HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies, Horizon City police officers, and Texas troopers arrested three men after a traffic stop in Horizon City. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office just released video of the incident. The Sheriff’s Office says that on the evening of January 2, 2026, deputies tried to stop
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police say that 14-year-old Allyson Torres is dead after she jumped out of a moving car and hit her head the evening of December 28, 2025. This happened on the 5700 block of Wren Avenue in Northeast El Paso. Police officials say that Torres suffered a laceration on
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sunland Park Fire crews helped Border Patrol agents get two women out of a patch of mud near the head gates on Brickland Road. Courtesy: LCFD The women were not injured, according to a spokesperson for the Las Cruces Fire Department. Courtesy: LCFD This incident happened Monday at 7:22
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A fire on Manzanita Street damaged a house late Friday night. Firefighters were called out to the house just before 11:45 p.m. on January 2, 2026. The firefighters arrived at the house, located on the 600 block of Manzanita Street, to find fire coming out of the building, as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff deputies arrested Domonique Delgado, 33, and charged her with Duty on Striking an Unattended Vehicle. Officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office say that deputies were called out to a hit-and-run on Runway Avenue in Far East El Paso. Using video surveillance, officials say that detectives
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people were arrested and charged with manufacturing and delivering drugs after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says their car was flagged for a registration violation. When deputies stopped the car, on of the suspects got out and tried to run away. The Sheriff’s Office says he ended up
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A fire damaged a building on the 200 block of West Madrid Road in Las Cruces Thursday evening. Firefighters were called out just after 7 p.m. They arrived to find fire coming from a downstairs apartment unit. They immediately started fighting the fire and searching for potential occupants, a
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Four people were injured in an ATV crash near the Rio Grande River trail last night. Sunland Park Fire Department crews responded to the ATV rollover around 8 p.m. Thursday. Officials say the ATV went into a canal. One male in his 20s suffered serious injuries and had to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police’s Special Traffic Investigations Unit is at the scene of a crash in South-Central El Paso tonight. EPPD says one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash involved a motorcycle and a car. The call came in at 7:30 p.m. The crash happened at
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Michael Vargas, 18, is charged with multiple offenses after an alleged incident outside a Las Cruces house. The three victims told investigators that they were riding ATVs and traveled to a nearby house to ask their friend to hang out with them. When they arrived at the house, the
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MESILLA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Mesilla Marshals arrested Zakrey Christian Lauterbach yesterday for allegedly stealing pastries and candy bars from Lucky’s Liquor Convenience store. The store is located on the 2800 block of Avenida De Mesilla. The Marshals Office says that a clerk saw Lauterbach and his girlfriend enter the store. The clerk then saw
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Update (December 31, 2025): Las Cruces Police just identified the woman killed while crossing Telshor Boulevard as Hobbs resident Charlotte M. Bates, 54. Police officials say that no charges are anticipated against the driver of the pickup truck that hit Bates. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A pedestrian is dead after she was hit
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police say they arrested Jair Armando Rodriguez, 19, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a road rage shooting. The El Paso Police Department Gang Unit was called out on December 28, 2025 to the 3700 block of Hueco Valley. The unit had received reports of a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested Aaron Jamar Blackman, 34, and charged him with four counts of indecent exposure. Police officials say that on December 22, officers were called out to 3650 George Dieter on reports that Blackman was walking around the apartment complex naked. Officers then learned that Blackman is a
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UPDATE (5:13 a.m.) — Horizon Fire said the fire is under control. Crews are putting out hot spots left on the scene. CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said a fire impacted one business in Clint Monday night. The Horizon Fire Department said multiple agencies and crews are working to put
