Damaged gas line forces closure of Mesa Street in west El Paso
EL PAS, Texas — El Paso firefighters briefly closed off a portion of a busy west El Paso street due to an apparent gas leak Thursday afternoon. The…
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Walmart mass shooting suspect now faces additional federal charges
EL PASO, Texas — The man accused of killing 23 people at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso was re-indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury with…
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YISD cancels stadium graduation ceremonies due to virus surge
EL PASO, Texas — The Ysleta Independent School District has cancelled its plans to hold stadium graduation ceremonies later this month, officials…
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El Paso reaches 145 virus deaths; 350 new cases reported
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced one new coronavirus death and 350 new cases Thursday morning. It’s the…
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El Paso salons learn to adapt, say following rules allows them to stay in business during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nationwide, businesses have had to learn to adapt to life during the pandemic. It can be a particular adjustment for…
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El Paso Strong muralist seeks to pay tribute to slain Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso is familiar with his work and now he wants the community’s help in finding a location for a new mural to express grief over…
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City memorial to victims of El Paso Walmart shooting may not happen
EL PASO, Texas — A proposed city-funded memorial for the victims of the Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart shooting might not happen. Ben Fyffe, the city’s…
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El Paso seniors vulnerable during hot temps as cooling stations closed amid pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — The heat is on! The Borderland will be seeing those triple-digit temperatures throughout the rest of the week, putting some of our…
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El Paso area water park among few open attractions, but not reaching 25% capacity
ANTHONY, Texas — Despite being one of the few places open this summer for people amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the general manager of Wet ‘N’ Wild…
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Husband charged with wife’s murder at Socorro dialysis center
UPDATE, July 8: A man accused of killing his wife, leaving her body at a Socorro dialysis center and then fleeing to Mexico was taken into custody…
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Firefighters battle massive blaze consuming central El Paso building
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department battled a massive building blaze Wednesday morning in the central part of the city. The…
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Heat advisory issued for ‘dangerously hot’ conditions in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory beginning at noon Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday for the El Paso metro area…
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El Paso shatters daily virus record: Nearly 400 new cases, 5 more deaths, almost 260 hospitalized
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County recorded 393 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday morning, the highest single-day infection increase since the…
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Hero Socorro cop who saved 8-year-old boy from burning mobile home speaks out
UPDATE: The hero Socorro police officer who rescued an 8-year-old boy from a mobile home engulfed in flames was identified by his department on…
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‘I thought I was going to die’: EPCC trustee who lost both parents to Covid-19 is released from hospital
EL PASO, Texas– El Paso Community College trustee Bonnie Soria Najera, who lost both her parents to Covid-19, was released from the hospital Tuesday…
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UTEP releases fall course schedule with online focus; foreign students face obstacles
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s fall course schedule was released Tuesday, and because of Covid-19, it is far different than last year’s schedule. The…
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Why was El Paso so hazy on Tuesday? Here’s the answer
EL PASO, Texas — Why was it so hazy on Tuesday? It’s a combination of factors, according to the ABC-7 StormTrack Weather Team. First, the air was…
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El Paso couple staging ‘Paw-rade’ for their beloved Goldendoodle to raise money for Animal Rescue League
EL PASO, Texas– You’ve seen people celebrating their birthdays during the Covid-19 pandemic with drive-by parades. Well, one El Paso couple is…
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El Paso’s Health Authority drafting order to delay return to school classrooms by a month
EL PASO, Texas — An order being prepared by El Paso City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza would prohibit any in-person classes by local…
Continue Reading El Paso reports 4 new virus deaths; hospitalizations increase by 28
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the first time since Friday, the El Paso Department of Public Health reported new coronavirus deaths. Four Covid-19…
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Wear a face mask in hot weather? El Paso healthcare leader says it’s ‘vital’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Wearing a mask in hot summer months can be uncomfortable, but according to a local healthcare leader, it’s an action…
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San Elizario community honors fallen coach Will Cazares
EL PASO, Texas — The San Elizario community was in mourning Monday following the unexpected death of high school assistant football, baseball and…
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‘Surge is here’ in El Paso: UMC records 5 straight days of increasing virus hospitalizations
EL PASO, Texas — Officials at the University Medical Center of El Paso told ABC-7 they are witnessing a surge of serious illness after confirming…
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El Paso man accused of operating cockfighting ring
EL PASO, Texas — A 30-year-old El Paso man has been jailed after sheriff’s deputies found evidence he was running a cockfighting ring out of his…
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Lack of honesty by some infected with virus hampers El Paso’s efforts to find others exposed
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a diagnosis no one wants to get, but that 7,400 El Pasoans have already received in the form of a positive test for the…
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El Paso’s Catholic bishop rolls back church re-openings, bans wedding and funeral masses
EL PASO, Texas — Citing a “steep rise” in Covid-19 cases in the El Paso community, Bishop Mark Seitz is rolling back some of the provisions in Phase…
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El Paso Locomotive to forgo fans in the stands for opening matches
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive announced Monday that its first two home matches of the revived United Soccer League season will now be…
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Police identify driver killed after crashing into 18-wheeler along Border Highway
UPDATE, July 6: El Paso police on Monday identified the victim of last week’s deadly car crash into an 18-wheeler along the Border Highway as…
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2 face charges after woman punched in face triggers stabbing, shooting in northeast El Paso
UPDATE: Police on Monday said a stabbing and shooting in front of a northeast El Paso mobile home park stemmed from a woman asking a large, “unruly…
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Growing virus outbreak at El Paso County jails now infects 174 inmates, 14 staff
EL PASO, Texas — Mass testing at El Paso County jails has revealed 174 Covid-19 cases among inmates, Sheriff Richard Wiles said Monday. The sheriff…
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