1st look at new William Beaumont Army Medical Center
EL PASO, Texas — Officials held a news conference Monday morning to offer a first look at the new William Beaumont Army Medical Center, which is…
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WATCH: Borderland storms with rain, wind, hail result in floods
EL PASO, Texas — Thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds and hail arrived Sunday afternoon and evening as a cool front moved into the…
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Thousands lost power in El Paso area on stormy night
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Over 3,700 homes and businesses in the Horizon City area and another roughly 1,500 in central El Paso were without power at…
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Non-profit seeks to raise $10k to make 3-year-old El Paso cancer patient’s dream come true
EL PASO, Texas — A 3-year-old El Pasoan is battling cancer and there’s a group out there trying to make dreams come true for him and his family.…
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Group says rebar, trash in Ascarate Lake makes it dangerous for outdoor enthusiasts
El PASO, Texas — A group calling itself Save the Lake contends that rebar and trash in Ascarate Lake is making conditions dangerous for outdoor…
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‘El Paso for me is like a 2nd home’: Famed Belarus pianist visits Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Renowned pianist Dzmitry Ulasiuk, from Belarus, gave a series of concerts earlier this week across the Borderland. ABC-7 was able…
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Farm equipment fire contained in Sunland Park before it could spread further
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A piece of farm machinery went up in flames Saturday afternoon in Sunland Park, producing a highly-visible smoke plume…
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Motorcyclist hurt in collision with car along I-10 in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was injured Saturday afternoon in a collision with a car along Interstate 10 in east El Paso. The crash happened…
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Armed robbery ends with man shot, hurt near Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An armed robbery turned into a shooting in Dona Ana County late Friday night, the Sheriff’s Office said. The incident…
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Harris met with jeers from pro-Trump demonstrators on El Paso border trip
EL PASO, Texas — Even before Vice President Kamala Harris’s plane landed in El Paso on Friday morning, protesters had already started to gather…
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El Paso scales back reporting on Covid deaths, cases citing ‘data stabilization’
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials announced Saturday that they would begin scaling back on the reporting of Covid-19 deaths and…
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WATCH: Vice President Harris in El Paso for border visit
EL PASO, Texas — Vice President Kamala Harris visited El Paso on Friday to tour the Borderland, following dogged GOP criticism for not having…
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Migrant woman stuck atop Sunland Park border wall rescued during Harris visit
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A migrant woman who was stuck atop the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Sunland Park had to be rescued by firefighters on…
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HHS secretary coming to El Paso to visit Fort Bliss migrant facility
EL PASO, Texas — On the heels of a trip Friday by Vice President Kamala Harris to El Paso to tour the border and discuss immigration issues, came…
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No new El Paso Covid deaths Friday; 8 so far for the week
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Friday reported no new Covid-19 deaths in the county, leaving the pandemic fatality total at…
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Las Cruces motorcyclist critically hurt, hit by car that ran red light
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A motorcyclist was critically injured Friday afternoon in a crash in Las Cruces. The collision involving a motorcycle and a…
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Police seek violent carjacker in brutal west El Paso attack
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police put out a call for help on Friday to find the man responsible for a “violent carjacking” earlier this month that…
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Man arrested trying to smuggle cockfighting equipment through El Paso port of entry
EL PASO, Texas — A California man was arrested at an El Paso port of entry trying to smuggle cockfighting equipment across the U.S.-Mexico border,…
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El Paso FBI office warns of ‘sugar daddy’ scam targeting young women
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso office of the FBI has a warning for young women it says may be targeted by scammers. The bureau says it’s seeing an…
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White House offers details of VP Harris’ Friday visit to El Paso
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House provided the first details late Thursday of Vice President Kamala Harris’ planned Friday visit to the Borderland as…
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Burglary, chase leads to crash & shooting in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A suspected burglar in a pickup truck being chased was involved in a rollover crash that resulted in a shooting on El Paso’s west…
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It’s mosquito season in the Borderland: How to prevent breeding, diseases
EL PASO, Texas — The threat of mosquito-related diseases is great now that the Borderland is officially in the summer season. According to the El…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger collects books, board games & more for migrant kids housed at Fort Bliss
By Rose Montanez, KVIA ABC-7 EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger is now collecting donations that will benefit the migrant children housed…
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Another Female soldier found dead in Fort Bliss barracks; victims were engaged to wed
FORT BLISS, Texas – For the second time in seven months, a female U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss has died…
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Migrant teen found dead, others hurt but rescued in Culberson & Hudspeth counties
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Caught off-guard by intense summer heat and rugged terrain in Culberson and Hudspeth counties, officials said they found a…
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EL PASO, Texas — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit El Paso on Friday to examine conditions along the U.S.-Mexico border for her first time in…
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Triple-digit temps put strain on El Paso Electric’s power grid
EL PASO, Texas — The hot triple-digit temperatures in the Borderland are putting a strain not only on our bodies, but on the electrical grid that…
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New, used cars still in short supply in Las Cruces & Borderland
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As the pandemic winds down, car dealerships across the Borderland are still having trouble finding a stable replenishment…
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Fireworks ‘back with a bang’ at El Paso County’s Ascarate Park on July 4th
EL PASO, Texas — It’s another sign of returning to normal, with in-person fireworks. El Paso County will host a Fourth of July celebration, with…
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El Paso border agents say latest migrant surge is deadlier than ever
EL PASO, Texas — The number of undocumented immigrants injured or dying as they try to cross into the U.S. is much higher than during the last…
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