 37-year-old Kevin Garcia stabbing his 6-year-old female
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The New York Attorney General announced that executives of RCI Hospitality Holdings have been charged in a multimillion-dollar criminal tax fraud and bribery scheme. RCI Hospitality Holdings is the owner of several clubs across the U.S. The company owns Chicas Locas, a bikini bar in El Paso. It’s been operating
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police said Friday that a body was found in a house that caught fire in the northeast. The El Paso Fire Department was called out to the house fire on Beautonne Avenue at 8:48 a.m. on Friday. Police said a body was found. EPPD’s Crimes Against Persons Unit
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man was accused of burglarizing vehicles and stealing more than $3,000 worth of property, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said the video you can play above shows the suspect burglarizing an SUV. Deputies were called out for reports of multiple vehicle burglaries on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Plaza Theatre announced Jurassic Park in Concert is coming to El Paso later in the year. The music of the 1993 film will be performed by the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. Audiences can watch the movie while musicians perform the score written by legendary composer John Williams. The concert
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) – New Mexico’s governor said Thursday the state has received partial approval for a federal emergency declaration for flood-damaged communities in the Ruidoso area. “This federal declaration is a critical first step, but it’s not everything Ruidoso needs and deserves,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. D-NM, said in a news release. “We
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) – Ruidoso officials announced in a Thursday morning news conference that they fear more rain on Saturday may bring flooding to the area again. “The threat of rain is imminent,” Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said. “We’re expecting Saturday, you know, something similar to Tuesday. And that can change, we hope.” In
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Watch ABC-7’s special report Lost But Not Forgotten on the video player above. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s a hot day and James Holeman could be relaxing and enjoying retirement — instead, he’s in the middle of the desert searching inside a backpack that could belong to a person who is dead. “This is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police announced Tuesday that a man has been arrested in connection to a murder in December. Police identified the suspect as 18-year-old Alejandro Corral. He was arrested on Dec. 30. The shooting happened on Dec. 21 on the 9400 block of Diana Street in Northeast El Paso. Police
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – A Las Cruces man prenteded to have gun before police shot and killed him, according to New Mexico State Police. It happened Monday evening in Hobbs, New Mexico. NMSP officers said they tried to pullover a white Doge Charger driven by 28-year-old Jesus Rubio of Las Cruces, but did
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office said today an El Paso man is accused of homicide for causing a crash that killed. He is 45-year-old Henry Raygoza. Our news partners at Channel 44 obtained security video that shows the crash. Investigators say he was driving a black Jeep. It rear-ended a Honda,
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — On Saturday, many of you will have a chance to vote on the uniform election, which includes bonds that could increase how much you pay in taxes. Voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can find out where to vote and sample ballots here. If
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — Mexican authorities found 131 migrants from Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador inside a semitrailer Wednesday morning, according to a news release by the Mexican Institute of Migration. They were found at a checkpoint near Samalayuca, Chihuahua, a small town and desert south of Juárez. Officials said they were traveling in bad conditions.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua — A large group of migrants arrived in Juarez Wednesday. They were traveling on top of a train. ABC-7 saw hundreds of migrants walking towards an area of the border wall where other migrants in the past have turned themselves in to Border Patrol. If the migrants end up crossing the border
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Western Tech held a graduation ceremony this week for students part of the “Skills for Sustainability” program. The ceremony recognized more than 30 students who completed their six-week training. The program works towards a goal to provide 210 new water industry recruits. A graduate said the program is worth it.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez accused ABC-7 of taking her out of context when we aired her response to a question about the use of her taxpayer-funded gas card. But you can be the judge. You can see that response on the video player above. Hernandez was a guest
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday a lawsuit against Annunciation House, the nongovernmental organization that has managed a network of shelters for migrants in El Paso for decades. “The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) reviewed significant public record information strongly suggesting Annunciation House is engaged in legal violations
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