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,…
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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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Transcript shows Trump repeatedly asked Ukraine leader to investigate Biden
President Donald Trump repeatedly prodded Ukraine’s new leader to work with Rudy Giuliani and the U.S. attorney general to investigate…
Continue Reading A mother says a teacher cut off a chunk of a girl’s hair because she wouldn’t stop playing with it
A middle school teacher in New Hampshire cut off about three inches of a student’s hair after the student wouldn’t stop playing with it,…
Continue Reading Deported veteran Miguel Perez, back in US, makes his case for citizenship
Army veteran Miguel Perez lost his green card because of a felony drug conviction. Despite his military service and having family members who are US…
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700 CBP officers returned to port of entry duty in El Paso, elsewhere after assisting Border Patrol
Hundreds of Customs and Border Protection officers who were reassigned in March to assist U.S. Border Patrol agents have returned to their normal…
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Tornadoes in the Borderland? Landspout tornadoes confirmed near Sierra Blanca
There is a long-standing myth that the Borderland doesn’t get tornadoes. This simply isn’t true. Two landspouts observed late Tuesday…
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Murder trial focuses on whether Dallas policewoman did enough to save man she shot in his own apartment
There is no doubt that former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot Botham Jean in his own Dallas apartment, but prosecutors Tuesday sought to show…
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UTEP men’s basketball team to host Texas Tech in ‘El Paso Strong’ charity game
The UTEP men’s basketball team is doing its part to support the victims of the El Paso shooting. The team will host the national runner-up…
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Cancer fight strengthens sisterly bond for 2 El Paso women
When Blanca and Yvette Perez set out all 54 Jenga pieces, the competition begins. They take turns building the tower and removing one block at a…
Continue Reading Here are the winners of this year’s MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grants’
The author of the novel “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” and an attorney who has fought to make “revenge porn” a crime…
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MiLB summit comes to El Paso for 2nd year in a row
MiLB chose to bring the Innovation and Tradeskills Summit to El Paso for a second year in a row. This summit which Jim Paul, the former owner of the…
Continue Reading A police officer showed a teen how to tie his tie during a traffic stop
A high school senior from Park City, Utah, heading to his last homecoming dance hit a snag this weekend when he couldn’t figure out how to tie…
Continue Reading Coast Guard captures ‘narco sub’ carrying $165 million in cocaine
The Coast Guard cutter Valiant seized a a ‘narco sub’ carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $165 million, according to a news…
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Couple from Fort Bliss identified as motorcyclists killed in weekend collision with SUV
UPDATE: Police on Tuesday identified the two killed as motorcycle driver 21-year-old Alexander Todd Warchocki, of Fort Bliss, and motorcycle…
Continue Reading Their fathers were firefighters killed on 9/11. Now, 13 of them graduated from the FDNY Academy
Thirteen children of firefighters who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and six whose fathers died of 9/11-related illnesses,…
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