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WE HIKE Adventure Hosts Free Suicide Awareness Events for Veterans

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-In honor of Septemberโ€™s Suicide Awareness Month, local non-profitย WEย HIKEย Adventure is returning for its second year with a free two-part community series at Chuck Heinrich Memorial Park:ย “WEย HIKEย for Veterans: Awareness, Connection & Prevention.” Beyond bringing the community together on the trails, this yearโ€™s series expands to introduce “Unlace and Unwind” post-walk yoga led by a

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Americas High School resumes classes with heightened security after stabbing

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Americas High School Principal Nancy Torres said the school will resume its regular schedule starting Monday after a 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed three other teens on campus Friday. In the statement, Principal Torres said she would be “meeting with all students by grade level to provide support, reassurance, and important

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LIVE BLOG: 14-year-old in custody, 3 students stabbed at Americas High School

UPDATE (4:32 p.m.): In a news release, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said one of the teenage boy victims is 15 years old, not 14. More charges may be forthcoming for the 14-year-old suspect as the investigation continues. UPDATE (2:30 p.m.): During a press conference, law enforcement said the stabbing suspect is a 14-year-old

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Las Cruces brothers sentenced for drug trafficking, firearms offenses

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Two Las Cruces brothers received prison sentences after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearms offenses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said. Thirty-two-year-old Eddie Linarez and 28-year-old Nathan Quintana were sentenced in federal court after law enforcement seized fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and multiple guns while

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2 Mexican nationals plead guilty to human smuggling, supporting designated terrorist organization

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, two Mexican Nationals pleaded guilty in federal court to human smuggling and supporting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Mexico. The Trump Administration designated the cartel as a foreign terrorist organization, the Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Field Division said. The DEA said Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez and Gustavo

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18-year-old remains in custody, trial pending for Las Cruces shooting

UPDATE (Aug. 27, 2026): The Third Judicial District Attorneyโ€™s Office on Thursday said 18-year-old Jerimiah Angelย Castilloย Zubiran will remain in custody pending trial. The court granted the state’s motion for pretrial detention Thursday as well. A judge found the district attorney’s office proved Castillo Zubiran is a “danger to the community and that there are no

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