El Paso parents faced with having to talk about school shootings with their children
EL PASO, Texas – Following the news of the mass shooting in a Uvalde elementary school, many Borderland parents are forced to talk to their kids…
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Uvalde elementary school shooter chronicled his actions on social media, Gov. Greg Abbott says
A gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a South Texas elementary school and shot his grandmother in the face Tuesday spelled out each…
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SISD board votes to end ties with Socorro Police
EL PASO, Texas- In a 4-3 vote last week, the Socorro Independent School District board has put an end to their “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) or…
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WATCH: Gov. Abbott to hold news conference on Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde
UVALDE, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott will hold a news conference to update the state’s response to Tuesday’s Robb Elementary School shooting…
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Students, teachers in Uvalde elementary school shooting were in one classroom, law enforcement says
The 19 children and two teachers killed Tuesday at a South Texas elementary school — the second-deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history…
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What we know about the victims at Robb Elementary School
By Holly Yan, Harmeet Kaur, Melissa Alonso, Amir Vera and Sharif Paget, CNN One of the 10-year-olds aspired to be a lawyer someday. Another, a marine…
Continue Reading ‘Precious individuals’ taken in Texas school shooting
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field…
Continue Reading What we know and don’t know in the Texas massacre
By Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan and Dakin Andone, CNN We may never know why a shooter gunned down 19 children and two teachers in a massacre Tuesday at…
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Death toll climbs: 19 children, 2 adults, School Shooter dead at Uvalde, TX Robb Elementary
.@ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Image released of alleged gunman in horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The suspect, an 18-year-old…
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Plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush revealed, according to Forbes exclusive
In an exclusive, Forbes magazine reports the discovery of a plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush. Forbes reports an Iraqi man in the…
Continue Reading ‘Traumatizing’ Buffalo massacre strikes a chord with families who have lost loved ones to racist mass shootings
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Tito Anchondo, the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, reopens wounds that never completely healed. Anchondo…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 3 injured in New Orleans shooting overnight
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A man was killed and three other people injured in a shooting in New Orleans’ Holy Cross neighborhood overnight, police…
Continue Reading New York police arrest second teenager in connection with shooting death of 11-year-old girl in the Bronx
By Liam Reilly and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A second teen allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old girl in New York’s Bronx…
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Shots fired near Mauro Rosas Park; Socorro PD says no immediate public threat
EL PASO, Texas – Socorro police say two people were seen by Mauro Rosas Park carrying assault rifles and reportedly fired multiple rounds. Police…
Continue Reading 15 people joined suspected Buffalo shooter’s Discord private chat shortly before the shooting
By Mark Morales, Eric Levenson and Samantha Beech, CNN At least 15 people joined suspected Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron’s private account on…
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Mon, son arrested; charged with assaulting off-duty El Paso police officer
EL PASO, Texas – A 20-year-veteran of the El Paso Police Department was assaulted and threatened with a knife by a mother and son, according to El…
Continue Reading A shooting at an Asian-owned hair salon in Dallas is being investigated as a federal hate crime
By Dakin Andone and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Federal officials are investigating a shooting that wounded three people at a Korean-owned salon in…
Continue Reading Ex-Minneapolis Police officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
By Brad Parks and Eric Levenson, CNN The former Minneapolis Police officer who held down George Floyd’s legs during his fatal restraint pleaded…
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EPISD to discuss the future of their vacant properties
EL PASO, Texas – On Tuesday night, El Paso Independent School District officials will discuss and take action regarding the future of some of their…
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ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle’s Borderland Crimes podcast wins prestigious regional Edward R. Murrow Award
EL PASO, Texas – An episode of ABC-7 anchor Stephanie Valle’s Borderland Crimes podcast has been awarded a Regional Edward R. Murrow award. Region 6…
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Detectives find shooting victim hours after initial shots fired report in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A man who was shot and stabbed turned up at an emergency room hours after police were initially called out to a shooting at the…
Continue Reading Friday the 13th shooting leaves 22-year-old man with life-threatening injuries
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say they have not been able to communicate with a man who suffered serious injuries from a gunshot on Friday, May…
Continue Reading This hero doctor charged a gunman at a church service and prevented further bloodshed, officials say
By Eric Levenson and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A California family and sports medicine doctor with a deep interest in building community was praised as a…
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Man arrested for allegedly assaulting El Paso police officer at bar; faces weapons charge
EL PASO, Texas – A 21-year-old man from east El Paso is charged with assaulting a police officer and unlawful carry of a gun. El Paso police say…
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Alamogordo man sentenced to life in prison for 2020 murder
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A 32-year-old Alamogordo man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, May 13, for a 2020 murder carried out with an…
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Late-night confrontation in northeast El Paso, one arrested, victim facing charges
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say 22-year-old Tyjae Simmons admitted shooting another man after that man assaulted a woman in northeast El Paso.…
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El Paso Police: driver failed to yield right of way in deadly motorcycle crash
EL PASO, Texas – Police say 59-year-old Juan Pablo Sifuentes, a California resident, died in a crash Saturday after another driver failed to yeild…
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El Paso man arrested for May 3rd south-central El Paso shooting
EL PASO, Texas – A 23-year-old man has been arrested for the May 3 shooting on the 100 block of Noble. The shooting happened just before 10 pm,…
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Garland man accused in deadly shooting extradited to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A 49-year-old man from Garland was returned to El Paso by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force on Thursday, May 12. Luis Renteria…
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‘I don’t think I did anything wrong:’ Woman who jumped into spider monkey enclosure at El Paso Zoo speaks out
EL PASO, Texas — The video was seen worldwide. An El Paso woman jumping into the spider monkey enclosure at the zoo and feeding two of the animals…
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