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MESQUITE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Former Dona Ana County Sheriff Deputy Joshua Benjamin Montelongo is charged with two counts of criminal sexual penetration and one count of false imprisonment. Court documents state that on December 16, 2025, Montelongo allegedly sexually assaulted the victim. The victim told investigators that they had told Montelongo they did not
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Fire Department officials are investigating a fire that broke out on Mesquite Street Sunday morning. The fire burned a house on the 700 block of Mesquite Street just after 5:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived at the house to find heavy smoke and fire coming out of the windows
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — TxDOT reported a crash that closed all northbound lanes on US-54 at Ellerthorpe early Friday morning. TxDOT posted the traffic alert at 12:27 a.m. ABC-7 reached out to the El Paso Police Department, but it did not have any new information to share. We are sending a crew to the
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UPDATE (4:51 a.m.) — All lanes reopened at 3:51 a.m., according to police. UPDATE: TxDOT is asking drivers to seek alternative route as TxDOT and contractor crews assess the damage to an overhead sign that was hit in the crash. TxDOT says to expect a long term closure. I-10 East at Paisano, the US-54 North
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Crime Stoppers of El Paso says police need the public’s help in identifying a man they say took a $6,000 necklace. Police say a Hispanic man in his mid-20s walked up to the Valle Oro kiosk at Cielo Vista Mall on Nov. 21 about 11 a.m. and asked to see
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Update (4:28 PM): The highway is now back open. Update (3:52 PM): New Mexico State Police released the following statement regarding today’s crash: “On December 19, 2025, at approximately 12:16 p.m., a 2023 Honda Accord was traveling westbound on Interstate 10 near milepost 46 when the the vehicle crossed the center median into oncoming traffic
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Vanessa Ronnebaun, 25, is charged with Theft of Vehicle after officials say she stole a Fabens man’s work truck. Sheriff and constable deputies worked together to track down Ronnebaun driving the stolen truck on the 1000 block of South Horizon. On Thursday afternoon, just an hour after the work truck
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Update (5:34 PM): Court documents obtained by ABC-7 reveal that the arresting officer had to tase Vicente Rios 10 times while attempting an arrest. The documents state that the tasing was ineffective and the officer had to punch Rios and pin him to the ground until other officers could arrive and help put him in
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Angel Ortiz, 44, is accused of leading State Troopers and Sheriff deputies on a UTV chase through commercial and residential areas near South Darrington Road and Las Colinas Road. The Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit and Texas Rangers were investigating in the area when they saw Ortiz and another UTV rider
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Update (2:46 PM): El Paso Fire Department officials say the fire was classified as moderately severe. The fire was happening in a ditch near 900 East Rim Road. The fire happened at 2:09 p.m. Crews have already put it out and are now checking for hot spots. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A fire is
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Update (4:30 PM): Special Traffic Investigators say that motorcyclist Sergio Valenzuela was killed in this morning’s crash on Northwestern Drive. Investigators say that a sedan was driving southbound on Northwestern and tried to make a left turn into a parking lot. Valenzuela was traveling northbound on Northwestern at the same time. This caused a T-bone
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Update (2:40 PM): All lanes of traffic on on I-10 West at Zaragoza have been reopened. Update (12:18 PM): El Paso Police say that officers are investigating the semi crash. Police officials say that fuel spilled on the roadway and delays are expected as crews work to clean up the scene. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A house on the 1800 block of Lester Avenue caught fire Tuesday evening. Fire crews were called out just before 7 p.m. They arrived at the house to find heavy smoke and fire. Hoarding conditions slowed down the firefighting process, a Las Cruces Police Department spokesperson said. Courtesy: LCPD
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Juan Jose Cardiel-Hernandez, 80, a Las Cruces daycare provider, pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing child sexual abuse material. Court documents state that Cardiel-Hernandez admitted to possessing the material between January 2012 and December 2014. Police searched Cardiel-Hernandez’s house in April 2024 after receiving reports that he allegedly abused a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two teens are accused of graffitiing the Gary Del Palacio Recreation Center. On December 13, officers saw the two teens, Ezra Azael Rico, 18, and a 16-year-old male that has not been publicly identified due to his age, at the recreation center. The officers say the teens spray painted the
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