‘Completely different’: How the immigration crisis has changed a year after peak
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso was the epicenter of the immigration crisis one year ago. Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers were crossing…
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El Paso funeral homes working with hospitals to clear morgue space amid pandemic, rising deaths
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hospitals may be starting to feel the impact of the death toll related to Covid-19 in the form of space in their morgues.…
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El Paso institution Chico’s Tacos reopens to crowds looking to get their food fix
EL PASO, Texas — Fans of rolled tacos submerged in spicy sauce and smothered with shredded cheese, rejoice. El Paso food institution Chico’s Tacos…
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Bars finally re-open across the Sun City at limited occupancy
EL PASO, Texas — With phase two of opening up Texas in affect across the state, El Paso was finally allowed to re-open bars. Since the coronavirus…
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Deputies seek help in search for missing 14-year-old far east El Paso girl
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help Friday in finding a 14-year-old girl who hasn’t been heard from in…
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Electrical substation problem caused outage for 2,900 in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — About 2,900 El Paso Electric customers were without power Thursday afternoon and evening for a few hours due to an outage in…
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Fort Bliss officials mum about crime scene outside Cassidy gate to post
EL PASO, Texas — Fort Bliss officials were mum Friday about a crime scene just outside the Cassidy gate to the post. A tent was erected and crime…
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Border traffic from El Paso into Mexico sees steep decline during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border traffic going into Mexico has declined significantly since the pandemic began and border restrictions and…
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5 new virus deaths in El Paso; over 1,500 now recovered
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public health reported Friday that five more people had died of Covid-19 in El Paso County. The new…
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‘Nerve-racking’: Virus testing backlog has El Pasoans waiting 10 days or more for results
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso has set up more than a dozen Covid-19 testing sites throughout the community, and while it could take as little…
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WATCH: 68-year-old El Paso virus survivor cheered as he leaves hospital after 47 days
EL PASO, Texas — A 68-year-old man is the definition of staying strong and he’s sure to put a smile on your face. He just became the latest of El…
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Aceitunas Beer Garden among El Paso bars that won’t reopen at 25% capacity
EL PASO, Texas — While bars in El Paso are being given the green light to reopen Friday as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s restart of the Texas economy,…
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‘We’re ready’: El Paso bars can serve customers again
EL PASO, Texas — Bars across El Paso are able to reopen Friday at 25% capacity after months of being closed due to coronavirus concerns. The…
Continue Reading ‘Every death is not just a number’: 4 more El Paso virus deaths, triple-digit case spike
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health reported four additional Covid-19 deaths and an increase of 108 cases Thursday morning in El…
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Nearly 60% of El Paso households have responded to the 2020 census
EL PASO, Texas — Despite the pandemic, the 2020 census count is continuing. The population count, which takes place every ten years, is necessary…
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‘I am in shock’: Fabens seniors pose for group graduation photo without social distancing or masks
FABENS, Texas — May graduations have been canceled to prevent the spread of Covid-19, but one photo surfacing on social media shows seniors at…
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El Paso partnership with UTEP, TTHSC may add capacity to process 1,000 virus tests a day
EL PASO, Texas — Â With El Paso City Council approving a partnership with UTEP and Texas Tech Health Science Center, officials soon expect the wait…
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‘Always there for each other’: Border Patrol stages emotional El Paso graduation parade
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has covered numerous birthday and graduation parades throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps none more emotional…
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Nearly 10% of El Paso virus deaths, three-dozen cases tied to state-run veterans home
EL PASO, Texas — Nearly 10% of all of El Paso’s coronavirus-related deaths have involved residents at a state-run veterans home in the city,…
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Captured Connecticut murder fugitive’s father played UTEP football in the 1980’s
EL PASO, Texas — The father of a fugitive college student, arrested Wednesday night for murder after a nationwide manhunt, was a UTEP football…
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Mayor Margo courting Tesla motors, inviting company’s move to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Could Tesla motors be moving to El Paso? The car company is said to be looking for a new home for its headquarters and for a…
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Family argument ends with man shot, wounded in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — One person was hospitalized and two others taken into custody after late night gunshots rang out in front of a home in a far east…
Continue Reading El Paso suffers ‘devastating day’ – deadliest of pandemic with 8 new virus deaths; total cases over 2,400
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health reported eight new Covid-19 deaths in El Paso County on Wednesday morning, making it the…
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Heat wave hits Borderland, Southwest starting Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas — The Borderland and much of the Southwest will experience a heat wave with the potential for record-breaking temperatures starting…
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El Paso expects to complete nursing home virus testing Wednesday; 216 cases so far
EL PASO, Texas — In mid-May, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed that local fire departments assist health departments to test all residents and staff…
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City of El Paso’s CEO details gloomy economic outlook in wake of pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — City of El Paso Chief Financial Officer Robert Cortinas spoke and answered questions for about an hour on Tuesday as he led part of…
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Culinary arts students allowed back on El Paso Community College campus
EL PASO, Texas — As thousands of students in El Paso and southern New Mexico end the school year without returning to the classroom, administrators…
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El Paso County struggles with naming virus task force rep, seeks regional approach
EL PASO, Texas — It took two votes, with several awkward ‘no’ votes against fellow commissioners, for El Paso County Commissioners Court to select a…
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‘Do what’s right’: El Paso Commissioner seeks to spend $2M on undocumented immigrant stimulus
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioner David Stout proposed dipping into the county’s reserves to provide cash assistance to undocumented…
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State of Texas sending more cases of remdesivir to El Paso hospitals to treat virus patients
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday afternoon that the Texas Department of State Health Services is distributing 15 additional…
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