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El Paso man arrested in Rock City Bar & Grill murder
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso police just arrested 26-year-old Devonte Lamar Minter for the alleged murder of 37-year-old Mario Daniel Avalos at Rock City Bar & Grill in March. El Paso Police say that Minter shot four people: Avalos, 28-year-old Ariel De Asha Brown, 28-year-old Rashad Dantron Allen,...
El Paso police identify man killed in fiery crash, confirm alcohol was a factor
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Police identified the El Paso man who died in a single-vehicle crash on Loop 375 and determined that alcohol played a factor. According to the El Paso Police Department's Special Traffic Investigations Unit, on June 2, 69-year-old Jesus Manuel Huerta from east El Paso was driving a Ford van east on Loop 375 when-- for reasons still unknown to investigators-- Huerta drove into the median and crashed into a street lamp post before the van caught on fire, near the Midway off-ramp in the lower valley.
Police ID pedestrian who was struck, killed in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed Monday morning, July 1, in Northeast El Paso. Police say at around 10:30 a.m., Jaime Lara Arenivas, 50, was crossing east to west on the 8600 block of Dyer when a 79-year-old man traveling north on Dyer in […]
El Paso woman arrested for falsely claiming child missing to recover friend's car
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An east El Paso woman was arrested Sunday for allegedly lying to police in hopes that they would find her friend's stolen vehicle quicker. Stacie Dashay Marie Smith, 19, was arrested Sunday and charged with false alarm or report after police say she called 911 saying that her child was missing and that she thought the same people who had taken her child, had stolen her friend's vehicle.
Five ride-share drivers missing after trips to border
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Relatives of five ride-share drivers are demanding answers five days after the disappearance of their loved ones in the border town of Ojinaga, Mexico. The five rode out of Chihuahua City early last Thursday in different vehicles and their relatives lost contact with...
El Paso women, San Antonio man sentenced to federal prison in deadly fentanyl cases
Two El Paso women and a San Antonio man were sentenced to federal prison in unrelated cases where the people they sold fentanyl to overdosed on the deadly opioid drug, authorities said. Kathy Lee Nicole Bradford, 32, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, while Patricia Tafoya, 40, received a year and nine...
El Paso man dies after being struck by car on Dyer St
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The man who was hit by a car in northeast El Paso on Monday died from his injuries, the El Paso Police Department announced. Jaime Lara Arenivas, 50, died after he was hit by a car along the 8600 block of Dyer St. around 10:35 a.m. Monday, EPPD said in a statement.
Register now: El Paso swimming lessons aim to prevent summer drownings
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of five. In the last decade in El Paso, 2016 was the deadliest year for drownings. Many children are excited about cooling off in a pool during the warmer months, but summer is also when children are most likely to drown, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
Crime of Week: Man robs Downtown store at knifepoint
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who robbed a Downtown store at knifepoint back in May. This is this week’s featured “Crime of the Week,” Crime Stoppers said. At about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, a […]
Four bodies found in Sunland Park desert
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Sunland Park Fire Department announced it assisted with the recovery of 4 bodies in an X post around 8:40 p.m. The fire department says the bodies were originally found by Border Patrol in the desert between 5600 McNutt and Bi-national Ave, which is close to the Santa Teresa Port of Entry.
Man arrested after series of crashes and attempted break-in in Canutillo
CANUTILLO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A man was arrested after reportedly stealing a truck, crashing into several properties, and then trying to break into a home in Canutillo on Sunday. Deputies arrested 39-year-old Gabriel Sandoval. The incident happened shortly after 5 p.m. when deputies were called to the 600 block...
Texas Rangers conducting investigation involving two EPISD Police officers, district says
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Independent School District officials say Texas Rangers are conducting an investigation involving two EPISD Police officers. The district says it is fully cooperating with the investigators. A spokesperson provided ABC-7 with the following statement regarding the investigation. “The District is aware of the...
Sheriff West witnesses border ‘debacle’
Canadian County Sheriff Chris West spent three days this spring in El Paso, Texas along with sheriffs from across the country and members of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Border Patrol. In all, members of five sheriff’s organizations (the National Sheriffs Association, the Western States Sheriffs...
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