El Paso hospitals deliver New Year’s babies at midnight & 12:01 a.m.
EL PASO, Texas — As the clock struck midnight in El Paso to ring in the New Year, the Borderland’s first babies of 2021 arrived just a minute apart.…
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Cat stuck under an El Paso freeway for days is safely rescued, will be put up for adoption
UPDATE, Jan. 1: A cat stuck for days underneath the freeway along Interstate 10 at Hawkins was successfully rescued on New Year’s morning after days…
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El Paso begins New Year reporting half-dozen more Covid-19 deaths
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials began the New Year by confirming a half-dozen additional deaths due to Covid-19, raising the pandemic…
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Gov. Abbott tells restaurants to defy virus orders in El Paso & Austin banning late night dine-in services
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed restaurants to ignore local curfews — specifically in El Paso and Travis counties —…
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Police arrest 2, find guns after stolen SUV chase through far east El Paso County
EL PASO, Texas — About a dozen police officers and sheriff’s deputies rushed an isolated neighborhood in far east El Paso County Thursday in pursuit…
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‘I know that they need us’; medical and nursing students help on the frontlines during COVID-19 pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many frontline heroes have emerged in 2020. Many individuals have put their own lives at risk for the benefit of others,…
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‘We’re not out of the woods yet’: Weekly Check-in with TTUHSC’s Dr. Michelson
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA): ABC-7 is revamping its weekly check-in segment with a doctor on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Every week, anchor…
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15 new virus deaths in El Paso; hospitalizations below 400 for 1st time since mid-October
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso health officials reported 15 new coronavirus-related deaths, and for the first time since mid October, Covid-19…
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Car crashes into rock wall of west El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas — An out-of-control car crashed into the rock wall in front a west El Paso home near UTEP. It happened about 10 p.m. Wednesday in the…
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ABC-7 exclusive: An inside look at efforts to stop human trafficking at illicit El Paso massage parlors
EL PASO, Texas — They are located in strip malls appearing like a legitimate storefront, but behind closed doors some El Paso massage parlors become…
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Thousands of virus vaccines sent to an El Paso clinic won’t be administered for 2 weeks
EL PASO, Texas — More than 2,000 vaccines were sent to the Immunize El Paso’s eastside clinic last week, but won’t be administered until next week…
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East El Paso daycare owner is fed up about illegal dumping on her property, blames city recycling cuts
EL PASO, Texas — Blanca Gonzalez, the owner of Little Footsteps Daycare and Learning Center in east El Paso, is fed up with the increase of illegal…
Continue Reading Woman in her 20s among 26 new virus deaths reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso health officials announced 26 new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday morning, along with 267 new cases. The…
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Paso Del Norte Bridge reopens following overnight attempt by migrants to cross over
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers closed down the Paso Del Norte Bridge in Downtown El Paso for roughly eight…
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YISD could return to in-person classes for some students as early as Jan. 11
EL PASO, Texas – Some students in the Ysleta Independent School District could return to campus for in-person instruction as early as Jan. 11, a…
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El Paso teacher whose viral video of her 1st graders was seen by millions has died of Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso school teacher who made a viral video two years ago of her first-graders greeting one another has died of Covid-19. Word…
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El Paso plans to bring curbside recycling back ‘soon’ as long lines endure at city collection sites
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been nearly a month since the city of El Paso suspended its curbside recycling program, forcing people to find another way to…
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El Paso cotton and pecan farmers struggle to salvage decent harvest amidst pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — It has been a difficult year for El Paso’s farmers, including those who grow cotton and pecans, the region’s two largest…
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Woman seriously hurt after being trapped beneath crashing cars in downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A woman in her 70s was seriously injured after being trapped beneath a pair of crashing cars in downtown El Paso on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading 1 additional virus death, 280 new cases in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported one new coronavirus-related death Tuesday morning. Health officials said the victim…
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‘Give us a chance’: El Paso gym owner details struggle to keep doors open amid Covid
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County data from late November shows traffic at gyms increased as coronavirus cases dropped. Between November 16 and…
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Prominent El Paso infectious disease doctor tests positive for Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — One of the Borderland’s most prominent experts on infectious diseases has contracted Covid-19. Dr. Ogechika Alozie, the co-chair of…
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More than 22,000 vaccines received in El Paso, but some providers not yet ready to administer it
EL PASO, Texas — It was last Wednesday when the city of El Paso received their Covid-19 vaccine for the at-risk populations. The next day, the…
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El Paso gentlemen’s club cries foul as government strips financial assistance during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Red Parrot owner Darius Belcher has lost over $360,000 in alcohol sales alone since the pandemic began. Belcher has filed for PPP,…
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Man dies after weekend gas leak at south-central El Paso home; 2 others in critical condition
UPDATE, Dec. 28: A 70-year-old man has died from a weekend gas leak at a home in south-central El Paso, a police spokesperson said Monday. Two other…
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El Paso city, county offer 2 recycling programs to get rid of your holiday trees
EL PASO, Texas – Starting Tuesday, city residents may recycle their live holiday trees at any of the Environmental Services Department’s Citizen…
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Speeding blamed in northeast El Paso rollover crash during weekend that killed woman
UPDATE, Dec. 28: Police on Monday identified the woman killed in a weekend rollover traffic crash as 36–year-old Iliana Dennis of El Paso.…
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El Paso Mayor-elect Oscar Leeser loses brother to Covid-19 just weeks after mother’s virus death
EL PASO, Texas — Incoming El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser has now lost a second family member to Covid-19. Word of his older brother’s death comes just…
Continue Reading El Paso surpasses 1,400 coronavirus deaths; woman in her 30s among latest fatalities
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 1,400 Monday morning, marking a grim milestone nearly 10 months since the…
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Tanker rolls over on access road to I-10 in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A tanker, possibly carrying gasoline, rolled over on its side near the access road to Interstate 10 in central El Paso. The crash…
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