El Paso dad allegedly confesses to killing daughter during violent fight over cell phone
EL PASO, Texas — Newly obtained court documents allege that an El Paso father charged with his daughter’s murder confessed to killing the teen…
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‘Cutting-edge training’ as Texas State innovates ‘Active Shooter Response’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s described as the ‘cutting-edge’ active shooter response training for law enforcement and first responders. The Active…
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Walmart manager seeks to ‘move forward’ with reopening of Cielo Vista store after mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — “Moving forward,” that’s the message from the Ceilo Vista Walmart store’s general manager Robert Evans. He sat down Wednesday…
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Juarez mayor says guns from the U.S. are stoking violence in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez Mayor Héctor Armando Cabada AlvÃdrez said Wednesday that the majority of the recent violence in Juarez is being…
Continue Reading Father arrested for murder as police say body found in Rio Grande in west El Paso was his daughter
EL PASO, Texas — A father has been arrested on a murder charge after police identified his teenage daughter as the body found over the weekend in…
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$2,000 reward offered for answers after man found lying unconscious in Las Cruces roadway dies
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Authorities offered a $2,000 reward Wednesday trying to figure out how a man ended up unresponsive and lying along a Las…
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Statewide Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old Texas girl missing nearly a month
HONDO, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Wednesday for 14-year-old girl from Hondo whom police believed was in “immediate danger” after…
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Arrest made in murder case of man shot dead at Las Cruces apartments
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man has been arrested for murder in the shooting death of another man earlier this week at a Las Cruces apartment…
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Active Shooter Response: How Texas DPS is training to keep you safer
FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — Texas has seen several mass shootings just within the last two years — the Sutherland Springs church shooting, the Santa…
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Pair arrested for gang-related stabbing in El Paso’s Lower Valley that wounded 2
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of men with gang affiliations were arrested following a weekend fight at a Lower Valley home that ended with two other men…
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Police chase of fugitive in El Paso’s Lower Valley ends with car going up in flames
EL PASO, Texas — A police chase of a wanted fugitive through the Lower Valley on Tuesday night ended with a car going up in flames and exploding.…
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‘You’re walking into the unknown’: Active Shooter Response
CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — The sound of gunshots filled the hallways and classrooms in the old Canutillo Elementary school building. More than two…
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He says his wife fell down the stairs, but deputies charge Anthony man with attempted murder
ANTHONY, New Mexico — An Anthony man is facing an attempted murder charge after Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputies say he attacked his wife -…
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El Paso considers allowing marijuana users to avoid arrest through ‘cite and release’ policy
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city representatives don’t want to call it decriminalization — but if city leaders pass a new law, people with small…
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New details revealed about suspected car thief shot and killed by police in east El Paso Walmart parking lot
EL PASO, Texas — New details have emerged about the night that police shot and killed a suspected car thief in an east El Paso Walmart parking lot.…
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21-year-old driver arrested after high-speed chase ends in crash at the Paso Del Norte bridge into Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — The Paso Del Norte Port of Entry was closed crossing into Mexico for a portion of Sunday after a high-speed chase ended with a car…
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Las Cruces woman stabbed to death, husband hurt in attempted murder-suicide
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A domestic dispute that led to the murder of a woman and an attempted suicide by her husband, according to the Las Cruces…
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Number of applicants for multi-million dollar El Paso shooting victims’ fund is revealed
EL PASO, Texas — One Fund El Paso, the organization created to handle donations for victims in the wake of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo…
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26-year-old man shot by police in far east El Paso was armed with .380 semi-automatic handgun
EL PASO, Texas — A 26-year-old man shot and critically wounded after pointing a gun at El Paso police officers was armed with a .380 caliber…
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Makeshift Walmart shooting memorial being moved to El Paso’s Ponder Park
EL PASO, Texas — The makeshift memorial near the Cielo Vista Walmart for victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting is being relocated to Ponder Park this…
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Cartel expert: Juarez families should be ‘extremely concerned’ about recent uptick of violence
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Violence has surged in Juarez this week, with Juarez media reporting 21 people have been killed and 23 vehicles burned since…
Continue Reading Police shoot man with gun at far east El Paso intersection
EL PASO, Texas — Police shot and critically wounded a man with handgun at a far east El Paso intersection Thursday after responding to reports of a…
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Jury questionnaire for accused Walmart shooter’s trial discussed by judge, lawyers
EL PASO, Texas — A status conference took place in an El Paso courtroom Thursday afternoon to determine next steps in the case against Patrick…
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Wisconsin resident accused of throwing acid in Hispanic man’s face is charged with a hate crime
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Clifton Blackwell, the Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid last week on a Hispanic man who is a U.S. citizen born in…
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El Paso DWI Drug Court Treatment Program celebrates 15 years of turning lives around
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The DWI Drug Court Program and Mountain Star Rehabilitation Foundation will celebrate 15 years of helping addicts recover…
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Tabernacle stolen from Horizon’s Holy Spirit Catholic Church
HORIZON, Texas — Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Horizon has had one of its most sacred objects stolen — the tabernacle, which according to Catholic…
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Police say woman’s ex-boyfriend was stabbed to death by current boyfriend in northeast El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas — Turns out an intruder stabbed to death in a northeast El Paso home on Tuesday afternoon had something in common with the man who…
Continue Reading Man tells police he stabbed to death intruder trying to break in to northeast El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas — A northeast El Paso man told police he stabbed to death an intruder late Tuesday afternoon who tried to break into the home he…
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Las Cruces police killed man wanted for attempted murder in shootout near paint store
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A shootout in a paint store parking lot between Las Cruces police and a man wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery…
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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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