Numerous California cruise ship passengers to be quarantined at Texas base
AUSTIN, Texas — Numerous Americans on a cruise ship off the California coast will be transferred to a military base in San Antonio for testing for…
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North Korea fires several unidentified projectiles into the Sea of Japan
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has fired three unidentified projectiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said. Seoul’s…
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Las Cruces holds Cowboys Day celebration
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Culture skill and entertainment became the focus of the 21st-annual ‘Cowboys Day’ celebration. Folks at the celebration got…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Eastlake high school student’s act of kindness goes viral thanks to teacher
EL PASO, Texas– Ana Vasquez, a math teacher at Eastlake High School, shared a video on Facebook of an Eastlake high school student holding the doors…
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Horizon High School soccer team honors Javier Rodriguez, youngest victim of Walmart shooting
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Soccer players at Horizon High School took time during their last home game Saturday to remember and honor the life of their…
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Man struck by car & killed in hit-and-run along busy street in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A 42-year-old man was struck by a car and killed Friday night in a hit-and-run along a busy street in northeast El Paso, police…
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U.S. coronavirus death toll rises to 19; Italy quarantines northern region under ‘national emergency’
MILAN, Italy — Italy’s prime minister declared a “national emergency” and announced a sweeping novel coronavirus quarantine early Sunday local…
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4 hikers rescued in Franklin Mountains by El Paso fire-rescue crews
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso fire-rescue teams rescued four hikers in two separate incidents on Saturday, according to the department’s twitter account.…
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Victim seriously injured in stabbing in El Paso’s Upper Valley
EL PASO, Texas — A stabbing in El Paso’s Upper Valley sent one man to the hospital Saturday night with serious injuries, authorities said. The…
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Woman on scooter struck by car in Las Cruces hit-and-run
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces police said a woman on a scooter was struck by a car on Saturday afternoon and the driver left the scene. It…
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New Mexico motorist dies a week after being ejected during rollover crash in northeast El Paso
UPDATE 3/7: El Paso police said Saturday they were notified by the Medical Examiner’s Office that the man involved in this crash died on March 3, one…
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South by Southwest arts and music festival canceled over coronavirus fears
AUSTIN, Texas — Officials in Austin announced Friday that the South by Southwest arts and music festival has been canceled over coronavirus fears.…
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Coronavirus cases top 100,000 worldwide; U.S. death toll rises to 17 with pair of Florida deaths
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The novel coronavirus has now killed more than 3,400 people globally, and infected over 101,300…
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William Beaumont Army Medical Center has isolation rooms ready to treat coronavirus patients
EL PASO, Texas — With the corona virus already affecting the state of Texas, what is Fort Bliss doing to protect our soldiers? Lt. Col. Lauri Zike,…
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Contractors working on 2016 EPISD bond projects may have violated wage laws
EL PASO , Texas — Officials with the El Paso Independent School District are looking into the possibility of contractors and subcontractors working…
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Celebrities cancel trips to Las Cruces International Film Festival amidst coronavirus outbreak
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Four celebrities in the film world canceled their trip to the Las Cruces International Film Festival this week as concerns…
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Travelers at El Paso International Airport taking extra precautions and cleaning more due to coronavirus concerns
EL PASO. Texas — El Paso International Airport is continuing with cleanliness guidelines and travelers are taking extra precautions amidst…
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‘The Amazing Shake’: Las Cruces students compete to become top communicators
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Students can’t learn how to socialize by reading a textbook. “A lot of schools strictly on academics,” said Anita Martos,…
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Trump administration to send troops to El Paso as it awaits ‘Remain in Mexico’ court decision
EL PASO, Texas — The Trump administration is deploying around 80 troops to El Paso as a result of uncertainty over the future of one of its key…
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New Mexico State professor pens book on Borderland gangs
EL PASO, Texas — Author Mike Tapia has written his second book, Gangs of the El Paso-Juarez Borderland. Tapia is an associate professor of…
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Las Cruces High School on lockdown due to bomb threat
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces High School was on lockdown for a portion of Friday afternoon due to a bomb threat, officials said. A school…
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Coronavirus Map: Interactive tool you can use to track new cases
BALTIMORE, Maryland — The engineering school at Johns Hopkins University is making it easier for people to track the coronavirus. The Center…
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Journalist trapped in Wuhan, China risks life to report on coronavirus: Only On ABC-7
Above is a condensed version of the interview with Yunfei Zhao. WUHAN, China — When millions desperately fled the Chinese city of Wuhan, journalist…
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Texas Rangers investigating El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association; probe may be focused on financial dealings
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned the association representing El Paso police officers is being investigated by the Texas Rangers. The Texas…
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Watch: New Mexico health officials hold coronavirus forum at Las Cruces City Hall
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health updated Las Cruces city leaders, local healthcare providers and the public on the…
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Gov. Abbott says Texas labs can now test for coronavirus, but capacity remains limited
AUSTIN, Texas — Six Texas public health labs are now capable of testing for the new coronavirus, state officials announced Thursday, as the…
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Fire at El Paso County Courthouse parking garage sends smoke billowing into downtown sky; no injuries
EL PASO, Texas — A car caught fire Thursday morning on an upper floor of the parking garage across the street from the El Paso County courthouse,…
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Motorist hurt as semi, minivan collide at I-25 and I-10 interchange in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A crash involving a semi-truck and a minivan injured a motorist and snarled traffic at the interchange of Interstate 25 and…
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It’s a hoax: No, a Las Cruces middle school student is NOT infected with coronavirus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A bogus social media post claiming a confirmed case of coronavirus at Lynn Middle School in Las Cruces is completely false,…
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Knife-wielding man accused of slashing neighbor & kicking dog is arrested after hours-long standoff in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT standoff ended late Wednesday night with the arrest of an armed man who had been holed-up in an east El Paso apartment…
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