EL PASO, Texas — As animal shelters get crowded, the need for volunteers and food goes up. The Humane Society of El Paso will host its annual telethon this weekend. One family says they’re thankful for the Humane Society’s help in adopting “Sweet boy.” The decision to adopt was made almost a year ago. The
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police say he fired upon a family of five inside a car in east El Paso. Police say the incident happened July 11 at 6500 Airport Road at 6:55 p.m. According to investigators, 42-year-old Gilbert Rodelas of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police say a beer theft investigation escalated into a deadly shooting that took the life of a 36-year-old man Tuesday afternoon at a Chevron gas station on S. Valley Drive. According to LCPD, two men entered the gas station store, and one of them took beer without paying.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso is holding various events to honor and remember the 23 victims who died from a violent shooting attack at the Cielo Vista Walmart on August 3, 2019. On Tuesday, August 2 at 7 p.m. Healing Meditation at San Jacinto Plaza, 114 W. Mills Ave. Live Active El Paso will
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County Grand Jury indicted three people in the dog mauling incident involving the Nov. 22, 2021, death of 6-year-old Avery Jackson-Dunphy. Avery’s mother, Danika Jackson, grandfather Kevin Owens and grandmother Leslie Owens are all facing charges. Avery’s father Patrick Dunphy, was not included in the charges. “At
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EL PASO, Texas — Sunday, July 31st is the last day of operation for Casa De Refugiado, a migrant shelter ran by the Annunciation House. The shelter has been dealing with a myriad of problems including rainwater leakage into the main warehouse, plumbing issues, and perhaps the biggest blow, a lack of volunteers. El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas – Monday, Aug 1 is the big day, the first day of school for many kids in the Borderland. A local non-profit organization ‘You Eat I Eat Community Unity Food Pantry’, helped hold a backpack giveaway to get kids ready for the new school year. Dorene Marcus Corothers, Founder of the community
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EL PASO, Texas — The city wants to know from the public about what needs to be changed in downtown El Paso. “It would be nice if the [trolley] service came back here every day,” said Dan Deblasio, a visitor to downtown. ABC-7 asked regular people and business owners alike about what’s already nice and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A fight broke out Saturday afternoon at a Hooters resulting in a shooting, according to officials at the Las Cruces Police Department. The shooting happened around 3 p.m at the Hooters near Mesilla Valley Mall. A fight between multiple people broke out in the parking lot of the restaurant and
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EL PASO, Texas — At 90 years old, Rita Moreno was still cracking jokes to a packed house at the Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso Friday, ahead of a screening of the 2021 remake of West Side Story. What some may not know, however, is that very theater may not even be here today
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UPDATE (7/29): El Paso police say the pedestrian who was struck died early in the evening Thursday. EL PASO, Texas — A 72-year-old woman was walking on the road when she was struck Wednesday afternoon by the driver of a truck who was pulling out of a private driveway, according to El Paso police. It
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EL PASO, Texas – A family member of a murder-suicide victim speaks out days after the incident. On Tuesday, a 911 call came in regarding a domestic disturbance in a neighborhood in Northeast El Paso. The call had reported a couple arguing and the sound of gunshots. El Paso officers found Elena Patricia Constable and
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EL PASO, Texas — Maynard Haddad, owner of the iconic H&H Car Wash in El Paso has died, according to our news partner El Paso Inc., who spoke to Haddad’s widow. H&H closed in July of 2021. The car wash/coffee shop became an institution in El Paso. Politicians, world-famous chefs, actors and actresses would visit
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EL PASO, Texas — Gas prices are continuing to go down for the sixth week in a row and El Paso drivers have noticed. Drivers in Texas are paying the lowest gas prices in the nation, according to AAA. The average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in Texas is $3.79. The average in
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The City would like to provide an update on yesterday's K9 Video. pic.twitter.com/bljPYINWvj— City of Socorro (@City_of_Socorro) July 28, 2022 SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro police say video showing a canine handler apparently striking a canine officer depicts the handler applying “affirmative redirection action to the K-9.” Socorro police say the video was reviewed by City
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EL PASO, Texas – Family members of the woman found dead in east El Paso have set up a GoFundMe fundraiser to cover funeral expenses. The El Paso Police Department found the body of 51-year-old Marisela Veliz on Tuesday after a report of a missing person and welfare check request. Officials said they had found
