El Paso DEA has spike in fentanyl seizures amid national crisis
EL PASO, Texas — Seizures of fentanyl by the Drug Enforcement Administration within the city of El Paso rose 456% between the fiscal years 2020 and…
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YouTuber Danny Duncan, blamed for causing Cielo Vista Mall panic, now accused of sex misconduct
EL PASO, Texas — Popular YouTube internet celebrity Danny Duncan is being accused of abusing his employees and sexual misconduct with multiple…
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Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old abducted Texas girl
FAIRVIEW, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued for a 14-year-old girl who was abducted in the Collin County town of Fairview, according to…
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21-year-old El Paso man jailed for allegedly posing as cop, trying to pull over vehicles
EL PASO, Texas – A 21-year-old El Paso man was arrested Saturday night after authorities said he posed as a police officer and tried to pull over…
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EPPD holds ‘Coffee with a Cop’ events to overcome negative perceptions some may have
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Police Department is hosting numerous Coffee with a Cop events to help unite the force and the community. Jeremiah…
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Judge won’t lower bond for airport murder suspect, calls him threat to El Paso’s safety
EL PASO, Texas — The man arrested for allegedly beating his estranged wife’s lover to death was denied a bond reduction Friday afternoon and remains…
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El Paso police release pics of witnesses sought to stabbing death in convenience store parking lot
UPDATE #3, Dec. 17: Detectives on Friday released surveillance images of two men believed to have witnessed a deadly stabbing in the parking lot of a…
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After ABC-7 confronts El Paso District Attorney over ‘troubling’ disregard for cases, DA issues statement
UPDATE: In the wake of ABC-7’s Saul Saenz confronting District Attorney Yvonne Rosales at a public event about her refusal to comment on a capital…
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US Capitol rioter gets 5 years in jail after throwing fire extinguisher at police
By Hannah Rabinowitz A Florida man who enthusiastically attacked police at the US Capitol on January 6 with a fire extinguisher, a wooden plank and a…
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DEA reveals Mexican criminal networks flooding U.S. deadly Fentanyl
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says the United States is facing unprecedented levels of fentanyl in our communities. DEA…
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Multiple officers alert county of ‘critical’ staffing shortage at Doña Ana County Detention Center
UPDATE, Dec. 15: The president of the Doña Ana County detention center officers’ union on Tuesday alerted commissioners to dangerous conditions…
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Man found not guilty of attempted murder stemming from gunfire outside El Paso gun store
UPDATE, Dec. 15, 2021: A jury Wednesday acquitted a 30-year-old man from the Texas community of New Braunfels of charges of aggravated assault with a…
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After DA’s murder case unravels, El Paso man now faces burglary charges in Las Cruces
UPDATE, Dec. 15: An El Paso man whose capital murder case was dismissed over prosecutorial “vindictiveness” may be transferred to Las Cruces to…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in federal court to violating George Floyd’s civil rights
By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN Months after he was convicted of murder, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded…
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FBI raids Anthony home, makes weapons arrest stemming from Jan. 6 probe
ANTHONY, New Mexico — An FBI raid Monday morning at a home in Anthony was connected to a criminal probe involving the Jan. 6 insurrection at the…
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El Paso couple arrested after drugs found in home when they reported break-in, shooting to police
UPDATE: Police on Monday arrested a couple on felony drug charges who had claimed to be the victims of an attempted west El Paso home burglary last…
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Man found in Dona Ana County desert actually survived attack thought to be deadly
UPDATE: Sheriff Kim Stewart said Monday that a man found in a desert area in southern Dona Ana County over the weekend who was thought to have died…
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Police searching for suspect who shot man in east El Paso, crashed into golf course
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said a man was shot near an eastside Whataburger early Monday morning, and the shooter is still at large. A…
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Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of lying to police in hate crime hoax
By Omar Jimenez, Steve Almasy, Bill Kirkos and Ashley Killough, CNN Actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty Thursday on five of six felony counts of…
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Reality TV’s Josh Duggar convicted of child porn possession
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury in Arkansas has convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child…
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Arrest made in Las Cruces murder that happened year ago this week
UPDATE, Dec. 9, 2021: An arrest has been made in the murder of Ronnie Benavidez, who was found dead of gunshot wounds inside a Las Cruces home…
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1 wounded, 1 arrested after Lower Valley stabbing attack
EL PASO, Texas — One person was wounded and another arrested following a stabbing attack in El Paso’s Lower Valley on Wednesday afternoon. Police…
Continue Reading Jury begins deliberating in Josh Duggar child porn trial
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury in Arkansas has begun deliberations in the trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who is accused of…
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Rockin’ Cigar Bar in Cincy District to reopen after deal reached with county on public nuisance case
UPDATE, Dec. 7: The recently shuttered Rockin’ Cigar Bar and Grill in the Cincinnati Entertainment District will be allowed to reopen after brokering…
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Scott Peterson resentenced to life term in wife’s 2002 death
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 17 years after being sentenced to die, Scott Peterson was resentenced to life…
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Beloved El Paso teacher on verge of losing visa status 10 years after being wrongfully accused of drug smuggling
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Ana Isela Martinez Amaya, the Mexican teacher who was wrongfully accused of smuggling over 100 pounds of marijuana…
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Online violent threats targeting LCPS determined by police to be ‘not credible’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A series of threats targeting the Las Cruces Public Schools have been made on social media in recent days, but police said…
Continue Reading Police say love triangle led to murder of employee at El Paso airport; arrest made
UPDATE, Dec. 6: A love triangle led to a murder last month of an airline employee in a parking lot at El Paso International Airport, police said…
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El Paso bar fight among women led to 1 man shot dead, 3 hurt; victims from Ft. Bliss
UPDATE #2, Dec. 6: Detectives said Monday that a mass shooting at a central El Paso bar the night prior stemmed from a fight involving groups of…
Continue Reading Texas police officer ‘hero’ shot to death while responding to disturbance
By Kelly Murray and Raja Razek, CNN A police officer has died from gunshot wounds he sustained while responding to a disturbance in Mesquite, Texas,…
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