EL PASO, Texas — A large amount of hazardous materials was discovered by The El Paso Fire Marshal’s Office at the 1100 block of East San Antonio Avenue Wednesday. EPFD responded to the scene due to the risk the materials posed to the environment and public safety hazards. It took over seven hours and 30
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol announced Chief Patrol Agent of the El Paso Sector Gloria I. Chavez will leave the sector at the end of the month. Chief Chavez will be the new Chief Patrol Agent of the Rio Grande Valley Sector, one of the busiest sectors along the southwestern border, after being
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott will hold a roundtable discussion in El Paso Thursday highlighting economic strength. Abbott, along with Borderplex Alliance CEO Jon Barela and other local business leaders will highlight surging business growth and job creation in the El Paso area. The press conference will be held at WestStar Bank
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EL PASO, Texas — The FBI El Paso Field Office is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for Friday’s GECU bank robbery in east El Paso. The FBI says the suspect is male, approximately 5-foot-11, and was wearing khaki pants, a khaki long sleeved
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EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoans will be voting on a 2022 Community Progress Bond when they head to the polls on November 8th. The bond includes 3 separate largest proposals, Streets Infrastructure Focus, Parks and Recreation Facilities, and a Climate Action Plan. The largest of these is the Streets Infrastructure Focus, with a proposed
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EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation is taking its safety campaign for pedestrians and bicyclists to different cities around the state. The campaign’s goal is to remind everyone to know and follow the rules of the road and watch out for each other. Laws apply to everyone driving, walking or riding a
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EL PASO, Texas- One of the largest and most well-known bazaars in El Paso returns! St. Anthony’s Bazaar, is back in-person for the first time since the start of the pandemic. For the past two years St. Anthony’s Seminary held drive thru events on Labor Day weekend. The 59th annual bazaar, or kermes, raises money
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Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Romero as a victim in its headline. UPDATE: The mayor of the Town of Anthony, Texas, Benjamin Romero, who was arrested on Sunday for alleged assault against a family member, appeared in the El Paso County Jail Magistrate Court Tuesday. The Judge Magistrate ruled that
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Rhinos are asking families in El Paso to house the team’s players throughout the season. Some players are from different parts of the world, and the organization said the billet program works similar to foreign exchange program. The players ages range between the 17 and 21 years old,
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HATCH, New Mexico — A spicy day in New Mexico. Hatch celebrated their 50th Annual Chile festival. Festivities included a Chile parade, Chile Queens, and Chile eating contests were all part of the three-day celebration. There were crowds of chile lovers tons of food, fun, and excitement and of course, the smell of green chile filled the air. “This
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EL PASO, Texas — Bowie High a school in South Central El Paso celebrated 100 years of legacy. Three days of festivities included a parade and concluded with a Legacy Gala at the El Paso County Coliseum. Hundreds of Bowie Bears showed up to celebrate. The reunion brought back many emotions for the alumni. “What
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A 27-year-old female was airlifted to University Medical Center in El Paso after being seriously injured in an ATV rollover Saturday morning. The Sunland Park Fire Department told ABC-7 that the rollover occurred around 9:00 a.m. right off of Highway 136 in Santa Teresa, near an off-roading area that locals
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EL PASO, Texas — Over 180 criminal cases were dismissed Friday morning in an El Paso referral court. Since August, hundreds of cases have been dismissed after the District Attorney’s office didn’t indict them within the outlined time. The cases that were dismissed Friday range in charges including online solicitation of a minor, criminal trespass,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Field of Dreams was lit up Thursday night, but for more than a football game. It was more about a student athlete who could not attend. It became a field of hope as the Organ Mountain Knights played the Mayfield Trojans without their teammate Abraham Romero. Romero is in El Paso children’s hospital in a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Local businesses and the other three high schools within Las Cruces Public Schools are rallying around Abe Romero, a linebacker for Organ Mountain High School who was seriously injured during last Friday’s game against Deming. Romero was taken to University Medical Center in El Paso after the game, where he
