CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — Chaparral Middle School received a threat Wednesday morning claiming that a person inside the school had a gun. The threat came in through the Gadsden ISD StopIt Anonymous reporting app at 10:45 AM. “The report claimed that the individual making the threat was inside the school building and in possession
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso ISD Police officers responded to reports of a person with a weapon at Irvin High School today. They caught the person while the campus was put on a HOLD protocol this morning. That protocol lifted at 10:45 AM. “The Irvin campus, student, faculty, and staff are safe, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A vacant house on Wyoming Avenue in Central El Paso went up in flames Wednesday morning. No injuries have been reported, El Paso Fire Department officials said on social media. UPDATE- Fire at Wyoming Ave: Fire contained. Crews checking for hotspots. No injuries reported at this time. pic.twitter.com/RnX7a4tgFK— El Paso
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Anthony Elementary was placed on a hold earlier this morning following threats made by a student with a weapon. Gadsden Independent School District says a student was found with an air gun (BB gun) on campus. Gadsden Independent School District says students’ safety was not compromised, and law enforcement
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Update: One person has been taken into custody after an officer involved-shooting Sunday night. According to a spokesperson for the El Paso Police Department, the call originally came in as a family violence call. They say police officers arrived at the home they noticed a 27-year-old man seen with a weapon. The man then went
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Update (6:00 PM): Fort Bliss officials say that Military Police remain on site at Mendoza Clinic. “There remains no risk to the community,” Ft. Bliss officials posted on social media. “However, please continue to avoid this area until further notice.” FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — Fort Bliss officials say there is currently police activity near
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Update (September 6, 2024): A spokesperson for the Third Judicial District Attorney in Dona Ana County says Carrillo was held without bond in district court today. She is charged with one count of First-Degree Murder and one count of Battery Against a Household Member. “She has prior criminal history and was found to be extremely
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Students at Del Valle High School this morning were evacuated due to a routine gas-line maintenance procedure. That is according to a Ysleta ISD spokesperson. Out of an abundance of caution, staff evacuated the students from the Fine Arts area of the building after they detected the smell of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Special Traffic Investigators say a 17-year-old El Paso boy was killed in a motorcycle crash on Alameda Wednesday night. Police say a car was traveling east on Alameda at the same time 17-year-old Kevin Holguin and his passenger, an unidentified 20-year-old man from Mexico, were traveling west.
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Update (September 6, 2024): Special Traffic Investigators arrested 25-year-old Jorge Alexis Gamboa and charged him with intoxication manslaughter in connection with the crash. Jorge Alexis Gamboa (Courtesy: EPPD) “On August 22 of this year, Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Gamboa after the investigation determined he was responsible for the crash,” El Paso Police Department
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three teens were arrested for allegedly invading a home on the 400 block of South Mesa Hills. The incident happened on July 14, 2024 at 9:19 PM. Officers were first called out on reports of a shooting, officials say. “Upon arrival, officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officers charged 25-year-old Andrew Michael Poblano with Capias Attempt to Commit Burglary of Habitation. Officials say that Poblano tried to steal from a house on the 4800 block of Tholos in Northeast El Paso on June 22, 2024 at 4:37 AM. Andrew Michael Poblano (Courtesy: EPPD) U.S. Marshals took Poblano
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Update (September 5, 2024): Police just identified the person who died as 93-year-old Chihuahua resident Jesus Roman Villezcas Carrazco. Police say that the red Mercedes was traveling east when it hit the back of the back of the mini van Villezcas was traveling in. Both cars hit concrete barriers then caught fire and Villezcas was
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Update: During a news conference this morning, the Gadsden ISD superintendent explained that after an extensive search, reports that a student may have had a weapon were found to be unsubstantiated. The “Secure” status was therefore lifted and the day is proceeding normally. SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Santa Teresa Middle School was placed
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Update (September 4, 2024): Police just identified the dead motorcyclist as 22-year-old Tyler Jonathan Reardon. Special Traffic Investigators are still looking into the crash, officials say. Police say Reardon was traveling on Transmountain in the left lane “at a high rate of speed” when he lost control and started riding against the curb. He went
