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Former Horizon High School teacher pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of minor

March 9, 2022 5:41 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – Federal officials say, Ricardo Ortiz, 30, pleaded guilty Wednesday to enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. According to…

Stephen Miller sues to block January 6 committee’s subpoena for his phone records

March 9, 2022 12:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former White House senior adviser Stephen Miller filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block…

Trial continues for woman accused of double homicide in Doña Ana County

March 9, 2022 11:58 AM Rosemary Montañez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The woman accused of a double homicide was back in the courtroom Wednesday morning. 34-year-old Cristal Cardenas and Luis…

UTEP warns campus to be on alert for potential Russian cyberattacks

March 9, 2022 11:47 AM Emmanuel Esparza

El PASO, Texas– The University of Texas at El Paso has raised alerts about emails with suspicious links and pictures of the war that could be used…

Woman charged with fake abduction story used racist stereotypes to describe kidnappers, advocates and scholars say

March 9, 2022 11:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Sherri Papini claimed she was abducted in Northern California, investigators were led to believe they were looking for two…

Trial begins for suspected “murder for hire” double homicide in Doña Ana County

March 8, 2022 11:58 AM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Opening arguments began Tuesday in the trial for a Doña Ana County woman accused of hiring a hitman to kill her…

Former Del Valle High School coach arrested for improper relationship with student

March 8, 2022 3:34 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A former Del Valle High School coach was arrested for having an improper relationship with a student between June 2018 and…

Jury finds first US Capitol riot defendant to go on trial guilty on all counts

March 8, 2022 12:16 PM CNN

(CNN) — A jury in Washington, DC, on Tuesday found January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt guilty of all five charges he faced related to the US…

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio charged with conspiracy in US Capitol attack; allegedly met Oath Keepers head in DC parking garage

March 8, 2022 10:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right Proud Boys, has been charged…

230 pounds of bologna seized at Bridge of the Americas and Santa Teresa ports of entry

March 7, 2022 2:58 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – Agriculture Specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection thwarted two separate attempts to smuggle prohibited pork bologna…

One person injured in south central El Paso shooting

March 6, 2022 10:46 PM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas – A shooting Sunday evening in south central El Paso left one person with non-life threatening injuries, a fire dispatch spokesman…

Driver arrested after deadly motorcycle crash

March 5, 2022 10:58 PM Kate Bieri

UPDATE (03/22): A motorcyclist who was seriously hurt in Saturday night’s crash, has now died of his injuries. Special Traffic Investigators say…

Police search for driver involved in deadly hit-and-run

March 5, 2022 10:56 PM Dylan McKim

UPDATE (03/22): Police officials have yet to identify the 26-year-old man who died as a result of Saturday night’s crash. Special Traffic…

Five American women caught in El Paso smuggling fentanyl inside their bodies in less than a week

March 5, 2022 12:27 PM Brenda De Anda-Swann

EL PASO, Texas — In less than a week, Customs inspectors at three different international ports of entry in El Paso caught five women trying to…

Former police officer sentenced to 6 years for killing a Black man while responding to a 2019 traffic incident

March 5, 2022 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A former Kansas City police officer convicted in the killing in 2019 of a Black man who was backing a pickup…

Woman shot in Las Cruces, suspect arrested after shootout and chase end with crash near NMSU

March 4, 2022 6:34 PM Jesus A. Rodriguez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A man is accused of shooting a woman and leading police on a chase that ended in a crash in Las Cruces Friday afternoon.…

Five attempts to smuggle fentanyl reported in a span of 7 days

March 4, 2022 7:25 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers thwarted five separate attempts to smuggle fentanyl into the United States. CBP officers…

Life in prison for Mexican cartel member “Chous”, a former Chihuahua State police officer

March 3, 2022 6:41 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Arturo Shows Urquidi, known at “Chous” was…

Police investigate shooting near west El Paso motel

March 3, 2022 4:58 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are investigating a shooting near a Motel 6 on the Westside. Police said they first received a call about the…

Procedure under scrutiny; Las Cruces nurse facing tampering, homicide charges

March 2, 2022 5:50 PM Saul Saenz

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 31-year-old Las Cruces nurse is facing some serious charges after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road,…

Man to spend a decade in prison for enticing what he thought was a minor on social media

March 2, 2022 5:28 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force partnered with the El Paso FBI Field Office for Operation April…

Pair of arson arrests within minutes of each other; fires in west and central El Paso

March 2, 2022 1:39 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Fire Department responded to two different suspected arsons Monday with minutes of one another. The first happened at…

New York man arrested in connection with 7 separate attacks against Asian women

March 2, 2022 10:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Kiely Westhoff and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A New York man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly assaulting seven Asian women in a span of about…

El Paso man arrested for murder after stabbing victim dies

March 1, 2022 3:40 PM David Gonzalez

Update (03/08): El Paso Police released the booking photo for Hector Miguel Gomez. EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police have arrested 29-year-old Hector…

El Paso City Council hears phase two of EPPD body cam presentation

March 1, 2022 11:42 AM Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas- The El Paso City Council heard phase two from the El Paso Police Department’s presentation for the request of funds in order to…

Second man arrested in eastside shooting where victims were followed from men’s club

February 28, 2022 12:36 PM David Gonzalez

Andres Enrique Sanchez UPDATE: Police have arrested a second man in connection to a Feb. 8 early morning shooting. 26-year-old Andres Enrique Sanchez…