Canutillo ISD to host Covid-19 webinars for parents
CANUTILLO, Texas — It’s been more than a week since students with the Canutillo Independent School District have been back in the classroom. The…
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Socorro ISD board takes no action after considering mask rule
UPDATE: After a two-hour special meeting that included public comment and an executive session discussion behind closed doors, the Socorro…
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Texas House Speaker signs arrest warrants for absent Dems
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Tuesday night signed civil arrest warrants for 52 House Democrats still missing from…
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Las Cruces toddler death mistrial OK’d by New Mexico Supreme Court
UPDATE, Aug. 10: The New Mexico Supreme Court has OK’d a mistrial hearing and scheduled appeal arguments in the case of a Las Cruces man accused in…
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Cartel members arrested for Juarez car junkyard arson fires
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — At least five car junkyards were set ablaze simultaneously by members of the Mexican drug cartel called “La Linea,”…
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Sunland Park Fire captain climbs stairs to honor 9/11 first-responders
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Sunland Park Fire Department Capt. Dennis Schoen Jr. comes up on his 5 year journey to commemorate the New York…
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Fewer LCPD officers on school campuses due to shortage
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As the Las Cruces Police Department seeks to fill dozens of positions, the department has removed most of its school…
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El Paso hospital capacity better than rest of Texas amid Covid wave
EL PASO, Texas — As hospitals across Texas are being filled to the brink with Covid-19 patients, El Paso is fairing much better. As of Tuesday, 87…
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$1M bond set for 1 of 2 arrested in northeast El Paso arson fire case
UPDATE, Aug. 10: Fire Marshals on Tuesday identified the two men arrested in connection with a Monday morning house fire in northeast El Paso that…
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Mexican gunmen again fire shots across boundary at El Paso Border Patrol agents
UPDATE, Aug. 10: EL PASO, Texas – For the second time in under a week, a U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso’s Lower Valley has been shot at by…
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El Paso food ‘mega-pantries’ to reduce hours; northeast site closed
By Danielle Prokop, El Paso Matters El PASO, Texas — One of El Paso’s largest food distribution sites will close and others will reduce hours…
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Feds offer plea deal to Cowboys for Trump leader for Capitol riot
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — Federal prosecutors have offered a confidential plea agreement to Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin that might…
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SISD may join Dallas, Austin & Houston schools to defy Abbott on masks
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District may join three other key school districts in the state – Dallas, Austin and…
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Motorist seriously hurt in Lower Valley car crash & fire
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was seriously injured Monday night in a car crash and fire in the Lower Valley. It occurred at Trowbridge and Clark…
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Pedestrian struck by car, seriously hurt in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a car and seriously injured Monday night in the Lower Valley. It happened at Alameda Avenue and Snelson…
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Former El Paso cop pleads guilty to helping stepdad deal drugs
EL PASO, Texas — A former El Paso police officer has admitted helping her stepfather deal drugs in the Borderland, federal prosecutors said Monday.…
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Fire burns vacant building in Duranguito neighborhood
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a building blaze in El Paso’s Duranguito neighborhood on Monday evening. The fire was reported just after 5…
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Quorum not met yet again for Texas House special session
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Monday fell just short of having enough members to begin conducting official business and voted overwhelmingly…
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12 cases found in Dona Ana County of troubling Delta variant of Covid
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A dozen cases of the very contagious Covid-19 Delta variant have been confirmed in Dona Ana County. The tally came from a…
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Shootings prompt deputies to up patrols of desert area at SAC
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is stepping up their presence in the desert area behind the Socorro Activities Complex…
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Fully-vaccinated El Pasoan among 7 latest Covid death victims
El PASO, Texas — A fully-vaccinated person and a woman with no underlying health conditions were two of the seven El Pasoans who died over the past…
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Man wounded in drive-by shooting at Las Cruces intersection
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police were investigating an apparent drive-by shooting that injured a 29-year-old man at a Las Cruces intersection…
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LCPS welcomes students back to class, in-person & virtually
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools welcomed back students Monday to in-person learning, but will also continue with virtual…
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TTUHSC doctor: Twice as many kids have died of Covid-19 than flu
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso is aiming to get the younger age groups vaccinated. Medical officials…
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El Paso VA helps vet realize dream of becoming U.S. citizen
EL PASO, Texas — An Air Force veteran who suffers from mental illness was able to realize a life-long dream of becoming a U.S. citizen thanks to the…
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ABC-7’s Humane Society Telethon raises over $95k
CLICK HERE TO DONATE EL PASO, Texas — Borderland residents once again showed their generosity by showering the Humane Society of El Paso with…
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The Mija Project teams up with Center Against Sexual and Family Violence for 2nd annual back-to-school drive
El Paso, Texas– The non-profit organization ‘Mija, Yes you can’ is partnering up with the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence for their second…
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3 hurt, 2 seriously in 3-car crash in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A three-car crash Saturday evening injured several people and led to the shut down of a busy northeast El Paso intersection.…
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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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