Melissa Luna, KTSM-TV (El Paso, TX) Journalist Profile

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Alleged Tren de Aragua gang member arrested at Doña Ana County judge's home

23 hours ago | borderreport.com | Melissa Luna

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) - A New Mexico judge resigned last month after the Department of Homeland Security arrested his tenant, who is accused of being a member of the Venezuelan transnational criminal gang Tren de Aragua. According to the criminal complaint, former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano rented out his casita to Cristhian Ortega-Lopez at the behest of his wife last year. They met Ortega-Lopez when his wife hired him to do housework.
Crusius sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole

2 days ago | borderreport.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM) - El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty to state charges in the Aug. 3, 2019 massacre on Monday, April 21, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The hearing began at 10 a.m. Monday morning at the El Paso County Courthouse. Previously, the shooter pleaded guilty in 2023 to federal charges and was sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms without possibility of parole. The shooter killed 23 people on Aug.
3 injured in crash near Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station

1 week ago | ktsm.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Three people were injured in a crash Tuesday morning on N.M. Highway 9, near the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department. The Fire Department says they responded to the crash just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 15 at mile marker 115, which is near the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station. The Fire Department says three people were transported before they arrived at the scene. No further information has been released.
UPDATE: 2 dead, 1 injured in military vehicle crash in Santa Teresa

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Melissa Luna

UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two service members were killed and a third seriously injured in a crash Tuesday morning in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, according to U.S. Northern Command on behalf of Joint Task Force-Southern Border. The three service members were deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of Joint Task Force-Southern Border. According to a news released issued by U.S. Northern Command, the three service members were involved in a crash about 8:50 a.m. MDT Tuesday.
Woman, 33, allegedly hid drugs in rectum, vagina, CBP says

1 week ago | borderreport.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM) - A 33-year-old woman was arrested after she attempted to smuggle several bundles of narcotics concealed within her rectum and vagina on Sunday at the Paso Del Norte bridge, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a new release on Monday.
Chuy’s Restaurant at Fountains of Farah to close down this month

3 weeks ago | ktsm.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Chuy’s Tex-Mex Restaurant at the Fountains of Farah will be closing for good, a spokesperson for Darden, the American multi-brand restaurant operator confirmed to KTSM on Thursday, April 3. The spokesperson says the restaurant will stay open through Sunday, April 13. “Closing this restaurant is a difficult business decision, and it’s one we made very carefully and thoughtfully because it impacts our employees and our guests.
Another man caught trying to smuggle drugs in rectum at Ysleta Port of Entry, CBP says

3 weeks ago | borderreport.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM) - Another man was arrested this week after he was caught hiding narcotics in his rectum while trying to cross the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP says officers working at the Ysleta bridge seized around one-third of a pound of fentanyl after a 41-year-old man was hiding the drugs in his rectum.
Another man caught trying to smuggle drugs in rectum at Ysleta Port of Entry, CBP says

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Another man was arrested this week after he was caught hiding narcotics in his rectum while trying to cross the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP: Man tries to smuggle meth hidden in his ‘buttocks’ CBP says officers working at the Ysleta bridge seized around one-third of a pound of fentanyl after a 41-year-old man was hiding the drugs in his rectum.
Water outage planned for Bristol area in Las Cruces

3 weeks ago | ktsm.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A water line replacement project will cause a temporary water outage on Thursday, April 3, in Las Cruces, according to the City of Las Cruces. The City says residents along Bristol Avenue and Bristol Court will be impacted by the water outage between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 3. Residences located near the area may also be affected by the water outage. Crews will post notice of the water outages on doors of homes where water will be turned off, the City said.
Water outage planned for Bristol area in Las Cruces

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Melissa Luna

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A water line replacement project will cause a temporary water outage on Thursday, April 3, in Las Cruces, according to the City of Las Cruces. The City says residents along Bristol Avenue and Bristol Court will be impacted by the water outage between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 3. Residences located near the area may also be affected by the water outage. Crews will post notice of the water outages on doors of homes where water will be turned off, the City said.

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