ABC-7 Xtra: Migrant crisis impacting El Paso’s homeless population
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the borderland continues to grapple with the migrant crisis ahead of the lifting of Title 42, other at-risk populations…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Monday, May 8
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Monday, May 5 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El…
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Local church hosts free health care fair for “Older American Month”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul presented a free healthcare fair as part of “Older American’s Month”. Over…
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A person is sent to the hospital after a pedestrian crash in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police Special Traffic Investigators are at the 4000 block of Hercules in Northeast El Paso after a crash involving a…
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Results suggest the majority of El Paso voters oppose Proposition K
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Results show that almost 85 percent of El Pasoans who participated in early voting voted against Proposition K, or the…
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Gateway West at Lee Trevino closed, police investigation underway
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Police department is investigating a crash at Gateway West and Lee Trevino. It happened just after 6 a.m. No injuries…
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What will happen when Title 42 is lifted?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 sat down with and Immigration and Customs Enforcement official to gain more insight into what the potential lifting of…
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El Paso woman competing for the title of Ms. Health and Fitness
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso business owner is vying for the title of Ms. Health and Fitness. 50-year-old Heidi Avedician told ABC-7, she…
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El Paso MCAD to host annual Art in the Park event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso’s Museums and Cultural Affairs Department is hosting their annual Art in the Park event at the Memorial…
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Temple Mount Sinai hosts annual Jewish Food Festival
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temple Mount Sinai is gearing up for their 2nd annual Jewish Food Festival this weekend. Temple Mount Sinai, now located of…
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El Paso Playhouse gears up for new rom-com production
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Playhouse’s newest production is ‘Bus Stop,’ a romantic comedy set in the 1950s. The show runs May 5 through May 21.…
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ABC-7 looking into health and environmental concerns at migrant camp
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As more migrants continue to cross the border into El Paso, ABC-7 is speaking to health officials about the risk of diseases…
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One man is in the hospital after a motorcycle crash in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One man is in the hospital after a motorcycle crash in East El Paso early Friday morning. According to fire officials, it…
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Hundreds of migrants set up camp behind border wall in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Seven and a half miles east of Sacred Heart Church is where we have seen hundreds of migrants camped out this month.…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Friday, May 5
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Friday, May 5 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For a list of other…
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A Second Chance: Xtra perspective on El Paso man’s life-saving double-organ transplant
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An ailment that’s all too common among Borderland residents took a serious toll on one El Paso man in particular. ABC-7 is…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Thursday, May 4
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here a list of road closures scheduled for Thursday, May 4 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For a list of…
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Challenges of keeping peace in the growing migrant camp in Segundo Barrio
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC 7 continues our coverage of the border crisis and the growing migrant camp in Downtown El Paso. Since Monday the amount…
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ABC-7 Xtra Depth: The Mexican Consulate responds to border challenges in the Fentanyl crisis
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The Mexican Consulate spoke to ABC-7 about the impact of fentanyl on the border. “Mexico is sorry about the crisis the U.S.…
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Businesses in Downtown El Paso adjusting to increasing migrant presence
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has spoken with the owner of a convenience store in downtown El Paso who says his sales have greatly increased with…
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Border Patrol in El Paso highlights the dangers of crossing the border
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story listed data from the year 2021, which KVIA incorrectly labeled as data from the year 2022. Quotes…
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Man in custody after barricading himself in Walmart parking lot
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Swat and local law enforcement placed on man in custody in far east El Paso. According to police, the man barricaded himself…
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What El Paso city officials are saying over community concerns of how the disaster declaration will affect them
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso submitted a total request of $40.2 million in federal funds for operations related to migrants, said…
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How El Paso County is preparing for the lifting of Title 42 on May 11th
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners are working to prepare for the potential influx of migrants expected when Title 42 is lifted…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of May 1 to May 6
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
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The disaster declaration is in effect as the lifting of Title 42 nears
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser has issued a disaster declaration over the migrant influx for the 2nd time in 6 months, as…
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El Paso Mayor: Disaster declaration will allow city to prepare for end of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mayor Oscar Leeser said Sunday that his decision to declare a state of emergency for the city was made so that the community…
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Mayor Oscar Leeser declares a state of emergency effective May 1 to address migrant surge
EL PASO, Texas – Mayor Oscar Leeser declared a state of emergency Sunday morning for the City of El Paso. It goes into effect on May 1 at 12:01 a.m.…
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El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser set to update public on migrant crisis
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser will be addressing the public in a press conference at 11 a.m. Sunday. Mayor Leeser is set to…
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Local non-profit helps rebuild homes for people in need
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rebuilding Together El Paso is a non-profit organization serving low-income homeowners. “She needed the assistance, the help…
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