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Student verbally threatens Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy

August 22, 2024 4:38 PM KVIA ABC-7, Tony Gutierrez

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…

Commercial building burns in Sunland Park

August 22, 2024 4:28 PM KVIA ABC-7

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…

El Paso man sentenced to 2.5 years for murder

April 25, 2021 4:22 AM KVIA ABC-7

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…

El Pasoans speak out after power outage

August 21, 2024 3:27 PM Tyaun Marshburn

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…

Plane crashes into Dewey’s Breakfast Shop

August 20, 2024 3:24 PM KVIA ABC-7

ODESSA, Texas (KVIA) — A small plane crashed into power lines, traveling an entire block before slamming into Dewey’s Breakfast Shop near 68th and…

One dead after crash on Highway 28

August 17, 2024 5:30 PM Yvonne Suarez

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…

3 hikers rescued by ComSAR in two separate incidents

August 18, 2024 3:24 PM Yvonne Suarez, Tyaun Marshburn

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…

El Paso Fire confirms injuries in Transmountain rollover crash, all lanes now open

August 15, 2024 9:23 PM Carter Diggs

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…

El Paso Sheriff’s deputies take man wanted on eight charges into custody

August 15, 2024 5:02 PM KVIA ABC-7, Tyaun Marshburn

FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 25-year-old Jimmy Mack Rodriguez into custody this week.…

Hiker dies near McKelligon Canyon

August 15, 2024 2:30 PM Emma Hoggard, Tyaun Marshburn

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…

Arrests made in drug investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death: Sources

August 15, 2024 8:26 AM ABC News

Multiple people are now facing federal charges in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, ABC News has learned. The…

One person seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Northeast El Paso

August 14, 2024 6:22 PM KVIA ABC-7

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…

Rollover causing massive closure on eastbound lanes of Transmountain

August 13, 2024 4:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

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…

Chaparral man charged with stockpiling guns, homemade bomb components

August 13, 2024 1:12 PM Tony Gutierrez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 76-year-old Chaparral resident Frederick Urban was charged with illegally stockpiling firearms and explosives in Las…

Power outage in West El Paso resolved

August 12, 2024 3:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

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…

Man arrested for allegedly causing deadly I-10 crash

December 16, 2023 8:15 PM Rosemary Montañez, Jennifer Mendoza

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…

Fatal pedestrian collision involved a Parkland High School student

August 8, 2024 1:18 PM Yvonne Suarez, Tyaun Marshburn

Update: Ysleta Independent School District confirmed that a student at Parkland High School was involved in the collision. The district released the…

No injuries being reported in crash involving train in Fabens

August 7, 2024 9:59 PM Valeria Medina, Tyaun Marshburn

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…

Deadly crash in Hudspeth County

August 7, 2024 6:31 PM KVIA ABC-7

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Lower Valley Murder: Suspect’s trial reset to later date

September 26, 2023 4:03 PM KVIA ABC-7

Update (November 13, 2024): Court records show that Castillo’s trial has been reset. The court has not yet publicly determined the new date. Update…

El Paso man accused of murder to go on trial this December

September 24, 2023 9:10 AM Jason McNabb

Update (August 7, 2024): Mijares remains in jail on a $250,000 bond, according to jail records. Court records show that Mijares has until December 5,…

Son charged with his dad’s violent murder to go on trial in March

December 2, 2023 7:10 AM Jason McNabb

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…

Charges upgraded to murder in shooting death of El Paso man

August 7, 2024 11:37 AM KVIA ABC-7

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…

Harris decides on Tim Walz as running mate

August 6, 2024 7:02 AM CNN Newsource

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…

One person dead in crash involving ATV and car in Sunland Park

August 3, 2024 5:09 PM Emma Hoggard

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…

Man armed with a knife dead after trying to force his way into apartment in Las Cruces

August 1, 2024 3:33 PM KVIA ABC-7

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…

Socorro man charged with murder after shooting

August 2, 2024 2:53 PM KVIA ABC-7

Update (November 13, 2024): The court handed down an indictment on August 14, 2024. As of today, Rodriguez remains in the El Paso Jail Annex on a…

One person recovering after water rescue near U.S.-Mexico Border

August 2, 2024 6:50 AM Jennifer Mendoza

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is recovering after being rescued from the canal near the Border Highway, Friday morning. According to fire…

Man attempts to rob business on the UTEP campus, police say

August 1, 2024 6:42 PM Emma Hoggard

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Police officials say an unknown man tried to rob one of the businesses in the Union Building on campus. The attempted…

Rescue teams airlift ATV driver after crash in Las Cruces

August 1, 2024 3:18 PM Emma Hoggard

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A man was injured riding ATVs Tuesday evening. Las Cruces firefighters, along with Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue…