The Borderland’s fire season is here, what you need to know
EL PASO, Texas – From the start of spring until around the time the monsoon brings moisture to the region, these few months are considered critical…
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Woman shot in desert area near Montwood in stable condition, investigation continues
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that left one young woman injured on Tuesday. Deputies were called…
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Delays, closures and chaos mount at Texas-Mexico border crossings from new state inspections
EL PASO — Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge…
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EMERGENCY EVACUATION: Wednesday morning news conference on Ruidoso fire
UPDATE: EMERGENCY EVACUATION ORDER : Just issued: the McBride fire has jumped the canyon. Everyone on Gavilan Canyon Road behind McDonald’s is asked…
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Gov. Abbott announces first group of undocumented immigrants bused from Texas to Washington, D.C.
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday morning for the first time that a group of undocumented immigrants was bused by…
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‘Very dangerous situation’: Wildfire in Ruidoso burns more than 4,100 acres; 0% contained
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – More than 150 houses and structures have been lost in a massive fire in Ruidoso, according to village officials. As of 9:00…
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‘When a threat is made, it’s real’: El Paso police remind students of online threat consequences
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department takes online threats made to schools seriously. On top of disciplinary action that schools can take,…
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Suspect in Brooklyn subway train shooting called in the tip that led to his arrest, sources say
By Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz, Pervaiz Shallwani, Artemis Moshtaghian, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The man…
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Santa Teresa impacted by Mexican trucker protest
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico-The Santa Teresa port of entry took a big hit as a result of Governor Gregg Abbott’s orders, despite that port of entry…
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YWLA staying put for this year but YISD says moving the school in 2023 is part of master plan
EL PASO, Texas — The Young Women’s Leadership Academy is staying put at its current campus for the 2022-23 academic year, but Ysleta Independent…
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Person in interest identified in Brooklyn shooting
NEW YORK — New York Police have identified a person of interest in connection to the shooting on the N train Brooklyn Tuesday morning. The man has…
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Beto O’Rourke knocks Biden for ending Title 42 without a plan to deal with influx of migrants
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with…
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El Paso City Council approves 7.2% minimum wage increase, signing incentive
EL PASO, Texas – In a unanimous vote, El Paso’s City Council voted to approve a mid-year salary raise for City employees. That brings the minimum…
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Words exchanged before shooting in central El Paso that left two men injured
UPDATE (4/12): El Paso police say an argument led up to a shooting in central El Paso Monday evening. Investigators say two men were walking on Clark…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Weather-related Cancellations
Editor’s Note: This article will be updated as reported com in. EL PASO, Texas – Socorro ISD The Volunteer Sports Program track event has been…
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Texas AG Commissioner calls on Gov. Abbott to end enhanced border inspections; calls policy “catastrophic”
AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on the Governor Greg Abbott to end enhanced safety inspections of commercials trucks at…
Continue Reading Biden calls atrocities in Ukraine a ‘genocide’ for the first time
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday the atrocities being uncovered in Ukraine qualify as genocide, a designation he’d…
Continue Reading Comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67
Legendary comedian and voice actor Gilbert Gottfried died Tuesday, according to a statement posted on his social media accounts by his family. “In…
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Mexican trucker blockade at El Paso ports of entry stretches into second day
EL PASO, Texas – Blockades continued in Juarez, preventing commercial trucks from crossing into El Paso. Trucks trying to enter Mexico from El Paso…
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Las Cruces daycare reports several break-ins
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Little Friends Daycare, located at 121 Wyatt, has been the target of multiple attempted break-ins over the past two years,…
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14-year-old parkland middle school student taken into custody over school threat in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say a 14-year-old was taken into custody for making school shooting threats against Parkland Middle School.…
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Vacant Sunland Park home goes up in flames overnight
EL PASO, Texas — Sunland Park Firefighters responded to a fire at a vacant home early Tuesday morning. The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. at 220…
Continue Reading A quiet morning commute on a Brooklyn subway quickly became a ‘war zone’ leaving more than 20 people injured, NYC mayor says
Multiple people were shot in a subway station in Brooklyn, where “several undetonated devices” were also found, according to the FDNY. Follow the…
Continue Reading NYC subway shootings: Multiple shot, suspect at large
Brooklyn, New York — Multiple people have been shot in an incident involving a northbound N train in Brooklyn, New York, just before 8:30 a.m. local…
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El Paso Chihuahuas are back for first home stretch of 2022 season
EL PASO, Texas — Baseball is back in the Borderland! The El Paso Chihuahuas kick off their home opener at Southwest University Park on Tuesday. The…
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Socorro students are no ‘foreigners’ to the big stage after a performance they will never forget
EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro High School choir took center stage Monday as they opened for legendary rock band Foreigner. “It’s going to be one of…
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Border blockades arrive at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas – Mexican truckers are blocking the commercial lanes at the Ysleta Port of Entry. Channel 44 reports the truckers are upset over…
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International trade halted at Texas border crossing as truckers protest Greg Abbott’s new inspections
Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers on Monday blocked north- and southbound lanes on the…
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Montwood’s “Mean Green Machine” takes second place overall in robotics competition
EL PASO, Texas – The Montwood High School robotics team took second place overall at the UIL’s Robotics State Championship in Houston Saturday. The…
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ABC-7 Xtra Bernie Sargent bids happy trails to the Borderland
EL PASO,Texas – El Paso is losing a historian and by extension, an iconic part of Borderland history. You may have seen him around town, a walking…
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