EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 35-year-oldJose Angel Enriquez after receiving information regarding a wanted individual with active felony warrants. The individual was reported to be employed at a construction site in the 10300 block of Desert Oak Court, near the intersection of Neuvo Hueco Tanks and Interstate 10. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso continues to see a decline in migrant encounters along the U.S.-Mexico border since the start of the year under the Trump administration. Border Patrol in the El Paso Sector, however, still reports a trend of stash houses for Fiscal Year 2025. According to Agent Claudio Herrera-Baeza, spokesperson for
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Two Juárez Municipal Police officers (SSPM) and an alleged leader of the “La Línea” criminal group in Juárez are dead after a shooting south of the border. According to Chihuahua state authorities, the cartel leader was identified as Ulises Nache, 41, aka “Delta 1.” Juárez media outlets have reported he was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are looking for a suspected ATM thief. The man is being featured as the latest Crime of the Week. “Since late January 2025, multiple victims have lost thousands of dollars at the hands of an ATM thief across the city,” a police spokesperson explained. “All of the
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — ABC-7 reported on Tuesday that Chihuahua State authorities found a 17-year-old girl from Hobbs, New Mexico, dead and buried at a home east of Ciudad Juárez. The spokeswoman of the State Attorney General’s Office in Northern Chihuahua, Gabriela Cota, said the girl with the initials D.C.LL.G. left her address on July
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua Attorney General César Jáuregui along with his department (FGE) and the state medical examiner’s office (SEMEFO), continue efforts to identify the 383 bodies found inside the ‘Plenitud’ crematorium south of Ciudad Juárez. A.G. Jáuregui told local media outlets that the news of the uncremated bodies discovered raised concerns among families
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office (Fiscalía General del Estado) continues investigating a crematory business in Juárez that failed to comply with services already established with local funeral homes. According to Chihuahua Attorney General César Jáuregui Moreno, 383 bodies and six additional human remains were found. Mexican media outlets reported last
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PHOENIX, Arizona (KVIA) — Our news partners ABC15 in Phoenix are reporting that the man accused of killing an Arizona pastor included El Paso on his list of places he planned to kill more religious leaders. Adam Sheafe, 51, is accused of killing “Pastor Bill” Schonemann. ABC15 spoke with Sheafe through a jail-issued electronic device
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– According to El Paso Police, a man was shot in East El Paso outside of a house party. It happened early in the morning at 1:54 a.m., Saturday, June 14 outside of a house party. Police say an argument ended up in gunfire outside of the house in the area of
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—Cruise ship crime reports are rising—Derek Hackert from the FBI El Paso El Paso explains what you need to know before you plan your next family vacation.
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UPDATE (June 24, 2025): The Chihuahua State Police Department just reported they have concluded with inspections and operations at CERESO 3 in Ciudad Juárez. The operation led to the seizure of dozens prohibited objects inside of the prison, with no injuries reported. “The intervention included a search of all areas of the prison to detect
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Experts and professionals in children’s development say that while people often try to discipline their kids, they frequently cross the line into abuse. According to the Advocacy Center for the Children of El Paso, discipline is acceptable; parents can put their children in timeouts and help them understand that there
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The city of Juárez continues to see cases of animal cruelty throughout the area, having recently issued fines to over 60 individuals. Since September of 2024, more than 2,000 complaints have been lodged, though not all have resulted in fines. Alma Arredondo, the Director of the Animal Care and Welfare Department
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WASHINGTON (KRDO) — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed federal charges against Mohammed Sabry Soliman, the 45-year-old man accused of setting people on fire in Boulder on Sunday. The FBI called it a targeted terror attack, as he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at people gathered for a demonstration in support of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas House approved Senate Bill 8 over the weekend, which is set to mandate some local sheriff’s offices in the state to form collaborations with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). El Paso County would be one of those Texas counties set to work with ICE if Texas Governor
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Update (May 29, 2025): The man that was extradited by Mexican authorities earlier this week, made his first appearance in federal court this morning. Jaime Renteria Fernandez, 31, is wanted for drug trafficking, money laundering, firearms possession, and murder. He went before Magistrate Judge Anne Berton and is being held with no bond until his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores) recently issued a warning on social media through its consulates in the U.S. to Mexican nationals and legal permanent residents about the dangers of DWIs and DUIs. Saying those committing these crimes could face prison, fines, arrests, suspension of driver’s licenses and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso DWI Task Force is on the streets this Memorial Day weekend, and is arresting those that are driving drunk on the road in El Paso County. As ABC-7 has reported, law enforcement agencies across the county are teaming up to combat the expected increase of drunk driving
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department has released the identity of the victim in a shooting Friday night in far east El Paso, and are asking for the community’s help in the investigation. According to police, 19 year-old east El Paso resident Angel Salazar died at the hospital after being found
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EL PASO (KVIA) -The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office headed up a countywide DWI Task Force over the weekend that led to 48 arrests. ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala took part in a ride along with El Paso Constable Frank Almada, of Precinct 1, to bring you an in-depth look at what law enforcement deals with during any
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Watch the news conference below: EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With the increasing number of DWIs reported, community leaders are coming together to ensure that during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday El Paso roads remain safe from drunk drivers. On Monday, May 19 at 10:30 AM, city, county, and even Socorro city officials will speak
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — FBI El Paso Field Office celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with a roundtable discussion along with other local, state, and federal agencies. The FBI’s New York Office created the first JTTF in spring 1980, along with members of the New York Police Department (NYPD),
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso Field Office (OFO) has seen an increase in internal cavity drug smuggling attempts since last year. CBP officials say they are seeing a 300% increase compared to last year. Most drug smuggling attempt arrests have been made at the Ysleta-Zaragoza Port of Entry
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Crime Stoppers of El Paso is asking for the communities help after they say a vehicle was burglarized after the driver visits an ATM in El Paso’s Westside. On Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 11:58 A.M., the victim visited an ATM at Wells Fargo, located at 6960 N. Mesa. The suspects followed the victim to
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special agent in charge john morales. El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- Special agent John Morale’s joins us to explain why the Joint Terrorism Task Force was established and how the federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies work together to fight terrorism. https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/elpaso
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EL PASO (KVIA) – Patrick Crusius, the gunman of the Walmart shooting in El Paso that claimed the lives of 23 people from both Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Now that victim impact statements have ended, and Crucius is being sent to state prison for the
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UPDATE: El Paso Police confirm one man was found dead at scene of a shooting on the 4000 block of Leavell Ave. Judy Oviedo, El Paso PD’s public information officer, said the man was about 30 years old. She also said Crimes Against Persons was called out to investigate the scene. “We do feel that
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ABC-7 has reported on how lawmakers in Texas have filed several bills that would require local law enforcement agencies to enter into agreements with ICE to enforce immigration laws. A 1996 federal immigration law allows ICE to delegate to local forces. This law deputizes local officers, giving them the ability to question inmates in local
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Estrella del Paso, a local Diocesan migrant and refugee services organization, was informed by the U.S. Department of Justice that its Legal Orientation Program (LOP) and Immigration Court Helpdesk (ICH) will be terminated effective Tuesday night. According to Estrella del Paso, these programs help migrants facing deportation to understand their
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Update: El Paso Police just announced that Diana Chagah Garcia, 21, died as a result of her injuries. Special Traffic Investigators say a car was traveling south on Mesa when it changed lanes and hit another car. The crash caused the second car to veer onto the sidewalk, hitting three of the five people walking
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