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Gadsden High School to utilize remote learning Friday in wake of violent threats

November 16, 2021 4:29 PM Jim Parker, Rachel Phillips

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…

Amber Alert issued for New Mexico boy abducted by mom because she didn’t want him vaccinated

November 18, 2021 2:41 PM ABC News

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…

Borderland Crimes, Podcast 11: Lured from the toy aisle – the kidnapping and murder of Alexandra Flores

November 18, 2021 2:23 PM Stephanie Valle

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…

Supporters of Julius Jones, who was spared from execution, say they will work for his freedom

November 17, 2021 10:01 PM CNN

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has granted Julius Jones clemency just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. He is commuting Jones’ sentence to…

Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated

November 17, 2021 11:26 AM CNN

After more than half a century, two men are set to be exonerated for the assassination of Malcolm X; CBS2’s Alice Gainer…

Gunman arrested after 2 El Pasoans shot following meeting with Juárez prosecutors

November 17, 2021 9:26 PM Jim Parker

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two El Pasoans were shot and wounded as they left the Chihuahua state Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday.…

Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery

November 17, 2021 12:26 PM ABC News, Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Georgia — The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting…

‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley sentenced to 41 months in prison for role in US Capitol riot

November 17, 2021 8:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Jacob Chansley, the so-called “QAnon Shaman,” was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his…

Man charged with setting 25-year-old El Paso woman on fire in drug dispute for being a ‘snitch’

November 10, 2021 12:06 PM Jim Parker, Brianna Perez

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…

1 hospitalized, 1 jailed after shooting at Las Cruces hotel tied to drug dispute

November 16, 2021 8:12 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A convicted felon was arrested Tuesday for allegedly shooting another man multiple times during an early morning drug…

La Union man arrested for month-old murder at south-central El Paso bar

October 15, 2021 3:48 AM Jim Parker, Mauricio Casillas

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…

Victim hurt in Sunset Heights stabbing; attacker steals car and flees

November 16, 2021 2:42 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A stabbing in Sunset Heights Tuesday afternoon left a victim wounded and police searching around the nearby UTEP campus for the…

6 teens shot, wounded near Colorado high school; multiple suspects on the loose

November 15, 2021 2:42 PM ABC News

AURORA, Colorado — Six high-schoolers were hospitalized after they were shot at a park near their Aurora school on Monday afternoon, police said.…

Closing arguments end in Rittenhouse trial, jury to start deliberations Tuesday

November 15, 2021 5:28 AM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

UPDATE# 3: Closing arguments have concluded in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. The jury is set to start deliberating on Tuesday. Attorneys in…

Workers at federal prisons are committing some of the crimes

November 14, 2021 7:49 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press investigation has found that more than 100 federal…

Man arrested at home after 2 stabbed during fight at central El Paso bar

November 13, 2021 6:49 PM Jim Parker

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…

‘Not credible threat’ leads to added security at Del Valle High School

November 12, 2021 1:24 PM Jim Parker

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…

El Paso teen charged with stabbing newborn to death minutes after birth is released from jail in plea deal

November 11, 2021 11:04 PM KVIA ABC-7

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,…

FBI warns laser strikes on planes rising in El Paso, puts pilots & passengers in danger

November 11, 2021 12:03 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas — Laser pointers usually used in business meetings or for presentations are now causing distractions for pilots as people in…

Man charged with 11 murders in Texas

November 11, 2021 2:06 PM Associated Press

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…

Amber Alert discontinued for 3-year-old missing Texas girl

November 11, 2021 8:09 AM ABC News

UPDATE: A statewide Amber Alert that was issued early Thursday morning for a missing 3-year-old girl out of Austin has been canceled, according to…

Sunland Park man faces decades in prison for sexually assaulting 8-year-old

November 10, 2021 11:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A Sunland Park man has been convicted of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old, prosecutors announced Wednesday. 43-year-old…

Santa Fe DA tells ABC News ‘no proof’ of ‘sabotage’ on Alec Baldwin movie set

November 10, 2021 9:33 PM ABC News

SANTA FE, New Mexico — The Santa Fe district attorney who is leading the investigation into the “Rust” film set shooting involving Alec…

Gang unit arrests central El Paso man for shooting wife, says he lied about drive-by

November 10, 2021 11:35 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A 51-year-old central El Paso man has been arrested for allegedly shooting his wife and then lying to police by claiming that she…

Rittenhouse takes stand in own defense at murder trial

November 10, 2021 9:16 AM ABC News, CNN

UPDATE: KENOSHA, Wisconsin — Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his murder trial, acknowledging he used deadly force when he shot three people…

East El Paso man jailed for allegedly shooting cats with air rifle

November 9, 2021 12:15 PM Jim Parker, Saul Saenz

EL PASO, Texas — An east El Paso man was jailed on animal cruelty charges after he allegedly shot two cats with an air rifle, police said Tuesday.…

Police say man fatally shot self after stealing Las Cruces officer’s car, crashing into school

November 9, 2021 8:32 AM Jim Parker, Tom Scott

UPDATE #3: Officials late Tuesday acknowledged it was a Las Cruces police officer’s sedan that was stolen from an I-25 crash scene earlier in the day…