Bassett Middle School closes; will remain ready if migrant numbers climb back up
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Almost two weeks after opening to its doors to help house migrants, Bassett Middle School is once against closed due to low…
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U.S. Border officials update vehicle pursuit policy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Border authorities announced Wednesday a policy update to vehicle pursuits involving smugglers and other crime suspects. The…
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Flights back to normal following Wednesday’s massive cancelations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Federal Aviation Administration has stated that all flights are back to normal Thursday morning after a day of delays…
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El Paso organization gears up for upcoming El Paso Puzzler mountain bike race
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — You may have seen the story ABC-7 did, “Last Sundays Ride,” late last year. If you didn’t, the non-profit organization…
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2022 was the warmest La Niña year on record. Scientists say this year will be warmer
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Twin reports released Thursday by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found the last nine years were…
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El Paso Firefighters respond to fire in downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in downtown El Paso. It happened around 6 a.m. Thursday at building on the 500…
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El Paso rock band founder sentenced to 12 years, lifetime supervised release for child porn
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The founder of an El Paso rock band who pleaded guilty to child porn charges in June used his popularity to gain the trust…
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Court documents state San Elizario mayor made false claims about how her vehicle was damaged
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — The mayor of San Elizario is accused of filing a false insurance claim in which she received a payment of $11,094, according…
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FAA system ‘fully restored’ following outage, nationwide ground stop lifted
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A computer outage began late last night, causing flight cancellations and delays at airports across the country, including…
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El Paso Water’s Public Service Board votes to delete new surcharge from upcoming budget
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Water Public Service Board has deleted an agenda item from the new Water, Wastewater and Stormwater budget that…
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Man dies, teenager remains in critical condition following crash in northeast El Paso
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect better the news release sent by the police. Police say both failing to yield the right of way…
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El Paso Chihuahuas name new manager
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres announced Phillip Welman as the new manager for the El Paso Chihuahuas. Wellman is…
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Vitalant hosts annual blood drive, low on supply demand
EL PASO, Texas — Vitalant is asking the community to donate blood at it’s annual Barnett-Harley Davidson blood drive this weekend. It’s the 34th…
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El Paso Public Library to let El Pasoans pay off fines through a food drive
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Library is relaunching it’s “Food for Fines” food drive program which allows El Pasoans who have library fines to pay…
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CBP increases migrant processing capacity by 1,000 with opening of new soft-sided facility
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new 153,300 square-foot facility in northeast El Paso will help U.S. Customs and Border Protection process individuals in…
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EPPD: El Paso man arrested for family violence warrant after migrant confrontation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police say a 52-year-old man harassing migrants in downtown El Paso Tuesday was later arrested for an outstanding…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Comparing this year’s fall and winter weather to last year’s
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Weather is something that impacts us daily, whether it be with beautiful blue skies, or blowing dust and sand from strong…
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CDC study finds that long covid can be deadly
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Those who are infected with COVID-19 can experience long-term symptoms called long covid. The CDC’s new report is the…
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San Elizario Mayor arrested, charged with insurance fraud
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — San Elizario’s Mayor has been arrested for insurance fraud, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Isela…
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Fire Crews respond to two gas leaks due to two ruptures
UPDATE (1:28 p.m.) According to an El Paso fire spokesman, crews are responding to two gas line ruptures caused by the same construction company in…
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Road closures in El Paso County for the week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 13
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s…
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Thousands of students in America struggle with getting the school supplies they need
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — While most students strive for success in the classroom, it can be difficult when they don’t have the necessary school…
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Central El Paso stabbing victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries
UPDATE (5:37 p.m.): Officials now say the victim is a 39-year-old man who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso…
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President Biden meets with NGOs during his brief visit to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During his 4-hour trip in El Paso, President Joe Biden made several stops across the city. His final stop was the County…
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Shattered glass along highway shuts down US-54
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — US-54 Southbound near Fred Wilson was shut down on Monday morning after tons of glass shattered along the highway. It…
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Pedestrian hit by train in Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas– One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a train in Central El Paso. Police responded to a…
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Biden arrives at the border for the first time as president
(CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived at the US-Mexico border on Sunday on the heels of major policy announcements and…
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Mexico sends federal agents to Juárez-El Paso border ahead of Biden visit
Editor’s note: This story comes from the El Paso Times as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which…
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El Paso’s Helen of Troy cutting 10% of global workforce
EL PASO, Texas — Helen of Troy, the only publicly-traded company headquartered in El Paso, said it is laying off ten percent of its global…
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U.S. Senators to tour El Paso Border and meet with city officials Monday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Amid the migrant crisis, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) will lead colleagues James Lankford…
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