EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The CDC is urging Americans to get the latest vaccine to protect against a new and stronger variant of Covid-19. Members of the medical community say this new strain is more transmitible and poses higher risks than previous variants. The CDC is recommending everyone over the age of 6 months
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Tomorrow, September 16, we celebrate Mexican Independence Day. In El Paso, our community comes together to honor the rich heritage, showcasing a deep connection to Mexico’s history and culture. Lee Beach, also known as Tony Lee Beach Rogers, a native El Pasoan and local artist, is honoring this day with
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HOBBS, New Mexico (KVIA) — Hobbs Police Department officials are investigating the death of a baby. The newborn was found dead inside a restroom at Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital September 13, 2023. Police say that a 16-year-old, attended by her mother, was receiving treatment at the hospital. The baby was found inside the restroom connected
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Investigators are looking into a “purported social media threat” made towards Horizon High School this week. “Our primary objective is to guarantee the presence of our School Resource Officers on campus, who will be diligently patrolling,” an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said Friday. The Sheriff’s office says it
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EL PASO, Texas( KVIA)-Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center celebrates resilient advocates in our community who work to create a safer environment for immigrants through our Border Heroes award celebration. This year’s festivities will be held on Friday, September 22, at the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Center, honoring, among others, the journalist Maria Hinojosa.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The borderland is celebrating 915 day. September 15 symbolizes more than our telephone area code. 915 day is a day to celebrate everything that makes our city so great, from its people and places. Local business, Chuco Relic, is inviting the community to their annual 915 Day celebration. It will take place
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Law enforcement are responding to a rollover crash Friday morning. It happened at the intersection of Wyoming St. and Kansas St. in Central El Paso. Fire officials say they received the call at 5:00 a.m. No serious injuries have been reported but 3 people were taken to the hospital. El
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EL PASO, Texas ( KVIA)-The University of Texas at El Paso and the El Paso community – will return to the UTEP campus on Friday, Sept. 15 for Minerpalooza. The annual celebration will take place from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Minerpalooza will feature live entertainment, interactive activities,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Board of Las Cruces Public Schools is set to vote Tuesday, on whether to renew the contract for School Resource Officers. These are officers from Las Cruces Police who are paid by the city, and in part the District, to help protect students. At a September 5th meeting,
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Bill Clinton paid homage at a funeral mass Thursday to former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as a groundbreaking Latino politician and unorthodox master diplomat who could coax good things out of dictators and despots. Richardson served as the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary under
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police charged 45-year-old Nikita Kahmel Bray Davis with firing a gun into the air during a house party at her neighbor’s home. This happened just before midnight September 9, 2023 on the 14300 block of Owl Point Avenue in Far East El Paso. Officers responded to reports of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are choosing not to file charges against an El Paso man who shot and killed his neighbor. Police were called out to the Crossroad Valley Apartments just after midnight September 4, 2023. When they arrived, they found 21-year-old Charles Edward Marin with a gunshout wound. They rushed
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juarez Police Department found the El Paso baby that was reported missing in an AMBER alert Wednesday afternoon. Officers arrested his father, identified as 19-year-old Ariel Gustavo L., for allegedly stealing the baby’s mother’s car in El Paso and bringing it over the border. After El Paso authorities issued that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The mother of the Bowie High School band member who collapsed during a football game Friday night, now speaks out about her son’s untimely death. “I felt like it was the end, when I saw him there on the floor I knew it was the end,” said Susana Sandoval, mother to
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Update: El Paso Police say that the male suspect refused to comply with commands, and made threats towards the female victim’s life. “Officers were dispatched to a residence in response to a call reporting an individualarmed with a weapon,” police officials wrote in a recent news release. “Upon arrival at the scene, officers heard a
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(ABC) — A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque. The Democratic governor issued last Friday a 30-day suspension of open and concealed carry laws in Bernalillo County, where Albuquerque, the state’s most populous city, is seated.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, Borderland anti-abortion organization Southwest Coalition for Life announced its year-end gala, featuring keynote speaker Jim Caviezel. Caviezel recently made headlines by starring in the lead role of box office sensation “The Sound of Freedom.” The movie, which tells a fictionalized story of child sex trafficking, grossed $180 million,
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by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersSeptember 12, 2023 In the dressing room of the Gimnasio Josué Neri Santos in Ciudad Juárez, Sául Armendáriz carefully applies glimmering eye shadow, long fake lashes and red lipstick. He styles his sandy blond hair with a curling iron – and lots and lots of hairspray. He slips into his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With more migrants arriving in the Borderland, El Paso officials are working on solutions to open new spaces to shelter them. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reporting more than 1,000 migrants are coming into the El Paso sector daily. With Border Patrol’s Northeast processing center and NGOs at capacity,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Rainfall in and around Las Cruces kept Doña Ana County road crews busy Tuesday, as they worked to clear mud and other debris off the roads. It’s the same story Wednesday. ABC-7 noted heavy impact on the County’s dirt roads, some of which were washed out by the heavy
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by Cindy Ramirez and Elida S. Perez, El Paso MattersSeptember 12, 2023 The next El Paso police chief will take charge of a department that has helped the city to be ranked among the safest in the nation – but also one that is embroiled in controversy surrounding the arrests of several of its own
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — September is Suicide Prevention Month. It’s one of the leading causes of death across the United States. By examining data from the federal, state and local level, a light can be shown on the challenges in the Borderland and beyond. While suicidal ideation can affect anyone — some groups are
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Update: ABC-7 has confirmed that Child Care Investigations (CCI) is looking into the daycare for alleged abuse and neglect. That’s a division within the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. A spokesperson say that the investigation began September 12, 2023. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of about a dozen people gathered outside
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested an El Paso woman earlier this month on her third DWI charge. Investigators say that 26-year-old Elisa Adriana De La Gala was driving on the 12300 block of Pebble Hills Boulevard in Far East El Paso when she crashed her car into a roundabout. This happened
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — September is National Preparedness Month, and the City of El Paso is reminding residents about the importance of being ready for emergencies. To raise awareness, the city is hosting an Emergency Preparedness Carnivals throughout the month. Today, the Public Health department is hosting one of their events at South El
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some demonstrators defiantly carried holstered handguns on their hips in a Tuesday rally by gun-rights advocates, protesting Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s surprise order last week to suspend the right to carry firearms to address what she called an epidemic of gun violence. The rally unfolded on Albuquerque’s Civic Plaza shortly before
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso Water offers two initiatives aimed at promoting water efficiency in the community – the “Cash for Commode” rebate program and the “WaterWise Business Rebate Program.” The “Cash for Commode” rebate program encourages residents to replace their old, water-guzzling toilets with newer, more water-efficient models. These WaterSense-labeled toilets use
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Update: The Fire Department has called off the search. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department’s Combined Search and Rescue team is on Rim Road looking for a car that might have rolled off the road, according to a spokesperson. The search started Tuesday afternoon. Crews are in the area of Rim
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Update: One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Emergency crews are on the scene of a collision in East El Paso. Fire crews were called out to George Dieter and Pendale late Tuesday morning on reports of a pedestrian hit by a car. Medical responders are still
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Many Borderland residents are used to crossing the border every day, with many living on one side and working on the other one. As ABC-7 reported in June and on Sunday’s ABC-7 Xtra, the value of the Mexican peso has been increasing the last few months. This has helped people in
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