Update: El Paso Police identified the fugitive as Luciano Frias, the Las Cruces Sonic employee that was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his coworker. Update (March 6, 2025): El Paso Police say that Alameda is now back open. Update: The area of Alameda and Americas remains under investigation this morning, March 6th. Our ABC-7
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested Raul Chavez, 20, and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is still in the Downtown Jail on a $100,000 bond, according to jail records. The alleged assault happened on February 15, 2025. Officers were called out to UMC East to meet with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested Raul Hermelindo Ayala, 47, and charged him with the theft of a Can-Am ATV from a house on Sparks Drive. The alleged theft was first reported on March 1. Deputies were able to use shoe impressions and surveillance footage to track down a suspect.
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Update (March 4, 2025): Court records state that Primera’s trial is scheduled for May 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM. Update: Primera posted a video to her TikTok account showing her sitting at an open window. The building seen outside appears to be Stanton Tower, a building directly next to the Gateway Hotel. @estefania.primera #estefaniaprimera #estadosunidos🇺🇸
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Update (March 4, 2025): Court records state that Lopez’s case was refiled. Update (October 3, 2024): Lopez remains in the El Paso Jail Annex on a $1,500,000 bond. His murder trial is scheduled for November 15, 2024 at 8:30 AM. Cadena’s jail records show a disposition connected to his murder charge, stating that he had
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Update (March 4, 2025): De la Rosa’s next status hearing is set for March 28, 2025, according to court records. Rodriguez had a bond hearing today. He remains in jail as of 5 PM today, according to jail records. His trial date is now set for March 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM. Update (October 2,
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Update (March 4, 2025): Court records state that the trial date is now set for April 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM. Update (November 13, 2024): Court records show that Castillo’s trial has been reset. The court has not yet publicly determined the new date. Update (August 7, 2024): Castillo remains in jail on a $1,000,000
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Update (March 4, 2025): The December 13 jury trial date was canceled. A new trial date was set for April 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM, according to court records. Update (August 7, 2024): Mijares remains in jail on a $250,000 bond, according to jail records. Court records show that Mijares has until December 5, 2024
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Update (March 4, 2025): El Paso Police arrested Antonio Rodriguez, 47, and charged him with murder in the crash at Wyoming and Piedras that killed a pedestrian. Courtesy: EPPD Police have not yet identified the pedestrian, describing him only as a man in his early 20s. Crimes Against Persons detectives say the unidentified man was
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — All Southbound lanes on US-54 and Dyer have closed after a semi truck overturned, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. No injuries have been reported, according to the El Paso Fire Department. El Paso police are responding. Expect delays. This is a developing story.
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — District Court Judge John Sugg sentenced 60-year-old El Pasoan Bernard Cornejo to 15 years in prison for criminal sexual contact of a child under the age of 13. A Lincoln County jury convicted Cornejo of the crime on October 31, 2024. Prosecutors say that while visiting Ruidoso in December 2021,
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Update: The fire has been extinguished. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire officials say the wind blew an electrical wire into a tree, causing a house fire in East El Paso. This is happening on Brandwood Court near Album Park. The fire started this afternoon. Fire officials say the fire is consuming the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Community College’s Valle Verde Campus Building A has been evacuated “due to haze and smoke.” Employees and students were asked to leave the building. In a Facebook post, school administrators explained that the building would remain closed until 5 PM for servicing. “Updates will be provided this afternoon
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Update: NMDOT says that the westbound lanes are now reopen. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — I-10 West at exit 132 is closed and all traffic is being diverted back to Las cruces due to high winds and low visibility. We are currently under an ABC-7 First Alert for the wind and dust. New Mexico
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people are in the hospital after a three-car crash in Far East El Paso. It happened on Loop 375 North at Mile Marker 35, near Montana Ave just after 2 a.m. Saturday. One person sustained life threatening injuries and another suffered serious injuries. Details are limited at this time,
