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Watch for potential water filtration scam from company posing as health staff, warn El Paso officials

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City health officials advise El Pasaons to be cautious about a potential water filtration scam by company members posing as Department of Health staff. According to officials, the individuals claim to be conducting a water study in the neighborhood, leaving flyers with a phone number asking residents to contact them

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FBI Crisis Negotiation Training prepares law enforcement in mitigating threats in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crisis Management Training Negotiation allows law enforcement to ensure quality communication in stressful situations. Examples of situations include; barricaded subjects, suicidal subjects, hostage takers, and those suffering from mental illness or experiencing an emotional or psychological crisis. Last year in El Paso, the crisis negotiations team was deployed to a

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1 TV news employee shot dead, another wounded, covering previous shooting in Orange County, Florida, police say

   (CNN) — An Orlando television news employee was shot dead and another wounded Wednesday while covering an earlier shooting incident in Florida, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said. Mina told a news conference that the employees worked for Spectrum News 13. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said earlier on Twitter that one person was in custody. The-CNN-Wire™

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Passengers on departing El Paso flight received airdrop message: ‘I have a bomb would like to share a photo’

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A passenger on a flight leaving El Paso Friday airdropped a message reading “I have a bomb would like to share a photo” to other passengers on the aircraft, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety. American Airlines flight #2051 was departing from El Paso International

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DA drops gun enhancement charge against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting

SANTA FE, New Mexico The Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office announced it is dropping the gun enhancement charge — a crime that would have carried a five-year sentence if convicted — against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” in October 2021. Baldwin still faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter for

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Michigan State to ease back into classes and athletics as students and staff continue to grapple with horror of mass shooting

Originally Published: 17 FEB 23 02:51 ETUpdated: 17 FEB 23 13:41 ETBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Watts, CNN    (CNN) — After the Michigan State University community was paralyzed by a horrific mass shooting that killed three students, injured five others and halted campus activity, the school will begin to resume athletic and academic life, as many

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5 former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death plead not guilty

Originally Published: 17 FEB 23 06:40 ETUpdated: 17 FEB 23 13:12 ETBy Travis Caldwell and Ray Sanchez, CNN    (CNN) — Five former Memphis Police Department officers pleaded not guilty Friday at their arraignment on criminal charges connected to the January death of Tyre Nichols, whose brutal beating after a police traffic stop was seen on video.Tadarrius

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