Update (November 25, 2025): ABC-7 has obtained new court documents revealing what led up to the shooting on Lombardy Avenue Sunday. Kevin Carl Welch was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the shooting. The court documents identify the victim as Peter Alan Rittman, 59. He called 911 to report that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Leland Alexander Drumheller, 20, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. Federal prosecutors say that Drumheller texted his ex, asking that she return his sweatshirt. They agreed to meet inside Drumheller’s car in front of the ex’s apartment. Federal prosecutors say that Drumheller
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Ukraine agreed to a potential peace deal to end the war with Russia with only “minor details” outstanding, according to a U.S. official. This comes as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said more work is still needed to be done Monday night. The previous talks with the Russian delegation follow the talks held in Geneva over the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies arrested a mother and daughter after they were called out to a house on a domestic assault call. On Thursday, November 20, 2025, deputies were dispatched to the 8700 block of Kingsway. They arrived to find an assault had occurred. Deputies then tried to arrest Mayra Salinas, 32. As
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Gilberto Santos, 36, is charged with cruelty to a non-livestock animal (torture) after El Paso Police say a social media video revealed Santos had allegedly thrown and punched a dog. The police started looking into this case after the video went viral on social media. A police department spokesperson says
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies arrested Fabens resident Ricardo Morales, 34, this weekend and charged him with indecency with a child an public intoxication. Deputies arrested Morales the evening of Saturday, November 22, 2025, on NE Davis Street in Fabens. The deputies were called out on reports of a sexual assault, and they found
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The City of Sunland Park says a sinkhole has opened up near Ross Street and McNutt Road. The City and CRRUA have both sent out crews to respond. The road is blocked off where Ross meets McNutt. The right lane of McNutt southbound is also closed down. Drivers are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A fire broke out in a small shed just before noon Friday in the Montana and Tierra Este area of El Paso County. No injuries have been reported. El Paso Fire say crews were able to knock down the flames quickly. No word on what caused the fire or amount
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City resident Benjamin Caballero De Anda, 34, died in a crash on the 2500 block of North Ascension Street in Far East El Paso Thursday morning. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened at 6:43 a.m. Special Traffic Investigators found that a Freightliner dump truck was
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DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) – The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in their investigation of an “unattended death” that occurred at 4201 Dripping Springs Road on June 5. Deputies arrived at the address and found Joseph Omar Ruiz in the desert area nearby with no signs of
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UPDATE (7:47 a.m.): The fire happened at La Esparanza Tortilla Factory. The scene is now clear. No word on any injuries. CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Doniphan Drive near Anthony Avenue is closed after a structure fire. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued a traffic alert for the area. In an Instagram post, EPCSO said
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Update (5:32): Maddison Ostic has been found safe, Las Cruces Police say. LAS CRUCES, Texas (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police are looking for missing 12-year-old Maddison Ostic from Alamogordo. Ostic has been in Las Cruces for approximately three weeks, and was last seen at around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19 near the Burger King
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Firefighters with the Sunland Park and El Paso Fire Departments put out a fire on Sunland Park Drive near the state line this morning. @SunlandParkFire @ElPasoFireTX responded together to extinguish a working structure fire on Sunland Park Drive at the Texas/New Mexico state line. Fire under investigation by FMO.
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Update (November 18, 2025): Las Cruces Police say a 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to the deadly shooting at a house party that killed one man and injured several others. The boy is charged with one count of murder and three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He was arrested this
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Update (2:54 PM): Officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says that the Sanchez twins have been located and are now safe. FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office needs help finding two men last seen in Fabens. It added, they may need medical assistance. 24-year-olds Aaron and Jorge Sanchez are
Continue Reading UPDATE (Aug. 21, 2026): Court documents said Wolfe’s fraud charge was dismissed on May 18, 2026. A judge signed an order for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to remove any conditions of bond associated with the fraud case from the Texas Crime Information Center. Documents said the case was dismissed because of prosecutorial discretion.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso jury convicted and sentenced Edwin Fernando Perez, 54, to 10 years in prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a 9-year-old child. Perez will serve 10 years in a state prison facility. Upon release, Perez will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies are looking for the man suspected of stealing from the Valero on the 13900 block of Montana on November 11, 2025. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man. “The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, possibly a teen or
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There is a water main break near Remcon Circle and North Mesa Street in West El Paso. El Paso Water says that a private contractor is doing unrelated work and hit a 24-inch water line. El Paso Water crews are on the scene to assess if any services will be
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VINTON, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office released new video of a man trying to evade arrest in Vinton. Watch the video in the media player above. Damian Bautista, 29, is charged with Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle. He was booked into jail on a $50,000 bond. Deputies were trying
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Update (November 14, 2025): ABC-7 has obtained new court documents in the case of Mario Martinez, who is charged with aggravated assault. Court documents state that the victim arrived at his house to find his wife arguing with Martinez. The victim told police that he and his wife had had a problem with Martinez’s dog
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces teenager is charged with illegally receiving a gun while under indictment. Investigators say they tracked him down from photos posted on social media. Court documents state that on August 31, 2025, deputies were trying to find the people involved in a shooting that left one person
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Update (5:24 PM): ABC-7 has obtained court documents detailing the allegations against Greenwell. The investigation against him started in October 2025, according to court documents. Investigators say that Greenwell had three minor victims. Court documents state that Greenwell started allegedly abusing the first victim in October 2022. He allegedly bribed the victim to not tell
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Federal prosecutors say that two Las Cruces men are charged with gun possession in a school zone after they were arrested near an elementary school. The night of September 6, 2025, Las Cruces Police officers found John Anthony Orta, 24, and Steven Mendoza, 21, walking near Hermosa Heights Elementary School
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Update (November 13, 2025): ABC-7 has obtained court documents providing new details about the stabbing at the South-Central El Paso convenience store on Tuesday. The court documents state that officers arrived at the gas station to find Juan Francisco Gomez dead next to the gas pumps. The documents state that the suspect, Manuel Ivan Gutierrez,
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Update (4:40 PM): Special Traffic Investigators with the El Paso Police Department have been called out to investigate this crash. A spokesperson for the El Paso Police Department says that crews are still on the scene because there is an oil spill as a result of the crash. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders
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Update (November 12, 2025): Gabriel Manuel Lucero is charged with Voluntary Manslaughter after the shooting in the parking lot of the Whiskey Dicks in Las Cruces this weekend. Court documents newly-obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Lucero got into a fight with Velasquez in the parking lot. In the middle of the fight, court documents state
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Originally Published: 12 NOV 25 08:30 ET By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide has spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew, mentioned Donald Trump by name multiple times in private correspondence over the last 15 years with an associate and an author in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies are looking for a missing 17-year-old girl. Officials say that Kimberly Fierro has been missing since November 9, 2025. She is described as 5’5″ and 115 pounds with brown eyes and long black hair with red highlights. She has a piercing on her lower lip
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Update (11:30 AM): El Paso Police officials say that the pedestrian hit while walking near Santa Fe and Paisano this morning has died. The 58-year-old man, who has not yet been publicly identified, was not crossing at a crosswalk when he was hit by a truck traveling north on Santa Fe. Traffic Investigators say the
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