Gadsden High School to utilize remote learning Friday in wake of violent threats
UPDATE, Nov. 18: For the second time in a week, online threats targeting the Gadsden Independent School District led to Doña Ana County Sheriff’s…
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Amber Alert issued for New Mexico boy abducted by mom because she didn’t want him vaccinated
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A statewide Amber Alert was issued in New Mexico on Thursday afternoon for a 10-year-old boy taken by his biological…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 11: Lured from the toy aisle – the kidnapping and murder of Alexandra Flores
EL PASO, Texas — A little girl got separated from her family during a holiday shopping trip to a busy retail store and seemed to vanish into thin…
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Supporters of Julius Jones, who was spared from execution, say they will work for his freedom
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has granted Julius Jones clemency just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. He is commuting Jones’ sentence to…
Continue Reading Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated
After more than half a century, two men are set to be exonerated for the assassination of Malcolm X; CBS2’s Alice Gainer…
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Gunman arrested after 2 El Pasoans shot following meeting with Juárez prosecutors
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two El Pasoans were shot and wounded as they left the Chihuahua state Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday.…
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Covid outbreak forces closure of far east El Paso rec center, city says others may follow
EL PASO, Texas – Three City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department employees have tested positive for Covid-19, while another four are showing…
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Socorro teen rolls speeding Jeep into canal and dies in off-road crash
UPDATE: A 15-year-old Socorro boy rolled his speeding Jeep into a canal while off-roading and died, El Paso police investigators said Tuesday…
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Las Cruces restaurant ordered to pay $45,700 in back wages; owner blames bookkeeping error
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Chachis Mexian Restaurant might be known for spicy smothered burritos, but, the restaurant also just became known for a…
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Doctors emphasize importance of vaccination, booster shots as El Paso’s Covid cases rise
EL PASO, Texas — A local doctor says the weakening of the coronavirus vaccine over time is causing more breakthrough cases in El Paso County as the…
Continue Reading House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke
By KEVIN FREKING and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for…
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Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Georgia — The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting…
Continue Reading Biden asks FTC to ‘immediately’ look into whether illegal conduct is pushing up gas prices
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to “immediately” investigate whether illegal…
Continue Reading ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley sentenced to 41 months in prison for role in US Capitol riot
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Jacob Chansley, the so-called “QAnon Shaman,” was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his…
Continue Reading Biden on new record high for US overdose deaths: ‘We cannot overlook this epidemic of loss’
By Maegan Vazquez and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday lamented new data showing American drug overdose deaths topped 100,000…
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Number of adult migrants posing as children at border on the rise
EL PASO, Texas — Although the number of migrants trying to gain entry into the U.S. are dropping, those numbers remain at an all-time high. Even…
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2 rollover wrecks, 1 tied to drunk driving, occur along I-10
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of rollover crashes delayed traffic Tuesday night along two sections of Interstate 10. One of the crashes happened along…
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LCPS, teachers union likely headed for mediation as contract talks reach impasse
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces Public Schools management on Tuesday evening submitted their last best offer to the educators’ union as teachers…
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Man charged with setting 25-year-old El Paso woman on fire in drug dispute for being a ‘snitch’
UPDATE, Nov. 16: A 37-year-old man was charged with capital murder Tuesday in the death of a native El Paso woman whose body was set on fire in…
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1 hospitalized, 1 jailed after shooting at Las Cruces hotel tied to drug dispute
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A convicted felon was arrested Tuesday for allegedly shooting another man multiple times during an early morning drug…
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La Union man arrested for month-old murder at south-central El Paso bar
UPDATE, Nov. 15: A month after a deadly shooting at a south-central El Paso bar, police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a southern New Mexico man…
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Over 100 NMSU students protest for removal of top administrators
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On Tuesday afternoon, over 100 students gathered on campus to criticize the administration of New Mexico State University…
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ABC News poll: Americans broadly support Supreme Court upholding Roe, oppose Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON, DC — As abortion returns to the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket, majorities of Americans support maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states…
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Victim hurt in Sunset Heights stabbing; attacker steals car and flees
EL PASO, Texas — A stabbing in Sunset Heights Tuesday afternoon left a victim wounded and police searching around the nearby UTEP campus for the…
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El Paso gets $900k federal grant for design of I-10 deck plaza & park
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city government is set to receive $900,000 in federal funding to create the design for an Interstate 10 deck plaza and park…
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Pfizer asks US officials to OK promising COVID-19 pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer is seeking U.S. authorization of its experimental COVID-19 treatment pill. The filing…
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Parents want Canutillo ISD to ban ‘Gender Queer’ book from school library
CANUTILLO, Texas — Some Canutillo Independent School District parents demanded Monday evening that the school board pull a book from the high school…
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Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke officially announces run for governor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke officially announced on Monday that he’s running for governor of Texas. The…
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6 teens shot, wounded near Colorado high school; multiple suspects on the loose
AURORA, Colorado — Six high-schoolers were hospitalized after they were shot at a park near their Aurora school on Monday afternoon, police said.…
Continue Reading Biden signs $1.2T infrastructure bill into law
UPDATE: President Joe Biden has signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law on the White House lawn, with a smattering of Republican…
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