Former NMSU basketball players receive almost $8,000,000 in lawsuit settlement
Update: ABC-7 is learning from newly obtained court documents that the Benjamin family is receiving $4,125,000 in the settlement. The NMSU Board of…
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Triple-digit temperatures trouble the Borderland, practice pet safety
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Triple digit heat is impacting El Pasoans across the Borderland, and with high temperatures expected to stick around,…
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Costco is cracking down on sharing membership cards
New York (CNN) — Some shoppers are buying Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chickens and paying at self-checkout. The problem: They aren’t all members.…
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The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal…
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How to stay safe on the roads this 4th of July travel season
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Fourth of July travel season is expected to begin as early as Thursday, and that means more cars are going to be…
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Complaints suggest some Sun Metro operate without Air Conditioning
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Sun Metro bus driver told ABC-7 that some of the buses of its fleet have been operating without air conditioning in recent…
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Person rushed to hospital after welfare check at Northeast house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crimes Against Persons investigators are looking into a possible crime on the 5600 block of Prince Edward Avenue in…
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City of El Paso is sued over street resurfacing contracts connected with 2022 bond
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two City of El Paso contracts totaling more than $30 million for street resurfacing as part of the 2022 Community Progress…
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AI generates image of the ‘typical’ El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All Star Home recently used an AI engine to dream up images of houses typical of every US state and the largest 30 cities in…
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El Paso UPS employees demonstrate as part of nationwide strike
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso UPS employees are demonstrating in East El Paso as part of plans for a nationwide strike. Local unionized workers…
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El Paso teacher pleads not guilty to murder
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former MacArthur K-8 School teacher Matthew Mendoza has plead not guilty to murder. The 25-year-old attended an arraignment…
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16-Year-old boy shot at party in San Elizario
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — A 16-year-old boy was shot at a party in San Elizario early Tuesday morning, according to the El Paso Sheriff’s Office.…
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El Paso singer Khalid in car crash, mom says he suffered minor injuries
Update: ABC-7 spoke with Khalid’s mother, Linda Wolfe, in the hours after the crash. She says he had pulled over after his car started to overheat,…
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One man is injured after a shooting in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A shooting in East El Paso leaves one man in the hospital. It happened Tuesday at the 1600 block of Zaragoza. Police…
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ABC-7 First Alert – The heat continues; record setting?
El Paso hit 110 Monday, making it the hottest day of the year so far. The last time it was 110 was 2020 – it doesn’t happen too often. In fact, we…
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Congressman George Santos visits El Paso and tours CBP Processing Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– New York Congressman George Santos visited the Southern Border Monday, including a CBP Processing Center. The embattled…
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Peter Piper Pizza opens new location in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso restaurant chain Peter Piper Pizza opened a new location in Far East El Paso this month. The new eatery is located…
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Construction crew finds mummified human remains outside of Ruidoso Downs
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Construction crews found mummified human remains in Lincoln County June 21, 2023. The crews found the remains on the…
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Power restored to thousands of houses in Socorro
Update at 6:46 p.m.: Power has been restored. Update at 5:31 p.m.: The City of Socorro says it is opening a cooling center. “The Rio Vista Community…
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Suspicious item was large dog wrapped in plastic, El Paso police say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police investigators say the large suspicious item left at 10080 Dyer this weekend was a large dog wrapped in…
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Janet Yellen told bank CEOs more mergers may be necessary, sources say
New York (CNN) — During Thursday’s meeting with the CEOs of large banks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told executives that more bank mergers…
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Daily pill from Eli Lilly leads to 15% weight loss in mid-stage study, rivaling Wegovy results without the shot
(CNN) — Eli Lilly’s experimental pill for weight loss helped people lose an average of 15% of their body weight after 36 weeks on the highest…
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New York Congressman George Santos visiting El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New York Congressman George Santos is visiting El Paso on Monday. According to a statement from the House of…
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Extreme floods are happening way more often than federal data would suggest, analysis shows
(CNN) — A critical federal analysis of extreme rainfall is vastly underestimating the chances of flood events, with grave implications for…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of June 26 to 30
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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Fourth of July nears, Texas Rescue Patrol warns of ATV safety
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – According to Jamil Moutran, Chief of Texas Rescue Patrol, Fourth of July weekend usually brings an increase of injury to…
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El Pasoan Ivan Melendez is Having a Stellar Start to his First Full Season of Professional Baseball
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Ivan Melendez is in the midst of his first full season of his professional baseball career. Practically halfway…
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Borderland residents find ways to “cool down” during hot El Paso days
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On another triple-digit temperature day, people from the borderland are trying to stay cool and hydrated. ABC-7 visited Wet…
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10 face felony charges after multi-agency prostitution operation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Ten men are facing felony charges for Solicitation of Prostitution after a multi-agency conducted a prostitution operation in…
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Bodies found in desert area in Sunland Park, New Mexico
SUNLAND, New Mexico (KVIA) – Sunland Park Fire says they recovered two bodies Sunday afternoon, the 5th in as many days. Fire crews helped members of…
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