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Gabrielle Lopez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of a theft at a gas station in 2025.

According to the sheriff’s department, deputies went to a Speedway gas station at 280 Canutillo La Union Ave. off Doniphan Drive on Dec. 22, 2025. The store manager alleged the assistant store manager stole money over several months, EPCSO said.

Deputies identified Eduardo Aleman as a suspect. They obtained a warrant for theft of property and arrested him Sunday, EPCSO said.

EPCSO booked him into the county detention facility on a $10,000 bond.

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Gabrielle Lopez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fifteen Girl Scouts will spend the week learning how to repair and handle home emergencies. The annual SHEBuilds ‘n Drills Workshop teaches girls how to act during home flooding, fires and fix appliances.

The workshop is part of Rebuilding Together El Paso’s SHEBuilds project, which teaches women basic home maintenance and safety skills. As a whole, Reubuilding Together repairs homes for low-income homeowners, seniors, veterans and people with individuals.

“Our goal is to build confidence, encourage problemsolving, and inspire interest in technical careers,” Executive Director Roger de Moor said in a statement.

Christina Zuniga with SHEBuilds said the repairing side of the workshop teaches Girl Scouts basic repair skills like leaky faucets, woodwork and patching drywall. She said these skills can help the girls and their families save money.

“You could take care of a leaky faucet, for example, at your home instead of having to pay hundreds of dollars for a plumber,” Zuniga said. “You know how to do it at home and it’s simple.”

Beyond repairs and emergencies, the girls will learn the principles of electricity through experiments, Rebuild Together El Paso said.

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Rishi Oza

UPDATE: The EPISD Board of Trustees voted to cut 55 contracted positions during their meeting Monday night.

The board approved 94 jobs to be cut, but they were able to get the number down with retirement incentives and placing some into other positions.

“we just want to assure parents that we’re doing everything we can, literally everything that we possibly can as a district and as a board to make sure that we’re taking care of the classroom,” said Board President Leah Hanany.

The board was able to keep school psychologists at their current positions despite being listed on the agenda. Some psychologists gave public comment during the meeting and they were relieved to know their jobs were safe.

“This was a very agonizing three weeks knowing that we were on a list,” said Renee King Rivera, a psychologist with the district. “My trust in the district has been restored in the sense that I know that we are looking in the best interests of students.”

The board will meet again on Tuesday to finalize their budget agenda.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees will vote on hundreds of job cuts during its meeting Monday night.

The district filed for financial exigency two weeks ago, which allowed them to make these cuts without the Texas Education Agency intervening. EPISD faced a $53 million deficit, and these cuts will get them to a deficit of around $4 million.

They will vote on its budget agenda Tuesday night.

To find the full meeting agenda and which jobs the board will be discussing below.

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ABC-7 will have a full report on the vote and which jobs are on the line on ABC-7 at 10.

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Gabrielle Lopez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twelve people have been arrested after U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations found a stash house in El Paso. CBP said Monday it found the house in May.

On May 27, agents found a stash house used for human smuggling, CBP said. They found 11 adults in the staying in the U.S. illegally and one unaccompanied child in the house. Agents arrested and sent them to the Ysleta Border Patrol station.

CBP said 10 of those found were from Mexico and the other two were from Guatemala.

The adults faced charges and the child was administratively processed, CBP said. They were sent to the Processing Transport Detention Unit.

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CBP said the investigation is still ongoing.

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Gabrielle Lopez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Weekend thunderstorms treated El Pasoans to a stunning double rainbow Sunday.

The National Weather Service said double rainbows form when part of a light ray reflects twice on a raindrop.

ABC-7 and its viewers captured many pictures from different parts of the city. You can view the gallery below.

To submit a weather photo, you can send it to our share form.

ABC-7’s StormTrack Weather team issued an ABC-7 First Alert for Sunday’s rain. Thunderstorms stick around Monday night.

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Olivia Vara

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “We’re gonna be patrolling the areas, patrolling the county to make sure people are staying away from fireworks tents. That’s one of our biggest concerns that pop them popping firecrackers too close to the stands,” Sam Villarreal told ABC-7 during an interview.

Sam is with El Paso County Emergency Services District No. 1 in Horizon City and says bottle rockets and missiles with fins are especially hazardous.

“Once they actually go up in the air, pop, it’s there’s actually a stick attached to them. A longer stick. And that’s what actually catches fire. And the embers land in the desert, catch brush. And that’s what usually catches fire,” said Sam.

On Monday, county commissioners discussed the possibility of banning bottle rockets and missiles with fins — the two aerial fireworks seen as the highest wildfire risk during dry conditions.

