Matthew McConaughey tells fans to ‘wear the damn mask’ in new video
Matthew McConaughey got straight to the point in a new video posted on social media over the weekend. (Scroll down to end of article to see the…
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2 face charges after woman punched in face triggers stabbing, shooting in northeast El Paso
UPDATE: Police on Monday said a stabbing and shooting in front of a northeast El Paso mobile home park stemmed from a woman asking a large, “unruly…
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El Paso police, fire handle over 2,000 fireworks calls on July 4th
EL PASO, Texas — Despite a ban on fireworks this Fourth of July weekend, that didn’t stop El Pasoans from popping them. The El Paso police and fire…
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El Pasoans join outcry seeking justice for Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen
EL PASO, Texas — While many El Pasons were out grilling hot dogs and burgers in observance of the July 4th holiday, others took to Grandview Park…
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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash on Gateway West at Sparks
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously injured after colliding with another vehicle in far east El Paso on Sunday morning, authorities said.…
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2 dead, 8 hurt in South Carolina nightclub shooting
GREENVILLE, South Carolina — A shooting at a nightclub early Sunday left two people dead and eight wounded in South Carolina, a sheriff’s…
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EPCC trustee now hospitalized for Covid-19 after losing both mother, father to virus
UPDATE – July 3: EPCC trustee Bonnie Soria Najera is now hospitalized due to Covid-19, she confirmed to ABC-7 on Friday night. She was admitted…
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Shopping mall shootings: Young boy killed & 3 others wounded in Alabama, girl hurt in Massachusetts
HOOVER, Alabama — A shooting at an Alabama shopping mall Friday afternoon left an 8-year-old boy dead and three other people wounded. Hoover police…
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President Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Mount Rushmore speech & fireworks
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, South Dakota — At the foot of Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, President Donald Trump made a direct…
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El Paso grants permit for youth baseball tourney despite pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — National Championship Sports, a private athletic organization, is moving forward with it’s youth baseball tournament in the Sun…
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El Paso police, fire, sheriff’s deputies to enforce Texas face mask mandate & issue fines
El PASO, Texas — The Covid-19 compliance task force, made up of El Paso police, fire, county sheriff’s office, and environmental services plan to…
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WATCH: Video shows deadly shooting of unarmed man by Carlsbad Caverns park ranger
CARLSBAD CAVERNS, New Mexico — Recently released body camera video shows the final moments before an unarmed Colorado man was shot and killed by a…
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El Paso Locomotive will host 1st game since start of pandemic on July 11
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Locomotive announced the team will host Rio Grande Valley FC on Saturday, July 11. It will be the team’s first…
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Gov. Abbott orders Texans to wear masks in public or face $250 fine
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott issued a nearly statewide mask mandate Thursday as Texas scrambles to get its coronavirus surge under…
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Mother of Erika Gaytan shows ‘solidarity’ with Vanessa Guillen’s family at El Paso vigil
EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans gathered Thursday night for a candlelight vigil at Tobin Park to honor missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, who is…
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Community Champion: El Paso High School runner signs with Trinity University
EL PASO, Texas — For Jacob Ontiveros, no obstacle was too much to overcome. The recent graduate of El Paso High School is headed to Trinity…
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El Paso hits extreme high in virus hospitalizations as available ICU beds dwindle
EL PASO, Texas — State health officials late Thursday afternoon reported that only 28 intensive care unit beds and 388 hospital beds are available…
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El Paso leaders discuss city budget, virus impact
EL PASO, Texas — City of El Paso leadership held a roundtable discussion with the media Thursday afternoon about the ongoing impact of Covid-19 to…
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Las Cruces Chief Patrick Gallagher resigning amid police uproar nationally and locally
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police Chief Patrick Gallagher is stepping down after about a year and a half on the job, sources tell ABC-7.…
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Fireworks stand explodes, goes up in flames near Canutillo
CANUTILLO, Texas — A fireworks stand near Canutillo exploded and went up in flames on Wednesday night. The fire triggered by fireworks happened at…
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‘Please call back’: 17 calls in a week – and ABC-7 still couldn’t get an El Paso virus test appointment
UPDATE (July 7, 2020) — The City of El Paso tells ABC-7 since this story first aired last week it has added four additional lines to support the…
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Evictions resume in El Paso after a brief halt due to virus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — If you haven’t paid rent since the coronavirus pandemic began, you may now be susceptible to losing your home. Zack Karam, a…
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New Mexico hits 500 virus deaths; governor halts reopening, orders visitor quarantine, mask crackdown
SANTA FE, New Mexico – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said there will now be more “aggressive enforcement” of the state’s public…
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Border Patrol changes policy on Paisano pursuits in wake of deadly crash, agents speak out
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol abruptly changed its policy on pursuits along a crash-prone stretch of Paisano Avenue through downtown El…
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Gunmen burst into Mexican drug rehab center and open fire, killing 24 & wounding 7
IRAPUATO, Mexico — Mexican authorities say gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center and opened fire, killing 24 people and…
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Las Cruces Public Schools reviewing state guidelines for classroom return in fall
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools district now has a better idea of what things will be looking like when they re-convene for…
Continue Reading 1 suspect dead, 1 arrested in apparent death of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
KILLEEN, Texas — A military suspect who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and a civilian suspect arrested by the Texas Rangers are connected to…
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Abbott doesn’t say if he agrees with Lt. Gov’s view that Fauci ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com AUSTIN, Texas — Despite Texas’ surge of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, Lt. Gov. Dan…
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El Paso surpasses 6,000 virus cases; 1 new death reported
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported one new coronavirus death and 196 new cases Wednesday morning. The death…
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Man shot dead in central El Paso; police look for several suspects
EL PASO, Texas — Police converged in a central El Paso neighborhood Tuesday night where a 28-year-old man was shot and killed inside an apartment…
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