UPDATE (July 16, 2026) — A high-speed pursuit Wednesday morning involved a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper and U.S. Border Patrol, according to a DPS news release. At 6:33 a.m., a DPS trooper tried to stop a red Jeep on I-10 in Hudspeth County, and the suspected driver — 31-year-old Adrian Leonardo Sandoval —
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man wanted on multiple child sex crime warrants is now in custody, according to the El Paso County Constable Office, Precinct Three. Deputies learned Ivan Jade Zacarias was wanted several outstanding felony warrants. The offenses included one count of child sexual abuse and two counts of child
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assents Control changed how the Juárez Cartel appears on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, according to a news release published Wednesday. Now, the cartel is listed as a transnational terrorist group, target type criminal organization and secondary sanctions risk. Before the change, the list
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By Luke Barr President Donald Trump has overturned the temporary pause on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops, according to a source familiar with the discussion, allowing the traffic stops to resume. This comes after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave the directive to halt the traffic stops, a law enforcement source told ABC
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso firefighters rescued a man who wasn’t able to climb down the border wall, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement on Tuesday. CBP said the man tried to illegally enter the U.S. by scaling the border wall near Loop 375 and Yarbrough. Agents arrested the man
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Silver City man has been charged with threatening a U.S. Forest Service officer at a Las Cruces court after a sentencing hearing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said Tuesday. Court documents alleged that on June 11, 55-year-old Fred Andrew Berry appeared in a Las
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Daw family, former owners of Chop, the dog allegedly shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso last September, is seeking justice and accountability from the federal government. As ABC-7 reported yesterday, a federal lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. government alleging that a
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Editor’s Note: The original story said the shooting happened at a McDonald’s located across the UTEP campus. It happened at a McDonald’s near the intersection of N Mesa Street and the I-10. This story has been corrected with the actual location. UPDATE (July 14, 2026): In addition to the verdict being delivered, Allen’s family was
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By Luke Barr and Bill Hutchinson Federal immigration authorities were involved in a fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, according to the local elected leaders and multiple sources. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he was briefed on the incident by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. He said he was informed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Clint breakfast restaurant has been raising money for the couple killed in Sunday’s crash on Loop 375 near Yarbrough. El Paso police charged 21-year-old DavidMcCall for allegedly crashing into Alfredo and Miriam De La Torre while they rode on a motorcycle. Their daughter frequently went to Coffee Waffle in
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A man has been charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon after allegedly unsafely handing a gun at Whiskey Dicks in Las Cruces July 4. According to documents, 20-year-old Ericko Alejandro Rodriguez was at Whiskey Dicks driving a truck and got into an altercation at the bar. An officer
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A 56-year-old man faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge after allegedly chasing someone with a box cutter in Las Cruces, according to documents ABC-7 obtained Monday. It happened July 4. Documents said the victim told police he had allegedly been assaulted by Scott Heiple in a Downtown
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A 20-year-old woman faces two felony charges of battery after allegedly kicking two emergency healthcare workers and a police officer in Las Cruces, according to court documents. According to documents, Las Cruces Police responded to a crash July 4. Viviana Ramos, a passenger in the vehicle, was put into an
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Las Cruces police arrested and charged a 37-year-old man suspected of a stabbing during a disagreement Saturday. After noon Saturday, the Las Cruces Police and Fire Department went to Apodaca Park off E Madrid Avenue. They reportedly found a 28-year-old man with what appeared to be at least one stab
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua State Police seized a rocket launcher and 1,000 fentanyl pills from a couple in Juárez. Police the seizure happened Sunday afternoon in the Parajes del Sol neighborhood during a homicide investigation. Officers used drones an the Sentinel Platform suveillance system and found a Toyota Corolla allegedly linked to the crime. They
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Court documents obtained by ABC-7 reveal that 47-year-old Marco Antonio Gomez and 23-year-old Angel Gomez, are facing several charges after an incident where four juveniles committed a “prank”. According to the court documents, officers from the Sunland Park Police Department were called out to a residence sometime July 01,
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The Crimes Against Persons Unit needs the public’s assistance in locating a 13-year-old Jacob Garcia. Investigators are asking anyone with information on the missing child to contact police. Garcia is being described as having shaggy hair, brown eyes, 5’2 – 5’4, 98 pounds with a thin build. Garcia has a scar across his abdomen area
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it arrested a man who allegedly tried to enter Mexico with eight firearms and 500 rounds of ammunition. It happened Thursday at the Presidio, Texas, Port of Entry. CBP said officers found six rifles, two handguns, 180 magazines, 500 rounds of ammunition and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman accused of posing as a nurse and working without a license has been arrested in El Paso Thursday, according to jail records. Forty-three-year-old Margarita Gonzalez’ arrest comes after a Doña Ana County jury indicted her in May. Jail records said the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested her
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– According to a report from the FBI, people aged older than 60 years lost more than $4 billion from cryptocurrency scams. In Texas alone, Texans lost more than $1 billion. ABC-7 spoke with special agent Jeffrey Reisinger from the FBI El Paso Cybercrime Squad. He said the most common type of
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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KVIA) — Friday, the New Mexico Department of Justice said the state’s supreme court upheld a first-degree murder conviction in a shooting that killed an Alamogordo police officer. Dominic De La O will continue serving a life sentence in prison without parole. In July 2023, De La O shot and killed Anthony Ferguson
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient while he worked as a nurse practitioner. Victor Lee Ilog had outstanding felony warrants for two counts of sexual assault, EPCSO said. Deputies arrested him Wednesday afternoon. The sheriff’s office said
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UPDATE (July 9, 2026): Thursday, U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar sent the Federal Bureau of Prisons a letter sharing her concerns about the La Tuna prison. She included a list of 18 questions expressing her concern for staff, inmates and public safety. She also said her office wasn’t told about the decision to close the prison.
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UPDATE (July 9, 2026) — A social media post reportedly helped police identify 21-year-old Abraham Sosa Castro as a suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash on the Loop 275 near Pellicano, according to arrest documents. Documents said Castro’s car flipped onto its roof after crashing into Manuel Oliva Contreras June 19 just before midnight. Contreras
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man received a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to stalking a woman for nearly a year, according to court records ABC-7 obtained Thursday. According to police documents, a woman met Ivan Alejandro Alvarado at the gym in November 2024. She told police he went up and started
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Las Cruces woman pleaded guilty to threatening her co-workers using an online health clinic scheduling platform, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico said Thursday. Thirty-three-year-old Jovanni Celeste Ortega anonymously sent harassing and threatening messengers to co-workers at Millennium Health and Wellness through the clinic’s scheduling platform. Authorities
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Police Department on Thursday warned the public for suspicious people who steal copper wire from light poles and new construction sites. Police think people steal copper wide from light poles, take off plastic coating, chop the wire into small section and sell the scraps to recycling centers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Paso del Norte Center of Hope, which was opened to assist and protect victims of human trafficking, leads anti-trafficking efforts in the borderland and is partnering with law enforcement and local nonprofits in the region. The center has seen an average of 45 to 50 human trafficking cases monthly
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Las Cruces teenager received a nine-year federal prison sentence for shooting and paralyzing an 18-year-old victim during a robbery, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico said Wednesday. A news release said in February 2022, Matthew James Aguilar and two other people planned to meet the victim to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is warning rideshare drivers about the significant legal and physical dangers associated with human smuggling risks. Border Patrol said transnational criminal organizations are manipulating legitimate mobile applications to facilitate their smuggling operations, posing threats to drivers who unknowingly participate. Criminal smugglers use these apps
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