Update: Officials at Fort Bliss confirmed that a 1st Armored Division Solider died in the crash. They released the following statement to ABC-7: “The Fort Bliss Directorate of Emergency Services and El Paso Police Department are investigating the death of a 1st Armored Division Soldier due to an apparent motorcycle accident near the Master Sgt.
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UPDATE- All lanes in that area are now open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– All lanes on I-10 East near Airway are closed following crash involving an El Paso Police Unit. According to officials, police officers were investigating a separate crash when the unit was hit. The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. Friday. Police officials said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Crimes Against Persons Unit are investigating a death being ruled as an “industrial accident” at 805 Santa Fe Street in the rail yard. It is located in downtown El Paso. ABC-7 is working to learn more information.
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UPDATE — A gofundme link has been set up by the homeowner. Omar Crosby tells ABC-7 he had just finished furnishing his home, and lost the vehicle he uses for work in the fire. ———————————————————————————————— EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials say that a mobile home caught fire at 1:02 p.m. Thursday. The mobile home
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MESILLA, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained the 911 made by a witness to the fatal Mesilla shooting that killed Sheireen Al Jibury. The shooting happened on University St. and Stanford St. in Mesilla on April 1. Oscar Renee Sandoval was arrested and charged with murder after the shooting. Tune in to ABC-7 at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to El Paso Police, Special Traffic Investigators continue toinvestigate last night’s crash involving a motorcyclist. Police now identify him as 26-year-old Henry John Wiedmeyer. The news release states officers were notified of a crash involving a motorcycle and semi-truck Tuesday night just before midnight. The driver of the semi-truck
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Update: The rescue crew has made contact with the hiker, who officials have identified as a man in his 20s. El Paso Fire posted on social media saying the hiker is being “escorted back to safety” right now. UPDATE COMSAR at McKelligon Canyon: Crews made contact with the patient. Male in his 20s being escorted
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — One person is dead following a crash on I-10 near Copia, according to El Paso Police. The crash has closed all eastbound lanes on I-10 as Special Traffic Investigators conduct their investigation. Police say the call came in just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. They say the crash involved a vehicle
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Update: The Fort Hancock ISD superintendent says the lockdown at the high school has been lifted. Law enforcement is still looking for the minor accused of shooting the hand gun. Update: The Fort Hancock ISD superintendent tells ABC-7 the shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. The superintendent says law enforcement responded in less than a minute.
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Update: The fire has been put out. Officials with the Horizon Fire Department said the fire happened at a recycling plant, and that it would not have taken so long to put out if there were fire hydrants readily available. However, since there are not hydrants in that area, firefighters had to go back and
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies found a body near Dindinger and Salcido in Socorro early this morning. Deputies worked with Tribal Fire Department personnel. When they arrived at the scene, officials say the unresponsive person had “no obvious signs of life.” The body was found along a fence line, officials
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Update (July 22, 2024): El Paso Police say one person died. The man’s death was ruled a suicide. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Fire and County Fire units responded to a pedestrian-involved crash along I-10 West and Vinton. One person was declared dead at the scene according to a spokesman with the El
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — Officers with the Socorro Police Department were called out to the 11000 block of Santa Barbara on reports of a body in a canal. Officers found a dead man in the canal when they arrived. This happened Thursday just after 7 a.m. “Although the investigation is ongoing it appears that the
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O.J. Simpson, the former football great who was accused of and ultimately acquitted of the brutal 1994 slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, has died, according to his family. He was 76. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
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Update: Sheriff’s officials say Rodriguez has been found. They did not explain the condition he was found in or whether he is safe now. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff’s deputies are looking for 18-year-old Jared Rodriguez. He was last seen in Central El Paso April 9, 2024 at 6:40 p.m. wearing a
