Socorro man arrested for dog found ‘covered in blood’
SOCORRO, Texas — A Socorro man has been arrested on an animal cruelty charge after his dog was found “covered in blood,” police announced Friday.…
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Police say brazen Lower Valley auto thief has been caught
EL PASO, Texas — A group of car dealers on Alameda Avenue in El Paso’s Lower Valley are hoping their nightmare is finally over after police say they…
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El Paso DA says trial not yet set for accused Walmart shooter, death penalty still sought
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales held a very brief news conference to deliver a statement on Thursday afternoon as the…
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New Mexico education secretary replaced, new top cop named
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has named two new cabinet secretaries. The top jobs oversee the departments of safety…
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El Paso man accused in stolen donut truck crash while drunk faces ‘crime spree’ charges
UPDATE, July 29: 23–year-old Carlos Emmanuel Andrade, who was arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen Krispy Kreme truck while driving drunk,…
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Ex-U.S. Catholic cardinal is 1st charged with child sex crime
BOSTON, Massachusettes — Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested…
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Arrest made in murder of San Elizario man gunned down in front of his home
UPDATE, July 29: El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies announced an arrest Thursday in the murder of a San Elizario man who was gunned down in front of…
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LCPD says city council limited ability to deal with migrants found in hotel room
UPDATE, July 28: New information emerged Wednesday about an alleged case of human trafficking at a Las Cruces hotel where 25 people were reportedly…
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New Mexico House majority leader under investigation for racketeering, money laundering
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Authorities are investigating longtime New Mexico legislator Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s possibly illegal connections…
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14-year-old central El Paso boy shot in head while playing with gun has died
UPDATE, July 28: A 14-year-old boy who was accidentally shot in the head while playing with a gun earlier this month has died of his injuries. The…
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Caught on video: Naked man runs through downtown El Paso, gets arrested
(Editor’s note: The video above contains nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.) EL PASO, Texas — A naked man was arrested after running through the…
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2 charged in southern New Mexico death of smuggled migrant in U-Haul
UPDATE, July 27: A New Mexico resident and a Mexican national have been charged in the death of a migrant who was discovered in the back of a U-Haul…
Continue Reading Accused Walmart killer’s court hearing on mass shooting’s 2nd anniversary is reset
EL PASO, Texas — A court hearing for the suspected Cielo Vista Walmart shooter, originally scheduled to happen on the date of the massacre’s second…
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U.S. Capitol police detail violence at Jan. 6 riot hearing
WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats launched their investigation into the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection Tuesday with a focus on the law…
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Georgia man gets life sentence in Asian spa mass killings
CANTON, Georgia — A Georgia man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses has been sentenced to life without parole.…
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Fort Bliss soldiers are victim, suspect in bar shooting; Army probe underway
UPDATE, July 26: Investigators on Monday identified two Fort Bliss soldiers as the pair of 26-year-olds involved in a weekend parking lot shooting…
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Family violence leads to El Paso man’s arrest for human smuggling, drugs and guns
EL PASO, Texas — A police response to a family violence call led to the arrest of a west El Paso man on multiple charges of human smuggling along…
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Assault victim in hospital after east El Paso road rage crash, report of shots fired
EL PASO, Texas — One person was hospitalized after an apparent case of road rage led to a traffic crash followed by a fight and report of gunshots…
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‘Dating Game Killer’ dies of natural causes, prison officials say
By Andy Rose, CNN A convicted serial killer known as the “Dating Game Killer” died early Saturday morning at a hospital near Corcoran…
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2 shot, wounded in downtown Las Cruces; police look for shooter
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two people were shot and wounded in downtown Las Cruces early Saturday around bar closing time. Police said the gunfire…
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