Trained water rescue teams highlight the dangers of untrained rescue attempts
El Paso, Texas — With the recent drowning death of Spc. Bishop Evans, trained water rescue specialists, discuss the dangers of an untrained rescue…
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Scooting your way past wait times
EL PASO, Texas – Scooters have gained popularity across many cities, including El Paso. They’re functional and fun. But one company is putting a…
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Twist of fate leads CBP officer to help save Fort Bliss soldier’s life
EL PASO, Texas– Motorcyclist and Fort Bliss soldier Stephen James Sims lost his leg after he was struck by a car on April 22, but his family said…
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Preparations underway for lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso government and social services are bracing for a surge of migrants once Title 42 is permitted to expire. Title 42 is a…
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Mayorkas pushes back on Republican concerns about DHS disinformation board
By Christian Sierra and Chandelis Duster, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday defended his agency’s new working…
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New runway, port of entry upgrades, industrial growth headed to Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico- A new runway, more speculative warehouses and upgrades to modernize the port of entry in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, are on…
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Advocates react to possible overturning of Roe v. Wade
EL PASO, Texas — Local activists on both sides of the abortion discussion have been weighing in the future of abortion rights for women across the…
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Abortion access and obstacles in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoans looking to have an abortion will have to cross state or national boundaries. Our news partners at El Paso Matters and La…
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Scrapping Roe v. Wade makes the US an outlier in the West. Here’s how it compares on abortion rights
By Rob Picheta, CNN The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday has reverberated around the world, setting the country…
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Brief migrant protest blocks southbound pedestrian traffic at Stanton Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas – A brief protest momentarily disrupted southbound pedestrian traffic at the Stanton Bridge this morning according to US Border…
Continue Reading CDC moves tourism hot spot out of ‘high’ risk level for Covid-19
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered the Covid-19 travel risk for one of the most…
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Problems remain for We Build the Wall group after founder’s guilty plea
Brian Kolfage arrived in Texas three years ago pledging to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s promise of a “big, beautiful” wall along the…
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Gov. Greg Abbott redirects $500 million from other agencies to fund border security mission through end of fiscal year
Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he is moving another $500 million to fund Operation Lone Star, his border security initiative at the Texas-Mexico…
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Sunday ABC-7 Xtra: Migrant surge expected after lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas – Most El Pasoans may recall the migrant surge in 2019, when hundreds of migrants would walk right up to the border barrier and…
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17 fugitives arrested; cocaine, meth seized in eventful week at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas – US Customs and Border Protection officers say they seized cocaine and methamphetamine at El Paso Ports of entry over the last week…
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Here’s what you need to know about Title 42, the pandemic-era policy that quickly sends migrants to Mexico
For the past two years, the federal government has turned away migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including those who are seeking asylum, using a…
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El Paso Border Patrol sees 57% migrant surge compared to last year
EL PASO, Texas– The El Paso sector is seeing a 57 percent increase in apprehensions compared to one year ago. That’s about 113,000 encounters,…
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WATCH: House Democrats reaffirm support for ending Title 42
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar joins other House Democrats in a new conference in supporting lifting Title…
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Gov. Greg Abbott asks for private donations to bus migrants to D.C. after criticism for using taxpayer money
On Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott appeared on Fox News touting a program he’s been pushing for weeks — sending migrants who enter into Texas to…
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Texas soldier who drowned trying to help migrants wasn’t equipped with flotation device
The river was moving swiftly the morning Spc. Bishop Evans jumped into the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass to save two migrants who appeared to be…
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Alejandro Mayorkas says U.S. government has been preparing for the end of Title 42 since September
EL PASO, Texas– The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security announced the expected budget for the 2023 fiscal year would be $97.3 billion, and the…
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Fire in Juarez sends up large plume of black smoke
JUAREZ — A large plume of black smoke that can be seen for miles across the Borderland is due to a fire at a metal recycling plant in Juarez.…
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Man throws rocks, breaks window at El Paso’s archive center; arrested for criminal mischief
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the El Paso County archives building on April 25 after a man threw rocks at the…
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Biden administration asks federal judge to deny request to immediately block end of Title 42
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration told a federal judge in Louisiana on Friday that the court should deny a request from more than 20…
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Texas National Guard soldier missing; reports indicate he attempted migrant rescue in Rio Grande
Editors note: Earlier reports indicated the soldier had drowned. Now reports indicate he is listed as missing. UPDATE: The Texas Military Department…
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El Paso Border Patrol prepares for end of Title 42 migrant expulsions
Editor’s note: This story comes from the El Paso Times as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which…
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Travel advisory for southern New Mexico; expect blowing dust
DEMING, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Transportation is advising drivers if they must travel to monitor local forecast conditions as…
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Two of Bannon’s co-defendants plead guilty to ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud
CNN — Two men indicted alongside former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to defrauding donors of hundreds…
Continue Reading HHS official overseeing unaccompanied minors program to step down, spokesperson says
CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a…
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Unpaid sexual encounter revealed as motive in murder of 57-year-old in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A set of bloody fingerprints linked a 19-year-old to the murder of a 57-year-old man on April 6, according to court documents…
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