EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — People across El Paso were able to see the Starlink satellites orbiting earth Friday night. ABC-7 viewer shared photos of the satellites seen from Downtown El Paso. The sight comes one day after SpaceX launched 53 satellites from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Starlink is owned by Elon Musk
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By Kyung Lah and Taylor Romine, CNN The failed GOP candidate accused of coordinating the shootings at Democratic officials’ homes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded not guilty Friday. Solomon Peña entered the plea through his attorney Roberta Yurcic at an arraignment hearing. Both appeared via teleconference. Peña was indicted by a grand jury on 14
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Saturday, February 4, Tuff Hedeman, one of the world’s most famous bull riders – will be bringing his tour to the Borderland. Show organizers promise the show will be action-packed, full of fun and extreme acts that will “keep fans and competitors on their feet.” Hedeman has been in
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EL PASO, Texas — Bailey the rescue pup is safe and back home with her new adoptive father, after being on the run for three days. Her more than ten-mile journey began when she escaped, while new owner was trying a collar on her. Once free, she took off running. “She was fast. She cleared
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police say one person has died after being stabbed Thursday. Police say the Crimes Against Persons unit responded to Las Palmas Medical Center near UTEP where the victim was taken. Police says officers are still trying to determine where the stabbing took place. It is not known if the victim
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to El Paso Electric officials, Texas customers will see a reduction in their utility bills starting this month. Officials told ABC-7, an average residential customer will see a monthly savings of $12.90 in their winter utility bills. El Paso Electric officials said the Public Utility Commission of Texas approved
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU student Haleigh Haven is a member of the “No Mind Suffering Unheard” program, launched last fall. “It was a lot of training,” she said. “We did a lot of peer and mental first aid training, just learning how to pick up on behaviors, and how to recognize when
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — — ABC-7 has learned State Farm Insurance and Progressive will not be writing new policies on certain KIA and Hyundai vehicles in some markets. According to the insurers, the impacted vehicles have a key to start the ignition, which can make them easy to steal. ABC-7 is gathering more information
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A food pantry set up inside of the Juarez cathedral in Downtown Juarez helps migrants in need almost every day of the week. Volunteers and other people that work there feed around 600 migrants per day. This project started four years ago. It didn’t start as a food pantry. The cathedral
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Judge Ricardo Samaniego testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. He served as a witness to the ongoing border crisis. Samaniego spoke about the impact of the crisis on the Borderland. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar introduced Judge Samaniego. Other witnesses included a sheriff from Arizona and the leader of
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The El Paso City Council voted 7-1 on Tuesday to restrict the use of city resources when it comes to criminal investigations of abortions – reviving a proposal that failed to pass last summer. The resolution, which was put forward a second time by city Rep. Alexsandra Annello and co-sponsored by Reps. Henry Rivera and
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EL PASO, Texas — A New Mexico dispensary believes it’s time to end cannabis prohibition in Texas. Advocates from New Mexico-based cannabis dispensary, High Horse, spoke during public comment during an El Paso city council meeting today. Tuesday before City Council, advocates said the current law in Texas isn’t stopping access to cannabis and a stand must
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UPDATE: El Paso Water said water service has been restored. They added that no cause for the break has been found at this time. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents in Northeast El Paso told ABC-7 Monday evening that they were without water after a main broke near the intersection of Duster Dr. and John
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UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): District officials told ABC-7 that after a joint investigation by EPISD Police officers and local law enforcement agencies, no credible threat was found. Officials also said district officers will remain on campus throughout the day out of an abundance of caution. UPDATE (1:40 p.m.): Students are safely back on the Canyon Hills
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso woman is charged federally with impersonating a federal employee, and Homeland Security Investigations is seeking more people she may have defrauded for a combined total of over $400,000. 53-year-old Ana Hernandez is facing criminal charges related to wire fraud along with impersonation of a federal employee after
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man with outstanding felony arrest warrant for repeated acts of sexual assault of a child was apprehended at the Ysleta border crossing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Monday, according to CBP officials. Officials said a 37-year-old man was revealed to have an outstanding warrant out of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A pit bull was seriously injured after it was shot by El Paso Police Sunday afternoon. According to police officials, around 1 p.m. the call came in regarding two pit bulls that had bitten other people. The incident happened on the 12400 block of Tierra Limon. Officials told ABC-7, there
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man suffered serious injuries after being stabbed early Sunday morning in central El Paso. The stabbing happened at the 3000 block of E. Missouri. According to preliminary emergency reports, the call for the stabbing came in at 2:07 a.m. One man was taken to the hospital with injures that
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Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story located the crash at 11710 Pebble Hills Blvd. The crash happened at the 11700 block of Pebble Hills. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person has died and two more are seriously injured after a car crash in east El Paso Saturday night. The crash happened at
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UPDATE – The El Paso Police Department has released new details regarding Saturday morning’s assault. A 15-year-old was taken to the hospital with severe injuries and a 16-year-old was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to police. A 16-year-old teenager has been taken to into custody by police and turned over to the Juvenile Probation Department.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two Andress High School students are being hailed as heroes after helping a World War II veteran who couldn’t get up after falling in the street. Andress seniors Christian Lugo and Tyler Cooper were driving on Sun Valley when they saw 95-year-old Matilde Vega fall in the street. Vega laid
Continue Reading UPDATE: Students are returning back to the Berino Elementary building after it was cleared. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Berino Elementary School is being evacuated due to the smell of oil in the school, according to a spokesperson for the Gadsden Independent School District. About 200 students were walked to Desert Pride Academy, a neighboring
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Funeral service to honor late El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen will continue Friday. The funeral service will be at Abundant Church on 1000 Valley Crest starting at 11 a.m. The service will be followed by precession to Evergreen East Cemetery at 12400 Montana. At the cemetery, police honors will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — — The El Paso veterans one-stop center on Diana Drive is a one-of-a-kind veterans center in El Paso. It offers everything from clinical counseling, substance abuse resources and peer support. ABC-7 learned in a few months the center will be moving from its current location in Northeast El Paso, to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Recent snows have ravished the Rockies over the past several weeks. Looking at maps provided by the USDA, nearly the entire state of Colorado is above 100% of their average snowfall for the winter. Luckily for us, the mass amounts of snow will have direct impacts on our rivers and
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Funeral service to honor late El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen will continue Friday. The funeral service will be at Abundant Church on 1000 Valley Crest starting at 11 a.m. The service will be followed by precession to Evergreen East Cemetery at 12400 Montana. At the cemetery, police honors will
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Sunland Park fire crews were called out to a fire at 3 a.m. at a mobile home in Sunland Park. The fire happened at the 100 block of Fielder Court near Ardivino’s Desert Crossing. Sunland Park fire officials say one firefighter was injured while putting out the fire. Two cats
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Intermittent shoulder work will take place on Madrid Avenue from Solano Avenue to Sexton Street for approximately three weeks starting Monday, according to the city. Utility and pedestrian improvements are being made on the street by Highland Enterprises under contract with the city. RoadRUNNER Transit Route 6, Stop 24
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tribute services to honor the late El Paso Police Chief Gregory K. Allen begin Thursday evening. Multiple speakers were present at Thursday’s tribute service including Sgt. Javier Sambrano, Pastor Sama Faraone, Mayor Oscar Leeser, City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, Senator César Blanco, and Ronald Bowling. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A semi-truck was overturned on Loop-375 at Ramp N, an eastbound ramp from Border Highway 57 Thursday. There have been no reported injuries from this rollover, according to first responders Stay tuned to ABC-7 for updates on this story as it develops.
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