UPDATE, Nov. 18: Police on Wednesday said it appeared a married couple who were shot, one fatally, at their central El Paso home were the targets of their attacker."There is no indication at present time that any other person was the intended victim of this crime," police said in a statement that didn't elaborate.It remained unclear whether the deadly shooting of Georgette Kaufman, and wounding of her husband Daniel, had any connection to their jobs with the state attorney general's office handling child support enforcement. Police have offered no motive in the Saturday evening attack at...…UPDATE, Nov. 18: Police on Wednesday said it appeared a married couple who were shot, one fatally, at their central El Paso home were the targets of their attacker."There is no indication at present time that any other person was the intended victim of this crime," police said in a statement that didn't elaborate.It remained unclear whether the deadly shooting of Georgette Kaufman, and wounding of her husband Daniel, had any connection to their jobs with the state attorney general's office handling child support enforcement. Police have offered no motive in the Saturday evening attack at...WW…

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- A former Sunland Park militia leader convicted of impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been sentenced to almost two years in prison.Federal prosecutors said 45-year-old James Christopher Benvie received a sentence Thursday of 21 months in prison followed by a year of supervised release. He had faced as much as six years in prison after his conviction in March on two counts of false impersonation.According to public court records and evidence at his trial, Benvie was a leader and spokesperson for a group of vigilantes known as the Guardian Patriots who...…ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- A former Sunland Park militia leader convicted of impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been sentenced to almost two years in prison.Federal prosecutors said 45-year-old James Christopher Benvie received a sentence Thursday of 21 months in prison followed by a year of supervised release. He had faced as much as six years in prison after his conviction in March on two counts of false impersonation.According to public court records and evidence at his trial, Benvie was a leader and spokesperson for a group of vigilantes known as the Guardian Patriots who...WW…

EL PASO, Texas — Accused El Paso Walmart gunman Patrick Crusius entered a written plea of not guilty late Thursday to scores of federal hate crime and gun charges he faces stemming from the mass shooting.He also waived the right to a formal arraignment hearing - which ironically had been scheduled for Aug. 3 at 11 a.m., on the same day at almost the same time as the shootings occurred a year ago that ultimately left 23 dead and dozens more injured.In a separate federal court filing late Thursday, the U.S. Attorney for West Texas opposed any further delay in the prosecution of Crusius,...…EL PASO, Texas — Accused El Paso Walmart gunman Patrick Crusius entered a written plea of not guilty late Thursday to scores of federal hate crime and gun charges he faces stemming from the mass shooting.He also waived the right to a formal arraignment hearing - which ironically had been scheduled for Aug. 3 at 11 a.m., on the same day at almost the same time as the shootings occurred a year ago that ultimately left 23 dead and dozens more injured.In a separate federal court filing late Thursday, the U.S. Attorney for West Texas opposed any further delay in the prosecution of Crusius,...WW…

CARLSBAD, New Mexico -- A New Mexico State Police officer is credited with saving the life of a 55-year-old Alamogordo woman, pulling her to safety as her car burst into flames after crashing.NMSP officials said Officer Edgar Palomarez was assisted by a good Samaritan in the lifesaving effort Friday afternoon along U.S. Highway 285 north of Carlsbad.A police report indicates the woman's car "veered off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a concrete barrier" and rolled. It said the "officer rushed to the victim’s aid finding her unconscious, not breathing" and "pulled her from the...…CARLSBAD, New Mexico -- A New Mexico State Police officer is credited with saving the life of a 55-year-old Alamogordo woman, pulling her to safety as her car burst into flames after crashing.NMSP officials said Officer Edgar Palomarez was assisted by a good Samaritan in the lifesaving effort Friday afternoon along U.S. Highway 285 north of Carlsbad.A police report indicates the woman's car "veered off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a concrete barrier" and rolled. It said the "officer rushed to the victim’s aid finding her unconscious, not breathing" and "pulled her from the...WW…

SANTA FE, New Mexico -- An Otero County Prison inmate's death was one six new coronavirus deaths reported in New Mexico on Friday, state health officials said.The death of the 70-year-old man who had been hospitalized was the eighth occurring in Otero County since the start of the pandemic; the majority of the county's deaths have happened at the prison where 732 inmates - over 80% of the facility's population - have been infected to date by the virus.The death count across New Mexico has now reached 539.The state also reported 301 additional virus cases on Friday, with Bernalillo and Doña...…SANTA FE, New Mexico -- An Otero County Prison inmate's death was one six new coronavirus deaths reported in New Mexico on Friday, state health officials said.The death of the 70-year-old man who had been hospitalized was the eighth occurring in Otero County since the start of the pandemic; the majority of the county's deaths have happened at the prison where 732 inmates - over 80% of the facility's population - have been infected to date by the virus.The death count across New Mexico has now reached 539.The state also reported 301 additional virus cases on Friday, with Bernalillo and Doña...WW…