9 Borderland school districts welcome students back
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nine Borderland school districts welcomed students back to the classroom on Monday. The districts are: El Paso ISD, Socorro,…
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Ysleta ISD superintendent ‘cautiously optimistic’ about start of school year
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of Borderland students are heading back to the classroom in-person, some for the first time in close to 18 months, since…
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I-10 west reopens at Redd Road after serious traffic crash
EL PASO, Texas — A traffic collision forced the closure of a portion of Interstate 10 in west El Paso early Monday. The crash was reported by police…
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New Mexico’s largest utilities – including El Paso Electric – to resume normal billing
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Tens of thousands of people in New Mexico who are behind on their gas and electric bills could lose power as soon as…
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Italy’s Marcell Jacobs – born in El Paso – is fastest man in world, wins sprint gold
TOKYO, Japan — At the Tokyo Olympics, Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs is The World’s Fastest Man as he claimed a shock victory. Jacobs won the…
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Science, social media and song: Longtime El Paso meteorologist John Fausett retires
EL PASO, Texas — Well-known meteorologist John Fausett, who always spiced up the El Paso weather forecast, is retiring this week, but his…
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Paramedics thought El Paso woman had fallen, end up helping in another way
EL PASO, Texas — Life Ambulance Service’s emergency medical technicians were dropping off a patient at a nursing home when they thought they saw a…
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Native El Paso soldier back at Fort Bliss for garrison command role
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Gonzalez is returning home to his native El Paso County for a garrison command role at Fort Bliss after…
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Migrant stash house discoveries in Borderland continue at unprecedented levels
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s U.S. Border Patrol sector chief says the region continues to be plagued by human smuggling. As ABC-7 has previously…
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Fort Bliss mandates masks due to El Paso’s ‘substantial’ virus risk
FORT BLISS, Texas — Military personnel and all others visiting Fort Bliss must return to wearing face masks indoors on the U.S. Army post due to…
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3 cases of highly infectious Delta variant confirmed in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Three cases of the very contagious Covid-19 Delta variant have been confirmed in El Paso, all among unvaccinated people. The…
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Covid infection reported at Clint High School
CLINT, Texas — The Clint Independent School District has reported a case of Covid-19 at Clint High School. The district would not disclose whether…
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Migrants moved by smugglers using ride-shares in Borderland
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Law enforcement officials tell ABC-7 that a new trend is emerging by smugglers to transport undocumented migrants around…
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Army says missing Fort Bliss sergeant has been found alive
UPDATE, July 30: Fort Bliss officials said Friday afternoon that missing Army Sgt. Soto de Jesus had been found alive, but offered no additional…
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Socorro man arrested for dog found ‘covered in blood’
SOCORRO, Texas — A Socorro man has been arrested on an animal cruelty charge after his dog was found “covered in blood,” police announced Friday.…
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Chile harvest starts early for southern New Mexico farmers
HATCH, New Mexico — The aroma of fresh roasted green chiles is already wafting through southern New Mexico as some farmers are getting a…
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Jefferson students plant 23 trees in honor of Aug. 3 victims
EL PASO, Texas — Jefferson High School students and faculty planted 23 trees on Friday to remember the lives lost in the Aug. 3, 2019 Cielo Vista…
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Motorist hurt as cars collide, triggering rollover near downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Two vehicles collided at an intersection near downtown El Paso on Friday afternoon, triggering a rollover that injured a motorist.…
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El Paso water parks, pools reduce hours as school year starts
EL PASO, Texas – As many El Paso area school kids are headed back to the classrooms, officials announced they are reducing hours at city-owned…
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El Paso pediatrician urges parents to make sure immunization records are up to date
EL PASO, Texas — With kids making their way back to school, an El Paso pediatrician says the focus shouldn’t just be on Covid-19. Parents should…
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2 injured as cars collide, overturn in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured after a northeast El Paso car crash early Friday that resulted in two vehicles overturned. It happened at…
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Police say brazen Lower Valley auto thief has been caught
EL PASO, Texas — A group of car dealers on Alameda Avenue in El Paso’s Lower Valley are hoping their nightmare is finally over after police say they…
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NMSU says masks mandatory indoors on campus for everyone
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is once again requiring everyone on campus to wear face masks indoors, regardless of…
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El Paso DA says trial not yet set for accused Walmart shooter, death penalty still sought
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales held a very brief news conference to deliver a statement on Thursday afternoon as the…
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Clint teachers excited, nervous about start of new school year amidst pandemic
CLINT, Texas — After a year of teachers and students being away from the classrooms, it is now time for schools to return to normal. Although the…
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El Paso man accused in stolen donut truck crash while drunk faces ‘crime spree’ charges
UPDATE, July 29: 23–year-old Carlos Emmanuel Andrade, who was arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen Krispy Kreme truck while driving drunk,…
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New Mexico orders all state employees to get Covid-19 vaccinations or wear masks, undergo regular tests
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will mandate that all state government employees get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly Covid-19 testing,…
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Arrest made in murder of San Elizario man gunned down in front of his home
UPDATE, July 29: El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies announced an arrest Thursday in the murder of a San Elizario man who was gunned down in front of…
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70-year-old San Antonio man hit by car, killed in east El Paso
UPDATE, July 29: Police on Thursday released the identity of the 70-year-old man struck by a car and killed earlier in the week along the 1300 block…
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Amarillo man was pedestrian hit, killed in El Paso rail yard
UPDATE, July 29: El Paso police on Thursday identified the man struck and killed by a train earlier this week near the Union Pacific Railroad Yard.…
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