New details on El Paso father, sons accused of murder
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, Raul, Jose, and Cristian Orozco started following their alleged…
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El Paso Sheriff’s deputies arrest man wanted for child sex abuse
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 71-year-old Roberto Maldonado into custody on June 6. A…
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Ft. Bliss soldier allegedly burglarizes home, says he was “possessed by the devil”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Ft. Bliss soldier broke into a home in northeast El Paso, breaking a glass door and allegedly telling the homeowner he was…
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Carlsbad man arrested for allegedly making bomb threat in Dona Ana County
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 28-year-old Matthew Mills is in the Dona Ana County Detention Center. Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested Mills on a…
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Las Cruces Police arrest woman on two child abuse charges
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police arrested 59-year-old Angie Flores on two felony counts of Abuse of a Child. That’s according to…
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Venezuelan migrant charged with murder of Honduran woman found dead in El Paso motel room
UPDATE: Alvarado and Zuniga were not the only two migrants who booked into the room they were staying in, according to police. They said a family…
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Former Ruidoso Police officer convicted of child solicitation
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Lincoln County jury found 39-year-old former Ruidoso Police officer Daniel Balding guilty on one county of Child…
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Las Cruces woman claims her mailbox was vandalized after her house was mistaken for the home of an alleged child rapist
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A woman living on the 1900 block of Connie Lou Drive in Las Cruces says she has been the victim of repeated mailbox…
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One person dead after being struck on I-10, all westbound lanes reopen
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Police dispatch officials have confirmed one person is dead after being hit by multiple cars on I-10. It happened on I-10…
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2 injured in central El Paso stabbing Friday night
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people were stabbed Friday night near the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, according to police. That’s in…
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Venezuelan migrant arrested, accused of starting Juarez detention center fire that killed 40
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Officials detained a Venezuelan national accused of starting a fire inside a Juarez migrant detention center that killed…
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Judge decides to keep Ft. Bliss soldier accused of sexually abusing a child detained until next court hearing
UPDATE – A Homeland Security Investigation Agent addressed questions from both the prosecution and defense attorney for Carlos Humberto Richard…
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Murder suspect arrested two years after man’s death due to former District Attorney not reviewing police investigation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 clarified the timeline in a murder investigation to find out why an El Paso teacher was arrested and charged with…
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Man wanted for strangling a family member arrested near El Paso middle school
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 24-year-old Fernando “Frankie” Soto is in the El Paso County Jail after deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office…
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El Paso Sheriff’s deputies arrest man wanted for human smuggling
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested 23-year-old Carlos Arturo Medina…
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Elizabeth Holmes reports to Texas prison
(CNN) — Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison on Tuesday, capping off a stunning downfall for the disgraced founder of failed blood testing…
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Officials believe El Paso mom at the center of weekend Amber Alert took her four children to Colorado
EL PASO, TEXAS (KRDO) – The Colorado Bureau of Investigations (CBI) is sending out a missing endangered alert for an El Paso, Texas family…
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3 dead, 5 injured after shooting in Red River, New Mexico
EDITOR’S NOTE: The original story listed 3 dead and five injured. NMSP released an update shortly after its publishing, lowering the fatality count…
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Amber alert issued in El Paso for four children
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police have issued an amber alert for an abduction of four children out of El Paso. Officials are asking the public to…
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NMSU researchers find law enforcement killings of Hispanic people spiked over past decade
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State University researchers have released a study revealing a significant spike in the number of…
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Investigators charge Las Cruces woman with aggravated assault
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Officers with the Las Cruces Police Department arrested 44-year-old Sharita Ward at an apartment building on the…
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Man wanted for sexually abusing a child arrested in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the El Paso Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit took 25-year-old Jesus Javier Lopez into custody.…
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Murder suspect claims he shot teen in self-defense
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, 20-year-old Jose Manuel Villa is arguing he shot and killed a teenager…
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Officers arrest person in Anthony, New Mexico on child sexual exploitation charge
ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Jail records show law enforcement officers arrested 23-year-old Ryan Gallardo Sunday night at a home in Anthony, New…
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Jail records show 24-year-old woman who allegedly killed man in a crash has two previous drunk driving charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested 24-year-old Valeria Mena, charging her with Intoxicated Manslaughter Monday. Now ABC-7 is learning…
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Woman wanted for murder found in Northeast El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff’s deputies took 40-year-old Lilian Pinales into custody Monday on a murder charge. A spokesperson says the…
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El Paso woman allegedly runs red light, hits and kills one person
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested 24-year-old Valeria Mena, charging her with Intoxicated Manslaughter. Officials say early Sunday…
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El Paso fugitive arrested at Border Patrol checkpoint in southern New Mexico
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Law enforcement officers took an El Paso fugitive into custody early Monday morning. 34-year-old Sergio…
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National Guard member set to deploy to Africa is arrested in El Paso on child pornography charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the Stillwater Police Department in Oklahoma, law enforcement officers in El Paso arrested 28-year-old…
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Man accused of sexually abusing a child arrested at White Sands Missile Range
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Law enforcement officers arrested 36-year-old Conception Morales just after 8 a.m. Monday. Jail records show…
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