Man arrested in connection with 2 fires at same home after yearlong investigation
EL Paso, Texas – An El Paso man has been arrested in connection with two fires that hit a West Side home within weeks in late 2019. Adeoluwa…
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Capitol Police chief resigns in wake of violent riot at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) —The head of the U.S. Capitol Police will resign effective Jan. 16 following the breach of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.…
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Facebook post helps Las Cruces police nab suspect in theft of pickup truck
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The man suspected of stealing a pickup in Truth or Consequences over the weekend was arrested in Las Cruces after being…
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El Paso police seek public’s help in solving cold case murder dating back to 1989
EL PASO, Texas – The public is being asked to help solve a 30-year-old murder that happened in an isolated industrial area of east El Paso. El Paso…
Continue Reading The FBI and DC police want the public to help identify Capitol rioters
Both the FBI and Washington police are asking Americans to step up and help them identify people who participated in Wednesday’s riot and…
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Capitol Police chief says siege of U.S. Capitol by Trump mob was ‘criminal riotous behavior’
WASHINGTON, DC — In first public comment, the chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says the siege of U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob was…
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4 dead in U.S. Capitol siege: 1 woman shot by police, 3 others had ‘medical emergencies’
WASHINGTON, DC — Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol. D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said…
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Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake won’t face charges
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — Rusten Sheskey will not face charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley…
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Convicted felon held without bond after caught with loaded gun at Las Cruces Walmart that banned him
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A convicted felon was being held in the Dona Ana County jail without bond Monday after police said they found the man…
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Father arrested in northern Mexico for beating 3 sons to death to cause his wife ‘great pain’
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A man has been arrested in northern Mexico for allegedly beating to death his three sons in order to get back at the…
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Pastor dead, 2 hurt in Texas church shooting; suspect arrested
WINONA, Texas — A pastor was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting at an east Texas church Sunday after the pastor confronted…
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Surveillance video shows 15-year-old beating mother to death in Texas, police say
McKINNEY, Texas — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney,…
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1 hurt, 1 arrested in shooting at northeast El Paso fast-food place
EL PASO, Texas — One person was shot and wounded and another taken into custody following a late night shooting Saturday at a northeast El Paso…
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3 sheriff”s deputies shot and 1 woman killed outside Houston-area nightclub
HOUSTON, Texas — Three Harris County sheriff’s deputies were shot and one woman was killed early Sunday outside a Houston nightclub. The…
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Walmart shooting suspect in custody in Virginia after allegedly wounding 3, including sheriff’s deputy
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Virginia — A sheriff’s deputy and two civilians are being treated for serious injuries at a hospital after a suspected…
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Juarez saw 4th deadliest year in 2020; only 5 days without killings
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The city of Juarez experienced only five days without any homicides occurring during all of 2020, making it the fourth…
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Mexico drug seizures soared in 2020, led by an almost 500% rise in opiod smuggling
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The Mexican army said that fentanyl seizures increased by at least 486% in 2020. Military and police forces said at year’s end…
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Former Alamogordo police officer sentenced to decade in prison for vehicular homicide
ROSWELL, New Mexico — A former Alamogordo police officer has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for his involvement in a crash that…
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Police arrest 2, find guns after stolen SUV chase through far east El Paso County
EL PASO, Texas — About a dozen police officers and sheriff’s deputies rushed an isolated neighborhood in far east El Paso County Thursday in pursuit…
Continue Reading Samuel Little, America’s worst serial killer who confessed to a Texas Ranger, dies at age 80
LOS ANGELES, California — Samuel Little, believed to be the most prolific serial killer in American history, has died at age 80, the California…
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ABC-7 exclusive: An inside look at efforts to stop human trafficking at illicit El Paso massage parlors
EL PASO, Texas — They are located in strip malls appearing like a legitimate storefront, but behind closed doors some El Paso massage parlors become…
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City audit alleges fraud in Las Cruces government involving $1.8 million in public funds
(Editor’s note: An initial version of this article referred to a state audit. Rather, this is a city audit that had been forwarded to the state…
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Nashville RV bomber identified; authorities say he died in blast
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Federal investigators said Sunday that the suspect in the Christmas Day RV bombing in Nashville was killed in the explosion.…
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3 dead, 3 wounded in random shooting at Illinois bowling alley
UPDATE: The 37-year-old man taken into custody by police, identified as Duke Webb, has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of…
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Body found in central El Paso on Christmas morning
EL PASO, Texas — Police discovered a body in central El Paso on Christmas morning. That body was found in the 1000 block of Laurel Street. The…
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El Paso police seek help in solving Christmas Eve murder unsolved since 2003
EL PASO, Texas – Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a murder that happened on Christmas Eve 17 years ago. On Wednesday, Dec. 24,…
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Trump pardons included El Paso Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting Mexican drug smuggler
EL PASO, Texas — Two former U.S. Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting and wounding a Mexican drug smuggler near El Paso were among dozens of…
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Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputies, police officers are getting vaccine; call it ‘quick and easy’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Christmas came early for law enforcement officers across Doña Ana County. “It was quick and easy,” said Lt. Jason Gleason,…
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3 in custody after ‘active shooter’ incident at a Tennessee Walmart
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Three people were taken into custody by police after a reported ‘active shooter’ situation at a busy Walmart store full of…
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Outgoing El Paso DA seeks appointment as top federal prosecutor in west Texas
EL PASO, Texas — Jaime Esparza, who is about to step down as El Paso’s district attorney after 28 years, is seeking to be appointed as the top…
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