El Paso reaches 100° for 1st time in nearly a month
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hit the triple-digit mark on Saturday for the first time in nearly a month. The official temperature at El Paso…
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Mosquitoes test positive for Encephalitis virus in east El Paso, but no human cases
EL PASO, Texas — A group of mosquitoes caught in east El Paso have tested positive for the St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) virus, according to state…
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Fire burns storefronts along Mesa Street in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a blaze Saturday afternoon that burned several storefronts in a west El Paso shopping strip. The fire broke…
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3 arrested in man’s murder at east El Paso house party
UPDATE, Aug. 6: Detectives on Friday announced the arrests of three men in connection with a murder that took place late last month outside a house…
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Socorro owner of severely malnourished dog is arrested
UPDATE: Socorro Police said they arrested the owner of a severely malnourished dog on animal cruelty charges following a meeting Friday with an…
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El Paso at 70% vaccination rate, but expert says that’s no longer herd immunity
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hit an important vaccination milestone on Friday with the number originally linked to herd immunity. 70% of the eligible El…
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Police say El Paso man had 1,000 images of infant sex assaults
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is jailed after police said they found “over 1,000 images of children and infants being sexually assaulted” during…
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El Paso Catholic diocese ordains 17 new deacons
EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz ordained 17 men as permanent deacons for the Diocese of El Paso on Friday evening at St. Mark Catholic…
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El Paso, Las Cruces police arrest several men for child porn
EL PASO, Texas — Police in El Paso and Las Cruces announced multiple arrests Friday involving three separate cases of child pornography possession.…
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El Paso man dies when pickup truck overturns in Culberson County
EL PASO, Texas — A 50-year-old El Paso man was killed Friday in a Culberson County traffic crash.State troopers said the deadly crash it happened on…
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Motorist hurt as 3 cars crash, 1 overturns at I-10 and Viscount
EL PASO, Texas — A rollover crash along Interstate 10 near Viscount snarled traffic Friday afternoon and injured a motorist. Three eastbound lanes…
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15-year-old killed when he crashes Mercedes head-on into truck in Otero County
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico – A 15-year-old boy from Carrizozo was killed when he lost control of the Mercedes he was driving and crashed head-on into…
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Ex-football player may sue EPPD after cops tackled him
EL PASO, Texas — Former football player Joshua Long says he’s considering suing the El Paso Police Department after he was tackled and subdued by…
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3-year-old almost drowns after falling into west El Paso pool
EL PASO, Texas — A 3-year-old child almost drowned Thursday evening in west El Paso. It happened at 6492 Calle Placido Drive about 7 p.m.…
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Northeast El Paso migrant stash house is latest of 200+ found so far this year
EL PASO, Texas — Officers observing suspicious activity led to the discovery of a migrant stash house in northeast El Paso. The latest stash house…
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Khalid gives hundreds of El Paso kids free backpacks, school supplies
EL PASO, Texas — Hundreds of students at El Paso’s Parkland Middle School got a much needed boost Thursday ahead of the next school year courtesy of…
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Borderland parents fuming over school pick up, drop off backlog
EL PASO, Texas — As parents begin a new school year after Covid-19 kept students home, frustrations begin to mount at drop-off and pick-up…
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EPISD offering new early college program for high school students
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District welcomed back more than 50,000 students this week. The district is starting the school…
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Packers star Aaron Jones plans to open El Paso sports bar
EL PASO, Texas — Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones is planning to open a sports bar in El Paso. The El Paso native and former UTEP…
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Herrell co-sponsors bill that could strip universities of federal funds if they mandate vaccines
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico Republican Congresswoman Yvette Herrell has signed her name to a bill that could end some federal…
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High sales tax revenue during pandemic surprises El Paso leaders
(Editor’s note: This story was produced with the support of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations…
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El Paso mayor, county judge urge Abbott to allow schools to mandate masks
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, imploring him…
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Former UTEP nat’l champ Emmanuel Korir wins Olympic gold in 800 meter race
TOKYO, Japan — Former UTEP sprinter and college national champion Emmanuel Korir took home the gold medal in the 800 meters race Wednesday morning…
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El Paso to host U.S., Mexico tourism industry convention
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a joint press conference at City Hall on Wednesday morning to announce…
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Motorcyclist hurt seriously in crash with truck on Doniphan Drive in Vinton
VINTON, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously injured after his bike collided with a truck along a stretch of Doniphan Drive in Vinton late Wednesday…
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Mugshot released of man held on $1M bond in northeast El Paso road rage shooting
UPDATE, Aug. 4: Authorities released the mugshot of 36–year-old David Saenz, who remained held on a million dollar bond on charges of aggravated…
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El Paso driver told deputy he was drinking prior to wrong-way I-10 crash that killed 1, hurt 6
UPDATE, Aug. 4: The man charged in a deadly head-on car collision in far east El Paso told investigators he had been drinking at home and at a…
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Socorro ISD focused on narrowing learning gap
EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District is hoping to be on the “forefront” of making sure it’s students, faculty, staff are safe…
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Complete coverage of 2nd anniversary of Aug. 3 shooting
EL PASO, Texas — Here’s a collection of ABC-7’s on-air and online coverage on Aug. 3, 2021, reflecting the two-year anniversary of El Paso’s Cielo…
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Some Borderland parents concerned about lack of mask mandates for schools
EL PASO, Texas — With schools opening back up across the Borderland, some parents have expressed concerns over the lack of mask requirements. For…
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