Blue Origin launches 5th tourist flight from West Texas
Van Horn, Texas — Blue Origin’s New Shepard 21 mission, or NS-21, is launching from its West Texas facility in Van Horn this Saturday morning. The…
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5 teens shot, two critical, in ‘targeted’ graduation party shooting in Socorro; police ‘confident’ they’ll find suspect
UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: The spokesman for University Medical Center called back to state that there were five victims recovering, not six, as previously…
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Americas HS Trailblazers headed to Final Four
Lubbock, Texas – Americas High School’s softball team has made it to the Final Four. The Trailblazers beat Flower Mound Marcus 4-1 Saturday morning…
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights…
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Severe thunderstorm pummels Santa Teresa, parts of West El Paso and Upper Valley
El Paso, Texas — A severe thunderstorm late Tuesday night dropped golfball-sized hail over parts of the Borderland, causing some damage to property.…
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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67
Legendary comedian and voice actor Gilbert Gottfried died Tuesday, according to a statement posted on his social media accounts by his family. “In…
Continue ReadingThe most talked-about moments of the Oscars
Los Angeles — The brightest night in showbiz gave much to talk about, and plenty of surprises. Here’s a recap, in tweets: Red Carpet Arrivals…
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Five American women caught in El Paso smuggling fentanyl inside their bodies in less than a week
EL PASO, Texas — In less than a week, Customs inspectors at three different international ports of entry in El Paso caught five women trying to…
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El Paso ISD approves mask requirements with opt-out provision
El Paso, Texas – After a split vote, the El Paso Independent School District board on Tuesday directed its new superintendent to implement a mask…
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Aaron Jones shows gratitude to the Packers’ trainer who helped find pendant with father’s ashes
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Pasoan Aaron Jones has not stopped thanking the man who found the pendant containing his father’s ashes. On Tuesday, Jones…
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US citizens crisscrossing border throughout pandemic; Mexican tourists may do the same
(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad…
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No child’s play: ABC-7 anchors compete for charity
EL PASO — Call them Hunger Games or Squid Games. What hundreds of El Paso students witnessed Tuesday was no child’s play. More than 750 students…
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EPISD drops college credit requirements for substitute teachers, raises pay
EL PASO – Faced with a deep shortage of substitute teachers, the El Paso Independent School District board Tuesday voted unanimously to remove…
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Businessman awaits for legal gridlock to end in Duranguito fight
EL PASO, Texas — This week marked the 5th anniversary of the city of El Paso announcing it would build a multipurpose center in the area known as…
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Doña Ana County new ‘major manufacturing hub’ to create 315 jobs
CHAMBERINO, New Mexico — National wind and solar supplier WTEC Energy is reviving a dormant plant in Chamberino and turning it into a…
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Texas House votes to put Fort Bliss back in Fierro’s district
UPDATE, Oct. 12: The Texas House unanimously approved an amendment Tuesday evening to the state’s redistricting map to include most of Fort Bliss in…
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ABC-7 honored with national Edward R. Murrow award for innovation
EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 is proud to announce it has won a national Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Innovation in the small market category.…
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Mandatory evacuations ordered for parts of La Union due to more rain
UPDATE: Doña Ana County officials said Saturday afternoon that residents in La Union and adjacent areas who evacuated their homes because of…
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Land secured for new El Paso fire & police training academy
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a deal with the Public Service Board for the transfer of 306 acres in…
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Spectrum expansion to create 929 new jobs in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A big telecommunications company plans to more than double its El Paso workforce with two projects in east El Paso, formally…
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51,500 El Paso seniors & disabled to get property tax break
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso’s property tax exemption for disabled residents and those over 65-years old will go up next year, providing the…
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Veteran El Paso TV news photographer Raul Ybarra dies at 63
EL PASO, Texas — Veteran El Paso television news photographer Raul Ybarra died Monday. Ybarra, a friend and colleague to all at ABC-7, was 63…
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Settlement effort in multi-million dollar Duranguito legal battle fails
EL PASO, Texas — A man who has largely funded the legal battle to preserve the area known as Duranguito in downtown El Paso says he wanted to…
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State panel approves designation of Segundo Barrio as historic district
AUSTIN, Texas – A state historical review panel voted unanimously Saturday to support the designation of south El Paso’s Segundo Barrio as a historic…
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WATCH: Funeral service for El Paso Catholic priest who died of cancer
UPDATE, May 13: In the video player above, you can watch the funeral mass held Thursday from St. Patrick Cathedral in downtown El Paso for Rev.…
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‘Stay at Home, Super Closure’ order in Juarez for weekend due to 3rd wave of virus infections
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The state of Chihuahua is implementing a ‘Stay at Home’ order for the weekend in light of the rising infections of…
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Army commander says vaccinating Fort Bliss is #1 priority
FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe, the Fort Bliss commander, told a virtual town hall Thursday evening that “our number one…
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What’s the big deal? El Paso City Council sells land that was to be Great Wolf site
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso City Council Tuesday unanimously agreed to sell a prime piece of real estate in northwest El Paso in a deal described…
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El Paso City Council seeks to sell $93M in bonds to cover costs of previously ok’d projects
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council has signaled it is moving forward with a plan to issue $93 million in Certificates of Obligation later this…
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EPISD board set to approve final payment on new multi-million dollar central offices
EL PASO, Texas — Box by box, desk by desk, hundreds of El Paso Independent School District employees are starting to move closer to downtown. The…
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