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A third man has been charged in connection with a double-homicide at JP Shawver Park last November, El Paso police officials said. Ricardo Style De La Rosa, 18, of East El Paso, was rebooked Friday on charges of capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, officials said over the weekend.

Though nearly 2000 miles and three years apart, the circumstances of the racist mass shootings in Buffalo and El Paso are strikingly similar. El Paso is holding a vigil for the ten Black shoppers killed during a mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo. The show of solidarity Sunday takes place at the healing garden in Ascarate Park created to honor the El Paso victims of the Walmart mass shooting.

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Another arrest has been made in connection with the Shawver Park Murder that happened last November. Officers booked 18-year-old, Ricardo Styles De La Rosa, into the El Paso County Jail. De La Rosa was already in the county jail on an unrelated charge. The...

EL PASO, TX (KTSM) – El Paso Police Department (EPPD) officials announced Saturday another arrest in connection with a double murder at a Lower Valley Park. EPPD officials say 18-year-old Ricardo Styles De La Rosa was charged with capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection to the November 11, 2021 murder […]

El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and Mayor Oscar Leeser are getting ready to issue emergency declarations as the number of migrant apprehensions continues to climb and the end of Title 42 looms.

EL PASO, TX (KTSM) – El Paso County hosted a vigil Sunday night to honor the victims of the Buffalo shooting on May 14. The message of the vigil was all about coming together as a community, even if those hurting are miles away and going through the pain that the El Paso felt once before.

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – At least three large groups of migrants have turned themselves in or have been apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents in the past 24 hours east of El Paso. Drugs also were seized.

El Pasoans are invited to join County Judge Ricardo Samaniego for a community vigil at 7:30 p.m. Sunday to honor the victims lost in the Buffalo, New York, shooting that occurred May 14. The candlelight vigil will be held at the County Healing Garden memorial, located at Ascarate Park. Bishop...

EL PASO, TX (KTSM)- A federal judge in Louisiana blocked Title 42 from being lifted on Friday, however, El Paso County Judge Richard Samaniego says El Paso still needs to be prepared. Related story: Title 42 must remain in place, judge rules A ruling was to be expected in the near future but a federal […]

(El Paso, TX) -- Officials in El Paso, Texas are getting ready to issue emergency declarations over what they expect will be a dramatic increase in migrants crossing the border when Title 42 immigration limits end Monday. Since 2020, the policy has been used more than one-point-eight million times to...

El Paso County commissioners voted on a plan Monday that would lower the current tax rate. The plan would shift funding for about $20 million in capital projects to a lower interest rate, which will allow the Commissioner's Court to shave 2 cents from the current tax rate. The financial...

The largest migrant shelter network in El Paso doesn’t have enough volunteers to cope with the rising number of migrants being released by border agents.

EL PASO — A text from Border Patrol Sector Chief Gloria Chavez lit up El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego's cell phone at 5:53 a.m. on Sunday. She delivered the news: Border Patrol's Central Processing Center in El Paso was massively overcrowded. To relieve the strain, more than 100 asylum seekers were released Downtown, and they were on their own.

EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) — Kids enter the foster care system daily, but the amount of kids in the foster care system continues to exceed the number of families available. While there are families willing to open their doors to kids, the El Paso area continues to see a need for foster homes,

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego says the city and county of El Paso is opting not to declare a state of emergency yet, according to an article in the New York Post. “We actually backed off — the mayor and I backed off,” El...

This is your Friday update, which takes a quick look at the week ahead and some developments that El Paso Matters is following. Election Day is Tuesday for Primary Runoffs: Texas Democrats and Republicans will pick their final 2022 nominees on Tuesday, May 24, when runoff elections from the March 1 primaries will be decided. Turnout so far has been exceedingly light. As of Thursday, just 2% of El Paso County’s nearly 500,000 registered voters had cast ballots. Early voting ends today, Friday, and polls on Tuesday will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Use our runoff voter guide as you prepare to cast your ballots.