Gov. Abbott says Texas students to return to school campuses in fall
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas students will be returning to public schools in person this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott told state lawmakers on a call on…
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‘This is the new norm’: Weekly check-in with UMC’s Dr. Jose Burgos
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
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SWAT team raids home in far east El Paso, makes gang-related arrest
EL PASO, Texas — A police standoff came to an end Thursday afternoon in a far east El Paso neighborhood with a SWAT team storming a house and making…
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‘Small step towards a big fight’: El Paso Dreamers react to decision upholding DACA
EL PASO, Texas — Nearly 1,500 in the Borderland are breathing a sigh of relief after hearing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the…
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA protections
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young…
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El Paso realtors say home sales are now booming in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The spread of Covid-19 has forced many to stay home, and the economic uncertainty of the pandemic has lead to many saving…
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UIL temporarily lifts ban on live broadcasts of Friday night high school football games
EL PASO, Texas — The University Interscholastic League legislative council has lifted the ban for Friday night live broadcasts of Texas high school…
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El Paso, Texas withhold Covid-19 nursing home stats; Federal data is public, but unreliable
Editor’s note: Following an update from CMS on June 23, 2020–a nursing home that was showing 11 patient deaths in El Paso, as of May 31,…
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Las Cruces man accused of raping woman after being released from jail for prior attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man is back behind bars, allegedly responsible for a rape that he committed just 3 days after having been…
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El Paso’s restored Plaza Hotel officially reopens downtown
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s ongoing efforts to revitalize its downtown took a major step forward on Wednesday. The restored historic Plaza Hotel…
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Ex-officer charged with felony murder in Atlanta shooting death of Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA, Georgia — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back,…
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UTEP football players return to campus for voluntary workouts
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners began the process this week of trying to get back to football during the era of Covid-19. Monday, members of the…
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‘Long time to really recover’: El Paso restaurant leader says struggles remain despite re-opening
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been almost a week since Texas reached Phase 3 of reopening, allowing restaurants to open at 75 percent capacity, however not…
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Trump asked China’s president to help him win 2020 election, former advisor Bolton claims
WASHINGTON, DC — Former national security adviser John Bolton claims President Donald Trump asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to…
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UTEP professor says lack of purchasing power, border closure combine for double economic whammy
EL PASO, Texas — According to a new study from a UTEP economics and finance professor, the value of the Mexican Peso is falling during the…
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EPISD moves to change Robert E. Lee school name, adopts year-round school calendar
EL PASO, Texas — As controversial monuments and other signs of the Confederacy are removed across the country to reduce obstacles to racial harmony,…
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Governor rejects request from El Paso’s Margo, other Texas mayors to impose face mask rules
EL PASO, Texas — A request from the mayors of El Paso and eight other big Texas cities for the “authority to set rules and regulations” mandating…
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Gov. Abbott says ‘concern, but not alarm’ as Texas virus cases, hospitalizations set records
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus continued to climb Tuesday in Texas, setting yet another daily record.…
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‘Ever dream of owning an award-winning bakery?’ El Paso’s Bella Cora Bakery up for sale
EL PASO, Texas– “Ever dream of owning an award-winning bakery?”Those were the words written on a Facebook post that came as a shock to many Bella…
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President Trump signs executive order on police reform
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump took his first concrete steps on Tuesday to address growing national outcry over police brutality…
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El Paso psychiatrist reports increase in emergency mental health visits
EL PASO, Texas — A local psychiatrist is raising concerns about mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Fabrizzio Delgado, the Psychiatrist…
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El Paso’s virus spread increasingly due to infected people who show no signs
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Commissioners received some important updates on Monday from local medical and hospital administrators about the…
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1st social-distancing practice day for some Borderland high school athletes
(Editor’s note: ABC-7 erroneously reported earlier that practices were ending after the first day in the SISD system due to virus concerns. This was…
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Officer shot, wounded in ‘hail of gunfire’ in northeast El Paso; suspected gunman jailed
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer was shot and wounded early Monday morning in what authorities described as a “hail of gunfire” after he…
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New Mexico pays out $1B in unemployment benefits so far during virus pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Businesses might be slowly reopening their doors in New Mexico, but the number of residents collecting unemployment…
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In landmark case, Supreme Court rules LGBT workers are protected from job discrimination
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a…
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Monument to Spanish conqueror Oñate comes down in New Mexico
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, New Mexico — Authorities removed a bronze statute of a Spanish conqueror on horseback from a cultural center in New Mexico on…
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Pilot found dead after U.S. Air Force fighter jet crashes into sea
LONDON, ENGLAND — The pilot of a fighter jet that crashed into the North Sea, off the coast of northern England, has been found dead, the U.S. Air…
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Firefighters contain recycling plant fire in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A fire burned Sunday night at a recycling plant in northeast El Paso. The blaze in the 9400 block of Railroad was battled by 26…
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Summer camp with horses opens Monday for Borderland children
EL PASO, Texas — The Horses Unlimited Rescue and Education Center is holding a summer camp for local kids on Monday. The center works with the El…
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