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Man leaves tired 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji during family hike

By Chris Lau, Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A man who left his tired 7-year-old son to wait alone on Japan’s Mount Fuji while he continued a family hike has been reprimanded by police. The boy was spotted sitting on his own at a hut about 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea leve...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 23, 2026

City Health, Fire departments team up for free flu shots

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health and the El Paso Fire Department are launching the Be POWERflu campaign to offer free flu shots to residents aged six months and older through various community clinics and pop-up events....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 23, 2026

15-year-old arrested in connection to deadly shooting at California high school

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and gang participation in connection to a shooting Friday night at Independence High School in Bakersfield, California, police said. A 17-year-old boy died of his wounds from the shooting that too...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 22, 2026

U.S. citizen arrested for migrant smuggling in El Paso

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas announced 235 new immigration-related criminal cases between August 14 and 20, including the arrest of a U.S. citizen for smuggling and the disruption of an El Paso stash house....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 22, 2026

Man arrested after high-speed chase, crash in Socorro

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly led Socorro Police on a high-speed pursuit before crashing in a residential area and trying to further escape officers on foot, Socorro Police said. At about 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 22, 2026

All lanes closed on Transmountain westbound near Tom Mays Park after crash

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – All lanes are closed on Transmountain westbound at Mile Marker 17 after a crash, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. TXDOT sent out the alert at around 1 a.m. Saturday morning. They say clearing time is until further notice. ABC-7 reached ...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 22, 2026

Hallowed Ground: How the crash site of Flight 93 became a national park

(WTAJ) – National Park Service maintenance crew leader Pat Sparks and his team care for the grounds of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., 25 years after 40 passengers and crew members died in the Sept. 11, 2001, plane crash. Before the memorial was established, ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 22, 2026

Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders amid Hegseth pressure campaign

CNN By Brian Stelter, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — In a blow to press freedoms within the US military, the Pentagon has forced out several top staffers at Stars and Stripes, the military publication with a long record of editorial independence. Journalism advocacy groups decried th...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 22, 2026

Oklahoma man arrested in Town of Florence

TOWN OF FLORENCE, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- An Oklahoma man was arrested early Friday morning after a suspicious activity call in the town of Florence, according to Oneida County Sheriffs. Sheriffs were called to the area of Osceola Road in the town of Florence at approximately 7:30...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 22, 2026

Recorded interrogation played in Gabriel Ramirez trial

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Jurors heard from Gabriel Ramirez in his own words Friday as prosecutors played a recorded police interrogation during the fifth day of his capital murder trial. Ramirez is accused of killing his 79-year-old aunt, Irma Ramirez, and his 24-year-old girlfrie...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 22, 2026

Man arrested after allegedly stealing phone, earphones from Horizon hospital

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 46-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a phone and earphones at a hospital, according to the Horizon City Police Department. Jason James Bowers was charged with theft of property and booked into the El Paso County Jail with a $4,000 bond....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 22, 2026

Las Cruces shooting injures man, several detained: Police

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- A 36-year-old was injured in a shooting in Las Cruces Friday, police said. Police detained several people. It happened near Idaho Avenue and Luna Street, the Las Cruces Police Department said. Police responded to two men firing at each other in the area...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

Remembering 9/11 25 years later: Flight 93

United Airlines Flight 93 crashed shortly after 10:00 a.m. in rural Somerset County, Pa., in what officials later confirmed was part of the coordinated terrorist attacks of September 11....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

1 person hurt, several detained in Las Cruces shooting

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- One person is hurt and several individuals have been detained after a shooting in Las Cruces, according to the Las Cruces Police Department on Friday, Aug. 21. Shortly before 3 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Luna Street and Idaho Av...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

Horizon City man arrested on sexual assault warrant

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A 20-year-old man is accused in a sexual assault case that was investigated by Horizon City police. Authorities said they believe Jonathan Ontiveros is a suspect in a reported sexual assault that allegedly happened on August 17. Police investigators gather...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

Woman accused of stabbing woman to death after Northeast El Paso party

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Police charged a woman accused of stabbing a woman to death after a fight at a party in Northeast El Paso. Documents alleged Regan Shameika Anderson murdered Daissy Guadalupe Moreno. Moreno went to a party on July 17 at her ex-girlfriend's apartment. Docu...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

Video shows arsonist at Juarez car dealership; suspect arrested

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A 23-year-old man identified as Noha Alexandre S. O., who is suspected of setting fire to several vehicles inside an MG automobile dealership in Ciudad Juarez, was arrested. The Chihuahua State Public Security Secretariat (SSPE) said the arrest was made le...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

