A former Texas judge is sentenced for accepting cash bribes stashed in beer boxes
A former Texas judge was sentenced to five years in federal prison after he was found guilty of accepting cash bribes to issue favorable court…
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Man with gun critically wounded after being shot by Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy
A Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy shot and critically wounded a 36-year-old man who authorities said Wednesday had approached the…
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UMC El Paso surgeon gives graphic testimony on treating Walmart shooting victims to Congress
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on “Protecting America from Assault Weapons.” During the hearing, the…
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I-10 westbound closed through downtown El Paso due to pair of crashes
Two separate car crashes happening late Wednesday night along Interstate 10 at Porfirio Diaz forced authorities to close westbound lanes through…
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Arrest made in New Mexico slaying of El Paso native lauded as ‘hero’
Police announced an arrest Wednesday night in last week’s shooting death of an El Paso native that happened in a pizza shop parking lot near…
Continue Reading Texas Ranger says ex-Dallas cop who killed Botham Jean was reasonable to feel threatened, but a jury won’t hear it
A Texas Ranger who investigated the Botham Jean shooting said Wednesday that the ex-Dallas police officer who killed Jean in his own apartment was…
Continue Reading Ex-Fort Bliss soldier charged in bomb plot once on ‘hit list’ of classmate trying to blow up school
A former Fort Bliss soldier suspected of planning to bomb multiple high-profile targets around the U.S. was once on the “hit list” of a…
Continue Reading California real estate agent attack spurs more reports from alleged victims
In the hours after a Los Angeles-area man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a California real estate agent during an open house, more people have…
Continue Reading The search is on for the winner of the $227 million Texas lottery ticket
If you bought a lottery ticket in Texas, it’s time to check it — because someone out there is $227 million richer. Some mystery winner…
Continue Reading Snickers made a special pecan bar for fall — but it’s already sold out
Snickers just got a fall-themed update, just in time for pecan pie season. Mars, which makes the candy bar, debuted a Snickers Pecan Bar on…
Continue Reading 20 men sue Madison Square Boys and Girls Club over alleged abuse by ‘Basketball Diaries’ coach and doctor
Twenty men have filed suit against the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, alleging the organization was negligent in allowing alleged sexual abuse…
Continue Reading BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina accused of covering up CEO’s arrest for DUI
A planned health insurance merger has been put on hold after the state’s insurance commissioner accused BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina…
Continue Reading San Francisco neighbors erect boulders to keep the homeless away
A group of San Francisco neighbors came up with their own solution after they said the city wouldn’t help them with the local homeless and drug…
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Former Fort Bliss soldier indicted on federal charges in plot to bomb media & Beto O’Rourke
A federal grand jury late Wednesday formally indicted former Fort Bliss Army soldier Jarrett William Smith, who allegedly discussed bomb-making…
Continue Reading A man has confessed to shooting a transgender woman at Dallas bus stop, police say
Police said a man in Dallas admitted that he followed a transgender woman to a bus stop before shooting her multiple times. Domingo Ramirez-Cavente,…
Continue Reading Louisville Police Department accused of ‘racially biased’ traffic stops in at least 3 lawsuits
The Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky is facing at least three lawsuits alleging that police used the pretext of a traffic stop to pull…
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U.S. trade war with China adds $50k to cost of coats for El Paso’s ‘Operation Noel’
The “Operation Noel” coats that keep 25,000 kids in the Borderland warm are coming with a hefty price tag this year amid the trade war.…
Continue Reading Video of Botham Jean’s last moments played in court. His parents weren’t ready
On the screen before Botham Jean’s parents, a video of their son’s last moments unexpectedly began playing. Police were trying to save…
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Catholic Bishops witness evolving face of immigrants along the Borderland
Catholic leaders touring the Borderland are witnessing for themselves the changing face of the immigrants trying to gain entry into the U.S. They are…
Continue Reading The Colorado STEM school shooting could have been worse if a gun hadn’t jammed, prosecutor says
One of the teenagers who allegedly opened fire at a Colorado charter school in May said he accidentally fired just one shot when classmates rushed…
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Texas inmate executed for stabbing deaths of 2 stepsons and wife, rape of stepdaughters
A Texas inmate who claimed he was intellectually disabled was executed Wednesday for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during an attack more than 12…
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Judge sentences former El Paso boxer to 33 years in prison for drunk driving crash that killed 3
A former El Paso boxer was sentenced by a judge Wednesday to 33 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed three people on Christmas Eve…
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Judge in Walmart shooter case steps down due to conflict, says she knew a shooting victim
The judge assigned to preside over the case of accused Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius has asked that the case be reassigned because she knew one the…
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El Paso woman arrested after police say she falsely accused grocery store worker of assault
A 24–year-old woman who filed an assault report against a grocery store worker was arrested after El Paso police said their investigation revealed…
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Josh Turner’s free Fort Bliss concert canceled due to deadly crew bus crash
The Josh Turner concert scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4 at Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss has been canceled as a result of a recent deadly crash…
Continue Reading Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez held without bond in case involving alleged sex assault on a girl
Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was ordered held without bond Wednesday following his arrest on charges of statutory sexual assault,…
Continue Reading Virgin Island officials are expanding the search for a missing Kentucky woman
The search in the Virgin Islands for missing American Lucy Schuhmann was expanded on Wednesday and includes rugged areas of a national park,…
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New Trump administration deal could send migrants back to dangerous Central American countries
As part of its latest attempt to deter migrants from seeking refuge at the U.S. southern border, the Trump administration has initiated a series of…
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‘I didn’t threaten anybody’: Trump holds 1st news conference since impeachment inquiry announcement
President Donald Trump, speaking at his first news conference since the impeachment inquiry, says he placed “no pressure” on Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Riverside High School’s mobile food pantry provides groceries for over 500 Borderland families
The El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is the only food distributor for over 120 pantries across the El Paso area. School mobile pantries are a big…
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