El Paso City Council member named to statewide post for Bloomberg’s presidential campaign
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city Rep. Peter Svarzbein is taking on a new role as deputy state director in Texas for Democrat Michael Bloomberg’s…
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Memorial service held for Border Patrol dog killed in line of duty in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A memorial service was held Wednesday for Bulder, the 5-year-old Belgian Malinois U.S. Border Patrol canine, who was killed during…
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El Paso area couple accused of stealing credit cards from vehicles, going on spending spree
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso area couple has been arrested after police allege they broke into numerous vehicles, stealing credit cards to go on a…
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‘I saw them shoot the guys from behind,’ says witness to Juarez bar shooting that killed El Paso man
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Two people were gunned down over the weekend at a Juarez bar. On Tuesday, it was disclosed that one of the victims was a…
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Family of fallen Marine gets mortgage-free new Horizon City home
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Nine years ago Marine Lance Corp. Norberto Mendez-Hernandez gave his life for our country battling insurgents in Afghanistan.…
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El Paso County Sheriff accused of allowing deputies to partake in illegal gambling pools at work
EL PASO, Texas — Allegations of El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies gambling using betting boards on county time surfaced Tuesday. Former deputy…
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El Paso city Rep. Claudia Ordaz-Perez again facing ethics questions
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city Rep. Claudia Ordaz-Perez is once again facing an ethics complaint. A resident in her district is accusing her of…
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Homeless blamed for igniting abandoned building fire north of downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Fire Department said a homeless person was responsible for accidentally igniting a fire Tuesday morning in the 900 block…
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GiGi’s Playhouse El Paso welcomes UTEP’s president, for special story time event
EL PASO, Texas — A new innovative program to help children with disabilities was launched Saturday morning at GiGi’s playhouse. GiGi’s playhouse is…
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El Paso drivers getting mistaken toll road bills from Dallas
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso drivers are getting toll bills in the mail, even though there are no toll roads yet in El Paso. At least two local drivers…
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I-10 east near Montecillo reopens after semi-truck crash, fire that shut down traffic for hours
EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck crashed and caught fire on Interstate 10 eastbound near Montecillo early Tuesday morning, forcing the closure of the…
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Borderland family loses 3 loved ones in 2 suspected drunk driving crashes
EL PASO, Texas – Three victims, two suspected drunk drivers, one family. Just weeks after a mother and child died in a suspected drunk driving crash…
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Pair of Sunday morning El Paso stabbings leave 4 hospitalized
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of Sunday morning stabbings in El Paso left four people wounded, authorities said. The first incident happened just after 8…
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Alcohol delivered straight to your door is coming soon in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans can soon get alcohol delivered straight to their door. Specs is partnering with Drizly delivery service to deliver beer,…
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New Mexico court case against El Paso judge dismissed
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The case against an El Paso judge accused of driving under the influence and weapons violations was dismissed by a judge in…
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‘Give these trees a second life’: El Paso County makes the most out of recycled Christmas trees
EL PASO, Texas — For El Paso County’s parks and recreation department, the presents aren’t under the trees. They are the trees. The county is…
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El Paso Media Fest expands to 3 days for 2nd year
EL PASO, Texas — Showcasing El Paso to the world and the world to El Paso, the El Paso Media Fest expands to three days in 2020. The El Paso Media…
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House blaze in Montana Vista neighborhood battled by 2 fire departments
MONTANA VISTA, Texas — Firefighters from two departments battled a large house blaze late Monday afternoon in an unincorporated section of El Paso…
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Man in his 70’s is El Paso’s 1st flu death of the season
El PASO, Texas – A man in his 70’s is El Paso’s first flu-related death of the season, health officials said Monday. “Although this…
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Registered sex offender arrested after thousands of child porn images allegedly found inside his El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old registered sex offender was being held Monday in the downtown jail on $300,000 bond, accused by El Paso police of…
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Lost hikers rescued on Smuggler’s Pass in Franklin Mountains, 1 hiker injured
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department’s Search and Rescue unit found a lost group of hikers Sunday in the Franklin Mountains off of…
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Vagrants, squatters take over abandoned downtown El Paso buildings; interiors covered in human feces
Editor’s note: An earlier version of the story incorrectly reported residents who lived in the buildings had been relocated by the City of El Paso in…
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UTEP professor asks for help in wake of earthquakes, aftershocks in Puerto Rico
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico has been facing a series of earthquakes every couple of days for more than two weeks already. Millions have…
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Alleged drunk driving Ft. Bliss soldier charged in deadly central El Paso traffic crash that killed motorcyclist
EL PASO, Texas — A deadly late night crash involving four vehicles at a central El Paso intersection was the result of an accused drunk driving…
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El Paso International Airport joins federal agencies to help stop human trafficking
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso International Airport is partnering with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Blue Lightning Initiative to…
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San Elizario sets aside field with specialty flowers meant to attract bees
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — A small community near El Paso is developing some big agricultural plans. The city of San Elizario is currently working on a…
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Counterfeit money being passed around to east El Paso food delivery drivers
EL PASO, Texas — Police warned Friday of another round of counterfeit cash being passed around El Paso. This time, authorities said the victims of…
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Loop 375 reopens in both directions following suicide attempt that prompted closure
EL PASO, Texas — Police said they closed Loop 375 north at Bob Hope and south at Vista Del Sol, snarling traffic late Friday morning, due to what…
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Semi-pro El Paso basketball team preps for a new league, new season
EL PASO, Texas — A new semi-professional basketball team is taking the court for its very first season. The Southwest Desertcats was established in…
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Doctors tell Texas lawmakers at El Paso hearing that hatred, not mental illness often fuels mass shooters
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety heard public testimony Thursday at…
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