EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Angel Adrian Maximo Martinez, 17, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Martinez allegedly stabbed a teen, causing both of her lungs to collapse. Surveillance cameras at the girl’s home captured video of the alleged attack, court documents state. The
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Update (3:24 PM): An ABC-7 crew at the scene sees that a mobile home is on fire. Smoke is billowing out. ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) — A fire is burning near Anthony High School right now. The fire is in the area of Wildcat Drive and Kelwood Street. This is one of two fires burning in
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Update (5:15 PM): El Paso Fire Department officials say that workers were welding on the second floor. The sparks caused the fire, according to officials. Emergency crews rushed one of the workers to the hospital. Update (3:30 PM): El Paso Fire Department officials say that the fire has been knocked down. Update (3:10 PM): El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An 18-year-old El Pasoan is facing money laundering and forgery charges. An officer took Destiny Rayne Hobeck, 18, into custody on PR bond revocation warrants today. Hobeck was riding in a car that was stopped on the 15400 block of Montana. She was charged with the warrants and booked into
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces firefighters put out a fire on Greening Avenue last night. The fire broke out around 8:30 PM. Crews got to the scene and found heavy smoke coming from the detached garage behind the house. The crews got the fire under control within minutes and stopped it from
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Update (May 21, 2025): El Paso Police just released new information about the crash on Spur 601 that happened Monday morning. Investigators say the motorcycle failed to negotiate the curb and hit the center concrete barrier. The motorcyclist, identified by Ft. Bliss officials as Spc. Austin Rhodes, 24, died at the scene, according to El
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Update (3:21 PM): El Paso Fire Department officials say that ten to fifteen people were evacuated as a precaution. Sun Metro will be coming to provide shelter, the officials say. Update (2:46 PM): El Paso Police officials say that Americas north and southbound are being diverted. Update (2:25 PM): El Paso Police told some residents
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officers arrested Angel Marin, 34, as he was driving near Arboleda and Pendale. Marin is charged with Possession of Marijuana and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon. Officers stopped Marin for an alleged violating a traffic law. When he stopped, officers reported seeing an unholstered pistol and a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 60 individuals were taken into custody on outstanding warrants in El Paso County since May 5. Chase leads to arrest of wanted woman An El Paso County Constable Precinct Three sergeant stopped an Audi driving on Yarbrough for a traffic violation yesterday. After hitting a median, the driver,
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Update (2:17 PM): Texas Gas Service says a third-party hit a line, causing North Loop to close in both directions from Hunter to Hawkins. The road closed to allow crews to safely make repairs. “At this time, we don’t have an estimate for when repairs will be complete and roads will reopen,” a spokesperson for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police Department officials are speaking about the shooting at a news conference this morning. Josiah Perrault, 18, died in the shooting, which police say involved an officer. Watch the recording of the news conference below: Update (May 12, 2025): Police just identified the man killed in the
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — Amarillo resident Travis Abernathy, 43, is dead after a crash in Hudspeth County this weekend. Texas DPS officials say that the crash happened on I-10 West about 18 miles west of Sierra Blanca. Officials say that Abernathy’s left tires malfunctioned. His car left the road and he lost control, rolling
Continue Reading HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — Truck driver Yemane Berhane, 23, died in a crash on I-10 East in Hudspeth County on Friday. The crash happened at 4:20 PM about ten miles west of Sierra Blanca. Officials say Yemane and his passenger were driving their semi broke down on the side of the road. Yemane got
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Update (2:24 PM): All lanes are now open. Update (2:05 PM): El Paso Police Department officials say that officers are trying to help a distressed person at Wyoming and Mesa. This is impacting the lanes of I-10 below. Police say the call first came in at 1:28 PM. Westbound lanes are shutdown. EL PASO, Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There is a truck on fire on the eastbound lanes of I-10 near the Hawkins exit right now. The fire is classified as “minor,” with one shoulder blocked, according to The Texas Department of Transportation alert system. The TXDOT cameras in the area show the truck pulled over to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro ISD Police officers arrested registered sex offender Jesus Emmanuel Guerra for allegedly stalking a Pebble Hills High School campus. That is according to Socorro ISD officials. Officials say the 15-year-old student approached a school resource officer to report that a man had approached her multiple times as she walked
