Sunday Xtra: Long Covid testing lines
EL PASO, Texas — An issue facing many borderland residents: getting tested after the holidays. This is not the first time you or your neighbors have…
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Covid cases, hospitalizations, rising in El Paso; testing lines get longer
While all this sounds familiar, El Paso County judge Ricardo Samaniego says conditions will not improve any time soon. Quite the contrary, the county…
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COVID-19 testing sites in El Paso that don’t require a long wait
EL PASO, Texas — Borderland residents are driving to various city mega-covid-testing sites, waiting for hours just to get tested. There are options…
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ABC-7 Xtra examines rising Covid cases again in El Paso and the new Omicron variant
EL PASO, Texas — The war against Covid-19 is not over. In fact, it is intensifying with cases going back up.Fortunately, we no longer see tents…
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Antibody treatment availability increasing for Covid patients in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The Hospitals Of Providence is not the only health provider offering monoclonal antibody infusions for patients suffering Covid-19…
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ABC-7 investigation finds rising Covid cases in El Paso’s senior living facilities
EL PASO, Texas — An ABC-7 investigation found there are rising numbers of Covid-19 infections among adults in senior living facilities across El…
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City to sell CBP 60 acres of land to build new processing center in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to buy almost 60 acres of land from the city of El Paso to build a…
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ABC-7 Xtra examines the proposed downtown El Paso I-10 deck plaza
EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans have witnessed the evolution of downtown El Paso over the decades. From a bustling, vibrant downtown shopping district,…
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Initiative targets teaching low-income El Pasoans computer skills
EL PASO, Texas — A new study shows 18 million low-income Americans do not have access to high-speed internet service, and as a result, lack…
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Number of adult migrants posing as children at border on the rise
EL PASO, Texas — Although the number of migrants trying to gain entry into the U.S. are dropping, those numbers remain at an all-time high. Even…
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ABC-7 Xtra examines El Paso’s feral cat problem
EL PASO, Texas — Not everyone is a cat lover. In fact, several El Pasoans have recently been charged with animal cruelty for going after the…
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ABC-7 Xtra examines the border re-opening: What travelers can expect & the impact on El Paso’s economy
EL PASO, Texas — On Monday at 12:01 a.m., land ports of entry, or bridges, will be re-opening to non-essential travelers after they have been closed…
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WATCH: El Paso Health Dept. forum on Covid vaccine safety for kids
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health was set to host two virtual community forums with Borderland doctors on Wednesday…
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Why is the Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico?
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Contrary to popular opinion, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is not Mexico’s version of Halloween – there is no…
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Northeast El Paso teen latest arrested for firing gun from moving car in viral video
UPDATE, Oct. 27: Police announced the arrest Wednesday of northeast El Paso teen seen in a social media video shooting a semi-automatic firearm into…
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ABC-7 Xtra examines the impact of supply-chain shortages in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Many may recall the toilet paper shortage many faced at the start of the pandemic. If you believe shortages may have been solved,…
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From eccentric to eclectic: the exotic estate sale at Jay J. Armes compound is underway
EL PASO — As far as El Paso celebrities go, few have reached the status of Jay J. Armes. The international private investigator, Hollywood star and…
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EP Water still pumping wastewater into Rio Grande, expects to face possible state fines
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water was faced with an environmental nightmare when two of its wastewater pipelines ruptured sending millions of gallons…
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ABC-7 Xtra examines Covid-19 vaccines for kids
EL PASO, Texas — Covid-19 deaths across the Borderland are down, as are hospitalizations. In El Paso, vaccination rates are almost at 77%, the…
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