EPISD proposes termination for administrator indicted for kidnapping, sexual assault
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District is proposing termination for an administrator facing federal charges of kidnapping and…
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El Paso police say second victim was found in deadly northeast shooting
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say the victim in a deadly shooting last week was a 52-year-old male but have not identified him pending…
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Las Cruces man sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting wife, at police
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man accused of shooting his wife and shooting at police has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. District…
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Families dealing with impact of illicit substances can get help at DEA El Paso summit
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Division of the Drug Enforcement Agency is hosting a family summit for families in West Texas and New Mexico who’ve…
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Daycare in Las Cruces sees spike in vandalism, property damage
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The owners of Children’s Playhouse Daycare at 1309 Foster Rd in Las Cruces say that their business is being vandalized “at…
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Student suspect in custody after 3 football players shot dead and 2 people wounded at the University of Virginia, police say
(CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 11:17 a.m. ET] Police have in custody a University of Virginia student suspected of fatally…
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Argument at bar leads to stabbing in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police Department officials confirm one woman has been arrested following a stabbing. Investigators told ABC-7, a…
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Uvalde 365: The struggle to understand
Editor’s note: The special streams live Thursday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. ABC NEWS – ABC News correspondent John Quiñones and ABC News…
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Former El Paso school principal indicted for kidnapping, sexual assault
EL PASO, Texas — A former school principal has been indicted by a federal grand jury for kidnapping and transportation for illegal sexual activity,…
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El Paso police investigate deadly shooting
UPDATE (10:11) A man was found shot in an apartment complex. He is believed to have been in his 40s or 50s. EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police are…
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El Paso police: Thousands of pills of fentanyl found in car with man asleep at wheel, engine on
EL PASO, Texas — A man asleep in the driver’s seat of a car facing against traffic while holding a handgun was found in possession of thousands of…
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3 alleged kidnapping victims rescue, 2 hostage takers arrested, 58 undocumented migrants found
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents report they rescued three undocumented migrants from Guatemala being held for…
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FBI arrests two Venezuelan nationals for assaulting a federal police officer
EL PASO, Texas – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested two undocumented migrants after investigation revealed they had assaulted a…
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Road rage shooting on Mesa; El Paso police search for leads
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police say they are looking for two male occupants of a sports car after a road rage shooting at Mesa and Crossroads…
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Anonymous tip leads to arrest in deadly I-10 east hit and run involving bicyclist
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say an anonymous tip in a hit-and-run investigation led to the arrest of 42-year-old Hector Octavio Saenz. The crash…
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City of Las Cruces to vote on demolition of motel after business complaints
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A resolution that requests the demolition of the Kilby Motel in Las Cruces will be voted on Monday. The motel is located at…
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El Paso police make an arrest in a 1994 triple-murder case
EL PASO, Texas – A man in his late 60s was taken into custody by El Paso Police in connection to a capital murder case from 1994. The bodies of three…
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Appeals court denies motion to dismiss murder indictment of El Paso man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas 8th Court of Appeals has ruled that a murder indictment can remain in place on a man accused of shooting and…
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Lead attorney in the Walmart shooter case withdraws “effective immediately”
EL PASO, Texas — Curtis Cox, the lead prosecutor in the Walmart shooter case has withdrawn from the case, according to a letter obtained by ABC-7.…
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26-year-old man charged with murdering his grandfather in south-central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A 26-year-old man is accused of killing his 75-year-old grandfather, according to El Paso police. The victim, identified as Rodolfo…
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14-year-old shot in lower valley, 16-year-old taken into custody
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 16-year-old was taken into custody after shooting at two teenagers who were walking home Tuesday night. A…
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Parkland school shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole for 2018 massacre
(CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 4:40 p.m. ET] The gunman who carried out the Parkland school shooting was formally…
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Upper valley road rage shooting left bullet embedded in back seat where 8-year-old child sat
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police are searching for a driver they say shot at a victim in a road rage incident Tuesday night in the upper valley.…
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Trial of man accused of killing state attorney in home invasion delayed until 2023
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a state attorney and wounding her husband is delayed until next year.…
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“I’m so scared”: 911 recordings reveal fear and urgency of those trapped in Uvalde elementary school
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story included incorrect details of a request to check the classroom of teacher Eva Mireles early in the…
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First on CNN: 10-year-old trapped with the Uvalde school shooter repeatedly called 911 for help. It took officials 40 minutes to act
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN “I’m in classroom 112,” the little girl tells the police…
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Las Cruces man who attacked off-duty Border Patrol agent with machete sentenced
EL PASO, Texas — A Las Cruces man has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for kidnapping and carjacking relating to a June 2017 attack against an…
Continue Reading Suspect remains at large after 2 New Jersey officers were shot while attempting to make an arrest
By Amir Vera, John Miller and Brynn Gingras, CNN A suspect accused of shooting two police officers in Newark, New Jersey, Tuesday was still at large…
Continue Reading First person charged in ongoing Boy Scouts of America abuse investigation pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct
By Amanda Musa and Amanda Watts, CNN A New York man has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct charges in Michigan, more than 20 years after he…
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Woman charged with arson in connection to fire near west El Paso fuel pumps
EL PASO, Texas — A 50-year-old woman is under arrest in connection to an Oct. 10 fire near the fuel pumps of a west El Paso convenience store.…
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