WATCH: Iconic Blue Flame Building lights up downtown El Paso skyline
EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday night, the blue flame atop the former El Paso Natural Gas building in downtown El Paso was shining bright once again.…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Raging Borderland floodwaters reminiscent of 2006 storms
El PASO, Texas — Storms like the ones the Borderland has been experiencing this month are all too common these days, with a deluge of several inches…
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Culberson County Airport braces for heavy flight load due to Bezos space voyage
VAN HORN, Texas — The Culberson County Airport near Van Horn is bustling with activity as the launch of the Blue Origin rocket is just days away.…
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Van Horn hotel rooms fill up ahead of Bezos’ space launch
VAN HORN, Texas — The countdown is on for the launch of the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, which will be headed to space with billionaire Jeff…
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El Paso Water providing sandbags for flood control
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water is again providing sandbags at three locations amidst the forecast calling for the prospect of heavy rain and…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Battle over Critical Race Theory
EL PASO, Texas — Critical race theory (CRT) is taking center stage after police shootings of unarmed African Americans, and following the Jan. 6…
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El Paso border agents say latest migrant surge is deadlier than ever
EL PASO, Texas — The number of undocumented immigrants injured or dying as they try to cross into the U.S. is much higher than during the last…
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El Paso City Council moves to temporarily halt electric rate hike
EL PASO, Texas — If you’re an El Pasoan concerned about a proposed El Paso Electric rate increase, you can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. El…
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International talks in El Paso to vaccinate 30,000 Juarez workers in herd immunity bid
EL PASO, Texas — Mexican consulate officials, Ciudad Juarez maquiladoras representatives and El Paso County leaders were participating in an…
Continue Reading ABC-7 Xtra: Getting answers to questions about El Paso Electric’s proposed rate hike
EL PASO, Texas — Stepping outside today could remind you why your cooling system is working overtime, as temperatures are blistering and this very…
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Samaniego has plan to vaccinate Juarez workers in region’s bid for herd immunity
TORNILLO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego outlined a plan to ABC-7 on Tuesday to vaccinate workers from maquiladoras across the…
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ABC-7 Xtra: El Pasoans face higher gas & water prices – but for how long?
EL PASO, Texas — Drivers are hitting the road more now that the pandemic seems to be winding down. Gasoline prices are soaring with an average of $3…
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ABC-7 Xtra: One-on-one with El Paso’s Border Patrol sector chief
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso chief Border Patrol agent Gloria Chavez was gracious enough to sit down with the ABC-7 Sunday Xtra…
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Fired workers claim poor conditions at Fort Bliss migrant shelter
FORT BLISS, Texas — A group of disgruntled employees working at the Fort Bliss shelter for migrant children, gave ABC-7 some insight Wednesday…
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‘Signs of change’ El Pasoans notice changes to mask signs outside businesses
EL PASO, Texas — Some local businesses are changing the mask signs placed on their business entrance, while others are taking them down altogether.…
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ABC-7 Xtra: What will face mask policies be in El Paso moving forward?
EL PASO, Texas — Now that the CDC says fully vaccinated people can remove their masks both indoors and outdoors, state and local governments are…
Continue Reading Viewer questions on masks, vaccines answered on ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition featuring disease expert, health authority
El PASO, Texas — There is a great deal of progress we are all making on the Covid-19 front worthy of celebrating. This past week, the FDA and CDC…
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Border Patrol mourns El Paso agent who died after contracting Covid-19 on the job
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol station on Hondo Pass in El Paso is mourning the loss of one of its own. Agent and canine handler Freddie…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Bound for U.S., migrants take dangerous risks jumping on trains
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border protection is seeing a dangerous trend with migrants jumping on trains coming in from Mexico to enter the…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Law school for El Paso?
EL Paso, Texas — El Paso is one of the largest U.S. metropolitan cities without a law school, but that could soon change. Right now, Texas state…
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