El Paso District Attorney revives Domestic Violence Unit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso District Attorney’s Office is reviving a unit specifically to address domestic violence cases in the community.…
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Las Cruces jury convicts man of multiple child sex crimes
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces jury found 60-year-old Antonio Alamo Medina guilty of two counts of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Child…
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Mexico’s National Guard seizes dozens of firearms after weekend standoff
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Mexican National Guard was involved in a shootout with armed civilians just South of Ciudad Juárez on Sunday. The…
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Alleged extortion on commercial imports and exports in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican media outlet Reforma is reporting some businesses, industries, and customs agencies are being extorted by…
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New Details: Woman stalked near El Paso City Hall
Update (October 16, 2024): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Martinez allegedly harassed the victim on two separate occasions in…
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El Pasoan accused of murdering woman denied bond
Update (November 13, 2024): Arnold has a plea hearing scheduled for December 19, 2024 at 10 AM. Update (October 15, 2024): The judge denied Arnold…
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Shooting near Las Cruces Applebee’s leaves one person injured
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — One person has sustained minor injuries following a shooting that took place next to a Las Cruces Applebee’s,…
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Sexual assault suspect arrested in El Paso
Update (October 11, 2024): Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aranda at his home and took him into custody. Aranda was wanted…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office arrests El Paso county man wanted for sexual assault of child
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an El Paso county resident wanted for the charge of “Continuous Sexual…
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El Paso Sheriff deputies arrest man for stealing wood from construction site
CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested 34-year-old Daniel Garcia Moge for theft on September 30, 2024. Deputies found Monge…
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Hundreds of Texans were killed by intimate partners in 2023, report finds
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A statewide organization has released data showing how critical a problem domestic violence is in the state of Texas.…
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Man accused of murdering 3 El Pasoans in 1994 set to go on trial in March 2025
Update (September 26, 2024): Triple murder suspect Arturo Garcia Ortega appeared at a court hearing this morning. The judge set his trial for March…
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UTEP urges community to stay safe after two indecent exposure assaults near campus
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two cases of indecent assault, or fondling, that allegedly happened outside UTEP property is being investigated by the El…
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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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