New poll shows majority of Texans favor stricter gun laws
AUSTIN, Texas — Slightly more than half of Texas registered voters say gun control laws should be stricter; a strong majority would require…
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Police blame drunk driver going wrong way for deadly head-on crash on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — A drunk driver going the wrong way on Loop 375 in his SUV is to blame for a late night, head-on crash that claimed the life of…
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Alamogordo police chief abruptly quits amid on-going lawsuit against the city
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The police chief of Alamogordo, who has been locked in a legal battle with this southern New Mexico city following a…
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Border agent kills man in Sunland Park shootout while investigating ‘possible illegal border crossing’
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man during a shootout in Sunland Park on Monday morning following word of a…
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Phony armed robbery report in west El Paso zaps police resources, puts schools on lockdown
EL PASO, Texas — A “false report” of an armed robber on the loose triggered a “significant” police deployment and the lockdown of several schools in…
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Police identify Las Cruces woman shot dead during mistaken explosion, release 911 call audio
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police on Monday released the identity of a woman shot dead in her home last week during what was mistakenly thought to be…
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Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old girl allegedly taken from her Texas home by estranged dad
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Monday evening for a 2-year-old San Antonio girl believed to be “in grave or immediate…
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About 1,500 gather for ‘A Voice Against Crime’ Walk in El Paso’s Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — About 1,500 people gathered for the 13th annual “A Voice against Crime” Walk hosted by El Paso County District Attorney Jamie…
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Police cruiser, bus and car collide in south central El Paso; at least 1 hurt
EL PASO, Texas — At least one person was injured after a police cruiser, a city bus and another car collided in south central El Paso on Friday…
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A 15-year-old has been charged in the Chicago shooting that left a 7-year-old trick-or-treater in critical condition
CHICAGO, Illinois — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of 7-year-old girl who was out trick-or-treating…
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Officer shoots, kills Las Cruces man in speeding stolen car along U.S. 70
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A 22-year-old Las Cruces man was shot and killed Friday after trying to stab a state police officer during a traffic stop…
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49-year-old man found dead in Las Cruces mobile home; police call it ‘suspicious’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police were investigating the “suspicious death” of a 49-year-old man found Friday in a mobile home at a trailer…
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Person seriously wounded in stabbing at east El Paso Circle K
EL PASO, Texas — Emergency dispatchers said one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in east El Paso on Friday…
Continue Reading It was thought to be an oxygen tank explosion at a Las Cruces home, but turned out to be a deadly shooting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — What was initially believed to be an oxygen tank explosion at a Las Cruces home turned out to be a deadly shooting, police…
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She allegedly told her boyfriend to kill himself and he did. Did she commit a crime?
Instead of graduating from Boston College on May 20, and sharing a glorious day with his family and friends, 22-year-old Alexander Urtula took his…
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New Mexico mom says daughter brutally attacked by friends and left to die
ANTHONY, New Mexico — A 13-year-old girl was assaulted by a group of girls and left to die near a playground Saturday, the girl’s mother says. “The…
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Police say sex offender dad took young sons from Las Cruces daycare and fled to Juarez
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Authorities in Las Cruces continued the search Wednesday for two brothers believed to have been taken from daycare by their…
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Arrest made in double-shooting outside El Paso Lower Valley bar
EL PASO, Texas — An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding two men during a bar fight earlier this…
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El Paso man found guilty in brutal dismemberment slaying is sentenced to 60 years in prison
EL PASO, Texas — The eighth person to be convicted in the brutal dismemberment death of a missing man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on…
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Cielo Vista Walmart store now re-opens Nov. 14 with permanent shooting memorial
EL PASO, Texas — The reopening of El Paso’s Cielo Vista Walmart store, where 22 people were killed on Aug. 3, will now take place Nov. 14 at 9…
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El Paso mass shooting victim’s family files lawsuit against accused gunman
EL PASO, Texas — The family of an 86-year-old woman who was among 22 people gunned down at El Paso’s Cielo Vista Walmart on Aug. 3 has filed a…
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El Paso City Council clashes over whether to censure Sam Morgan for domestic violence arrest
EL PASO, Texas — A resolution to censure and condemn a city representative accused of hitting his wife is being held up for a couple of months while…
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Las Cruces man killed in hit & run by 2 cars is identified; drivers found by police
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Police on Monday identified a 58-year-old man who was struck and killed by two separate hit-and-run drivers while crossing…
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Las Cruces police officer faces drunk driving charge
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces police officer was arrested over the weekend on drunk driving charges, according to court records reviewed by…
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Annual El Paso Crime Victims Walk to pay tribute to Walmart mass shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas — For the 13th year in a row, the El Paso District Attorney’s office is holding its Crime Victims Walk. Each year, hundreds of people…
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Police say missing 13-year-old Las Cruces boy thought to be in danger is found safe
UPDATE: LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Delbert Hardin, the 13-year-old Las Cruces boy reported missing Saturday night, has returned home and is said to…
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Borderland schools targeted in social media threats
EL PASO, Texas — Two Borderland schools encountered social media threats in recent days, according to officials in El Paso and Las Cruces. The El…
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El Paso sheriff’s inmate van crashes, forces closure of northbound Loop 375 at Montwood
EL PASO, Texas — Traffic was snarled for the Friday afternoon commute when a crash involving an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office van used to…
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El Paso man arrested for allegedly trying to sell ATV to person he stole it from
EL PASO, Texas — A man was arrested after he allegedly tried to sell a stolen ATV and landscaping equipment to the person he stole it from, El Paso…
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‘One hell of a chase’ through Hudspeth, Culberson counties ends in crash and arrest
VAN HORN, Texas — A driver who ran the Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca led authorities on a chase Wednesday night through two counties…
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