A Galveston man was arrested at the Santa Teresa port of entry after allegedly trying to drive a car reported stolen out of El Paso into Mexico.

DHS told local reporters on June 17, 2026 that two suspected overdoses at Camp East Montana were linked to psychiatric medication while another was tied to self‑harm. The disclosure arrives amid GAO findings and a civil‑rights lawsuit.

A former Hueco Elementary principal was indicted after video and court records say he grabbed and pulled a 5-year-old student with autism, injuring the child.

Federal agents raided a suspected El Paso stash house in May, arresting 12 people — 11 adults were processed on federal immigration charges and one unaccompanied child was handled administratively.

A 41-year-old man faces multiple felony counts after police say he threatened shoppers with a knife at the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso. No one was hurt.

Deputies removed 35 animals from a Far East El Paso property after welfare checks found unsanitary conditions; a 39-year-old man was arrested on multiple animal-cruelty warrants.

A 58-year-old man was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run on Hercules in Northeast El Paso; police and Crime Stoppers are asking for tips.

An off‑duty El Paso County deputy detained a 17‑year‑old after stopping a Circle K theft; deputies say the teen tried to grab the deputy’s service weapon. $71.62 in merchandise was recovered and the suspect was booked downtown.

A driver died early Saturday after his SUV struck the back of a parked tractor‑trailer on Don Haskins. Police say speed contributed and the Special Traffic Investigation Unit is probing the crash.

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 254 immigration cases in a single week under Operation Take Back America. The filings include smuggling, re‑entry and fraud counts.

CBP officers in El Paso pulled five people from rail cars packed with lime-scale powder on June 12; a mother and her 12-year-old were among those rescued and all were medically cleared. Authorities urged the public to report suspicious activity near railways.

Crews are working a rescue at the Rio Grande canal near Levee 20 after a 1 p.m. call. Police say they are assisting U.S. Border Patrol in an ongoing operation.

An early-morning shooting in Midland left multiple people shot and a suspect barricaded while hospitals treated victims and a standoff continued.