New Mexico Governor makes announcement on La Union flooding assistance
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined Doña Ana County leadership to make an announcement regarding support for La Union…
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Strategy to clean up wastewater in the Rio Grande ahead of irrigation season
EL PASO, Texas — Months after wastewater was discharged into the Rio Grande, El Paso Water continues a clean-up strategy to ensure the Rio Grande…
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City of Sunland Park puts first-ever ambulance into service
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico – Fire Station #1 in Sunland Park, New Mexico, has officially inaugurated the department’s first ambulance. The new unit is…
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Legacy Christian leader faces 28 counts of criminal acts against children
OTERO, New Mexico – An Otero County Grand Jury indicted Trevor Lavalais on additional counts of sexual assault of students at Legacy Christian…
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Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox in El Paso for U.S. Mexico Border Summit
EL PASO, Texas – Former President of Mexico is attending the U.S. Mexico border summit at the Paso Del Norte Hotel. The event also includes a…
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US lifts ban on Mexican avocados
CNN By Karol Suarez and Abel Alvarado The United States is resuming its avocado inspection program in Mexico’s Michoacán state a week after…
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Modernization, expansion headed to Bridge of the Americas POE under $600 million in infrastructure funds
EL PASO, Texas – Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced $600 million in funding for the modernization and expansion of the Bridge of the…
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Woman says ex-boyfriend shot at her, and chased her family through neighborhood
EL PASO, Texas – Jesus Meza faces four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after El Paso County Sheriff deputies say he shot at his…
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How the avocado supply disruption could impact Borderland businesses
EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. government suspension of all imports of Mexican avocados from Michoacan – raising some concern for some local…
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National Guard at the head of the class at Gadsden ISD schools
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Santa Teresa High School classes were led by a lawyer in the state’s Attorney General’s Office and a water purification…
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Hearing scheduled Wednesday for accused Walmart mass shooter
EL PASO, Texas – Federal prosecutors and attorneys for Patrick Crusius will go before United States District Judge David Guaderrama Wednesday after…
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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into disabled vehicle on U.S. 54
UPDATE (2/15): A motorcyclist died after crashing into a disabled car in the middle lane of US 54. El Paso police say 61-year-old Anthony Lightbourn…
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18-year-old man arrested after deadly shooting of woman in Socorro
UPDATE (02/14): An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a deadly weekend shooting. Carlos Alberto Sifuentes was arrested and charged…
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US suspends Mexican avocado imports on eve of Super Bowl
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has suspended imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety…
Continue Reading Border Patrol agents rescued three Haitian migrants stranded in Rio Grande
By Amanda Watts and Emma Tucker, CNN Border patrol agents have rescued three Haitian migrants in what they described as a “harrowing…
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Criminal groups ‘sowing mayhem’ in Juárez test new administration
CIUDAD JUÁREZ – On a recent day in January, six buses, five cars and a convenience store burned in broad daylight. An old booth that served as a…
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Working conditions for Border Patrol getting more attention
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A strained Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration. Tense meetings…
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Tip leads to discovery of 132 migrants crammed in tractor-trailer in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A tip leads to the discovery of 132 migrants crammed inside a commercial trailer Monday in far east El Paso. The suspected…
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Three girls face arson charges after fire at elementary school
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Fire Department officials say three girls have now been charged with arson after a fire at Pebble Hills Elementary. Four…
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Baby hit with electrical cord; Vinton man arrested
EL PASO, Texas – Arturo Hernandez of Vinton was arrested and charged with injury to a child by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were…
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Hunt School of Nursing receives $30,000 Scholarship Endowment
EL PASO, Texas – The owners of Supreme Laundry and Cleaners, Howard and Mona Goldberg say the gift to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Migrant children in their own words
EL PASO, Texas – According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are as many as 9,643 migrant children in HHS custody. They are…
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Culberson County Sheriff frustrated by increasing number of migrant bodies in desert
CULBERSON COUNTY, Texas – Culberson County Sheriff Oscar Carrillo told ABC-7 that he is alarmed by the number of bodies that have been turning up in…
Continue Reading FBI El Paso Warns of Kidnapping, Virtual Kidnapping
EL PASO, Texas — The FBI of El Paso warns the public of an increase in kidnapping and virtual kidnapping extortion. According to the FBI El Paso…
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Linda Rivas leaves Las Americas after impactful tenure
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center Executive Director Linda Rivas will leave her post after seven years, the El Paso nonprofit announced…
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ABC-7 Sunday Xtra: Rising Crime in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas-The bodies of four women found in Juarez inside plastic bags raises concerns about a possible uptick in violence against women in…
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Texas sues Biden administration to halt program that reunites Central American children with parents in U.S.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and seven other attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal judge to halt a Biden administration…
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Hold the bologna: hidden shipments stopped at 2 El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas — Two separate seizures of pork bologna at two El Paso ports of entry netted 243 pounds of processed meat. The unrelated discoveries…
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses border security
WESLACO, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott (R) delivered remarks at a border security briefing with attorneys general from across the country. The…
Continue Reading DHS Secretary, US Border Patrol Chief meeting with El Paso County Judge Thursday
EL PASO, Texas – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will make a stop in El Paso…
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