Las Cruces man killed in hit & run by 2 cars is identified; drivers found by police
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Police on Monday identified a 58-year-old man who was struck and killed by two separate hit-and-run drivers while crossing…
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Las Cruces police officer faces drunk driving charge
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces police officer was arrested over the weekend on drunk driving charges, according to court records reviewed by…
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Annual El Paso Crime Victims Walk to pay tribute to Walmart mass shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas — For the 13th year in a row, the El Paso District Attorney’s office is holding its Crime Victims Walk. Each year, hundreds of people…
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Police say missing 13-year-old Las Cruces boy thought to be in danger is found safe
UPDATE: LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Delbert Hardin, the 13-year-old Las Cruces boy reported missing Saturday night, has returned home and is said to…
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Borderland schools targeted in social media threats
EL PASO, Texas — Two Borderland schools encountered social media threats in recent days, according to officials in El Paso and Las Cruces. The El…
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El Paso sheriff’s inmate van crashes, forces closure of northbound Loop 375 at Montwood
EL PASO, Texas — Traffic was snarled for the Friday afternoon commute when a crash involving an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office van used to…
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El Paso man arrested for allegedly trying to sell ATV to person he stole it from
EL PASO, Texas — A man was arrested after he allegedly tried to sell a stolen ATV and landscaping equipment to the person he stole it from, El Paso…
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‘One hell of a chase’ through Hudspeth, Culberson counties ends in crash and arrest
VAN HORN, Texas — A driver who ran the Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca led authorities on a chase Wednesday night through two counties…
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FBI launches Texas-wide search for ‘Rainy Day Bandit’
HOUSTON, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a statewide search Wednesday for a fugitive bank robber who agents have dubbed the…
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Arrest made after Socorro shooting that wounded 2, prompted high school lockout
SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro police said Wednesday they had made an arrest following the wounding of two people in a shooting Tuesday afternoon that…
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Police car crashes into notable central El Paso church
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Police Department squad car crashed late Tuesday afternoon into a central city church. The police squad car ran…
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Better Business Bureau launches campaign to help Borderland residents avoid scams
EL PASO, Texas — The Better Business Bureau Paso del Norte chapter is working with law enforcement and community partners to dedicate the week of…
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‘Scary beyond words:’ Las Cruces woman recounts her son being held at gunpoint in trailer park
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces woman told ABC-7 her teenage son got the scare of his young life this past month. “It’s scary beyond words,”…
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Barricaded teen murder suspect held on $1M bond for El Paso shooting that killed Ft. Bliss soldier
EL PASO, Texas — A barricaded teenage murder suspect was arrested about an hour into a SWAT standoff over the weekend that followed a house…
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Barricaded teen murder suspect held on $1M bond for El Paso shooting that killed Fort Bliss soldier, hurt 4 others
EL PASO, Texas — A barricaded teenage murder suspect was arrested about an hour into a SWAT standoff over the weekend that followed a house party…
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Off-duty El Paso police officer uses stun gun on man ‘with a weapon’ at an east side Walmart
EL PASO, Texas – An off-duty El Paso police officer used a stun gun on a theft suspect “with a weapon” at a Walmart store on Sunday afternoon and…
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3-year-old boy caught in crossfire, wounded by armed robbers at Juarez funeral
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – A 3-year-old boy was caught in the crossfire and seriously wounded when two armed men opened fire at a funeral in…
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9 pedestrians struck, 8 killed in past month in El Paso; Prosecutors struggle to charge motorists
EL PASO, Texas – As police work to investigate nine cases (eight deadly) of pedestrians struck by motorists over roughly the past month, the El…
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3-year-old boy caught in crossfire, wounded by armed robbers at Juarez funeral
A 3-year-old boy was caught in the crossfire and seriously wounded when two armed men opened fire at a funeral in Juarez, Mexican media outlets…
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9 pedestrians struck, 8 killed in past month in El Paso; Prosecutors struggle to charge motorists
As police work to investigate nine cases (eight deadly) of pedestrians struck by motorists over roughly the past month, the El Paso County District…
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Border Patrol agents seize over $850,000 in meth from car at Alamogordo checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo seized over $850,000 worth of methamphetamine from one vehicle at a checkpoint earlier this week, officials…
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Wife of El Paso shooting victim with transit center just named in his honor is latest to sue Walmart
The wife of an El Paso Walmart shooting victim, who just had a Sun Metro bus station named in his honor, became the latest Friday to join a lawsuit…
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Why did Mexican soldiers let El Chapo’s son free? Outgunned in firefight that left 8 dead, 20 hurt
Mexican security forces aborted their capture of a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after finding themselves…
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Las Cruces woman jailed without bond for allegedly head-butting and stabbing husband during argument
A Las Cruces woman was jailed Friday morning on charges she stabbed her husband repeatedly during an argument that got out of control. Michelle…
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Oklahoma fugitives wanted for murder captured in El Paso
A pair of suspected killers from Oklahoma were captured by a fugitive task force in El Paso, authorities said Friday. Antonio Quinton Adair, 35, of…
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El Paso police officer opens fire, shooting & wounding ‘suspect’
An El Paso police officer shot and wounded a person authorities described as a “suspect” late Saturday night. The shooting happened…
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El Paso officer found not guilty of manslaughter in deadly shooting of Lower Valley man in back
An El Paso police officer was found not guilty of manslaughter Thursday afternoon in the deadly shooting of a Lower Valley man in the back in 2015.…
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Drug lord El Chapo’s eldest son captured, but then released by Mexican military after gun battles
The eldest son of “El Chapo,” the jailed notorious Mexican drug kingpin, was captured by Mexico’s military on Thursday, but then…
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Accused Las Cruces child pornographer indicted on 12 felony counts
A Las Cruces man was indicted by a Dona Ana County grand jury Thursday on 12 felony counts of making and possessing child pornography Raymond Pacheco…
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Las Cruces man jailed without bond after allegedly holding knife to 13-year-old son’s face
A Las Cruces man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened his 13-year-old son with a knife. Las Cruces police said 37-year-old Edward…
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