El Paso marks shooting anniversary amid virus pandemic with drive-thru memorials
EL PASO, Texas — When Stephanie Melendez, her husband and two young daughters tested positive for the coronavirus, the person she most wanted to…
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Infant whose parents died in Aug. 3 shooting is growing up in the shadow of tragedy
EL PASO, Texas — An infant boy who survived El Paso’s mass shooting a year ago that left his parents and 21 others dead now likes to thumb through…
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WATCH: Interfaith service on eve of Aug. 3 shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — An interfaith community healing service was held at Ascarate Park on Sunday evening to mark one year after the El Paso Walmart…
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Border Patrol agents near Las Cruces find murder fugitive hiding in bus restroom
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A man wanted for murder in Virginia was arrested by Border Patrol agents who found him hiding in a restroom on a bus,…
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Police say Las Cruces man attacked officer over fear of snakes
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man is facing charges after authorities say he became combative with police over a fear of snakes and tried…
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Las Cruces Police Department gets new interim chief
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Police Department is getting a new interim police chief. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Deputy Chief…
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Attacks against Latinos in the U.S. didn’t stop after El Paso’s shooting
EL PASO, Texas — As Natalia Miranda lay on the ground, she didn’t know how she got there. Her body was severely swollen and her clothes…
Continue Reading Bishop, El Paso leaders discuss Sunday’s community healing service to mark shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, Mayor Dee Margo and Pastor Michael Grady – a national advocate for…
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‘A day everybody remembers for the rest of their life’: Doctors, nurses look back on Aug. 3 shooting
EL PASO, Texas — The main goal for doctors and nurses at Del Sol Medical Center in east El Paso has always been to save lives. That was especially…
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Former Doña Ana County deputy accused of hoarding evidence from unsolved sex crimes in his garage
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A former Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy faces multiple felony charges after officials confirmed Friday that he allegedly…
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Reward grows to $50k as Las Cruces church explosions remain mystery after 5 years
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Five years after small explosions outside two churches stirred a scare in Las Cruces the case remains a mystery. The FBI…
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22-year-old man arrested for threatening El Paso Walmart employee at Gateway West store
EL PASO, Texas — A 22-year-old man was arrested by sheriff’s deputies Friday, accused of making threats towards an El Paso Walmart worker. Cameron…
Continue Reading Appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence, orders new penalty trial
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday to vacate the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who along with his brother planted homemade bombs near the…
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Man clings to life after being shot in head in central El Paso
UPDATE: Police on Friday released a few new details about a Thursday night shooting that critically wounded a man in the 4300 block of Missouri, and…
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23 luminarias lit outside El Paso Museum of History in victims’ honor for shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — They are a humble Hispanic tradition, paper lanterns known as luminarias. Those luminarias also became an iconic symbol after the…
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‘I will help’: Trump pledges to pay for Vanessa Guillen’s funeral
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a meeting between Vanessa Guillen’s family members and President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, the…
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Knife-wielding man suspected in armed store robberies nabbed by El Paso police
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said Thursday they arrested a knife-wielding man suspected in a pair of convenience store armed robberies. Nicholas…
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Las Cruces judge dismisses case against ex-deputy in state’s longest-running murder prosecution
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A judge on Wednesday dismissed all charges in the case of a former sheriff’s deputy who was charged in the shooting…
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Naked man who died after being tasered by UTEP police is identified
UPDATE: State investigators on Wednesday identified Ray Adrian Lara, 36, of El Paso as the nude man who died after a confrontation with UTEP police…
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‘I’ve got the f**king virus’: Video shows Las Cruces man spit on officers trying to remove him from Walmart for no face mask
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Newly obtained police body camera video from earlier this month shows a tense and disturbing scene unfolding at a Las…
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Las Cruces man arrested after SWAT standoff for allegedly beating and kidnapping girlfriend
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Police used their SWAT team early Tuesday morning to arrest a man suspected of beating up his girlfriend and holding the…
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Witness to Austin Black Lives Matter shooting says ‘the driver incited the violence’
A witness to the deadly shooting at an Austin Black Lives Matter protest said the shooter was not defending against violence — but was…
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Horizon High teacher arrested by FBI on sex crimes charge has resigned
UPDATE: The Horizon High School teacher, Ricardo Ortiz, who was arrested last week in an FBI sting operation has resigned, according to the Clint…
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El Paso man charged in animal cruelty case, viral gun video is arrested yet again
EL PASO, Texas — A man, who has been arrested in connection with several high-profile cases, including animal cruelty, has been arrested again.…
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El Paso man arrested in shooting during street race that killed 17-year-old girl in California
HOLLYWOOD, California — An El Paso man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl watching a street race in…
Continue Reading Man shot dead at protest in Texas after car driver opens fire
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire, police said. The…
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Statewide Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old girl reportedly abducted in Texas
LONGVIEW, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old in east Texas who is believed to be in grave danger. ABC affiliate KTRK…
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Crusius pleads ‘not guilty’ to fed charges; prosecutor says trial delay would be ‘miscarriage of justice’
EL PASO, Texas — Accused El Paso Walmart gunman Patrick Crusius entered a written plea of not guilty late Thursday to scores of federal hate crime…
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El Pasoan charged with firing gun on highway now accused of leaving dog outside to die in 103-degree heat
EL PASO, Texas — A 26-year-old El Paso man now jailed on animal cruelty charges, allegedly leaving his dog outside in sweltering temperatures to…
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2nd El Pasoan arrested in a day for allegedly leaving dog outside in heat & sun to die
EL PASO, Texas — A second El Pasoan has been arrested, just hours after the first, on animal cruelty charges after police said he left his dog…
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