EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 obtained court documents that reveal new details about the events leading up to the crash allegedly involving an El Paso Fire Department lieutenant. Lieutenant Manuel Esquivel Alvarez is charged with intoxication assault with a vehicle (DUI/DWI). The crash happened on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 on Gateway East at Stanley
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Irvin High School was placed on a HOLD protocol today after “an isolated incident” in a classroom. El Paso ISD officials say they placed the campus on HOLD as a precaution while law enforcement responded to the incident. El Paso ISD officials say there in an active investigation going on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a death at the Jobe facility on Fred Wilson. Detectives say an industrial accident happened around 6 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 4801 Fred Wilson. Officers found one male deceased at the scene when they showed up. They
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VINTON, Texas (KVIA) — A fire in the Vinton area is sending a large plume of black smoke into the air right now. The plume is visible from miles around. ABC-7 viewers have been calling in to report the smoke and sending in images and videos the our newsroom. ABC-7 has a crew going to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A pedestrian was severely injured when he or she was hit by a car near the intersection of Alameda and Copia last night. The collision happened at 8:45 PM on Monday, August 18, 2025. First responders got reports of a pedestrian hit by a car. Emergency crews ended up rushing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds are without water service in Northeast El Paso, according to the El Paso Water Outage map. The utility says it is impacting the Mesquite Hills area near Fort Bliss. The outage map says the impact severity is high, with anywhere from 500 to 999 customers being impacted. ABC-7 has
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UPDATE: A family of five face a total loss in a house fire in Far East El Paso on Monday morning. The following fire departments were on the scene responding to the fire: El Paso, Socorro, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, Tribal, Fire Marshal, and Horizon City. The American Red Cross also responded to the displaced
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — A deputy constable arrested a Socorro gang member for allegedly stealing two tires from the Horizon City Walmart automotive center. On Monday, a store employee flagged down the deputy constable, who was working an off-duty security shift at Walmart. The employee reported that Tomas Arturo Corona, 44, a known Chuco Tango
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — All lanes on North Loop are closed after an overnight crash at the intersection of Sunhaven Dr. in Socorro. Officials have not yet announced whether anyone was injured in the crash. El Paso Police first announced the closure and crash on their traffic account on X at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday night.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Ismael Soria Zamarripa, 36, and charged him with Theft of Property valued at $2,500 or more but less than $30,000 and Criminal Trespass. Deputies responded to a theft in progress on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 on the 6600 block of Doniphan Drive. The deputies
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection helped rescue two hikers in the Borderland area this weekend. A rescue in the Franklin Mountains El Paso County Search and Rescue called CBP for a “helicopter hoist rescue” in the Franklin Mountains this weekend. Courtesy: CBP The crews helped save a dehydrated hiker in
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Update (4:34 PM): A motorcyclist is dead after a crash in the Lower Valley today. El Paso Police say that Jason Vargas Jr., 26, was traveling east on Alameda Avenue when a car traveling west made a left turn onto Delta Drive. The Special Traffic Investigation Unit says that Vargas hit the car. Investigators believe
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested Luis Daniel Delgado, 36, after an incident in Canutillo last night. Delgado is charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Driving While Intoxicated with an Open Container, and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon. He was booked into jail on a combined $23,000 bond. Courtesy:
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police have confirmed they found a dead body at around 3:30 a.m. at State Jail Rd. and Montana in Far East El Paso. The reported location is near the El Paso County Jail Annex, but officials have not confirmed if the death is related to the annex. Police are currently
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FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit arrested Angel Lozano, 23 for the March 2025 homicide of Aaron Villa, 26. Courtesy: EPCSO Deputies found Villa suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Mezcla in Fabens, Texas in the early morning hours of March 20, 2025. Villa died
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police just identified the man killed in the crash at Dyer and Sanders on Saturday as Antonio De La Cruz, 44. “The Special Traffic Investigations unit was called to assist,” police officials said. “The initial investigation revealed that De La Cruz was stopped behind a vehicle on Dyer
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Update (11:25 AM): The Gadsden Independent School District confirmed that one of its students, a 9th grader, was killed in this crash. The school district did not provide the male student’s name. Read the school district’s complete statement about the student’s death below: “It is with profound sadness that the Gadsden Independent School District shares
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Department officials confirmed to ABC-7 that a fire burned a house near the intersection of Espana Lane and Fiesta Drive in West El Paso this morning. KVIA Officials say the call first came in at 9:50. The fire was put out at 10:25 AM. The fire was
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Orangie Lee Fisher, 37, received a 10+ year prison sentence for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. “According to court records, since early 2024, the FBI’s Southern
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Federal prosecutors say that Jaime Lopez, 35, was sentenced to just over eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Court documents state that FBI task force officers and Las Cruces/Dona Ana County Metro Narcotics
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Update (5:38 PM): First responders say the school bus was transporting students from Santa Teresa High School. Courtesy: Sunland Park Fire Department All students were evaluated on site and then released into the care of their parents, officials say. No one was injured. Gadsden ISD released the following statement about the crash: “This afternoon, a
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Update (3:43 PM): The law enforcement activity around Canutillo High School has ended and the heightened security at the school has concluded. “Law enforcement has ended its activity in the area and the heightened security around CHS and NWECHS has concluded. All students and staff remain safe. Instruction and after-school activities will continue as normal.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested Danny Joseph Navarro, 41, and charged him with Theft of Property and Credit Card Abuse. Navarro is accused of stealing a Circle K cashier’s wallet. On August 6, 2025, deputies received reports that Navarro had reached behind the counter and stolen the wallet at
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 confirmed with Border Patrol officials that agents executed a warrant at a house in Las Cruces today. This happened on Red Wing Avenue. Homeland Security personnel also assisted in the operation, according to Border Patrol officials. Officials did not confirm the nature of the warrant or identify the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There is a car burglary in progress in Far East El Paso right now. El Paso Police Department officials say the burglary is happening at Richard Allan Drive and Montwood Drive. That is a residential area in the far east part of town. Officers got reports of a car burglary
Continue Reading HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City Police made two arrests in two separate assault cases. Officers arrested Cristina Martinez and Ximena Garcia-Baca. Martinez is charged with trespassing and assault. Officers got reports of an “unwanted person” on the 400 block of Glenosa Drive. Officers found that Martinez had allegedly climbed through a window and
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officers are responding to a report of child abandonment at Belvidere Street and White Cliffs Drive on the westside. Police describe this as a “child abandonment in progress.” The call first came in at 10:44 AM today. There is no other information available at the moment.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police are at East Crosby and North Stanton helping a man in a wheelchair stuck in the bike lane. The call first came in at 10:46 AM. Police say that no other information is currently available.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crimes Against Persons detectives are looking into a death in the northeast. Someone called 911 for a welfare check, and when officers arrived at the reported address, they found a body. The call came in at 5:54 this morning. An image of the area of Dyer street where investigators are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Oscar Ortiz, the man accused of murdering Rigoberto Cortes last month, shouted “I hope you die,” after the murder. That is what a witness told investigators. Ortiz and Cortes got into a fight at an apartment on Chihuahua Street the night
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