HATCH, New Mexico — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Hatch, Dona Ana County authorities said Sunday. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home Saturday about a stabbing and reported finding a 35-year-old man with stab wounds to his abdomen. The man later died from his injuries. His name hasn’t been
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AURORA, Illinois — The Illinois man who created crosses for the Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting victims in El Paso, as well as thousands of other other shooting victims around the country, has been given just weeks to live. Family members say Greg Zanis has four to six weeks to live after being diagnosed with
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EL PASO, Texas — Another day of double-digit increases in the number of coronavirus cases in El Paso county brought a stern warning from officials to obey the new order requiring face coverings, or risk the possibility of criminal charges carrying a fine and/or jail time. “If we must go out and know that we will
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EL PASO, Texas — After a child being held in the El Paso County Juvenile Justice Center was diagnosed with the coronavirus earlier this week, officials said three juvenile probation employees have now tested positive for the virus. Word of those infections came Thursday during a meeting of the El Paso County Commissioner’s Court. Commissioner
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EL PASO, Texas — The coronavirus is disrupting the drug supply chain for cartels in Mexico as they try and make profits off their illicit activity. “The Sinaloa Cartels and the competitors are charging 4 to 5 times more for meth,” former U.S. Customs and Border Patrol sector Chief Victor Manjarrez told ABC-7. The price
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ENFIELD, Nova Scotia — Police fanned out across more than a dozen crime scenes Monday after a rampage by a gunman disguised as a police officer left at least 18 dead and homes in smoldering ruins in rural communities across Nova Scotia – the deadliest mass shooting in Canada’s history. Officials said the suspect, identified
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A child being held in the El Paso County Juvenile Justice Center is in medical quarantine after being diagnosed with the coronavirus. Roger Martinez, the chief juvenile probation officer, disclosed the first known case at the youth detention facility to county commissioners on Monday. There are currently just 18 kids being
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ROWLETT, Texas — A man who hijacked a Dallas-area bus before being killed in a shootout had been wanted for questioning in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend, authorities said. Ramon Thomas Villagomez, 31, got on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus with two people aboard in Richardson, just north of Dallas, at around 11
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EL PASO, Texas — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year during the coronavirus pandemic, advocates are concerned that child abuse could spike, as kids are home from school and families are forced to stay inside together. Because of this, some advocates fear abuse can fly under the radar. Plus, some advocates fear the
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EL PASO, Texas — Coronavirus is dealing a gut punch to the illegal drug trade, paralyzing economies, closing borders and severing supply chains in China that traffickers rely on for the chemicals to make such profitable drugs as methamphetamine and fentanyl. One of the main suppliers that shut down is in Wuhan, the epicenter of
Continue Reading ROWLETT, Texas — A man opened fire on a Dallas-area public bus on Sunday, hijacking it with two people aboard and leading officers on a chase that ended in a shootout in which the man was killed and three officers were wounded, according to police officials. A man got on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit
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SAN MARCOS, Texas — A man who killed one Texas police officer and wounded two others before killing himself was wearing body armor and waiting to ambush them when they arrived at his home in response to a domestic violence call, authorities said Sunday. The attack Saturday night in San Marcos, a college town 45
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SAN MARCOS, Texas — A gunman shot and killed a Texas police officer and wounded two others Saturday night after they responded to a call at an apartment complex, authorities said. The suspect died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after he “ambushed the officers with a rifle,” according to a statement from authorities in
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SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro’s mayor has signed an executive order that mandates face coverings, effective Monday, for all people who leave their homes and are out in public in the city in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Of El Paso County’s nearly 500 confirmed virus cases, about 20 of those have
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UPDATE 5/17/20: A 20-year-old man has been arrested by El Paso police and charged with felony aggravated robbery in the attack. Paul Carmona was being held at the El Paso County Detention Facility on a half-million dollar bond. Police said a Crime Stoppers tip led to his arrest. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — Police
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — The leader of an armed group that detained immigrants who were crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into southern New Mexico has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for a federal firearms charge. Larry Mitchell Hopkins, leader of the United Constitutional Patriots, was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque. He had
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s FBI field office warns that with more online kids it means more online predators. In order for Borderland students to continue their education, they must do it through a virtual classroom. The FBI, at a press conference Wednesday, offered some tips to parents who are watching their children’s online
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State Police arrested a man in west Las Cruces who is accused of kidnapping and murdering his wife in Florida. Authorities said they found 43-year-old David Anthony walking his dog in west Las Cruces near Avenida de Mesilla and Hickory Drive. His wife, Gretchen Anthony, disappeared in late
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a ruling convicting an Alamogordo man of fatally shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend in 2015. Terrick Thompkins, 39, was convicted in May 2018 of first-degree murder after fatally shooting Jessica Thompkins, 30, and her boyfriend Phillip Banka, 33, the Alamogordo Daily News reported. Terrick
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CARROLLTON, Texas — An 18-year-old Texas woman was arrested earlier this week after she claimed to be “willfully spreading” coronavirus in a series of Snapchat videos, Carrollton police said. Lorraine Maradiaga later told police she had tested negative for the virus, according to Carrollton police. Carrollton is about 20 miles north of Dallas. More than a
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso hospital warehouse manager was arrested by police after they said he was caught red-handed placing boxes of highly-coveted N-95 surgical masks into the trunk of his car. 57–year-old Eduardo Salas, who works at the Del Sol Medical Center Warehouse on Gateway West, was booked into the downtown jail
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FORT BLISS, Texas — A 23-year-old Fort Bliss soldier, credited with helping save children during El Paso’s Aug. 3 mass shooting before later being arrested for military desertion, has been found dead on the Army post. Fort Bliss officials on Friday confirmed the death of Pfc. Glendon Oakley in a statement saying “the soldier was
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso father and son have been arrested on allegations they participated in a gang-orchestrated attack on children last week at the Chamizal National Park, police said Thursday. 45–year old Lorenzo Provencio and his son, 17–year old Anthony Provencio, were being held Thursday in the El Paso County Detention Facility
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Students across the Borderland are now forced to attend school virtually due to the global pandemic. Being online comes with added precautions that many parents did not have to face when they were growing up. The educational tool most school districts have been using is Zoom, a video web conferencing app
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A statewide Amber Alert was issued Wednesday for a missing Texas girl who police believe is in “grave or immediate danger.” San Antonio police said they were searching for 12-year-old Amisty Monrreal, who disappeared around midnight from San Antonio. Monrreal is 5 feet tall and is 90 pounds with brown hair and
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order Monday that calls for the early release of some non-violent inmates to reduce the risk of a coronavirus outbreak in the state’s prisons and jails. The measure directs the New Mexico Corrections Department to compile a list of inmates who are eligible
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso woman is accused of killing her boyfriend by pinning him with her car at a Lower Valley gas station, authorities said Monday. Monica Isabel Martinez, 44, was being held on a million-dollar bond for murder at the El Paso County Detention Facility downtown. Police said the death happened
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people were taken to the hospital after a stabbing in west El Paso late Sunday night. It happened just before midnight on Marthmont Way, which is near Sunland Park and S. Mesa Hills drives. The fire department said the two people were hospitalized with serious injuries. Police have not said
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he became enraged he didn’t qualify for a Covid-19-related stimulus check and tried to set his wife on fire. The Albuquerque Journal reports Joe Macias was arrested following an argument with his disabled wife, where he allegedly doused her with gasoline. The wife
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 20-year-old man was very seriously wounded Saturday morning in a shooting near a Las Cruces apartment complex. Police responding to a report of shots fired said they found the shooting victim in the 1500 block of East Missouri about 6 a.m. The man had suffered at least one gunshot
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