Marshals shoot Sonic employee wanted for killing coworker
Update: El Paso Police confirm that Frias was the individual hospitalized yesterday in the officer-involved shooting on the 9400 block of Alameda.…
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Unvaccinated New Mexico resident tests positive for measles after dying
By Mary Kekatos March 6, 2025, 3:09 PM A possible second measles death has been recorded in the U.S. this year after a New Mexico resident tested…
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Children created threat hoax on flight diverted to El Paso, FBI says
Update (March 6, 2025): FBI El Paso released the following statement regarding the diversion: “The investigation into the diverted Sun Country…
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ABC-7 First Alert – Terrible Thursday; more gusty winds Friday with some dust
Watch our livestream of the dust storm below: Nothing describes today like the word nasty. Visibilities are down to less than 1 mile, and the air…
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Power outage in El Paso
Update: A spokesperson for the El Paso Fire Department says that they received reports of a pole that had fallen and that may have caused a small…
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Interim Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar says migrant encounters in El Paso have decreased by thousands
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Walter N. Slosar, Interim Chief Patrol Agent in the El Paso Sector spoke with local media outlets today, saying the current…
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Part of I-10 west closed due to blowing dust
Update: The National Weather Service sent out a Dust Storm Warning for the are until 5 PM. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Part of I-10 west near…
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City of El Paso’s chief military officer arrested for driving while intoxicated
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –Court records show the City of El Paso’s Chief Military Officer for the Division of Veteran and Military Affairs was charged…
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Local leaders address national issues at State of City
UPDATE: At the State of the City Address local leaders discussed local impacts of national hot button topics. One of the topics discussed was…
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Foster parents needed in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has learned that foster parents are critically needed in El Paso. The El Paso area is currently facing a foster parent…
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All lanes on Doniphan Dr. and Redd Rd. now open following overnight water main break
UPDATE: All lanes on both Doniphan Dr. and Redd Rd. are now open according to El Paso Police’s traffic account as of 6:50 a.m. UPDATE: Both lanes on…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Strong winds, dust, and fire danger returns today
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for strong winds, strong dust, and dangerous fire risk Thursday. Today we will start…
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El Paso police searching for missing man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are searching for 67-year-old Kenneth Eugene Grimes. He was last seen on the 2700 block of Fillmore Ave.…
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David Leonard Wood files last minute appeal ahead of scheduled execution March 13
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The attorney for a man convicted of six murders in El Paso decades ago has filed a last-minute appeal to stop his execution…
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Man who played soccer with decapitated head convicted of murder
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Joel Arciniega-Saenz, the man accused of decapitating James Garcia, 51, and playing soccer with his head, was found…
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ABC-7 at 4: El Paso County Judge discusses Trump’s tariffs and measles outbreak
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego talks about President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress, Trump’s tariffs an…
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Woman shot in back while driving past school in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested Raul Chavez, 20, and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is still in the…
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Man charged with stealing Can-Am ATV
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested Raul Hermelindo Ayala, 47, and charged him with the theft of a Can-Am ATV from a…
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Second Sun Metro employee dies after explosion
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso confirmed today that German Garcia, a fleet maintenance technician with Sun Metro, died from the…
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GSA deletes list of federal buildings for sale
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four El Paso buildings owned by the federal government were initially listed for sale by the U.S. General Services…
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Man convicted of killing 6 in El Paso files new appeal days ahead of scheduled execution
This is the final story in a two-part series. Previously: After almost 4 decades, El Paso mom prepares to watch daughter’s killer die The…
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Grand jury indicts therapist on Medicaid fraud charges
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Doña Ana County grand jury indicted Nancy Marshall of false Medicaid claims over $970,000. Investigators with the…
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Hundreds of goods stranded in Mexico after first day of tariffs
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — During a news conference in Juárez today, the National Association of Importers and Exporters of the Mexican Republic…
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Weapon detection systems installation begins at several Las Cruces schools
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Public Schools announced Wednesday that installation of weapon detection systems has begun at several…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Calm for now, winds and dust expected to return
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert as strong winds and dusty conditions will return to end out our work week. Today expect…
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Watch: Presidential Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — Watch President Donald Trump’s address to Congress live below. Live coverage of the address begins at 7 PM…
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What tariffs are – and how the Trump administration is putting them in place
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the Trump administration says that tariffs are “all set” on Mexico and Canada this week, some may be wondering what…
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4 federal buildings in El Paso slated for disposal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is looking to put four federal buildings in El Paso up for sale. The…
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Sunland Park residents still seeing discolored water at homes
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Just two weeks after the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority reported safe arsenic water levels in all four…
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El Paso man charged with murder.
Update (March 4, 2025): Court records state that Lopez’s case was refiled. Update (October 3, 2024): Lopez remains in the El Paso Jail Annex on a…
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