El Paso’s restored Plaza Hotel officially reopens downtown
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s ongoing efforts to revitalize its downtown took a major step forward on Wednesday. The restored historic Plaza Hotel…
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El Paso restaurants featured on 1st episode of new Hulu series ‘Taste the Nation’
EL PASO, TEXAS – Four El Paso restaurants are featured in a new series created by award winning cookbook author, host and executive producer…
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2 bodies recovered from central El Paso canals
EL PASO, Texas — Two bodies were recovered from separate canals in the city on Wednesday, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The latest body…
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‘Long time to really recover’: El Paso restaurant leader says struggles remain despite re-opening
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been almost a week since Texas reached Phase 3 of reopening, allowing restaurants to open at 75 percent capacity, however not…
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Semi-truck takes down utility pole, causing hundreds to lose electricity in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck broke a utility pole in a west El Paso neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a power outage initially…
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El Paso reports 4 new virus deaths; just 1 shy of 4,000 confirmed cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus deaths and 51 new cases on Wednesday morning. The…
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UTEP professor says lack of purchasing power, border closure combine for double economic whammy
EL PASO, Texas — According to a new study from a UTEP economics and finance professor, the value of the Mexican Peso is falling during the…
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EPISD moves to change Robert E. Lee school name, adopts year-round school calendar
EL PASO, Texas — As controversial monuments and other signs of the Confederacy are removed across the country to reduce obstacles to racial harmony,…
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Governor rejects request from El Paso’s Margo, other Texas mayors to impose face mask rules
EL PASO, Texas — A request from the mayors of El Paso and eight other big Texas cities for the “authority to set rules and regulations” mandating…
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‘Ever dream of owning an award-winning bakery?’ El Paso’s Bella Cora Bakery up for sale
EL PASO, Texas– “Ever dream of owning an award-winning bakery?”Those were the words written on a Facebook post that came as a shock to many Bella…
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U.S.-Mexico border stays closed to non-essential travel until July 21
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States has extended its agreement with Mexico and Canada to keep their borders closed to non-essential travel until July…
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Bomb squad says suspicious package found at west El Paso credit union wasn’t explosive
EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in several days, the El Paso police bomb squad on Tuesday examined a suspicious package found at a west El Paso…
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WATCH: Congresswoman Escobar holds town hall on police reform
El PASO, Texas — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of El Paso held a virtual town hall Tuesday on the Democratic-sponsored Police Accountability and…
Continue Reading El Paso has 2nd deadliest day of virus pandemic with 7 new fatalities as total cases near 4,000
EL PASO, Texas — Another seven people have died from coronavirus in El Paso, according to information released by the Department of Public Health…
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El Paso psychiatrist reports increase in emergency mental health visits
EL PASO, Texas — A local psychiatrist is raising concerns about mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Fabrizzio Delgado, the Psychiatrist…
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El Paso’s virus spread increasingly due to infected people who show no signs
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Commissioners received some important updates on Monday from local medical and hospital administrators about the…
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Motorist seriously hurt in rollover crash on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was seriously injured Monday evening in a rollover crash along Loop 375. The car flipped over around 5:45 p.m. near the…
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Officer shot, wounded in ‘hail of gunfire’ in northeast El Paso; suspected gunman jailed
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer was shot and wounded early Monday morning in what authorities described as a “hail of gunfire” after he…
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T-Mobile customers report widespread service outages – including in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — T-Mobile was experiencing outages on Monday afternoon throughout portions of the U.S., including Texas and El Paso. DownDetector,…
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Firefighters battle smoky Upper Valley shed blaze
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a Upper Valley fire on Monday that produced smoke visible throughout the area. The blaze broke out about 11:15…
Continue Reading Covid-19 kills 2 more El Pasoans; 77 new cases also reported
EL PASO, Texas — Local public health leaders reported Monday morning that two more people had died from Covid-19 in El Paso and another 77 tested…
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Firefighters contain recycling plant fire in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A fire burned Sunday night at a recycling plant in northeast El Paso. The blaze in the 9400 block of Railroad was battled by 26…
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Summer camp with horses opens Monday for Borderland children
EL PASO, Texas — The Horses Unlimited Rescue and Education Center is holding a summer camp for local kids on Monday. The center works with the El…
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Vandals target predominantly Black church in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Parishioners at Destiny Family Christian Center in northeast El Paso found vandals had broken glass by throwing rocks through the…
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‘We’re not going to tolerate racism:’ Motorcyclists ride through El Paso with message of unity
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club rallied dozens of motorcyclists for a ‘ride for justice’ through downtown, hoping to…
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Bomb squad says suspicious package found at shopping plaza near UTEP wasn’t explosive
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso police bomb squad examined a suspicious package found at a west El Paso shopping plaza on Sunday afternoon before…
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Sunday Funday Moment: El Paso couple proves that with love and patience, nothing is impossible
EL PASO, Texas — It was back in July of last year when ABC-7’s Iris Lopez featured a video of El Paso couple Raul Sanchez and Roxana Garcia and a…
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Noted El Paso pianist, Chopin Festival founder Lucy Scarbrough has died at age 92
EL PASO, Texas — Lucy Scarbrough, a noted Borderland pianist and founder of the Chopin Festival, has died at the age of 92, friends and family said…
Continue Reading A day after reaching 100 El Paso virus deaths, no additional deaths and just 40 new cases
EL PASO, Texas — A day after reaching the 100 death milestone, El Paso County on Sunday saw no additional coronavirus deaths and just 40 new cases…
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Border Patrol agent from El Paso sector found dead along remote New Mexico trail
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — A U.S. Border Patrol agent for the El Paso sector was found dead along a trail in a remote stretch of New Mexico’s Hidalgo…
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