Otero County residents not surprised at commissioner’s Capitol arrest
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, who is also head of Cowboys for Trump, is the talk of the town, and for good…
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ABC-7 Sunday Xtra: Competing arguments over blame for the U.S. Capitol riot
EL PASO, Texas — One local university professor says Antifa, a left-wing political group, infiltrated pro-Trump supporters Jan. 6 when…
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New details emerge in 5 arrests for pair of San Elizario kidnappings
UPDATE, Jan. 19: SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – New details have emerged in court documents in the case of five people who were arrested and charged in…
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Small pro-Trump protest in downtown El Paso; FBI, bridges report normal operations continue
EL PASO, Texas – A group calling itself “Stop the Steal” that’s aligned with the group of protesters in Washington held a peaceful protest in…
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Patience runs low among elderly El Pasoans seeking virus vaccine
EL PASO, Texas — The average age of residents at the Monte Vista nursing home in El Paso is between 85 and 90. Residents there thought they had…
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City of El Paso says it’s run out of initial shipment of nearly 19,000 virus vaccines
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso has officially run out of Covid-19 vaccines as of Monday afternoon, according to Fire Chief Mario D’agostino,…
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ABC-7 Sunday Xtra: The upcoming Texas legislative session and its impact on El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The 87th Texas legislative session is set to begin on Jan. 12 as the legislature meets every two years. The world, and by…
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Prominent El Paso infectious disease doctor tests positive for Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — One of the Borderland’s most prominent experts on infectious diseases has contracted Covid-19. Dr. Ogechika Alozie, the co-chair of…
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Christmas shoppers flock to Cielo Vista Mall despite Covid-19 risks
EL PASO, Texas — Infectious disease experts say shopping inside an enclosed shopping mall can likely serve as a Petri dish of transmission for…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Microsoft’s journalism project at work in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Newsrooms across El Paso and Juarez are teaming up to improve the way we bring you the news, from print, radio, TV and online. This…
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Hope of Biden reversal of ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy leads to concerns of new migrant surge for El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Who can forget images in 2019 of hundreds of immigrants converging on the El Paso/Juarez Border, the vast majority seeking asylum.…
Continue Reading ABC-7 Xtra: Expert says 70% of El Pasoans need to be vaccinated to achieve so-called herd immunity
EL PASO, Texas — The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine was approved and is on its way to El Paso. But how many El Pasoans need to be vaccinated before we can…
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UMC prepares ultra-cold freezers to hold virus vaccine shipments
EL PASO, Texas — The freezers are in place to hold Covid-19 vaccines at University Medical Center. Now, they just need their share of the vaccine,…
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Covid separated an El Paso couple, then brought them back together in an ICU dubbed ‘honeymoon suite’
EL PASO, Texas — It may sound like lyrics to a song, but ABC-7 found love in one of the most unlikely places, in the Covid unit on the third floor…
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ABC-7 Xtra goes one-on-one with Margo, Lesser ahead of El Paso’s Dec. 12th mayoral runoff election
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a tumultuous term for Mayor Dee Margo facing several emergency situations for the city of El Paso. First was the…
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One-on-one with Oscar Leeser on why he wants to return to the mayor’s office, pandemic strategy
EL PASO, Texas — Oscar Leeser was the 53rd mayor of El Paso from 2013 to 2017 and now he is running to try to get his job back. He was the top…
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An El Paso family gathering turns into a nightmare after 7 contract virus
EL PASO, Texas — One group of El Paso family members surprised another family trying to comfort an elderly man with heart disease. But a caring and…
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County judge predicts more than 1,000 El Paso virus deaths by year’s end as he works to craft new plan
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego offered a dire coronavirus warning Wednesday evening about what we could see in the next two…
Continue Reading ABC-7 Xtra: Helping struggling El Paso families during the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — At a time when many El Paso families are struggling through the pandemic, ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition gathered organizations to help…
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Mayor & El Paso City Council reps spar over county shutdown order
EL PASO, Texas — A total of three city representatives sought to take El Paso Mayor Dee Margo to task over why he did not support in some way or…
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