El Paso and New Mexico health departments to get new coronavirus test kits soon
EL PASO, Texas — As fears continue to grow around the world, health officials in the Borderland are continuing to monitor the coronavirus and say…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Public health officials are sounding the alarm as an outbreak of coronavirus that began in China is now infecting thousands of…
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U.S.-Mexico summit leaders say border manufacturing being disrupted due to coronavirus
EL PASO, Texas — The coronavirus, although not physically present along the U.S.-Mexico border, is starting to affect the intricate chain that…
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Houston paralyzed after water main break floods freeway
HOUSTON, Texas — Businesses and schools shut down Thursday after a main line from a plant that supplies water to about half of Houston burst open,…
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Milwaukee brewery shooter and victims identified; they worked as electricians, operators and machinists
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — The employee who stormed the Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee and his five co-workers who were killed when he opened…
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Far-right extremists killed 42 people in 2019 — more than half those deaths came in El Paso’s Walmart shooting
EL PASO, Texas — White supremacists and other far-right extremists killed at least 42 people in the U.S. in 2019, the sixth-deadliest year for…
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Key El Paso figure behind the Sun Bowl, holiday tree lighting and UTEP athletics retires after 43 years
EL PASO, Texas – Look around El Paso. Go for a walk in San Jacinto Plaza to see the lit up tree during the holidays, the fanfare that comes with the…
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Ex-employee opens fire with gun, killing 5 workers at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — An ex-employee opened fire with a gun and killed five people before taking his own life at the MillerCoors brewery complex in…
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Driver arrested in hit & run that seriously injured an El Paso firefighter has history of driving offenses & other crimes
EL PASO, Texas — The driver who allegedly struck and seriously wounded an El Paso firefighter — and then drove off — earlier this month has been…
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More than 6 months after El Paso’s Walmart shooting, a Mexican national who survived the attack offers a new perspective
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — One Saturday morning, Liliana Muñoz Puente of Juarez was with her aunt shopping at El Paso’s Cielo Vista Walmart, buying…
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Warning issued about scammers renting fake properties in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 19-year-old engineering student at New Mexico State University says she was nearly scammed out of the money she…
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Socorro school superintendent disputes trustees claim that ‘many students’ graduated despite not meeting requirements
SOCORRO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District’s superintendent defended SISD’s standards at a news conference Wednesday, seeking to rebut…
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2 suffer minor injuries in rollover traffic crash in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Two people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash that led to a rollover Wednesday afternoon in central El Paso. It…
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Dog rescued from Montana Vista quarry by sheriff’s deputies and firefighters
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are raising money to pay the veterinarian bills of a dog that was rescued from a rock quarry in…
Continue Reading Appeals court rules Trump administration can withhold money from NYC, 7 states in ‘sanctuary cities’ fight
NEW YORK, NY — The Trump administration can withhold federal money from seven states, as well as New York City, over their cooperation on…
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Watch LIVE: How long will take to bring down the ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas?’
DALLAS, Texas (WFAA) — Another day, another bit of progress made on taking down the ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas.’ But as day three of the demolition…
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Man shot dead in the chest in what’s described as a drug deal gone bad in far east El Paso; accused killer’s mugshot released
UPDATE 2/26/20: El Paso police released the mugshot of murder suspect Zachary Carter. A police affidavit also shows his arrest came after he asked a…
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Sanders targeted in last Democratic debate before Super Tuesday
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Bernie Sanders was the Democratic Party’s front-runner headed into Tuesday night’s Democratic debate — and his…
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Transformer explosion causes brief power outage for 1,600 in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A transformer explosion was believed responsible for a power outage impacting about 1,600 homes and businesses in east El Paso late…
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Suicide attempt along I-10 at the Spaghetti Bowl snarls traffic during El Paso’s evening rush hour
EL PASO, Texas — Traffic was snarled during the Tuesday evening rush hour along Interstate 10 at the Spaghetti Bowl as police crisis management and…
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New migrant detention center opening in northeast El Paso after last year’s overcrowding complaints
EL PASO, Texas — A year after asylum-seekers and other migrants overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities at the southern border, the Border Patrol…
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El Paso man goes missing after visiting friend in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police are searching for a man that went missing after visiting a friend in Mexico over the weekend. Police said…
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After 7 years, Doña Ana County Crisis Triage Center remains closed
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Will the Crisis Triage Center ever open to the public in Doña Ana County? It’s been seven years. There is still no…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office seeks new radios after communication problems during Walmart shooting
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is planning on bringing in new handheld radios to improve communications that…
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Audit finds former Doña Ana County assessor was overpaid $13,000
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — After eight years of clean audits, a 2019 independent audit found that the former assessor for Doña Ana County was…
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Las Cruces Country Music Festival ends after 7 years due to financial concerns
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Citing diminishing profits, the Las Cruces Country Music Festival will not return in 2020. “Due to rising entertainer fees…
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New Mexico’s governor signs red-flag gun measure into law, tells sheriffs to enforce it or resign
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday afternoon signed a controversial red-flag gun measure into law that allows courts to…
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Dow closes down over 800 points day after 1,000-point loss
NEW YORK, NY — Stocks slumped again on Wall Street Tuesday, piling on losses a day after the market’s biggest drop in two years as fears spread that…
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Gadsden schools computer network is latest hit by ransomware attack
GADSDEN, New Mexico — The Gadsden Independent School District’s computer network has been attacked by a ransomware virus that has shutdown the…
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U.S. Supreme Court says parents can’t sue U.S. Border Patrol agent who fatally shot teenage son in Juarez
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that the parents of a Juarez youth who was shot to death in Mexico by a U.S. Border Patrol…
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