Memorial honoring victims of El Paso Walmart shooting to be unveiled on Saturday
EL PASO, Texas — Walmart will unveil its “Grand Candela” memorial on Saturday outside its newly reopened Cielo Vista store. The memorial will honor…
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Borderland Crimes Podcast: An introduction
El Paso is one of America’s safest cities. But we’re not immune to crime. Join ABC-7’sStephanie Valle on our very own BORDERLAND CRIMES…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 2: Killing for custody: The life and death of Bill Wolff
A college professor was found shot to death on a sidewalk. Detectives learn the victim and his ex-wife were in the midst of a custody battle so…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 1: “Hey, are you alive?”: The life and death of Rick Madrigal
A former radio DJ lays dead inside his apartment. Detectives believe his death is connected to a tip about a case of a possible kidnapping and…
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‘Alien smuggling’ raid in east El Paso leads to several arrests, sounds of explosions
EL PASO, Texas — Authorities executed a search warrant at a house in east El Paso in connection with an “alien smuggling” investigation, according…
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FBI’s new El Paso leader sees breaking encrypted messages as challenge to fighting domestic terrorism
EL PASO, Texas — The new special agent in charge of the El Paso FBI office says encrypted messages shared by domestic terrorist groups could provide…
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2 years after death of El Paso Border Patrol agent, questions remain
EL PASO, Texas — It has been two years since the death of Rogelio Martinez, a Border patrol agent from El Paso. To this day, his cause of death…
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Emergency Alert System was delayed during El Paso’s Walmart shooting; why it took 77 minutes
EL PASO, Texas — No matter how you were affected, you probably remember where you were on August 3rd, the morning an active shooter entered the…
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10 shot, 4 dead at backyard football watch party in California
FRESNO, California — A group of family and friends were gathered in a backyard Sunday to watch a football game when a gunman walked up and…
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Father said to have killed mother and 3 children in San Diego murder-suicide
SAN DIEGO, California — Five people, including three children, are dead in a case of domestic violence in the Paradise Hills neighborhood of…
Continue Reading 5 arrested after shooting at New Jersey high school football game injures 3
PLEASANTVILLE, New Jersey — Police have charged five men in connection with a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game that injured…
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California school shooting suspect has died at hospital
SANTA CLARITA, California — Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow, the 16-year-old gunman who shot himself after killing two classmates and wounding three…
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U.S. data supports claim by Juarez mayor that American guns are fueling violence in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Data collected by U.S. outlets seems to support a claim made earlier this week by the mayor of Juarez that American guns are…
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D.A. to proceed with domestic violence charge against El Paso city Rep. Sam Morgan
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County District Attorney’s Office late Friday signaled that it intended to a prosecute an El Paso City Council member…
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El Paso schools prepare against mass violence while managing fear of school community
EL PASO, Texas — Schools across the country are grappling with how to prepare students for an emergency in an era of mass shootings. The Pew…
Continue Reading 2 teens are dead after a 16-year-old SoCal gunman shot 5 classmates and himself in 16 seconds, cops say
SANTA CLARITA, California — A teen whose birthday was Thursday went to his Southern California high school, pulled a pistol from his backpack…
Continue Reading As El Paso’s Cielo Vista Walmart reopens, residents find healing after the horror
EL PASO, Texas — Erika Contreras still shivers whenever she drives by or pumps gas near the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso where an assailant…
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2 New Mexico murder cases with suspects attempting suicide within span of 2 days
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two murder cases in New Mexico with the alleged suspects attempting to kill themselves in the span of several days. Juan…
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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 Alvídrez 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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