Nearly 50 migrants found in trailer at Sierra Blanca checkpoint
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Almost 50 people who had entered the U.S. illegally were found inside the trailer of a truck stopped at a Border Patrol…
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FDA panel backs booster shots only for elderly, high risk
UPDATE #2: WASHINGTON, DC — An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against Covid-19…
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Biden administration appeals ruling that blocks expulsions of migrant families
By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN The Biden administration on Friday appealed a federal judge’s ruling to block border authorities…
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Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple…
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Jailed Las Cruces man suspected of being serial child rapist across NM, Texas
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 53-year-old man jailed in Las Cruces for the sexual assault of a teenager is believed to be a serial attacker and likely…
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Honduran woman hit by car, killed on Loop 375 in Lower Valley
UPDATE: El Paso police said Friday that a Honduran woman who was struck by a car along Loop 375 in the Lower Valleyhas died from her injuries at the…
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New Mexico reports 5 cases of West Nile virus infections
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State health officials say they have identified five cases of West Nile virus infections across New Mexico and that wet…
Continue Reading Moderna’s vaccine is the most effective, but Pfizer and J&J also protect well, CDC-led study says
By Maggie Fox, CNN A head-to-head study of all three authorized coronavirus vaccines in the United States finds the Moderna vaccine is slightly more…
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Amber Alert for 6-year-old Texas boy taken from mom’s car
PEARLAND, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued early Friday for a 6-year-old boy who police say was kidnapped from his mother’s vehicle in…
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Unaccompanied migrant children encounters set record in El Paso sector
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Border Patrol Sector reported that a record number of unaccompanied migrant children have been encountered by…
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City of El Paso looks to fill hundreds of health, safety jobs
EL PASO, Texas — The pandemic has hit many industries and sectors hard, but it’s also led to the creation of new job opportunities. This…
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Americas High School threat prompts police response for Friday
EL PASO, Texas — Officials said there would be an extra police presence at Americas High School on Friday as a result of a potential threat leveled…
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Man’s body found on I-10, about 15 miles west of Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man’s body was found late Thursday afternoon along Interstate 10 west of Las Cruces and just beyond a landfill area. New…
Continue Reading Court halts use of health order to expel migrant families
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must stop using a Trump-era public health order to…
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Man jailed for murder after allegedly shooting northeast El Paso neighbor with AK-47 in dog dispute
UPDATE #2, Sept. 16: ABC-7 obtained court documents on Thursday with details about a deadly shooting that happened in the 8900 block of Robert Drive…
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Abbott backpedals on pledge to shut down 6 border crossings
UPDATE: AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said on Thursday that he directed state troopers and the Texas National Guard “to…
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1 of 6 teens arrested in Las Cruces drug murder is identified as he turns 18
UPDATE, Sept. 16, 2021: One of a half-dozen teens arrested last year in a deadly Las Cruces shooting tied to drugs was publicly identified on…
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Border agents ‘overwhelmed’ as thousands of migrants wait under Texas bridge to enter U.S.
DEL RIO, Texas — Thousands of asylum-seeking migrants — most of them from Haiti — are waiting under an international bridge in Del Rio to be…
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El Paso districts all seeing school bus driver shortages
EL PASO, Texas — It’s an issue impacting parents across the country, including right here in the Borderland — finding school bus drivers. The three…
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WATCH: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX’s first private flight streaked into orbit Wednesday evening with two contest winners, a health care worker and…
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El Paso police seek to crack down on ‘beer runs,’ open containers
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is considering two ordinances, both of them concerning alcohol, that the police department says could help…
Continue Reading New Mexico extends state mask mandate for another month
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health announced on Wednesday that the state’s mask mandate in indoor public settings would be…
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Stars, Coyotes to play in Oct. 3 ‘Hockeyville’ game in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The Dallas Stars and Arizona Coyotes will travel to El Paso to play in a preseason game on Oct. 3, the NHL announced Wednesday. El…
Continue Reading DHS needs better Covid-19 protocols at US-Mexico border to prevent putting migrants and staff at risk, watchdog finds
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security needs to enhance its Covid-19 prevention measures at the US-Mexico border, a newly released…
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Mylar balloon stuck in power line took KVIA’s transmitter off the air
EL PASO, Texas — A Mylar balloon that got stuck in a power line triggered an electrical outage on the mountain that caused ABC-7’s transmitter to go…
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Over 4,400 Afghan refugees to be resettled in Texas, nearly 300 in NM
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration on Wednesday began notifying governors and state refugee coordinators across the country about how…
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Federal judge to wait at least two weeks before ruling on DOJ’s emergency request to block Texas abortion law
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A federal judge Wednesday set a hearing date for October 1 to consider a request from the Justice…
Continue Reading USA gymnasts describe how FBI lied about their allegations against Larry Nassar
Simone Biles/Olympic Gymnast: “I blame Larry Nassar and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his…
Continue Reading Biden and UK to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines in new pushback on China
By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines,…
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Pope questions vaccine skeptics, including cardinals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says he doesn’t understand why people refuse to take COVID-19…
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