Man shot dead in Las Cruces shopping area
UPDATE: A city spokeswoman identified the shooting victim as a 26-year-old male. She said the shooting happened at the Red Eye Gift Shop at 1434…
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$80k brick of cocaine, fentanyl wrapped as Christmas gift seized by Sierra Blanca border agents
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – A vacuum-sealed white powdery brick of cocaine and fentanyl, wrapped in gift-wrapping paper as a Christmas gift, was seized…
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a significant seizure of cocaine and fentanyl at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol…
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El Paso woman re-indicted on capital murder after 4-year-old nephew dies
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police reindicted 31-year-old Jessica Nuñez on capital murder in the death of her 4-year-old nephew on Thursday, Dec. 9.…
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El Paso gang member arrested for attacking, stabbing woman in dispute over money
EL PASO, Texas – A known gang member was arrested by SWAT officers for allegedly attacking and stabbing a woman in a dispute over money, El Paso…
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Amber Alert for 3-year-old girl abducted out of San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued for a 3-year-old girl abducted out of San Antonio on Monday. ABC affiliate KXXV reported…
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Teen boy arrested after shots fired at West Texas mall
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Police in West Texas on Monday arrested a 15-year-old boy after shots were fired a day earlier at a mall. Lubbock police said…
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Texas man convicted in baby’s death gets life in prison
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio man was sentenced to life in prison Monday after being convicted of killing an 11-month-old boy he was babysitting…
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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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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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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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