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UPDATE: El Paso Fire Department says they received reports of a vehicle rollover at 2:04 a.m. EPFD told ABC-7 one vehicle caught on fire and one person was transported by the FireStar helicopter. Police are now investigating. We’ll make sure to keep you updated on air and online as we learn more information. El Paso,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Firefighters in Las Cruces put out a fire on Alamo Street last night. The fire was first reported at 8:20 PM at a house. The crews arrived to find flames and smoke. The firefighters found the “difficult conditions” slowed their efforts to put out the blaze. Within 45 minutes
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Update (5:36 PM): El Paso Water says the incident happened with a contractor working on one of the utility’s projects. “We are aware of the unfortunate incident that occurred today involving a contractor working on one of our projects. While this individual is not an employee of El Paso Water, our thoughts are with the
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Update: Court documents state that Camarena parked his car in an alley near Lynch Drive as Griffin and another man were arguing. Court documents say that Camarena then started arguing with Griffin, then grabbed him. Witnesses told detectives they heard a single gun shot right after Camarena grabbed Griffin. The court documents state that Camarena
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Update (3:00 PM): The crash and the traffic are now clear. Update (11:47 AM): Fire officials say that six cars were involved in the collision. Emergency crews rushed two people to the hospital with minor injuries. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A multi-vehicle crash is trying up traffic on I-10 West near the Lomaland exit
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Update (6:08 PM): The closure is now over and the highway reopened. LORDSBURG, New Mexico (KVIA) — I-10 East and West is closed from the New Mexico/Arizona state line to the Lordsburg exit after a crash. Traffic both ways is currently being rerouted onto US-70 at Lordsburg. Cars going eastbound at the state line are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Victor Arellano, 40, received a 15-year prison sentence for allegedly trafficking fentanyl and other illicit drugs. That is according to federal prosecutors. Court documents state that Arellano delivered 1,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover agent in November 2023. DEA agents seized 20 kg of meth in January 2024,
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City Police arrested Joseph Nicholas Garcia, 20, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at a party. Horizon City PD officials posted about the arrest on Facebook today. Detectives and officers arrested Garcia at his home this afternoon and booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility under
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Department crews are at the scene of a motorcycle crash in Central El Paso. This happened on East Rio Grande and Octavia at 4:21 PM. Emergency crews are evaluating one person at the scene for injuries, according to fire department officials.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso County Constable Sergeant with Precinct Three arrested a man wanted on a parole warrant for an Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle charge. The sergeant first tried to stop James Robert Stiver, 38, on the 5700 block of El Nido , north of Ascarate Park. The sergeant arrested
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are at the scene of a three-vehicle crash near the 9400 block of Alameda in the Lower Valley. “Alameda Westbound is being closed off from Loop 365,” a police spokesperson said. The first call reporting the crash came in at 10:41 AM. Police say there are “unknown
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Update (4:26 PM): Socorro ISD officials say the school was evacuated and students were released early. Update (3:50 PM): Horizon City Fire Department Chief Kris Menendez say the fire happened in the culinary/cafeteria storage area of the school. They consider this a content fire, not a structure fire that firefighters were able to put out
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DEMING, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents arrested Melvin Cordell, 50, and Valerie Cordell, 41, in connection to a child abuse investigation. Agents made the arrests on Friday, February 21, 2025, and booked them into the Luna County Detention Center. NMSP officials only made information on the arrests public today.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — El Pasoan Jeffery Christopher Saint Louis, 28, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges, federal prosecutors announced this morning. Officers arrested Saint Louis on November 8, 2023. Court documents state that agents discovered nearly 10 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in Saint Louis’ car after a high-speed chase that ended
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Update (February 24, 2025): Special Traffic Investigators say Manuel Hidalgo Fierro, 79, was traveling on an electric mobility scooter. He started crossing Montwood as the car was traveling east on Montwood, approaching Lake Omega. Police say that the driver had a green light and that Fierro crossed “against a no-walk signal.” “Hernandez was unable to
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