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police say a man was found dead inside a car on State Road 404 on Wednesday. The discovery prompted a shutdown in both directions for nearly six hours. As ABC-7 reported, the road opened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday night following the criminal investigation. The road
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Sheriff Kim Stewart has filed ethics complaints against County Manager Fernando Macias, as well as County Commissioners Diana Murillo and Susana Chaparro after comments that were made during an August 9 board meeting. She is referring to the comments as an alleged “political attack during an election year.” According to
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EL PASO, Texas — Jefferson High School was placed on lockdown between 3 and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday due to a report of a person with a weapon. According to officials, one person was taken into custody and a weapon was found. The weapon was a knife, a violation of the student code of conduct. Officials
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that he will resume campaigning in his race for Texas governor after pausing his schedule last weekend and canceling events because of an unspecified bacterial infection. O’Rourke said he will return to the road Friday in Laredo and continue with events throughout the weekend along
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The Stand with Estela Casas Cancer Foundation is announcing its inaugural 5k run at Ascarate Park. The run will take pace on oct. 1 to kick-off breast cancer awareness month. In addition of the 5k race, the event will also feature a one-mile walk and a kid’s dash. All the proceeds raised during this event
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SOCORRO, Texas – Socorro ISD said they are increasing security measures after a student brought a BB gun to Socorro High School last week. On Friday, the high school was placed on lockdown shortly after a report of a student with a weapon on campus. “Turns out it was not a real firearm, it was
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — Juárez residents celebrated a city icon with a week’s worth of parades, concerts, tours, and the highlight of the week, a special performance from one of the artist’s long-time friends, Aída Cuevas. Alberto Aguilera Valadez, or as he’s more popularly known, Juan Gabriel, died on August 28, 2016, at the age of
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EL PASO, TX – Race El Paso, an organization that has been putting together multisport and endurance races since 2009, held their 13th annual Eagle in the Sun Triathlon Sunday. The Eagle in the Sun event offers an option for everyone, including individual triathlon, bike-run, swim-bike, 5k run/walk, as well as two-person and three-person relays.
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EL PASO, Texas — The recent monsoon rain has led to a problem that neighbors of Redstone village park are calling pesky. Neighbors say the park has been acting as a retention pond. With the standing water comes more mosquitoes. They say, however, this is not new problem water has been collecting there for many years. What
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EL PASO, Texas – Have you ever considered being a dog walker? The kind of job where you have two, three, four, or more dogs on the leash at one time? If the answer is yes, this weekend will make your dreams come true! On Saturday, August 27, you’ll have an opportunity to walk one
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EL PASO, Texas– The Stand with Estela Casas Cancer Foundation will kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a 5K race at Ascarate Park on October 1, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The race features a competitive 5K, a one-mile walk, and children under 9 can participate in the Kid’s Dash. In partnership
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Aggies opens against the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday at the Aggie Memorial Stadium. Aggie students are hopeful for wins this football season and expect this weekend’s game to encourage school spirit. “I think it’s gonna be fun it always is. Sometimes we have good seasons and bad
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EL PASO, Texas — A drunk driver hit a patrol car Friday morning while police were investigating another DWI crash on I-10 at Piedras. Early this morning, while investigating a crash involving a DWI driver, another DWI driver crashed into one of the patrol cars at the scene. That’s five police cars put out of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– An exciting day for mariachi in the Borderland. The 29th annual Las Cruces International Mariachi conference is back with its biggest celebration since its COVID-19 hiatus. They announced the headliner Thursday for their “spectacular” event. Shaila Dúrcal was announced as this year’s spectacular headliner. She’s headlined before and is making her return to the Pan
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NMSU’s Financial Aid office has been preparing to help students navigate eligibility applications since the announcement of student loan forgiveness. About 2,000 undergraduate students received Pell Grants and took out federal student loans for the recent summer and fall 2021 semesters. Those students possibly qualify for up to $20,000 in
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