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All lanes closed on US-54 south and Dyer due to overturned semi

March 4, 2025 8:12 AM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — All Southbound lanes on US-54 and Dyer have closed after a semi truck overturned, according to the Texas Department of…

El Pasoan sentenced to 15 years for criminal sexual contact in Ruidoso

March 3, 2025 5:35 PM KVIA ABC-7

RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — District Court Judge John Sugg sentenced 60-year-old El Pasoan Bernard Cornejo to 15 years in prison for criminal…

House fire extinguished in East El Paso

March 3, 2025 3:46 PM Rishi Oza

Update: The fire has been extinguished. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire officials say the wind blew an electrical wire into a tree, causing a…

EPCC Valle Verde Building Evacuated

March 3, 2025 1:25 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Community College’s Valle Verde Campus Building A has been evacuated “due to haze and smoke.” Employees and students…

I-10 reopened west of Las Cruces

March 3, 2025 10:13 AM KVIA ABC-7

Update: NMDOT says that the westbound lanes are now reopen. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — I-10 West at exit 132 is closed and all traffic is being…

Woman thrown from motorcycle, killed

March 3, 2025 1:53 AM Carter Diggs

Update: El Paso Police say that the woman injured in the motorcycle crash on the US-54/I-10 ramp has died. They are waiting to publicly identify her…

2 hospitalized after crash in Far East El Paso

March 1, 2025 7:43 AM Paul Schulz

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people are in the hospital after a three-car crash in Far East El Paso. It happened on Loop 375 North at Mile Marker 35,…

One person airlifted to hospital after rollover in Northwest El Paso

March 1, 2025 3:29 AM Paul Schulz, Lauren Bly

UPDATE: El Paso Fire Department says they received reports of a vehicle rollover at 2:04 a.m. EPFD told ABC-7 one vehicle caught on fire and one…

1 person dead in shooting in Far East El Paso

March 1, 2025 3:11 AM Paul Schulz, Lauren Bly

UPDATE: According to the El Paso Fire Department, one person was declared dead on scene. EPFD received reports of a shooting, shots fired, and people…

Fire at Las Cruces house

February 28, 2025 6:14 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Firefighters in Las Cruces put out a fire on Alamo Street last night. The fire was first reported at 8:20 PM at a…

Person rescued from trench box airlifted to hospital

February 28, 2025 3:17 PM Rishi Oza

Update (5:36 PM): El Paso Water says the incident happened with a contractor working on one of the utility’s projects. “We are aware of the…

Arrest made in Las Cruces murder

February 27, 2025 12:30 PM KVIA ABC-7

Update: Court documents state that Camarena parked his car in an alley near Lynch Drive as Griffin and another man were arguing. Court documents say…

Crash on I-10 West

February 28, 2025 11:44 AM KVIA ABC-7

Update (3:00 PM): The crash and the traffic are now clear. Update (11:47 AM): Fire officials say that six cars were involved in the collision.…

Crash on I-10 near Arizona state line

February 27, 2025 11:06 AM Emma Hoggard

Update (6:08 PM): The closure is now over and the highway reopened. LORDSBURG, New Mexico (KVIA) — I-10 East and West is closed from the New…

El Pasoan sentenced for fentanyl trafficking

February 27, 2025 11:00 AM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Victor Arellano, 40, received a 15-year prison sentence for allegedly trafficking fentanyl and other illicit…

Joseph Garcia charged with sexual assault

February 26, 2025 5:18 PM KVIA ABC-7

HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City Police arrested Joseph Nicholas Garcia, 20, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at a…

Motorcycle crash in Central El Paso

February 26, 2025 4:57 PM Rishi Oza

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Department crews are at the scene of a motorcycle crash in Central El Paso. This happened on East Rio Grande…

Gangster Disciple of Chicago gang member arrested in El Paso

February 26, 2025 11:29 AM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso County Constable Sergeant with Precinct Three arrested a man wanted on a parole warrant for an Unauthorized Use…

Crash on Alameda

February 26, 2025 10:51 AM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are at the scene of a three-vehicle crash near the 9400 block of Alameda in the Lower Valley. “Alameda…

Fire at Eastlake High School

February 25, 2025 3:37 PM Rishi Oza

Update (4:26 PM): Socorro ISD officials say the school was evacuated and students were released early. Update (3:50 PM): Horizon City Fire Department…

Deming residents arrested on child abuse charges

February 25, 2025 2:07 PM KVIA ABC-7

DEMING, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents arrested Melvin Cordell, 50, and Valerie Cordell, 41, in connection…

El Pasoan pleads guilty to drug trafficking

February 25, 2025 11:31 AM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — El Pasoan Jeffery Christopher Saint Louis, 28, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges, federal…

Pedestrian killed on Montwood

February 23, 2025 3:57 PM Yvonne Suarez

Update (February 24, 2025): Special Traffic Investigators say Manuel Hidalgo Fierro, 79, was traveling on an electric mobility scooter. He started…

Woman killed in crash

February 24, 2025 1:17 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police say the driver of a car involved in a crash on the 6200 block of Railroad earlier this month has died of the…

Police seek leads to solve murder

February 23, 2025 9:04 PM Jason McNabb

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Police are asking for the public’s help in finding leads related to the murder of a man that took place late last year.…

ATV hits power pole in Horizon

February 23, 2025 8:45 PM Yvonne Suarez

Update: The outage is now over. HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) – Crews with El Paso Electric worked for several hours to restore power to more than 1,400…