ABC-7 First Alert: Scorchin’ Juneteenth
El Paso, Texas- The triple digit heat will scorch the Borderland this weekend. On top of that we are dealing with an Ozone Action Day! The Texas…
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DNA leads to surprising discovery of two Viking family members
The National Museum of Denmark will display two Viking skeletons, found to be related, that were discovered in different countries. The remains have…
Continue ReadingThis woman is a chess champion. And she’s blind
Jessica Lauser is relentless on the chess board. She plays quickly, applying constant pressure on her opponents. She attacks constantly, not unlike…
Continue ReadingEbrahim Raisi, ultra-conservative judiciary chief, wins Iran’s presidential vote amid historically low turnout
Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, will be the next president of Iran following his win in an uncompetitive…
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Disturbing video: Kids dive for cover as gunman opens fire on New York sidewalk
NEW YORK, NY — Shocking video shows a brazen gunman opening fire just mere inches away from children as they ducked for safety on a sidewalk in the…
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Governor to lift all New Mexico pandemic restrictions on July 1
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The state of New Mexico’s pandemic-related public health restrictions will be completely lifted as of July 1, Gov. Michelle…
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Cody Decker seeks to create new youth baseball complex in Santa Teresa
EL PASO, Texas — Even after a year of event cancellations due to Covid-19, the El Paso Border Youth Athletic Association continues to bring baseball…
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Truckers passing through Santa Teresa port get vaccinated without residency proof
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A vaccination event held this week at the New Mexico state facility at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry provided the…
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Fort Bliss soldier convicted of Pfc. Asia Graham’s rape, gets 18-year sentence
FORT BLISS, Texas — A Fort Bliss solider was found guilty at a court martial on Friday afternoon of sexually assaulting another soldier who was…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Very hot over Father’s Day weekend
Temps will climb to 103-108 this weekend. There will be just enough moisture where we could see an isolated shower just to El Paso’s north Saturday…
Continue ReadingStocks plummet as Dow closes down more than 530 points
NEW YORK, NY — Are the Wild West days of intense market volatility back on Wall Street? Stocks were sliding Friday after St. Louis Federal…
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Infant nearly drowns in bathtub of central El Paso apartment
EL PASO, Texas — An infant nearly drowned in central El Paso on Friday afternoon. First-responders said the victim was an 11-month-old who was…
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‘Suspicious’ dog collar triggers bomb scare at CIA headquarters
McLEAN, Virginia– The area around the CIA’s headquarters in suburban Washington, D.C. was briefly closed down Friday due to a bomb scare involving a…
Continue ReadingPence criticizes Harris over declining to visit U.S.-Mexico border
KISSIMMEE, Florida — Former Vice President Mike Pence took aim at his successor on Friday at a conference for religious conservatives in…
Continue ReadingWhat’s open and closed on Friday now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday
RELATED STORY: Some El Paso city, county facilities closed Friday for Juneteenth Most federal government employees across the country have Friday off…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Hot temps through Father’s Day weekend
The ABC-7 First Alert continues for the very hot temperatures this weekend. As many of you celebrate graduations and Father’s Day stay safe, cool,…
Continue ReadingColorado realtor puts ‘house from hell’ on the market
A Colorado Springs, Colorado, house was so badly trashed by a former tenant that its real estate agent describes it as a “house of horrors.” CNN…
Continue ReadingTimelapse: 10-story building goes up in nearly one day
Using a pre-fab, modular design, BROAD Group was able to construct a 10-story apartment building in 28 hours and 45 minutes in Changsha,…
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To some, she’s a patriot, to others, a domestic terrorist: How the memory of a woman killed in the Capitol riot got so politicized
On a sunny morning in February, as a bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace” filled the salt air, Ashli Babbitt’s family and friends…
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How to stay safe from the El Paso heat & avoid a hospital visit
EL PASO, Texas — After a stretch of triple-digit days, El Paso hospitals have seen an increase in patients suffering from heat-related illnesses…
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1 dead, 12 hurt in Arizona shooting spree; gunman in custody
PHOENIX, Arizona — Four people were shot — one fatally — as a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix…
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Boy arrested in Horizon City shooting that killed 1, hurt 2
UPDATE, June 17: HORIZON CITY, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a boy on charges stemming from a Horizon City shooting last…
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El Paso Olympic hopeful seeks spot on U.S. track team
EL PASO, Texas — An El Pasoan is set to run in the Olympic trials. Brian Barraza, a Franklin High School graduate, will race for a spot on the…
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El Pasoans protest Texas’ new permit-less gun carry law
EL PASO, Texas — ‘Abbott failed Texas’, those are what some of the signs read at a protest in downtown El Paso on Thursday opposing…
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2 dead migrants found in Sunland Park after another rescued from Mt. Cristo Rey
UPDATE: Sunland Park Police Chief Javier Guerra now says the bodies of two migrants have been found in the past 24 hours following the rescue of a…
Continue ReadingElephant migration may reveal serious problem for China
A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has been wandering across Yunnan province in southern China since March last year. They have trekked more than 300…
Continue ReadingCNN reporter: China’s vaccination drive is ‘really remarkable’
China will reach one billion doses in its Covid-19 vaccination drive — a scale and speed unrivaled by any other country in the world. As of June 16,…
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Munguia-Szeremeta face off in El Paso ahead of Saturday’s Middleweight bout
EL PASO, Texas – It had hype, hardware, and high fashion. Headlined by Jaime Munguia and Kamil Szeremeta, fighters faced off Thursday at El Paso’s…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Another very hot weekend
Temps will soar again for the weekend as we celebrate Father’s Day and numerous graduation parties. Highs will reach from 103-108. Just enough…
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Milton Henry looks back on coaching career ahead of EP Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony
EL PASO, Texas – For former high school football coach, Milton Henry, it was never about the wins and losses. The most important thing was making an…
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