San Elizario Mayor arrested, charged with insurance fraud
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — San Elizario’s Mayor has been arrested for insurance fraud, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Isela…
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Central El Paso stabbing victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries
UPDATE (5:37 p.m.): Officials now say the victim is a 39-year-old man who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso…
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Bloody knife found in basement of missing Massachusetts mother’s home, prosecutors say
CNN’s Jim Sciutto and Erica Hill speak with former senior FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole about the latest revelations on the arrest of Brian Walshe,…
Continue Reading Gun allegedly used by 6-year-old in Virginia school shooting was bought by child’s mother, police say
By Dakin Andone and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The gun allegedly used by a 6-year-old boy to shoot his teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, school was…
Continue Reading Texas DPS moves to fire Texas Ranger under investigation for Uvalde shooting response
By Shimon Prokupecz, CNN The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is moving to terminate a member of the elite Texas Rangers unit who had been…
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Man arrested in connection to lower valley fire that injured one person
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 28-year-old man is under arrest following an investigation into a lower valley fire at the 600 block of N. Carolina. The…
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30-year-old man shot in Las Cruces; condition unknown
UPDATE: Las Cruces police say a 30-year-old man was shot around 10:30 a.m. Friday. There are no updates on the man’s condition and there is no…
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‘Undocumented non-citizen’ accused of throwing large rock at Border Patrol Agent
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (KVIA) — The FBI arrested a 22-year-old ‘undocumented non-citizen’ for throwing a large rock at a United State Border Patrol…
Continue Reading Extradition of ‘El Chapo’ son to the US halted after 29 killed in arrest operation
Mexican authorities released video of Mexican drug lord JoaquÃn “El Chapo” Guzmán’s son being arrested. He was later released following heavy fire…
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Border Patrol Agent shot multiple times in chest; manages to return fire at suspected smuggling car
LORDSBURG, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Border Patrol Agent was shot multiple times in the chest by a person in a suspected smuggling vehicle, according to…
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El Paso police identify man arrested for aggravated assault incident with migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police have identified a man they say threatened migrants with a gun at Sacred Heart Church. Police say 27-year-old…
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Past president of the El Paso Municipal Police Officer’s Association arrested
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ron Martin, former president of the El Paso Municipal Police Officer’s Association, was arrested and charged with…
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Mexican authorities arrest son of notorious drug lord ‘El Chapo’
(CNN) — Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, a source…
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El Paso Police searching for wanted suspect near Vinton
EL PASO, Texas — Law enforcement agents are surrounding an area near Vinton as police search for a wanted suspect. It happened around 8 a.m.…
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Mexican gang leader ‘El Neto’ killed in early morning shooting
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Mexican authorities confirm that Ernesto Alberto Piñón de La Cruz, otherwise known as ‘El Neto’ was killed Thursday…
Continue Reading Roommate who survived Idaho student killings saw figure dressed in black clothing and a mask, affidavit says
By Dakin Andone, Elizabeth Joseph and Veronica Miracle, CNN One of the two roommates who survived the fatal November stabbings of four University of…
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Early morning shooting leaves one woman in critical condition
EL PASO, Texas — A woman suffered life-threatening injuries after a shooting at the Canutillo Palms Apartment early Thursday morning, according to…
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Unidentified man’s body found in Canutillo; Major Crimes Unit investigating
UPDATE 4:39 p.m.: The EL Paso Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating the discovery of a man’s body at the 100 block of Brooks in…
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College admissions scam mastermind sentenced to 3.5 years in federal prison
(CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 3:11 p.m. ET] William “Rick” Singer, the mastermind of the sprawling college admissions scam…
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Local and State government officials honor victims in Juarez jail attack
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — State and local government officials are in Juarez to honor the victims killed in Sunday’s attack on “el Cereso…
Continue Reading Man accused of attacking NYPD officers with machete wanted ‘to kill people and carry out jihad,’ prosecutors say
By Mark Morales, CNN Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year’s…
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Court documents shed light on home stabbing attack that ended in deadly shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Court documents obtained by ABC-7 reveal what happened during a confrontation inside a far east El Paso home that resulted…
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Christmas day murders: El Paso man charged with killing his aunt, girlfriend
UPDATE: Documents obtained by ABC-7 indicate a man killed his 79-year-old aunt and his 33-year-old girlfriend. According to the documents, Gabriel…
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Juarez situation breakdown; more than two dozen deaths, prison director fired
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Two days after a group of prisoners escaped one of Juarez’s jails, “Cereso 3,” its director was fired on Tuesday, and…
Continue Reading 17 dead, 25 inmates escaped Cereso after riot New Year’s Day
UPDATE JAN. 2 — The death toll has risen to 17, and the number of inmates that have escaped is 25 as the search continues. UPDATE 3:27 P.M. — 13…
Continue Reading What we still don’t know about the suspect in the Idaho college student killings
By Dakin Andone, CNN Three days after the arrest of a suspect in the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho students, authorities have yet to…
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One person arrested following Lower Valley apartment fire
EL PASO, Texas – One person is facing charges following a fire breaking out in El Paso’s Lower Valley. The fire happened at Marmolejo Apartments,…
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Police presence heightened in S. Oregon area after complaints of drug activity and mistreatment of migrants
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department said it has increased its presence of officers in the S. Oregon area following several incidents…
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EL Paso police: Man shot dead, woman injured after attacking couple in home with knife
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after attacking a couple at a home in east El Paso.…
Continue Reading A grad student at a nearby school is arrested in the killings of four University of Idaho students
By Josh Campbell, Jim Sciutto, Lauren del Valle, Mark Morales and John Miller, CNN A graduate student at Washington State University was arrested…
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