Board recommends parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan on 16th attempt
By Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for parole…
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Suspected El Paso burglar slashed with machete is jailed after hospital release
UPDATE, Aug. 27: El Paso police on Friday said an accused burglar who was slashed in the face by a homeowner has been released from the hospital and…
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EPPD officer exchanges gunfire with man at bar fight; no injuries
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police officers responded to a bar fight early Friday morning on the east side, when shots rang out near the scene…
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Capitol Police officer who killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 speaks publicly for first time: ‘I know that day I saved countless lives’
By Marshall Cohen The veteran US Capitol Police officer who killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt went public Thursday, revealing his identity and…
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Police seek van driver who witnessed man get gunned down on Las Cruces street
UPDATE, Aug. 25: Las Cruces police said Wednesday they were seeking to talk with a transport van driver who likely witnessed a deadly drive-by…
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Las Cruces man pleads not guilty to killing son’s neighbor
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting his son’s neighbor in his driveway. The Las Cruces…
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DEA in El Paso sees 60% rise in teen drug abuse
EL PASO, Texas — It’s an alarming new trend according to El Paso’s division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The DEA has seen a 60 percent…
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Mother mourns teen son shot dead at east El Paso house party
UPDATE, Aug. 24: A mother in mourning after her 18-year-old son was shot and killed at a house party this past weekend is speaking out. It happened…
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El Paso deputies search for shooter who critically hurt 22-year-old man
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies were searching Tuesday for the assailant who shot a 22-year-old man in the neck over the…
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Tornillo teen held on $100k bond, accused of kidnapping woman
TORNILLIO, Texas — An 18-year-old man from Tornillo is facing kidnapping charges after he allegedly abducted a woman last week, El Paso County…
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Dog seen on viral video getting dumped in Horizon was also shot
UPDATE, Aug. 23: A Siberian Husky that was abandoned in Horizon City a month ago was found with a pellet lodged in its skin, indicating that the dog…
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Caught on video: LCPD opens fire on fleeing domestic violence suspect
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Newly released video obtained by ABC-7 shows an intense shooting with a domestic violence suspect playing out in broad…
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West El Paso man may face more charges for arson that killed mother, brother
UPDATE, Aug. 23: A 40-year-old west El Paso man already facing a capital murder charge for his brother’s death in an arson fire one month ago could…
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EPISD trustee says home vandalized due to support of masks
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Independent School District trustee who voted to impose a school mask requirement earlier this week said his home was…
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El Paso police say drunk driver’s arrest averted wrong-way crash tragedy
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say officers were able to stop a wrong-way driver and potentially avoid a tragic head-on collision. It happened…
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4 Albuquerque police officers shot while responding to robbery
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Four Albuquerque police officers were shot and injured while responding to a robbery Thursday, leaving law enforcement…
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Man who claimed to have bomb near U.S. Capitol surrenders
WASHINGTON, DC — A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hours-long…
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Cadillac with bullet holes sought in Texas ‘Blue Alert’ is located, but still no suspect in custody for deputy’s shooting
UPDATE, Aug. 17: The Wichita Falls Times Record News reported that a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy was shot during a traffic stop involving the…
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Human smugglers caught trying to sneak 32 into El Paso airport
EL PASO, Texas — Human traffickers have been caught trying to smuggle nearly three-dozen people into the U.S. at the El Paso International Airport.…
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Las Cruces man arrested for murder tied to love triangle
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 28-year-old Las Cruces man has been charged with murder stemming from a weekend shooting that was the result of a love…
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El Paso man arrested after shots fired during family dispute, SWAT standoff
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso police SWAT team was deployed in a south-central neighborhood Monday morning after gunfire rang out during a domestic…
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2 critically wounded, 4 arrested in far east El Paso gang shooting
EL PASO, Texas — Two men were critically wounded in a far east El Paso shooting tied to gangs, triggering a standoff with police that ended in four…
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Father arrested in death of 5-year-old whose body was found in Rio Grande at T or C
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police have now identified the body found in the Rio Grande last month, ABC affiliate KOAT…
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1 student dead, 1 arrested in New Mexico school shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico authorities said one student was killed and another was taken into custody following a shooting at a…
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El Paso truck driver arrested in Nashville with 50 pound load of fentanyl
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — An El Paso truck driver was arrested in Nashville late Thursday afternoon when Tennessee authorities said they caught him…
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SWAT standoff with ‘armed subjects’ in far east El Paso ends
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT team descended on a far east El Paso apartment complex late Thursday morning as police said a standoff ensued when they…
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California woman charged with giving gun to felon who killed officer near Deming
LUNA COUNTY, New Mexico — A California woman has been charged by federal prosecutors with illegally supplying a gun to a convicted felon who shot…
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24 women now sue El Paso worker, hotel for restroom camera
EL PASO, Texas — Another 11 women are coming forward to accuse an El Paso hotel worker of secretly filming up their skirts at a UTEP-area hotel in a…
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El Paso teen accused of drunk road rage, trying to hit man with car
EL PASO, Texas – A teenager has been arrested following what El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies described on Wednesday as a drunken case of road…
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Las Cruces toddler death mistrial OK’d by New Mexico Supreme Court
UPDATE, Aug. 10: The New Mexico Supreme Court has OK’d a mistrial hearing and scheduled appeal arguments in the case of a Las Cruces man accused in…
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