El Paso attorney speaks out about child drowning case
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– ABC-7 sat down with El Paso Defense Attorney Omar Carmona to get Xtra perspective on the case against Jessica Weaver. She is…
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Texas commission ordering El Paso Water to pay $2 million for 2021 wastewater spill
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water is being fined more than $2 million for a wastewater spill in 2021. The Texas Commission on Environmental…
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Suspect wanted in 2019 ambush that killed 9 American citizens is arrested in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man wanted in connection with an ambush that killed nine American citizens in northern Mexico nearly four years ago has…
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Federal judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers aimed at deterring migrants on Rio Grande
Originally Published: 06 SEP 23 17:07 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ordered Texas to remove floating barriers in the Rio…
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Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (ABC) — Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not…
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Doña Ana County expanding runway at International Jetport to attract cargo business
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Doña Ana County International Jetport may soon see larger aircraft coming into the facility, thanks to some…
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City of Juarez investigating after garbage truck dumped pile of trash on main boulevard
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, a garbage truck operated by a private company dropped a large amount of trash onto Manuel Gómez Morín, one…
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Online petition challenges Alexee Trevizo’s enrollment at NMSU; Trevizo is charged with killing her newborn baby at Artesia Hospital
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A petition to have Alexee Trevizo disenrolled from NMSU is gaining momentum online. Trevizo is charged with murder…
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Lawyer of El Paso woman whose 3-year-old drowned at a city water park responds to criminal charge
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jessica Weaver, the mother of the 3-year-old who died at Camp Cohen Water Park in May, is now charged with of Injury to a…
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4 million people enroll in Biden’s SAVE student loan repayment plan ahead of payment restart
Washington (CNN) — More than 4 million people have so far enrolled in President Joe Biden’s new repayment plan, known as SAVE, which…
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Immunize El Paso launches Flu Awareness Campaign
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Traditionally, the flu season peaks in January or February. However, last year El Paso experienced an early flu season peak in…
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ABC-7’s new anchor honored by home town with ‘Paul Cicala Day’
TUCSON, Arizona (KVIA) — Last month, ABC-7 announced that one-time sports anchor Paul Cicala would be returning to KVIA as co-main anchor. Now, on…
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Las Cruces Public Schools worker facing child sex assault charges fired
Update: A Las Cruces Public Schools spokesperson confirmed to ABC-7 that the district terminated Shoemaker on Friday, September 1, 2023. LAS CRUCES,…
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It’s official: 2023 is El Paso’s hottest year on record
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The relentless heat continues, even as fall approaches. El Paso is seeing its hottest summer yet, smashing records and…
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Tickets for El Paso’s 90th Annual Sun Bowl on sale now
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — You can get your tickets to the 90th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl right now! Purchasing is open through Ticketmaster,…
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More migrants dying in the desert around El Paso than ever before
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The number of migrants dying in the desert around this region is up almost double from last year, according to official…
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20-year-old charged with child abuse in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Las Cruces man is facing a child abuse charge. Las Cruces Police Department officers arrested 20-year-old Eric Jordan…
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Federal, state officials move to ease gas shortage in El Paso following refinery outage
by Diego Mendoza-Moyers, El Paso MattersSeptember 4, 2023 After a breakdown at Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s El Paso refinery cut off a major source…
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El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar rescues dog near border barrier
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar found and rescued a dog that had become trapped by concertina wire near the…
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Juarez mayor says city is “saturated” with incoming migrants
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar confirmed in a morning news conference that the city has seen an increase in migrant…
Continue Reading Mother of drowned 3-year-old facing criminal charge, will be extradited back to El Paso
UPDATE: District Attorney Bill Hicks held a press conference Tuesday to discuss Weavers case. Hicks said Weaver has been arrested and is in the…
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United Airline’s nationwide ‘equipment outage’ resolved
Update: United Airlines says the outage has been resolved. Originally Published: 05 SEP 23 13:33 ET By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines is…
Continue Reading Watch Live: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
Originally Published: 04 SEP 23 12:32 ET Updated: 05 SEP 23 09:50 ET By Eric Bradner and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — The impeachment trial…
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Texas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian
(CNN) — A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according…
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“I just knew:” El Paso mother recounts daughter’s cancer diagnosis and near-death illnesses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Each September, ABC-7 focuses on a family who has had a child…
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Two shootings in El Paso within 24 hours
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In less than 24 hours, two separate shootings have taken place in El Paso. The first shooting took place around 1:32 a.m.…
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, simple tools can support survival
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Each September, mental health supporters gather to try and lower the number of suicides across the country. It’s Suicide…
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Pentagon launches ‘one-stop shop’ website for UFO information and reporting
(CNN) — The US Department of Defense has launched a website intended to be a “one-stop shop” for publicly available…
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Maui wildfires: ‘If you want to help, keep your trip,’ Hawaii tourism official says
(CNN) — The Hawaii Tourism Authority announced Friday it approved more than $2 million to help rebuild Hawaii’s struggling tourism…
Continue Reading More than 70,000 Burning Man festival attendees remain stuck in Nevada desert after rain
Originally Published: 03 SEP 23 01:48 ET Updated: 03 SEP 23 23:45 ET By Nouran Salahieh and Emma Tucker, CNN Editor’s note: Find the latest Burning…
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