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EL PASO, Texas — The 15th annual Plaza Classic Film Festival is taking place Thursday, July 28th and will run all the way through Sunday, August 7th. Special guests include Rita Moreno appearing with Singin’ in the Rain and the new West Side Story, El Paso’s own Oscar-winner F. Murray Abraham with Amadeus and The Grand Budapest Hotel, El Paso-raised Academy Award nominee Germaine Franco with Encanto, husband-and-wife filmmakers Cristina
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police say there were reports of a shooting near near Frenger Park Wednesday afternoon. The park is a few miles north of New Mexico State University. A department spokesman says a person was injured and flown to a hospital in El Paso. This happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday. ABC-7 is working
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EL PASO, Texas – The Sun City Homeschool Co-op in El Paso is a group of moms that create fun elective classes for their children to participate in. On Wednesday, the planned experiment was to teach their children about solar-powered cooking. Kids were able to make their own smores with the help of the sun,
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico– District Attorney for the Third Judicial District in Doña Ana County, Gerald Byers, and his office are working on the expungement of 312 cannabis offenses. They plan to do so under the Cannabis Regulation Act. Some of the offenses under review in Doña Ana County date back to 1997. The
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham joined state and local officials to announce the creation of a new satellite film school in Las Cruces. The school is a companion to an upcoming New Mexico Media academy which the Governor’s office says Lujan Grisham secured $40 million for in the
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El Paso, Texas – The 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command welcomed a new Command Sergeant Major to Fort Bliss. He is no stranger to the Sun City. The unit’s top enlisted man — Raymond Belk — has earned the rank of Command Sergeant Major but he’s held the title of El Pasoan since he
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EL PASO, Texas – There are 183 Monkeypox cases in Texas according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. However none have been reported in El Paso County. Still, many El Pasoans remain confused about the virus and how it’s transmitted. ABC-7 spoke with City and County Health Authority. Dr. Hector Ocaranza. He said
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EL PASO, Texas – The Criminal Justice Coordination Department is set to give an update at El Paso County Commissioners Court Monday morning. Catherine Jones, the director of the Criminal Justice Coordination Department, will be updating county officials on updates regarding SB6, caseload outcomes and ratios and workforce demands. According to the officials at the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- According to the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department the sales of recreational marijuana have declined slightly since the state law was lifted in April of 2022. The RDL shows that in April of 2022 Adult sales reached $22,133,173.25 For the month of July those sales have dropped to $21,201,007.23 The
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Marshal’s investigators have arrested a man that they say is responsible for a fire that occurred on July 20th. 21-year-old Alfredo Poblano was arrested the same day of the structure fire that occurred at 3 a.m. at the 1600 block of George Dieter in east El Paso.
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EL PASO, Texas — A suspect in a December, 2021 east side murder was arrested on July, 22nd, ABC-7 has learned. Jalen Jamal Jennings, 19, was taken into custody in Killeen, TX by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. He was then taken to El Paso and booked on murder charges. He is being held
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EL PASO, Texas — A woman is in custody Monday after resisting arrest and then spitting into the eye of an El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy. 41-year-old Lorenza Guadian was originally being brought into custody for an emergency detention order as the result of an alleged domestic verbal incident. She is being charged with harassment
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EL PASO, Texas — A $50,000 grant has been awarded to the El Paso Child Guidance by the petroleum corporation Marathon on Monday. Marathon Community Investments gave this grant with the intention of helping to address the mental health crisis that’s affecting children in the El Paso area. According to the El Paso Child Guidance
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EL PASO, Texas- The second annual Robert Kapi Pounds Memorial Golf Tournament brings in 160 plus golfers and donations to benefit Every Little Blessing PreSchool. An accomplished wrestler, football player and golfer at Coronado High School in the early 80s, Robert Pounds went on to play football at UTEP. He would marry his high school
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