ABC-7 at 4: FBI is warning the public of violent online groups targeting minors
El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)— The FBI El Paso is warning about violent online groups that are using messaging platforms to extort minors into…
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Amber Alert issued by Ector County — “officials believe the child to be in grave or immediate danger”
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — Authorities are searching for a missing child, who the Ector County Sheriff’s Office and other officials believe is in…
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Chihuahua state authorities investigate presence of Tren de Aragua gang in the Borderland
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Secretary of Public Safety (SSPE) continues to investigate the possible criminal activity of the Venezuelan…
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Mom of murder victim to attend killer’s execution
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Desiree Wheatley would have been celebrating her 53rd birthday on Monday, Sept. 2. Instead, Wheatley’s mother is coming to…
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U.S. and Mexican authorities hunting down ten wanted criminals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. and Mexican authorities announced during a news conference today the arrest of multiple wanted criminals due to…
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El Paso’s “Desert Serial Killer” to be executed
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man who’s been on death row for over thirty years has a new execution date. David Leonard Wood, who had been…
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Man sentenced 5 years after drunk driving crash in 2021
El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — On August 1st, 2021, Mayvel Alexandra Morales was driving her family back from vacation, when their lives were changed in an…
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El Paso Police arrest two Ft. Bliss residents in separate animal abandonment cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department on Friday released details on two separate incidents where Ft. Bliss residents were arrested…
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Las Cruces Police ask for help in finding shooting suspect
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying whomever is responsible for shooting a…
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Sunland Park Police issue water testing scam alert
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A local police department is warning residents about a possible scam operation involving a claim to conduct a…
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U.S. prosecutors seeks to move “El Mayo” case to a federal court in New York
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada’s case could be moved to Brooklyn after U.S. prosecutors presented a formal…
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Man arrested in Las Cruces after alleged crime spree now facing federal charges
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — A New Mexico man accused of a crime spree including multiple armed robberies including a bank robbery, carjacking…
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Federal authorities keep finding migrant stash houses in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Border Patrol, and Immigration Customs Enforcement agents, among others, continue to…
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A 3-year-old and his parents were stabbed in their East El Paso home 30 years ago. The man accused of murdering them has not yet been on trial.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 30 years. That is how long the families of Concepción Villa, Francisco Santoni, and Dante Santoni have been waiting for…
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Lower Valley Murder: Suspect’s trial reset to later date
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…
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Son charged with his dad’s violent murder to go on trial in March
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…
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Man wanted in El Paso for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and burglary of habitation arrested
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and burglary of habitation was arrested Tuesday by deputies with El…
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Chihuahua state authorities transfer dozens of inmates to other state prisons after Sunday’s incident
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A total of 76 Chihuahua state inmates were transferred from Juárez’s Social Reintegration Center (CERESO 3) to CERESO #1…
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Socorro man charged with murder attempted to hide victim’s body, court records show
Update (September 25, 2024): The court has scheduled a Judge’s Conference for December 3, 2024, a Motions Hearing for April 17, 2025, a Final Judge’s…
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New Sketches: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada appears in court for second time
Update: ABC-7 just received more sketches. The prosecutor in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L. Garcia Jr.) The judge in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L.…
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Remembering August 3rd: Memory, Trauma & Extremism
El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)—As we approach the 5th anniversary of August 3rd, we commemorate the lives lost in the Walmart terrorist attack. The…
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ABC-7 at 4: Scams involving Bitcoin-Crypto ATMs
El Paso, TX (KVIA)- The FBI El Paso Field Office wants to bring to the public a recent scam involving using Bitcoin-Crypto ATMs. Special Agent Derek…
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Man arrested for stabbing El Paso resident in seemingly random attack
Update (October 10, 2024): Perez is set to go on trial on May 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM. Update: The jail released Perez on bond on July 31, 2024. EL PASO,…
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Former HSI assistant special agent weighs in on Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia arrest
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Oscar Hagelsieb, former Homeland Security Investigations assistant special agent talks to ABC-7 about what impact the arrest…
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US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says
CNN By Emma Tucker, Polo Sandoval, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of two leaders of the Sinaloa cartel in the United…
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Details of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia’s first U.S. court hearing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA and ABC) — In his first ever appearance inside a U.S. courtroom, 76-year-old Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia required use of a…
Continue Reading “A blow to the Sinaloa Cartel”: Former U.S. Marshal discusses impact of ‘El Mayo’ arrest
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia worked alongside Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera for years, up until Guzmán’s capture and…
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FBI and DEA arrest 2 alleged leaders of Mexican drug cartel who have “eluded law enforcement for decades,” says Director Wray
By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Mark Morales (CNN) — Editor’s Note:A previously attached video has been deleted due to copyright concerns.…
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Justice Department’s statement on El Paso arrest of Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel (Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada)
EL PASO (KVIA) — The Justice Department has released a statement on the arrest of the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, who was taken into custory…
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El Paso man arrested for injury charge, traffic warrants during theft investigation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28-year-old Andrew Martinez for an outstanding warrant for “Injury to a…
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