Borderland small businesses relying much more on online sales this holiday season
EL PASO, Texas — This past Thanksgiving weekend was a record breaking one for online sales. However, analysts estimated this year’s Cyber Monday to…
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Covid separated an El Paso couple, then brought them back together in an ICU dubbed ‘honeymoon suite’
EL PASO, Texas — It may sound like lyrics to a song, but ABC-7 found love in one of the most unlikely places, in the Covid unit on the third floor…
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‘We’re at war, we’re by ourselves’: El Paso healthcare workers fatigued, feel lack of community support
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso has seen record-breaking Covid-19 hospitalizations for months causing a strain on local hospitals and healthcare workers.…
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Sun Bowl board to vote to cancel game for 1st time since 1935
EL PASO, Texas — Sun Bowl officials confirmed to ABC-7 on Monday night that its board of directors is set to vote to cancel this year’s game due to…
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UTEP says Covid-19 tests that led to cancelation of Rice football game actually were false positives
EL PASO, Texas — Saturday’s football game between UTEP and Rice was canceled due to 11 Covid-19 positives tests within the Miners program. But new…
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‘We are definitely in the red’: Some Las Cruces business owners say they may not survive until 2021
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — If 2020’s pandemic grows worse, three Las Cruces business owners say they might not be able to stay open come 2021. “We are…
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City of El Paso small business grants ‘depleted,’ some grants still available for county businesses
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso’s Economic Development Department told ABC-7 grant funding provided through CARES Act funding has been…
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New Mexico governor outlines re-opening plan after shutdown, calls nearby El Paso ‘horrific’ on virus
SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, alongside other state officials, held a briefing Monday on the current trajectory of the…
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Your guide to hundreds of special Cyber Monday shopping deals
If you thought Black Friday was peak deals day, think again: Cyber Monday is here, and it’s your last chance to shop the year’s best deals on…
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Victim seriously wounded in east El Paso stabbing; officer hurt as police cars collide at scene
EL PASO, Texas — Police were on the scene of a stabbing in east El Paso on Sunday night. It happened a bit after 9 p.m. at Circo’s Bar and Kitchen…
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ABC-7 Xtra goes one-on-one with Margo, Lesser ahead of El Paso’s Dec. 12th mayoral runoff election
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a tumultuous term for Mayor Dee Margo facing several emergency situations for the city of El Paso. First was the…
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Medical tents removed from UMC; patient surges to be handled at El Paso Convention Center hospital
EL PASO, Texas — Medical mobile tents provided by the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force for triage are no longer erected outside University…
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Recycling suspension to save City of El Paso $7,900 a week, but your collection bill won’t go down
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso won’t be picking up your blue recycling bins for the rest of the year — and no, your bill won’t be going down.…
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‘Beloved’ Las Cruces teacher dies after being hospitalized with Covid-19; LCPS ‘devastated’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools officials said the “pandemic just hit home for us” as they announced the death of a longtime…
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$9 million jackpot-winning Lotto Texas ticket sold in El Paso
El PASO, Texas — Someone in El Paso woke up as a multi-millionaire on Sunday morning, according to Texas Lottery officials. They tweeted that a $9…
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UTEP halts football program in wake of ‘multiple’ positive virus tests, cancels Dec. 4 game
EL PASO, Texas – In the wake of several members of the Miners football program testing positive for Covid-19, which forced the cancellation of…
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NMSU gets past Arizona Christian for first win of season, 83-77
PHOENIX, Arizona — It was anything but an easy win for the New Mexico State Aggies, but a win is a win. Sunday, the Aggies opened their 2020…
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Biden’s doctor says he has hairline fractures in his foot after slipping while playing with his dog
WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden has hairline fractures in his “mid-foot” and will “likely require a walking…
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Fauci tells ABC News: U.S. may see ‘surge upon surge’ of virus in weeks ahead due to Thanksgiving travel
NEW: “We may see a surge upon a surge. We don’t want to frighten people but that’s just the reality,” Dr. Anthony Fauci tells @MarthaRaddatz,…
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El Paso businesses depended on online sales for Small Business Saturday
EL PASO, Texas — Now more than ever, local businesses are relying on the communities support to keep their doors open. Many local businesses are…
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El Paso County begins moving mobile morgues to new central location
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County has begun the process of moving the refrigerated trailers used to store bodies to a central morgue facility, the…
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One-on-one with Oscar Leeser on why he wants to return to the mayor’s office, pandemic strategy
EL PASO, Texas — Oscar Leeser was the 53rd mayor of El Paso from 2013 to 2017 and now he is running to try to get his job back. He was the top…
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‘She’s one of a kind’: El Paso mourns death of Southwest University founder Yolanda Arriola
EL PASO, Texas — Southwest University founder and CEO Yolanda Arriola has died of a heart attack, her son has confirmed in a social media post.…
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Water district says new border barrier along American Canal threatens El Paso’s water supply
EL PASO, Texas — Efforts currently underway by the Trump administration to erect a new border barrier in El Paso are putting the city’s water supply…
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Some downtown El Paso shop owners have ‘written off Christmas’ due to border restrictions
EL PASO, Texas — With the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season underway, local businesses are turning to online stores to keep their…
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Health experts warn of Black Friday shopping risks, but many El Pasoans head to stores anyway
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s a day known for large crowds and long lines. This year during the pandemic, Black Friday did not look like it used to.…
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Ski Apache hopeful for some snow as storm moves over New Mexico
MESCALERO, New Mexico — Forecasters with the National Weather Service in New Mexico say a storm is expected to cross over the state on Saturday…
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Las Cruces soup kitchen not stopped by pandemic as it serves up 300 to-go Thanksgiving meals
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The pandemic couldn’t stop El Caldito Soup Kitchen in Las Cruces from feeding the hungry this Thanksgiving. During the…
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El Paso family ‘given another opportunity’ at life this Thanksgiving as 7 recover from virus
EL PASO, Texas — This Thanksgiving may be painful for some. More than 900 El Pasoans gone because of Covid-19. Some families forced to spend…
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WATCH: Catholic Mass of Thanksgiving from El Paso’s St. Patrick Cathedral
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Catholic Diocese held a Mass of Thanksgiving from St. Patrick Cathedral with Bishop Mark Seitz on Thursday. You can view…
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