With evacuations lifted, La Union flood damage is assessed
LA UNION, New Mexico – After abandoning their flooded homes in the midst of the crisis, La Union residents returned to their neighborhoods Monday to…
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Pentagon confirms Fort Bliss to house evacuated Afghanis
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss is among two U.S. military bases that are set to be used by the Defense Department to house thousands of evacuated…
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Human smugglers caught trying to sneak 32 into El Paso airport
EL PASO, Texas — Human traffickers have been caught trying to smuggle nearly three-dozen people into the U.S. at the El Paso International Airport.…
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Three Rivers Fire near Ruidoso determined to be human-caused
RUIDOSO, New Mexico — The Three Rivers Fire near Ruidoso that burned over 7,000 acres in April and May of this year has been determined to be…
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Las Cruces man arrested for murder tied to love triangle
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 28-year-old Las Cruces man has been charged with murder stemming from a weekend shooting that was the result of a love…
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El Paso man arrested after shots fired during family dispute, SWAT standoff
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso police SWAT team was deployed in a south-central neighborhood Monday morning after gunfire rang out during a domestic…
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Motorcyclist dies from injuries after east El Paso crash
UPDATE, Aug. 16: A motorcyclist who collided with a car Sunday night at an east El Paso intersection has died from his injuries, police said Monday.…
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New Mexico makes urgent call for nurses, health care workers as Delta variant surges
SANTA FE, New Mexico — As the Delta variant has caused hospitalizations to surge in New Mexico, state officials have issued an urgent call for…
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12 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans have now died of Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — A fully-vaccinated person was among 14 El Pasoans who died from Covid-19 over the past week, health department officials reported…
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Wall of vacant building collapses in central El Paso after heavy rain
EL PASO, Texas — The wall of an abandoned building collapsed in central El Paso on Sunday afternoon, believed to be the result of heavy rains that…
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La Union flood evacuees allowed to return home; emergency declared
UPDATE: LA UNION, New Mexico — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart deemed it safe Sunday night for La Union flooding evacuees to return to their…
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Texas’ high court halts mask rules as counties defy governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has blocked mask mandates ordered by two of the nation’s largest counties that defied Republican…
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El Paso experiencing 2nd wettest Monsoon Season in history
EL PASO, Texas — This year’s Monsoon Season is officially one for the record books. According to National Weather Service data released Sunday, the…
Continue Reading Death toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 people
By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake…
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
CNN By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
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2-year-old El Paso girl now dies from home flood that also killed her grandma
UPDATE, Aug. 14: A 2-year-old girl who was hospitalized after her family’s home was overcome by floodwaters that triggered a living room wall…
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Mandatory evacuations ordered for parts of La Union due to more rain
UPDATE: Doña Ana County officials said Saturday afternoon that residents in La Union and adjacent areas who evacuated their homes because of…
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El Paso hospitals near capacity; county judge asks health authority for mask rule
EL PASO, Texas — With El Paso’s hospitals said to be nearly at capacity on Saturday, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego asked City/County Health…
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2 hurt as semi-truck hits bridge pillar under I-10 at McRae Blvd.
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured Saturday afternoon when a semi-truck crashed into a bridge pillar under Interstate 10 in east El Paso.…
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68% of UTEP student-athletes fully vaccinated; football team at 61% vaccination rate
EL PASO, Texas – Per public records obtained by ABC-7, 68% of all UTEP student-athletes had been fully vaccinated as of Friday. Per the same data,…
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El Paso, La Union see 6 inches of rain in 48 hours; ‘dangerous’ flood warning
EL PASO, Texas — Some portions of El Paso and southern New Mexico received about 6 inches of rain over the past two days, the National Weather…
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Debris from storms forces closure of Transmountain Road, St. Augustine Pass
UPDATE, Aug. 14: Authorities shut down Transmountain Road in both directions through El Paso for a third-straight day as storms dropping up to five…
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1 hurt as multiple semi-trucks jackknife on wet El Paso roads
El PASO, Texas — One truck driver was injured Saturday morning amidst at least two incidents of semi-trucks jackknifing on El Paso area roadways due…
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More than 300 people dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
By AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2…
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2 critically wounded, 4 arrested in far east El Paso gang shooting
EL PASO, Texas — Two men were critically wounded in a far east El Paso shooting tied to gangs, triggering a standoff with police that ended in four…
Continue Reading Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
By ROBERT BURNS and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has authorized an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment…
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Father arrested in death of 5-year-old whose body was found in Rio Grande at T or C
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police have now identified the body found in the Rio Grande last month, ABC affiliate KOAT…
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100-year rain event led to La Union dam erosion, flooding homes of 42 residents
CLICK HERE for additional updates UPDATE, Aug. 13: The Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners met in an emergency session late Friday afternoon to…
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WATCH: City of El Paso, EP Water briefing on flood damage, preps for more rain
EL PASO, Texas – Thursday’s record-setting rain resulted in flooding and damage citywide. Crews have been out in force Friday assessing damage…
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1 student dead, 1 arrested in New Mexico school shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico authorities said one student was killed and another was taken into custody following a shooting at a…
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