A midday lockdown at Canutillo High was lifted after reports of nearby criminal activity; officials say students are safe and those involved are in custody.

A 14‑year‑old was taken into custody after a weapon was found at IDEA Horizon Vista; deputies say the item was recovered and students were safe during a brief campus hold.

A 13-year-old was flown to UMC El Paso in critical condition after a shooting on Petunia Lane; police arrested a 13-year-old friend who faces weapons charges.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office 2025 Annual Report shows a 14% drop in county crime, with theft and drug offenses down even as arson and DWI arrests rose. The figures come in Sheriff Oscar Ugarte’s first year on the job.

An El Paso judge ordered Dirty Laundry shuttered after prosecutors linked the Trawood Drive bar to hundreds of emergency calls, alleged drug sales and a March 23 fatal crash.

CBP officers found four people concealed in cement powder inside a hopper car at the Port of El Paso last Wednesday; all were removed safely and treated on-site. The agency warns such concealment can be deadly.

A CNG Sun Metro bus fell from a lift and exploded at the agency’s maintenance center, injuring staff and killing two employees. Officials say a punctured gas cylinder triggered the blast.

An El Paso promoter admitted he ran a Ponzi scheme that promised NBA preseason promotions and allegedly funneled more than $3 million into fake payouts and personal use.

Investigators who dug at a makeshift grave in Mesilla Park expected an infant — but found a dog wrapped in a baby blanket. Marshals say charges will be filed.

A federal grand jury has indicted Border Patrol agent Eduardo Prat after prosecutors say he strangled a handcuffed detainee and hid body-cam footage in Doña Ana County.

Federal agents say Victor Andrew Pardo Jr. sold a machine‑gun conversion device and roughly half‑pound cocaine in undercover buys. He faces federal drug and weapons charges and remains jailed.

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas logged 231 new immigration-related cases this week, naming alleged smugglers and repeat re‑entry defendants.

A 25-year-old was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after a man was found dead on a driveway in Anthony. Witnesses told investigators the shooting happened during a "hangout."