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El Paso FBI warns of children being targeted by ‘sextortion’ blackmail

September 16, 2021 8:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — Your child could be blackmailed into sending sexually explicit images to an unknown stranger online, warns the El Paso office of…

Man jailed for murder after allegedly shooting northeast El Paso neighbor with AK-47 in dog dispute

September 15, 2021 4:28 AM Jim Parker, JC Navarrete, Mauricio Casillas

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…

1 of 6 teens arrested in Las Cruces drug murder is identified as he turns 18

August 5, 2020 12:15 AM Jim Parker

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…

El Paso police seek to crack down on ‘beer runs,’ open containers

September 15, 2021 12:00 PM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is considering two ordinances, both of them concerning alcohol, that the police department says could help…

El Paso FBI warns of new scam called ‘SMiShing’ that targets smartphones

September 14, 2021 11:29 AM Brianna Perez

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…

Inmate sentenced in violent attack on southern New Mexico prison guards

September 14, 2021 6:05 PM KVIA ABC-7

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…

Texas governor says he’s committed to eliminating rapists. The state has more than 5,000 untested rape kits

September 14, 2021 4:54 AM CNN

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…

‘Criminal activity’ threat leads to El Paso High School lockdown

September 14, 2021 1:46 PM Jim Parker

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…

Caught on video: 12-year-old leads Doña Ana deputies on chase before crashing car

September 13, 2021 2:33 PM Kate Bieri

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…

New Texas law requires cash bail for those accused of violent crimes

September 13, 2021 7:14 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping GOP-led bail legislation that requires people accused of…

Las Cruces teen pleads not guilty in fatal party shooting

September 13, 2021 12:46 PM Associated Press

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…

Motorist crashes into police car in central El Paso

September 11, 2021 5:07 PM Jim Parker

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…

22-year-old El Pasoan jailed for robbery, assault after SWAT standoff

September 10, 2021 11:45 AM Jim Parker

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…

16-year-old boy arrested for gunning down Las Cruces man

September 8, 2021 10:22 AM KVIA ABC-7

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,…

Man arrested in shootings of El Paso lawyer couple says he executed ‘Satanists’

September 9, 2021 1:19 PM Jim Parker

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…

Las Cruces woman sentenced 9 years for beating little girl

September 9, 2021 5:18 PM Associated Press

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…

Body pulled from canal in south central El Paso; death probed

September 8, 2021 5:35 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police detectives were investigating the discovery of a body late Wednesday afternoon in a south central El Paso waterway.…

El Paso man arrested with over $80k of fentanyl in car

September 8, 2021 3:02 PM Jim Parker

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…

Supreme Court puts execution of Texas man on hold in dispute over pastor’s access

September 8, 2021 1:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court granted a request Wednesday from a Texas death row inmate who sought to block his…

Texas governor defends abortion law with no rape exceptions

September 7, 2021 6:47 PM Associated Press

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defending a new state law banning most abortions that…

Lower Valley man accused of murdering mother-in-law during argument over wife

September 4, 2021 9:33 AM Rachel Phillips, Jim Parker

UPDATE, Sept. 7: New details were revealed Tuesday in court documents about what led an El Paso man to allegedly shoot and kill a woman during an…

Man shot, wounded by deputies in Santa Teresa after allegedly abducting wife

September 6, 2021 12:43 PM Jim Parker

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A man suffered what authorities described as “superficial wounds” during an exchange of gunfire early Monday with Dona…

Man who died in standoff with deputies near Las Cruces is ID’d

September 3, 2021 2:27 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Sept. 6: Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday identified the man who died during a standoff east of Las Cruces last week as…

Carjacker leads El Paso police on chase before abandoning vehicle

September 5, 2021 8:05 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police were searching Sunday evening for a man wanted in a carjacking that happened in the Bartlett Drive area of west El…

2 seriously hurt in Lower Valley stabbing, assault cases that are connected

September 5, 2021 12:11 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said two people were seriously injured early Sunday following a stabbing and an assault, both taking place in the…

Las Cruces man arrested in rape of teen girl near Organ Mountain High School

September 2, 2021 11:18 AM Rosemary Garcia

UPDATE, Sept. 3: Las Cruces police on Friday arrested the man accused of the violent kidnapping and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. 45-year-old…