Eviction leads to call for help from El Paso Bomb Squad
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County constables say they found suspicious items Wednesday inside a man’s home during an eviction. Officials say it…
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Former Horizon High School teacher sentenced to life in prison for coercion, enticement of minor
EL PASO, Texas — A former teacher has been sentenced to life in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor according to federal officials.…
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103 migrants, 3 stash house busts, one busy day in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Three different human smuggling attempts were disrupted Friday by El Paso Sector Border Patrol Agents, encountering 103 migrants.…
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Man accused of robbing far east El Paso smoke shop at gunpoint
EL PASO, Texas — A 31-year-old man robbed a far east El Paso store at gunpoint Saturday, according to El Paso police. Waymon Cheatham was arrested…
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Socorro police: Man arrested after evidence connected to two aggravated robberies
SOCORRO, Texas — A man was arrested Tuesday in connection to two aggravated robberies in the city of Socorro. Socorro police say the robberies…
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Judge dismisses murder charge against bodega clerk who claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan judge dismissed a murder charge Tuesday against a bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man earlier this month in what…
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El Paso Police: Man used car as weapon in spat over Target store parking spot
EL PASO, Texas — A 40-year-old man is charged with aggravated assault after police say he pinned a man with his vehicle. The violent confrontation…
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Texas Department of Public Safety investigating how 91 of its troopers and Rangers responded to Uvalde school shooting
UVALDE — The Texas Department of Public Safety is reviewing how 91 state troopers and Rangers responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting to…
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Watch: Dona Ana Sheriff’s Office holds news conference regarding fatal Vinton shooting
DOÑA ANA, County — LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- During a news conference, Dona Ana Sheriff Kim Stewart said her deputies were on the lookout for the…
Continue Reading Parkland school shooter was ‘cold, calculative, manipulative and deadly,’ prosecutors say in death penalty trial
By Eric Levenson and Dakin Andone, CNN The gunman who killed 14 students and three adults at a Parkland, Florida, high school in 2018 was…
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WATCH: “Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details
The 18-year-old who massacred 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde on May 24 had no experience with firearms before his rampage began. He targeted…
Continue Reading Authorities seize more than $690,000 worth of hard narcotics in Texas
By Emma Tucker US Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas have seized nearly 90 pounds of hard narcotics with an estimated street value of…
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Dog helps capture infamous Mexican drug lord
(CNN) – Meet Max, the dog that is credited with helping capture infamous drug lord, Rafael Caro Quintero. Authorities say the dog discovered the…
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Driver dead after police pursuit in Vinton, Texas
VINTON, Texas– Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle involved in several hit and runs that occurred in El Paso County Friday just…
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Child comes to Northeast Providence Hospital with stab wounds, transported to different hospital
A child arrived at the Hospitals of Providence, Northeast campus, early Saturday morning with stab wounds, according to first responders from the El…
Continue Reading Man goes to the hospital with serious injuries after jumping out of a car
EL PASO, Texas– First responders said a man has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after jumping out of a car. The incident…
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Mexico captures drug lord responsible for torture, killing of DEA agent
MEXICO CITY — Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, responsible for 1985 torture, killing of DEA agent. Caro-Quintero, the former…
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WATCH: Gov. Abbott urges parents to educate children about fentanyl, speaks on Uvalde
HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is touring Houston’s Department of Public Safety Crime Lab. Gov. Abbott and held a news conference on…
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El Paso man arrested for deceptive business practice; victim was 75 years old
EL PASO, Texas — A 29-year-old man who police say presented himself as an energy consultant for a company he was no longer working for has been…
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Man and woman wanted on a variety of charges arrested at Westside Hotel
EL PASO, Texas — A man and a woman were arrested at the La Quinta Inn at 7550 Remcon as they were preparing to drive away, according to El Paso…
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Uvalde police officer who drew outrage for checking his phone was waiting to hear from his dying wife during shooting
After leaked surveillance of law enforcement responding to the Uvalde shooting was published earlier this week, angry snap judgments and criticisms…
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Father of murdered 5-year-old El Paso native says he wants life in prison for mother, boyfriend
EL PASO, Texas — The father of Emily Canales, the 5-year-old El Paso native who was killed allegedly by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend in…
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CBP seizes over 30 pounds of cocaine, handgun at El Paso Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas — Customs and Border Protection seized about 34 pounds of cocaine along with a gold-plated handgun from a 26-year-old male U.S.…
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El Paso law enforcement agencies receive active shooter situational training
EL PASO, Texas — An active shooter training exercise was organized by FBI El Paso, the El Paso Police, and the Texas Department of Public Safety at…
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Juárez officials worry about summer spike in migrant deaths as some take crossing risks
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — Juárez officials worry the number of water rescues and recoveries in El Paso canals will not stop anytime soon. They’re…
Continue Reading A man was charged in the rape of a 10-year-old who traveled to Indiana for an abortion
By Chuck Johnston, CNN A Columbus man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old Ohio girl who then had to travel to Indiana seeking an abortion…
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Man shows up to Memorial Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds, officials say
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — A 34-year-old man showed up at Memorial Medical Center just after 5 a.m. Wednesday with multiple gunshot wounds,…
Continue Reading A Mexican network is sending abortion drugs to American women
By David Shortell, CNN One day late last month, as new abortion restrictions began taking shape in US states, three Mexican women quietly crossed…
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Man arrested for El Paso bank robbery
EL PASO, Texas — A 53-year-old man was arrested for his suspected involvement in a Chase Bank robbery that happened Tuesday. The El Paso Police…
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Texas’ law on gun background checks plagued by critical omissions of minors’ mental health records
In the spring of 2009, Elliott Naishtat persuaded his colleagues in the Texas Legislature to pass a bill that he believed would require the state to…
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