Court records suggest strip club spat led to Fort Bliss captain’s murder
EL PASO, Texas – New court documents obtained by ABC-7 show jealousy as a possible motive in the murder of a Fort Bliss Army captain who was rammed…
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Army officer who is ex-girlfriend is 2nd arrested in ‘murder’ of Ft. Bliss captain in fiery crash
EL PASO, Texas — A fellow Army officer who is the former girlfriend of a murdered Fort Bliss captain became the second person arrested on charges…
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Fort Bliss commander adopts virus restrictions on post similar to new mandates in El Paso
FORT BLISS, Texas — Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe, in one of his first major acts as the new commander of Fort Bliss, announced Friday evening that the…
Continue Reading ‘I am going to die’ – final words of Fort Bliss officer ‘murdered’ in fiery car crash
EL PASO, Texas — “I am going to die!” Those were the exact words told to a 911 dispatch operator moments before a Fort Bliss Army captain had his…
Continue Reading Ft. Bliss officer ‘murdered’ in fiery El Paso crash; driver arrested for ramming car
UPDATE Oct. 13: Police said Tuesday that a man killed in a fiery crash two days earlier in far east El Paso was the victim of murder, and officials…
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Retired Las Cruces Army officer wins national literary award for his book on Vietnam combat
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A writer, author, educator and former warrior living in Las Cruces is getting some well deserved national recognition for…
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New ROTC commander at NMSU has ties to Fort Bliss, Borderland
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Army ROTC Bataan Battalion at New Mexico State University has a new commander. Lt. Col. Mark McClellan, from Macon,…
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Fort Hood victims speak out in ‘the military’s #MeToo moment’
FORT HOOD, Texas — Maria Valentine says she was just months into her training at the Fort Hood Army base in 2006 when a sergeant with a history of…
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Marines say No. 2 officer has tested positive for virus after Pentagon meeting
WASHINGTON, DC — The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he and members of the Joint…
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Pentagon leaders including Joint Chiefs of Staff chair quarantined after virus exposure
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon said Tuesday that top military leaders are under self-quarantine after a senior U.S. Coast Guard official tested…
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El Paso girl writes hundreds of letters to Fort Bliss soldiers
EL PASO, Texas — It’s at her dinning room table where 7th grader Payton Mitchell sits down to hand-write letters to soldiers at Fort Bliss. “Let…
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Drive-through carnival honors Borderland military families during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas – The United Service Organizations celebrated military families safely with a drive-through carnival on Saturday. The event allowed…
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New Mexico activists hold rally on ‘Vanessa Guillen Act’
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico activists held a rally to support a proposal that would change how active duty service members…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash with speeding car that ran red light was Fort Bliss soldier
UPDATE: U.S. Army officials say a motorcyclist killed in an El Paso traffic crash earlier in the week was a decorated soldier at Fort Bliss who had…
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Deported veteran returns home to El Paso after 20 years in Juárez
EL PASO , Texas — A veteran of the U.S. Navy and Army National Guard who served a tour of duty during the Persian Gulf war finally came home to his…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss gets new commanding general after months of uncertainty
FORT BLISS, Texas – Fort Bliss and the 1st Armored Division now have a new commander general. Brig. Gen. Sean Bernabe, who was the deputy commander…
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Marine F-35 jet crashes in California after clipping wings mid-air with refueling plane
IMPERIAL COUNTY, California — A Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet crashed in California after clipping the wing of a Marine KC-130 refueling tanker…
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Rewards offered by family & military to find missing Fort Bliss soldier
EL PASO, Texas — The family of a missing Fort Bliss soldier, Pvt. Richard Halliday, rallied outside the base for several hours Saturday hoping to…
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Over 200 Fort Bliss soldiers, volunteers search Franklin Mountains for missing soldier
EL PASO, Texas — More than 200 Fort Bliss soldiers and some volunteers combed through the trails of the Franklin Mountains State Park Wednesday…
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Fort Bliss organizing community search effort for soldier missing since July
UPDATE: Fort Bliss officials are now organizing a community search effort for a missing soldier. Those wishing to participate in the effort can meet…
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El Paso VA to do in-person care up to 50 percent of its pre-pandemic patient load
EL PASO, Texas – Starting Monday, the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System will start seeing up to 50 percent of its pre-pandemic patient…
Continue Reading Speaker Pelosi will bring ‘I Am Vanessa Guillen Bill’ to House floor
WASHINGTON, DC — Lawmakers met on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to present the “I Am Vanessa Guillen” bill, hoping it could be the start of change…
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Fort Bliss soldier shot, wounded after allegedly causing disturbance, pointing gun at Military Police
FORT BLISS, Texas — Military Police shot and wounded a soldier causing a disturbance early Tuesday on post at Fort Bliss, Army officials said. The…
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Jon Stewart says Congress is abandoning veterans who inhaled toxic burn pit fumes
Jon Stewart, the former host of “The Daily Show,” is back in Washington, DC, pushing a bill to help sick veterans. Stewart joined…
Continue Reading Thousands of veterans’ records, personal information exposed in VA data breach
WASHINGTON, DC — The personal information of some 46,000 veterans nationwide was compromised in a breach that targeted private financial data as…
Continue Reading U.S. Army officials reveal new details in Vanessa Guillen case on ABC’s 20/20
FORT HOOD, Texas — Ryan McCarthy, secretary of the U.S. Army, doesn’t know if there will ever be justice for Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, but he…
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El Paso VA to offer drive-thru flu shots for Borderland vets
EL PASO, Texas – Experts say with the Covid-19 pandemic still impacting the world, it is more important than ever to get a flu shot this year. To…
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Medal of Honor given to U.S. Army Ranger who saved Iraq hostages
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to a U.S. Army Ranger who helped rescue more than 70 hostages…
Continue Reading US Marine pardoned by Philippines for killing of transgender woman
A United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines in 2014 has been granted an “absolute pardon” by…
Continue ReadingNavajo Nation mourns the death of Fort Hood soldier, latest in a series of deaths at the base
FORT HOOD, Texas — The Navajo Nation says it’s “deeply disturbed” by a recent series of deaths at Fort Hood, Texas, after…
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