Top baby names of 2025 in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Olivia and Noah were the most popular baby names in New Mexico this year. That is according to the new data released…
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How Texans can get their share of $10.5 billion in unclaimed funds
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County residents could be entitled to a portion of the $10.5 billion in unclaimed property safeguarded by the state.…
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11 Tren de Aragua members indicted in federal racketeering case
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — 11 Tren de Aragua gang members, primarily from Venezuela, are facing federal racketeering charges in New Mexico.…
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Bario Azteca leader pleads guilty in 2010 U.S. Consulate murders case
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Eduardo Ravelo, aka Tablas, 57, pleaded guilty to murder in aid of racketeering, in addition to other crimes, for his role…
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Anthony man sentenced to life in prison for child exploitation
ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Anthony, New Mexico resident Othon Jorge Zamarripa, 35, was sentenced to life in prison for multiple child exploitation…
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Fire burns house in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A house on the 1800 block of Lester Avenue caught fire Tuesday evening. Fire crews were called out just before 7…
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Canutillo man charged with animal cruelty
CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Juan Gutierrez, 55, is charged with cruelty to a non-livestock animal after the El Paso County Animal Welfare Unit found a…
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NMSU Police charge El Paso man with stalking
Update (December 17, 2025): Officials have released the booking photo of Santiago Garcia. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State…
Continue Reading Las Cruces daycare provider pleads guilty to possessing child sex abuse material
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Juan Jose Cardiel-Hernandez, 80, a Las Cruces daycare provider, pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing child sexual…
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New Details: Two El Paso Police officers arrested
Update (December 16, 2025): Court documents state that Officer Joshua Arroyos was arrested after an incident on November 27, 2025. The victim alleges…
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Teens accused of spray painting Gary Del Palacio Recreation Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two teens are accused of graffitiing the Gary Del Palacio Recreation Center. On December 13, officers saw the two teens,…
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El Paso man accused of stealing work truck
HOMESTEAD MEADOWS SOUTH, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies arrested Ezequiel Alberto Aldana, 32, and charged him with theft of property valued between $30,000…
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AG Paxton sues five television manufacturers for allegedly spying on Texans
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing five television manufacturers he says have been “spying on Texans by secretly…
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New Details: Three UTEP football players, general manager arrested
Update (5:18 PM): Court documents state that Kane Bowen was allegedly involved in a fight in an alley in the Cincinnati Entertainment District on…
Continue Reading Alamogordo man sentenced to 75 years in prison for child sex crimes
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Prosecutors say that a judge sentenced Alamogordo resident John Nelson West, 58, to 75 years in prison for multiple…
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Las Cruces woman arrested 95 times held without bond
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Judge Conrad Perea ordered Heather Croom, the woman who has been arrested in Las Cruces 95 times, held in jail…
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Five squatters removed from South-Central El Paso house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies removed five people from a South-Central El Paso house on Thursday. The five people were not authorized to live in…
Continue Reading El Paso man sentenced for stealing thousands from widowed woman
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thomas Jacinto Lopez pleaded guilty to three felony charges, including Exploitation of an Elderly Person and Theft of…
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Man who stashed meth in clothing hamper sentenced to 19+ years in prison
ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Anthony, New Mexico resident David Amaya, 43, will spend the next 19+ years in prison for distributing meth and…
Continue Reading Guilty Plea: Man rammed into unmarked Border Patrol car in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Arizona resident Christopher Jack Leach, 33, pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer in Las Cruces. Court…
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Two more teens arrested in Las Cruces gun store burglary investigation
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Two more teenagers are under arrest and facing charges for their alleged involvement in the November 22 burglary of…
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Mescalero man who assaulted woman with cinder block sentenced to prison
MESCALERO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Myron Edward Blake, Jr., 40, was sentenced to more than four years in prison for assaulting a woman and causing her…
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Robber pleads guilty to stealing from Las Cruces bank
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Bank robber Daniel Guereca faces up to 20 years in federal prison for robbing the PNC Bank in Las Cruces and the…
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El Paso man accused of murdering the father of his son’s girlfriend
Update (December 11, 2025): Court documents obtained by ABC-7 state that David Luciano Gutierrez, the man killed in Agua Dulce in September 2025, was…
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Horizon City man charged with possession of child pornography
HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City Police, along with the FBI, arrested Roman Morales, 29, for possession of child sexual assault material.…
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ACLU alleges beatings, sexual abuses happened at Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss
Update: DHS has released the following statement in response to the ACLU’s letter and allegations: “This is fearmongering clickbait. As our brave ICE…
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El Paso man convicted of murder in Alamogordo
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An Otero County jury has convicted El Pasoan Jeffery Saint Louis of felony murder, homicide by vehicle, aggravated fleeing…
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El Paso man charged with making a false police report
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police charged Ruben Holguin Bonilla, 63, with making a false report to a police officer. El Paso Police say that Holguin…
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