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Child’s rape and murder in India sparks mob and police killings

By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — The shocking rape and murder of a girl in eastern India has sparked widespread unrest that led to the mob-killing of an innocent man and police killing their main suspect in custody. The grim chain of events lays bare the nation’s probl...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 10, 2026

US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-a...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 10, 2026

El Paso County commissioner hosts free backpack giveaway

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Back-to-school season is upon us, and families can get a head start with a free backpack giveaway event hosted by El Paso County Commissioner for Precinct One, Jackie Butler. The event will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at the Montana Vista Fire...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 10, 2026

Trump fires Election Assistance Commission leaders

By Sean Lyngaas, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday fired the leadership of the federal agency that provides funding and security guidance to election officials, according to sources familiar with the matter and an email reviewed by CNN — a move that’s alrea...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 10, 2026

Las Cruces mayor speaks on juvenile crime epidemic, identity of City of Crosses

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez has served in his role for nearly three years, and juvenile crime reduction has been at the forefront in the community. The conviction of the four defendants in the Young Park shooting has sent a message for about public saf...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 10, 2026

Weather Authority Alert: Strong storm potential Friday

Our high was 101 on Thursday, our 20th triple-digit day of the year. Here's your updated Misery Meter. I have triggered a Weather Authority Alert for the potential for strong storms in a widely scattered pattern for Friday. Here's your exclusive 9-Hour Forecast. TONIGHT: The ski...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 10, 2026

Former nurse practitioner arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said it arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient while he worked as a nurse practitioner. Victor Lee Ilog had outstanding felony warrants for two counts of sexual assault, EPC...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 9, 2026

El Paso nurse practitioner arrested on sexual assault warrants

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 50-year-old nurse practitioner was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a patient while employed at a behavioral health clinic, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, July 9. Victor Lee Ilog was arrested on two outstanding...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

El Paso man sentenced to 5 years for stalking woman he met at gym

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An El Paso man received a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to stalking a woman for nearly a year, according to court records ABC-7 obtained Thursday. According to police documents, a woman met Ivan Alejandro Alvarado at the gym in November 202...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 9, 2026

Attorney: $104M truck crash verdict highlights safety issues

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Attorneys who represented the family of Orlando Robles, the El Paso man who died in a crash involving a local trucking company, say this trial sends a message about safety regulations. As KTSM 9 News previously reported, a jury awarded $104 million in the...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

Fatal rollover crash in Hudspeth County kills 22-year-old

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 22-year-old female is dead following a rollover crash in Hudspeth County on Thursday, July 9. Preliminary information revealed that Marisol Martinez, from Tornillo, Texas, was driving westbound on TX-20 near mile marker 372 when she failed to drive in a ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

Human remains found in Ruidoso Downs; investigation begins

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Workers part of a fire reduction project found human remains early Wednesday morning, July 8, in Ruidoso Downs, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (LCSO). According to a Facebook post, at around 11:30 a.m., LCSO deputies were dispatched to a...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

Aggravated assault suspect apprehended in El Paso County

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office arrested a man with an outstanding warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On Sunday, July 5, deputies responded to a report of an aggravated assault involving a firearm at the 14700 block of F...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

City of El Paso to host grand opening of Central Fire Station

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso is inviting the community to the grand opening of the El Paso Fire Department's new Central Fire Station on Thursday afternoon, July 9. The opening of the $23 million fire station will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Downtown El Paso at 201 South...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

Las Cruces police warn about copper wire thieves

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- The Las Cruces Police Department on Thursday warned the public for suspicious people who steal copper wire from light poles and new construction sites. Police think people steal copper wide from light poles, take off plastic coating, chop the wire in...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 9, 2026

Fire at Central El Paso apartment complex results in one fatality

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A fire at an apartment complex in Central El Paso left one person dead, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The incident happened at Johnson Apartments located at 3601 Johnson Avenue, between Russel and Stevens Streets, last night, July 8. Fire offic...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

A major pattern shift sets the stage for a dangerous heat dome in the West

CNN, KABC, WCCO, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, WALL TOWNSHIP POLICE By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Yet another brutal heat dome is set to roast part of the United States starting this weekend as part of a major weather pattern change. The East Coast was in the hot sea...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 9, 2026

New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he’s not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U.S. should “finish the job.” But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean a return to war or long-term action. The conf...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

The US is striking Iran again. Can it ever deliver a knockout blow?

By Jessie Yeung, Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — In many ways it was already the ceasefire that never was. But with the United States and Iran claiming to have hit dozens of targets each with air, drone and missile strikes in the past 48 hours, it’s increasingly hard to see where this...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 9, 2026

Central El Paso apartment fire leaves one person dead

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A fire at an apartment complex leaves one person dead, according to El Paso Fire. The fire was reported at the 3600 block of Johnson Ave in Central El Paso. It was reported just after 11:30 p.m. Fire crews arrived to find flames and smoke coming fro...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 9, 2026

Data: Alcohol-related crashes disproportionately deadly on El Paso roads

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Police Department (EPPD) delivered a DWI Presentation to the City Council on Tuesday, July 7, that offered a stark and sobering look at the city's roads. The data showed that while overall traffic incidents through April of this year are holdin...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

Man arrested after vehicle, foot chase in Canutillo

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 21-year-old man was arrested after driving off from a traffic stop and fleeing on foot from law enforcement in Canutillo, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Kevin Guerrero was charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, evadi...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 9, 2026

