Buzzfeed claims El Paso is among America’s ugliest cities
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 does NOT endorse how El Paso ranked on this list. The Sun City is considered one of the ugliest cities in America — at least…
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‘These things pull like a bulldog’: Massive fish caught at Elephant Butte
ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico — It’s a trophy catch. Frank Vilorio, a fishing guide with The Land of Enchantment Hunting and Fishing Adventures, was on…
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Take a video tour as new food court options open up at Sunland Park Mall
UPDATE: In the video player above you can catch a glimpse of the new food court at Sunland Park Mall, which has added seven eateries among 12 new…
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Record heat for El Paso: Cooling centers, safety tips, free fans
EL PASO, Texas — The National Weather Service has issued Heat Advisories for El Paso and Hudspeth counties in far west Texas as well as Dona Ana,…
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Lack of oil tank truck drivers in El Paso & the nation slows transport, hikes gas prices
EL PASO, Texas — With a nationwide shortage of skilled tanker truck drivers, fleets of transport vehicles sit idle in their lots. That’s according…
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Heat contributes to power outages for hundreds of El Paso Electric customers
El PASO, Texas — Hundreds of El Paso Electric customers found themselves without electricity, and as a result air conditioning, on Saturday as the…
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NASA asks UTEP space program to help with Moon exploration
EL PASO, Texas — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has tapped the University of Texas El Paso as one of six universities to…
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Just 13 new El Paso virus cases, no deaths; 58% fully vaccinated, 72% at least 1 dose
EL PASO, Texas — There were just 13 new Covid-19 cases and no added deaths reported by El Paso public health officials on Saturday. The total number…
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Chill out: See how the El Paso Zoo keeps animals cool in a heat wave
EL PASO, Texas — With triple digit temperatures hitting the Borderland its not just humans that feel the heat, our four-legged friends at the El…
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New downtown El Paso gastropub, entertainment venue opening
EL PASO, Texas — It’s one of downtown El Paso’s newest venues: The Reagan. The gastropub and entertainment spot is located off Mills Avenue and…
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More migrants found overcome by heat in Santa Teresa area
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Triple-digit temperatures have seen U.S. Border Patrol and Sunland Park firefighters perform multiple rescues this week…
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Body found near Border Highway was migrant who fell from fence to his death
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department identified a body found by the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Ascarate Park in the Lower Valley…
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Las Cruces opens cooling centers amid heat wave, but splash pads still closed
LAS CRUCES, NEW Mexico – Vulnerable Las Cruces residents can seek shelter from the extreme heat in cooling centers, but splash pads and outdoor pools…
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El Paso County, Catholic Diocese work together to get people vaccinated at churches
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As El Paso inches closer to reaching herd immunity, county leaders are trying to find new ways to reach those who haven’t…
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Migrant dies in desert heat in Sunland Park near border
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — For a second day in a row on Thursday, border-crossing migrants were found struggling in the heat of a desert area in…
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11 hurt when Border Patrol van carrying migrants is run off I-10 near Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — Eleven people were injured, two of them seriously, in a Thursday morning rollover crash near Van Horn involving a U.S. Border…
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El Paso International Airport adds new direct flights to Austin
EL PASO, Texas — The time between El Paso and Austin just got a lot shorter. American Airlines on Thursday announced new direct flights from the Sun…
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1 dead, 2 airlifted to El Paso hospital after southern New Mexico rollover crash
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — A rollover vehicle crash in southern New Mexico Thursday afternoon left one person dead and two other seriously injured. The…
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2 hurt as car runs red light, collides with pickup in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two drivers were hurt, one seriously, in a Thursday morning traffic crash at Lower Valley intersection caused by one of them…
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Police safely find 91-year-old who wandered away from Las Cruces nursing home, feared in peril in heat
UPDATE: After ABC-7’s alert went out, Las Cruces police said they found the missing elderly man, feared in peril in the heat, walking near a CVS…
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Borderland parents try to cope with diaper prices going up: ‘It’s really expensive’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It might soon cost the average American more money to pick up one household essential: disposable diapers. Retail sales…
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El Paso sees 1 new virus death as active cases dwindle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced one coronavirus-related death and 31 new cases Thursday morning. El Paso…
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El Paso named ‘All-America City’ for Covid vaccination efforts
EL PASO, Texas — For the fourth time since 2010, El Paso has been named an All-America City. The Sun City received this latest prestigious…
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El Pasoan accused of driving Lamborghini 140 mph in fatal DUI crash with moped in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A 58-year-old moped rider was struck and killed this week in a suspected drunk driving crash a few blocks west of the Las…
Continue Reading 2 migrants rescued in hot desert by Sunland Park fire crews, Border Patrol
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Firefighters and U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued two Ecuadorian migrant women Wednesday afternoon overcome by heat in a…
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Shortage of air conditioning parts causes repair delays in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Air conditioning companies in El Paso are seeing a delay in parts which is causing repair times to last weeks, and sometimes even…
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Trial delayed for ex-LCPD officer facing murder charge over man’s chokehold death
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The second-degree murder trial for a former Las Cruces police officer charged with in the choking death of a suspect will…
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Tunnel Vista Falls near Cloudcroft offers a respite from the heat with a waterfall cool down
CLOUDCROFT, New Mexico — It’s a little oasis just west of Cloudcroft called Tunnel Vista Falls. The waterfall sits at the end of the hiking trail…
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Expelled migrants blamed for Paso Del Norte bridge closure
EL PASO, Texas — A large group of recently expelled migrants that gathered near one of the international crossings from Juarez into El Paso prompted…
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Firefighters hold containment of Ruidoso wildfire despite wind
UPDATE, June 9: RUIDOSO, New Mexico — As of Wednesday, officials said the Ball Field Fire burning near Ruidoso was 50% contained and holding at 25…
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