El Paso waits on ‘green light’ from state to vaccinate 12-15 year olds
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza said Tuesday that local health leaders are waiting on getting…
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New Mexico reinstates requirement for jobless to seek work
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico has joined several other states that have reinstated the work search requirement for people who receive…
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Fort Bliss soldier receives court-martial sentence of over 40 years for murder conviction
FORT BLISS, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier has been convicted in a court-martial for a laundry list of offenses, including murder and assault, the…
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Las Cruces man ‘hallucinating’ on drugs allegedly stabbed niece repeatedly in face, neck
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man believed to have been high on hallucinogenic drugs is jailed on charges he attacked his 21-year-old niece,…
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Vaccine demand declines for 4th straight week in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As Covid-19 vaccines become more accessible, demand continues to decline. Data from the Texas Department of State Health…
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‘Heartbreaking’ says Texas farmer who found 5 abandoned migrant girls, all under age 7, near border
QUEMADO, Texas — A Texas farmer found five young migrant children who had been abandoned, resting on the ground in the hot sun on his ranch land…
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El Paso gun instructor raises red flags about ‘danger’ of Texas ‘Constitutional carry’ bill
EL PASO, Texas– The Texas “Constitutional carry” bill took a major step forward after an 18-13 vote by the state Senate ok’d the bill last week,…
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Mesquite man charged with girlfriend in baby’s death; hear chilling 911 call for help
MESQUITE, New Mexico — A Mesquite man has been arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s 5-month-old daughter last month,…
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NFL’s Aaron Jones surprises more El Paso school kids with free shoes
EL PASO, Texas — It’s not everyday an NFL superstar comes to your school, let alone gives you a pair of shoes, but it’s now happened for a second…
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Drunk driving blamed for car going wrong way on I-10 in El Paso resulting in deadly bus crash
UPDATE, May 10: Investigators said Monday that drunk driving was to blame for wrong-way car that crashed head-on into a Greyhound bus over the…
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Car barrels through rock wall, slams into central El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car crashed into a central El Paso home early Monday morning near the intersection of Yandell and Reynolds, with a man…
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Deadline to protest increase in El Paso home valuations is this week
EL PASO, Texas — Home valuations are expected to increase this year and the more your house is valued, the more property taxes you have to pay. El…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger providing meals, water to organizations helping migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the immigration surge continues at the U.S. Southwest border, local organizations are finding unique ways to help the…
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El Paso reports fewest Covid-19 cases in a day since last June
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three coronavirus related deaths and 34 new cases Monday. That’s the…
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El Paso restaurants do bustling business for Mother’s Day
EL PASO, Texas — The moms were fed as the restaurants in El Paso on Sunday saw one of their busiest days since the beginning of the pandemic. …
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ABC-7 Xtra: Bound for U.S., migrants take dangerous risks jumping on trains
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border protection is seeing a dangerous trend with migrants jumping on trains coming in from Mexico to enter the…
Continue Reading 1 new El Paso death; drop in infections cited as ‘important milestone in fight against Covid-19’
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso public health officials announced one new Covid-19 death on Sunday involving a man in his 70s, bringing the total number…
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Victim critically wounded in northeast El Paso stabbing attack
EL PASO, Texas — A stabbing late Saturday night in northeast El Paso left a victim critically wounded, police said. It happened in the 11210 block…
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El Paso’s Lower Valley gets new library and community center
EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand new Valle Bajo Community Center and Library this weekend. The new…
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4 more Covid-19 deaths in El Paso as fully-vaccinated rate nears 46%
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials announced four new Covid-19 deaths Saturday to raise the county’s pandemic death count to 2,567.…
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Water allocation to farmers takes a big hit as drought worsens in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Two entities across different states will distribute water from the Rio Grande to farmers in the region.New Mexico will distribute…
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Upper Valley shooting wounds man
EL PASO, Texas — A man was shot and wounded early Saturday in El Paso’s Upper Valley. Detectives were summoned around 4 a.m. to the shooting scene…
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With historically high unemployment rate in New Mexico, not all employees have returned to work
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- – New Mexico’s unemployment rate remains historically high, despite a large demand for qualified workers across the state.…
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120-year-old Galapagos tortoise becomes 2nd longtime El Paso Zoo animal to die of cancer
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo’s 120-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Ralph has died after a battle with cancer, officials announced…
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Body found in east El Paso neighborhood; foul play unlikely
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police discovered the body of a man early Friday morning in an east side neighborhood. A police spokesman said the…
Continue Reading 4 virus deaths, fewer than 2,000 known active cases in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced four new coronavirus-related deaths and 74 new cases Friday morning. The…
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‘Disney on Ice’ returns to El Paso through May 16
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Disney On Ice has returned to El Paso with its production of Mickey’s Search Party. The event is one of the first large…
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Family of El Paso cement truck driver killed in runaway crash caught on video sues 3 companies
EL PASO, Texas — It has been three weeks since 46-year-old Ricardo Moreno Esparza lost his life on Trasmountain Road and Loop 375, after the runaway…
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SISD superintendent gets paid $629,308 to resign after election of new school board members
UPDATE, May 6: Socorro Independent School District Superintendent Jose Espinoza, who resigned from his post at a school board meeting Wednesday…
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Luna County farmers living along border urge Biden administration to finish wall construction
LUNA COUNTY, New Mexico — Farmers in Luna County are expressing concern that the halt to the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall by the…
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