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UPDATED: El Paso Gets Snow
EL PASO — El Paso awoke Friday to snow-covered roads and yards while other West Texas cities and the central portion of the state were expected to get their own... Read more »
Report Offers Glimpse of Pilot’s Pre-Crash Actions
DURANGO, Colo. — A preliminary report from federal investigators is offering a glimpse of a pilot’s last communications before his single-engine plane crashed in the mountains north of Silverton. The... Read more »
Gunmen Attack Passenger Buses in Mexican State of Veracruz
VERACRUZ, Mexico — A group of gunmen attacked three passenger buses in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz on Thursday, killing seven passengers in what authorities said appeared to be... Read more »
Slain ICE Agent’s Mom Cheers Suspect’s Extradition
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A man accused in the fatal shooting of a U.S. immigration agent in February was extradited to the U.S. from Mexico this week, drawing praise from the... Read more »
UPDATED: Feds Look at Preserving Sites in Southern Colorado, Northern N.M.
DENVER — The National Park Service released a preliminary study Thursday that identifies spots in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico that it says are worthy of being included in... Read more »
Former West Texas Police Officer Gets 70 Months in Child Porn Case
LUBBOCK, Texas — A former West Texas police officer has been sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison on a single count of receiving child pornography. Former... Read more »
West Texas Deputy Fired Over Accidental Shooting Involving His Sons
LUBBOCK, Texas — A West Texas deputy has been fired after being accused of reckless injury to a child for failing to secure a gun that one of his sons... Read more »
Former ABQ Man Gets More Than 42 Years for Lubbock Bank Robbery
LUBBOCK, Texas — A gunman who robbed a West Texas bank must serve more than 42 years in prison. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced 35-year-old Graciano Pina Quezada over... Read more »
Arguments Scheduled in Arizona Racial Profiling Case
PHOENIX — A judge will hear arguments Thursday in a lawsuit that alleges racial profiling in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols, a week after federal authorities accused the... Read more »
Sinaloa Cartel OK’s Mexico’s Newest Drug Ballads
NAUCALPAN, Mexico — Trumpets and trombones blast across a rodeo ring where women in miniskirts dance with men in cowboy hats and gold chains. Some fans try to climb onto... Read more »
Mexico Disbands Entire Police Force in Major Port City
VERACRUZ, Mexico — The entire police force in the major Gulf coast port city of Veracruz was dissolved on Wednesday and Mexican officials sent the Navy in to patrol. The... Read more »
Moving Firm Study: People Going South, West
ST. LOUIS — If migration trends tracked by the nation’s largest moving company are any indication, the South and West are getting more crowded and people are moving away from... Read more »
