HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City Police said it arrested and charged a man for allegedly leading police on a pursuit in Far East El Paso Monday. At 3:06 p.m. Monday, police noticed a Luis Angel Castro allegedly speeding in the Eastlake Boulevard area in Far East El Paso. He went 66 mph when
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MESCALERO, N.M. (KVIA) — The Mescalero Apache Tribe removed a councilmember due to an ongoing investigation involving a child, the tribe announced Tuesday. Secretary Robert Rice sent a letter to tribal members announcing the council removed Krystal Enjady June 12. Leaders learned about a shooting at a graduation party that happened May 30, the letter
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 16 JUN 26 08:36 ET Updated: 16 JUN 26 09:19 ET By Holmes Lybrand, Kaanita Iyer, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials have arrested multiple people who they claim discussed plots to attack the UFC fight night event at the White House, including by using drones and a gunman, a federal law
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 41-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he threatened several people with a knife at the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso. According to the El Paso Police Department, officers responded around 1:55 p.m. on Friday June 12 to the 7000 block of South Desert Boulevard following
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of a theft at a gas station in 2025. According to the sheriff’s department, deputies went to a Speedway gas station at 280 Canutillo La Union Ave. off Doniphan Drive on Dec. 22, 2025.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twelve people have been arrested after U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations found a stash house in El Paso. CBP said Monday it found the house in May. On May 27, agents found a stash house used for human smuggling, CBP said. They found 11 adults in the staying
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 39-year-old El Paso man faced 20 counts of animal cruelty after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it rescued 35 animals in Far East El Paso. Saturday, County Animal Welfare went to a home on the 700 block of Agua Del Rio after a reported injured dog.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, the Justice Department said two Mexico residents appeared in federal court this week in El Paso to face charges for allegedly smuggling migrants, including a child, in the U.S. The DOJ said on Sunday, 39-year-old Abraham Romo-Rivera and 29-year-old Amairani Munoz-Molinar tried to cross the Paso Del Norte Port
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By Emily Shapiro One victim was killed and 10 others were injured in a mass shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, and the suspected gunman is dead following a standoff with police, authorities said. When police responded to an active shooter report around 8 a.m. local time Friday, the suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, allegedly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Wednesday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man suspected of a hit-and-run. At 6:17 p.m. that day, deputies went to the intersection of Desert Meadows Drive and Montana Avenue because the crash injured people. Investigation revealed the driver of a Dodge Ram truck hit another vehicle and drove
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Thursday, the Las Cruces Police Department said four car burglaries happened overnight in a neighborhood near Rinconada Boulevard. They said it happened at about 2 a.m. Police believe people roamed the neighborhood, checked for unlocked car doors and stole things from the inside. LCPD said morning car burglaries didn’t happen
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly murdering a 47-year-old man, they announced Wednesday. On June 6, the victim, Alberto Bustamante, died from assault injuries to his head after an assault May 18, according to the El Paso Police Department. After an investigation, police said Stefon Anthony Bonito
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ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 is seeing a large law enforcement presence in Anthony, New Mexico, near Bullock Road. ABC-7 can confirm that Doña Ana County Sheriff deputies, FBI agents, as well as Las Cruces Metro Narcotics are on the scene. This is a developing story and ABC-7 will bring updates as we learn more.
