Quorum not met yet again for Texas House special session
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Monday fell just short of having enough members to begin conducting official business and voted overwhelmingly…
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12 cases found in Dona Ana County of troubling Delta variant of Covid
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A dozen cases of the very contagious Covid-19 Delta variant have been confirmed in Dona Ana County. The tally came from a…
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Shootings prompt deputies to up patrols of desert area at SAC
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is stepping up their presence in the desert area behind the Socorro Activities Complex…
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Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim sues Prince Andrew for sex abuse
NEW YORK, NY — An alleged victim of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew of Britain on Monday,…
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Watch LIVE: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is busiest in years despite Covid threat
STURGIS, South Dakota — Law enforcement officials say the first few days of this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have been among the busiest…
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CDC data shows 99.99% of vaccinated haven’t had Covid breakthrough case
WASHINGTON, DC — More than 99.99% of people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization…
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Fully-vaccinated El Pasoan among 7 latest Covid death victims
El PASO, Texas — A fully-vaccinated person and a woman with no underlying health conditions were two of the seven El Pasoans who died over the past…
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Judge blocks arrests of Texas Dems who fled special session
AUSTIN, Texas — A state district judge in Travis County has issued an order blocking the arrest of House Democrats who have broken quorum by leaving…
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Pentagon to mandate military members get vaccinated by Sept. 15
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the Covid-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained…
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Man wounded in drive-by shooting at Las Cruces intersection
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police were investigating an apparent drive-by shooting that injured a 29-year-old man at a Las Cruces intersection…
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LCPS welcomes students back to class, in-person & virtually
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools welcomed back students Monday to in-person learning, but will also continue with virtual…
Continue Reading UN report warns we are dangerously close to runaway warming
GENEVA, Switzerland — Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders…
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Man gunned down shortly after Mexico’s president tours Juarez to tout public safety
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador touted the importance of public safety during a visit to Juarez on Sunday to…
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TTUHSC doctor: Twice as many kids have died of Covid-19 than flu
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso is aiming to get the younger age groups vaccinated. Medical officials…
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El Paso VA helps vet realize dream of becoming U.S. citizen
EL PASO, Texas — An Air Force veteran who suffers from mental illness was able to realize a life-long dream of becoming a U.S. citizen thanks to the…
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ABC-7’s Humane Society Telethon raises over $95k
CLICK HERE TO DONATE EL PASO, Texas — Borderland residents once again showed their generosity by showering the Humane Society of El Paso with…
Continue Reading Closing ceremony wraps Tokyo 2020 after Team USA tops medal table
By Ben Church The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by…
Continue Reading Taliban seizes Kunduz, first major Afghan city to fall in vacuum left by US troop withdrawal
By Jennifer Hauser, Tara John and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, local officials told CNN on…
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U.S. women win 7th straight gold medal in basketball
SAITAMA, Japan — Sue Bird capped off her unblemished 17-year Olympics run with a record fifth gold medal. All she and longtime U.S. teammate Diana…
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3 hurt, 2 seriously in 3-car crash in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A three-car crash Saturday evening injured several people and led to the shut down of a busy northeast El Paso intersection.…
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El Paso reaches 100° for 1st time in nearly a month
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hit the triple-digit mark on Saturday for the first time in nearly a month. The official temperature at El Paso…
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Mosquitoes test positive for Encephalitis virus in east El Paso, but no human cases
EL PASO, Texas — A group of mosquitoes caught in east El Paso have tested positive for the St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) virus, according to state…
Continue Reading U.S. averaging 100,000 new Covid-19 infections a day
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — The Covid-19 outbreak in the United States has crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections. It’s a milestone…
Continue Reading Texas Dems again no shows for 3rd GOP voting bill attempt
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new…
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Fire burns storefronts along Mesa Street in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a blaze Saturday afternoon that burned several storefronts in a west El Paso shopping strip. The fire broke…
Continue Reading These top US chains are reinstating their mask requirements
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Top US retail and food chains have updated their mask policies since the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Senate clears 60-vote threshold to advance $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Air quality advisory until 9PM
Good Saturday morning to you. We are in for a very hot weekend with very minimal rain chances. Many of us will be feeling triple digit heat…
Continue Reading U.S. women win relay gold; Felix now most-decorated American track athlete
TOKYO, Japan — Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal by combining with her American teammates to finish the 4×400-meter relay in 3…
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Kevin Durant leads U.S. men to 4th straight basketball gold medal
SAITAMA, Japan — Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game. The Americans…
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