El Paso aunt to remain held on $1M bond; accused of severely beating boy
UPDATE, June 3: EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso judge on Thursday afternoon refused to lower the million dollar bond for a woman accused of severely…
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Bowie alumni restore crosses on Mount Cristo Rey to remember Walmart shooting victims
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Restoration for remembrance. A group of El Paso’s Bowie High School alumni marched up Mount Cristo Rey earlier this week…
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Famed celebrity lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies at 87
WALTHAM, Massachusetts — Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey has died. He was 87. The death was confirmed Thursday by Peter Horstmann, who worked with…
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Active shooter at California fire station kills 1, wounds another before taking own life
AGUA DULCE, California — – Authorities said an off-duty firefighter fatally shot a fellow Los Angeles County firefighter and wounded…
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Woman believed abducted from La Union by ‘hallucinating’ man with gun
LA UNION, New Mexico — Dona Ana County authorities put out a public call for help Tuesday to locate a woman who is believed to have been kidnapped…
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Man’s body found at Sunland Park landfill by employee
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Authorities were investigating the discovery of a man’s body Tuesday at a Sunland Park landfill. Officials indicated the…
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Mesquite man now indicted alongside girlfriend in baby’s death
MESQUITE, New Mexico — A Mesquite man was indicted Tuesday in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s 5-month-old daughter back in April,…
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Texas man allegedly planned Walmart mass shooting; had assault guns, racist symbols
KERRVILLE, Texas — Authorities in Texas arrested a man accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Walmart, and a search of the…
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Alamogordo woman indicted for teen’s murder in 2017
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — An Alamogordo woman has been indicted for murder in the 2017 death of a teenager whose body was found in a Mesilla ditch.…
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El Paso police say I-10 drunk driver caught speeding at 130 mph
EL PASO, Texas — A drunk driver was clocked over the weekend speeding at over 130 miles an hour along Interstate 10, El Paso police said Monday.…
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2 dead, at least 20 wounded in Florida ‘targeted’ shooting
HIALEAH, Florida — Miami-Dade police were looking for the assailants who opened fire outside a banquet hall in south Florida early Sunday, killing…
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Mexican cartels are now hunting down police at their homes
GUANAJUATO, Mexico — The notoriously violent Jalisco cartel has responded to Mexico’s “hugs, not bullets” policy with a policy of its own:…
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Shooting outside west El Paso bar leaves man seriously injured
EL PASO, Texas — One man is suffering serious injuries after he was shot outside a west El Paso bar Saturday morning. El Paso Police said the…
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El Paso man arrested for alleged possession of 15,000 child porn images
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police arrested 19-year-old Frank James Fuller after officers reportedly seized over 15,000 images of child pornography.…
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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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