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Firefighters respond to 'medical emergency' at Mt Cristo Rey

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Firefighters responded to a "medical emergency" early Tuesday morning, June 7, according to the Sunland Park Fire Department. Crews were called to the entrance to Mt Cristo Rey off McNutt Road regarding a female in her 40s with a medical emergency. Border ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 7, 2026

Black smoke from Juarez landfill fire visible across El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A fire at a landfill in Ciudad Juarez sent thick black smoke drifting across the U.S.-Mexico border early Tuesday morning. Officials said the fire broke out around 4 a.m. at the city's landfill, the Relleno Sanitario. Burning trash produced large plumes of...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 7, 2026

Desert Rescue 915 needs volunteers to clean July 4th aftermath

The 4th of July festivities are over, but it's just the beginning for the clean-up process. Desert Rescue 915 is partnering up with Precinct 1 Commissioner Jackie Butler, and the Montana Vista fire department to clean up Red Sands this upcoming weekend. The clean-up organi...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 7, 2026

El Paso man charged after crash causes passenger's pregnancy loss in Amarillo

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 23-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly crashed his vehicle, causing one of the passengers to lose her pregnancy outside of Amarillo, Texas, according to the Canyon Police Department. Jacob Saucedo has been charged with three counts of intoxicat...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 6, 2026

El Paso boxer Kayla Gomez arrested for allegedly assaulting step-aunt

ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) -- The Anthony Police Department arrested and charged El Paso boxer Kayla Gomez for allegedly assaulting her step-aunt Saturday, according to arrest documents ABC-7 obtained. Saturday, an Anthony Police Department officer went to a home near Anthony High ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

El Paso man charged for crash that injured 4; passenger loses pregnancy

CANYON, Texas (KVIA) -- A 23-year-old El Paso man has been charged for a crash that injured a child and a pregnant woman, according to the Canyon Police Department. The crash happened Sunday in Canyon, Texas, which is south of Amarillo. According to CPD, Jacob Saucedo from El ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

El Paso Animal Services sees influx of lost dogs after Fourth of July fireworks

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Animal Services expected a big intake of animals during the Fourth of July weekend. The holiday is usually one of the busiest and most stressful times of the year for shelters because loud fireworks scare animals out of their homes. Throughout t...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

Sacaton Fire in Gila continues to grow, but at slower pace

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Sacaton Fire, burning in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico, continues to grow, but at a slower pace than the past week, fire officials reported on Monday, July 6. The fire, burning 15 miles east of Glenwood, New Mexico, has burned an estimated 9,274 a...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 6, 2026

Man dead after fight escalates to shooting in West El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 32-year-old man is dead after a fight escalated to a shooting in West El Paso, according to the El Paso Police Department. Nicholas Emanuel Wells, 26, was arrested and charged with murder. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility. As KTS...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 6, 2026

Ex-El Paso officer pleads guilty to domestic violence charges

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A former officer with the El Paso Police Department pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony offenses, according to the District Attorney's Office. Former officer Joshua Anthony Gallardo, 30, pleaded guilty to assault impeding breath of circulation involv...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 6, 2026

US 54 South at Hondo Pass closed after crash

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- All southbound lanes on U.S. 54 at Hondo Pass closed after a crash Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. At 10:08 a.m., TxDOT said drivers should use Exit 27 (Hondo Pass Drive) to avoid the closure. They also said there's no clea...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

El Pasoan arrested after fatal crash kills teen vendor in Juarez

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Authorities said an El Paso resident was arrested after allegedly striking and killing a 15-year-old boy while attempting to flee a traffic officer in Ciudad Juarez. The incident reportedly occurred near the Paso del Norte International Bridge, also known ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 6, 2026

Former El Paso police officer sentenced on assault, violence charges

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A former El Paso Police Department officer pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony offenses, according to the El Paso District Attorney's Office Monday. He pleaded guilty June 23. Thirty-year-old Joshua Anthony Gallardo pleaded guilty to assault impe...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

Las Cruces firefighters put out residential fire

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Firefighters extinguished a fire at a home on Jasper Drive, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department. Just after 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, fire crews responded to a report of a residential structure fire on the 300 block of Jasper Drive. The first uni...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 6, 2026

Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government as US-brokered ceasefire plan stalls

By Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Hamas announced on Monday that it will dissolve its government in Gaza, a move that experts say puts pressure on Israel as progress from the US-brokered ceasefire plan has stalled. Ismail al-Thwabta, the head of the...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

