YMCA of El Paso offering free drop-in child care services to help caregivers get vaccine
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you have felt too busy to get a COVID-19 vaccine, there’s a new program that could help. The YMCA of El Paso is…
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No new virus deaths; 57% fully vaccinated in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the fourth time in the last five days, the El Paso Department of Public Health did not report any new coronavirus…
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El Paso records its 1st Covid-19 death in 4 days
EL PASO, Texas — After three days with no deaths reported from Covid-19 in El Paso County, health officials on Sunday added a new death to the…
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Funnel cloud caught on video in El Paso: Was it a tornado or dust devil?
EL PASO, Texas — Take a look at the video player above. This funnel cloud was recorded in far east El Paso. ABC-7 viewer Carlos Prado captured this…
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El Paso women protest 6-week abortion ban in Texas
EL PASO, Texas- – Dozens of El Paso women and men took to the streets of downtown El Paso this weekend to rally for reproductive rights. “It really…
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3 El Paso men accused of threatening victim with gun after causing car crash
El PASO, Texas — Three men are behind bars after allegedly attempting to kidnap someone for an El Paso bail bonds company. Aldo Navar Fernandez, 28;…
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El Paso firefighters pay tribute to smoke jumper killed in New Mexico fire
EL PASO, Texas — Members of the El Paso Fire Department took part in the funeral procession Sunday for a smoke jumper who died this past week after…
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1 stabbed during far east El Paso family disturbance
EL PASO, Texas — A person was stabbed early Sunday during what police described as a case of “family violence” in far east El Paso. Initially,…
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Oasis becomes 2nd El Paso water park to open for summer
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso officials have announced plans to open the second of four city-operated water parks for the summer. Oasis, located at…
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Historic district for downtown El Paso, including Duranguito, denied by park service
EL PASO, Texas — The National Parks Service has deemed a proposed historic district in downtown El Paso as eligible to be put on the National…
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Lower Valley grocery store raided by police in ongoing probe
EL PASO, Texas — A small corner grocery store in El Paso’s Lower Valley was raided by police Saturday as part of an investigation involving local,…
Continue Reading No new El Paso Covid-19 deaths for 3rd straight day
EL PASO, Texas — For the third day in a row on Saturday, El Paso public health leaders said there were no new deaths to report stemming from…
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30-year-old woman arrested for allegedly posing as San Elizario school student
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – A 30-year-old woman is charged with trespassing on school grounds after she allegedly posed as a student in the San Elizario…
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Coronado High School Band hosting 5k run fundraiser
EL PASO, Texas- With pandemic fears beginning to ease the Coronado High School Band has put together a 5k running event fundraiser in cooperation…
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El Paso expert says if virus keeps spreading, booster shots may be needed
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As more Americans get the Covid-19 vaccine, the race to research booster shots continues. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson &…
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Video said to show 5-year-old abandoned at Juarez-El Paso border
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A French news agency reported Thursday that it had obtained cellphone video of a 5-year-old boy being abandoned along the…
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Leeser pushes TxDOT to finish Mesa road work by September due to complaints
EL PASO, Texas — Construction along Mesa Street is now slated for completion by the end of September following a meeting between El Paso Mayor Oscar…
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El Paso, other border counties lead Covid-19 vaccination efforts across Texas
EL PASO, Texas — Texas counties on the U.S.-Mexico border that once dealt with the brunt of the load of Covid-19 are now outpacing the state…
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El Paso aunt to remain held on $1M bond; accused of severely beating boy
UPDATE, June 3: EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso judge on Thursday afternoon refused to lower the million dollar bond for a woman accused of severely…
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Bowie alumni restore crosses on Mount Cristo Rey to remember Walmart shooting victims
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Restoration for remembrance. A group of El Paso’s Bowie High School alumni marched up Mount Cristo Rey earlier this week…
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Suicide shuts down I-10 east ramp to Loop 375, Gateway West
EL PASO, Texas — Police were investigating a suicide Thursday afternoon that forced the closure of a highway ramp to traffic. The Interstate 10…
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‘Huge population that was underserved’: Impact of an El Paso food bank that almost didn’t exist
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The pandemic has put extreme pressure on food banks all across the country. The El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank has…
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‘I thought I was going to die’: El Pasoan recalls being hit by car at bus stop, losing leg
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man who lost his leg after he was hit by car while sitting at a bus stop along an east side street last month faces a…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported did not report any new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. El Paso…
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4 hurt in rollover crash on Transmountain
EL PASO, Texas — A rollover crash along Transmountain Road near Dyer sent four people to the hospital Wednesday night, El Paso fire officials said.…
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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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It’s rafting season as water makes its way down the Rio Grande through Borderland
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –The water was released from Caballo Lake Monday into the Rio Grande. It hit Las Cruces Tuesday and was expected to get to…
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Brush fire burns in industrial area of Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso firefighters battled a brush fire in an industrial section of the Lower Valley late Wednesday afternoon. That fire burned…
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El Paso Electric seeking nearly $12 a month residential rate hike
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Electric Co. said Wednesday it was seeking permission from state regulators to raise electric rates for Texas residential…
Continue Reading 2 new virus deaths, 21 added cases in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two coronavirus-related deaths and 21 new cases Wednesday. The latest…
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