Woman murdered in south-central El Paso apartment complex
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are investigating the murder of a woman in south-central. Officers discovered her body inside an apartment on…
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Appeals court overturns conviction in murder trial involving KLAQ DJ
EL PASO, Texas — The 8th Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of Leonel Hernandez and is calling for a new trial. Hernandez was convicted in…
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Families of Buffalo shooting victims call for gun reform and legislative action against anti-Black hate
By Laura Ly, CNN Family members of victims of the mass shooting at Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, called for gun reform and legislative…
Continue Reading DHS bulletin warns US could see more volatile threats fueled by election misinformation and upcoming Supreme Court abortion ruling
By Whitney Wild, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is warning that threats in the US could become even more volatile throughout the summer and…
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El Paso mother accused of killing her baby gets probation after reaching plea deal
EL PASO – A mother arrested for Capital Murder in the death of her 7-month old son last year has reached a plea deal with the El Paso District…
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‘This did not happen overnight’: Las Cruces business owners outraged by property crime increase
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In a passionate two-hour long discussion at the Las Cruces City Council on Monday, business members, city leaders and…
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HSI El Paso: Toddler rescued from human smugglers, reunited with mother
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations helped U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue a 1-year-old girl who was…
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Drugs, body armor, ammunition seized from lower valley home in Socorro shooting investigation
EL PASO, Texas — Socorro police seized two cars, a small amount of drugs, a set of body armor, ammunition and a weapon from a lower valley home in…
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Ricardo Marquez trial update: Witness testimony sheds more light into what may have happened to Erika Gaytan
EL PASO, TX – The murder trial of Ricardo Marquez continued today, and witnesses provided their testimony to the court. An officer with the El Paso…
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Safe Texas Town Hall on gun safety hosted in El Paso
EL PASO, TX – Texas state democrats are conducting a series of Town Halls regarding gun violence, and the first one is being hosted by the El Paso…
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70 missing children recovered from weeks-long multi-county operations
EL PASO, TX – Multiple operations conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Department of Homeland Security have brought home 70…
Continue Reading Proud Boys leader and top members charged with seditious conspiracy over January 6
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department on Monday charged the head of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, and four other…
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5 people killed at Juarez house party over the weekend
CIUDAD JUAREZ – A party turned deadly in Juarez this weekend after a group of assassins killed 5 people. Officials say that sicarios targeted family…
Continue Reading Trial of 2 former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing delayed until next year
By Brad Parks The upcoming state trial for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng for their alleged role in George…
Continue Reading Mass shooting at Nigeria church kills dozens, says local lawmaker
By Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN A church in southwestern Nigeria became the site of a bloody attack on Sunday, according to local lawmakers.…
Continue Reading Three killed, 14 injured in Chattanooga, Tennessee, shooting that left several victims hit by fleeing cars
By Tina Burnside, CNN Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunshots rang out in Chattanooga, Tennessee, early Sunday,…
Continue Reading ‘Several active shooters’ in a popular Philadelphia area leave 3 people dead and 11 others wounded
By Andy Rose, Holly Yan, Samantha Beech and Emma Tucker, CNN A bustling entertainment district turned into a scene of carnage when multiple shooters…
Continue Reading As officials push for answers in Uvalde school shooting nearly 2 weeks after the massacre, families are still burying their children
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Jacklyn Cazares’ father used to tell the 9-year-old who loved making TikTok videos with her friends not to be loud in…
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5 teens shot, two critical, in ‘targeted’ graduation party shooting in Socorro; police ‘confident’ they’ll find suspect
UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: The spokesman for University Medical Center called back to state that there were five victims recovering, not six, as previously…
Continue Reading A traveler flew to North Carolina with 23 pounds of cocaine hidden in his wheelchair
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A traveler arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina with a motorized wheelchair and a secret cargo hidden in its cushions: 23 pounds…
Continue Reading At least 3 people wounded in shooting outside Houston nightclub, police say
By Chuck Johnston, CNN At least three people were shot early Saturday when a suspect opened fire from a U-Haul truck on a parking lot outside a…
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Borderland gun experts weigh in on Biden’s call for stricter gun laws
EL PASO, Texas — Last night President Biden called on Congress to pass stricter gun laws. The stricter laws include an assault weapons ban and…
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Transgender teen “okay” according to LA Blade author who reported she was assaulted in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – The author of a Los Angeles Blade article reports an El Paso Transgender teen he said was assaulted at an El Paso library is “okay…
Continue Reading What we know about the trial for Erika Gaytan’s suspected killer so far on day 4
EL PASO, TX – Prosecutors have provided a glimpse into what happened that fateful Saturday night of July 13, 2019, the date that Erika Gaytan was…
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Officials: El Paso man threatened to commit robbery, murder over unemployment claim dispute
EL PASO, Texas – A man arrested on I-10 Wednesday had threatened to commit murder and robbery after failing to get unemployment benefits, according…
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In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountability
UVALDE — Everyone in town is waiting to hear from Pete Arredondo. As chief of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police…
Continue Reading Former police officer arrested outside US Capitol with ammunition, fake badge and body armor
By Whitney Wild The US Capitol Police on Friday charged a retired New York police officer with unlawful possession of high-capacity magazines and…
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House Speaker Dade Phelan announces legislative committee to investigate Uvalde shooting
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced the creation of a legislative committee to investigate the Uvalde shooting. “The fact we still…
Continue Reading Iowa gunman kills ex-girlfriend, another woman, then himself in church parking lot, sheriff says
By Jay Croft, CNN Two college students were shot to death Thursday evening in a church parking lot in Ames, Iowa, police said, before the shooter…
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El Paso police seek information about transgender teen after report she was assaulted
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police are seeking information about a transgender teen named “Tracey” after they were contacted about a report she was…
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