Counselor at Texas prison tests positive for COVID-19
RICHMOND, Texas — A counselor who works in a Texas prison has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first time the disease caused by the novel…
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El Paso County courthouse, all other county facilities closed to public to slow virus spread
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County courthouse and all county facilities will be shut down to the public effective Monday until further notice.…
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State police probe confirms Las Cruces officer used controversial neck restraint, stun gun on suspect who died
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police have confirmed that Las Cruces police used a controversial vascular neck restraint and a stun gun…
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El Paso and Alamogordo police are changing how they respond to calls during the coronavirus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Police departments in the Borderland region are shifting resources and adjusting priorities in an attempt to maintain public safety…
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SWAT standoff in northeast El Paso ends as suspicious man turns gun on self
EL PASO, Texas — A standoff Friday evening between police and a suspicious armed man in northeast El Paso ended with the gunman suffering a…
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New Mexico suspends criminal jury trials, limits courtrooms to no more than 25 people due to virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court is suspending all criminal jury trials until April 30, limiting court rooms and hallways to no…
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No jury duty as El Paso courts cancel jury trials
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Council of Judges late Monday afternoon announced a halt to all jury trials in the county’s district courts and…
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Execution halted due to virus outbreak for Texas man who killed family
HOUSTON, Texas — The outbreak of the novel coronavirus prompted the top Texas criminal appeals court on Monday to stay for 60 days the scheduled…
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Officials with the city of Alamogordo said Monday they were shutting down municipal court effective immediately as a…
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4 stabbed – including 2 kids – at Midland Sam’s Club; man charged with attempted murder
MIDLAND, Texas — A man who allegedly stabbed four people, including two children, at a Midland Sam’s Club was charged with attempted capital murder…
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Police car crash shuts down busy east El Paso intersection
EL PASO, Texas — A two-car crash involving a police car shut down a busy east El Paso intersection for several hours Thursday evening as traffic…
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Veteran El Paso police officer shoots suspicious man with gun near Lower Valley school
EL PASO, Texas — A veteran El Paso police officer shot and wounded a suspicious man with a gun who was wandering the grounds of Riverside High…
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Las Cruces detectives investigating dozens of new tips in bowling alley massacre case
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police detectives are researching dozens of new tips related to the massacre at the city’s bowling alley more…
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Drive-by shooting trial pits brother against brother in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In a trial in an intense and emotional case where two brothers were once both suspects, one testified against another on…
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Mistrial declared in case of man accused of ambushing 2 El Paso police officers
EL PASO, Texas — A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the trial for a 41-year-old man charged with two counts of attempted capital murder for…
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Thousands of motorists see racist graffiti sprayed onto west El Paso cement factory
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of El Paso residents were exposed to a shocking scene of hate speech for at least 5 days. Motorists noticed a slew of…
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Alamogordo man accused of squeezing infant so hard he broke 3 of her ribs
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A southern New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he squeezed his infant stepdaughter so hard he broke…
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Trial begins for Las Cruces man in drive-by shooting that killed 14-year-old girl
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The trial began Monday afternoon for the Las Cruces man accused of a drive-by shooting that killed a 14-year-old girl…
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FBI investigating ‘unfounded threat’ that targeted Sunday’s Monster Jam event at Sun Bowl
EL PASO, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing what turned out to be an “unfounded threat” targeting the Monster Jam truck event at…
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Man struck by car & killed in hit-and-run along busy street in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A 42-year-old man was struck by a car and killed Friday night in a hit-and-run along a busy street in northeast El Paso, police…
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Victim seriously injured in stabbing in El Paso’s Upper Valley
EL PASO, Texas — A stabbing in El Paso’s Upper Valley sent one man to the hospital Saturday night with serious injuries, authorities said. The…
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Lawsuit says website sold ammo to underage accused Texas shooter
SANTA FE, Texas — A teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school in 2018 was able to buy more than 100 rounds of…
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New Mexico State professor pens book on Borderland gangs
EL PASO, Texas — Author Mike Tapia has written his second book, Gangs of the El Paso-Juarez Borderland. Tapia is an associate professor of…
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Las Cruces High School on lockdown due to bomb threat
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces High School was on lockdown for a portion of Friday afternoon due to a bomb threat, officials said. A school…
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Texas Rangers investigating El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association; probe may be focused on financial dealings
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned the association representing El Paso police officers is being investigated by the Texas Rangers. The Texas…
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Knife-wielding man accused of slashing neighbor & kicking dog is arrested after hours-long standoff in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT standoff ended late Wednesday night with the arrest of an armed man who had been holed-up in an east El Paso apartment…
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1 dead, 1 wounded after gunfire rings out at Juarez airport; prosecutors say no arrests yet
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A woman was dead and a man injured following gunfire Wednesday night at the Abraham Gonzalez International…
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After chase and gunshot, handcuffed man briefly escapes from state trooper in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who led a Texas state trooper on a high-speed chase, was able to briefly escape after being handcuffed. The Texas…
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Former Sunland Park militia leader convicted of impersonating Border Patrol agent
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A federal jury in Las Cruces has convicted a former Sunland Park militia leader of impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol…
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Wife of El Paso city Rep. Sam Morgan asks DA’s office to drop domestic violence charges against him
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County District Attorney’s office confirmed to ABC-7 on Wednesday that the wife of El Paso city Rep. Sam Morgan is…
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