Anthony trucker convicted of taking boys on sex trips
EL PASO, Texas – A 59-year-old Anthony truck driver has been convicted of taking young boys along on long-haul trips across the country for sex,…
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Marijuana is now legal in New Mexico: What you need to know
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico legalized the possession of recreational cannabis on Tuesday and allowed hobbyists to start growing…
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Police search NMSU campus for robbery & shooting fugitive
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police searched unsuccessfully with dogs along the New Mexico State University campus on Monday night for a wanted…
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John Langley, creator of ‘Cops’ TV series, dies at 78 during road race in Mexico
BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico — John Langley, the creator and executive producer of the reality television series “Cops,” died after…
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Amber Alert issued for Texas 13-year-old said to be with older man
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A Texas statewide Amber Alert has been issued for 13-year-old Antonette Rodriguez after she left her home near Brownsville and…
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Armed robbery ends with man shot, hurt near Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An armed robbery turned into a shooting in Dona Ana County late Friday night, the Sheriff’s Office said. The incident…
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Ex-officer Chauvin sentenced to 22 1/2 years in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd,…
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Police seek violent carjacker in brutal west El Paso attack
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police put out a call for help on Friday to find the man responsible for a “violent carjacking” earlier this month that…
Continue Reading Prosecutors to bring charges soon against Trump Organization
NEW YORK, NY — Manhattan prosecutors are considering filing criminal charges soon against Donald Trump’s company, stemming from a long-running…
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Man arrested trying to smuggle cockfighting equipment through El Paso port of entry
EL PASO, Texas — A California man was arrested at an El Paso port of entry trying to smuggle cockfighting equipment across the U.S.-Mexico border,…
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El Paso FBI office warns of ‘sugar daddy’ scam targeting young women
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso office of the FBI has a warning for young women it says may be targeted by scammers. The bureau says it’s seeing an…
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Burglary, chase leads to crash & shooting in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A suspected burglar in a pickup truck being chased was involved in a rollover crash that resulted in a shooting on El Paso’s west…
Continue Reading WATCH: Biden announces plan to combat gun violence
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a comprehensive strategy on violent crime prevention — with a particular emphasis on…
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Anti-virus software creator John McAfee dies in Spanish prison
MADRID, Spain — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a…
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Year after Vanessa Guillén’s death, Congress seeks to pass military crime reforms
WASHINGTON, DC — A year after U.S. Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s death in Texas, which spurred a movement against sexual assault and harassment in…
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Funeral for El Paso-based DPS trooper who died of Covid-19
UPDATE, June 22: The funeral procession and services took place Tuesday afternoon for Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Paul Mooney, 52, of El…
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El Paso police make 12 gang arrests in past month; experts say gang members getting younger
EL PASO, Texas — The Gang Unit in the El Paso Police Department has arrested a dozen people in the last month. According to Ringo Deleon, the…
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Owner of raided El Paso strip club accused of human trafficking
UPDATE, June 22: State officials reveled new details Tuesday about last week’s raid of a far east El Paso strip club, accusing the owner of being a…
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Horizon City man pleads guilty to gun crimes, admits making Walmart threats
HORIZON CITY, Texas — A 30-year-old Horizon City man who was arrested last year for making online threats – that included a photo of a weapon and a…
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Defense secretary backs change in military handling of sex assault cases
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice…
Continue Reading Charges dropped against 2 suspects in Austin mass shooting
AUSTIN, Texas — Prosecutors are dropping criminal charges against two juveniles after police identified a different gunman in a mass…
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Amber Alert issued for 2 Texas boys taken by murder suspect
DALLAS, Texas — Officials issued a statewide Amber Alert Monday evening for two children out of Dallas who they said were believed to be in…
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El Paso deputies search for woman who abandoned healthy dog at hospital and scurried away
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies were searching for a woman who abandoned her healthy dog by dropping it off at a far east El…
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Man accused of running over El Paso couple outside bar gets bond lowered
UPDATE, June 21: Donovan Paul Byers, the man charged in a murder and aggravated assault of an El Paso couple outside Adrian’s Bar in south-central…
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El Paso plane seized, searched at Santa Teresa airport in Homeland Security probe
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A small private plane apparently controlled by two El Pasoans was seized at the Santa Teresa airport as part of a U.S.…
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Houston deputy’s wife and stepchild shot by gunman inside their apartment
HOUSTON, Texas — An off-duty deputy’s wife and his 4-year-old stepdaughter were shot early Sunday morning when a gunman forced entry into…
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Disturbing video: Kids dive for cover as gunman opens fire on New York sidewalk
NEW YORK, NY — Shocking video shows a brazen gunman opening fire just mere inches away from children as they ducked for safety on a sidewalk in the…
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Doña Ana County jail officer stabbed, wounded by inmate
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County Detention Center officer was hospitalized in stable condition after being stabbed multiple times by an…
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1 dead, 12 hurt in Arizona shooting spree; gunman in custody
PHOENIX, Arizona — Four people were shot — one fatally — as a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix…
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Boy arrested in Horizon City shooting that killed 1, hurt 2
UPDATE, June 17: HORIZON CITY, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a boy on charges stemming from a Horizon City shooting last…
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