Borderland Crimes, Podcast 16: Abduction at an ATM – The Murder of Sophia Martinez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sophia Martinez, 18, headed out on a blind date on a Friday night in March 2000. But she never made it to the dance club in…
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Mental health crisis intervention available to El Paso students in schools
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A mental health crisis can develop at any time, anywhere. That’s why Emergence Health Network has a Crisis…
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New El Paso District Attorney tight-lipped about outcome of Walmart shooting hearing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Tuesday marked the first hearing in the Aug. 3 shooting case since new El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks took over the…
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Vinton judge embroiled in District Attorney controversy dealt with legal woes as a lawyer
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Questions continue to swirl around the whereabouts of the Vinton, TX municipal judge at the center of the El Paso…
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Former District Attorney Candidate Concerned About Pending Cases as D.A. Rosales Resigns
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As El Paso nears the end of Yvonne Rosales’ tenure as El Paso district attorney, ABC-7 hears from a man who once went…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 15: Attacker Shoots Couple, Kills Wife in Act of Suspected Political Extremism
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The peace and quiet in an affluent, historic Central El Paso neighborhood was shattered by gunfire during a violent attack…
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Appeals court denies motion to dismiss murder indictment of El Paso man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas 8th Court of Appeals has ruled that a murder indictment can remain in place on a man accused of shooting and…
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Uptick in El Paso cases concerns local health authority
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The rise of flu cases across the country is also happening in El Paso. The flu season usually starts in October. Infections…
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Trial of man accused of killing state attorney in home invasion delayed until 2023
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a state attorney and wounding her husband is delayed until next year.…
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After breast cancer, El Paso mom encounters multiple health risks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sometimes, overcoming breast cancer doesn’t mark the end of the fight. For Iran Rios, it marked the beginning of…
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Hospital CEO gets mammogram, invites ABC-7 to document screening
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – This year, National Mammography Day falls on Friday, Oct. 21. To raise awareness about the importance of the breast…
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“I’m Enjoying My Life:” Breast Cancer Survivor Turns to Running
EL PASO, Texas — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ABC-7 is profiling women who survived the battle with the disease. Isabel Muñoz…
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Routine lab work leads to leukemia diagnosis for El Paso boy
EL PASO, Texas — A mother advocated on behalf of her son and unknowingly helped uncover a potentially lethal disease lurking out of…
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Lawyer for capital murder suspect, victim’s mother concerned with El Paso DA’s handling of case as trial is delayed
EL PASO, Texas — A man accused of taking part in an ambush-style murder of a former Army soldier more than five years ago was supposed to go before…
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Departure from El Paso District Attorney’s Office may delay long-awaited murder trial
EL PASO, Texas– The trial of a man accused of a murder in 2017 may be delayed even further. Assistant District Attorney Rene Flores announced…
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El Paso girl recounts cancerous tumor diagnosis and how it changed her life
Amy Macias and her mom Monica got a huge scare in Nov. 2020. The 5th grade student at Horizon Heights Elementary School had a cancerous tumor removed…
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Man charged with murder claims double jeopardy if retried in shooting death case
EL PASO, Texas — An appellate court is now deliberating whether Moises Galvan, an El Paso man accused of murder more than five years ago, can…
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Attorneys of convicted murderer Ricardo Marquez file motion for new trial
EL PASO, Texas — Convicted murderer Ricardo Marquez is asking for a new trial. Marquez was convicted on June 23, 2022, of the killing of Erika…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 14: “We Want to Find Her Body:” The Disappearance and Death of Erika Gaytan
EL PASO, Texas — The date between Erika Gaytan and Ricardo Marquez to a concert ended with Gaytan not returning home. Her family immediately…
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El Paso girl repeatedly abused by mother, boyfriend, according to court documents
EL PASO, Texas — New gruesome and disturbing details are revealed in court documents involving the death of an El Paso girl who was allegedly…
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