Central El Paso house rented out on Airbnb used as stash house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Homeland Security Investigations El Paso special agents busted their second stash house of the week Thursday. They arrested…
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Value of Mexican peso falls, Borderland residents feeling the impact
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This week, the Mexican peso dropped in value. At some Borderland currency exchanges, the price to get dollars was almost…
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Collaboration of agencies result in the rescue of kidnapping victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Homeland security investigations (HSI) in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Border Patrol and Mexican authorities worked together…
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City of Juarez announces second migrant soccer cup to happen next week
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The city of Juárez through its Sports Institute and Human Rights Department announced the second edition of the Copa…
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Why a new CDC rule might prevent you from bringing your pet back into the US
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As of Aug. 1, if you are crossing a pet into the U.S. you must now follow new steps. According to U.S. Customs and Border…
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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,…
Continue Reading 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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