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UPDATE: An ABC-7 crew has arrived at the scene. They have witnessed Border Patrol agents and Sunland Park Fire crews at the area, working around the area where the body was found. SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents found a body in Sunland Park, according to the Sunland Park Police Chief.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash has shutdown the westbound lane on Montana Ave. going into Global Reach Dr. on Monday morning. Fire dispatch says that two-people were taken to the hospital. One with serious injuries, the other with minor injuries. They say the call came in at 5:40 a.m. We are working to
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VADO, New Mexico (KVIA) — An ABC-7 viewer sent in dramatic images of a fire burning at a residence. The viewer reported that the fire is happening in Vado, New Mexico. Courtesy: Fred Acosta An ABC-7 crew saw the aftermath of the fire. There was burned debris scattered across the dirt in front of the
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Anthony, Texas (KVIA) — A train hit a car on the 8500 block of Doniphan in Anthony, Texas Thursday afternoon. Investigators say a car was leaving a business when it was hit by a BNSF train, according to police officials. Police say there were two people inside the car, a 50-year-old female driver and a
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Update: Officials posted Hernandez’s mugshot online. Update: Las Cruces Police say a dispute is what lead to a deadly shooting near a middle school, early Wednesday morning. Investigators believe that 24-year-old Elijah Daniel Venegas and his girlfriend, who were staying at a house on Lester Ave., got into an argument. Police say that Venegas’ girlfriend
Continue Reading CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies found a body in a canal near Hole in the Wall Road and Riverside Road Wednesday. “Deputies arrived on scene along with Tribal Fire Department and observed a body in the canal with no obvious signs of life,” a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said. “Fire Department personnel
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Update: According to court documents obtained by ABC-7, Sandoval is charged with First Degree Murder. Investigators with the Mesilla Marshal’s Office were called out to a report of a woman shot with a firearm. The Marshal met with Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office deputies at the scene of the crime and learned Aljibury had died.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CORRECTION: Glitch on El Paso Electric website showed more than 900 customers without power Tuesday morning. El Paso Electric spokesperson Karmen Mayorga told ABC-7 their website is experiencing issues which is showing previous dates with outages. ABC-7 viewers did email us, letting us know they did not have electricity in
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Update (November 13, 2024): Online court records show that Pena’s jury trial was rescheduled for February 28, 2024 at 8:30 AM. He remains in jail on a $650,000 bond, jail records show. Update (August 2, 2024): Pena remains in jail on a $625,000 bond, according to jail records. His jury trial is scheduled for November
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TORNILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Detectives with the Major Crimes and Crime Scene Units are in Tornillo investigating “separate drowning incidents.” Detectives are at both scenes: on the 13600 block of Petunia Drive and the 200 block of Tornillo Guadalupe Road. “There is no threat to the public,” officials stated in a news release Wednesday afternoon.
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Update: An ABC-7 crew on the scene watched crews put out the fire. Firefighters remained on scene to ensure every part of the fire was fully out. HORIZON, Texas (KVIA) — Darrington Road at Gateway West and Temperance will be closed until further notice as the Horizon, Clint, and Socorro Fire Departments fights a structure
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Update: The SWAT standoff is now over. The team removed the barricaded man from inside one of the apartments and took him into custody. Details are limited at this time on what prompted the standoff and what charges the man could be facing. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police say that the SWAT
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is dead after a shooting in far east El Paso, early Wednesday morning. The shooting is said to have occurred at 4470 Rich Beem Blvd. inside an apartment complex. According to police dispatch, the call came in at 12:54 a.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)–BorderRAC held a Shattered Dreams drunk driving simulation event Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Coronado High School. There was a mock crash scene and there will be a mock memorial service on March 27th at 9:00 AM for the mock crash fatalities at the Coronado High School Fine Arts Building. It’s a
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Update: EPISD administrators released the following statement: “Normal operations will resume Wednesday, March 27, at Clendenin Elementary School after the campus was evacuated Tuesday afternoon to allow personnel from the El Paso Fire Department and Texas Gas Service to assist El Paso ISD facilities workers with an investigation involving the presence of carbon monoxide. The
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