Covid-19 deaths grow by 9 in El Paso as toll nears 2,500
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Saturday announced nine new deaths due to Covid-19. The latest victims included a man in his…
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Video highlights: UTEP football Spring Game 2021
EL PASO, Texas — Football returned to the Sun Bowl Friday night as the UTEP Miners held their Spring Game. The format featured UTEP’s orange team…
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Man shot multiple times, seriously wounded near U.S. Post Office in Luna County village of Columbus
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — A man was shot multiple times and seriously wounded Friday afternoon at or near the U.S. Post Office for the Luna County…
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LCPS quarantines entire Mayfield High School class after student tests positive for Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Approximately 45 students at Mayfield High School must quarantine for ten days after a student tested positive this week…
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U.S. considers cash gifts to Central American nations to curb migrants
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is considering making cash payments to multiple Central American nations in the hopes it could stem the…
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Suspected gunman in Texas mass shooting held on $2.2M bond
BRYAN, Texas — A gunman killed one person and wounded at least five others — four of them critically — at a cabinet manufacturer in…
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Ticket punched! Del Valle boys soccer headed to final four of 5A state playoffs
EL PASO, Texas — Del Valle’s ticket has been punched. The Conquistadores are headed to the final four of the 5A state soccer playoffs off knocking…
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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died at age 99
LONDON, England — Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife…
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Nearly 1,000 jobs tied to Fort Bliss migrant shelters are available
FORT BLISS, Texas — The Fort Bliss migrant shelters are providing job opportunities for Borderland residents. Nearly 1,000 job openings of…
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Medical witnesses clash with ex-cop’s defense over George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from the way he was held down by police, a retired forensic pathologist…
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Legendary rapper DMX dies at age 50 after heart attack
NEW YORK, NY — Legendary rapper and Ruff Ryder alum DMX has died at age 50 after suffering a heart attack. His family, who was by his side when he…
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Woman found murdered in El Paso’s Lower Valley was gunned down in vacant building
UPDATE, April 9: El Paso police investigators on Friday revealed the identity of a woman who they say was murdered in a vacant building in the Lower…
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Amazon defeats historic labor vote to unionize
BESSEMER, Alabama — Amazon has gained enough votes to defeat a union drive that would have established the company’s first U.S. union,…
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El Paso Catholic priest who disappeared is found safe
UPDATE: The missing priest was found safe, the El Paso Catholic Diocese said early Friday. Church officials thanked police and the community for…
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Central Texas mass shooting: 1 dead, 4 critical, suspect in custody
BRYAN, Texas — There were six people shot and one killed Thursday afternoon at a cabinet making business in Bryan, just outside of College Station,…
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Homeland security chief meets with El Paso leaders to discuss migrant surge at the border
EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in less than a month, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited El Paso on Thursday to see…
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Mother of slain El Paso 5-month-old pleads guilty to failing to protect baby from father
EL PASO, Texas — The mother of a slain 5-month-old El Paso child pleaded guilty Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that will make her eligible for…
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WATCH: ABC News Live Immigration Special – ‘Hope & Desperation: Emergency at the Border’
EL PASO, Texas — ABC News Live presents a streaming news special “Hope & Desperation: Emergency at the Border” here on KVIA.com. …
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Lack of El Paso home construction during pandemic fuels increase in property valuations, taxes
EL PASO, Texas — The release of this year’s new El Paso property valuations from the Central Appraisal District has renters and property owners…
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Facebook, Instagram users across U.S. experience outages
EL PASO, Texas — Facebook and Instagram users across the U.S. reported problems accessing the popular social media sites for roughly 15 minutes on…
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Rage Against the Machine yet again postpones kickoff of world reunion tour in El Paso & Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas — A planned reunion tour after more than two decades by Rage Against the Machine that was set to launch in the Borderland is being…
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Escobar says Abbott’s migrant abuse claims need investigation, but adds he has ‘zero credibility’
EL PASO, Texas — Allegations that migrant children being cared for at a Texas shelter may have been sexually abused need to be investigated,…
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Biden tightens some gun controls, says violence epidemic ‘has to stop’
WASHINGTON, DC — In President Joe Biden’s first notable gun control measures, he announced executive actions on Thursday aimed at addressing what…
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Day 9 of ex-officer’s trial focuses on how George Floyd died
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, which damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop, a medical expert…
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Number of kids alone at U.S.-Mexico border hits all-time high in March
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said…
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Ex-NFL pro kills self after gunning down doctor, 4 others – including 2 kids – in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — The gunman who killed five people including a prominent doctor in South Carolina was former NFL player Phillip Adams,…
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16 virus deaths, 223 new cases announced in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 16 coronavirus-related deaths and 223 new cases Thursday morning. The…
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LORDSBURG, New Mexico – For the second time in a week, U.S. Border Patrol agents said they had to rescue a migrant child abandoned in the southern…
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New Juarez migrant shelter opens; existing sites reach capacity
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez city officials struggling to find room for newly expelled migrant families have opened a new shelter that can house…
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Gov. Abbott alleges some migrant children at Texas facility were sexually abused
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, citing what he called “anonymous” complaints made Wednesday to two state agencies, claimed some migrant…
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