Investigators: Officer foils plot to mail pot to jail
EL PASO, Texas — Investigators say an officer processing mail sent to the El Paso County Jail Annex found marijuana inside one of the letters. That…
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WATCH: Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas tax
EL PASO, Texas –President Joe Biden is set to call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end of September. The move is…
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Texas DPS pursuit leads to rollover crash in lower valley, multiple injuries reported
EL PASO, Texas — Multiple people are injured after a rollover crash in the lower valley that stemmed from a pursuit, according to the Texas…
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WATCH Live: Texas Senate Hearing on Uvalde investigation
CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIVESTREAM AUSTIN, Texas — The “To Protect All Texans, Special” committee will hear public testimony on mental health and firearm…
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EPISD pay plan could mean $29 million budget deficit down the road
The El Paso Independent School District board is expected to vote on increasing teachers’ salaries by 5% — a pay boost that comes with dire…
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Uvalde mayor accuses state of leaking records to make local police look bad
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin on Tuesday accused state authorities of selectively releasing information about last month’s school shooting to…
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Here’s what’s in the bipartisan gun safety bill
CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate’s compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday, potentially the most significant new federal gun…
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‘What do we do when another disaster hits?’ Afghans face crises on all fronts after quake kills 1,000
CNN By Tara John, Akanksha Sharma, Jo Shelley and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that…
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The new Elvis movie comes with big expectations including a famous local impersonator
EL PASO, Texas– “Elvis” will premiere on the big screen on June 24, the cast includes Austin Butler, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Tom Hanks. There’s a…
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UMC rolls out Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5
EL PASO, Texas – The University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) administered the first vaccine to a child under 5 Tuesday. This is after the Federal…
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Passenger dies after fiery crash into light pole in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A passenger died after a fiery crash into a light pole at the Montwood and Zaragoza intersection in east El Paso. Police say it…
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El Paso Police: Handcuffed suspect bites officer before attempting to run away
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer was bitten by a handcuffed suspect who had been stopped for not having a vehicle registration sticker,…
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Military leaders use ‘honest conversations’ to combat service member suicides
Editor’s note: This story comes from El Paso Matters as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which…
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Texas boy, 5, dies after being left in hot car for hours
HOUSTON A 5-year-old boy has died after being left in a vehicle in the Houston area as his mother prepared for a birthday party and as temperatures…
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El Paso City Council passes resolution to address school violence
EL PASO, Texas — Two council items led to extended discussion at Tuesday morning’s city council meeting. The first item was a resolution that called…
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City begins work on unstable Duranguito structures in Multi-Purpose Center footprint
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso began work on two structures in Duranguito, to prevent further damage to them through the monsoon season. The…
Continue Reading White House says it’s ‘appalling’ Russia won’t rule out executing detained Americans who volunteered to fight for Ukraine
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it is “appalling” Russia won’t rule out applying the death penalty on two American…
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El Paso man killed in northeast hit-and-run crash
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Police Special Traffic Investigators say Cecil Blesh O’Neal III, 48, was hit and killed by a car on Saturday, June 18, just…
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Massive New Mexico blaze blamed on miscalculations, errors
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate…
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DPS Director Steve McCraw says officers in Uvalde could have taken down gunman within 3 minutes had commander not hesitated
Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw told a state Senate committee Tuesday that police could have stopped the shooter at Robb Elementary…
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Supreme Court says certain gun crimes are not ‘crimes of violence’ under federal law
By Tierney Sneed, Ariane de Vogue, Jessica Schneider and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Virginia man who is seeking to…
Continue Reading Stephen Colbert explains staff arrests at Capitol: ‘This was first-degree puppetry’
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “How was your weekend? I certainly had an interesting one because some of my staff had a memorable…
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Large power outage reported in Horizon
HORIZON — More than 4,000 people are without power in Horizon city as a result of multiple power outages in the area. According to the El Paso…
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Cowboys legend Troy Aikman pays a visit to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – It’s no secret that El Paso loves the Dallas Cowboys. Monday, Cowboys Nation in the Borderland was at a fever pitch when Cowboys…
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“If there’s kids in there, we need to go in”: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders
The Texas Tribune has reviewed law enforcement transcripts and footage that federal and state investigators are examining after the May 24 tragedy.…
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Rain, lightning make late evening arrival in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Late Monday, the rain arrived in east El Paso. The ABC-7 storm track weather team has been following the changes throughout the…
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Investigators say Mustang was at a complete stop on I-10 before deadly crash
UPDATE (7:00 p.m.) — Investigators say the driver of a Ford Mustang was at a complete stop on I-10 west just as a 2015 GMC Sierra slammed into the…
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El Paso Fire water rescue team could surpass responses for 2021
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department water rescue team recovered two bodies from a canal Saturday. This brings the death toll to 16 since…
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Suspect sought after man’s body found in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police responded to an unattended death call at the 1200 block of Laurel in central El Paso. Responding officers noticed…
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First image from inside Robb Elementary sheds new light about law enforcement response
UVALDE, Texas — A new photo from inside Robb Elementary shows multiple officers inside Robb Elementary with rifles and at least one ballistic shield…
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