JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua State Police Chief Gilberto Loya Chávez confirmed to ABC-7 that they laid off 50 state police employees for alleged illegal activity inside state prisons in Chihuahua. The Chihuahua State Police Department (SSPE) has been overseeing the control of all the CERESOS (state prisons) in the state for the past 34
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Today, family members and friends of some victims who died in a fiery crash in Juárez laid flowers and candles in memory of those lost. The accident occurred at the intersection of ‘Avenida Tecnológico’ and ‘Calle Centeno’ in the ‘Aeropuerto’ neighborhood, where five bodies were recovered. The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA)– This weekend, Tim Burton signature spooky style came to life at a special Nightmare Market. Jane & Jensen Vintage teamed up with Three Missions Brewery to host a Halloween celebration filled with local vendors, themed treats and live performances. Creativity was on full display from Halloween-themed cookies to handmade art and decor.
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Originally Published: 20 OCT 25 04:22 ET By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum Sunday include an emerald necklace set among more than 1,000 diamonds gifted by Napolean to his second wife and other treasures of “inestimable” value. The thieves targeted the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery on the upper floor,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A person died while barricading themselves from Doña Ana County deputies late Thursday night. DASO deputies attempted to contact a person with multiple felony warrants inside the Telshor Apartments near Mesilla Valley Mall. The barricaded subject refused to leave the apartment. During the standoff, a fire started inside the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Senate Bill 8, which aims to require local law enforcement officers to assist and collaborate with ICE and other federal agencies in enforcing immigration law, will take effect on January 1, 2026. If ICE declines a request, sheriff’s officers statewide must reapply at least once a year until an
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UPDATE (7:07 a.m.) — El Paso Police told ABC-7 a 49-year-old woman died in the hospital from gunshot wounds. The suspect is a 23-year-old man who is detained and being questioned. Police believe the man and woman have no relationship. Police are going door-to-door, asking for witness information. They received the call around 1 a.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been just over six months since a shooting at an unauthorized car show at young park in Las Cruces resulted in 3 dead and 15 injured. The accused shooters – four young men, three of them under the age of 18 – are all set to stand trial as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement ERO in El Paso continues to seek individuals in the country illegally, as well as those with legal status who have committed crimes in the U.S. According to ICE statistics, the El Paso Field Office conducted 487 arrests in Fiscal Year 2025, which ended last month,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues its efforts to crackdown on migrants staying in the country illegally or those with a legal status who have a criminal record. ICE, along with other federal agencies such as HSI, DEA, FBI, ATF, and Border Patrol, among others, have joined forces since the
Continue ReadingUPDATE (7:11 a.m.): At least two people were killed and three other people are in a serious condition. The suspected assailant is also believed to be dead after he was shot by armed officers, but the force said that “cannot currently be confirmed due to safety issues surround suspicious items on his person.” Originally Published:
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested and charged a 15-year-old boy with four counts of aggravated assault in connection with the mass shooting on Montana that happened Monday. The police department referred the teen, who has not been identified due to his status as a minor, to the Juvenile Probation Department. The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Police can be seen combing through the parking lot of Young Park looking for evidence while the bodies of victims are still on the scene in the immediate aftermath of the March 21 shooting in body camera footage obtained by ABC-7. It’s the first clear view of the full
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Originally Published: 24 SEP 25 08:41 ET Updated: 24 SEP 25 16:54 ET By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s fatal shooting at a Dallas ICE field office was at least the fourth instance of violence or a threat at an ICE or Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas this year. One of those
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) –A Horizon resident says she fears for her safety after her home was targeted by violence, first by rocks thrown at her window last year, and more recently, by bullets. Earlier this month, someone fired shots into her bedroom while she was sitting at her desk. “I could have been dead.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The New York Attorney General announced that executives of RCI Hospitality Holdings have been charged in a multimillion-dollar criminal tax fraud and bribery scheme. RCI Hospitality Holdings is the owner of several clubs across the U.S. The company owns Chicas Locas, a bikini bar in El Paso. It’s been operating
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County deputies arrested 29-year-old Johnny Justin Flores on Thursday after attempting refusing to give a customer’s truck back. On Thursday, deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 12800 block of Bales Drive regarding a civil dispute involving repair services on a semi-truck. Deputies
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 26-year-old Jaren Adrian Dickerson and 28-year-old Jaclyn Nicole Chavez were arrested after fleeing from a traffic stop on Thursday. Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriffs office conducted a traffic stop on the 7600 block of De Alva with Dickerson driving. Dickerson provided false identifying information to deputies before fleeing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso police said they arrested a man who stabbed his dog to death. On Wednesday morning, police were called out to the 11200 block of Pebble Hills Boulevard for a report of animal cruelty. Police said the investigation revealed a witness saw 37-year-old Kevin Garcia stabbing his 6-year-old female
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police said Friday that a body was found in a house that caught fire in the northeast. The El Paso Fire Department was called out to the house fire on Beautonne Avenue at 8:48 a.m. on Friday. Police said a body was found. EPPD’s Crimes Against Persons Unit
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man was accused of burglarizing vehicles and stealing more than $3,000 worth of property, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said the video you can play above shows the suspect burglarizing an SUV. Deputies were called out for reports of multiple vehicle burglaries on
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Mexican man stopped with hundreds of boxes of ammunition in Las Cruces now faces more than a decade in jail from federal criminal charges. According to a release, Mexican citizen Luis Carlos Martinez Monge was pulled over by a Las Cruces Metro Narcotics officer for speeding on August
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Leadership for the Border Patrol El Paso Sector says they are still seeing properties being used by Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) as stash houses. Agents have found more than 158 so far in the 2025 fiscal year, which ends in October. For comparison, Border Patrol agents in the sector found
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man for allegedly drunk driving last week – while he was already wanted for a previous instance of drunk driving. According to a release, deputies with the northwest patrol station said they observed a vehicle weaving between lanes on the 5500 block
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Texas judge met Monday virtually with the Texas Attorney General’s office and attorneys representing convicted El Paso serial killer David Leonard Wood to discuss next steps and potential scheduling for hearings on his appeal. Wood was not present during the online hearing due to scheduling conflicts. As ABC-7 reported
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department arrested two men for a shooting that killed one El Paso man and injured a woman on the east side. 43 year-old Manuel Gonzalez and 44 year-old Salvador Gomez, both residents of El Paso, were arrested Friday. Both are charged with murder and aggravated assault
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Angelica Lujan, the mother of Xavier Guadalupe Hernandez, the 30-year-old man who died after a confrontation with police officers on I-10, is planning to sue the City of El Paso and those involved in her son’s death. ABC-7 reported last month that the autopsy report on Hernandez’s death was ruled
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UPDATE: El Paso Police say two people were shot possibly outside of a home. A man in his 30’s died as a result of his injuries. A woman in her 20’s was taken to the hospital. Traffic in the area is being diverted after several road closures near the area by the Tierra Del Sol
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem posted on her X account over the weekend the arrest of 33 migrants and two human smugglers after federal agencies dismantled a human smuggling attempt. According to her social media post, a driver rolled over while trying to evade Border Patrol agents and led
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