UPDATE: 10:27 a.m. – El Paso Police say officers report seeing over a hundred people in the area, some running away as officers arrived. The department’s gang unit is assisting with the investigation. Police say a party was held at the residence on the 4500 block of Swan when uninvited guests arrived prompting a fight
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A beauty salon caught in central El Paso Friday evening, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky. The fire happened at the intersection of Copia and Clifton Avenue. First responders attacked the fire from up top. According to El Paso Fire officials, the blaze was knocked down just before
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Following the formal sentencing for the Walmart mass shooter, Patrick Crusius, family members of the victims and other survivors were quick to weigh in. Most were frustrated and disappointed with the sentence. Friday morning inside a federal courthouse, a judge sentenced the murderer to serve 90 life sentences in a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Search and Rescue crews are trying to help an injured hiker who is stuck in the Franklin Mountains. The El Paso Fire Department tweeted that the hiker is stuck along Mundy’s Gap Trail in the Tom Mays State Park. Combined Search and Rescue units responding to Mundy’s Gap Trail at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police say 57-year-old Servando Beltran died after his semi truck pinned him to another trailer. Beltran’s death is being described as an “industrial accident” by police. Officials called in OSHA to investigate his death, as it happened at Sky Transportation Services on the 12300 block of Mercantile in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The families of the Walmart shooting victims area speaking to ABC-7 as a federal judge hands down 90 life sentences. After the judge handed his sentence, he informed families of the victims inside the courtroom that he will recommend Crusius be remanded to the Florence Federal Correctional Complex in Colorado
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Residents south of the border were also impacted on August 3, 2019, when Patrick Crusius walked into the Cielo Vista Walmart and killed 23 people. He was sentenced to 90 life sentences Friday. This was a tragedy that impacted all three communities, all of which are still trying to recover almost
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A spokesperson with the El Paso Fire Department says part of the Franklin Mountains is on fire right now. EPFD crews are on the scene of a brush fire at the 300 block of Grand Tetons. No injuries reported. No structures nearby. Isolated incident.Stand by for updates. pic.twitter.com/bSgYlWviFw— El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A federal judge has handed down a formal sentence to the Walmart shooter, Patrick Crusius. The judge sentenced him to serve 90 life sentences. Defense attorney, Joe Spencer gave the allocution statement on behalf of Crusius saying his client suffered from a severe mental illness called Schizoaffective disorder, a disorder
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department is inviting the community to take part in Parks in Recreation Month during the month of July. Parks and Recreation Centers in the city will be providing a variety of free activities, such as, fairs, bingo, sports tournaments, workshops and more.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks said he was committed to seeking the death penalty in the state trial against the Walmart shooter. He said nothing that happens in federal court will impact the state case. “I am committed to seeking justice for the people of this community,” he said. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s iconic Star on the Mountain will light up the side of the Franklin Mountains once again. Last week, the El Paso Chamber, which takes care of the Star, said that someone vandalized the electrical structure. The Star was off for several nights as a result. The Chamber says
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is the finalist for the same position in Midland, Texas. That’s according to the Midland Reporter-Telegram. The mayor wrote an opinion piece for the newspaper expressing her opinion that Gonzalez has the skills to make Midland better. The Midland City Council still has
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Update 3:30 p.m.: ABC-7 crews watched as Dean Reckard, the son of a Walmart shooting victim, asked Crusius if he regrets carrying out the massacre. Crusius was seen nodding “yes” in response. Update 3:00 p.m.: The El Paso District Attorney will make a statement following the close of the second day of the federal sentencing
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After hundreds, if not thousands of borderland residents have shown their concerns about the current conditions Benito is living in at Juarez’s Parque Central, a Texas wildlife sanctuary is offering to take him in. There’s a petition here that has garnered almost 140,000 signatures from all over the world. The Wild
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families who lost loved ones and victims of the Walmart shooting read emotional statements addressing the shooter Patrick Crusius for the first time. Crusius’ federal sentencing hearing began Wednesday and is expected to last several days. About 12 family members spoke in the courtroom, including Genesis Davila. She was in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire crews are responding to a fire on the 10300 block of Preston Drive. That is in Northeast El Paso. Two houses caught fire. Officials say the fire is categorized as moderate. They have not reported any injuries. Crews are still on scene working to manage the situation.
Continue Reading A closeup sketch of Patrick Crusius Update 5:26 p.m.: ABC-7 is receiving new sketches from inside the courtroom. Victim Kaitlyn Melendez gives her impact statement in front of Patrick Crusius, his attorney, and a security guard The sentencing hearing will continue tomorrow. Prosecutor Ian Hanna Update 5:05 p.m.: The first day of the sentencing hearing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ricardo Munoz clutches an American flag, his U.S. Army hat resting on his head while he stands under the El Paso sun. It’s a moment years in the making. Munoz joined the Army as an 18 year old, bright-eyed recruit, having come to the U.S as an undocumented 3rd grader.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Join Barnett Harley Davidson for its Annual Summer Blood Drive. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Donating blood provides life-saving treatment for patients undergoing surgery, experiencing trauma, or battling cancer and blood disorders. The Barnett Harley-Davidson Blood Drive event occurs from July 6th through July 9th. 9 a.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso City Council has voted to officially appoint Edmundo Calderon as the CIty’s Chief Internal Auditor. The agenda item also allows City Council appoint, and remove, whomever is chosen to the position. The motion on the Chief Internal Auditor did pass with a 7-1 vote, with the only dissenting
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Starting Wednesday, July 5, the federal sentencing hearing for Cielo Vista Walmart shooter, Patrick Crusius, begins. Crusius pleaded guilty to federal murder and hate crime charges in February. In exchange for the guilty plea, Crusius will receive 90 consecutive life sentences for killing 23 people and injuring 22 others at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A brush fire broke out on the 2400 block of Campbell Tuesday afternoon, just after 1:30 p.m. That’s just blocks from the UTEP campus. Emergency crews are still on scene trying to get the situation under control. According to first responders, vegetation in the area caught fire. The smoke from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 4th of July is here!! Time to bust out the grills, hang outside by the pool, and watch the fireworks. While celebrating the 4th of July holiday can be fun it can also become dangerous if safety precautions The El Paso fire department is still on high alert for heat
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of El Paso’s most well known restaurants, Chico’s Tacos is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary July 4, 2023 at all of its locations. Festivities will feature mariachis and other fun attractions to commemorate this anniversary. All of the locations, on Alameda, Dyer, Montwood, and George Dieter will feature
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –This fourth of July will be spent in mourning for one El Paso family. Ruben Aguayo and his wife are on a quest to get the proper recognition for their son, who was brutally murdered in 2021. 31-year-old Luis Angel Aguayo spent eight years in the Navy special forces as an
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Manny Peña sat on his porch as he stared across at a desert filled with trash. “Fourth of July is when people come and bring their fireworks. And it gets a lot worse on the street and everywhere,” he said. Peña is one of many residents in the Montana
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders responded to reports of a person with a gun Sunday evening. Officials say officers were called out to the Headquarters Bar on the 2900 block of North Mesa just before 9 p.m. Officials say they did find evidence that a firearm had been discharged outside of the bar.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A hiker had to be taken off the Franklin Mountains by Combined Search and Rescue crews this weekend. The hiker was rescued from the Sneeds Cory Trail in the Tom Mays State Park. He had suffered minor injuries on the trail. Once the rescue team got him down off the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 40-year-old Eduardo Valles into custody June 28 on a felony criminal warrant for four Indecency with a Child charges. Deputies first tried to find Valles on the 5500 block of Oakbriar Circle in the Upper Valley, but when they failed, Valles
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