Update (December 17, 2025): Officials have released the booking photo of Santiago Garcia. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State University Police arrested and charged El Paso resident Santiago Garcia, 18, of stalking and harassment. According to court documents, a person reported Garcia in early November 2025. The person claimed that Garcia had
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials with the El Paso International Airport confirmed to ABC-7 that a single-engine plane made an emergency landing on Fort Bliss property this morning. The incident started at approximately 10:13 a.m. Tuesday. A spokesperson for the airport says that no injuries were reported. The plane landed on undeveloped land in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Juan Jose Cardiel-Hernandez, 80, a Las Cruces daycare provider, pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing child sexual abuse material. Court documents state that Cardiel-Hernandez admitted to possessing the material between January 2012 and December 2014. Police searched Cardiel-Hernandez’s house in April 2024 after receiving reports that he allegedly abused a
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By Haley Britzky, Alison Main, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon will not release to the public the full video of the US military’s strike on an alleged drug boat on September 2, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said. The attack, which included a follow-up strike that killed two crew members who
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by Claudia Lorena Silva December 16, 2025 Facebook X Ysleta ISD Superintendent Xavier De La Torre speaks with students at Riverside Elementary School celebrating its Yellow Library, a project of Kendra Scott, November 2025. (Courtesy Ysleta ISD) Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. The Ysleta Independent School District
Continue Reading CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command. “On Dec. 15, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Public Health Department just reported the city’s first Mpox case of the year. The patient is a man in his 50s who is currently recovering at home. Public health officials are not contact tracing and the epidemiology team is contacting the man’s close contacts and offering the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – What started as a tradition with her grandfather, donating to low income families in Ciudad Juárez has now become a community effort led by the owner of an El Paso bakery. “When you arrive, when they see someone arriving with things to donate, I think it just lights up something
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Once again temps will start off cold but by lunch lean warmer than normal. We are waking up to temps in the upper 30s and low 40s. By lunchtime El Paso is exoected to reach a high of 70, Las Cruces us expected to reach a high of 68. Temps will
Continue Reading Originally Published: 16 DEC 25 05:00 ET Updated: 16 DEC 25 08:38 ET By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Unemployment rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November and the economy added 64,000 jobs, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Tuesday. Last month’s job total comes after a 105,000-job loss in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The annual Spark-A-Smile stuffed animal drive is collecting donations for patients at El Paso Children’s Hospital, local adult living centers, and churches across the Borderland. Actor and Down syndrome advocate Evan George Vourazeris joined Nichole Gomez and Isabella Martinez on ABC-7 at 4. As an active member of the community,
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Update (5:18 PM): Court documents state that Kane Bowen was allegedly involved in a fight in an alley in the Cincinnati Entertainment District on December 7. That night, police officers got two calls, one reporting shots fired near Cincinnati Street, and the other reporting a fight. Officers arrived at the scene to find Bowen and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — You may have missed a provision that was added into the spending bill that reopened the government back in November. Congress approved the bill with a provision that cracks down on hemp products containing THC. The funding package includes language that bans the sale of hemp-derived products with more than
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Update (4:30 PM): El Paso native and Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones greeted the El Paso Police officers that were present at Sunday’s game at AT&T Stadium. An ABC-7 viewer sent in a video of the moment. The video shows Jones excitedly running up to the El Paso Police officers and offering them high
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two teens are accused of graffitiing the Gary Del Palacio Recreation Center. On December 13, officers saw the two teens, Ezra Azael Rico, 18, and a 16-year-old male that has not been publicly identified due to his age, at the recreation center. The officers say the teens spray painted the
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HOMESTEAD MEADOWS SOUTH, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies arrested Ezequiel Alberto Aldana, 32, and charged him with theft of property valued between $30,000 and $150,000. Deputies booked Aldana into jail on a $25,000 bond. The morning of December 13, deputies responded to reports of a car stolen from a company yard. They looked over surveillance footage
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A vacant house in Las Cruces caught fire and was damaged early this morning. The house is located on the 1100 block of Campo Street. It started burning at 7:30 a.m. Fire crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming out of the house. The crews extinguished the fire
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Dona Ana County Commissioner Shannon Reynolds has resigned. Reynolds tendered his resignation at the last County Commissioners meeting on December 9, 2025. Reynolds’ last day will be December 28, according to a county spokesperson. Reynolds was first elected county commissioner in 2018 and took office on January 1, 2019.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Clint resident Jesus David Escareno, also known as “El Gerver,” 19, was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for his role in smuggling over 100 undocumented migrants into the U.S. El Paso Sector Border Patrol officials released Escareno’s booking photo today. ORIGINAL STORY (December 1, 2025): The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County transit riders will get free fares starting next week. The free fares will be available from December 22, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The El Paso County Commissioners Court has approved the El Paso Transportation Authority (ETA) Pilot Zero-Fare Program. The court is authorizing $145,087 for the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temperatures today will start off chilly but a warming trend will continue bringing us to well above average in the coming days. Monday morning we will once again experience temperatures in the 30s to 40s. By lunch El Paso will see temps climb to 65, Las Cruces is expected to
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Update (December 16, 2025): Las Cruces Police say that Arthur J. Crothers has been located and is in good condition. Update (December 15, 2025): Las Cruces Police say that they continue to search for Arthur J. Crothers, who was last seen in Downtown El Paso last month. “Arthur J. Crothers was discharged Nov. 24, 2025,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Used car dealers and veterans groups urged patience from the public while calling for additional staffing at the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office during and after Monday’s Commissioners Court meeting, saying state-mandated changes have created months-long delays for vehicle registrations. Representatives from the El Paso Independent Dealers Association said
Continue Reading ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Prosecutors say that a judge sentenced Alamogordo resident John Nelson West, 58, to 75 years in prison for multiple child sexual abuse charges. A jury found West guilty of five counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Minor, one count of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor, and one count
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Anthony Geary was known for playing Luke Spencer on the ABC soap opera. By GMA Team December 15, 2025, 10:44 AM “General Hospital” star Anthony Geary has died, his publicist confirmed to KABC. He was 78. The soap opera star is known for playing Luke Spencer on the hit ABC daytime drama. This is a
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A Senior in El Paso, living alone is receiving support through the 2025 Senior Fund as he faces mounting health and housing challenges that have made daily life increasingly difficult. He has experienced significant health complications that now require him to use a wheelchair. His declining mobility has made it harder for him to care
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Ana Walshe, a mom of three, was last seen on Jan. 1, 2023. By Meredith Deliso December 15, 2025, 9:49 AM Brian Walshe, a Massachusetts man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, the mother of their three children, has been found guilty of first-degree murder. His wife, Ana Walshe, went missing on Jan. 1,
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“This is a devastating loss for our city and our country,” Mayor Bass said. By Alex Stone, Jenna Harrison, and Emily Shapiro December 15, 2025, 9:07 AM Director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to law enforcement sources, and the couple’s son, Nick Reiner,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)– Families affected by youth violence told state lawmakers this week they are frustrated by what they see as weak consequences for juveniles who commit violent crimes. The comments came during a public safety task force meeting held at the Las Cruces Public Schools building, where Republican legislators heard testimony from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is saluting the men and women of our armed forces and our veterans with Military Monday. Today, we are recognizing Hector J. Ibarra, who served in the U.S. Army for 11 years. Ibarra joined when he was 18. We thank you for your serviece. You can send in a
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