Homeless blamed for igniting abandoned building fire north of downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Fire Department said a homeless person was responsible for accidentally igniting a fire Tuesday morning in the 900 block…
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El Paso drivers getting mistaken toll road bills from Dallas
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso drivers are getting toll bills in the mail, even though there are no toll roads yet in El Paso. At least two local drivers…
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I-10 east near Montecillo reopens after semi-truck crash, fire that shut down traffic for hours
EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck crashed and caught fire on Interstate 10 eastbound near Montecillo early Tuesday morning, forcing the closure of the…
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Las Cruces mayor, police worry about marijuana legalization in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces City Council spent several hours on Monday talking through a work session and presentation on the…
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Alcohol delivered straight to your door is coming soon in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans can soon get alcohol delivered straight to their door. Specs is partnering with Drizly delivery service to deliver beer,…
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New Mexico court case against El Paso judge dismissed
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The case against an El Paso judge accused of driving under the influence and weapons violations was dismissed by a judge in…
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‘Give these trees a second life’: El Paso County makes the most out of recycled Christmas trees
EL PASO, Texas — For El Paso County’s parks and recreation department, the presents aren’t under the trees. They are the trees. The county is…
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House blaze in Montana Vista neighborhood battled by 2 fire departments
MONTANA VISTA, Texas — Firefighters from two departments battled a large house blaze late Monday afternoon in an unincorporated section of El Paso…
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Man who shot church gunman gets highest Texas civilian honor
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday gave Texas’ highest civilian honor to a 71-year-old man who shot and killed an armed attacker at a…
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Vagrants, squatters take over abandoned downtown El Paso buildings; interiors covered in human feces
Editor’s note: An earlier version of the story incorrectly reported residents who lived in the buildings had been relocated by the City of El Paso in…
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Mexico’s president admits Chihuahua has ‘homicide problem’ during Juarez visit
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obador visited Juarez on Friday, holding a press conference at a military garrison,…
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Administration touts 100th mile of border wall under Trump
YUMA, Arizona — Trump administration officials on Friday touted the 100th mile (161st kilometer) of border wall to be built since the president…
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Las Cruces considers adding 25 more days to school year for students
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public School students may be getting a change to their schedule. LCPS officials have proposed a calendar with…
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El Paso International Airport joins federal agencies to help stop human trafficking
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso International Airport is partnering with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Blue Lightning Initiative to…
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San Elizario sets aside field with specialty flowers meant to attract bees
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — A small community near El Paso is developing some big agricultural plans. The city of San Elizario is currently working on a…
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Video appears to show Ukrainian airliner being struck by missile over Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — CNN and the New York Times obtained video on Thursday that appears to show a missile being fired into the Tehran sky and…
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Doctors tell Texas lawmakers at El Paso hearing that hatred, not mental illness often fuels mass shooters
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety heard public testimony Thursday at…
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New Mexico sheriff’s association opposes governor’s red flag gun legislation
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Many sheriffs across the state are opposed to a proposal from the governor and Democratic lawmakers that would allow police…
Continue ReadingU.S. House passes resolution limiting Trump’s war powers against Iran
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House on Thursday approved a War Powers resolution Democrats said would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take…
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Las Cruces woman given 20-year prison sentence in slaying of man whose body was found in burned car
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Damika Childs was given 20 years in prison for her role in a murder when she appeared for sentencing Wednesday at the Third…
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‘What is Jeopardy!’? As highest earning contestants face off, Borderland fans flex their trivia muscle
EL PASO, Texas – In the gameshow category for $300: a timeless and treasured television show inspiring trivia fanatics for a half century. What is…
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El Paso police release video of man sought as possible witness in unsolved September murder
EL PASO, Texas — Police released video Wednesday showing an unidentified man sought for questioning as a potential witness in the September unsolved…
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FBI, Homeland Security warn of Iranian terror and cyber threats in new intelligence bulletin
WASHINGTON, DC — The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned of the terror threats Iran poses to the U.S. in a joint intelligence…
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New Mexico’s governor seeks ‘red flag’ law to take guns away from those who threaten violence
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was joined by several lawmakers in Las Cruces Wednesday as they announced plans to introduce a…
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Virgin Galactic’s next passenger spaceship reaches construction milestone
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Virgin Galactic’s next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone, the company said…
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Dallas Cowboys introduce Mike McCarthy as their 9th head coach
FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy didn’t take long before mentioning that his Super Bowl title came at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. The former…
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President Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after missile strike aimed at U.S. troops
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday, as President Donald Trump indicated he would not respond…
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UTEP professor’s trip home lands her near epicenter of Puerto Rico earthquakes
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico — El Pasoan Ivonne Santiago landed on stable ground in Puerto Rico on Sunday for a family visit and woke up Monday in a…
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‘You leave many others suffering’: El Paso man who lost girlfriend, her son in crash urges no drunk driving
EL PASO, Texas — Exactly one month ago, Alberto Cuellar’s life was turned upside-down. A suspected drunk driver going the wrong way on Loop 375…
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Iran launches missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, no reports of American casualties
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran shot ballistic missiles into Iraq on Tuesday evening, targeting two U.S. military sites in retaliation for the…
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