LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A teenager is accused of a hit-and-run that killed another teen, Doña Ana County said. Authorities arrested the suspect teen on a murder charge. The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office is now investigating the teen’s death. The hit-and-run happened Monday around 5:30 p.m. at the 3800 block of South Main
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Crime Stoppers of El Paso said it’s looking for a man accused of stealing turkey meat and pain reliever from a West El Paso Albertsons store. Crime Stoppers said it happened Sept. 10 at 3:19 p.m. at the Albertsons on N Mesa Street and Resler Drive. The man is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Monday, Sheriff Oscar Ugarte will give a presentation to Commissioners in El Paso County Commissioners Court on how they’ve made operational changes in Jail Operations in light of a $5.9 million budget deficit. According to the Sheriff’s Office presentation, the Sheriff’s Office has implemented operational changes within its Jail Operations
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CHAPARRAL, N.M. (KVIA) — According to court documents obtained by ABC-7, John Daniel Gallegos, 36, faces charges after selling nearly over one kilogram of methamphetamine to an undercover agent. Documents say that beginning in early 2026, Lac Cruces/Dona Ana County Metro Narcotics and the FBI have had an ongoing investigation into a drug trafficking organization
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CHAPARRAL, N.M. (KVIA) — Evaristo Mora, 27, faces charges for allegedly selling 233.79 grams of methamphetamine and 2,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover agent, according to court documents. Documents say that beginning in early 2026, Lac Cruces/Dona Ana County Metro Narcotics and the FBI have had an ongoing investigation into a drug trafficking organization (DTO)
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Romo joined CBS Sports in April 2017 after retiring from the NFL. By Yi-Jin Yu Broadcaster and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is no longer employed at CBS Sports following his arrest earlier this summer for driving while intoxicated. CBS Sports released a statement Friday, saying, “CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed
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She remains “critically ill,’ her attorneys said Friday. By Meredith Deliso, Darren Reynolds, and Jack Moore Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, remains “critically ill,” unconscious and on a ventilator in a hospital, two days after a botched execution attempt, her attorneys said Friday. “She is being treated for the serious effects
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Local and federal authorities seized hundreds of grams of narcotics and made more than 200 arrests during a five-week-long operation targeting violent crime. The U.S. Marshals Service District of New Mexico said it happened in Las Cruces and the surrounding areas. Operation Triple Beam-Prolific started Aug. 24 and ended Sept.
Continue Reading She appeared to still be breathing when witnesses were escorted out. By Meredith Deliso, Darren Reynolds, and Jack Moore TChrista Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, is in critical condition at a hospital and receiving “life-saving care” after a botched execution attempt Wednesday night, her attorneys told reporters at an online press conference
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The third defendant in connection to the deadly Young Park mass shooting has been sentenced. Josiah Ontiveros will serve 90 years in prison. He will be eligible for parole in 25 years. Ontiveros is one of four defendants convicted of three counts of first-degree murder. Now 17 years old, Ontiveros
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his mother in El Paso three years ago by running her over. According to a release, 49-year-old Richard Praytor initially told police he found his mother underneath a vehicle on the 4500 block of Sky Hawk in northeast El Paso.
