Amber Alert issued for 12-year-old abducted Texas girl believed to be in grave danger
AUSTIN, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Saturday by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) for a missing Austin girl who is…
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Former El Paso judge fired after botched DWI arrest in New Mexico now plans to sue deputies & prosecutor
SANTA FE, New Mexico – The former El Paso magistrate judge who was arrested in late September and charged with driving while intoxicated, in a case…
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Former Texas nurse suspected of killing dozens of children has been sentenced to life in prison
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A former Texas nurse suspected of murdering dozens of young children decades ago was sentenced to life in prison Thursday…
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Las Cruces mom arrested after 3-year-old daughter tests positive for meth
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces woman was arrested after her 3-year-old daughter tested positive for methamphetamine, police said Friday.…
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‘The Incredible Hulk’ Lou Ferrigno sworn-in as New Mexico sheriff’s deputy
SOCORRO, New Mexico — Lou Ferrigno, the actor in the CBS television series “The Incredible Hulk,” become a sheriff’s deputy in New Mexico on…
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El Paso father convicted of evidence tampering in murder case involving his son
EL PASO, Texas — A jury deliberated about an hour late Thursday afternoon before finding an El Paso father guilty of tampering with evidence after…
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4 El Paso kids allegedly kidnapped found in Juarez; mom behind bars, dad remains wanted fugitive
EL PASO, Texas – Four young El Paso children described as “missing and endangered” were safely located in Mexico and their mother was arrested on…
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Ft. Bliss soldier charged in drunk driving death released on bond; bar where he drank is under investigation
EL PASO, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier charged in a drunk driving death has been released from jail on bond as state officials Thursday confirmed the…
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Doña Ana County Sheriff cleans house, but not the way you may be thinking
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office has been cleaning house, doing a full inventory of every piece of equipment they…
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Memorial service held for Border Patrol dog killed in line of duty in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A memorial service was held Wednesday for Bulder, the 5-year-old Belgian Malinois U.S. Border Patrol canine, who was killed during…
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Texas carries out nation’s first execution of 2020 for man who killed wife
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas inmate with a history of violence against women was executed Wednesday evening for fatally shooting his wife, who had…
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Prosecutor says Texas teen mistakenly shot, killed friend in school during ROTC
HOUSTON, Texas — A 16-year-old student mistakenly shot his friend in their Houston-area high school’s ROTC room before fleeing and being arrested…
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El Paso area couple accused of stealing credit cards from vehicles, going on spending spree
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso area couple has been arrested after police allege they broke into numerous vehicles, stealing credit cards to go on a…
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‘I saw them shoot the guys from behind,’ says witness to Juarez bar shooting that killed El Paso man
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Two people were gunned down over the weekend at a Juarez bar. On Tuesday, it was disclosed that one of the victims was a…
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El Paso County Sheriff accused of allowing deputies to partake in illegal gambling pools at work
EL PASO, Texas — Allegations of El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies gambling using betting boards on county time surfaced Tuesday. Former deputy…
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Student shot dead at Texas high school; alleged shooter arrested hours later
BELLAIRE, Texas — A male student was shot and killed Tuesday at a high school in east Texas and the alleged shooter was taken into custody about…
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New Mexico rethinks sex-offender registry eluded by Jeffrey Epstein
(Editor’s note: To search for sex offenders in your region. you can visit the New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s Sex Offender Registry at this…
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Borderland family loses 3 loved ones in 2 suspected drunk driving crashes
EL PASO, Texas – Three victims, two suspected drunk drivers, one family. Just weeks after a mother and child died in a suspected drunk driving crash…
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Pair of Sunday morning El Paso stabbings leave 4 hospitalized
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of Sunday morning stabbings in El Paso left four people wounded, authorities said. The first incident happened just after 8…
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Las Cruces mayor, police worry about marijuana legalization in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces City Council spent several hours on Monday talking through a work session and presentation on the…
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Registered sex offender arrested after thousands of child porn images allegedly found inside his El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old registered sex offender was being held Monday in the downtown jail on $300,000 bond, accused by El Paso police of…
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Mexico’s president admits Chihuahua has ‘homicide problem’ during Juarez visit
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obador visited Juarez on Friday, holding a press conference at a military garrison,…
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El Paso International Airport joins federal agencies to help stop human trafficking
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso International Airport is partnering with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Blue Lightning Initiative to…
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Counterfeit money being passed around to east El Paso food delivery drivers
EL PASO, Texas — Police warned Friday of another round of counterfeit cash being passed around El Paso. This time, authorities said the victims of…
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Doctors tell Texas lawmakers at El Paso hearing that hatred, not mental illness often fuels mass shooters
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety heard public testimony Thursday at…
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New Mexico sheriff’s association opposes governor’s red flag gun legislation
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Many sheriffs across the state are opposed to a proposal from the governor and Democratic lawmakers that would allow police…
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Arrest warrant for mom’s murder issued for father of missing New Mexico boy
ROSWELL, New Mexico — An arrest warrant for first-degree murder has been issued for the father of a boy who is the subject of an Amber Alert,…
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Las Cruces woman given 20-year prison sentence in slaying of man whose body was found in burned car
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Damika Childs was given 20 years in prison for her role in a murder when she appeared for sentencing Wednesday at the Third…
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Baby dies after being put in backpack and left in car trunk; Texas man charged
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A west Texas man accused of putting his girlfriend’s 10-month-old daughter in a backpack and leaving her in a car trunk…
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El Paso police release video of man sought as possible witness in unsolved September murder
EL PASO, Texas — Police released video Wednesday showing an unidentified man sought for questioning as a potential witness in the September unsolved…
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