‘Most Wanted’ fugitives for week of Aug. 21, 2026

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Crime Stoppers of El Paso distributes pictures and descriptions of fugitives wanted by the El Paso Police Department, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies weekly through the “Most Wanted” feature. The following fugitives are individuals ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

3 people in custody after allegedly evading El Paso police

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - El Paso police said they took three individuals into custody, early Friday morning, after a "subject with a weapon disturbance call" report was made. According to police, they were were dispatched to the report at Paisano Drive and Copia Street in South-Ce...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

3 in custody after police receive weapon report in South-Central El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Police took three people into custody after receiving a call about a person with a weapon at Paisano Drive and Copia Street Friday. The El Paso Police Department alleged the three in custody were evading arrest. Police received the report at 8:01 a.m. The...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

NMSU to host New World screwworm training workshop

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Southwest Border Food Protection and Emergency Preparedness Center will host an upcoming New Mexico New World screwworm training workshop at New Mexico State University. The training workshop will be held on Aug. 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Wooton Hall...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

Person seriously injured in El Paso's Lower Valley; investigation underway

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A person was hospitalized with serious injuries in El Paso's Lower Valley Friday morning, Aug. 21. Police spokeswoman Detective Judy Oviedo said El Paso Police Department's Crimes Against Persons unit (CAP) is investigating an auto theft and an aggravated ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

One person sent to the hospital after vehicle theft

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Police said there was a report of a car theft near Industrial and Hawkins. Police said the call came in 9:07 P.M., one person was sent to the hospital. The post One person sent to the hospital after vehicle theft appeared first on KVIA ....

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

1 hospitalized after auto theft, assault in Lower Valley El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- One person was hospitalized after El Paso police received a car theft report near Industrial Avenue and Hawkins Boulevard on Wednesday. Crimes Against Persons is investigating an aggravated assault along with the auto theft, police told ABC-7. Police said...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

EPISD Police: Drivers be cautious of students, school buses, school zones

You have to be vigilant on the road every day, but back-to-school season is the time of year to be extra cautious of students on the roads. The biggest accidents happen when students are crossing the street and either the driver isn't paying attention or the student isn't, especi...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

What is postpartum psychosis, and what are the signs?

Postpartum psychosis is one of the most serious (but most misunderstood) perinatal mental health conditions. It’s a psychiatric emergency that requires urgent care, yet many people don’t recognize what it can look like. Unfortunately, lack of knowledge, stigma, and fear often del...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

What hidden injuries reveal: Why some car accident symptoms surface days later

Someone walks away from a collision, waves off the ambulance, and drives home sore but more or less functional. Then morning comes with a headache that won’t quit, a hand that’s gone numb, or a stomach that feels tight and wrong. But those injuries didn’t appear overnight: They w...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

Charter plane carrying 8 people crashes in western Alaska

By Aaron Cooper, Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A charter plane with eight people on board crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, federal aviation officials said. The flight, a Cessna 441, departed Anchorage and was headed to Cape Newenham, about 450 miles southwest, wh...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

Charter plane crashes near remote Alaska radar site, killing all 8 on board

Originally Published: 20 AUG 26 23:46 ET Updated: 21 AUG 26 07:10 ET By Aaron Cooper, Alex Stambaugh, Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — A charter plane crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all 8 people on board, federal aviation and military officials said. T...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 21, 2026

NMSU, Las Cruces police issue over 150 citations on first day of class

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The first day of classes at New Mexico State University was Wednesday, Aug. 19, and law enforcement agents made sure safety was a priority. Las Cruces and New Mexico State University police teamed up in a joint operation that resulted in 155 citations iss...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

Dirt bike rider leads police on erratic chase through Los Angeles County

A man on a dirt bike was arrested after leading officers on an erratic, high-speed chase through Los Angeles County Wednesday night. The male suspect was wanted on suspicion of wielding a firearm while riding in public, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The chase began near...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 21, 2026

3 sets of human remains uncovered at Juarez house

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Chihuahua state police executed a search warrant at a Juarez home, where they found three sets of human remains on Wednesday. According to the Chihuahua State Attorney General's Office, the home at 3067 José Covarrubias Street in the Adolfo López Mateos n...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 20, 2026

Woman faces charges after international bridge road rage incident

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A crash on the Bridge of the Americas led to the arrest of a 56-year-old woman who allegedly keyed the other car and hit the driver's side door multiple times, according to court documents obtained by KTSM 9 News. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 20, 2026

Arrest made in deadly New Mexico crash

OTERO COUNTY, N.M. (KVIA) -- A 58-year-old man from Hobbs, New Mexico, has been arrested for allegedly causing a deadly crash. It happened in Mayhill, which is about a 20-minute drive from Cloudcroft. According to the Otero County Sheriff's Office, on June 5, Terry Godwin drove r...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 20, 2026