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RIO RANCHO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Monday, a 13th Judicial District Court judge sentenced Angelita Chacon to 30 years in prison for the abuse and neglect that led to the death of Mary Melero, a woman with developmental disabilities, in 2023. In February 2023, Melero was found by Customs and Border Patrol agents in a
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man after allegedly causing a bus crash on I-10 east near Mesquite, New Mexico. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Aroni Diaz caused a disturbance with the bus driver while traveling east on the interstate. Aroni Diaz’ mugshot.(Courtesy: DACDC)
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“I am not a perfect person,” Harvey Weinstein told the judge. By Aaron Katersky and Mark CrudeleSeptember 23, 2026, 10:09 AM Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of Mimi Haley, a former production assistant, in 2006 in New York City. “I am not a perfect person,” Weinstein
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Las Cruces woman received an eight-year federal prison sentence for trafficking fentanyl. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said 32-year-old Cassidy Shae Montoya also had a stolen gun and led deputies on a high-speed chase. On July 30, 2025, Montoya drove away from Doña Ana
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UPDATE (Sept. 22, 2026): El Paso police said they arrested and charged 40-year-old Jose Luis Garcia for his brother’s murder. (Courtesy: EPPD) According to an arrest affidavit, officers found 32-year-old Lorenzo Alba dead inside a home on Charlie Smith Drive. Officers saw multiple guns in the home and spent casings around Alba’s body. EPPD’s Crimes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 29-year-old woman accused of a deadly hit-and-run had a suspended sentence for driving while intoxicated with two children at the time, according to court documents. On Saturday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Melanie Christine Cuellar was found in Mexico and returned to El Paso. EPCSO said she
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Two people were arrested after deputies conducted a fraud investigation, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Deputies received a report about two vehicles financed through Ibarra Financial Services. The company told EPSCO it couldn’t recover the vehicles. Investigators said 35-year-old Luis Fernando Jaquez and 34-year-old Briana Christine Cardenas
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UPDATE (Sept. 21, 2026): An inmate in Hudspeth County helped police identify one of three suspects from a deadly shooting at Tom Lea Upper Park, according to police documents. The shooting happened around 3:39 a.m. on Sept. 12 at the park. Documents said police went to the park and found the two men dead on
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UPDATE (3:15 p.m.): The El Paso Police Department said the chase is connected to a deadly shooting that happened in East El Paso Monday. The shooting happened around 6:20 a.m. at the 1700 block of Charlie Smith Drive, EPPD said. Officers found a 32-year-old man that had been shot and died. A witness told police
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Socorro, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Police Department arrested 22-year-old Christopher Aaron Olivas on Sept. 18, in connection with an aggravated robbery that occurred on April 24, 2026. On April 24, 2026, at approximately 12:23 a.m., officers with the Socorro Police Department were dispatched to Murphy USA, on the 10300 block of Alameda, for a
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MESILLA, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Mesilla Marshals Office says Andrew Castro-Figueroa was arrested and faces charges after leading deputies on a high-speed chase through Mesilla that happened on September 18th, 2026, after 11 pm. According to the Marshals Office, a 2023 red F-150 truck was seen by a Mesilla Deputy accelerating from the Mesilla
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department is responding to an aggravated assault in Far East El Paso on Friday. EPPD Detective Judy Oviedo said it happened on the 4600 block of Turf Road near El Dorado High School. Police didn’t share any other information at this time.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Two Las Cruces women have been charged with felony counts for allegedly hosting a teenage runaway, according to police. The Las Cruces Police Department said 49-year-old Crystal J. Buster and her mother, 68-year-old Kim Renee Stevenson, are suspected of “contributing to the delinquency” of a 15-year-old boy. Crystal Buster (left)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 22-year-old man for reckless driving on Tuesday. EPCSO said it happened near the 14800 block of Edgemere Boulevard near IDEA Edgemere. Deputies found tire marks throughout a shopping center parking lot. Body cam footage EPCSO shared showed allegedly Anthony Samaniego
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UPDATE (Sept. 15, 2026): A 24-year-old man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of discharging a firearm after Sunday’s shooting, police said. Joseph Alexander Aguilar allegedly fired several rounds into the air outside a Central El Paso bar. Joseph Alexander Aguilar’s mugshot(Courtesy: EPPD) According to the
Continue Reading By Emily Shapiro Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said on Tuesday. If Nick Reiner is convicted of the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner, the maximum sentence he would face is life without the possibility of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Saturday, two people were killed here in a shooting at Tom Lee Upper Park. One neighbor said she just wants to help keep the neighborhood safe — and that’s why she’s pushing for a neighborhood watch. “We heard nothing in the front,” said Nancy Monty, a neighbor in the
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Las Cruces man faces several charges, including child abuse, after he allegedly urinated on a toddler on Sunday, documents said. Officers went to a home on Spitz Street for a domestic disturbance. Documents said when they arrived, they spoke with a woman and her 3-year-old son. The woman allegedly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 46-year-old man received a prison sentence Monday after pleading guilty to murder and manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance in a death that happened at the Downtown El Paso County Detention Center. The 34th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said the sentencing is the first of its kind in West Texas.
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