Under increasing pressure to migrate, more women are dying at the US-Mexico border
The 19th reports that while men once made up the majority of those dying in the U.S.-Mexico border desert, increasingly, those dying are women.…
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Group from Africa found wandering Chihuahua highway after kidnapping, torture
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Law enforcement officials in Chihuahua helped 10 people from Africa who had been kidnapped by a criminal group. IMSS…
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Honduran boy held for ransom in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican authorities saved a 9-year-old Honduran boy being held for ransom by a transnational criminal organization in…
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Multiple undocumented people, alleged smugglers arrested in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Homeland Security investigators arrested 56 people from Mexico, five from Guatemala, and two from El Salvador. The people…
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Mexican federal government to inaugurate new hospital in Juárez this year
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The new Hospital Regional 2, known in English as the Regional Hospital 2, built by the Mexican Social Security Institute,…
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Alleged Sinaloa cartel drug lord to face trial in same court where ‘El Chapo’ was convicted, attorney says
Originally Published: 07 AUG 24 09:51 ET By Melissa Alonso and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the alleged Sinaloa cartel…
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Chihuahua state authorities transfer dozens of inmates to other state prisons after Sunday’s incident
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A total of 76 Chihuahua state inmates were transferred from Juárez’s Social Reintegration Center (CERESO 3) to CERESO #1…
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Local migrant shelters react to current situation in Venezuela
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With ongoing protests, situations, and events in Venezuela, local migrant shelters and advocates are reacting and…
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One person recovering after water rescue near U.S.-Mexico Border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is recovering after being rescued from the canal near the Border Highway, Friday morning. According to fire…
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New Sketches: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada appears in court for second time
Update: ABC-7 just received more sketches. The prosecutor in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L. Garcia Jr.) The judge in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L.…
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Texas’ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune July 30, 2024 “Texas’ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says” was first published…
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Juarez man electrocuted after stepping in water puddle charged by felled power line
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A man was electrocuted in Juarez during Tuesday’s rainstorms. The City of Juárez confirmed this morning that a local man…
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Developing healthy eating habits for students and their families in Palomas, Mexico
El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV) – The Paso del Norte Health Foundation announced a grant to Border Partners under the Healthy Eating Initiative to…
Continue Reading El Chapo’s son pleads not guilty to narcotics, money laundering and firearms charges
Originally Published: 30 JUL 24 06:01 ET Updated: 30 JUL 24 13:28 ET By Eric Levenson, Bill Kirkos, Polo Sandoval, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN…
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What kind of air traffic does the Doña Ana International Jetport, arrest site of cartel drug lords, handle?
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was taken into custody in the United States after boarding a…
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Attorney for Mexican drug lord says client ‘forcibly kidnapped’ by El Chapo’s son
By Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — The attorney for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the alleged co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, says his client…
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Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia makes first appearance before federal judge in El Paso – official transcript of the hearing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained a complete hearing transcript of the first appearance of Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada…
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Details of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia’s first U.S. court hearing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA and ABC) — In his first ever appearance inside a U.S. courtroom, 76-year-old Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia required use of a…
Continue Reading “A blow to the Sinaloa Cartel”: Former U.S. Marshal discusses impact of ‘El Mayo’ arrest
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia worked alongside Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera for years, up until Guzmán’s capture and…
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President Biden releases statement after arrests of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — U.S. President Joe Biden released a statement Friday addressing “the Arrest of Two Drug Trafficker Leaders of the…
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Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty in first federal court hearing in El Paso, apprehension photos released
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA and ABC) — Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia made his initial appearance in federal court in El Paso before District Judge Anne…
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Mexican drug kingpins Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of “El Chapo,” arrested in El Paso by U.S. authorities
Editor’s Note: A previously attached video has been deleted due to copyright concerns. Cartel co-founder lured to the US under guise that he would…
Continue Reading Justice Department’s statement on El Paso arrest of Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel (Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada)
EL PASO (KVIA) — The Justice Department has released a statement on the arrest of the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, who was taken into custory…
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5 migrants, smuggler apprehended after Texas State Trooper pursuit, crash into shed
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents in Santa Teresa assisted in apprehending five migrants and a smuggler following a Texas…
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Tent shelter for migrants shuts down in Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The tent migrant shelter in Juárez that opened in October 2023 was shut down on Tuesday by the City of Juárez and…
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Steve Bannon to go on trial in December for alleged fraud in We Build the Wall fundraiser
By Aaron Katersky July 23, 2024, 12:42 PM Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon will stand trial beginning Dec. 9 on charges he defrauded…
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El Paso County Judge issues disaster declaration over rise in state inmate population
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Monday, the County of El Paso approved an item that authorized El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego to seek…
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Operation Lone Star: El Paso County lost $10 million
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The County of El Paso approved today an item that authorized El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego to seek reimbursement…
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El Paso man sentenced to 19 years for attempted murder of Border Patrol agent
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — A federal court sentenced 25-year-old El Pasoan Roberto Esquivel to 19 years in prison today for the attempted…
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