LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – The Las Cruces Police Department recorded 169 reports of stolen firearms over the past year, with over half of these incidents indicating that the weapons were illegally taken from vehicles. This is prompting the police to remind gun owners to properly secure their firearms and avoid leaving them unattended
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UPDATE – El Paso County District Attorney Bill Hicks stated his officer is facing a backlog of 11,000 – 12,000 cases. The DA’s office is focused on refiling and prosecuting cases that are nearing the end of the statute of limitations, not cases that were dismissed under Article 32.01 in 2022. So although I have
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former soldier sentenced to probation in a deadly drunken driving crash less than two months ago is in jail, accused of violating his probation. Ivan Romo was convicted of intoxication manslaughter on Feb. 9, 2023. El Paso police said in Jan. 2020, Romo ran a red light, hitting Celso
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police are investigating a stabbing in northeast El Paso that took place early Thursday morning. Police dispatch confirm one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. It happened on the 5000 block of Bridaveil Dr. near Parkland High School. No word on any arrests. Stay with ABC-7
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UPDATE – Approximately one hundred students took part in a protest from noon to 1 p.m outside El Dorado High School. “I fear for my kids everyday…just like any other parent. El Dorado has a few lockdowns and many threats and I;’m actually thinking about doing home school. I do support my kids and anything they
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(CNN) — Four children have been killed and four more injured in an axe attack at a daycare center in the southern Brazilian city of Blumenau. Those killed — three boys and a girl — were aged between five and seven, local police say. Jorginho Mello, the governor of the state of Santa Catarina, said
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Donald J. Trump Indictment by KVIA ABC-7 on Scribd UPDATE 6:26 p.m.: “I never thought anything like this could happen,” says Trump in opening remarks. UPDATE: Former President Trump leaves courtroom following arraignment. He spent 57 minutes in the courtroom. According to ABC News, he arrived at 2:28 p.m. and left at 3:25 p.m. (CNN)
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(CNN) — Donald Trump, the first former president in history to face criminal charges, arrived in New York Monday for an expected arraignment on Tuesday after being indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury. The expected voluntary surrender of a former president and 2024 White House candidate will be a unique affair in more ways than one
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 33-year-old man accused of injuring a Sunland Park police officer has now been charged in the shooting, according to New Mexico State Police. The shooting happened Saturday, April 1. According to NMSP, Tony Gomez was shooting multiple rounds outside a home in Santa Teresa. A Sunland Park Police officer
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 has learned the identity of the man who shot a Sunland Park police officer who was responding to a domestic violence call in Santa Teresa Saturday. According to court documents, 33-year-old Tony Gomez was arrested on over a dozen charges, including abuse of a child, kidnapping, and attempted
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UPDATE – ABC-7 has learned new information from New Mexico State Police about the officier-involved shooting in Sunland Park. NMSP said via Twitter an officer as shot while responding to a domestic violence call. The officer was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A suspect has been take into custody. UPDATE – Witnesses
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Thursday, the family members of the immigration workers who are being investigated for Monday’s fire protested, looking for justice. They went to the offices of the National Migration Institute at the Bridge of the Americas; other federal agents joined them. People who attended the protest spoke with other higher-level institute
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(CNN) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter — the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. The indictment has been filed under seal and will be announced in the coming days. The charges are not publicly
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — A Horizon Middle School student is accused of posting a school shooting threat on Instagram, according to Horizon City police. Schools were placed on a safety protocol as officers investigated the threat. The student was taken into custody at his home and taken to the Juvenile Detention Facility at 6400
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Her daughter was killed in 2019, but more than three years have passed, and she still doesn’t have closure. That El Paso mother, who ABC-7 is not identifying due to her daughter’s case still pending in the courts, is anxiously awaiting the trial of her daughter’s accused killer. “It’s like
Continue Reading (CNN) — A yearslong probe into a hush money scheme involving former President Donald Trump and adult film star Stormy Daniels may be nearing an end. Trump announced on social media Saturday that he anticipates he will be arrested as early as Tuesday in connection with the case, though a spokesperson for the former president said his team has
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Editor’s note: This story corrects earlier information sent by the district. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Gadsden ISD is only canceling special activity buses on Thursday and Friday due to forecasted high winds. Regular buses to and from school remain unchanged. According to an official, students may attend after-school events or activities by finding their
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mexico will issue arrest warrants for those allegedly responsible for the deaths of 39 people in a fire at a migrant detention center, officials said. Authorities are investigating Monday’s blaze at the center in Ciudad Juarez as a homicide. A further 27 people were injured. The Mexican government has so far identified at least eight people
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With a potential state capital murder trial of the accused Walmart shooter looming, newly-appointed District Attorney Bill Hicks is adding prosecutors with death penalty experience to his office. Hicks was sworn in to finish out the term of the embattled former D.A. Yvonne Rosales in December. “When I took over
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council approved a collective bargaining agreement with the El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association. The CBA includes across-the-board pay raises and annual cost of living increases. Salary increases include a 13% increase in entry salary for police officers and advanced police officer/detectives. There’s a 15.4% increase for
Continue Reading (CNN) — A Maryland appellate court has reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man who spent over two decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and whose murder case was featured in the landmark podcast “Serial.” The appellate court said the lower court had violated the rights of the victim’s brother, Young
Continue Reading Originally Published: 28 MAR 23 02:52 ETUpdated: 28 MAR 23 15:56 ETBy Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso and Nouran Salahieh, CNNEditor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. (CNN) — The 28-year-old who killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville was under care for an emotional disorder and had legally
Continue Reading Originally Published: 28 MAR 23 02:52 ETUpdated: 28 MAR 23 12:02 ETBy Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso and Nouran Salahieh, CNNEditor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. (CNN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department released body-camera footage Tuesday from the two officers who rushed into the Covenant School on Monday and fatally shot the mass
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After the news six people lost their lives in a mass shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, local private schools say they were saddened about the tragic shooting. The Northeast Christian Academy teaches kids from three to twelve years old, it has been open for over 45 years. ABC-7 spoke with the
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UPDATE: According to ABC News, Nashville Police Chief John Drake says the suspect was female and identified as transgender but didn’t immediately provide more details. (CNN) — A shooter who killed three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville Monday had maps of the school, a manifesto and scouted
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UPDATE: According to ABC News, Nashville Police Chief John Drake says the suspect was female and identified as transgender but didn’t immediately provide more details. Originally Published: 27 MAR 23 12:13 ETUpdated: 27 MAR 23 15:14 ETBy Eric Levenson and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — An armed 28-year-old woman fatally shot three students and three adults
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(CNN) — An armed woman fatally shot three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville before she was shot and killed by police, authorities said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a year. The 28-year-old shooter, who was not identified, entered the Covenant School via a side door and
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UPDATE 12:18 p.m.: Nashville police say the shooter, who was previously described as a teen, is now described as a 28-year-old Nashville woman. UPDATE: 3 students & 3 adult staff members from Covenant School were fatally shot by the active shooter, who has now been identified as a 28-year-old Nashville woman.— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville)
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HOBBS, New Mexico (KVIA) – The New Mexico State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting. They officers with the Hobbs Police Department responded to a fight involving several people. One person fled on foot and another fled in a stolen car. NMSP investigators say Christopher Rojas, 17, drove away and was located by an
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso police are asking anyone with information on an armed robbery at a central El Paso store March 14. Two Hispanic men entered the El Fandango Grocery at 1928 Olive St. One approached the clerk and showed a gun while demanding money from the register drawer according to police
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