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Two men arrested after El Paso aggravated robbery, crash

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Two men were arrested on multiple offenses in Northeast El Paso following an aggravated robbery investigation, according to the El Paso Police Department. EPPD's Auto Theft Task Force officers were investigating an aggravated robbery that happened on Sund...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 4, 2026

FBI asks victims to come forward after suspected serial rapist arrested in Texas

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- FBI El Paso is asking possible victims to come forward after federal agents arrested a "suspected serial rapist" in Houston. Phillip Cerf, 62, was arrested on July 21 and charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault. An El Paso FBI spokesperson to...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 4, 2026

100 animals found neglected in San Elizario, arrest made

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was arrested after 100 livestock animals were found neglected, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Detectives identified the suspect as 61-year-old Santos Gordillo Torres. On July 26, deputies responded to the 13500 block of Chicken Ran...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 4, 2026

Firefighters extinguish mobile home fire in Las Cruces

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Firefighters extinguished a mobile home fire in Las Cruces, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department. Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, firefighters were dispatched to the 300 block of Karen Avenue. The first arriving crews reported smoke and fire from the vacan...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 4, 2026

America’s labor market is beginning to find its footing again

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US labor market, long stuck in a “low-hire, low-fire” slog, is starting to show some signs of life. The latest official labor turnover data showed that employers increased hiring efforts in June, a slight but welcome ramp-up. The number of job o...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 4, 2026

What we know about the Spokane arson suspect

Aaron Farinacci is charged with first-degree arson for allegedly starting the Old Trails Fire, one of several burning in the Spokane area.

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 4, 2026

A SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Part of a SpaceX rocket used to launch a pair of robotic commercial lunar landers is expected to crash into the moon early Wednesday morning. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on January 15, 2025, carrying the Blue Ghost lander developed by Texas-ba...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 4, 2026

AI is giving hackers an edge. Here’s how to protect yourself from online scams

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Cybercriminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence to target people: Americans lost more than $893 million from AI-related crimes last year, according to the FBI . Just last week, OpenAI and Anthropic revealed that their AI agents accessed...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 4, 2026

Scores rescued after boat catches fire in English Channel

By Issy Ronald and Camille Knight, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 migrants were rescued in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a boat caught fire in the English Channel in an attempt to travel from France to Britain. The boat’s engine caught fire and its “condition deteriorated v...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 4, 2026

Have you heard of biotech beauty? We took a closer look

By Kati Chitrakorn (CNN) — Mihwa Kim loved makeup so much that she became a host on a beauty home shopping show in South Korea — comparing, testing and promoting dozens of products on television. Then in 2013, her career was upended when a devastating car accident left severe wou...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 4, 2026

Documents: Man stabs mother to death in South-Central, says he hated her

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his mother over the weekend in South-Central El Paso, according to court documents obtained by KTSM. Juan Valles Valenzuela, 30, was arrested and charged with murder in an inciden...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 3, 2026

Man receives 50 years for smoke shop rape, robbery in Northeast El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years after beating and raping a female employee at a smoke shop in Northeast El Paso in March 2025, according to the El Paso District Attorney's Office. As KTSM 9 News previously reported, Hekter Carreto was arrested...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 3, 2026

Man arrested after allegedly kidnapping girlfriend, leading police on chase

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A man has been arrested in Las Cruces after he allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend, threatened her with a knife and then led police on a high-speed chase. Jesus Gerardo Moreno Jr., 30, is charged with felony counts of kidnapping, aggravated assault with a ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 3, 2026

Visualizing the wildfires in Washington and Oregon, in maps and satellite imagery

By Koko Nakajima, Renée Rigdon, Sam Hart, Matt Stiles, Sara Smart, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — The American West is battling a persistent wildfire season, with the Pacific Northwest bearing the brunt as dozens of massive blazes rage in Oregon and Washington, forcing residents fr...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 3, 2026

Las Cruces man dies after being hit by car

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- A 52-year-old man died after a crash in Las Cruces Saturday, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. It happened before 10 p.m. near the intersection of Amador Avenue and Esperanza Street, LCPD said. Police went to the area after a crash report a...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 3, 2026

4 displaced during apartment complex fire in Las Cruces

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a fire in an apartment complex on Monday morning, Aug. 3. At 10:30 a.m. Monday, Las Cruces firefighters responded to a structure fire on the 1800 block of West Picacho Avenue. The initial arriving crew found a single-s...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 3, 2026

4 people displaced after Las Cruces apartment fire

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Four people were displaced after an apartment fire on W. Picacho Avenue in Las Cruces Monday, according to the city's fire department. The Las Cruces Fire Department said at 10:30 a.m., its firefighters responded to a fire on the 1800 block of W. Picach...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 3, 2026

Joint operation leads to 7 sex offender arrests in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Seven men were arrested across El Paso County in a joint operation that focused on enforcement to ensure compliance with Texas sex offender registration laws. In a news release by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, the operation -- named Operation Adam'...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 3, 2026

Man arrested following threats, assaults, pursuit in Horizon

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly making threats towards officers, assaulting them, and fleeing, according to the Horizon City Police Department. The suspect was identified as 38-year-old Andy Navarro. Officers reported that just befor...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 3, 2026

Las Cruces man faces federal firearms offense after allegedly shooting at church

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- A Las Cruces man with a prior felony conviction has been charged in federal court with unlawfully possessing a firearm after allegedly firing it at a church, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico said Monday. Forty-year-old Matthew A...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 3, 2026

Trump’s mail voting appeal tests Supreme Court’s anti-chaos election rule

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s emergency appeal aimed at limiting the use of mail ballots is poised to test a controversial, 20-year-old Supreme Court principle that was intended to avoid chaos before elections. The “Purcell principle,” rooted in a 2006 Supr...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 3, 2026

Horizon PD: Man facing charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 35-year-old man is facing charges of public intoxication and resisting arrest or transport after he reportedly was seen stumbling in a roadway, according to Horizon Police. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, Horizon Police Officers responded to the...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 3, 2026

El Paso Police: 2 dead after car slams into another on side of I-10

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Two people are dead after an early morning crash on Saturday, Aug. 1 when one vehicle slammed into another on the shoulder of Interstate 10 in Central El Paso. The crash happened at about 1:45 a.m. on Saturday on I-10 East near Copia, El Paso Police said....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 2, 2026

Nearly 50 train cars derail near Lordsburg, New Mexico

HIDALGO COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Officials with Hidalgo County Fire Rescue District 1 says that the Hidalgo County Fire Department was sent out to a train derailment Saturday afternoon near the I-10 corridor at the 34-mile marker, around 15 miles east from Lordsburg, New Mexi...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 2, 2026

El Paso Police seek teens after Macy's eyewear theft

El Paso police and Crime Stoppers are seeking public assistance to identify two teenagers who stole four pairs of Ray-Ban Meta glasses worth $1,836 from a Macy's at Cielo Vista Mall....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 2, 2026

At least 1 seriously hurt in motorcycle crash in Northeast El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- At least one person was seriously injured in a crash involving a motorcyclist early Sunday morning, Aug. 2 in Northeast El Paso, police said. The crash happened a little after 2 a.m. Sunday along the 3800 block of Fred Wilson Avenue, El Paso Police said. ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 2, 2026