Update (12:35 PM): New Mexico State Police officials say they have located Savannah Aguilar and have arrested Alexander Madrid. Madrid had been wanted for allegedly kidnapping Aguilar in Las Cruces this morning. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police are searching for a man suspecting of kidnapping a woman in Las Cruces
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Update: The 1st Armored Division released the following statement on the incident that killed a civilian contractor at Ft. Bliss on Monday: “At approximately 1200 hours on July 21, Fort Bliss emergency personnel were notified of an incident involving a civilian non-Fort Bliss Texas employee at Site Monitor, resulting in fatal injuries. Onsite private and
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — On Saturday, Socorro Police officers arrested Emiliano Roman Rivera, 18, for allegedly assaulting his brother with a knife. Officers charged Rivera with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $25,000 bond. Officers were called out to the 10400 block of
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro Police officers arrested Ernesto Rendon, 37, for allegedly trespassing at a house on the 300 block of Santa Martina Drive. On Friday around noon, officers found Rendon on the property and put him under arrest. Officials then learned that Rendon was wanted for a Parole Violation in Austin, Texas. Officers
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Update (6:00 PM): The power outage in Horizon City is now largely resolved. Almost 4,000 residents in the Upper Valley and southern New Mexico are now experiencing outages. El Paso Electric currently predicts that this outage will last until midnight. HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Just under 4,000 people are without power in Horizon City.
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VAN HORN, Texas (KVIA) — A Texas man is dead after a rollover on I-10 East near Van Horn. Texas Department of Public Safety officials say Marshal, Texas resident Philyyaka Smith, 52, died in the crash. Investigators say that Smith’s car was traveling east on I-10 when it veered off through the improved shoulder, then
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police say an armed man stole a truck from a car salesman in West El Paso. The police investigation found a car salesman for Car Lots LLC met with the suspect who the salesman thought was going to buy the vehicle. They met at an apartment complex at
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UPDATE: One person was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries they received after a rollover crash. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – TxDOT reports two lanes at S. Desert and Artcraft closed after a rollover crash. The crash happened at 6:04 p.m. in West El Paso at Clarkston Ct. and South Desert. No
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Isaiah Joseph Rea was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2024 murder of Steven Sanchez. The Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office announced the results of the sentencing today. Rea had been convicted on May 21, 2025. The jury also found Rea guilty of a firearm enhancement.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police just identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on I-10 July 4, 2025, as John Tobias, 30. Special Traffic Investigators say Tobias was riding with a group of motorcycles when he became separated at the Angel Garcia interchange. He was then in front of an unknown truck,
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVA) — Socorro Police arrested Adan Manuel Balderrama, 40, after a fight at a car wash on Horizon Boulevard. On July 10, 2025, officers got reports of a man displaying a knife at the car was located at 615 Horizon Boulevard. Witnesses told officers that Balderrama ran off after the fight. They tracked
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff deputies arrested Mario Hernandez, 41, and his son, Derek Hernandez, 17, for illegal dumping. Deputies went out to investigate the alleged dump site, located in a desert area near Montana Vista, after receiving a report from a “concerned citizen.” Deputies found the trash when they got to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Two men were charged with capital murder for a deadly mass shooting in East El Paso at a bar. Today one of the men, Andrew James Williams, pleaded guilty to the charges in the 384th District Court. He pleaded guilty to murder; attempted murder of multiple person; attempted to commit
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Jacob Gonzales was sentenced to 49 years in prison for first-degree kidnapping after he violently attacked his ex-girlfriend in 2020. Prosecutors say the judge imposed the maximum possible sentence, taking into account Gonzales’ habitual offender status and his use of a gun in carrying out the crime. ABC-7 reported
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Update (1:10 PM): New Mexico State Police say Macias has been located. Officials did not give any details about his condition. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police are looking for Raymond Macias, 66. He was last seen around 9:15 this morning on Villa Mora Avenue in Las Cruces. State police issued