How Cracker Barrel saved itself

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino said six months ago that she thought she was “fired by America” following a bungled revamp. Today, she could be on the path to forgiveness. The chain’s focus on getting back to its roots, doubling ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

13-year-old killed in crash at Bridge of the Americas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - A 13-year-old was killed after being struck by a vehicle at the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry on the Mexican side of the border, authorities said. Video shared by Channel 44 appears to show a gray car traveling along the left side of the traffic ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

Man arrested after fight leaves 1 person stabbed

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with family violence after a physical altercation between family members left one person with stab wounds, police in Anthony, Texas, said. On Sunday, July 5, officers with the Anthony, Texas, Police Department re...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 6, 2026

El Paso boxer Kayla Gomez arrested on family violence charge

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso boxer Kayla Gomez was arrested on Saturday, July 4 on a family violence charge, according to police in Anthony, Texas. On July 4th, officers with the Anthony, Texas, Police Department responded to the 600 block of Celeste regarding a reported dome...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 6, 2026

Horizon Fire Department responds to garage fire Saturday night

HORIZON, Texas (KVIA) -- According the Horizon Fire Department, firefighters were called out around 11:15 p.m to a structure fire in Horizon. When arriving, firefighters found a two-story home with heavy fire showing from the attached garage. According to officials, four ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 5, 2026

5 people hurt, 4 dogs die in fire in East El Paso County

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Five people suffered minor injuries and four dogs died in a residential structure fire late Saturday night, July 4 in East El Paso County, said Kris Melendez, fire chief for El Paso County Emergency Services District 1/Horizon. The fire happened along the...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 5, 2026

DC experiences ‘Code Red’ air quality after massive fireworks display

By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — Residents of Washington, DC, on Sunday briefly experienced the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to a company that ranks pollution globally, as the capital reckoned with the aftermath of a massive, 40-minute Fourth of Ju...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 5, 2026

Crime of Week: 5 men sought in home invasion in Northeast El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers are seeking five men who forced their way into a Northeast El Paso apartment, violently attacked a man with a baseball bat and threatened the other residents. This is this week's "Crime of the Week," as publicized by Crim...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 5, 2026

Sunland Park Fire puts out 7 fireworks-related brush fires on July 4

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Sunland Park Fire responded to seven fireworks-related brush fires on Saturday, July 4, it said. The largest one was about 1 acre of undeveloped land along the 2000 block of Boy Scout Lane. There were no structures involved and no injuries reported....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 5, 2026

Sunland Park Fire Department reported to 7 firework related bush fires

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Sunland Park Fire Department reported on social media that the department responded to 7 fireworks related brush fires during 4th of July festivities Saturday night. Officials with the department say that the largest response was at the 2000 block...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 5, 2026

Small plane makes hard landing into New York’s East River, officials say

By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN A seaplane made a hard landing in the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan just after noon Sunday, New York officials confirmed to CNN. There are reports of minor injuries, the New York Police Department said. Eight people were removed from the p...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 5, 2026

19-year-old killed and 6 others injured in July 4 Florida ‘teen takeover’

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old man was killed and six others were injured in a shooting overnight after hundreds of teens filled downtown Pensacola, Florida, for the Fourth of July, police said. Police described a “teen takeover” that began with children as ...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 5, 2026

Sacaton Fire in New Mexico's Gila continues to grow at 0% containment

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Sacaton Fire, burning in the Gila Wilderness, continues to grow at 0 percent containment, fire officials reported on Sunday, July 5. The fire, burning 15 miles east of Glenwood, New Mexico, is now estimated to have burned 8,638 acres. The fire started...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 5, 2026

Three people hospitalized after two vehicle crash in Chaparral

CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Three people were taken to local hospitals after a two-vehicle crash Saturday evening in Chaparral, according to Doña Ana Fire Rescue. Fire crews were dispatched just after 8 p.m. to the crash near mile marker 7 on Highway 404. When firefight...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 5, 2026

3 hurt in crash in Chaparral, New Mexico

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A two-vehicle crash in Chaparral, New Mexico, on Saturday evening, July 4 sent three people to the hospital, according to Doña Ana County Fire Rescue. Just after 8 p.m. Saturday, DAFR crews were sent to the crash near mile marker 7 on Highway 404. Upon ar...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 5, 2026

Celebrating America’s 250th along Ascarate lake

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - As the United States turns a quarter of a millennia old, Ascarate Park is throwing a birthday party matching the occasion with military vehicles, catered dinner, and a fireworks display as party of their Independence Day Picnic Party. Organizers say the...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 4, 2026