Update: The scene is now clear. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An overturned semi-trailer is blocking east and westbound lanes on I-10 in Central El Paso. According to fire dispatch, the call of the crash came after 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday. It’s happening between Paisano Dr. and Chelsea St. Fortunately, no injuries are being reported.
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UPDATE: First responders and police have cleared the crash at Passmore and Alameda. All lanes are now open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The City of Socorro is asking drivers to be cautious and use alternative routes after a multi-vehicle crash at Passmore and Alameda in the Lower Valley. Police responded to the crash and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies working off-duty jobs as security guards at Cielo Vista Mall stopped 40-year-old Adan Gutierrez as he allegedly tried to steal from a jewelry store. On Thursday, the jewelry store employees alerted the deputies that a man who was thought to have stolen from another business
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Update (August 23, 2024): A spokesperson for the El Paso Fire Department says the American Red Cross is still helping the 20 displaced residents. The investigation into the fire is still ongoing. “After a thorough investigation conducted by the Fire Marshal’s Office Investigators, it was determined that the cause of the fire was the act
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Update (August 23, 2024): A court sentenced Wallace to 52 months in prison following his conviction for possessing a pipe bomb and ammunition. “Upon questioning, he admitted to possessing a metal pipe containing gunpowder, which was later confirmed to be an operational pipe bomb,” New Mexico court officials explained Friday. Law enforcement officers seized the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash involving two cars caused major traffic backup for some time in West El Paso today. The crash happened at Desert North and Transmountain around 2:30 PM today. The main lane and shoulder were blocked, and because ongoing construction is severely limiting the number of lanes in that area,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy received a verbal threat from a student. Officials at the school found “no evidence of a viable threat to students of the campus.” Read the message sent out to parents from the school below. “Hello, this is Melissa Smith, principal of Paso Del Norte
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Sunland Park Fire Department crew helped put out a fire at a commercial building on the 2400 block of Airport Road. The crews put out the fire alongside the Dona Ana Fire Rescue team. It happened at 11:39 AM, officials say. No one was injured in the fire,
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UPDATE, August 22, 2024: Court records show that Ramirez was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. UPDATE, August 21, 2024: Court records show that a jury convicted Ramirez on Tuesday. He had plead not guilty earlier this month. UPDATE, April 29: El Paso police said Thursday that 25–year-old Juan Angel Ramirez has
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is looking into a power outage that happened earlier this month that caused several hundred customers in West El Paso to lose power for several hours. Now some impacted residents are saying that their food went bad during the outage. ABC-7 is looking into the potential recourses those customers
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ODESSA, Texas (KVIA) — A small plane crashed into power lines, traveling an entire block before slamming into Dewey’s Breakfast Shop near 68th and Alderfer Avenue. Two people died in the crash, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Odessa Fire Rescue arrived to heavy smoke and a fire at the business and some nearby mobile homes,
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DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Two SUVs collided along Highway 28 and Snow Road in Dona Ana County Saturday afternoon. The Dona Ana County Sheriff confirm one person died and three people were injured and transported to an area hospital for treatment. No word yet on the cause of the crash. This is a
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UPDATE: 4:17 p.m.: The El Paso Fire Department says two hikers were helped off the mountain at Chuck Heinrich Park. No injuries were reported. FINAL UPDATE – Search and Rescue at Andrew Bárcena/Chuck Heinrich: Two hikers assisted off the mountain. Both patients refused transport. No injuries were reported. Crews are returning to their stations. EL
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Update: 10:20 P.M. – El Paso Fire says all nine patients were taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries. El Paso Police report that all lanes are open at this time. No word yet on what caused the rollover. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At around 8:40 p.m., El Paso Fire Department
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FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 25-year-old Jimmy Mack Rodriguez into custody this week. Rodriguez was wanted on multiple counts, including Assault Family/Household W/Previous Convictions, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Burglary of Habitation, Aggravated Assault W/Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Sexual Assault of a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department Search and Rescue team is bringing a dead hiker down off the Franklin Mountains near McKelligon Canyon. An El Paso Fire Department spokesperson posted about the situation on social media. ABC-7 has a crew going to the scene to learn more. Search and Rescue crew
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Multiple people are now facing federal charges in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, ABC News has learned. The arrests were made in an early morning operation Thursday, according to law enforcement sources. The charges will be announced at a news briefing later on Thursday with the U.S. attorney for Los
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UPDATE: El Paso Police posted on their X account that all lanes have been reopened as of 6 p.m. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash closed all lanes of US-54 at Kenworthy in Northeast El Paso for a time. All lanes are now back open. Emergency crews rushed one person to the hospital with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A rollover has caused emergency crews to shut down all eastbound lanes of Transmountain. The crash happened on the west side of the mountain. The current estimated clearing time is unknown.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 76-year-old Chaparral resident Frederick Urban was charged with illegally stockpiling firearms and explosives in Las Cruces Monday. Urban appeared before a federal judge and will remain in jail until a detention hearing. Court documents allege that Urban, a previously convicted felon, according to state officials, owned numerous firearms. When
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Update: The outage was resolved overnight. There are no outages in the El Paso area right now. Update: 2,251 people are now without power. The estimated fix time is now 11:00 PM. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 4,714 are currently without power in West El Paso. That is according to El Paso Electric’s outage map.
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Update (March 4, 2025): Court records state that Nunez is scheduled to go on trial August 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Update (August 9, 2024): El Paso Police have arrested 21-year-old Richard Nunez and charged him with one count of collision involving death, and two counts of collision involving serious bodily injury. Officer booked him
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Update: Ysleta Independent School District confirmed that a student at Parkland High School was involved in the collision. The district released the following statement: “At approximately 1 p.m. today, the Ysleta ISD Security team was made aware of an incident that occurred on Loop 375 near Bomarc Street involving a student from Parkland High School.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says no one suffered any injuries after a train vs. car collision in Fabens earlier this afternoon before 4 p.m. The crash occurred at 250 NE Grace Street in Fabens. The Sheriff’s Office says a white Dodge Ram hauling 4 cars was struck by
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Update (August 7, 2024): Jail records show Gallegos remains in jail on a $200,000 bond. Court records show that he is scheduled to enter a plea on August 29, 2024. The jury trial is currently scheduled for March 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Update: ABC-7 obtained new court documents that state Angel stabbed Alberto with
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Update (November 13, 2024): Court documents show that Lopez is now charged with murder. As of today, Lopez remains in jail, according to online jail records. The court handed down an indictment on September 25, 2024. Court records show that Lopez is set to be arraigned on December 9, 2024 at 8:30 AM. Update: Court
Continue Reading Originally Published: 06 AUG 24 08:52 ET Updated: 06 AUG 24 09:05 ET By John King, Jeff Zeleny, Jamie Gangel, MJ Lee, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sunland Park Fire Department crews responded to a crash involving an ATV and a car at the intersection of Pete Dominici Highway and McNutt Road this morning. One person died in the crash, SPFD officials say. Another person suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. Department officials
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A 44-year-old man armed with a knife was shot dead as he tried to force his way into an apartment in Las Cruces. Las Cruces police say the apartment’s 24-year-old resident shot and killed the man. Police are waiting to identify the 44-year-old man until his next of kin
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