Riverside High School teacher only one from El Paso selected to serve on task force
EL PASO, Texas – Sergio Estrada is one of 24 Texas teachers selected to join the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Teacher Vacancy Task Force. The task…
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1 dead, 1 in serious condition after shooting in Segundo Barrio
UPDATE: Police confirm one man is dead after shooting in Segundo Barrio Sunday afternoon. Police said the man was 51-years-old, and another female…
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Person in critical condition after ATV crash in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — One person was rushed to the hospital Friday night following an ATV crash. The crash happened just before midnight on Friday. It…
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Second arrest made in Socorro woman’s murder
EL PASO, Texas – Detectives with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit have made a second arrest in a homicide that happened on Feb.…
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Frazier takes Flight: Creating future pilots in Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – This summer, the War Eagles Air Museum and Red Arrow Flight Academy are launching the first-ever Aviation Adventure Summer…
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Woman flees, assaults deputy after reportedly stealing from a restaurant
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies respond to a report of a theft at a restaurant in Clint. A description of the suspect was provided…
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Sheriff’s Crisis Intervention Team details services provided by the team
EL PASO, Texas – Live Active-El Paso hosted a Mental Health Resource Fair at San Jacinto Plaza. The fair included deputies from the El Paso County…
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Emergence Health Network working to grow program to prevent kids, teens from juvenile probation
EL PASO, Texas — Emergence Health Network is trying to raise mental health awareness across the Borderland and that includes providing services like…
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El Paso native, Oscar winner F. Murry Abraham to appear at 2022 Plaza Classic Film Festival
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso native F. Murray Abraham will appear at this year’s 15th annual El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival.…
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El Pasoans moved to donate blood after the Uvalde mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas – Just one day after the deadly Uvalde shooting in an elementary school, many El Pasoans have chosen to roll up their sleeves and…
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WATCH: Police say no injuries, and no confirmed sighting of subject with gun, Bel Air being cleared
UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: El Paso police say they’ll take any threat seriously. Parents were briefed at a staging area. There was no confirmed sighting…
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El Paso Mayor issues second veto after council vote to extend city manager’s contract
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser has issued a second video against council’s vote to extend the city manager’s contract. On Monday, the…
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El Paso Extreme Weather Task Force kicks off summer safety and fan drive
EL PASO, Texas – Anticipating 100-degree temperatures, the El Paso Extreme Weather Taskforce (EWTF) is kicking off its summer safety and fan drive.…
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El Paso businessman arrested on deceptive business practice charge
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso businessman, who was the subject of a months-long ABC-7 investigation, was arrested on a deceptive business practice…
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Texas nonprofit gathers leaders in wake of Uvalde shooting seeking solutions, change
EL PASO, Texas – Children at Risk, a Texas nonpartisan research and advocacy nonprofit with ties to El Paso, gathered community members to discuss…
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‘There’s a bigger need’: Borderland school counselor weighs in on mental health crisis
EL PASO, Texas — Many experts are sounding the alarm about a mental health crisis in kids and teens. Not only are they grappling with another mass…
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ABC-7 Investigates: Construction, solar company accused of fraud; owner wanted
EL PASO, Texas – A judge has issued a criminal arrest warrant for an El Paso businessman accused of deceptive business practices while various…
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Former police chief Carlos Leon’s unexpected connection to family of Uvalde shooting victim
EL PASO — A former El Paso chief of police has a connection to the family of one of the Uvalde school shooting victims. Carlos Leon, now a county…
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Las Cruces man that attacked off-duty border patrol agent with machete found guilty of kidnapping, carjacking
EL PASO, Texas – A federal jury Tuesday convicted Fernando Angel Puga of kidnapping and carjacking in a brutal attack against an off-duty border…
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From playing little league together to being semifinalists for the most prestigious award in college baseball
EL PASO, Texas — Ivan Melendez (Texas) and Carlos Contreras (Sam Houston) grew up playing little league in El Paso together the two now play college…
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El Paso parents faced with having to talk about school shootings with their children
EL PASO, Texas – Following the news of the mass shooting in a Uvalde elementary school, many Borderland parents are forced to talk to their kids…
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SISD board votes to end ties with Socorro Police
EL PASO, Texas- In a 4-3 vote last week, the Socorro Independent School District board has put an end to their “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) or…
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County Judge, Ricardo Samaniego feeling grief over Uvalde, Texas shooting
EL PASO, Texas-El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego tells ABC-7 he was overcome with grief when he learned about the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.…
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May 2022 Primary runoff election results
EL PASO, Texas – Follow this article for updates. Preliminary results as of 10:00 p.m. Texas Attorney General – Republican The Texas Tribune calls…
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TxDOT to widen Interstate 10 along west El Paso to state line
EL PASO, Texas — TxDOT El Paso is hoping to make some major changes to Interstate 10 in the near future. TxDOT is planning to widen I-10 from west…
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City council approves incentive to restore Historic 1 Texas Tower
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso city council has approved incentives for the redevelopment, rehabilitation and renovation of 1 Texas Tower in downtown El…
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in central El Paso crash
UPDATE (05/24): El Paso police say motorcyclist Gabriel Ortiz, 45, was seriously injured when he struck a truck driven by Enrique Hernandez Carrillo,…
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Police: accidental overdose caused deaths of two brothers in northeast El Paso home
UPDATE (05/24): El Paso police say two men found dead in a northeast home were brothers who died of an accidental drug overdose. EL PASO, Texas — El…
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Primary runoff election in El Paso kicks off, local expert predicts low voter turnout
EL PASO, Texas — Election Day in El Paso kicks off Tuesday. While there are several races to vote for, turnout continues to be an issue. “It’s hard…
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Not all migrants get exempted, even with Title 42 restrictions remaining in place
El Paso, Texas – Even as Title 42 restrictions continue, and border patrol agents in the El Paso sector expel migrants, there are exemptions made…
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