Man accused of stabbing dog 29 times indicted by Doña Ana County grand jury
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County District Attorney Gerald Byers said an indictment was issued against Dagoberto Jimenez by a grand jury.…
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Las Cruces man says alleged threats to kill Biden were ‘political expression’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A defense lawyer for a Las Cruces man accused of threatening to kill President Joe Biden says texts the man sent were taken…
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Woman seen jumping into monkey habitat at El Paso Zoo identified and arrested by police
UPDATE, May 26: EL PASO, Texas — Woman seen in viral video jumping over a barrier into the El Paso Zoo’s spider monkey enclosure is arrested and…
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Director of El Paso History and Art Museums arrested for alleged prostitution
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police arrested Vladimir Alexey Von Tsurikov, 50, for allegedly paying for sex with a woman he met online. A City of El…
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Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies arrest man accused of choking pregnant ex-girlfriend
ANTHONY, New Mexico — The Dona Ana County Sheriffs office said deputies arrested Jose Morales-Vasquez for allegedly choking and beating his…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 9: ‘We don’t know who can have that kind of hate’ – Family torn apart after son murders mom
EL PASO, Texas — Gloria Marmolejo, a 54-year-old mom and grandmother, was found dead in the southern New Mexico desert in the summer of 2009. Her…
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Las Cruces police arrest 15-year-old for alleged armed robbery at local store
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police arrested a 15-year-old boy who officers believe to be responsible for the armed robbery at a local Dollar…
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Man arrested in connection with fire at south-central El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department said 35-year-old Gabriel Adam Ramirez has been arrested in connection with a fire that happened Sunday…
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Family frustrated after waiting years for criminal trial
EL PASO, Texas — A family in El Paso said they are frustrated after they have waited four years for the trial of a man accused of sexually…
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East El Paso residents say their apartment complex is being vandalized by students during school day
EL PASO, Texas — Residents say an apartment complex in east El Paso is continuously being vandalized by students from nearby Eastwood High School…
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Texas gives final OK to unlicensed handgun carrying, El Paso lawmakers react: ‘Our deaths don’t matter’
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers have given final approval to allowing people carry handguns without a license, and the background check and…
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Doña Ana County dog stabbed 29 times gets 2nd chance at life
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — A 6-six-year-old bull terrier who survived a violent stabbing attack last December will start a new chapter of his…
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Las Cruces man arrested in rape of 5-year-old girl
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 55-year-old Las Cruces man was arrested Monday on accusations that he repeatedly raped a 5-year-old girl and made threats…
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Chaparral trio charged by feds with taking migrants hostage
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico – Federal prosecutors on Monday charged three Chaparral residents with operating a human smuggling operation that allegedly…
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Justices reject case of retired El Paso cop put in chokehold at VA
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a retired federal law enforcement officer from El Paso who was put in a…
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2-year-old Texas boy believed abducted is found safe after Amber Alert
UPDATE: Officials said Alejandro Alvarado Jr., the 2-year-old child that went missing from Amarillo, was later found and is safe. No further details…
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Man seriously hurt in stabbing attack in east El Paso neighborhood
EL PASO, Texas — A stabbing attack Sunday evening in an east El Paso neighborhood left a man seriously wounded. The stabbing happened around 5 p.m.…
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7 horses shot dead in Otero County; $10k reward to find shooter
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — A New Mexico animal advocacy group is offering a $10,000 reward to find the person(s) responsible for the shooting deaths…
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Car driver on drugs blamed in El Paso crash killing motorcyclist
UPDATE, May 22: El Paso police said Saturday that a traffic fatality initially described as a pedestrian struck and killed was actually a deadly…
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Stash of stolen mail seized by Las Cruces police; 200 victims
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police on Friday seized a large stash of mail believed to have been stolen over the last few weeks, possibly…
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Safety fears after hit & run death in El Paso’s Montecillo area
El PASO, Texas — Montecillo is an up and coming area on El Paso’s west side, but after last Sunday’s hit and run which left one person dead, many…
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Police say couple’s heated argument led to stabbing at east El Paso gas station
UPDATE: El Paso police late Friday released additional details about an early morning stabbing outside a Circle K gas station on the city’s east…
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Mesquite mom indicted in 5-month-old daughter’s death
UPDATE, May 21: A Mesquite woman was indicted Friday on felony charges for the death of her 5-month-old daughter. Prosecutors announced indictments…
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Alamogordo man arrested for 2nd DWI in week after crashing car into ambulance
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 22-year-old Alamogordo man, who was out on bond for a drunk driving arrest just two days prior, is accused of being…
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EPPD officer now faces sexual assault charges for attacks on 2 women; mugshot released
UPDATE, May 21: Theresa Caballero, the attorney for Abderrazak Boukhatmi, the El Paso police officer accused of sexually assaulting two women, issued…
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El Paso veteran saluted by family as ‘hero’ after he died trying to shield wife from being run over
EL PASO, Texas — The family of a military veteran who was crushed to death by a car outside a south-central El Paso bar while reportedly trying to…
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Texas executes death row inmate for 1st time in nearly a year
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Quintin Jones was executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville on Wednesday night, according to…
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Canutillo High School teacher arrested, campus drug use alleged
CANUTILLO, Texas — An employee at Canutillo High School has been arrested by school district police on charges involving on-campus drug use,…
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Judge grants bond to El Paso mom charged with murder of infant son
UPDATE, May 19: A central El Paso mother charged with capital murder in the death of her 7-month-old baby son was granted bond on Wednesday…
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Texas teacher accused of torturing kittens, says it ‘felt powerful’
SUGAR LAND, Texas — A Texas man accused of torturing and killing four kittens had worked as a geometry teacher at a Houston-area high school before…
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