Speaking Rock Entertainment Center reopens after bomb scare
UPDATE#2: The FBI said no explosives were found and Speaking Rock has been allowed to reopen to the public Sunday night. The investigation into that…
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Woman found dead in Doña Ana County desert had arrived from Mexico
UPDATE, Nov. 7: Investigators have determined that a woman whose body was found last month in a desert area south of Las Cruces known as the…
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2 hurt as El Paso deputy’s unit collides with pickup truck
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy and another person were both injured Saturday when their vehicles collided at an…
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Texans warned of frightening cartel text-message scam
EL PASO, Texas – Vinnie Martinez, who currently resides in Dallas, was recently contacted by people who threatened him and his family, unless he…
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Grand jury indicts suspect for murder in Las Cruces killing
A Dona Ana County grand jury has indicted a New Mexico man on a murder charge in a fatal shooting during an altercation last month in Las Cruces.…
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Man convicted of trafficking guns from El Paso to Juárez gets 3 1/2 years in prison
EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old El Paso man was sentenced Thursday to nearly 3 1/2 years in federal prison for dealing guns without a license.…
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Judge denies bond reduction for man charged in Parkland High threat
UPDATE, Nov. 3: A judge at a court hearing on Wednesday denied a bond reduction for the 23-year-old man accused of making a terroristic threat that…
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29 arrests in a year: How can Doña Ana County help those who slip through the cracks?
DOÑA ANA, New Mexico — Over the course of a single year, a 29-year-old man named Ruben has been arrested 29 times, according to the Doña Ana…
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Judge says ‘there appears to be intentional discrimination’ in Arbery jury selection, but allows trial to move forward with 1 Black juror
By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Christina Maxouris, CNN After a long and contentious jury selection process in a coastal Georgia county in…
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Parkland High School students cope with lockdown stress in wake of terror threat
EL PASO, Texas — A day after the Parkland High School lockdown in northeast El Paso due to a man accused of making terroristic threats, emotions…
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Family of El Pasoan killed by alleged drunk driver sues for $1M
EL PASO, Texas — The family of an El Paso man killed by an alleged drunk driver is suing for $1 million. Relatives of 67-year-old Guadalupe Ruben…
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Mayfield High School lockdown lifted as Las Cruces police catch robber
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Mayfield High School was placed on a lockdown Tuesday afternoon for a brief time as Las Cruces police searched the area for…
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Texas Amber Alert for 14-year-old girl abducted
GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old girl in Glenn Heights, and authorities believe she may be in grave…
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Moped driver hospitalized after collision with Dona Ana deputy’s car
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man on a moped was hospitalized after being involved in a collision Monday morning with a Dona Ana County Sheriff’s…
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Incident at KLAQ haunted house under investigation
EL PASO, Texas — An incident at one of KLAQ’s two haunted houses is under investigation by authorities, according to a social media post by the…
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Victim critically wounded in northeast El Paso shooting
EL PASO, Texas — A Friday evening shooting in northeast El Paso left one person critically wounded. The gunfire happened about 6:30 p.m. at Dyer…
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Las Cruces police say they opened fire on man who pointed gun at officers
UPDATE: Las Cruces police officials said Thursday that officers shot at a man suspected of pointing a gun at them. 30-year-old Kevin Amaral was…
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Ex-boyfriend arrested in slaying of El Paso mom of 7 whose body was dumped in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez law enforcement announced the arrest Thursday of a suspect in the slaying of an El Paso mother of seven whose body…
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Northeast El Paso teen latest arrested for firing gun from moving car in viral video
UPDATE, Oct. 27: Police announced the arrest Wednesday of northeast El Paso teen seen in a social media video shooting a semi-automatic firearm into…
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Lead bullet among 500 rounds of ammo recovered from Alec Baldwin deadly movie-set shooting
UPDATE: New Mexico authorities said Wednesday they have recovered a lead projectile believed to have been fired from the gun used in the fatal…
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Assistant director acknowledged failure to fully check Baldwin’s gun
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The assistant director on “Rust” who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that fired the fatal shot acknowledged to…
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73-year-old central El Paso man critically hurt in pit bull attack
EL PASO, Texas — A 73-year-old central El Paso man was critically hurt Tuesday after being attacked by a pair of pit bulls in front of a home in the…
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Former Las Cruces principal gets 11 years in prison for uploading child porn
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Joel Aguilar Villanueva, the former principal of Zia Middle School in Las Cruces, was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in…
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Prosecutor won’t rule out criminal charges in Alec Baldwin movie shooting
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Criminal charges have not been ruled out in the fatal shooting on set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust,” the Santa Fe…
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Las Cruces man held on $230,000 bond in Cielo Vista Mall carjacking
EL PASO, Texas — A 25-year-old man faces aggravated robbery charges after he allegedly took a woman’s car at knifepoint. El Paso police say Sergio…
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Fugitive nabbed at border crossing for 2018 killing of Horizon City teen
EL PASO, Texas – A high-profile fugitive sought for the 2018 slaying of a Horizon City teenager was arrested at the Bridge of the Americas border…
Continue Reading 150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug probe
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more…
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2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Idaho shopping mall
BOISE, Idaho — Police in Boise said two people were killed and four injured in a shooting Monday afternoon at a shopping mall; one person was in…
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Appeals court hears claims of jury bias at ‘El Chapo’ trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman says the U.S. conspiracy conviction of the notorious…
Continue Reading Search warrant reveals new details in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A search warrant provided Monday by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office reveals new details into the moments before actor…
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