SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — One man was found dead inside a Socorro residential home while a fire at the residence was being extinguished. This according to Socorro Police Department. The cause of death of the man is still unknown. It happened at 366 Yamaha Drive at 10:34 p.m. The identity of the man found is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are providing new information about a deadly crash that injured three children. A police spokesperson says that on December 22, 2023, 20-year-old Aliyah Chaya Walker disregarded a stop sign as she attempted to drive across the 13300 block of Gateway North. Police say she drove into the
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EL PASO, Texas — A human smuggling pursuit that began in west El Paso ends in a crash, injuring two people in south central, Thursday morning. Three migrants were inside a white SUV, including a 15-year-old girl, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson. DPS says, the SUV struck another car that ended
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A severe fire is burning in West El Paso near the intersection 4100 block of Westcity Court. El Paso Fire officials say an apartment is on fire. They say that no one has been reported injured. The blaze was first reported at around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday. ABC-7 is working to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigators with the El Paso Police Department are at the scene of a crash on the 5000 block of Tetons. That is near the intersection with Mount Whitney, in the northeast. Police say that two cars were involved in the crash. They are going to provide more information
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash involving an El Paso Independent School District school bus sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries. The El Paso Fire Department says there were no children on board the school bus at the time of the crash. The collision happened at 9870 Gateway North. An EPISD
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Strong winds have caused power outages across Central El Paso and the Lower Valley. Thousands of households and businesses are impacted at the moment. The El Paso Electric Power Outage Map shows outages as far north as Hondo Pass and as far south as San Elizario. A High Wind Warning
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UPDATE: All lanes are now back open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A tractor trailer collides with a Texas Department of Public Safety unit just after midnight Friday, according to a spokesman with DPS. The driver of the semi is being evaluated by fire medical personnel at the scene. El Paso Police say officers responding
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is dead after a crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley. No other injuries are reported at this time. According to Fire Dispatch, the crash occurred around 1:31 AM on Cesar Chavez Border Highway going East and Fonseca Dr. East bound lanes are closed until further notice. Special traffic
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are providing more information on the first fatal traffic collision of the new year. Police investigators have only tentatively identified the 31-year-old woman who died, and therefor have not yet released her named. The crash happened on Gateway East near Pendale in El Paso’s Lower Valley. Read
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff’s deputies apprehended 37-year-old Armando Bejarano on four outstanding criminal warrants on December 28, 2023. The Sheriff’s Office previously arrested Bejarano for property theft, the Horizon City Police Department arrested him for property theft in the past, and the Socorro Police Department previously arrested him for evading arrest
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, Martin Medina Jr. is accused of driving into the back of a semi truck. The resulting crash threw his passenger and roommate, Alexander Ortiz, out of the car, pinning and killing him. Investigators believe Medina Jr. was drunk at the time of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A driver led police on a high-speed pursuit through two freeways and into a Far East El Paso neighborhood where he was apprehended. The pursuit began at 3:29 p.m. near Airway Boulevard after an El Paso Police unit flashed its lights to get the car to pull over. Texas Troopers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigators with the El Paso Police Department are looking into a two-car crash that killed one person. The collision happened early Monday morning along Gateway East at Pendale in El Paso’s Lower Valley. ABC-7 is working to learn more about the one person who died and the cause
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Department rescue crews responded Sunday afternoon to a hiker in need of assistance along Gunnison Dr. and Devil’s Tower Circle in Northeast El Paso. The call arrived at emergency dispatch at 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Rescue crews have located the hiker and are providing medical attention. This is
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Update: The Sunland Park Fire Department says 4 people have been taken to the hospital, calling the crash “serious.” They add they assisted the El Paso Fire Department with the response efforts. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four people were sent to the hospital following an early Saturday morning crash near the Texas-New Mexico state
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Update: A source familiar with this incident provided ABC-7 with the following statement on Friday. It explains the moments leading up to the pedestrians being hit: “Migrants push through spaces in the border wall or climb the wall, then walk through the Cesar Chavez Highway, unaware of the traffic danger. All law enforcement agencies are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said an officer shot at two dogs Wednesday evening after they bit two people in the Lower Valley. It happened at around 7 p.m. on Danube Cricle, not far from North Loop and Lee Trevino. Police said the dogs bit a 10-year-old kid and a 40-year-old person.
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Update: Police arrived at the scene at 4:30 Wednesday morning. A police spokesperson said a woman had shot her spouse. The man died. The Crimes Against Persons Unit continues to investigate the shooting as a domestic violence case. Police have not arrested anyone in connection with the shooting, the spokesperson explained. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)
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Update (December 27, 2023): El Paso Police identify the victim as an 20-month-old child. Special Traffic Investigators say 20-year-old Bryan Eduardo Acosta Rodriguez had left his house then returned because he had forgotten an item. Investigators say his spouse brought him the item and went back inside as the child left the house. Rodriguez drove
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police responded to a shots fire call along the 7900 block of Monterrey Dr. in the Lower Valley. The report came into dispatch just before 1 a.m. Christmas Day. One person was injured and taken to an area hospital for treatment. No word on the severity of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 confirmed Friday the number of people linked to the murder of a local rapper is now up to 11. Terrance Kinard’s death was the first murder of 2019 and had gone unresolved until several days ago. A check of online court records showed two additional case numbers for co-defendants facing charges
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Update: The scene of the crash is now clear and traffic is running smoothly once again. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Emergency crews are blocking all but one lane of I-10 West just before the Airway exit. They are working to clear a crash involving an RV and a car. Right now the Texas Department
Continue Reading Update: Officials say the area is clear. A person was refusing to leave their car, but has since been taken into custody. That person was placed under an “emergency detention order.” The Crisis Intervention Team was called out to handle the person, who is not expected to be charged with a crime at this time.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigators say a man died after he was thrown out of his car. 52-year-old Fernando Gutierrez was driving along the 4200 block of Alameda in south-central El Paso when he failed to negotiate a curb and drove up onto it. The car started to roll. Gutierrez was thrown
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on I-10 West Tuesday night, according to El Paso Police. The westbound lanes of the freeway were closed after the crash was reported just after 9 p.m. I-10 west reopened at around 10:40 p.m. Police said the pedestrian was taken to the hospital
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Update: Traffic is moving along I-10 West now, however, cars are still moving more slowly than normal. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash is causing a traffic backup along I-10 West in West El Paso. The crash happened just before the Redd Road exit. The warning issued by the Texas Department of Transportation on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A semi-trailer going southbound on the Loop 375 flyover to I-10 east tips over landing on Gateway East, Tuesday morning. Police say a man in his 50s was transported to the Del Sol with non-life threatening injuries. First responders received the call at 6:31 a.m. The right turn lane on
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UPDATE: Crash was initially reported on Bob Hope, but has since been corrected. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three people have been injured after a serious crash on Loop 375 and Vista Del Sol. According to police, the call came in at 11:25 p.m., Sunday night. Police also say injuries are serious. We are working
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The first version of the article incorrectly stated it was I-10 westbound that was closed. It is I-10 eastbound. UPDATE- The eastbound lanes of I-10 opened after 10 a.m. Sunday. ABC-7 is still working to learn what led up to the crash. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — I-10 eastbound at Executive Center Blvd.
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