New crime data suggests there may be a growing problem at UTEP
EL PASO, Texas — Coming in at 31 out of over 2000 schools in a national campus safety ranking gave UTEP a reason to celebrate. They posted the…
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El Paso Strong campaign unveiled to encourage those impacted by mass shooting to seek emotional support
(Editor’s note: If you find yourself struggling with mental health issues this holiday season, you can call the Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline at…
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Texas attorney general denies public access to El Paso mass shooting records
EL PASO, Texas — If Texas residents want to know more details about the El Paso mass shooting that left 22 dead and more than two dozen wounded or…
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El Paso man awaiting execution for 40 years has death sentence tossed out
AUSTIN, Texas — After Cesar Fierro spent 40 years on death row, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals tossed out his sentence Wednesday. The state’s…
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El Paso city Rep. Sam Morgan pleads not guilty to felony aggravated assault
EL PASO, Texas — Northeast El Paso’s representative on city council pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony aggravated assault charge stemming from…
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El Paso father deals with grief, healing during holidays after losing 2 family members in mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — Many were impacted by the tragic El Paso mass shooting on Aug. 3. But for one Borderland father, it’s hard to move on after losing…
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El Paso father turning personal tragedy of daughter’s fight for life into inspirational message
EL PASO, Texas — “There have been two scary days when we thought we were gonna have to say goodbye to her. Of course nobody wants to do that,…
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City seeks input on name for new east El Paso park
Residents have less than a month to give their input on the name of a new El Paso park. The park will be on the city’s east side at 13501 Jason…
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Over 1,000 central El Paso homes & business spent couple hours without power on coldest night of season
EL PASO, Texas — Over 1,000 homes and businesses in central El Paso were without electricity for over two hours on what appeared to be the coldest…
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Border Patrol chases migrants into El Paso school during Christmas program
EL PASO, Texas — Parents at an elementary school were attending a Christmas program Tuesday evening when suddenly law enforcement swarmed the…
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Northeast El Paso man shot dead in ATF raid accused of illegally making, selling and taking weapons to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — Homeowners in a northeast El Paso neighborhood were shocked to learn illegal weapons were possibly being manufactured and sold out…
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38-year-old man identified as pedestrian struck and killed in Horizon
HORIZON, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday identified a man who was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street in…
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I-10 Hudspeth County semi crash leaves 2 seriously injured
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — The Department of Public Safety is investigating a crash that involved a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle. A spokesman…
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ANTHONY, Texas — The Anthony Police Department is investigating a traffic incident that left at least one person dead Tuesday night. Police…
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City approves partial agreement for sale of El Paso Electric
EL PASO, Texas– A partial agreement was approved Tuesday by El Paso City Council and the Infrastructure Investments Fund (IIF) in the sale of El…
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K-9 shot dead in northeast El Paso raid was with Border Patrol unit for just a year
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol’s tactical unit is mourning the loss of one of their own K-9 agents after he was shot and killed during a…
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Accused El Paso drunk, wrong-way driver charged in deaths of 6-year-old Las Cruces boy and his mother
EL PASO, Texas — Court documents show that 73-year-old Juan Martinez was booked into El Paso County jail Tuesday on two counts of intoxication…
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62-year-old man shot and killed in northeast El Paso after deadly shooting of police dog
EL PASO, Texas– El Paso Police confirmed that a 62-year-old man was shot and killed by police Tuesday morning after he fatally shot a police dog…
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‘Just a great person’: Former El Paso DJ dies in motorcycle accident
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso radio fans and DJs are mourning the death of former KLAQ DJ Courtney Nelson. Nelson died after a motorcycle accident in San…
Continue Reading El Paso City Council continues session to decide whether to support or oppose the sale of El Paso Electric
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council is continuing discussions over the proposed sale of El Paso Electric. The city must decide whether to support…
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‘UFO’ rumor in El Paso deflated by ABC-7 Chief Meteorologist ‘Doppler’ Dave
EL PASO, Texas– Dozens of El Pasoans flooded the ABC-7 newsroom with calls to report what they believed was a UFO flying in the air across the…
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Traffic Alert: I-10 west emergency closure happening tonight
EL PASO, Texas– Heads up if you plan on traveling west on I-10 tonight. An emergency closure of I-10 west at Airway and Geronimo is happening…
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‘One Fund El Paso’ approves funding for victims of Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA TV) — One Fund El Paso on Monday approved the final distribution of the $11,518,558.30 in donations to the victims of the Aug.…
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ABC-7 Listens: KVIA.com now has a section to highlight positive stories in the community
EL PASO, Texas– The stigma many label local news with is that it’s full of crime and sad stories. Yes, we cover many stories involving crime and…
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“Very lovely girl’: Family of murder-suicide victim honors her life, working to help victims of domestic violence
EL PASO, Texas — Funeral services for the murder-suicide victim who was shot in Northeast El Paso began Sunday in Puerto Rico, where she’s…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Power of love rings true as husband keeps promise from hospital bed
EL PASO, Texas — Today’s Sunday Funday moment proves what the power of love can do. Dan Herrera is a loving husband and father to two very active…
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Hernandez wins El Paso City Council District 3 special election; runoff to occur in District 6
EL PASO, Texas — Here are the results of Saturday’s special election for two seats on the El Paso City Council: District 3: Incumbent Cassandra…
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UTEP nursing grad defies the odds, offers inspirational message to others
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP nursing program is one of the toughest in the nation. Add being a single mother to three children with no support…
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El Paso’s Irvin High School journalism program receives top honors
EL PASO, Texas — While the majority of El Paso was chowing down on Thanksgiving dinner, the Irvin High School Rockets journalism team was putting…
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Old explosive device found in El Paso’s Lower Valley caused shutdown of shopping center, school evacuation
EL PASO, Texas — Police and fire crews evacuated a nearby school and shut down a Lower Valley shopping center after an apparent live explosive…
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