EPISD to provide free summer meals beginning June 7 at 35 schools
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Independent School District will offer free meals at 35 schools this summer as part of its Seamless Summer Option meal…
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EPISD: Online threat made toward Canyon Hills Middle School not considered credible
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — EPISD officials are investigating an online threat that was emailed to the principal of Canyon Hills Middle School. A…
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15 people joined suspected Buffalo shooter’s Discord private chat shortly before the shooting
By Mark Morales, Eric Levenson and Samantha Beech, CNN At least 15 people joined suspected Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron’s private account on…
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El Paso County leaders to discuss additional plans to house migrants
EL PASO, Texas — With the potential lifting of Title 42 looming, El Paso County Commissioners will be discussing additional plans to help alleviate…
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Near-miss caught on camera as migrants cross on train tracks near Mt. Cristo Rey
EL PASO, Texas — A video posted online shows a group of migrants walking along elevated train tracks at the border near Mount Cristo Rey. Moments…
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Las Cruces church prepares amid possible lifting of Title 42
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Despite recent increase in asylum seekers at the border, El Calvario United Methodist Church continues preparations to…
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Migrants continue to be expelled to Juarez as we near possible lifting of Title 42
CD. JUAREZ, Chihuahua – As we near Title 42 possibly being lifted, Ciudad Juarez is already experiencing a rise of migrants coming to the border. On…
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With no wall, Big Bend Border Patrol uses “Old West” strategies to stop migrants and contraband
BOQUILLAS CROSSING, Texas – At the Rio Grande River at Big Bend National park, there is no border wall. To the eye, the river looks like an…
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Mon, son arrested; charged with assaulting off-duty El Paso police officer
EL PASO, Texas – A 20-year-veteran of the El Paso Police Department was assaulted and threatened with a knife by a mother and son, according to El…
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LSU transfer Xavier Pinson commits to New Mexico State
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Stop if you’ve heard this before. New Mexico State has landed a highly-coveted scorer from the transfer portal. The Aggies…
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights…
Continue Reading Target posts a stunning drop in profit. Stock plunges
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Target’s earnings didn’t hit the mark. Far from it. The retail giant reported a stunning 52% drop in…
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‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli freed from prison for halfway house
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has been freed from prison after serving…
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A third of US should be considering masks, officials say
By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States — and could get even worse…
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WATCH: It is not the right time Mayor says about his veto of city manager’s contract extension
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser has veteod a council vote to extend the city manager’s contract, saying the decision was “neither…
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Trump encourages Oz to declare victory in too-close-to-call Pennsylvania Senate race
By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump, in a series of posts on his Truth Social platform Wednesday morning, encouraged Pennsylvania Senate…
Continue Reading A shooting at an Asian-owned hair salon in Dallas is being investigated as a federal hate crime
By Dakin Andone and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Federal officials are investigating a shooting that wounded three people at a Korean-owned salon in…
Continue Reading Ex-Minneapolis Police officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
By Brad Parks and Eric Levenson, CNN The former Minneapolis Police officer who held down George Floyd’s legs during his fatal restraint pleaded…
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Blue Origin’s flight, which will include First Mexican-born woman to go into space, delayed
UPDATE: Blue Origin announced its flight, originally scheduled for Friday, May 20, has been delayed. The company said it was due to an issue with the…
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El Paso Fire Dept. seeing uptick in electrical fires this year
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department is warning residents about electrical fires after seeing an uptick in them so far this year. The…
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EPISD to discuss the future of their vacant properties
EL PASO, Texas – On Tuesday night, El Paso Independent School District officials will discuss and take action regarding the future of some of their…
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Local leaders prepare for an influx in migrants as Title 42 is set to come to an end in less than a week
El Paso, Texas — Title 42 is expected to end May 23rd and with that, city and county leaders are preparing for a potential influx in migrants and…
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ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle’s Borderland Crimes podcast wins prestigious regional Edward R. Murrow Award
EL PASO, Texas – An episode of ABC-7 anchor Stephanie Valle’s Borderland Crimes podcast has been awarded a Regional Edward R. Murrow award. Region 6…
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Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation to announce major gift to support Borderland healthcare
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation announced a two million dollar gift to support medical innovation in the…
Continue Reading Time is ticking as Mayor Leeser reviews and assesses the city manager’s contract extension
EL PASO, Texas – One day after the El Paso city council voted to extend the city manager’s contract to 2029, Mayor Oscar Leeser is “reviewing and…
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Juárez again becomes a waiting room for migrants who hope to seek asylum in the United States
Editor’s note: This story comes from the El Paso Times as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which…
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Migrant humanitarian crisis looming at our doorstep, officials say
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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Detectives find shooting victim hours after initial shots fired report in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A man who was shot and stabbed turned up at an emergency room hours after police were initially called out to a shooting at the…
Continue Reading Friday the 13th shooting leaves 22-year-old man with life-threatening injuries
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say they have not been able to communicate with a man who suffered serious injuries from a gunshot on Friday, May…
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Mother killed while trying to retrieve son’s cell phone from west El Paso street
EL PASO, Texas – A 37-year-old woman walking with her adult son Monday night died after trying to recover a cell phone that her son had dropped on…
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