Gas main leak closed busy central El Paso intersection for several hours
EL PASO, Texas — A gas main break in the area of Chelsea Street and Montana Avenue has closed the intersection to traffic for several hours Tuesday,…
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New Mexico Supreme Court rules governor can fine businesses who don’t follow virus orders
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico state Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously upheld the governor’s authority to fine businesses up to $5,000…
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El Paso surpasses 15,000 confirmed cases; 2 new virus deaths reported
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County has now had 15,142 confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. The Department of Public Health…
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Complete coverage of El Paso’s Aug. 3 shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — Here’s a collection of ABC-7’s on-air and online coverage on Aug. 3, 2020 reflecting the one-year anniversary of El Paso’s Cielo…
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Ceremonies for El Paso shooting anniversary wind down – but resilience remains
EL PASO, Texas — Twenty-three pillars lit up Monday to commemorate the lives lost during a shooting that targeted Mexicans at the Cielo…
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‘Star on the Mountain’ blinks 23 times in memory of Aug. 3 victims
EL PASO, TEXAS — One of the greatest tributes to El Paso and the rest of the Borderland dimmed 23 times at 9 p.m. Monday in memory of those who lost…
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Who is the real Walmart hero who saved a baby and others during the shooting?
EL PASO, Texas — In the days that followed the Aug. 3rd shooting, police identified one man on store security video as a hero who helped to…
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A year after the El Paso massacre, newly elected District Attorney faces hard decision
EL PASO, Texas —As El Pasoans marked the one-year anniversary of the Walmart shooting Monday, attorney Yvonne Rosales was one of hundreds of…
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Las Cruces pays respect to victims of El Paso mass shooting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The City of Las Cruces observed a moment of silence at the beginning of Monday afternoon’s City Council meeting to honor…
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‘Forgiveness isn’t given lightly’: El Pasoans balance healing with anger a year after Walmart massacre
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been about a year since the lyrics to the Spanish-language ballad rang out in the parking lot of a shopping complex in…
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Mourners revisit original Walmart shooting memorial in continued attempt to heal
EL PASO, Texas — As part of the one-year anniversary marking the horrific Aug. 3, 2019 shooting, more than 100 people gathered behind the Cielo…
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Remembering El Paso’s youngest Walmart shooting victim, he was 15
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Just one week into 10th grade, Javier Amir Rodriguez’s life was abruptly taken in the Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting by a…
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Ponder Park, just blocks from site of El Paso Walmart shooting, becomes place for reflection
EL PASO, Texas — Just a few blocks away from the Cielo Vista Walmart is Ponder Park, where a makeshift memorial sprung up remembering the 23 people…
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Here’s a look at all 23 victims killed in the El Paso mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — A total of 23 people were killed in the Aug. 3, 2019 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista El Paso Walmart. Above is a video…
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‘915’ mural seeks to ‘elevate spirits’ on El Paso shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso artist Tino Ortega began the ’915’ balloon mural the week before the one-year mark of the Aug. 3 anniversary. “It’s…
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‘Why us?’ El Paso man mourns loss of sister last Aug. 3rd with new book
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been exactly one year since Al Hernandez lost his sister and her husband in El Paso’s greatest tragedy. “We have questioned…
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WATCH: Mass of Remembrance & Healing to mark shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz and the Catholic Diocese of El Paso held a Mass of Remembrance and Healing to mark the one year anniversary of…
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‘That’s the way a lot of us felt, that it was not real’: UMC surgeon recounts treating Walmart shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Roughly two minutes: that’s how long a trauma surgeon at University Medical Center says her emergency room had to get ready…
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‘Tribute 23’ traveling music and art installation offers healing for El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas — Healing through music and art. That’s the idea behind a new music and art traveling installation that currently sits outside of the…
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El Paso family performs 23 acts of kindness for shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — Kneeling on the sidewalk, pants covered in chalk, the Brown family wrote words of encouragement for the residents at the Bartlett…
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Artist says 23 art drops across El Paso meant to serve as tribute to victims & inspire hope
EL PASO, Texas — Local artist Diego Martinez is hoping his 23 random art drops across El Paso will inspire hope, happiness and bring the city…
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Mexican Consulate ceremony honors El Paso shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas — The Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso held a ceremony Monday morning to honor of the victims of the Aug. 3, 2019 mass…
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Doña Ana County records state’s only new virus death, nearly 25% of all new cases
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County was responsible for the only new death coronavirus death reported by New Mexico health officials on…
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El Paso police lieutenant was on duty for both El Paso’s Aug. 3rd and New York’s 9/11
EL PASO, Texas– Everyone who lived through the darkest day in El Paso’s history will for ever have a story to tell about August 3rd. It’s likely…
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‘We’re pulling through’: Wounded youth soccer coach looks back on surviving Aug. 3 tragedy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Aug. 3 tragedy took so many things away from Luis Calvillo. He was shot five times. He lost his father, and he lost one…
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Mayor Margo says it’s his mission to ensure shooting tragedy doesn’t define El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Dee Margo was out of town when the Aug. 3, 2019 tragedy unfolded. He made it a point to get back to El Paso, and has since…
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El Paso Funeral Museum unveils ‘El Paso Strong’ exhibit on shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — Perches Funeral Home and the El Paso Funeral Museum held a virtual unveiling of its new “El Paso Strong” exhibit on Monday…
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Cielo Vista Walmart manager still grapples with what he saw on the morning of the attack at his store
EL PASO, Texas — Robert Evans, the Cielo Vista Walmart store manager, was there on Aug. 3 a year ago, and he says he still grapples with what he saw…
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El Paso’s mass shooting: A timeline of what’s happened since Aug. 3, 2019
EL PASO, Texas — Twenty-three people were killed after a 21-year-old from a Dallas suburb drove for up to 11 hours to El Paso armed with an…
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