SISD hosting walk-through graduations for seniors
EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District has begun holding graduations. They are not like traditional graduation ceremonies, but are…
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El Paso Catholic churches take precautions during scaled back reopening
EL PASO, Texas — On Saturday, in church that can hold up to 1,200 people, 40 people celebrated the sacrament of confirmation in front of three…
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NMSU cuts budget by $20 million as state adjusts to pandemic budget shortfall
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University regents on Saturday approved a revised operation budget that cuts $20 million for fiscal year…
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Cause of west El Paso house fire looks suspicious to investigators
EL PASO, Texas — Investigators said the cause of a west El Paso house fire Saturday evening appeared to be suspicious. The blaze happened about 6:30…
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‘It’s antiquated’: Doña Ana County to eliminate undersheriff position
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Later this year, Doña Ana County will eliminate the position of undersheriff, the sheriff confirmed to ABC-7. “It was just…
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Doña Ana, Otero counties account for half of New Mexico’s latest coronavirus deaths
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico accounted for two of the state’s four new coronavirus deaths on Saturday, health officials said, as the…
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El Paso tops 11,000 virus cases; 2 more deaths, hospitalizations jump, new all-time ICU record
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County topped 11,000 total coronavirus cases on Saturday with the addition of 289 new infections, health officials said.…
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85 infants under age 1 test positive for coronavirus in one Texas county
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Eighty-five infants under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county. And local officials are…
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Congressman John Lewis, civil rights icon, dies at 80
ATLANTA, Georgia — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize…
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El Paso County bringing in mobile morgues as virus death toll grows
EL PASO, Texas — A mobile morgue is now in El Paso, and a second one is on its way due to the high rate of coronavirus deaths here, ABC-7 has…
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Texas virus deaths, cases set records for 4th straight day
AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas set a new daily record for virus deaths, with 174 on Friday, and reported more than 10,000 confirmed new cases…
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Texas will allow schools to keep classrooms closed longer than previously ordered
AUSTIN, Texas — Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas education officials Friday relaxed a previous order that…
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Dee Margo defends handling of pandemic amid criticism from mayoral challengers
EL PASO, Texas — With coronavirus numbers continuing to climb in the Borderland, ABC-7 asked the challengers vying for El Paso Mayor Dee Margo’s…
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‘An amazing son to have’: Mother of former Las Cruces officer charged with murder speaks out
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Long before his use of a controversial police tactic that took a man’s life, Christopher Smelser’s mother told ABC-7 her…
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Texas attorney general says religious private schools ‘need not comply’ with local health orders
AUSTIN, Texas — While local health officials have the authority to keep school districts closed for in-person instruction through the…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County has 36 more virus infections, 11% of new state cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Friday reported 319 new coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 16,456 since the…
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4 border agents fired over racist & violent secret Facebook group; Escobar says it’s not enough
LOS ANGELES, California — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the parent agency of the Border Patrol, has fired four border agents and suspended…
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4 new virus deaths in El Paso; ICU hospitalizations reach new high
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four coronavirus-related deaths and 205 new cases Friday morning. The death…
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Construction begins at east El Paso site where Amazon distribution center is expected to go
EL PASO, Texas — It could be a prime delivery for the Sun City. Construction has started at an east El Paso site that is proposed to be a new…
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The science behind masks: UMC experiment shows face covering prevents droplet spread
EL PASO, Texas — While the politics behind face coverings is divisive, most medical experts agree the science behind masks is clear. ABC-7 put masks…
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Hundreds of El Pasoans wait hours for virus tests due to snafu
EL PASO, Texas — Hundreds were forced to wait in line for eight hours and hundreds others were turned away for Covid-19 testing at two test sites in…
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Abbott says ‘no shutdown coming’ in Texas despite virus surge
HOUSTON, Texas — As the number of coronavirus cases in Texas continues to rise and hospitals grow more crowded, Gov. Greg Abbott said…
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Las Cruces City Hall worker becomes 2nd city employee to contract virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 confirmed an employee working at Las Cruces city hall tested positive for Covid-19 and has been isolated for eight…
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Fired Las Cruces officer now faces murder charge in chokehold death as AG takes over case
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico’s attorney general is taking over the prosecution of a former Las Cruces police officer who used a deadly…
Continue Reading Arizona virus patients being sent to New Mexico as cases top 16,000, Doña Ana County exceeds 1,600
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 300 additional Covid-19 cases and five more confirmed deaths Thursday. That…
Continue Reading El Paso’s deadliest virus day: 14 new deaths, 340 more cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Health Department reported a record 14 new coronavirus deaths Thursday. The death toll now stands at 173. The…
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Russia trying to steal virus vaccine research, say U.K., U.S. & Canada
LONDON, England — Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from Covid-19 vaccine researchers. The three…
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Canutillo ISD delaying start of new school year until Aug. 17
EL PASO, Texas — The Canutillo Independent School District announced Thursday that it will delay the planned start of the new school year by two…
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Charlie Minn’s documentary film titled ‘915’ offers disturbing look at Walmart shooting
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been nearly a year since the Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting claimed the lives of 23 people.For months, director Charlie…
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101-year-old El Paso man who narrowly escaped Spanish Flu, survived WWII, dies of Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso family is mourning the loss of an adorned husband, father and grandfather. Daniel Fernandez Sr. died at the age of…
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