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FBI launches Texas-wide search for ‘Rainy Day Bandit’

October 23, 2019 5:09 PM Jim Parker

HOUSTON, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a statewide search Wednesday for a fugitive bank robber who agents have dubbed the…

Arrest made after Socorro shooting that wounded 2, prompted high school lockout

October 23, 2019 10:58 AM Brittany Carlock

SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro police said Wednesday they had made an arrest following the wounding of two people in a shooting Tuesday afternoon that…

Police car crashes into notable central El Paso church

October 23, 2019 5:10 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Police Department squad car crashed late Tuesday afternoon into a central city church. The police squad car ran…

Better Business Bureau launches campaign to help Borderland residents avoid scams

October 23, 2019 8:24 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas — The Better Business Bureau Paso del Norte chapter is working with law enforcement and community partners to dedicate the week of…

‘Scary beyond words:’ Las Cruces woman recounts her son being held at gunpoint in trailer park

October 21, 2019 10:32 PM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces woman told ABC-7 her teenage son got the scare of his young life this past month. “It’s scary beyond words,”…

Barricaded teen murder suspect held on $1M bond for El Paso shooting that killed Ft. Bliss soldier

October 20, 2019 1:03 AM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — A barricaded teenage murder suspect was arrested about an hour into a SWAT standoff over the weekend that followed a house…

Barricaded teen murder suspect held on $1M bond for El Paso shooting that killed Fort Bliss soldier, hurt 4 others

October 19, 2019 11:56 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A barricaded teenage murder suspect was arrested about an hour into a SWAT standoff over the weekend that followed a house party…

Off-duty El Paso police officer uses stun gun on man ‘with a weapon’ at an east side Walmart

October 21, 2019 1:57 AM Jim Parker, Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas – An off-duty El Paso police officer used a stun gun on a theft suspect “with a weapon” at a Walmart store on Sunday afternoon and…

3-year-old boy caught in crossfire, wounded by armed robbers at Juarez funeral

October 19, 2019 11:47 PM Jim Parker

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – A 3-year-old boy was caught in the crossfire and seriously wounded when two armed men opened fire at a funeral in…

9 pedestrians struck, 8 killed in past month in El Paso; Prosecutors struggle to charge motorists

October 19, 2019 11:07 PM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas – As police work to investigate nine cases (eight deadly) of pedestrians struck by motorists over roughly the past month, the El…

3-year-old boy caught in crossfire, wounded by armed robbers at Juarez funeral

October 19, 2019 6:23 PM KVIA ABC-7

A 3-year-old boy was caught in the crossfire and seriously wounded when two armed men opened fire at a funeral in Juarez, Mexican media outlets…

9 pedestrians struck, 8 killed in past month in El Paso; Prosecutors struggle to charge motorists

October 19, 2019 3:10 PM KVIA ABC-7

As police work to investigate nine cases (eight deadly) of pedestrians struck by motorists over roughly the past month, the El Paso County District…

Border Patrol agents seize over $850,000 in meth from car at Alamogordo checkpoint

October 19, 2019 12:00 AM KVIA ABC-7

U.S. Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo seized over $850,000 worth of methamphetamine from one vehicle at a checkpoint earlier this week, officials…

Wife of El Paso shooting victim with transit center just named in his honor is latest to sue Walmart

October 18, 2019 11:04 PM KVIA ABC-7

The wife of an El Paso Walmart shooting victim, who just had a Sun Metro bus station named in his honor, became the latest Friday to join a lawsuit…

Why did Mexican soldiers let El Chapo’s son free? Outgunned in firefight that left 8 dead, 20 hurt

October 18, 2019 7:15 PM KVIA ABC-7

Mexican security forces aborted their capture of a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after finding themselves…

Las Cruces woman jailed without bond for allegedly head-butting and stabbing husband during argument

October 18, 2019 12:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Las Cruces woman was jailed Friday morning on charges she stabbed her husband repeatedly during an argument that got out of control. Michelle…

Oklahoma fugitives wanted for murder captured in El Paso

October 18, 2019 11:52 AM KVIA ABC-7

A pair of suspected killers from Oklahoma were captured by a fugitive task force in El Paso, authorities said Friday. Antonio Quinton Adair, 35, of…

El Paso police officer opens fire, shooting & wounding ‘suspect’

October 13, 2019 12:16 AM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso police officer shot and wounded a person authorities described as a “suspect” late Saturday night. The shooting happened…

El Paso officer found not guilty of manslaughter in deadly shooting of Lower Valley man in back

October 18, 2019 10:46 AM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso police officer was found not guilty of manslaughter Thursday afternoon in the deadly shooting of a Lower Valley man in the back in 2015.…

Drug lord El Chapo’s eldest son captured, but then released by Mexican military after gun battles

October 17, 2019 10:41 PM KVIA ABC-7

The eldest son of “El Chapo,” the jailed notorious Mexican drug kingpin, was captured by Mexico’s military on Thursday, but then…

Accused Las Cruces child pornographer indicted on 12 felony counts

October 17, 2019 4:09 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Las Cruces man was indicted by a Dona Ana County grand jury Thursday on 12 felony counts of making and possessing child pornography Raymond Pacheco…

Las Cruces man jailed without bond after allegedly holding knife to 13-year-old son’s face

October 17, 2019 2:05 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Las Cruces man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened his 13-year-old son with a knife. Las Cruces police said 37-year-old Edward…

Man sentenced to 24 years in prison for Alamogordo high-speed chase that led to standoff

October 16, 2019 5:06 PM KVIA ABC-7

Kaleb Scroggins, 23, was sentenced Wednesday to 24 years in prison for a 2017 Father’s Day high-speed chase in New Mexico that led to a…

Group of teens charged in El Paso armed robbery that led to police shooting

October 16, 2019 2:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

Four El Paso teenagers are being charged in a weekend armed robbery of a 7-11 convenience store that resulted in a police officer shooting and…

Former El Paso police officer pleads guilty in deadly hit-and-run, will spend 8 years in prison

October 16, 2019 1:33 PM KVIA ABC-7

A former El Paso police officer is going to spend eight years in prison for a deadly hit-and-run. Roberto Garcia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge…

FBI names new special agent in charge of El Paso field office

October 16, 2019 12:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

Luis Quesada has been named as the special agent in charge of the El Paso Field Office, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday. This comes…