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police arrested Jeffrey L. Cruickshank, 40, for allegedly attempting to murder a man in Las Cruces on June 14, 2025. Officials charged Cruickshank with two counts of attempted murder, as well as aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County is offering a $1,000 reward for information on the person who damaged an ATM during an attempted theft. Crime Stoppers says that the person tried to forcibly removed money from an ATM outside of the First Savings Bank located at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police just identified the man arrested and charged with allegedly breaking into Radford School as Christopher Sledge, 29. Christopher Sledge (Courtesy: EPPD) “When officers arrived to the scene, they located a male inside of the property,” police officials explained. Officials at the time said that there was no
Continue Reading Update (4:00 PM): El Paso Police officials say the Bomb Squad found the item to be “non-hazardous.” The area is back open to the public now. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department Bomb Squad is investigating a suspicious item on the 600 block of Schuster Avenue. That is located between UTEP
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A child nearly drowned in a bathtub at an apartment complex in Northeast El Paso, first responders say. Officials say the child was pulled out and rushed to the hospital at approximately 11:42 AM today. The child was seriously injured, and officials with the El Paso Fire Department describe the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In June, Las Cruces Police investigated the “suspicious death” of a man’s body found near the tennis courts at Lions Park, located at 701 West Picacho Avenue. Authorities identified Richard Morales as the deceased man. Family members report that a screwdriver and a wrench were found next to his body,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Members of El Paso’s COMSAR team were called out just after 9 a.m. Sunday to a rock climbing area near Thunderbird Dr. in West El Paso. El Paso Fire received reports of a person who suffered a fall and hit their head. COMSAR successfully brought the patient down the mountain
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 12 firearms and 28 magazines during an inspection at the Bridge of the Americas. Officers arrested a 33-year-old Mexican woman and charged her with trying to bring the guns, magazines, and various gun accessories into Mexico. CBP’s Border Protection Mobile Enforcement Team seized
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff deputies apprehended Hector Martinez, 47, today. Martinez is charged with eight counts of Sexual Assault of a Child, seven counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault, and one count of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact. “Although Martinez initially resisted arrest, deputies were able to take him into
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A judge handed down a 10-year prison sentence to Emily Elizabeth Portillo for a DWI-related crash that killed Roy Parra in February 2024. The judge decided that Portillo will serve seven years in custody, and three years of her sentence have been suspended. The crash happened February 29, 2024
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Update (8:20 P.M.) – ABC News has confirmed to ABC-7 the names of the two kids killed by the floods in Ruidoso, including their parents who are injured. Their aunt, Tiffanie Wyatt, told ABC News. According to the aunt, the Fort Bliss soldier is Sebastian Trotter. His wife’s name is Stephanie. 4-year-old Charlotte and 7-year-old
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UPDATE (July 9, 2025): El Paso Police have now arrested Paul Ivan Gonzalez after his release from the hospital on Tuesday. Gonzalez is charged with aggravated assault on a public servant and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail on a total bond of
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Village of Ruidoso has confirmed at least 3 people have died after flash flooding in the area. The victims were swept downstream by floodwater, according to the Village of Ruidoso. The victims have only been identified as a 40-50-year-old male, 4-year-old female, and a 7-year-old male. “Our hearts are
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Update (6:14 PM): Officials with Marathon Petroleum Corp. say that due to a power outage, the refinery started performing standard flaring procedures to ensure excess gases could not build up. Read the statement below: “Due to a power outage from a third-party provider, operating conditions at Marathon’s El Paso refinery have made flaring necessary. Flares
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Update (4:50 PM): A DEA spokesperson just confirmed to ABC-7 that one of its agents was involved in the shooting on Tierra Sauz Street this morning. The agent was working a narcotics case, officials say. The spokesperson released the following statement on the shooting: “DEA El Paso can confirm one of its agents was involved
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