Las Cruces lawmaker says politics led to denial of Communion
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A New Mexico lawmaker from Las Cruces says he was denied Communion by his local Catholic priest because of his…
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West El Paso woman mauled to death by pit bulls in family home
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of pit bulls attacked a woman and mauled her to death inside her family’s west El Paso home, police said Monday, but what…
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East El Paso streets still flooded as storm damage is assessed
EL PASO, Texas — As east El Paso residents on Monday assessed the damage from Sunday’s powerful storms, city transportation officials said some…
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El Paso leaders say no sign of Delta variant, but 277 Covid cases among vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a joint news conference Monday afternoon from City Hall to…
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Amputation at El Paso plant leads to OSHA fines of $412k
EL PASO, Texas — A gruesome incident triggered an OSHA investigation and 17 citations for safety violations that contributed to an El Paso metal…
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Overturned truck in crash blocks Walter Jones at Spur 601
EL PASO, Texas — A crash involving two semi-trucks, one of which flipped on its side, led to the shutdown of Walter Jones at Spur 601 in both…
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13 more El Paso Covid deaths, youngest victim in his 30s
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County experienced 13 more deaths due to Covid-19, with the youngest victim being in his 30s, and over 300 new infections…
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Blue Origin ‘ready’ for Tuesday’s space launch near Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — It’s all systems “go” for Blue Origin’s lift off into space on Tuesday morning. New Shepard’s flight director gave his seal of…
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Stretch of I-10 in Luna County dedicated as memorial for slain officer Darian Jarrott
DEMING, New Mexico — A stretch of Interstate 10 in Luna County in southern New Mexico is now a memorial corridor honoring a New Mexico State…
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El Paso storms cause damage, floods with submerged cars; rescue seen on video
(Editor’s note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm impacts.) EL PASO, Texas — Thunderstorms with…
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El Paso border agents carry migrant on piggyback to safety, find 134 in stash houses, arrest 23 fugitives in week
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers from the El Paso sector just experienced what seemed like one…
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Anthony High School student finally gets diploma after dropping out to support family during pandemic
ANTHONY, Texas — At the age of eight, Edgar Dominguez says he began helping his dad’s construction business. The scorching heat and intense labor…
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Cash incentives offered to rescue partners at El Paso Animal Services to create shelter space
EL PASO, Texas — If you’ve ever thought about rescuing a pet and giving them a forever home, now might just be the purr-fect time. If you bring home…
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Body discovered floating in west El Paso canal near border
EL PASO, Texas — Authorities were working Sunday to recover a body spotted floating in west El Paso canal near the U.S.-Mexico border. The discovery…
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2 severely hurt as car rear-ends police car on Mesa & flips over
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured, one of them severely, early Sunday after their car rear-ended a police vehicle and then overturned along a…
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El Paso mirrors nation with rise in drug overdoses blamed on pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso doctor says the reason both nationwide and locally that we’ve seen a drastic rise in drug overdose deaths was due to…
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Family planing to open jazz club loses thousands in flooded northeast El Paso storage unit
EL PASO, Texas — The monsoon season has caused havoc with the roads, roofs and now, storage sheds. One family who suffered thousands of…
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It took 200 firefighters 4 hours to control Juárez maquiladora blaze
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A maquiladora caught fire in southern Juarez Saturday afternoon, sending a plume of thick smoke into the sky that could be…
Continue Reading Juárez smugglers threaten El Paso border agents: ‘Bullets can cross river’
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A sign found hanging this week from a pedestrian bridge near the Rio Grande in Juarez carried a “warning” directed at El…
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Culberson County Airport braces for heavy flight load due to Bezos space voyage
VAN HORN, Texas — The Culberson County Airport near Van Horn is bustling with activity as the launch of the Blue Origin rocket is just days away.…
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Semi-truck crash knocks out power line near Chaparral causing outage for hundreds
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An 18-wheeler crash knocked out an electrical line near Chaparral late Friday night, triggering a power outage impacting…
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Toll questions still linger 2 years after Border West Expressway opening
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been nearly two years since the Border West Expressway opened. Despite there being toll gantries up, it’s still a toll free…
Continue Reading El Paso doctor: ‘Greater risk of getting in a car wreck’ than developing syndrome linked to J&J vaccine
EL PASO, Texas — It’s another major setback for Johnson & Johnson after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added a warning that the J&J…
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El Paso lacks local lab capability to test for Covid’s Delta variant
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned that the City of El Paso does not have the capability of testing for the Delta variant of Covid-19, which is the…
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I-10 in central El Paso shut down after truck his power pole
EL PASO, Texas – Interstate 10 running through central El Paso was shut down in both directions Thursday night to allow utility crews to make…
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US 54 motorcycle crash combines with Juarez traffic to create big backup
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was hurt in a crash along U.S. Route 54 and Montana Avenue Thursday evening that was contributing to a significant…
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Central El Paso man jumped by group of men & stabbed
EL PASO — A man was taken to the hospital early Thursday morning after being stabbed in central El Paso, according to police. Officials said the…
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El Paso’s Moody stripped of speaker pro tem title due to Texas House Dems walkout
AUSTIN, Texas — El Paso Democrat Joe Moody was stripped of his position as speaker pro tem of the Texas House on Thursday in the first…
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El Paso city manager to make nearly $400k after mayor, council’s positive review
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is set to receive a 5% merit increase that will put his annual salary at nearly $400,000 after…
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El Paso man on a mission, with broom in hand, tackles debris-littered streets after storm
EL PASO, Texas — After the Borderland was hit by ferocious storms, one man took matters into his own hands to ensure the streets were both safe and…
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