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…
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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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La Union man arrested for month-old murder at south-central El Paso bar
UPDATE, Nov. 15: A month after a deadly shooting at a south-central El Paso bar, police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a southern New Mexico man…
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Victim hurt in Sunset Heights stabbing; attacker steals car and flees
EL PASO, Texas — A stabbing in Sunset Heights Tuesday afternoon left a victim wounded and police searching around the nearby UTEP campus for the…
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6 teens shot, wounded near Colorado high school; multiple suspects on the loose
AURORA, Colorado — Six high-schoolers were hospitalized after they were shot at a park near their Aurora school on Monday afternoon, police said.…
Continue Reading Closing arguments end in Rittenhouse trial, jury to start deliberations Tuesday
UPDATE# 3: Closing arguments have concluded in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. The jury is set to start deliberating on Tuesday. Attorneys in…
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Workers at federal prisons are committing some of the crimes
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press investigation has found that more than 100 federal…
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Man arrested at home after 2 stabbed during fight at central El Paso bar
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — A 54-year-old man was arrested at his home early Saturday, a short time after police allege he stabbed two other men at…
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‘Not credible threat’ leads to added security at Del Valle High School
EL PASO, Texas — Students were not allowed to leave the Del Valle High School campus for lunch on Friday and other security measures were put in…
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El Paso teen charged with stabbing newborn to death minutes after birth is released from jail in plea deal
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman who was jailed in 2018 for allegedly stabbing her newborn baby has accepted a plea deal and is now free,…
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FBI warns laser strikes on planes rising in El Paso, puts pilots & passengers in danger
EL PASO, Texas — Laser pointers usually used in business meetings or for presentations are now causing distractions for pilots as people in…
Continue Reading Man charged with 11 murders in Texas
By DAVID WARREN Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a Dallas man previously arrested in the death of an 81-year-old woman has been…
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