EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated after police officials said she crashed into a police unit. According to officials, police officers were blocking traffic lanes with an unoccupied police car while they investigated a separate traffic crash. Around midnight on Sunday, 25-year-old Leslie Soto was driving
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Darya Dugina, the daughter of influential Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin was reportedly killed on Saturday when the car she was traveling in exploded outside Moscow, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Saturday afternoon shooting leaves at least one person injured, police say. Las Cruces Police told ABC-7 that shots were fired around 3:45 p.m. near the intersection of University Ave and El Paseo Rd, and one man was transported to Memorial Medical Center. Police are unable to confirm who fired
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EL PASO, Texas — An appellate court is now deliberating whether Moises Galvan, an El Paso man accused of murder more than five years ago, can be tried again for the deadly shooting. On Aug. 9, an appellate attorneys for Galvan filed a motion with the 8th Court of Appeals asking the court to dismiss the murder charge.
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EL PASO, Texas — Customs and Border Protection officers thwarted a smuggling attempt after discovering 14.7 pounds of cocaine at the Ysleta Port of Entry Wednesday. CBP officers say a 28-year-old female Mexican citizen was driving into the U.S. when she was referred for secondary inspection. The woman was arrested and turned over to the
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SOCORRO, Texas — The City of Socorro gave ABC-7 an official statement Thursday regarding Councilman Ruben Reyes’ recent arrest. The statement came directly after a city council meeting. The City of Socorro’s city counsel meeting had many things on their agenda Thursday, but two of them stood out more than the rest. These items related
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EL PASO, Texas — Three people were arrested after threatening three others in east El Paso with weapons, according to El Paso police. The incident happened Wednesday just before 6 p.m. on the 1000 block of Gambel Quail. Police say two men and a woman threatened three victims at a home with an AR-15 and
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a 15-year-long tax fraud scheme, and as part of the deal he has agreed to testify against former President Donald Trump’s real estate company at trial. In court Thursday, Weisselberg said, “Yes, your
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EL PASO, Texas – In recent days, we’ve seen juveniles used to transport migrants into the United States. On Monday, a 19-year-old El Paso resident was driving a car that overturned in an Upper Valley canal. One person died as a result, and another six people were in the vehicle during the crash. Police said
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EL PASO, Texas — The party’s over, at least for a few weeks, for a home in far east El Paso that the El Paso County Attorney’s office alleges is being used to host for-profit parties. The County Attorney’s Office obtained a court order to temporarily shut down the so-called “Mansion Party” business. The County
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is accused of punching a Border Patrol Agent in the face early Sunday morning. According to the FBI, agents arrested 31-year-old Alejandro Morales and changed him with assault. Officials say Morales told a Border Patrol Agent that he didn’t have to follow commands about how to enter
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EL PASO, Texas– A heroic act by firefighters saved the life of a 72-year-old woman last week after her car was swallowed by a sinkhole that formed as she was driving in central El Paso. Among those first responders that helped rescue the women was Chris Carson, Lieutenant at Station 7. Carson tells ABC-7 he
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EL PASO, Texas — Convicted murderer Ricardo Marquez is asking for a new trial. Marquez was convicted on June 23, 2022, of the killing of Erika Gaytan, 29. He was sentenced to 75 years in prison. In a motion filed by his attorneys exactly a month after his conviction, Marquez is asking the court to consider
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 19-year-old east El Paso resident was driving the car that overturned into a canal in the Upper Valley Monday morning. Police say the man was Axel Elias Ramirez Alcantar. One passenger died, his identity is not known. Police have identified the other victims as, Jorge Omar
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich spoke Monday on gun reform legislation that passed in the U.S. Senate in June. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act aims to protect children in school and reduce the threat of gun violence across the nation. “This is some of the most powerful border security legislation
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SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro representative Ruben Reyes was arrested for DWI Thursday, Socorro’s spokesman Victor Reta confirmed. Reta says Reyes has bonded out and that the incident will be brought up at a Socorro City Council meeting on Thursday. On the City of Socorro website, Reyes’s profile says he’s “brought forth important items such as
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man is accused of threatening to burn a building at New Mexico State University. John Oliver Hamilton, 54, made an initial appearance in federal court on Aug. 12. According to court documents, Hamilton allegedly made a string of telephone calls to the Office of Institutional Equality at
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four states last week have left Mexicans asking why the drug cartels exploded and what do they want. The attacks killed 11 people, including a young boy and four radio station employees who were
Continue Reading Texas police are looking for the man accused of shooting a coach at little league football game.
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EL PASO, Texas– Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car Saturday night. It happened on Mesa and Schuster just after 9:30 p.m. Fire dispatch said two people were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No further information has been provided.
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN A man shot and killed himself after driving into a vehicle barricade near the US Capitol Building early Sunday morning, US Capitol Police said. The incident happened shortly after 4 a.m. ET, when the man drove his car into a barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street. He then exited
Continue Reading By Amir Tal and Hadas Gold, CNN At least eight people, including five Americans, were wounded in a shooting attack targeting a bus near the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City early Sunday morning. Around 1:30 am local time Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET), police said in a statement that a “terrorist armed with weapons shot
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside, CNN A man was arrested on suspicion of driving his car into a crowd Saturday evening in Pennsylvania, killing one person and injuring 17 others, before killing his mother later that night in a neighboring county, authorities said. The car plowed into a crowd in Columbia County’s Berwick Borough for an all-day
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UPDATE: Police confirm that a 44-year-old has died after he was shot in south-central El Paso. The victim was rushed to University Medical Center where he later died from gunshot injuries. Police officials confirmed the shooting happened shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday. Upon arriving at the scene of the shooting, police found the victim. Sgt.
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EL PASO, Texas– El Paso firefighters respond to a condition two fire on the east side at the La Estancia Apartments. A spokesperson for the fire department said it was a kitchen fire and was contained right away. The fire broke out just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday. First responders said two people were taken to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas– A shooting in East El Paso sends one person to the hospital. It happened at the 3700 block of Breckenridge, less than one mile from Pebble Hills Elementary School. The call came in at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Pebble Hills Patrol is on scene and responding to the shooting. According to
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy, Aya Elamroussi, Nicki Brown, Samantha Beech, Liam Reilly and Ray Sanchez, CNN The man suspected of stabbing renowned author Salman Rushdie in western New York pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges, his attorney says. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of stabbing Rushdie —
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — After several attacks made on Thursday to different businesses and convenience stores, Juárez residents had to change their regular habits due to some closures. It was the case of students, maquiladora workers and other employees who had to transition to working virtually. Several schools across the city were forced to cancel
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DENTON, Texas (AP) — A man on trial in Texas died Thursday after drinking from a large water bottle containing a cloudy liquid as a jury found him guilty of child sexual assault, officials said. Edward Leclair, 57, was on trial in Denton, located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Dallas, on five counts
Continue Reading As students prepare to go back to school, Uvalde parents expressed their frustration to the school district after they shared their new security measures.
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