The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an in‑custody death at the Jail Annex and says investigators are probing the case. Officials cautioned no further details will be released yet.

A visiting judge ordered 14 depositions and a 90‑day discovery window in the David Leonard Wood case, effectively delaying hearings in El Paso until September. Wood appeared by video from death row but did not speak.

Crime Stoppers of El Paso published its May 8, 2026 Most Wanted roster, naming 11 people wanted on a mix of violent and drug‑related allegations.

Federal agents arrested three people after tracking vehicles between an El Paso residence and local ports of entry; prosecutors say charges include migrant smuggling.

A 67-year-old bicyclist died Wednesday after crashing into a tree near N. Zaragoza Road and New World Drive. Special Traffic Investigators are probing the scene.

A Camino Real teacher was ordered held without bond after prosecutors say he exchanged sexual Snapchat messages with a 14-year-old and inappropriately touched the student.

A midday house fire in Ciudad Juárez killed a mother and her 10-year-old daughter; investigators are probing the cause.

A 31‑year‑old El Paso father was arrested after deputies found a 2‑year‑old wandering alone near Eastlake; investigators say alcohol was present at the home.

A truck driver who pleaded guilty after nearly seven kilograms of cocaine were found under his trailer was sentenced to 12 years in an El Paso court. The shipment was discovered during an I‑10 traffic stop.

IDEA Edgemere principal Nubia Salinas was arrested after an April traffic stop in east El Paso; an affidavit says she refused breath and blood tests.

Deputies arrested three after stopping a wrong-way driver in east El Paso and seized a ghost gun, suspected narcotics and U.S. military-issued gear. Lab analysis is pending.

A manhunt near Valentine followed an alleged armed burglary and briefly put the local school on lockdown; officials later said the threat was eliminated.

A 35-year-old Socorro man faces multiple charges after an hourslong standoff at a Flor Bonita Avenue home, police say.