Body found in very remote area along Eagle Mountain in Hudspeth County
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — Hudspeth County Sheriff’s deputies were in the process Friday of recovering a body found by a rancher in a very remote area…
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Stabbing in northeast El Paso leaves man seriously injured
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police said a man was injured in an overnight stabbing in northeast El Paso on Christmas Eve. It happened on the 7000 block…
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Doña Ana County sheriff, county manager clash over decision to send workers home due to Covid
UPDATE #3: Twenty-four hours later, it is still not clear whether the Doña Ana County sheriff or county manager has the ultimate authority in…
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Passenger seen on video punching flight attendant pleads guilty, DOJ says
By Stella Chan, CNN A woman who punched a flight attendant on a May Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to San Diego pleaded guilty to…
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Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas board has withdrawn a unanimous pardon recommendation for George Floyd over a 2004…
Continue Reading ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski transferred to a prison medical facility in North Carolina
By Amanda Watts and Kay Jones, CNN “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski has been moved to a federal medical center in North Carolina, according to…
Continue Reading Former Boston College student pleads guilty to manslaughter in boyfriend’s suicide, sentenced to 10 years’ probation
By Brian Vitagliano, CNN Former Boston College student Inyoung You pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the suicide of her boyfriend, Boston…
Continue Reading Jury finds Minnesota officer who killed Black motorist guilty of manslaughter
UPDATE: MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Kim Potter was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter Thursday for the fatal shooting of Daunte…
Continue Reading New York governor signs bill criminalizing fake Covid-19 vaccination cards
By Laura Ly, CNN New York’s governor signed legislation Wednesday criminalizing fake Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to a news release…
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Man shot dead in Las Cruces shopping area
UPDATE: A city spokeswoman identified the shooting victim as a 26-year-old male. She said the shooting happened at the Red Eye Gift Shop at 1434…
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$80k brick of cocaine, fentanyl wrapped as Christmas gift seized by Sierra Blanca border agents
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – A vacuum-sealed white powdery brick of cocaine and fentanyl, wrapped in gift-wrapping paper as a Christmas gift, was seized…
Continue Reading THC-laced edibles, fentanyl found at Sierra Blanca Border Patrol checkpoint
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a significant seizure of cocaine and fentanyl at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol…
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El Paso woman re-indicted on capital murder after 4-year-old nephew dies
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police reindicted 31-year-old Jessica Nuñez on capital murder in the death of her 4-year-old nephew on Thursday, Dec. 9.…
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El Paso gang member arrested for attacking, stabbing woman in dispute over money
EL PASO, Texas – A known gang member was arrested by SWAT officers for allegedly attacking and stabbing a woman in a dispute over money, El Paso…
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Amber Alert for 3-year-old girl abducted out of San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued for a 3-year-old girl abducted out of San Antonio on Monday. ABC affiliate KXXV reported…
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Teen boy arrested after shots fired at West Texas mall
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Police in West Texas on Monday arrested a 15-year-old boy after shots were fired a day earlier at a mall. Lubbock police said…
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Texas man convicted in baby’s death gets life in prison
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio man was sentenced to life in prison Monday after being convicted of killing an 11-month-old boy he was babysitting…
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El Paso DEA has spike in fentanyl seizures amid national crisis
EL PASO, Texas — Seizures of fentanyl by the Drug Enforcement Administration within the city of El Paso rose 456% between the fiscal years 2020 and…
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YouTuber Danny Duncan, blamed for causing Cielo Vista Mall panic, now accused of sex misconduct
EL PASO, Texas — Popular YouTube internet celebrity Danny Duncan is being accused of abusing his employees and sexual misconduct with multiple…
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Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old abducted Texas girl
FAIRVIEW, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued for a 14-year-old girl who was abducted in the Collin County town of Fairview, according to…
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21-year-old El Paso man jailed for allegedly posing as cop, trying to pull over vehicles
EL PASO, Texas – A 21-year-old El Paso man was arrested Saturday night after authorities said he posed as a police officer and tried to pull over…
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EPPD holds ‘Coffee with a Cop’ events to overcome negative perceptions some may have
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Police Department is hosting numerous Coffee with a Cop events to help unite the force and the community. Jeremiah…
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Judge won’t lower bond for airport murder suspect, calls him threat to El Paso’s safety
EL PASO, Texas — The man arrested for allegedly beating his estranged wife’s lover to death was denied a bond reduction Friday afternoon and remains…
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El Paso police release pics of witnesses sought to stabbing death in convenience store parking lot
UPDATE #3, Dec. 17: Detectives on Friday released surveillance images of two men believed to have witnessed a deadly stabbing in the parking lot of a…
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After ABC-7 confronts El Paso District Attorney over ‘troubling’ disregard for cases, DA issues statement
UPDATE: In the wake of ABC-7’s Saul Saenz confronting District Attorney Yvonne Rosales at a public event about her refusal to comment on a capital…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter gets 5 years in jail after throwing fire extinguisher at police
By Hannah Rabinowitz A Florida man who enthusiastically attacked police at the US Capitol on January 6 with a fire extinguisher, a wooden plank and a…
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DEA reveals Mexican criminal networks flooding U.S. deadly Fentanyl
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says the United States is facing unprecedented levels of fentanyl in our communities. DEA…
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Multiple officers alert county of ‘critical’ staffing shortage at Doña Ana County Detention Center
UPDATE, Dec. 15: The president of the Doña Ana County detention center officers’ union on Tuesday alerted commissioners to dangerous conditions…
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Man found not guilty of attempted murder stemming from gunfire outside El Paso gun store
UPDATE, Dec. 15, 2021: A jury Wednesday acquitted a 30-year-old man from the Texas community of New Braunfels of charges of aggravated assault with a…
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After DA’s murder case unravels, El Paso man now faces burglary charges in Las Cruces
UPDATE, Dec. 15: An El Paso man whose capital murder case was dismissed over prosecutorial “vindictiveness” may be transferred to Las Cruces to…
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