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police just arrested 26-year-old Elizabeth Olivia Chagra- Nichols in connection with a deadly April crash. The collision, investigated by Special Traffic Investigators, happened in the early morning hours of April 14, 2024 on the 5700 block of Trowbridge. Investigators say Chagra-Nichols’ car was traveling south on Paisano when
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Update (September 4, 2024): El Paso Police arrested Payne and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon before booking him into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $150,000 bond. The investigation into the alleged attack is still ongoing, according to El Paso Police. The Crimes Against Persons Unit is taking the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A vacant house in south-central El Paso has been destroyed after an early morning fire. El Paso Fire Department said it happened at 1213 E. Overland Ave. around 12:30 a.m. Spokesperson Enrique Dueñas said there was no one inside the residence and no reported injuries. He also states there was
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TORNILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Emergency crews extracted two people from a car after a crash on I-10 West near mile marker 58 in Tornillo last night. An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson says the extent of the people’s injuries is currently unknown. They were rushed to a a hospital for evaluation, the spokesperson explained
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Update: Texas DPS confirms a human smuggling arrest was made in connection with the crash. “The driver was identified as Ruben Palma, age 19 out of Juarez, Mexico was charged for Human Smuggling and Evading,” a spokesperson for Texas DPS stated Monday afternoon. “Both are felony charges. This investigation is ongoing and no further details
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Update: Special Traffic Investigators are looking into the crash. Emergency crews are diverting all traffic away from the highway. Update: One person was seriously injured in the crash, according to first responders. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash is backing up traffic on I-10 East near the Kansas exit. An ABC-7 viewer sent in
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Update: El Paso Police just identified the pedestrian as 42-year-old Gloria Anthony. Police say she died at the hospital. The driver of the car involved in the incident stopped in a parking lot and got out. The car started to roll backwards. Anthony and a group of other pedestrians she was with tried to stop
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested 27-year-old Devan Gallegos and charged him with one felony count of cruelty to an animal. Police officials say that officers found Gallegos’ dog with a chain collar cutting into its neck on July 16, 2024. Courtesy: EPPD “The chain collar was removed and after treatment, the
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Update: In a news conference Thursday, U.S. Attorney General for the Western District of Texas Jaime Esparza, said 21 people with connections to the ‘Chuco Tango’ gang were arrested in a roundup spanning El Paso today. Officials said the arrested individuals are suspected of serious drug and firearm offenses. They are charged with possession, and intent
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A semi is on its side, blocking traffic completely on the westbound lanes of I-10 near the Porfirio Diaz exit. The crash happened at 3:42 PM, according to an alert on the Texas Department of Transportation alert page. All lanes, including both shoulders of the highway, are shown as blocked
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — For the fourth time today, a semi-truck has overturned in El Paso County. This fourth overturn happened on the ramp leading onto I-10 East at Horizon at 3:48 PM today. Courtesy: TXDOT All lanes are blocked currently, according to the Texas Department of Transportation alert page. Avoid driving in this
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police say a man arrived at an area hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound at 1:11 PM today. Police say that officers are now investigating the situation. Police have not provided any information on which hospital the man arrived at, who the man is, or what led up
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Update: The scene of the crash is now clear. HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson says a car crash on I-10 West near Eastlake and Horizon is shutting down multiple lanes. Injuries were reported in the crash. ABC-7 is still working to get details on those injuries. Only one
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Update: “The incident on railroad is consistent with a suicide,” an EPPD spokesperson explained Tuesday afternoon. “The investigation continues… no further information is available.” Update: Police say they found a dead person and Crimes Against Persons is continuing to investigate. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Crimes Against Persons detectives are on the
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