Border Patrol El Paso Sector speaks on tactical immigration operations on the border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. federal agencies continue to enforce national security, starting with border security in sectors like El Paso. Border…
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ABC-7 at 4: The FBI El Paso is warning if Romance Scams ahead of Valentine’s Day
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Romance scams represent a dark and dangerous side of online love. Special Agent Jeanette Harper is joins us with some helpful…
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Authorities search for cross-border tunnel
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican authorities of all three levels of government along reported U.S. officials were at “los hoyos” in the Chamizal…
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U.S. Consulate warns travelers going to Mexican border towns
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued a travel advisory for American citizens traveling to the Mexican border…
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ABC-7 at 4: FBI El Paso warns scammers are taking advantage of the Los Angeles-area during historic wildfires
El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)-Scam artists are taking advantage of Los Angeles residents as the historic wildfires continue to wreak havoc on parts of…
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Three convicted felons arrested in El Paso for possession of firearms and cocaine
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) made gang-related arrests for weapons and…
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Mexican authorities and officials speak on cross-border tunnel found last week
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Investigations continue on both sides of the U.S – Mexico border days after a cross-border tunnel coming from Juarez into…
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Family members and friends of El Pasoan killed in Juárez pay last respects
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The family and friends of 19-year-old Julián RodrÃguez Medina gathered Thursday morning at Perches Funeral Homes in…
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41 pounds of cocaine seized at Paso Del Norte bridge, U.S. citizen arrested
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 21 year-old male U.S. citizen was arrested after 41.6 pounds of cocaine was found hidden in panels and the dashboard of…
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El Paso man arrested for fatal hit-and-run from December
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police have arrested at 30 year-old West El Paso man for a hit-and-run that left a woman dead in December. Police…
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El Paso man arrested for fatal stabbing near Horizon City, extradited from Reeves County
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has booked an El Paso man on a $1 million bond for a charge of murder in a stabbing over…
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Angel Ramirez, 17, stabbed to death in Northeast El Paso
Update (January 3, 2025): El Paso Police Department officials say the 17-year-old victim, identified as Angel Guadalupe Ramirez, has died. Police say…
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Migrants arrested south of Juárez for allegedly killing a Mexican immigration agent
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican law enforcement agencies from all three levels of government responded to an incident south of the city where a…
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City of Juárez to pardon drunk drivers recently arrested before Christmas Eve
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez through its Municipal Police Department (SSPM) and Road Safety Coordination (CGSV) is set to give…
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23-year-old man dead after trying to “intervene” in fight with two groups ; Police says shooter fled
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department has identified the 23-year-old man killed in a Northeast El Paso shooting as Jose Rufina Melendez.…
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Jury acquits Daniel Villegas of domestic assault
Update (December 20, 2024): Court records show that an El Paso jury acquitted Villegas of assault causing bodily injury to a family member. The jury…
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Judge denies bond reduction for Ft. Bliss soldier accused of intoxication manslaughter
Update (March 5, 2025): Court records show that Del Valle’s trial is scheduled for December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM. Jail records show that he remains in…
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Group of migrants found inside alleged stash house in Juárez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of 13 migrants was rescued inside of an alleged stash house in a Juárez neighborhood near the U.S.-Mexico…
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Alleged burglar breaks into San Elizario apartment
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff deputies arrested 40-year-old San Elizario resident Richard Ayala and charged him with Burglary of…
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Las Cruces man sentenced to 24 years for heroin possession
Update (December 10, 2024): Officers found and arrested Crawford on November 25, 2024. He was sentenced to 24 years today. Courtesy: Third Judicial…
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Former Las Cruces daycare owner arrested on additional child sex abuse charge
Update (December 9, 2024): Cardiel appeared before a federal judge and will remain in custody until a detention hearing scheduled for December 11,…
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Man accused of crashing into Imperial Sky Motel charged with vehicular homicide
Update (December 9, 2024): Court documents identify the victim who died as Kari Scholin. Court documents state that officers arrested Alan…
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Deming man in custody after standoff with state police
Update (December 9, 2024): Officers picked up Dwillis from UMC in El Paso and booked him into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. See his mugshot…
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Sexual predators deported in El Paso Sector: Border Patrol Chief
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents in the El Paso and Laredo Sectors arrested three sexual predators. Over the holiday weekend, USBP…
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Man accused of robbing Vado Family Dollar at gunpoint arrested on weapons charge near Las Cruces elementary school
Update (December 5, 2024): Jail records state the FBI arrested Trujillo the morning of December 4, 2024 and booked him into the Dona Ana County…
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Trial of woman accused of killing El Paso Uber driver set for next week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — (UPDATE 12/03/24) A Kentucky woman accused of murdering her Uber driver in 2023 was not in the courtroom for a hearing on…
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El Paso woman sentenced to 5 years for more than a million dollars in healthcare fraud scheme
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso woman has now been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the Medicaid and Medicare systems for more than…
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County leaders speak about capacities at El Paso jails and proposed mass deportations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The County of El Paso has recently been dealing with a large number of inmates at the Downtown Detention Facility and the…
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Las Cruces officials release video of officer-involved shooting that injured one man
UPDATE (November 16, 2024): The Las Cruces Police Department issued a statement clarifying the arrest and release of Danny Garcia De Leon. In a…
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Chihuahua authorities announce initiative to assist migrant victims of crimes
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office (FGE), along with the International Organization for Migration (OIM) and the…
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