Body found in Wyoming confirmed to be Gabby Petito, death ruled a homicide
DENVER, Colorado — Autopsy results have confirmed that the remains found over the weekend near Grand Teton National Park are those of Gabby Petito,…
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Houston officer dead, another wounded while serving warrant
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a Houston police officer was killed and another was wounded during a shooting that also killed a 31-year-old man who…
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8 men from El Paso, Las Cruces arrested in DPS prostitution sting
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety officers and federal agents arrested eight men in a prostitution sting in the El Paso area last…
Continue Reading FBI spends hours searching family home of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie as he remains missing
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Leyla Santiago, CNN The FBI searched the family home of Gabby Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, in…
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2 bodies found in vehicles in separate El Paso discoveries
EL PASO, Texas — Police found bodies in vehicles in a pair of unrelated incidents on Sunday. The first body discovery came in a car parked in the…
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TikTok’s new craze: ‘Devious lick’ challenge leads to school thefts
EL PASO, Texas — A viral TikTok challenge has led to damaged property and stolen items from schools across the nation, including some in Texas who…
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Amber Alert for 12-year-old Texas girl taken from school
CONVERSE, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Friday night for a 12-year-old child out of Converse, which is in Bexar County about 15 miles…
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Jailed Las Cruces man suspected of being serial child rapist across NM, Texas
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 53-year-old man jailed in Las Cruces for the sexual assault of a teenager is believed to be a serial attacker and likely…
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Amber Alert for 6-year-old Texas boy taken from mom’s car
PEARLAND, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued early Friday for a 6-year-old boy who police say was kidnapped from his mother’s vehicle in…
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Texan tied to ‘boogaloo’ sentenced to 50 years in prison
NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas man linked to the “boogaloo” movement who livestreamed threats to kill police was sentenced Friday to 50 years…
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Americas High School threat prompts police response for Friday
EL PASO, Texas — Officials said there would be an extra police presence at Americas High School on Friday as a result of a potential threat leveled…
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Man’s body found on I-10, about 15 miles west of Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man’s body was found late Thursday afternoon along Interstate 10 west of Las Cruces and just beyond a landfill area. New…
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El Paso FBI warns of children being targeted by ‘sextortion’ blackmail
EL PASO, Texas — Your child could be blackmailed into sending sexually explicit images to an unknown stranger online, warns the El Paso office of…
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Man jailed for murder after allegedly shooting northeast El Paso neighbor with AK-47 in dog dispute
UPDATE #2, Sept. 16: ABC-7 obtained court documents on Thursday with details about a deadly shooting that happened in the 8900 block of Robert Drive…
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1 of 6 teens arrested in Las Cruces drug murder is identified as he turns 18
UPDATE, Sept. 16, 2021: One of a half-dozen teens arrested last year in a deadly Las Cruces shooting tied to drugs was publicly identified on…
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El Paso police seek to crack down on ‘beer runs,’ open containers
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is considering two ordinances, both of them concerning alcohol, that the police department says could help…
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El Paso FBI warns of new scam called ‘SMiShing’ that targets smartphones
EL PASO, Texas — With the evolution from emails to phone calls and now text messages, scams come in all forms and banking officials want to make…
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Inmate sentenced in violent attack on southern New Mexico prison guards
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — One of six inmates involved in a July 2019 attack of two officers at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility has been…
Continue Reading Texas governor says he’s committed to eliminating rapists. The state has more than 5,000 untested rape kits
The Texas law barring abortions at six weeks of pregnancy has women’s rights advocates up in arms for a number of reasons, including because it makes…
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‘Criminal activity’ threat leads to El Paso High School lockdown
EL PASO, Texas — What officials described as a ‘criminal activity’ threat led to the lockdown of El Paso High School on Tuesday. An El Paso…
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Caught on video: 12-year-old leads Doña Ana deputies on chase before crashing car
UPDATE, Sept. 14: The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released additional police dash cam video showing a 12-year-old boy leading…
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New Texas law requires cash bail for those accused of violent crimes
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping GOP-led bail legislation that requires people accused of…
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Las Cruces teen pleads not guilty in fatal party shooting
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy has been arraigned in the shooting death of a man at a Las Cruces house party this summer. The Las Cruces…
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Motorist crashes into police car in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist backing out their car crashed into a police vehicle on a central El Paso street on Saturday afternoon. The incident…
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22-year-old El Pasoan jailed for robbery, assault after SWAT standoff
UPDATE #2: Police late Friday night identified the man arrested following a central El Paso SWAT standoff earlier in the day as 22-year-old Andrew…
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16-year-old boy arrested for gunning down Las Cruces man
UPDATE, Sept. 10: Las Cruces police announced charges Friday against a 16-year-old boy in last weekend’s death of a 31-year-old man. The teen,…
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Man arrested in shootings of El Paso lawyer couple says he executed ‘Satanists’
UPDATE: A police affidavit obtained by ABC-7 outlines an apparent motive for the shootings of a prominent attorney couple in their central El Paso…
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Las Cruces woman sentenced 9 years for beating little girl
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A Las Cruces woman has been sentenced to a nine-year prison term after pleading guilty to what prosecutors described as a…
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Body pulled from canal in south central El Paso; death probed
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police detectives were investigating the discovery of a body late Wednesday afternoon in a south central El Paso waterway.…
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El Paso man arrested with over $80k of fentanyl in car
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso motorist has been jailed on felony drug charges after sheriff’s deputies said they found over $80,000 worth of fentanyl…
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