Alec Baldwin tells ABC News: ‘The trigger wasn’t pulled, I didn’t pull the trigger’
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Actor Alec Baldwin told ABC News in an exclusive interview that he had “no idea” how a live bullet got onto the set of his…
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Tips to protect yourself from ‘porch pirates’ this holiday season
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of packages are delivered to home across the Borderland every day, especially as we approach the holiday season, but…
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Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Michigan school
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and RYAN KRYSKA Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his…
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Deming Walmart store reopens after bomb scare
DEMING, New Mexico — The Walmart store in Deming was closed for multiple hours Saturday due to a bomb threat. The store was shut down while Deming…
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Brothers arrested for allegedly pointing rifles at east El Paso man denied lower bonds
EL PASO, Texas — Two brothers accused of pulling guns on an east El Paso man and shooting into the air as he ran for cover on Tuesday were denied a…
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3 Fort Bliss soldiers arrested in Cincy District shooting stemming from fight
UPDATE, Nov. 26: Three Fort Bliss soldiers have been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured a 24-year-old El Pasoan in the Cincinnati…
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Fabens man shot dead by family member on Thanksgiving
EL PASO, Texas — A Fabens man was shot dead on Thanksgiving by a member of his family during what authorities called a case of “family violence and…
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Horizon City teen jailed for allegedly attacking, stabbing his brother
EL PASO, Texas — A Horizon City teenager has been jailed after he allegedly attacked his brother with a knife, El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies…
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Mission Valley man arrested for allegedly firing gunshot into bedroom where 6-year-old girl slept
EL PASO, Texas — A Mission Valley man was arrested after getting into an argument with his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend and allegedly…
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Jury convicts 3 white men of murder in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Georgia — A Georgia jury on Wednesday convicted three white men of murder for chasing down Ahmaud Arbery in their pickup trucks and…
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Child is 6th death in Waukesha parade crash; suspect charged
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press An 8-year-old boy is the sixth person to die as a result of a man driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas…
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Officials: Brian Laundrie fatally shot himself in the head
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Officials say Brian Laundrie, who was found dead last month in a Florida swamp, shot himself in the…
Continue Reading Jury gets case of white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors in the case of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery deliberated for about…
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El Paso firefighter arrested for allegedly posing as fire marshal at bar
EL PASO — An El Paso firefighter was arrested by police after he allegedly falsely claimed to be a fire marshal while patronizing a local bar,…
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Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted Friday of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings…
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Accused store thief leads police on chase, assaults YISD security guard while trying to hide in school
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police chased an accused store thief down at an elementary school where he allegedly assaulted a security guard while…
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Drunk driving blamed for crash into El Paso police car that forced closure of I-10
UPDATE, Nov. 19: El Paso police said Friday that a drunk driver was to blame for a crash with a police vehicle that led to the closure of Interstate…
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Mistrial declared in case of man charged in 18 Texas deaths
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge has declared a mistrial in the first murder case against a man charged with killing…
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Texas Amber Alert issued for 13-year-old abducted girl
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KTRK) — A statewide Texas Amber Alert was issued early Friday morning for a missing 13-year-old San Antonio girl. Law…
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Police say fake 911 call from suicidal man prompted lockdowns at UTEP, EPISD, CISD
UPDATE #6: El Paso police said Thursday night they had determined a suicidal caller to 911 who made threats that prompted the closure of the UTEP…
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Gadsden High School to utilize remote learning Friday in wake of violent threats
UPDATE, Nov. 18: For the second time in a week, online threats targeting the Gadsden Independent School District led to Doña Ana County Sheriff’s…
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Amber Alert issued for New Mexico boy abducted by mom because she didn’t want him vaccinated
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A statewide Amber Alert was issued in New Mexico on Thursday afternoon for a 10-year-old boy taken by his biological…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 11: Lured from the toy aisle – the kidnapping and murder of Alexandra Flores
EL PASO, Texas — A little girl got separated from her family during a holiday shopping trip to a busy retail store and seemed to vanish into thin…
Continue Reading Supporters of Julius Jones, who was spared from execution, say they will work for his freedom
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has granted Julius Jones clemency just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. He is commuting Jones’ sentence to…
Continue Reading Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated
After more than half a century, two men are set to be exonerated for the assassination of Malcolm X; CBS2’s Alice Gainer…
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Gunman arrested after 2 El Pasoans shot following meeting with Juárez prosecutors
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two El Pasoans were shot and wounded as they left the Chihuahua state Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday.…
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Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Georgia — The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting…
Continue Reading ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley sentenced to 41 months in prison for role in US Capitol riot
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Jacob Chansley, the so-called “QAnon Shaman,” was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his…
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Man charged with setting 25-year-old El Paso woman on fire in drug dispute for being a ‘snitch’
UPDATE, Nov. 16: A 37-year-old man was charged with capital murder Tuesday in the death of a native El Paso woman whose body was set on fire in…
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1 hospitalized, 1 jailed after shooting at Las Cruces hotel tied to drug dispute
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A convicted felon was arrested Tuesday for allegedly shooting another man multiple times during an early morning drug…
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