El Paso hotel occupancy rate higher than national, state averages
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso leads the entire state of Texas in hotel occupancy at 82%, according to data presented to City Council this week. The next…
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El Paso woman in her 60s dies of Covid despite vaccination
EL PASO, Texas — An El Pasoan who was fully vaccinated has died of a Covid-19 infection, the first such incident in the Sun City, officials…
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Man’s body found in van in east El Paso isn’t a homicide case
UPDATE, July 8: Investigators said Thursday that no foul play was suspected in the death of a man whose body was found a day prior in a van in the…
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Police say northeast El Paso boy’s ‘suicide’ death is ‘suspicious’
UPDATE, July 8: El Paso police said Thursday that a boy’s death the day prior at a home in the 4200 block of Fred Wilson Avenue occurred under…
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I-10 in west El Paso reopens after crash that injured 2
EL PASO, Texas — A traffic crash injured two people, one seriously, and led to the shutdown late Wednesday afternoon of a portion of Interstate 10…
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Land secured for new El Paso fire & police training academy
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a deal with the Public Service Board for the transfer of 306 acres in…
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Some Borderland farmers benefited from recent rain, others didn’t
ANTHONY, New Mexico — The recent rain has had many of us rejoicing, including plenty of farmers. But not all are reaping the same rewards. “It’s…
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Potholes, rocks & debris litter El Paso streets after recent heavy rains
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Streets and Maintenance Department is seeing a high volume of potholes across the city, as well as large amounts of…
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El Paso City Council moves forward on use of $96 million in non-voter approved debt for projects
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso plans to issue nearly $100 million in certificates of obligation, a form of non-voter approved debt. City…
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Anthony, Sunland Park among safest places to live in New Mexico
ANTHONY, New Mexico — Two El Paso-area communities are among the safest places to live in New Mexico, according to a new report from Safewise.…
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‘Keep them out of sight’: El Paso doctor sees increase in children exposed to cleaning products
EL PASO, Texas — Local doctors say exposures to household cleaning products increased dramatically during the height of the pandemic. As kids have…
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EPISD to hold community meetings about return to school this fall
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District wants input from parents on how to bring your students back this fall safely. The district…
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El Paso woman killed in west central Texas after blown tire leads to SUV crash
OZONA, Texas — An El Paso woman was killed over the holiday weekend when the SUV she was riding in crashed along Interstate 10 in west central…
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Las Cruces hotel rooms fill up ahead of Branson’s space launch
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Five days before British billionaire Sir Richard Branson launches into space, his team has booked half the hotel rooms at…
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El Paso man arrested after road rage incident ends in gunfire
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police detectives on Tuesday announced the charging of a suspect in a road rage incident that occurred in late May.…
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El Paso County begins to vaccinate 50,000 from Juarez
UPDATE, July 6: On Tuesday, the maquiladora vaccination effort was underway at the Tornillo port of entry. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego…
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Bond denied for ‘dangerous’ Las Cruces man accused of park beheading, using head as soccer ball
UPDATE, July 6: Joel Arciniega-Saenz, a homeless person who Las Cruces police say admitted to killing a man by cutting off his head and using it as a…
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Las Cruces sex offender arrested on charges he assaulted 9 & 10 year-old girls
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A registered sex offender has been arrested by Las Cruces police on accusations that he sexually assaulted two young girls,…
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63-year-old hiker found dead at White Sands National Park
WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, New Mexico — A hiker was found dead at White Sands National Monument over the Fourth of July holiday weekend,…
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Multiple injuries reported in 2-car crash in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — A stretch of Paisano Drive in the Lower Valley was shut down Tuesday afternoon following a crash in which multiple injuries were…
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1 hurt, 1 arrested after east El Paso fight between neighbors ends in stabbing
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — One man was hospitalized and another was behind bars Tuesday following a fight between east El Paso neighbors that ended…
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Motorist clings to life after rollover on I-10 at Transmountain; speed blamed
UPDATE, July 6: A man remained hospitalized Tuesday following a rollover crash the day prior on I-10 west at Transmountain that police initially said…
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Police search for killer of central El Paso man found shot dead outside apartment
UPDATE, July 6: Police on Tuesday identified the victim fatally shot over the holiday weekend in central El Paso and labeled the death as a case of…
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Las Cruces Public Schools selects Pamela Cort as new board member
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After a school board member resigned last month citing “gross displays of harassment,” New Mexico’s second largest school…
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14 El Pasoans died from Covid in past week; some victims were in 20s, 30s
EL PASO, Texas — Fourteen El Pasoans were confirmed to have died from Covid-19 over the past week, health department officials announced Tuesday,…
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Driver extricated from 18-wheeler collision that shut down I-10 at Sunland Park
EL PASO, Texas — Two semi-trucks collided early Tuesday, with one of those 18-wheelers rolling over, leading to the shut down of Interstate 10 in…
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Caught on video: West El Paso storm looked like hurricane
EL PASO, Texas — TAKE A LOOK AT THIS: A very intense storm that moved through west El Paso outside the ABC-7 studios on Monday night looked like a…
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4 migrants saved from Rio Grande after west El Paso storm
EL PASO, Texas — Four migrants stuck in the Rio Grande were rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents who spotted them a short time after a super storm…
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Nearly 5,000 lose power in Las Cruces area on stormy night
UPDATE: Power was restored just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to an El Paso Electric spokesman; he said the cause of the outages were still being…
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Borderland pups frightened by fireworks
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — The Romero family is unfortunately, all too familiar with with Independence Day pup emergencies. “It’s sad because…
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