ABC-7 Xtra: City addresses speed problem in Upper Valley after man, dog were killed
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A plan and timeline to help reduce speeding issues on Emory Road is expected within the next few days, City officials said,…
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Police respond to possible threat in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police have locked down an area near Mesa and Executive in West El Paso. A spokesperson says a person claims that…
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El Paso Zoo welcomes new town of prairie dogs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The director of the El Paso Zoo tells ABC-7 that he welcomed 12 new prairie dogs a few days ago. This comes after officials…
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El Paso Police say woman shot her Uber driver, sent picture to boyfriend before calling 911
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to newly obtained court documents, 48-year-old Phoebe Copas has been charged with Aggravated Assault after…
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Speeding sports car hits, kills man and dog, El Paso police say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, Cody Reid Lesher is charged with Intoxication Manslaughter after…
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Wife of Texas AG Ken Paxton says she’ll participate in impeachment proceedings in capacity as state senator
(CNN) — The wife of embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday she will “carry out (her) duties” as a state senator and…
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Canyon Hills Middle School makes teachers, staff reapply under redesign
by Claudia Silva, El Paso MattersJune 19, 2023 Teachers and staff at Canyon Hill Middle School are having to reapply and interview for their…
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Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax charges, strikes deal on gun charge
(CNN) — Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors regarding a felony gun charge, the Justice…
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Author of children’s book about grief who is accused of killing her husband files suit against his estate
(CNN) — A Utah woman accused of killing her husband before she authored a children’s book about grieving a loved one, is suing his estate to…
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One person found dead in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police are investigating a death in Northeast El Paso. It happened at 4549 Sky Hawk Avenue that’s near J.M. Whitaker…
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Texas Sen. Angela Paxton says she will ‘carry out my duties’ in husband’s impeachment trial
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton said Monday she will “carry out my duties” ahead of the historic impeachment trial of her…
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Parents should take children’s stomach pain more seriously, poll suggests
(CNN) — One in six parents say their child complains of tummy aches at least once a month, according to a national poll by C.S. Mott Children’s…
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Discovery in the Dirt: Woman reports finding ‘tombstones’ at the El Paso County Coliseum
UPDATE: An official from the El Paso Sports Commission confirmed the old stones are not graves. “What happened is that there was an animal shelter…
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NMSU Baseball will hire Oregon assistant coach Jake Angier as new head coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Kendall Rogers with D1 Baseball is reporting that Oregon assistant and pitching coach, Jake Angier will be NMSU…
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Gang Unit looking for suspect after traffic stop in East El Paso
Update: According to a police spokesperson, the Gang Unit stopped the car just before 10:30 Monday morning. He says several people were riding in the…
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Prosecutors, defense team ask that Walmart shooter’s federal sentencing hearing be pushed back to July
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys are asking that the sentencing of Patrick Crusius be pushed back from June 30 to July 5,…
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Semi crashes, blocks traffic along I-10 in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A semitruck jackknifed along I-10 east near the Viscount exit Monday morning. Emergency crews were called out just before 11…
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Water rescue crews pull person out of El Paso canal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Department crews rescued a person from a canal in the Lower Valley Monday. According to a tweet from department…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso Fire crews responded to reports of a person in a canal early Monday morning, that’s according to El Paso Fire…
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What the potential UPS strike could mean for your packages
New York (CNN) — A UPS strike by 185,000 workers 25 years ago brought the logistics giant’s operations to a standstill. The 15-day strike…
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Two NMSU students to participate in national cybersecurity competition
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Two students from New Mexico State University are appearing in a competition in Georgia starting Monday that’s…
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Blinken meets China’s Xi Jinping in final day of high-stakes Beijing visit aimed at cooling simmering tensions
Beijing (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top American diplomat Antony Blinken met in Beijing on Monday, in a potentially crucial step toward…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of June 19 to 23
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
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El Paso Zoo & Botanical Gardens celebrates Father’s Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families are invited to celebrate Father’s Day at the El Paso Zoo & Botanical Gardens Sunday. All dads, grandfathers…
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El Pasoans give advice on how to stay safe in rising temperatures
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As temperatures continue to rise in the borderland this summer, ABC-7 witnessed an El Paso father and son sitting in the…
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Homicide investigation underway in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) El Paso Police are investigating the scene of a homicide in Far East El Paso. According to officials, a call came in around…
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Here’s a look at what’s open and what’s not in El Paso on Juneteenth
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many city services in El Paso will be closed on Monday, June 19th due to the observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday.…
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EPPD say high speed crash killed two men, injured seven in the Upper Valley
UPDATE: El Paso Police say two men in their late teens to early 20s died after the Cadillac CTS they were in, along with 7 other passengers crashed…
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Wildfire east of Ruidoso Downs burns 9 acres
Update: The county manager for Lincoln County says the wildfire broke out on private property near U.S. Highway 70 Saturday afternoon. More than 50…
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Residents of an Upper Valley neighborhood call for speed bumps after man, dog killed
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents of an Upper Valley neighborhood are calling for speed bumps to be put on their street after a man and his dog were…
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