24 missing El Paso children recovered by state, federal agents
EL PASO, Texas – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced Tuesday that a multi-agency…
Continue ReadingABC-7 Alert Center
2 police officers & 4 cartel hit men killed in Juarez attacks
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican authorities on Tuesday confirmed a half-dozen deaths stemming from shootouts involving police and drug cartel hit…
Continue Reading
Arrests made in Cincinnati District bar melee caught on cell phone video
EL PASO, Texas — Three men have been arrested on multiple charges stemming from a recent melee at a Cincinnati District bar that was caught on cell…
Continue Reading
2nd suspect arrested in Austin shooting that killed 1, hurt 13
AUSTIN, Texas — A second suspect has been arrested in connection to the mass shooting in Austin on Saturday morning. On Monday afternoon, ABC…
Continue Reading
Darion Jarrott’s widow sues NMSP for officer’s slaying on I-10
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The widow of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a wrongful…
Continue Reading
Suspicious package triggers bomb scare at EPPD headquarters
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department’s bomb squad cleared a suspicious package that was discovered near their headquarters in…
Continue Reading Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois brings number of US mass shootings to 270 so far this year
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new statistic to…
Continue Reading 1 of 14 victims hurt in Austin mass shooting dies
AUSTIN, Texas — One of 14 people injured in a mass shooting in downtown Austin has died, police say. Douglas John Kantor, 25, died from his…
Continue Reading
Man seriously injured in downtown El Paso bar assault
(Editor’s note: An initial version of this article reported that a shooting had occurred. Authorities have now clarified that this incident turned…
Continue Reading
Arsonists blamed for setting 4 brush fires in Alamogordo
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Alamogordo firefighters battled four separate brush fires that ignited this weekend, with investigators now concluding all…
Continue Reading Arrest made in Austin mass shooting that injured 14
AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities have arrested one person in connection with the mass shooting overnight in downtown Austin, Texas, that left 14…
Continue Reading
Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois brings number of U.S. mass shootings to 267 so far this year
AUSTIN, Texas — As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering…
Continue Reading At least 13 injured, 2 critically, in shooting in downtown Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, officials said. Two of the people…
Continue Reading
5 shot and wounded in Dallas, including 4-year-old girl
DALLAS, Texas — Dallas police are investigating a shooting that injured five people Friday, including a 4-year-old girl. Around 4:45 p.m.,…
Continue Reading
New images show Couy Griffin at Capitol riot scaling barricade
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — New evidence has been released in the case against Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin, KOB-TV in Albuquerque reported…
Continue Reading
Body found near Border Highway was migrant who fell from fence to his death
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department identified a body found by the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Ascarate Park in the Lower Valley…
Continue Reading Caught on video: Migrant teen in Texas shelter tased by cop
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas officials are investigating after newly released body camera footage obtained by the non-profit news outlet Reveal…
Continue Reading
Texas teen, her baby found safe after alleged kidnapping by ex-boyfriend
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An 18-year-old and her baby who were believed to have been kidnapped in Texas have been found safe, Corpus Christi…
Continue Reading
Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to U.S. charges
WASHINGTON, DC — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has pleaded guilty to charges in the U.S. that alleged she helped…
Continue Reading
El Pasoan accused of driving Lamborghini 140 mph in fatal DUI crash with moped in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A 58-year-old moped rider was struck and killed this week in a suspected drunk driving crash a few blocks west of the Las…
Continue Reading
Trial delayed for ex-LCPD officer facing murder charge over man’s chokehold death
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The second-degree murder trial for a former Las Cruces police officer charged with in the choking death of a suspect will…
Continue Reading
2nd arrest in far east El Paso teen’s shooting during drug dispute
UPDATE, June 9: Police announced a second arrest Wednesday in the shooting and wounding of a 17-year-old last week in far east El Paso. Authorities…
Continue Reading
Teen charged in drive-by shooting that sent El Paso school kids running for cover
UPDATE, June 9: An El Paso teenager has been arrested and charged in a drive-by shooting earlier this month that police said resulted in children at…
Continue Reading
Las Cruces police, local artist create art piece using rocks to show ‘LCPD Cares’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Police Department and other volunteers came together Wednesday morning to create a piece of artwork using…
Continue Reading Texas Amber Alert: Murder suspect said to abduct ex-girlfriend, 1-year-old daughter
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A man wanted for murder is accused of kidnapping his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend and her 1-year-old daughter, prompting the…
Continue Reading
2 fleeing New Mexico robbers blamed for triggering 4-car crash in northeast El Paso
(Editor’s note: A prior version of this report indicated 52 –year-old Marco Carrillo, who was critically injured in the crash, had died. It has…
Continue Reading Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan U.S. Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government,…
Continue Reading
Man suspected of killing Erika Gaytan to stand trial Sept. 10
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is now slated to go on trial this fall for the murder of a woman who authorities contend was killed after going on…
Continue Reading
Texas Republican leaders promised action on gun safety after the El Paso shooting; instead, they passed permit-less carry
AUSTIN, Texas — There was hope in the air when state lawmakers from El Paso arrived in Austin for the 2021 Texas Legislature. For them, this was…
Continue Reading
Suspect still at-large in teen girl’s stabbing at Cielo Vista Mall
UPDATE, June 7: El Paso police indicated Monday that the suspect in a weekend stabbing of a teenage girl outside the Cielo Vista Mall remained…
Continue Reading