EL PASO, Texas — A man was transported to the hospital after being found stabbed in a west El Paso alleyway on Thursday night. It happened just after 9 p.m. in the area of N. Mesa Street and Kirby Avenue. The bloodied victim, who was stabbed in the arm and wrist, reportedly told officers he
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NEW YORK, NY — President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to “We Build The Wall” in federal court Thursday, hours after he was pulled from a yacht off the coast of Connecticut and arrested. The accusations were contained in an indictment unsealed in
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PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas — Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert on Thursday for for two girls they say were abducted. ABC affiliate KTXS reported the pair, 13-year-old Natalie Hull and 11-year-old Sarah Hull, were last seen earlier in the day in Santo, a community west of Fort Worth in Palo Pinto County. According to
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Attorney General William Barr says the Justice Department will seek to reinstate the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Barr told The Associated Press on Thursday that the Justice Department will appeal a July court decision that tossed Tsarnaev’s death sentence and ordered a new trial to determine whether
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TOPEKA, Kansas — A former Fort Bliss soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist and linked to a neo-Nazi group was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for distributing information through social media about building a bomb and making napalm. A federal judge rejected a request from Jarrett William Smith’s attorney for
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HORIZON CITY, Texas — Ricardo Estrada Middle School in Horizon City was on lockdown for a couple of hours Wednesday. Horizon police asked that the school be placed on lockdown due to an off-campus incident that apparently involved a barricaded man. No further details were provided by either police or the El Paso County Sheriff’s
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UPDATE, Aug. 19: Las Cruces police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 17-year-old boy in the Aug. 6 shooting death of 18-year-old Jacob Daniel Becerra. The teen suspect, who police are not identifying because of his age, is charged with first-degree felony murder and tampering with evidence. Authorities said he was being held without
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The City of Las Cruces has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the family of man choked to death by a now-former police officer who is facing a murder charge, according to a copy of the wrongful death lawsuit settlement agreement obtained Wednesday by ABC-7. “We are confident that we
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday proposed punishing cities that cut police funding by freezing property tax revenue, the main funding source for local government services including schools, roads and law enforcement. Other top Texas Republicans joined Abbott in announcing what they promised would be a priority during the 2021 legislative session.
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EL PASO, Texas – An American teen was arrested with more than 150 pounds of liquid methamphetamine disguised as bottled water when he tried to enter El Paso at the Ysleta port of entry, officials said Tuesday. The seizure and arrest happened around 7 p.m. last Friday when an 18-year-old man tried to walk from
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CANUTILLO, Texas – Two men have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in Canutillo over the weekend, authorities said Monday. El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies responded to what was initially described as an “unattended death” Saturday along the 6900 block of 5th Street in Canutillo. When deputies
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EL PASO, Texas — Police put out a public call for help Tuesday in finding the person responsible for dumping ten newborn kittens on a northeast El Paso street corner two months ago. Investigators said two trash bags containing the kittens were found at the corner of Raymond Telles and Alps. It’s believed the kittens
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EL PASO, Texas — In what local officials are calling “the first grooming ordinance of its kind in the country,” El Paso City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a measure designed to increase protections for pets in the wake of a puppy’s death allegedly at the hands of a groomer. The city will now require
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It’s been fourteen years since a Las Cruces woman was bludgeoned with a hammer inside a bakery, leaving half her body paralyzed. “The scars in our hearts are always going to be there,” said Janel Morales, whose mother lost a portion of her brain in the attack in September 2006.
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WESLACO, Texas – A man dressed in black armed with both a rifle and a handgun who entered a Walmart store in the Rio Grande Valley was shot and killed by police Monday afternoon, ABC affiliate KRGV reported. The incident happened in Weslaco, about 250 miles south of San Antonio in Hidalgo County, near the Texas-Mexico
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CEDAR PARK, Texas –A standoff that began Sunday at a home in Texas has ended peacefully, Cedar Park police announced Monday. “The suspect and last hostage have come out of the home peacefully. The scene will continue to be active for quite a while as we investigate,” police tweeted. The suspect was identified as Joseph
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EL PASO, Texas — A 26–year-old El Paso man was arrested Monday after allegedly stabbing two men and then leading police on a car and foot chase. Joe Adam Alderete was booked into the downtown jail on multiple charges, including two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held on $76,000
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Police in San Antonio say at least five people were wounded, including one critically, in a shooting at a flea market. Police Chief William McManus said gunfire erupted Sunday at Mission Open Air Market during a dispute, but said he didn’t know the nature of it. “This is the result of
Continue Reading CEDAR PARK, Texas — Three police officers in Cedar Park were shot while responding to a call at a home Sunday, according to a tweet from the police department. The officers are in stable condition at a local hospital and “doing well,” Cedar Park Interim Chief of Police Mike Harmon said at a press briefing
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people were found hurt after a traffic crash in far east El Paso late Friday night. El Paso police officers, sheriff’s deputies and constables converged on the scene at Montwood Drive and Sun Fire Boulevard; red crime scene tape was erected around the area. Fire department dispatchers said two injured
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El Paso, Texas — As Borderland kids head back to the virtual classroom for the start of school, the FBI warns parents to stay vigilant for online predators and cyber attackers. Most parents are worried about making sure their Internet connection is good and their children get as much as possible from their online classes.
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EL PASO, Texas — Guards at the ICE El Paso Processing Center on Montana Avenue sexually assaulted and harassed inmates in a “pattern and practice” of abuse, according to a complaint filed by a Texas advocacy group urging the local district attorney and federal prosecutors to conduct a criminal investigation. (Read the entire document at
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CRYSTAL CITY, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Friday for five Texas children. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Ruben Lopez, 29 and Roxanne Fuentes, 31, are wanted by police in connection with the abduction of Justine Lopez,10, Jolyne Lopez, 9, Ruben Lopez Jr., 7, Jordan Lopez, 4, and Jayden Lopez,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The City of Las Cruces has settled a civil lawsuit stemming from the death of a Latino detainee that a now-former police officer had placed in a chokehold, attorneys said Thursday. The dollar amount of the settlement was not revealed, but the city has agreed to a number of reforms to
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UPDATE: Police on Monday released the identity of the 26-year-old man shot and killed by officers responding to a domestic disturbance case on Sunday. Authorities said he was Ryan Shane Hinojo. The officers involved in the deadly shootout with Hinojo were said to have been on the force for roughly 18-months each. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL
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UPDATE: Las Cruces police on Monday announced a $2,000 Crime Stoppers reward to help solve last week’s suspicious death that they now say has been ruled a homicide by the state medical investigator. The victim was identified by police as 18-year-old Jacob Daniel Becerra, who was discovered dead after his car crashed into a light
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SUNSPOT, New Mexico — There is finally an answer to one of southern New Mexico’s greatest mysteries in recent history. Back in September 2018, the FBI evacuated the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, as well as a nearby United States Postal Service office. At the time, observatory officials said that the small community was evacuated
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces educator was arrested over the weekend and charged with criminal sexual communication with a child, which is a felony, according to jail booking records. A school spokeswoman confirmed Sunday to ABC-7 that 23-year-old Ronald Goranson is a teacher at Mesa Middle School who is currently on administrative
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man in his own apartment — saying she thought it was her own residence — has appealed her sentence. Guyger was convicted of murder last October and is serving a 10-year prison sentence. Her defense team says there was
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EL PASO, Texas – About two dozen people gathered in downtown El Paso Friday evening to seek justice and express support for missing mother Erika Gaytan after her accused killer had his bond reduced this week. The group marched from El Paso City Hall to the county jail, calling for justice for Gaytan. Ricardo Marquez
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