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Former Las Cruces principal gets 11 years in prison for uploading child porn

October 26, 2021 5:51 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Joel Aguilar Villanueva, the former principal of Zia Middle School in Las Cruces, was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in…

Prosecutor won’t rule out criminal charges in Alec Baldwin movie shooting

October 26, 2021 4:16 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press, CNN

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Criminal charges have not been ruled out in the fatal shooting on set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust,” the Santa Fe…

Las Cruces man held on $230,000 bond in Cielo Vista Mall carjacking

October 26, 2021 4:56 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — A 25-year-old man faces aggravated robbery charges after he allegedly took a woman’s car at knifepoint. El Paso police say Sergio…

Fugitive nabbed at border crossing for 2018 killing of Horizon City teen

October 26, 2021 2:54 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – A high-profile fugitive sought for the 2018 slaying of a Horizon City teenager was arrested at the Bridge of the Americas border…

150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug probe

October 26, 2021 8:07 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more…

2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Idaho shopping mall

October 25, 2021 5:00 PM ABC News, Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — Police in Boise said two people were killed and four injured in a shooting Monday afternoon at a shopping mall; one person was in…

Appeals court hears claims of jury bias at ‘El Chapo’ trial

October 25, 2021 12:14 PM Associated Press

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman says the U.S. conspiracy conviction of the notorious…

Search warrant reveals new details in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting

October 25, 2021 10:53 AM ABC News

SANTA FE, New Mexico — A search warrant provided Monday by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office reveals new details into the moments before actor…

Man arrested after shots fired in east El Paso faces assault, gun & drug charges

October 23, 2021 2:12 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Oct. 24: Police on Sunday identified the man arrested after shots were fired at an east El Paso apartment complex as 26-year-old Josue Emilio…

After ‘heartbreaking’ theft of $200k of LCHS band equipment, some items recovered

October 23, 2021 11:20 AM Kate Bieri, Rosemary Garcia

UPDATE: Albuquerque Police on Saturday night said they had located the stolen Penske rental truck with Las Cruces High School’s band equipment. The…

Man flown to UMC after being shot in Las Cruces

October 23, 2021 10:58 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man was hospitalized after a shooting in Las Cruces late Saturday night. The shooting took place at Jordan Road and…

Woman wounded, another grazed in east El Paso shooting tied to burglary

October 23, 2021 2:41 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE: Police confirmed a 25-year-old woman suffered a leg wound and a 20-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet early Saturday as multiple gunshots…

West El Paso massage parlor shut down amid sex probe

October 22, 2021 6:46 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – Local and state officials have shut down a west El Paso massage parlor where they contend “illegal activity occurs habitually.”…

Irvin High School student in custody after report of gun

October 22, 2021 1:55 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — An Irvin High School student was taken into custody Friday by El Paso Independent School District Police after a report that he had…

Bond set at $200k for El Paso man caught standing over stabbing victim with knife

October 20, 2021 4:09 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Oct. 22: A man was being held on $200,000 bond after El Paso police arrested him with a knife in his hands standing over a stabbing victim,…

Chaparral habitual sex offender found hiding in shed gets 30-year sentence

October 22, 2021 10:31 PM Jim Parker

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A “habitual sex offender” found hiding in a shed by Otero County authorities has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for…

14 men from El Paso & beyond arrested in DPS prostitution sting

October 22, 2021 7:04 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety officers and federal agents said they arrested 14 men in a prostitution sting conducted in the El…

Police say man shot at central El Paso bar was intruder who broke in

October 16, 2021 2:29 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Oct.20: Police said a 37-year-old man wounded at Chankla’s bar over the weekend was a burglar who was shot after breaking in. Investigators…

‘Armed and Dangerous:’ Police identify suspect in Las Cruces deadly shooting

October 19, 2021 2:44 PM Lesley Engle

Update: Las Cruces Police on Wednesday identified 26-year-old Tyler Williams as the shooter who allegedly killed a man at an apartment complex…

Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murder charges and apologizes for Parkland high school massacre

October 20, 2021 8:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, Leyla Santiago and Gregory Lemos, CNN Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who carried out the massacre of students and faculty members at…

UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled for 4-year-old boy taken from daycare in Chaparral

October 19, 2021 3:30 PM Lesley Engle

According to the Otero County Sheriff’s Office, Izrael Martinez was found and is safe. No further details were provided. ++++++ CHAPARRAL, New…

WATCH: 12-year-old driver crashes after leading Dona Ana deputies on chase

October 18, 2021 3:58 PM Kate Bieri, Tom Scott

Editor’s note: Video contains profanities. DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Video just released to ABC-7 shows a 12-year-old driver leading Doña Ana…

Couple arrested for kidnapping woman after Dona Ana standoff; case tied to cartel

October 17, 2021 10:12 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Oct. 18: Authorities told ABC-7 on Monday that a couple with ties to a criminal cartel, accused of kidnapping a 33-year-old woman for five…

Police retrieve ‘large bullet’ found in east El Paso yard

October 18, 2021 1:53 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police on Monday afternoon responded to a residential neighborhood on the city’s eastside for an unusual discovery.…

El Paso FBI office warns of increased risk of QR code scams

October 17, 2021 10:28 AM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigation says they have seen an increased risk of QR code scams around the nation as more businesses…

Man collapses, dies along Lazy Cow Mountain Trail in northeast El Paso

October 16, 2021 3:41 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso firefighters were called out on a mountain rescue Saturday afternoon after a man suffered an apparent medical emergency and…

37-year-old man critically hurt in far east El Paso stabbing; attacker sought

October 16, 2021 2:15 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE: A 37-year-old man remain hospitalized Saturday afternoon in critical but stable condition after being stabbed multiple times in a far east El…