Unaccompanied migrant children encounters set record in El Paso sector
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Border Patrol Sector reported that a record number of unaccompanied migrant children have been encountered by…
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City of El Paso looks to fill hundreds of health, safety jobs
EL PASO, Texas — The pandemic has hit many industries and sectors hard, but it’s also led to the creation of new job opportunities. This…
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Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in El Paso
Stacker ranked the 50 highest-paying jobs for people with a two-year degree in El Paso, using annual compensation data from the…
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Americas High School threat prompts police response for Friday
EL PASO, Texas — Officials said there would be an extra police presence at Americas High School on Friday as a result of a potential threat leveled…
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El Paso FBI warns of children being targeted by ‘sextortion’ blackmail
EL PASO, Texas — Your child could be blackmailed into sending sexually explicit images to an unknown stranger online, warns the El Paso office of…
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‘Barrio Bicycles’ offers new way to see art in Segungo Barrio
EL PASO, Texas — The Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority’s SunCycle Bike Share program has been awarded a grant of $4,300 from the People For…
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Agreement with Italian gov’t allows embryos to be sent to El Paso for cultivation of world famous beef
EL PASO, Texas — The Huckabee family is responsible for bringing one of the most flavorful types of beef in the world to the Borderland.…
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Mylar balloons cause power outages this year for 68,000 in El Paso, Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After a Mylar balloon got stuck on a power line, it caused an electrical outage that left KVIA’s over-the-air signal off…
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El Paso stores experience mosquito repellent shortage
EL PASO, Texas – You don’t have to go very far to find someone who has been bitten by mosquitos this year. The active monsoon season we’ve had has…
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Man jailed for murder after allegedly shooting northeast El Paso neighbor with AK-47 in dog dispute
UPDATE #2, Sept. 16: ABC-7 obtained court documents on Thursday with details about a deadly shooting that happened in the 8900 block of Robert Drive…
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El Paso districts all seeing school bus driver shortages
EL PASO, Texas — It’s an issue impacting parents across the country, including right here in the Borderland — finding school bus drivers. The three…
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El Paso police seek to crack down on ‘beer runs,’ open containers
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is considering two ordinances, both of them concerning alcohol, that the police department says could help…
Continue Reading Mylar balloon stuck in power line took KVIA’s transmitter off the air
EL PASO, Texas — A Mylar balloon that got stuck in a power line triggered an electrical outage on the mountain that caused ABC-7’s transmitter to go…
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El Paso events to celebrate Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16
EL PASO, Texas — Mexico’s independence is celebrated Sept. 16 and several events are scheduled in El Paso to celebrate. UTEP will have a celebration…
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What the El Paso housing market looks like at 5 different price points
Sundae compiled a list of what the housing market looks like at 5 different price points in El Paso,…
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El Paso FBI warns of new scam called ‘SMiShing’ that targets smartphones
EL PASO, Texas — With the evolution from emails to phone calls and now text messages, scams come in all forms and banking officials want to make…
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El Paso Film Festival returns in October with over 50 new films
EL PASO, Texas — Get your popcorn ready as the El Paso Film Festival is back and it has over 50 new films ready to play for you. The festival is set…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger facing shortages of manpower, funding
EL PASO, Texas — Susan Goodell, CEO of the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger organization, shared dire news this week about the current situation of the…
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Sewage continues flowing into Rio Grande as El Paso Water deals with pipe ruptures
EL PASO, Texas — Flushing the toilet, taking a shower or using the sink generates wastewater, a process that usually goes forgotten, unless storage…
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Covid vaccine booster shots offered by TTUHSC El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Covid-19 booster shots will be made available as part of a vaccination drive this upcoming weekend, Texas Tech University Health…
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El Paso ties Tuesday’s record high temp at 98 degrees
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso tied the record high for Tuesday’s date, the National Weather Service said late in the afternoon. Under sunny skies, the…
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‘Criminal activity’ threat leads to El Paso High School lockdown
EL PASO, Texas — What officials described as a ‘criminal activity’ threat led to the lockdown of El Paso High School on Tuesday. An El Paso…
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El Paso not seeing surge in Covid-19 pediatric hospitalizations
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso pediatric physician said Covid-19 pediatric hospitalizations are not surging compared to other major cities across the…
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Overgrown weeds on El Paso streets pose cleanup challenge
EL PASO, Texas — You may have seen all the weed growth along the city of El Paso’s road medians, which is due to the recent rains from this year’s…
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Contractor hiring for jobs to help Afghans housed at Fort Bliss
EL PASO, Texas — Government contractor KBR, Inc. will be coming to El Paso this week to hire employees in support of ‘Operation Allies Refuge,’…
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2 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans among 9 latest Covid deaths
EL PASO, Texas — Nine more El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with two of those being breakthrough deaths involving fully vaccinated…
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El Paso teen dead, 2 hurt in New Mexico drunk driving crash
UPDATE, Sept. 13: LA MESA, New Mexico — New Mexico authorities confirmed Monday that a 19-year-old El Paso passenger was the fatality victim in a…
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Speeding drunk driver blamed for deadly Loop 375 crash charged with murder
UPDATE, Sept. 13: El Paso police announced the arrest of a motorist Monday blamed for causing a deadly crash on Loop 375 earlier this month by…
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El Paso hospitals await guidance on Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
EL PASO, Texas — President Joe Biden recently ordered new vaccine requirements that will affect 100 million Americans, including healthcare workers.…
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Covid-19 cases on decline as El Paso nears herd immunity
EL PASO, Texas — City Manager Tommy Gonzalez says Covid-19 cases in El Paso are on the decline. At Monday’s City Council meeting, Gonzalez briefed…
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