Legal team to address the court on Cielo Vista Walmart shooter’s behalf
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – On the third day of the Cielo Vista Walmart shooter’s federal sentencing hearing, a statement will be read by Patrick…
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El Paso D.A. committed to seeking the death penalty in state trial of Walmart shooter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks said he was committed to seeking the death penalty in the state trial against the…
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ABC-7 First Alert continues: Near record high temps
El Paso hit 106 today – its 22nd triple-digit temp of the year so far, along with experiencing 21 straight triple-digit days. The record for…
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Star on the Mountain back on following vandalism
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s iconic Star on the Mountain will light up the side of the Franklin Mountains once again. Last week, the El Paso…
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Watch: Body camera footage of Las Cruces officer-involved shooting released
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police have released the body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting on the East Mesa on June…
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Midland Reporter-Telegram says former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez up for the same job in Midland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is the finalist for the same position in Midland, Texas. That’s according to the…
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Walmart shooter nodded ‘yes’ when asked if he regrets the massacre
Update 3:30 p.m.: ABC-7 crews watched as Dean Reckard, the son of a Walmart shooting victim, asked Crusius if he regrets carrying out the massacre.…
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New Mexico sets up hotline for women seeking abortions
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is setting up a new hotline for women seeking an abortion. It will help…
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Texas man reported missing 8 years ago has been at home with his mom all along, police say
Originally Published: 06 JUL 23 13:22 ET By Michelle Krupa and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man reported missing eight years ago as a teen…
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Mental health support animals offer support in El Paso courtrooms
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many people feel an added sense of comfort around an animal, and therapy options with horses and dogs are common across the…
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Fort Hancock man drives into oncoming traffic, causing crash that kills him and Horizon City man
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — Two Borderland residents are dead after Texas Department of Public Safety officials say they crashed while driving…
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Texas wildlife sanctuary offers to take in Benito the Juarez giraffe
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — After hundreds, if not thousands of borderland residents have shown their concerns about the current conditions Benito is…
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2 firefighters die while battling blaze aboard ship in New Jersey
NEWARK, New Jersey — Two firefighters died and several more were injured while battling a blaze aboard a cargo ship docked in Newark, New Jersey,…
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Russian jets harass US drones over Syria
(CNN) — Three Russian fighter jets intercepted three US Air Force drones in northeastern Syria on Wednesday morning local time, according to the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Dangerous heat continues, near record highs through the weekend
The ABC-7 First Alert continues for dangerously hot temperatures. We will continue to see near-record heat Thursday through Saturday. The region will…
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Overuse of marijuana linked to surgery complications and death, study says
(CNN) — Clinical overuse of marijuana is linked to a variety of complications after major elective surgery, including blood clots, stroke,…
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Coming face to face with the shooter: Victims’ families prepare to address El Paso gunman again
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Family members finally got the chance to speak directly to Cielo Vista Walmart shooter, Patrick Crucius, in Wednesday’s…
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Victims, families speak directly to El Paso Walmart shooter for the first time during sentencing hearing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Families who lost loved ones and victims of the Walmart shooting read emotional statements addressing the shooter Patrick…
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Fire burning two Northeast El Paso homes
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire crews are responding to a fire on the 10300 block of Preston Drive. That is in Northeast El Paso. Two houses…
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Radioactive item lost in New Mexico found two days ago, sources say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The radioactive item that went missing in New Mexico last week was found Monday, July 3. ABC-7 got word from the U.S.…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Extreme heat for extended periods
Another triple-digit day today! This makes 21 for the year so far and our 20th triple in a row – the record is 23 in 1994. Temps will continue to…
Continue Reading See new sketches of the Walmart shooter from the first day of his sentencing hearing
A closeup sketch of Patrick Crusius Update 5:26 p.m.: ABC-7 is receiving new sketches from inside the courtroom. Victim Kaitlyn Melendez gives her…
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Deported Army veteran back on U.S. soil after 16 years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ricardo Munoz clutches an American flag, his U.S. Army hat resting on his head while he stands under the El Paso sun. It’s a…
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Happening today: Barnett Harley-Davidson hosts 35th Annual Blood Drive
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Join Barnett Harley Davidson for its Annual Summer Blood Drive. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs…
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City Council discussing streetcar service, Chief Internal Auditor and fire code
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso City Council has voted to officially appoint Edmundo Calderon as the CIty’s Chief Internal Auditor. The agenda item…
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New Mexico cannabis industry leaders ask Governor to pause issuing of new licenses
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 62 leaders of the cannabis industry in New Mexico have signed a letter asking the state to stop issuing new cannabis…
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Mental support available for El Pasoans as Walmart shooting sentencing moves forward
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since 2019, local groups have worked to provide El Pasoans with mental health support in the wake of the Walmart shooting.…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Dangerous heat continues; near-record highs possible
The ABC-7 First Alert continues for dangerously hot temperatures throughout the week. High pressure will turn up the heat across the Borderland, with…
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July Fourth and Fifth have the most mass shootings of any day of the year
(CNN) — Mass shootings, like the ones that occurred Monday in Philadelphia and Fort Worth, Texas – and over the weekend in Baltimore —…
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Meta takes aim at Twitter with new Threads app
London (CNN) — The rivalry between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk has just kicked up a notch. Zuckerberg’s Meta, which owns Facebook and…
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