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Former U.S. Marshal reacts to Uvalde shooting video

July 13, 2022 7:46 AM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas — Former U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte joined ABC-7 at 10 to give his reaction to the Uvalde shooting…

2nd day of Smelser’s murder trial leaves one officer in tears

July 12, 2022 7:14 PM Sarah Coria

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The trial continues for a former Las Cruces officer accused of killing a man with a choke hold restraint. Christopher…

6-year-old’s sex abuse outcry against man who lived at Fort Bliss leads to life sentence

July 12, 2022 6:51 PM David Gonzalez

FORT BLISS, Texas — Federal officials say a Louisiana man was sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse of a minor. According to court testimony…

El Paso girl repeatedly abused by mother, boyfriend, according to court documents

July 12, 2022 11:29 AM Stephanie Valle

EL PASO, Texas — New gruesome and disturbing details are revealed in court documents involving the death of an El Paso girl who was allegedly…

El Paso County Sheriff’s office conducts active shooter exercise

July 12, 2022 5:01 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas– The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies conducted an ALERRT active shooter exercise on Tuesday,…

Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump tried to contact witness in Jan. 6 investigation, Justice Department has been alerted

July 12, 2022 2:00 PM David Gonzalez

WASHINGTON — Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump tried to contact witness in Jan. 6 investigation, Justice Department has been alerted. This is a developing…

What we know about infamous Oval Office meeting held by Trump’s inner circle in December 2020

July 12, 2022 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, CNN A heated Oval Office meeting convened by then-President Donald Trump on December 18, 2020 — in which lawyer Sidney Powell…

Tech company CEO arrested and charged with murder in 1992 killing of California woman, DA says

July 12, 2022 10:42 AM CNN

Officials say Bay Area CEO John Kevin Woodward is charged with the murder of his roommate’s girlfriend, Laurie Houts, in Mountain View in…

Casey White, the Alabama prisoner who escaped with a corrections officer, has been indicted for murder in her death

July 12, 2022 10:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Josh Campbell, Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN Casey White, the inmate who escaped from an Alabama jail with corrections officer Vicky White,…

Video from Uvalde shooting shows gunman enter school and officers in hallway retreat after taking fire

July 12, 2022 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves, Andy Rose and Steve Almasy, CNN The Austin American-Statesman newspaper published Tuesday edited portions of school…

Fugitive arrested at Bridge of the Americas for sexual assault of a child

July 11, 2022 6:58 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican citizen for an outstanding warrant for sexual assault of a child…

Chris Smelser Trial: Opening statements begin for LCPD officer charged with 2nd degree murder after chokehold incident

July 11, 2022 11:47 AM Jason McNabb

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The murder trial for a Las Cruces Police Officer accused of killing a man with a chokehold restraint began Monday. Officer…

Report: 8-month-old baby left in storage room dies, couple charged in death

July 11, 2022 5:48 PM David Gonzalez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana couple was charged with child abuse in connection to the death of their 8-month-old boy who was left inside a…

Texas inmate asks to delay execution for kidney donation

July 1, 2022 3:51 PM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate who is set to be put to death in less than two weeks asked that his execution be…

Uvalde County Sheriff to testify before Texas panel investigating Robb Elementary massacre

July 11, 2022 11:00 AM Kerry Mannix

UVALDE, Texas — The Uvalde County Sheriff has agreed to testify before the Texas panel investigating the mass shooting at Robb Elementary school.…

Las Cruces shooting leaves one dead, one in critical condition

July 11, 2022 9:21 AM Kerry Mannix

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A shooting in Las Cruces Saturday left one man dead and one woman in critical condition. Police say 80-year-old James…

Federal judge says trial for Steve Bannon will go on next week

July 11, 2022 6:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge on Monday denied a request by Steve Bannon for his contempt-of-Congress trial to be delayed…

They moved to Highland Park for the schools, the space and the safety. What now?

July 11, 2022 4:39 AM CNN

HIghland Park Parade massacre surviving child…

5 people injured in an overnight shooting on New York City’s Coney Island boardwalk

July 10, 2022 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Isa Kaufman-Geballe, Samantha Beech and Alaa Elassar, CNN Five people were injured in a shooting on the boardwalk near the popular amusement area…

After a massacre took one of their own, the ‘Cheers’ of Highland Park has turned into a pillar of support and healing

July 10, 2022 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, CNN The barstool on the far left at Norton’s Restaurant shouldn’t be empty. Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled…

At least 15 dead in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, South Africa

July 10, 2022 3:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Manveena Suri, David McKenzie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 15 people have died after a shooting at a bar in the South African township of…

A 14-year-old is fatally stabbed at a train station in New York, authorities say

July 10, 2022 2:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed during a fight inside a subway station on Saturday has died, according to the New York…

Ex-Las Cruces police officer’s murder trial to start Monday

July 9, 2022 11:01 AM Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A fired Las Cruces police officer who put a suspect in a fatal chokehold is set to begin his murder trial next week.…

Chicago’s 4th of July weekend death toll surpassed the Highland Park shooting. ‘I thought there would be more outcry,’ mother says

July 9, 2022 5:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacquelyne Germain, CNN Angela Gregg’s 4-year-old son, Mychal Moultry Jr., known to loved ones as MJ, was killed by a stray bullet while…

CBP officers foil multiple concealment efforts to smuggle hard narcotics in El Paso

July 8, 2022 5:35 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers say they maDe multiple seizures for hard narcotics in the El Paso area over the last…

Fort Bliss soldier pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes years after he was first accused

July 8, 2022 4:10 PM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas — The Army Times reported that the case of a Fort Bliss soldier not prosecuted for an accusation of rape in the winter of 2017 will…

US judge orders Mexican cartel to pay billions for killings

July 8, 2022 2:41 PM ABC News

BISMARCK, N.D. — A Mexican drug cartel accused in the gruesome killings of nine women and children from an offshoot Mormon community must pay…

Uvalde mayor disputes report that police missed opportunity to shoot gunman

July 8, 2022 1:11 PM Texas Tribune

Uvalde’s mayor on Friday denied a recent report that said a city police officer had an opportunity to shoot the 18-year-old gunman who killed 19…

Grieving Uvalde families condemn responding officers as ‘cowards’

July 8, 2022 11:58 AM CNN

Family members of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims react to a new report concluding that the 19 students and two educators killed in…

Black man misidentified by police and jailed for 6 days wins $90,000 settlement

July 8, 2022 9:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Camila Moreno-Lizarazo, CNN A Black man who spent six days in jail after police misidentified him for a 49-year-old White man with an outstanding…