Former Texas police officer goes on trial for shooting man in his own apartment
A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot a black neighbor in his own apartment was distracted by a phone call with a colleague with whom she…
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Ruidoso police officer arrested & charged with child solicitation by New Mexico State Police
A Ruidoso police officer has been arrested on suspicion of child solicitation over the internet, the New Mexico State Police confirmed Friday night.…
Continue Reading Car crashes through storefront and drives through Illinois shopping mall; driver in custody
A car drove through a Sears storefront at the massive Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg on Friday afternoon and drove around inside the shopping center,…
Continue Reading Arrest made in 1 of 2 recent stabbing attacks in El Paso
El Paso police on Friday afternoon announced an arrest in one of two recent stabbing attacks that occurred in busy nightlife areas. 22-year-old Ramon…
Continue Reading El Paso man cries in courtroom as prosecution seeks high prison sentence in drunk-driving deaths
An El Paso man convicted of killing three people in a drunk driving crash five years ago broke down and cried during Friday’s sentencing phase…
Continue Reading 58 Texans accused of health care, opioid fraud by federal prosecutors
Federal prosecutors say 58 people across Texas have been charged with assorted health care fraud that’s been blamed for $66 million in losses…
Continue Reading Road rage leads to gunshots being fired in El Paso, driver jailed for assault with deadly weapon
A case of road rage between two drivers ended in gunshots being fired with a bullet hitting a house, according to El Paso police. The road rage…
Continue Reading Police searching for El Paso woman last seen 3 weeks ago
Police are looking for an El Paso woman who went missing August 24th. Rosa Isela Ramirez is 64 years old, with brown eyes and brown hair, and…
Continue Reading Border Patrol agent seriously injured after being struck by semi-truck near Sierra Blanca checkpoint
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was seriously injured when he was struck by a semi-truck late Tuesday night near the Sierra Blanca border checkpoint and…
Continue Reading Driver arrested after leading state troopers on high-speed chase through northeast El Paso
A 28-year-old motorist was arrested after leading state troopers on a high-speed chase through northeast El Paso on Tuesday night, a Texas Department…
Continue Reading Witnesses testify El Paso man appeared very drunk on night his car crashed into another, killing 3
The second day of the long awaited Joel Garcia trial included testimony from a medical examiner which showed that Joshua Deal’s body contained…
Continue Reading Secret Service warns of big spike in counterfeit money circulating around El Paso
The U.S. Secret Service issued a warning Tuesday to businesses and residents throughout the Borderland about a significant rise in counterfeit money…
Continue Reading Trial begins for El Paso man accused of killing 3 in Christmas Eve 2014 drunk-driving crash
Trial began Monday for a former El Paso boxer accused of killing three people while driving drunk and speeding on Christmas Eve in 2014. Joel Garcia…
Continue Reading Trump now casts doubt on chances for bipartisan gun control deal
President Donald Trump cast doubt Monday that he could come to an agreement with Democrats on gun control as lawmakers await his proposals to combat…
Continue Reading New Texas law bans electronic messaging of unwanted naked photos
A new state law in Texas aims to help prevent the sending of unwanted naked or sexually explicit images or videos electronically. The law says that a…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 2 wounded in Juarez shopping mall shooting
One person was shot and killed, while two others were shot and wounded by a group of armed thieves at a busy north Juarez shopping mall, Mexican…
Continue Reading Fight between parents at youth football game in Texas leads to shooting that wounded 2
Police in Texas say two people were injured when gunfire erupted at a youth football game. Authorities say a woman was struck in the leg and a girl…
Continue Reading El Paso shooting victims from Mexico make public plea for help
The tragic shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart may have been six weeks ago, but one family from Mexico remembers it like it was yesterday. “We…
Continue Reading Man stabbed, seriously hurt in northeast El Paso
El Paso police said a man was stabbed and seriously wounded early Saturday morning on the city’s northeast side. It happened around 12:30 a.m.…
Continue Reading Texas officer shot, suspect killed, priest beaten during ‘chaotic’ violent crime spree
A Houston police officer was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot with his own gun in a struggle with a suspect who along with three…
Continue Reading How will funds be distributed to El Paso shooting victims?
Members of the One Fund El Paso Task Force provided an update at a news conference Friday on draft protocols for delivering donated funds to victims,…
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Accused El Paso Walmart gunman indicted for capital murder, faces death penalty
An El Paso County grand jury Thursday indicted the alleged Walmart mass shooter on a charge of capital murder. Patrick Crusius, 21, would face either…
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Transmountain ‘suspicious death’ victim was in U.S. illegally, police trying to find family
El Paso police said Friday that the victim of a “suspicious death” whose body was found along Transmountain Road was in the U.S.…
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6 people killed in 3 separate Albuquerque shootings
Albuquerque police say six people were killed in separate shootings in the city. There have been no arrests in Thursday night’s shootings,…
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‘Simply unacceptable’: 145 CEOs demand Senate action on guns after El Paso, other mass shootings
In a signed a letter, ​​​​​145 business leaders are demanding that the U.S. government take action on gun violence. Their plea, which…
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El Paso shooting ‘hero’ honored by Trump wasn’t a hero after all, but was instead a wanted fugitive
A shooting victim honored by President Trump for heroism during the El Paso Walmart attack is not a hero after all, police officials told ABC-7, and…
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D.A. now estimates $5 million cost for trial of accused El Paso Walmart shooter
A trial date for Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius is far from being set, but the El Paso District Attorney’s Office and the Council of…
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West Texas gunman had history of psychiatric facility violence, ‘suicidal tendencies’
The gunman who killed seven people in West Texas over Labor Day weekend was hospitalized nearly two decades ago at a psychiatric facility, where he…
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Missing 5-year-old New Mexico girl found dead during search by FBI
Authorities say they have found the body of a 5-year-old New Mexico girl who was reported missing Sunday. FBI Special Agent James Langenberg, who…
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Texas executes man who killed 61-year-old grandmother during crime spree
A Texas death row inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a 61-year-old grandmother at her north Texas home nearly a decade ago…
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