EPPD: Man shot in direction of 4 El Paso police officers, striking the car they were in
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant following a domestic disturbance call Friday in…
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Lockerbie bombing suspect is now in US custody
Victims’ families are speaking out, as the alleged Pan Am bomb maker awaits…
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Texas suspends coach Chris Beard over family violence charge
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Chris Beard, who coached Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA championship game and was hired away by…
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El Paso police: 4 migrants robbed, another group of migrants help officers nab suspects
EL PASO, Texas — A group of migrants who witnessed four migrants being robbed helped locate the suspects and surrounded them until police could…
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More details released on the El Paso man seen openly carrying a rifle in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has obtained the affidavit for the arrest of Mario Fernando Diaz, who was spotted openly carrying a rifle and dressed in…
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Two men accused of stabbing man at homeless shelter
EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old man was attacked at a homeless shelter in south-central El Paso Thursday, according to El Paso police. It happened at…
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis police officer who helped restrain George Floyd sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison
By Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN A former Minneapolis police officer who assisted in the fatal restraint of George Floyd was sentenced to 3 ½…
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Two drug seizures in one month at same train crossing keep CBP officers in El Paso on alert
EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in a month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers in El Paso seized a large number of drugs in a rail car…
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Mexican citizen faces charges in failed fentanyl, heroin smuggling attempt at Ysleta POE
EL PASO, Texas — A 46-year-old Mexican citizen was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations Monday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
Continue Reading Family of fallen January 6 officer explains snubbing McConnell and McCarthy: ‘This is an integrity issue’
CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN The family of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick said Wednesday that snubbing GOP leaders during a…
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Former District Attorney Candidate Concerned About Pending Cases as D.A. Rosales Resigns
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As El Paso nears the end of Yvonne Rosales’ tenure as El Paso district attorney, ABC-7 hears from a man who once went…
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NMSU to hire outside investigator to review Nov. 19 shooting at UNM campus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NMSU will hire an external third-party investigator to review the Nov. 19 deadly shooting between one of its players and a…
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Former District Attorney Jaime Esparza confirmed as U.S. Attorney for Western District of Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar announced the confirmation Tuesday of former District Attorney Jaime Esparza as U.S. Attorney for…
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Activists push back against SFPD’s deadly force robots amid legality issues
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Activists are calling for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to turn down a plan that could make the use of deadly…
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Trump Organization found guilty on multiple counts of criminal tax fraud
(CNN) — A Manhattan jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business…
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House January 6 committee has decided to make criminal referrals, chairman says
(CNN) — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the…
Continue Reading Colorado Springs suspect formally charged with 305 counts in Club Q shooting
By Dakin Andone, CNN The suspected gunman accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last…
Continue Reading Attacks on US power grid have been subject of extremist chatter for years. DHS bulletin warns of attacks on critical infrastructure amid other targets
By John Miller, CNN Attacks on the United States’ power grid have been the subject of extremist chatter for some time, notably ticking up in…
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Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from clients
(CNN) — Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from four of his…
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US Secret Service accuses Chinese government-linked hackers of stealing $20 million in Covid relief
(CNN) — Chinese government-linked hackers have stolen at least $20 million in US government coronavirus relief funds, a US Secret…
Continue Reading ‘Times Square killer’ pleads guilty to 1 woman’s murder and admits killing 4 others
By Mark Morales and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A man known as the “Times Square Killer” — already serving life for murder —…
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Man arrested for torturing puppy at east El Paso park
EL PASO, Texas — A man was arrested for mistreating a puppy at an eastside park in early November. Police arrest 69-year-old Carlos Jose Fernandez.…
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Houston police make arrest for murder of rapper Takeoff
(CNN) — One man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the killing of rapper Takeoff, Houston Police Department…
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CBP officers detain man wanted for homicide in Colorado at Ysleta border crossing
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican man Thursday wanted for homicide in Colorado. According to…
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Fired San Antonio cop is indicted for shooting teen in car
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A former San Antonio police officer who shot and wounded a 17-year-old as the teen put his car in reverse while eating a…
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WATCH: District Attorney Yvonne Rosales appears in court Thursday afternoon
UPDATE 12:56 PM: DA Yvonne Rosales just arrived in the courtroom. District Attorney Yvonne Rosales had just showed up to the 1 p.m hearing.…
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CBP officers foil cocaine smuggling attempt; trusted “low-risk” traveler arrested
EL PASO, Texas — A 71-year-old Mexican citizen was arrested for attempting to smuggle about 20 pounds of cocaine through a specially designated lane…
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Fugitive arrested following SWAT standoff in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive police say barricaded himself inside a home in central El Paso during a SWAT call was taken into custody without…
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Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers extremist group founder Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy in major Jan. 6 trial. This is a developing…
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D.A. Yvonne Rosales agrees to resign by Dec. 14
UPDATE: Rosales has agreed to resign by Dec. 14 at 5 p.m., otherwise be removed by Dec. 15, according to ABC-7’s Dylan McKim, who is at court…
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