Covid-19 variants detected in El Paso causing concern
EL PASO, Texas — Despite vaccines rolling out, experts are warning that the variants of the coronavirus spreading through El Paso are presenting…
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El Paso public housing residents left to pay hundreds of dollars to retrieve towed cars
EL PASO, Texas — There are plenty of angry residents at the Gonzalez Place public residential apartments in El Paso. Dozens of residents woke up…
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Larry Gold, Upper Valley pizza-making icon for 40 years, dies at 68
EL PASO, Texas — A Borderland pizza-making fixture has died at age 68. Family confirmed to ABC-7 the death of Larry Gold, longtime owner of Hello…
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Texas House OKs dropping permit to carry handguns in public to the dismay of El Paso Rep. Joe Moody
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas handgun owners would no longer need a license or training to carry their weapon in public under a bill that cleared a major…
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Scammers are stealing Texans personal info and filing fake unemployment claims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is warning of a spike in fraudulent unemployment claims. A representative from the…
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Woman arrested on manslaughter charge in deadly U.S. 54 crash after release from hospital
UPDATE, April 15: El Paso police said a woman blamed for causing a deadly traffic crash on U.S. 54 earlier this month, as a result of drunk driving…
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‘Cosmo’ the dog hailed as life-saving hero by El Paso firefighters
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department is hailing a four-legged friend as a hero, crediting the pooch for saving his owner during a medical…
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Chauvin won’t testify at trial as defense, prosecution rest
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify on Thursday and the defense rested its case as the…
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Biden imposes sanctions on Russia, expels 10 diplomats, for hacking and election interference
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House is announcing the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and sanctions against dozens of people and companies. The…
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6 virus deaths, increase in hospitalizations reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced six new coronavirus-related deatsh and 147 new cases on Thursday morning.…
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CDC reports 5,800 Covid infections in fully vaccinated people
WASHINGTON, DC — About 5,800 people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus have become infected anyway, the US Centers for Disease…
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UTEP’s new head basketball coach introduced to Sun City
EL PASO, Texas — New UTEP Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Golding arrived in the Sun City on Wednesday and was formally introduced on the court at…
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Another smuggler caught on video dropping toddler from border wall
IMPERIAL BEACH, California — It’s happened again. U.S. Border Patrol agents said a smuggler was caught on video dropping a two-year-old from the…
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Man shot, seriously wounded in El Paso’s Sunset Heights area
EL PASO, Texas — A man was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday afternoon in El Paso’s Sunset Heights neighborhood. It happened around 3:30 p.m. in…
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Beto blasts Texas AG after he issues ‘Consumer Alert’ on O’Rourke’s PAC
EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso congressman Beto O’ Rourke accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of attempting to use his office “to hurt…
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J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while U.S. health officials seek more data on rare blood clots
WASHINGTON, DC — Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine will remain in limbo a while longer. That word comes after U.S. health advisers told…
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Biden to end ‘America’s longest war,’ pull troops out of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will withdraw remaining U.S. troops from the “forever war” in Afghanistan, declaring…
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NMSU gives Chris Jans 6-year contract extension as hoops coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Just a day ago, New Mexico State fans thought they may be losing their head basketball coach. Now, it looks they will have…
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Blue Origin launches another Van Horn rocket to the edge of space
VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company strapped two employees into a fueled rocketship for practice, but pulled them out shortly…
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No charges will be filed against officer who fatally shot woman during U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors won’t charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a…
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Judge won’t dismiss charges against ex-cop in Floyd death, says man in car won’t testify
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – The judge in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has denied a defense motion to acquit the former police officer in George Floyd’s…
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota — A police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has…
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Bernie Madoff, who ran world’s largest Ponzi scheme, dies in prison
BUTNER, North Carolina — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in a…
Continue Reading 6 virus deaths, 177 new cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced six new coronavirus-related death and 177 new cases on Wednesday morning.…
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Abilene Christian’s Golding hired as new UTEP head basketball coach
UPDATE: UTEP confirmed Tuesday night that it has hired Abilene Christian’s Joe Golding as the Miners’ new head basketball coach. Golding led Abilene…
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El Paso firefighters brace for rise in water rescues due to migrant surge
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department says it is expecting an increase in water rescues this summer as the Borderland experiences an influx…
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El Paso migrant advocates say confusion now exists over who is allowed to stay in U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As a record number of migrants arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, some advocacy groups say there’s confusion as to who is…
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Family of slain NMSP officer plans lawsuit over his ‘ambush’ death
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — The family of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a tort…
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El Paso won’t use J&J vaccine while CDC, FDA probe blood clots
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso and El Paso County have stopped administering the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after U.S.…
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Las Cruces mass vaccination clinic to now offer Pfizer shots as New Mexico halts J&J use
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Plans are back on for a Covid=19 mass vaccination site in Las Cruces on Saturday, but the city will now offer the Pfizer…
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