New crime data suggests there may be a growing problem at UTEP
EL PASO, Texas — Coming in at 31 out of over 2000 schools in a national campus safety ranking gave UTEP a reason to celebrate. They posted the…
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El Paso Strong campaign unveiled to encourage those impacted by mass shooting to seek emotional support
(Editor’s note: If you find yourself struggling with mental health issues this holiday season, you can call the Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline at…
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Las Cruces robber, who ‘face-planted’ into door and left DNA behind, gets arrested
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A suspected robber who “face-planted” into a Pizza Hut door in Las Cruces before fleeing has been arrested…
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Texas attorney general denies public access to El Paso mass shooting records
EL PASO, Texas — If Texas residents want to know more details about the El Paso mass shooting that left 22 dead and more than two dozen wounded or…
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El Paso father deals with grief, healing during holidays after losing 2 family members in mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — Many were impacted by the tragic El Paso mass shooting on Aug. 3. But for one Borderland father, it’s hard to move on after losing…
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Pups behind bars: New Mexico prison inmates care for shelter dogs
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The ‘Prisoners and Animals Working Together Towards Success’ program has saved the lives of approximately 200 dogs and…
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El Paso father turning personal tragedy of daughter’s fight for life into inspirational message
EL PASO, Texas — “There have been two scary days when we thought we were gonna have to say goodbye to her. Of course nobody wants to do that,…
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Donald Trump becomes 3rd president in U.S. history to be impeached
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief…
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Border Patrol chases migrants into El Paso school during Christmas program
EL PASO, Texas — Parents at an elementary school were attending a Christmas program Tuesday evening when suddenly law enforcement swarmed the…
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Northeast El Paso man shot dead in ATF raid accused of illegally making, selling and taking weapons to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — Homeowners in a northeast El Paso neighborhood were shocked to learn illegal weapons were possibly being manufactured and sold out…
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UTEP nursing grad defies the odds, offers inspirational message to others
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP nursing program is one of the toughest in the nation. Add being a single mother to three children with no support…
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Video shows moment officer accidentally fired gun inside Las Cruces school
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 on Friday obtained video that shows a police officer who recently fired his weapon inside a Las Cruces middle school…
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El Paso’s Irvin High School journalism program receives top honors
EL PASO, Texas — While the majority of El Paso was chowing down on Thanksgiving dinner, the Irvin High School Rockets journalism team was putting…
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El Paso fighter turned mom Jennifer Hahn to step back into the ring
EL PASO, Texas — Jennifer Han steps back into the ring after almost two years off. She was busy in those two years, Han took the time to start a…
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‘They just did not care’: Las Cruces woman alleges discrimination in hospital emergency room
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On one of the most difficult days of her life, a Las Cruces cancer survivor said she experienced discrimination at the…
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El Paso man in critical condition after being ejected from Hummer in rollover crash blamed on alcohol, speed
EL PASO, Texas — Speeding and drinking were blamed as key factors in a late night rollover crash involving a Hummer that critically injured the…
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#AleahStrong: Las Cruces police rally to support 6-year-old girl undergoing heart surgery
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Officers and civilian employees within the Las Cruces Police Department sent a message of love and support on Friday to a…
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Borderland veteran gifts more than 200 scarves to low-income vets
EL PASO, Texas — Knitted with love, a scarf can be a lifeline. “If you knew what it was like to be homeless or be cold, you’d understand how much…
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Abandoned dog with mutilated leg recovering thanks to efforts of Las Cruces volunteers
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A dog with a mutilated leg that was abandoned at the Mesilla Valley Animal Services earlier this week is now in better…
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Socorro mayor remains under scrutiny for alleged corruption
SOCORRO, Texas — An investigation into Socorro Mayor Elia Garcia continues as she faces allegations of misuse of public office for personal and…
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Classic VW Beetle goes up in flames outside east El Paso Whataburger
EL PASO, Texas — A late model Volkswagon Beetle, also known as a VW Bug, went up in flames Thursday night outside a Whataburger restaurant in east…
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Alleged drunk driver facing manslaughter, assault charges for deadly chain-reaction crash on I-10 at Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — An SUV driver alleged to have been drunk when he slammed into a semi-truck and triggered a deadly chain-reaction incident along…
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What’s causing all the recent fog across the Borderland?
EL PASO, Texas — The Borderland region has been seeing some foggy mornings this week, which are a bit unusual. Several things need to come together…
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Man arrested after active shooter scare at Silver City Walmart, but no injuries
SILVER CITY, New Mexico — A man was arrested on a theft-related charge by police following a report of shots fired that caused an active shooter…
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Prospect of city buying El Paso Electric dwindles; focus now on protecting workers, ratepayers in private sale
EL PASO, Texas — The possibility of the city buying El Paso Electric Co. seemed to be dwindling on Wednesday, with officials saying they were…
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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches 12th test flight of space tourism rocket near Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin, the stealthy company founded by Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, just launched another test flight…
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‘Snazzy On Call:’ El Paso woman creates in-home salon business after losing her mother to Alzheimer’s
EL PASO, Texas– Gina Silverman-Smith is the mother of a 20-year-old special needs child and was the caretaker of her late mother when she was…
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Diocese of Las Cruces celebrates the 109th Tortugas Pilgrimage
TORTUGAS, New Mexico — Dozens of members of the Diocese of Las Cruces and the La Corporacion de Los Indigenes de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe are…
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Massive gun battle erupts in New Jersey: 6 dead, including police officer
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey — Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gun battle Tuesday that filled the…
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Suspected car thief facing multiple charges after SWAT standoff at Las Cruces apartment complex
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A suspected car thief was in custody facing multiple charges following a standoff with police SWAT officers at a Las Cruces…
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