Vehicle fire shuts down portion of I-10 near Deming
DEMING, New Mexico — A portion of Interstate 10 in the Deming area was shut down Friday night due to a fire. State transportation officials said all…
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Victim critically wounded in northeast El Paso shooting
EL PASO, Texas — A Friday evening shooting in northeast El Paso left one person critically wounded. The gunfire happened about 6:30 p.m. at Dyer…
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KLAQ offers ‘double the terror’ with 2 Halloween haunted houses
EL PASO, Texas — Scares and screams can now be heard on both sides of El Paso this Halloween. A second KLAQ haunted house on the westside of El Paso…
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EMT, paramedic shortage concerns El Paso County Commissioners
EL PASO, Texas — The shortage of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) and paramedics is a national issue that has drawn the attention of El Paso…
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Centennial High School theater students surprise Las Cruces server with $300 tip
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – When the Centennial High School theater teacher learned his kids would be grabbing a bite after their show, he had one piece…
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El Paso food bank claims vindication after feds say city report shows compliance for $3.7M grant
UPDATE, Oct. 27: At a news conference on Thursday afternoon, officials with the City of El Paso and the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank…
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Las Cruces police say they opened fire on man who pointed gun at officers
UPDATE: Las Cruces police officials said Thursday that officers shot at a man suspected of pointing a gun at them. 30-year-old Kevin Amaral was…
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UTEP may require vaccines for some workers to meet federal contractor mandate
EL PASO, Texas — Under President Joe Biden’s recent executive order, federal contractors have until Dec. 8 to ensure that their workers are fully…
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Lower Valley water well repairs lead to flooded streets for residents
EL PASO, Texas — Lower Valley residents on Benson Drive are concerned after rehabilitation of a water well left their street filled with water. El…
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TxDOT’s HERO roadside assistance program gets added funding to continue in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A hotline for people to call for roadside assistance will continue to operate in El Paso with an infusion of additional funding.…
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Northeast El Paso teen latest arrested for firing gun from moving car in viral video
UPDATE, Oct. 27: Police announced the arrest Wednesday of northeast El Paso teen seen in a social media video shooting a semi-automatic firearm into…
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NMSU to require Covid-19 vaccines for all employees, eliminates weekly testing option
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University will now require all faculty and other workers – including student employees – to be fully…
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NMSU, Dona Ana County Community College see pandemic enrollment drop-offs
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Colleges around the nation are experiencing a decrease in student enrollment due to the pandemic. The National…
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Socorro ISD hoping to entice more substitutes by increasing pay
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a problem many Borderland school districts are facing — staffing issues. The Socorro Independent School District is no…
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El Paso WinterFest to run from Nov. 20 through Jan. 2
EL PASO, Texas — What city leaders call the “coolest” fest in the Southwest is back: El Paso WinterFest returns to the Borderland region with…
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73-year-old central El Paso man critically hurt in pit bull attack
EL PASO, Texas — A 73-year-old central El Paso man was critically hurt Tuesday after being attacked by a pair of pit bulls in front of a home in the…
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Bruce Willis movie films in Las Cruces; 1st NM production since Alec Baldwin’s prop gun shooting
(Editor’s note: Scroll through the video player above for ABC-7’s full interview with the film’s director.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A movie with…
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El Paso City Council votes to continue mask lawsuit vs. state of Texas
EL PASO, Texas — A majority of El Paso City Council members told the city attorney to continue with on-going litigation against the state of Texas…
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80-year-old woman struck by car, seriously hurt in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — An 80-year-old woman was seriously injured after being struck by a car in the Lower Valley Tuesday afternoon. It happened at the…
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Former Las Cruces principal gets 11 years in prison for uploading child porn
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Joel Aguilar Villanueva, the former principal of Zia Middle School in Las Cruces, was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in…
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Las Cruces man held on $230,000 bond in Cielo Vista Mall carjacking
EL PASO, Texas — A 25-year-old man faces aggravated robbery charges after he allegedly took a woman’s car at knifepoint. El Paso police say Sergio…
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El Paso Harley enthusiasts help Marine cyclist on his 1,500-mile fundraising ride
EL PASO, Texas — An 18-year Marine veteran is riding across the Southwestern U.S. on his bike to raise money for homeless veterans and for the…
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Water service restored after main break in west El Paso
UPDATE #2: As of 9 p.m. Monday, El Paso Water officials said water service had been restored from the main break earlier in the day near N. Stanton…
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Horizon City man killed in off-road dirt bike crash near canal
UPDATE, Oct. 25: El Paso police on Monday identified the man killed in a dirt bike crash in a canal area south ofBlackie Chesher Park as 53-year-old…
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Dirt Y Girls provides free composting for part of east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Two east El Paso women have taken it upon themselves to make their neighborhood a little greener. Not literally green, but by…
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1 fully-vaccinated El Pasoan among 5 new Covid deaths; 2 new Delta variant cases
EL PASO, Texas — Five El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with one of those being a breakthrough death involving a fully-vaccinated…
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WATCH: Memorial service for longtime UTEP president & ‘beloved icon’ Diana Natalicio
UPDATE, Oct. 24: The University of Texas at El Paso paid tribute to the life of UTEP President Emerita Diana Natalicio at a Celebration of Life…
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Man arrested after shots fired in east El Paso faces assault, gun & drug charges
UPDATE, Oct. 24: Police on Sunday identified the man arrested after shots were fired at an east El Paso apartment complex as 26-year-old Josue Emilio…
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10-digit phone dialing now required for El Paso, Las Cruces areas
EL PASO, Texas — Starting Sunday, phone users across portions of Texas and all of New Mexico must include area codes when dialing to make all…
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16-year-old girl dies when teens in speeding Mustang crash in Fabens
FABENS, Texas – A car carrying a group of teens crashed and overturned early Sunday morning in Fabens, ejecting four of them and killing a…
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