EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police put out a public call for help Friday to find the person(s) responsible for a dog’s hanging death in a Lower Valley park, with investigators calling it “a heinous case of cruelty to animals.” Detectives said the small gray poodle mix dog was found hanging from a chain-link
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UPDATE: A statewide Texas Amber Alert was re-issued Friday for a 7-month-old boy who was taken from his father’s home by his estranged mother on Thursday – and now authorities say a man was also involved in the abduction of Miguel David Lee Ramirez. Officials said 25-year-old Marcus Nast entered the home without consent and
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WASHINGTON, DC — The number of Americans seeing crime as an extremely serious problem in the United States is at a more than 20-year high, and broad majorities in an ABC News/Washington Post poll favor alternative crime-fighting strategies to address it. A sweeping 75% in the national survey said violent crime would be reduced by increasing funding
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department was investigating a domestic dispute between a couple which resulted in one of them being taken to the hospital early Friday morning. A police spokesman said it happened on the 7900 block of San Jose Rd. in the Lower Valley, which is near Fire Station
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney General Merrick Garland says he is imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures.
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UPDATE, July 1: Authorities on Thursday identified the man whose body was pulled from Ascarate Lake a day prior as 25-year-old Jevan Alexei Angel. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crime Unit said it was continuing to investigate the death. UPDATE, June 30: El Paso Fire Department divers recovered a body from Ascarate Lake
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NEW YORK, NY — Donald Trump’s company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what a prosecutor called a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme. The indictment says Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg allegedly receive more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation, including apartment rent, car payments and school tuition. It is the
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — The Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, surrendered to authorities early Thursday ahead of an expected court appearance on the first criminal indictment in a two-year investigation into business practices at Donald Trump’s company. Weisselberg was photographed walking into the the complex that houses criminal courts and the Manhattan
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents had a busy Tuesday in the Borderland as they found dozens of migrants in an El Paso stash house and arrested several others in Sierra Blanca following an armed home break-in, officials said Wednesday. The stash house discovery of 35 migrants occurred in central El Paso. Agents
Continue Reading NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief have been indicted on charges stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The charges against the Trump Organization and the company’s
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EL PASO, Texas — A person barricaded inside a west El Paso home triggered a standoff with El Paso police on Wednesday night. The incident unfolded in the 5500 block of Carousel Drive near Cabaret Drive; the neighborhood sits between S. Mesa Hills Drive and N. Mesa Street. Exactly what triggered the standoff wasn’t immediately
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after his conviction on sexual assault charges was overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as “America’s Dad.” The 83-year-old Cosby walked out of the State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Montgomery County on Wednesday afternoon, officials told
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The charges against the Trump Organization and the company’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, appear to involve
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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, federal prosecutors announced late Tuesday. A jury found Travis Wayne Vavra guilty on charges of transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and of possession of
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico legalized the possession of recreational cannabis on Tuesday and allowed hobbyists to start growing their own weed at home, as regulators prepared for the launch next year of recreational marijuana sales. The milestone was celebrated by cannabis consumers and advocates for criminal justice reform that believe poor and minority communities
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police searched unsuccessfully with dogs along the New Mexico State University campus on Monday night for a wanted fugitive. University police said a man wanted for a robbery and shooting fled the scene of a nearby traffic stop at Union and Stewart and they suspected he might hide on campus.
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BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico — John Langley, the creator and executive producer of the reality television series “Cops,” died after experiencing a heart attack while competing in an off-road race in Baja California, Mexico, over the weekend, the race’s organizer said. Langley, 78, died around 3 p.m. Saturday during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250,
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A Texas statewide Amber Alert has been issued for 13-year-old Antonette Rodriguez after she left her home near Brownsville and was reported to be in the company of an older man. She was last seen at a San Antonio hotel and anyone with information was urged by authorities to call 911 immediately.
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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 happened in the Las Alturas neighborhood near Las Cruces just after 11 p.m. Officials said a young man walked up to another man in his car and demanded money; at
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations. The punishment — which came after Chauvin broke his yearlong silence to offer condolences to the
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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 left a 24-year-old woman unconscious with apparent broken legs. It happened two weeks ago on June 11 about 10 p.m. in the parking lot of TruFit Athletic
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — Manhattan prosecutors are considering filing criminal charges soon against Donald Trump’s company, stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s business dealings. The New York Times, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that charges could be filed against the Trump Organization as early as next week related to fringe benefits the
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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, officials said Friday. 52–year-old Roberto Carlos was taken into custody on Thursday at the Bridge of the Americas after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said they discovered a total
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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 increase in what it’s calling ‘sugar daddy scams’. It involves men reaching out to women, usually through social media, claiming they will pay them for
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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 side Thursday afternoon, police said. The events unfolded in the 7000 block of Villa Hermosa, near Resler Drive, just after noon time. A police spokesman said officers
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a comprehensive strategy on violent crime prevention — with a particular emphasis on gun crimes — amid a nationwide surge in violent crime that’s emerged as an area of concern for the White House. Following his meeting with state and local leaders to discuss the spike
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MADRID, Spain — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official has told The Associated Press. Authorities did not disclose the cause of death. Earlier Wednesday, a Spanish court issued a preliminary ruling in favor of his extradition to
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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 the military, federal lawmakers on Wednesday morning renewed efforts to reform — and add external accountability to — the way the military deals with such behavior. RELATED STORY: Defense secretary backs
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UPDATE, June 22: The funeral procession and services took place Tuesday afternoon for Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Paul Mooney, 52, of El Paso, who recently died in the line of duty after contracting Covid-19 while battling cancer. His body was transported from Sunset Funeral Home Northeast, located at 4631 Hondo Pass, to Abundant
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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 president of the Texas Gang Investigators Association, there is a statewide trend where younger juveniles are becoming involved in gang activity more so than adults. Deleon could not
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