Care over jail: Emergence Health and EPPD partners up for diversion program

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- El Paso City Council has approved an agreement to expand the relationship between Emergence Health Network and the local Police Department. This agreement allows police officers to divert individuals to Emergence's Montana office diversion center instead o...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 8, 2026

Jury awards $104M in verdict against El Paso trucking business

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A jury awarded $104 million in the wrongful death case after a driver of a commercial truck fell asleep at the wheel and killed El Pasoan Orlando Robles, according to a news release by Tawney, Acosta and Chaparro (TAC) P.C. Truck Crash & Injury Attorneys ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 8, 2026

$104 million awarded in wrongful death case against trucking company

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A jury awarded $104 million in a wrongful death case against a national trucking company, MVT Services LLC, after one of its drivers crashed and killed El Pasoan Orlando Robles, Tawney, Acosta and Chaparro P.C. said Wednesday. In a news release, TAC sa...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 8, 2026

Ruidoso Resilience: How a community is recovering a year after deadly flooding

RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) -- It's been two years since wildfires scorched areas surrounding the Village of Ruidoso high in the Sierra Blanca mountains. Just a year ago this week, heavy rains on those burned areas sent runoff rushing down the Rio Ruidoso -- causing deadly flash floodin...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 8, 2026

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run in East El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 76-year-old El Paso man. El Paso police announced that they arrested 21-year-old Abraham Sosa Castro, of Fabens, on Tuesday, July 7, charging him with collision...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 8, 2026

Border Patrol El Paso Sector alerts rideshare drivers about smuggling dangers

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is warning rideshare drivers about the significant legal and physical dangers associated with human smuggling risks. Border Patrol said transnational criminal organizations are manipulating legitimate mobile applicati...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 8, 2026

Investigation finds El Paso driver not at fault in fatal Juarez bridge crash

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A 19-year-old driver from El Paso who was detained following a fatal traffic incident on the Cordova-Americas International Bridge was released after investigators determined that the crash was caused by the pedestrian's actions, authorities said. The Nort...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 8, 2026

Entire police department relieved of duty in West Virginia town

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Barrackville Police Department announced that, effective immediately, every single member of the department has been relieved of duty by the Barrackville Town Council and the Mayor....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 8, 2026

Mental health services in El Paso expand

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso is expanding services for people experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. City council approved an agreement between the El Paso Police Department, the district attorney's office, and Emergence Health Network. The partnership...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 8, 2026

Ford recalls more than 110K Mustangs

Ford Motor Company is recalling over 110,000 vehicles due to issues that could increase the risk of a crash.

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 8, 2026

Trump says he thinks Iran agreement is ‘over’ after exchange of fire

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday morning that he believes that the interim agreement with Iran is "over" following the latest exchange of fire between the two sides. Trump said that negotiations between the U.S. and Iran will continue, but told reporters of the agreeme...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 8, 2026

Las Cruces City Council transfers 2 liquor licenses, accepts grant for police

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Las Cruces City Council at its meeting on Monday, July 6 voted to transfer ownership of two "inter-local" liquor licenses with on-premises consumpion. The licenses were transferred to Cattle Baron Restaurants which does business as Cattle Baron Steak ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 8, 2026

Smuggling alert: Border Patrol advises rideshare drivers

The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is warning rideshare drivers to be aware of the dangers of being manipulated by transnational criminal organizations, and to look out for indicators of smuggling such as passengers wearing heavily soiled clothing or appearing visually stresse...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 7, 2026

Juarez firefighters control overnight tire storage fire

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Tuesday, Juarez firefighters reported and contained an overnight fire at a tire storage facility across the border. An official report said the fire was reported at 11:53 p.m. Monday. Six fire engines and a tanker helped with the response by cooling t...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 7, 2026

New Mexico man sentenced to 10 years for sexually exploiting children

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A Sierra County man pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to New Mexico State Police on Tuesday, July 7. As KTSM 9 News previously reported, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, James Gatlin was arrested i...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 7, 2026

Jury trial starts for 2021 McDonald’s murder

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Tuesday, the jury trial for a 2021 murder at a McDonald's parking lot started. Robron Lewis is facing capital murder charges for the shooting, which police said started as a drug deal. It happened Oct. 28, 2021, at a McDonald's on Mesa Street near the ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 7, 2026

Las Cruces Police highlight hot car dangers for kids, pets

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces Police Department issued a warning to the public about the risks of leaving children or pets in vehicles during hot summer months. According to the nonprofit Kids and Car Safety, 10 children have died across the U.S. this year from being lef...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 7, 2026

Fire burning in New Mexico's Gila now at 11% contain

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) --- The Sacaton Fire, burning in the Gila Wilderness, is now reporting progress in its containment at 11 percent, fire officials said. The fire, burning 15 miles east of Glenwood, New Mexico, has burned 9,349 acres. It started on June 21 and lightning has be...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 7, 2026

New Mexico AG warns about price gouging, fraud connected to wildfires

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- New Mexico state Attorney General Raul Torrez is warning New Mexicans to be on the lookout for price gouging and fraud that are connected to wildfires. Torrez released guidance on Tuesday, July 7 for New Mexicans who have been affected by wildfires or who...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 7, 2026