They’re expected to make a decision on whether to ban them later.

The ban would run through July 4th, but sparklers and fountains would still be allowed.County commissioners also brought up a new law.

It extends fireworks sales until midnight on July 5th, this year only, for America’s 250th birthday.

Sam says many firework vendors end up not even buying the fireworks that could be banned, in case they are.

For now, cooler weather is what keeps this ban from reaching approval.

Jimmy Nevarez, owner of Fireworks Pyro, says the ban would only affect a small portion of his supply.

Jimmy says if El Pasoans want to enjoy their fireworks, they need to be safe and show restraint with them.

“Courteous. Be courteous to your neighbors because next year, if it is dry, then the county commission will definitely keep that in mind and there will be more restrictions to follow,” said Jimmy.

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Gabrielle Lopez

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A Las Cruces native will represent New Mexico at Miss America’s Teen Competition in September. Jordyn Campion took the crown at Miss New Mexico’s Teen 2026.

“Receiving the title of Miss New Mexico’s Teen is an incredible honor,” said Campion in a statement. “I am excited to represent our state, share my passion for service, and inspire young people to recognize that they have the power to create meaningful change in their communities.”

Campion studies at Centennial High School, a press release said. She’s a competitive swimmer and ambassador for Land of Enchantment, a program aiming to prevent litter and graffiti, and Still She Rose, a wellness program for women in the pageant community.

She founded No Tread Left Behind, which combats illegal tire dumping in New Mexico, according to the press release. Since launching the program, she helped remove more than 200 tires illegally dumped in public lands.

Campion is a Doña Ana County Youth Commissioner, where she has been building skills in representing local youth.

As Miss New Mexico’s Teen, Campion will spend the next year serving her state’s communities before taking the stage in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her time serving the state will focus on volunteering, leadership, environmental stewardship and youth empowerment, the release said.

Miss America’s Teen will take place Sept. 6.

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Carpio Griego

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – La Nube STEAM Discovery Center allowed the first 600 children to enter for free to celebrate National Children’s Day and explore on Sunday.

La Nube is able to this through a partnership with Cummins in order to celebrate the holiday according to Guest Experience Director for La Nube Hannah Harris.

Children could be exposed to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math in an interactive way through the exhibits that is usually a $17 ticket.

The free aspect is something several people that attended told ABC-7 was what made this an affordable way to have a fun day out with their family.

People like Timotheus Hicks, who said it was nice to have somewhere to get out of the hot summer weather, especially with the attraction being free.

“That’s really awesome, especially with it being so hot outside,” Hicks said. “So it’s nice to have somewhere you can come inside like today, it’s free, so it’s really been a big help from our family.”

Hicks also said he liked seeing his child interact with what was available at La Nube as an educational aspect Harris says is a priority to try to expose children to at a younger age.

“Steam is important, it covers all areas of education,” Harris said. ” We’re really big on the arts here at La Nube and I think that kids getting access to that, especially here and giving us a central place in El Paso, is huge.”

Coming to La Nube is something that leads to first time visitors like Jonathan Perez, who said he didn’t see everything but still had fun.

“It’s my first time here and honestly I love it so far. I’m barely on the second level and there’s still more to go,” Perez said. “It looks amazing, and it being free for the for the kids, that’s what’s really important. I think that’s what matters the most.”

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Katrina Villarreal

UPDATE (9:57 a.m.) — An El Paso Police Detective Judy Oviedo told ABC-7 police learned about the crash at 2:38 a.m.

She said the police unit was at the intersection of Kansas Street and Wyoming Avenue “preventing traffic from using the I-10 entrance.”

UPDATE (5:32 A.M.) — El Paso Police has cleared the scene.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are responding to a three vehicle crash involving a El Paso Police unit.

The crash happened at the corner of Wyoming and Kansas.

This is a developing story.

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Gabrielle Lopez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 39-year-old El Paso man faced 20 counts of animal cruelty after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it rescued 35 animals in Far East El Paso.

Saturday, County Animal Welfare went to a home on the 700 block of Agua Del Rio after a reported injured dog. It said officers found animals living in unsanitary and unsafe conditions with poor access to food, water and shelter.

EPCSO detectives alleged Edgar Adrian Fuller as responsible for the animals. The sheriff’s office said two injured dogs didn’t get treatment, 13 cats showed signs of sickness and five underweight pigs.

The sheriff’s department later helped rescue 16 dogs, 14 cats and five pigs. EPCSO said the animals received medical treatment.

Detectives got 20 animal cruelty warrants, five of which were for livestock animals, according to EPCSO. They arrested Fuller Sunday and booked him into the county detention facility on a $37,000 bond.

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