EL PASO, Texas – With the help of her mom, one El Paso toddler has read more than 1,000 books before kindergarten. Natasha Walker is just three years old, yet has met the enormous number of reading 1,000 books before kinder, and she’s way ahead of schedule (reference paragraph 3 for the book reading schedule)!
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso college baseball star Ivan Menendez is being recognized by the City Council Wednesday for his achievements at the University of Texas this season. City representatives will vote on making the month of July ‘Ivan Melendez month.’ Melendez was the first Texas Longhorn to win the Golden Spikes Award, which is awarded
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EL PASO, TX– A man is now behind bars after sheriff’s deputies say he tried stabbing someone with a knife and fled the scene. 45 year-old Mark Anthony Bravo has been charged with aggravated assault and trying to flee. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says Socorro police found him and turned him over to the
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EL PASO, Texas — After 50 years, Food City Supermarket located at Fox Plaza will be shutting its doors. Store officials made the announcement Tuesday morning via social media. They thanked their customers in the post. The family has been in the business since 1964 when the patriarch opened the first location on South Stanton
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police have identified a 15-year-old male as the victim of a shooting that occurred at the 7600 block of Franklin Loop at approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday. The suspected juveniles involved in the shooting are 15 and 16-year-old males who fled the scene before Mission Valley Patrol officers responded. Officers
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso announced Tuesday a 1.7 million-dollar gift from the Hector and Gloria López Foundation to benefit 15 UTEP students to be selected prior to the Fall 2022 semester. The Hector and Gloria López Foundation’s first-ever grant, administered by the University of Texas Foundation, will provide
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EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck crash blocked both the west-bound and east-bound lanes of traffic on Loop-375 Monday night. The Texas Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that there will be an emergency lane closure on Loop 375 Eastbound expected between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or later as the center barrier wall that was
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EL PASO, Texas — A train derailment occurred in the Dallas Street Yard Sunday. According to Union Pacific Railroad Senior Director of Corporate Communications Sheri Uno, six rail cars derailed at approximately 7:50 a.m. No injuries occurred. The incident occurred behind the southwestern mill at 310 North Dallas St. Uno said the cause of the
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EL PASO, Texas – Pet owners across the Borderland are encouraged to keep their pets safe and bring them indoors this Independence Day. Each 4th of July holiday, hundreds of pets run away from home. Officials at Animal Services of El Paso said they receive a high volume of calls regarding pets who escaped as
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – Independence Day is Monday, and plenty of people are going to go light fireworks to celebrate. While this is a traditional way to celebrate the 4th, fireworks are still dangerous, and people can risk severe injury from using them. The dry conditions also mean that fireworks can be the perfect fuel
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire department and Police department responded to a two vehicle crash near the state line. It happened at Stan Roberts Sr Ave and Martin Luther King Blvd around 5:00 P.M. Fire officials say one person was transported with non-life threatening injuries to a local hospital. Check back with
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — Officials say one man is dead after firing shots at a Doña Ana County Sheriff deputy early this morning. It happened in a vacant area near the 100 block of Iron Horse in Chaparral, NM at around 5:38 A.M. According to the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a
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EL PASO, Texas- The Child Crisis Center’s Two Stepping Gala will be July 14th, 2022. It is the first of four major events that helps pay for the operations of the charitable organization. CEO of the Child Crisis Center, Enrique Davila explains how the donations help the kids. “It goes to different activities for the
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EL PASO, Texas- Areas across the borderland are celebrating the fourth of July in different ways. Sunday night Las Cruces will hold an electric light parade at Apodaca park at 9 p.m. On July 4, El Paso will have two parades on different parts of town. On the westside, the parade will start at 9 a.m.
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Texas students’ standardized test scores in reading and math moved closer to pre-pandemic levels after falling to levels not seen in a decade the year before, according to results released Friday by the Texas Education Agency. Each spring, Texas students take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test. In math, 40%
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Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story indicated the incident happened at 3:45 a.m., as mentioned during the live news conference. Court documents later obtained by ABC-7 and a request for clarification from the Sheriff’s office confirm the time of the incident was 3:45 p.m. EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso detention officer
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GILA NATIONAL FOREST, New Mexico – It’s the Fourth of July weekend and many across the United States use this weekend to travel to visit family, friends, or a new location altogether. As flight prices are high to get out of the Borderland, some may want to take a family road trip to a place
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EL PASO, Texas- El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego says the County and City of El Paso are prepared for migrants to begin entering the United States if the Remain in Mexico Policy is lifted. But the judge also told ABC-7 that he would prefer if the administration were to set a date rather than
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EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso was chosen by the National League of Cities (NLC) to take part in a work program for 16-24-year-olds in the region. In particular, the work cohort is aimed at those who are not currently working or going to school. The age group amounts to about 14,800
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man received 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a child into sexual activity. Officials say, Lawrence Allen Schmidt, 53, thought he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl via social media. Unbeknownst to him, he was actually communicating with an undercover FBI employee. Investigators say the
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — The FC Juárez ownership is investing in the team’s facilities, new players, and new coaching staff all in hopes of turning around the fortunes of the team. With the new investment – fans of the team believe the team will have good results this upcoming season. ABC-7 spoke with a Bravos fan, Maqroll
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EL PASO, Texas — Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Screenwriter, El Pasoan Germaine Franco, will be attending this year’s 15th Annual Plaza Classic Film Festival at the Plaza Theater. Franco will be appearing alongside the 2021 Academy Award-winning Best Animated Feature Film on July 30 at the Plaza Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for $10 at
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico- After the overturning of Roe vs. Wade by the United States Supreme Court and the temporary restraining order issued by a Texas Judge, the Women’s Reproduction Clinic in Sunland Park is ready for more patients. Dr. Franz Theard has been performing abortions for almost two decades at the clinic. He says
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UPDATE: Judge Sam Medrano issued the sentence Tuesday morning after hearing impact statements and from character witnesses Monday and Tuesday morning. Ricardo Marquez was sentenced to 75 years in prison. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks. EL PASO, Texas — Erika Gaytan’s son
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RADIUM SPRINGS, New Mexico — Vector Control technicians are working to maintain the number of hatching mosquitos as the area north of Radium Springs has become overflowed with river water. The flooding comes as a result of the monsoon season. More water in the area means more mosquitos. That includes amasses of mosquito larva in
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff Deputies responded to a crash in the 5000 block of Fort Defiance Drive in Far East El Paso on Sunday. During their investigation witnesses reported to deputies that Jeshua Lespron was speeding as he drove up and the down the street, losing control of his car and
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 19 year-old-man was repeatedly stabbed during a home invasion that happened last Sunday night. It happened around 10:00 P.M. on the 3500 block of Oxcart Run, in east El Paso. According to El Paso Crimes Against Persons Detectives, three masked individuals entered the house and stabbed
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A body was recovered Friday in the Rio Grande at Sunland Park. Border Patrol found the body on a sandbar near McNutt Bridge in Sunland Park and alerted the Sunland Park Police and Fire Departments, who responded for recovery. Water levels were very low at the time of the recovery,
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EL PASO, Texas – The Animal Rescue League of El Paso, which is located in Canutillo, TX, is currently dealing with an overwhelming problem. “El Paso is in such a bad situation,” said kennel manager Loretta Hyde, who sees firsthand how bad the overcrowding of dogs and cats has become at her clinic everyday. She
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas- First responders confirmed Special Traffic Investigators were called out to the scene of a crash involving an officer. It happened right around 2:30 am near Woodrow Bean Transmountain Dr. and Rushing in northeast El Paso. According to fire dispatch, two people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Police have not
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