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A federal grand jury just indicted U.S. Army soldier Seth Herrera, 35, on attempted sexual exploitation of a child and receipt of files depicting child sexual abuse charges. Court documents state that Herrera allegedly had been finding, receiving, and downloading child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) since 2021. He is also
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon Police arrested Justin Charles Ocon, 26, and charged him with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Kidnapping, Assault Causing Bodily Injury / Impeding Breath, and Interference with Emergency Request for Assistance. Officers booked Ocon into jail on a combined $180,000 bond. Officers responded to reports of an alleged assault
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested a man accused of stealing 500 gallons of diesel fuel. The deputies were called out after someone reported tampering with a El Paso County Water Improvement District well. Deputies arrested Carlos Modesto, 40, and booked him on bond. He is charged with theft of
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FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Fire Department posted on Instagram that a firefighter received medical evaluation at an area hospital after responding to a fire on the 800 block of NE Camp. The department was assisting Fabens Fire, alongside Clint FD and San Elizario FD. The fire happened around 10:30 last night. View this
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Mauro David Hernandez, 45, who was reported missing after he was last seen on May 5, 2025 at around 2:48 PM. “His last known whereabouts and direction of travel are unknown, and it is unclear if he left in a vehicle,”
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Update (May 12, 2025): El Paso Police just announced the arrest of Michael Gary Myers, 56, and Ransford Julian Myers, 24, in connection with this incident. Police identified the person who died as Hugo Benitez, 35. Courtesy: EPPD Police officials say officers who arrived at the scene found Benitez and two other men suffering from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people suffered minor injuries in a crash involving a police car this morning. The crash happened at 10:11 AM on the 5100 block of Doniphan Drive. El Paso Police Department officials say that an officer reported a traffic crash involving a unit. At least one of the people injured
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UPDATE: All lanes are now open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A person was hit by a car in Northeast El Paso early Monday morning. El Paso Fire says it happened just before 4 a.m. on Gateway South and Stan Roberts Sr Ave.. One person with serious injuries was airlifted to the hospital by FireSTAR.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police need the public’s help in finding the person they say stole a truck and dragged the owner when he attempted to stop him. It happened on April 29 about 9 a.m. at the 8200 block of Echo in Northeast El Paso. Police say the truck’s owner was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Fire responded to the Circle K on Woodrow Bean and US 54 in Northeast El Paso about 8:30 p.m. Sunday after receiving a call to 911 about an injured party. The caller drove the person to the UMC Northeast ER, according to the Fire Department. They were later
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Police Department say a total of 12 vehicles were involved in the crash that shut down Loop 375/Transmountain and N. Desert Blvd. in Northwest El Paso by the Outlet Shoppes of El Paso. Special Traffic Investigators determined a semi and a trailer broke down along Loop 375
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Police Department reports that Nathan Verdugo, 23, was arrested and charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter after the motorcycle he was reportedly driving crashed onto a barrier at US-54 South near Ramp K in Central El Paso. The crash happened on March 3 just after 12:30 a.m. on the
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Update (2:06 PM): The fire is now out. Crews rescued five dogs and a cat. Three cats died. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A fire broke out near Album Park this afternoon. First responders classify the fire as moderate. It’s happening at a house on the 10300 block of Parkwood in East El Paso. An
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UPDATE (8:22 a.m.): El Paso Fire says at least 8 people are injured in addition to the 1 death. Fire officials say 1 person was left with severe injuries. 2 person had moderate injuries. 5 people with minor injuries. 2 of those patients were taken to the hospital, 3 refused treatment. One patient was transported
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