El Paso’s former U.S. Marshal says DEA crackdown targeting meth from Mexico is needed
EL PASO, Texas — The former El Paso U.S. Marshal said Friday that a Drug Enforcement Administration plan to fight a meth uptick in key U.S.…
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Ex-NFL players Robinson, Bray granted bond by El Paso federal judge on pot charges
EL PASO, Texas — Two former NFL players were walking free on bond Friday after federal agents said they caught them with over 150 pounds of…
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El Paso Municipal Court offering amnesty period for unpaid warrants, citations and tickets
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Municipal Court will be offering the community 13 days of amnesty to resolve warrants, citations and tickets. Activated…
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Mother of young El Paso girl stabbed at McDonald’s speaks out — angered that her daughter is ‘going through all this’
EL PASO, Texas – The mother of a 5-year-old girl who was stabbed inside a McDonald’s restaurant in northeast El Paso earlier this week is…
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El Paso churchgoers undergo active shooter training, told bowing heads in prayer can make them a target
EL PASO, Texas– Churchgoers at the Bethel Church of God learned how to defend themselves against an active shooter. A safety seminar Thursday…
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Deputies allege Horizon man killed unconscious girlfriend in bloody & brutal assault
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Gruesome details emerged Thursday about the killing of a 37-year-old Horizon woman, who allegedly died at the hands of her…
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Suspect in girl’s stabbing at El Paso McDonald’s was free on bond for another violent knife crime at the time of the attack
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man accused of randomly stabbing a 5-year-old girl who was playing inside a McDonald’s restaurant play area was free…
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Feds plan major crackdown on meth trafficking hubs — El Paso is one of those cities
EL PASO, Texas — Federal authorities are targeting methamphetamine “transportation hubs” around the country in an effort to block the…
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New details emerge about Cleveland Browns player’s arrest with 157 pounds of pot in rental car at Sierra Blanca
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Cleveland Browns player Gregory Robinson was arrested and jailed in El Paso after U.S. Border Patrol agents found 157…
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Parents taking precautions after young girl stabbed at play area inside northeast El Paso McDonald’s
EL PASO, Texas — A random act of violence against a 5-year-old inside a northeast El Paso McDonald’s is affecting parents who would normally take…
Continue Reading Man accused of randomly stabbing child multiple times at El Paso McDonald’s held on $500k bond, has extensive criminal history
EL PASO, Texas — A 25-year-old man is jailed on $500,000 bond, authorities said Wednesday, accused of randomly stabbing a child multiple times the…
Continue Reading Horizon man arrested, charged with murdering girlfriend last month
HORIZON CITY, Texas — A Horizon man was arrested Wednesday by El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies and charged with first-degree murder in the January…
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Santa Teresa High School locked down for over 2 hours after threat triggers active shooter concern
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Santa Teresa High School went on lockdown toward the end of the school day on Wednesday due to an active shooter concern…
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NFL free agent Greg Robinson jailed in El Paso on federal drug charge
EL PASO, Texas — NFL offensive tackle Greg Robinson was being held Wednesday in the El Paso County jail on a pending drug distribution charge from a…
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Texas man accused of drunkenly hitting pedestrian, driving with ‘mangled corpse’ in car to beer garden
AUSTIN, Texas — A driver has been arrested after police said he fatally struck a pedestrian in Austin, kept driving for about half a mile with the…
Continue Reading WATCH: Man arrested at nearby hotel after 5-year-old girl stabbed & seriously wounded at northeast El Paso McDonald’s
EL PASO, Texas — A five-year-old El Paso girl was stabbed by a man and seriously wounded on Tuesday afternoon at a northeast El Paso fast food…
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Controversial chef of Doña Ana County pizza restaurant arrested for alleged domestic violence
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – The head chef of ‘Forghedaboudit Southwest Italian Cuisine’ was arrested over the weekend on domestic violence…
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Trio arrested after allegedly being caught delivering 2 pounds of meth in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Three men have been arrested by El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies for allegedly running a drug trafficking operation, authorities…
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Police affidavit says son was covered in blood when officers arrived at west El Paso home and found his parents fatally stabbed
EL PASO, Texas — A police affidavit obtained by ABC-7 on Friday offered new details as to what happened early Thursday when a couple was found…
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Socorro man arrested for drive-by shooting is released a day later after police say new evidence clears him
UPDATE: Socorro police said Friday that charges were dropped against shooting suspect Oscar Jimenez and he was released from jail after new evidence…
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SWAT standoff in northeast El Paso ends peacefully as man wanted for embezzlement finally surrenders to police
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT standoff Friday afternoon with a wanted man barricaded in a home in northeast El Paso ended peacefully when he finally…
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Sheriff says Texas man admitted hanging puppy ‘out of boredom’
MONTE ALTO, Texas — A Texas man accused of hanging a small puppy by the neck from a tree and posting a video on Facebook told deputies that he…
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Southern New Mexico GOP congressional candidate shoots red flag to oppose state law
CAPROCK, New Mexico — A Republican U.S. House candidate in southern New Mexico has just released an ad with her shooting a “red flag” to…
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Red-flag gun bill heads to New Mexico governor for signature
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The Democrat-led New Mexico Legislature approved a red-flag gun law Thursday night with a final vote of the state House,…
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Man accused of stabbing his parents to death in his west El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 35-year-old man was arrested Thursday on capital murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his visiting parents to death…
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Mystery hero’s reunion with family of baby saved in Walmart mass shooting is postponed
EL PASO, Texas — A reunion that was months in the making has now been put on hold. Lazaro Ponce, the man who authorities say saved a two-month-old…
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Border officers make ‘huge’ liquid meth and gun ammo busts in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they made a pair of “huge” seizures Wednesday night involving liquid meth and a…
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UMC parking lot treated as crime scene after victim arrives at hospital ER with gunshot wounds
EL PASO, Texas — Police cordoned off a portion of the parking lot at University Medical Center in front of the emergency room entrance Wednesday…
Continue Reading Mystery hero calls accused Walmart shooter a ‘coward who deserves to get the death penalty’
EL PASO, Texas — The now-identified mystery hero seen on surveillance video saving a baby during last year’s mass shooting at the Cielo Vista…
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Parents concerned about photo showing what appears to be El Paso student holding hand-gun in school restroom
EL PASO, Texas — A photo of what appears to be an El Paso middle school student holding a gun in a school restroom is circulating on social media,…
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