Virus patients being transferred from El Paso hospitals to nursing home ‘Covid units’
EL PASO, Texas — As space at El Paso hospitals gets tighter, ABC-7 has learned patients infected with coronavirus are being sent to two local…
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El Paso Strong muralist seeks to pay tribute to slain Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso is familiar with his work and now he wants the community’s help in finding a location for a new mural to express grief over…
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Mother of Erika Gaytan shows ‘solidarity’ with Vanessa Guillen’s family at El Paso vigil
EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans gathered Thursday night for a candlelight vigil at Tobin Park to honor missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, who is…
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El Paso’s mayor calls for care facilities to release virus info amid deadly outbreak at state vets home
EL PASO, Texas — For the first time since El Paso announced the city’s first case of the coronavirus, Mayor Dee Margo is now urging all assisted…
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Do El Paso police engage in racial profiling? Here’s what the data shows
EL PASO, Texas — To examine whether there is racial profiling by El Paso police, ABC-7 filed a public records request and received copies of police…
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Father deployed overseas calls on Las Cruces community for daughter’s birthday parade
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Corporal Nicholas Herrera is a member of the New Mexico National Guard and for the last several months, he’s been away from…
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‘They could have avoided this’: El Paso Psychiatric Center employees say not enough done to prevent virus outbreak
EL PASO, Texas – Two employees at the El Paso Psychiatric Center tell ABC-7 that not enough was done to protect them and patients from contracting…
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Military offers glimpse of Doña Ana County quarantine site for Fort Bliss soldiers
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss commanders said Thursday they were stepping back from an announcement just a day prior to raise the risk condition…
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Caught on video: Las Cruces police officer disarms suicidal man with gun at clinic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Newly-released body camera footage shows a tense moment last year when a Las Cruces police officer disarmed a man accused…
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Former El Paso cop guilty of raping woman he met on the job gets 10-years probation, fined $10k
UPDATE: William Alexander received a 10-year suspended sentence Friday. He was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, given a decade’s probation and is…
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NMSU student shot, wounded during fraternity hazing incident; another student charged with assault
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A former New Mexico State University student is facing charges for allegedly shooting another student during what is being…
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Flames rip through Upper Valley house; many cats ‘not accounted for’
EL PASO, Texas – Fire crews were hard at work late New Year’s Eve working to control a fire at an Upper Valley home. Fire dispatchers got the call…
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Suspect accused of crashing into Northeast El Paso home, killing elderly woman now charged with murder
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso woman is now facing murder charges after she allegedly drove drunk and crashed into a Northeast El Paso home a few days…
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Elderly woman dies after SUV crashes into Northeast home before Christmas
EL PASO, Texas – 87-year-old Ruriko Denison has died, according to El Paso police, after she was critically injured when an SUV crashed into her home…
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Person taken into custody after SWAT standoff in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, NM – One person is in custody following a SWAT standoff in Las Cruces. The Las Cruces Police Department said a person barricaded…
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I-10 Hudspeth County semi crash leaves 2 seriously injured
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — The Department of Public Safety is investigating a crash that involved a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle. A spokesman…
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Person reportedly struck, killed near truck stop in Anthony
ANTHONY, Texas — The Anthony Police Department is investigating a traffic incident that left at least one person dead Tuesday night. Police…
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Accused El Paso drunk, wrong-way driver charged in deaths of 6-year-old Las Cruces boy and his mother
EL PASO, Texas — Court documents show that 73-year-old Juan Martinez was booked into El Paso County jail Tuesday on two counts of intoxication…
Continue Reading 38-year-old man identified as pedestrian struck and killed in Horizon
HORIZON, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday identified a man who was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street in…
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Troubled Las Cruces daycare investigated by ABC-7 has license suspended, sanctions imposed by state officials
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A daycare owner in Las Cruces confirmed late Wednesday that the license for one of the locations she owns has been…
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El Paso officer struck by car of fleeing family violence suspect who led police on chase before being caught
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer was struck by a car Tuesday night after responding to the scene of a family violence call; the alleged…
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2 brothers arrested for viral video showing men randomly shooting along El Paso freeway
EL PASO, Texas — Police arrested two brothers Monday night following a viral video that circulated on social media (see it in the video player at…
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Civil rights group wants Socorro educator in video telling Hispanic student to ‘speak English’ banned from teaching
SOCORRO, Texas — A Latino civil rights organization on Friday called on state and local education officials to ban a Socorro High School substitute…
Continue Reading ‘Speak English, we’re in America,’ Socorro High substitute teacher is caught on video telling Hispanic student
SOCORRO, Texas — A substitute teacher who filled in earlier this week at Socorro High School is now under investigation after a video surfaced of…
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Socorro High School teacher suspended after video shows him seemingly slapping teen girl on rear end
SOCORRO, Texas — A Socorro High School teacher is on a paid suspension after a video surfaced showing the male educator apparently slapping a female…
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Police blame drunk driver going wrong way for deadly head-on crash on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — A drunk driver going the wrong way on Loop 375 in his SUV is to blame for a late night, head-on crash that claimed the life of…
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4 candidates vying for El Paso City Council District 3 seat on November ballot
EL PASO< Texas — Four candidates are running on the Nov. 5 ballot to represent District 3 on the El Paso City Council. District 3 represents…
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El Paso Animal Services accused of inhumane conditions, with dogs killing each other at shelter
EL PASO, Texas – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, says inhumane conditions at the El Paso Animal Services shelter is causing…
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Martin to challenge Wiles in Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff
EL PASO, Texas – Ron Martin, the president of the El Paso Police Officers Association, announced Thursday on Twitter that he will be challenge El…
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