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UPDATE (6:35 p.m.) — ABC-7 obtained the arrest affidavit for Ruth Julieta Flores and Cecilia Rocha-Lucero. Both detail the two allegedly witnessing Josue Urrutia yelling at students and failing to stop or report him. Documents alleged that on May 5, Flores failed to report Josue Urrutia, who allegedly grabbed a student and yelled in his
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UPDATE (June 10, 2026) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office released a statement saying it followed department policy when it came to responding to the in-custody death. On March 20, 46-year-old Roel Contreras died from acute methamphetamine toxicity with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease listed as a contributing factor, according to the Office of the Medical
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office charged a man for allegedly driving away from a crash scene and resisting deputies during arrest. Sunday, deputies went to the intersection of Chicken Ranch Road and Socorro Road in San Elizario for a crash. EPCSO said information indicated the driver of a Mazda
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UPDATE (2:06 p.m.) — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego released a statement about Wednesday’s evacuation at the county courthouse after a reported suspicious package. “This morning, June 10th, a suspicious package was received at the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse, prompting the immediate evacuation of county employees, visitors, and members of the public as a
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by Robert Moore Most of the plaintiffs suing Walmart and a bank as a result of the 2019 El Paso mass shooting have reached settlements in recent weeks, court records show. But the retail giant ended potential talks with 29 other plaintiffs following an appeals court ruling that paused the civil court proceedings. The latest developments
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By Meredith DelisoJune 9, 2026, 2:42 PM A teen has been found guilty of murder over the fatal stabbing of another teen at a high school track meet last year. Karmelo Anthony, 19, was indicted on first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. Prosecutors
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Officers in Juárez rescued four children found without an adult in a home in south Juárez, the city’s municipal government said Monday. Officials said officers found the children overnight after someone reported a possible abandonment at the intersection of Palacio de Monte Alban and Privada Azteca. At the neighborhood, officers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday, the FBI Albuquerque Division said a man with ties to Juárez, Mexico, is wanted for alleged drug-related crimes in New Mexico. According to the FBI Albuquerque Division, law enforcement stopped 61-year-old Raymond Lawrence Gonzales’ car April 17, 2024. He drove from Arizona to Albuquerque and had 72 kilograms of
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UPDATE (2:40 p.m.) — Fort Bliss said military police blocked traffic onto the 375 as El Paso police responded to the armed person report. El Paso police took the suspect into custody. EPPD Detective Judy Oviedo said the call about the armed person came after a crash. An officer went up to the person’s car
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By Angelo Claure MEXICO CITY – On the outskirts of the Mexican capital, in the thick forests of the Ajusco mountain and the extinct volcano Xitle, Ana Ameli’s 75-year-old grandmother prepares for another painstaking search for her missing granddaughter. She will scratch and claw at the earth for hours, weeks, months — as long as
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Friday, Municipal Public Security Secretary officers in Juárez rescued a 9-year-old boy chained inside a home in the Toribio Ortega neighborhood. They arrested the boy’s mother, 35-year-old Leyma L. J. for alleged domestic violence, the Juárez Municipal Government said. Officers in the neighborhood were patrolling when a community hotline reported
Continue Reading (KVIA) — Three New Mexico men face charges for conspiracy to transport migrants and conspiracy to kill a witness for that crime, the Justice Department said Friday. Between June 2021 and April 2024, Wilfrido Saenz, Ignacio Jaramillo and his brother, Ismael Jaramillo, planned to transport migrants, the DOJ said. Their respective ages are 29, 22
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Handy was known for his roles in films like ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Jumanji.’ By Jon Haworth June 5, 2026, 5:30 AM Actor James Handy, known for roles in films including “Top Gun: Maverick,” “The Rocketeer” and “Jumanji,” has been identified as the victim of a fatal stabbing in Los Angeles on Wednesday, police said.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 23-year-old man received several prison sentences for a deadly shooting at a Northeast El Paso Park, according to a news release from District Attorney James Montoya. Robert Privett pleaded guilty Thursday to three charges from a 2025 shooting at Nations Tobin Park: murder, aggravated assault causing paralysis and aggravated
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Department arrested two parents after the father allegedly drove while intoxicated with children in the car. Tuesday, deputies stopped a car that didn’t use a turn signal and didn’t stay in a single lane, EPCSO said. Deputies identified the driver as 25-year-old Ricardo Rivera and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 23-year-old New Mexico man received a life sentence in a federal court in El Paso for murder, carjacking and kidnapping, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas said Thursday. Brayden Matthew Alvarado carjacked a man, drove him from New Mexico into El Paso, and shot him in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says the country continues to face an unprecedented and evolving drug threat driven by illicit fentanyl, which the agency says is increasingly mixed with a dangerous array of synthetic substances emerging in the illicit market. “These combinations are making an already deadly drug supply even
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