West El Paso’s Aceitunas Beer Garden sold to new owners after 36 years
EL PASO, Texas — After 36 years of operation, there will be new owners at a west El Paso bar and entertainment favorite. Paul Rakowitz and Alton Poe…
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Roddenberry Planetarium carries on legacy of Star Trek creator born in El Paso 100 years ago
EL PASO, Texas — “Space. The final frontier.” Those words are heard at the beginning of every episode of Star Trek, the original TV series. The man…
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AT&T workers build real basketball court for little El Paso boy spotted with makeshift hoop
EL PASO, Texas — A group of AT&T workers were so moved by a little El Paso boy’s love for basketball that they decided to build him a basketball…
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ABC-7 honored with national Edward R. Murrow award for innovation
EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 is proud to announce it has won a national Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Innovation in the small market category.…
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Sewage still flowing in Upper Valley a week after main breaks
UPDATE, Aug. 20: Sewage water continued flowing into the streets of El Paso’s Upper Valley, one week after two parallel wastewater mains broke.The…
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El Paso’s Freakazoid Robots Festival canceled due to Covid concerns
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Commissioners and the El Paso City-County Health Authority have decided that the Freakazoid Robots Festival…
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Police say speed caused deadly crash in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A 32-year-old motorist was killed Friday morning in a one-car crash in northeast El Paso that police blamed on speeding. It…
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Memorial service set for husband of Aug. 3 victim who died on 2nd anniversary of funeral seen globally
UPDATE, Aug. 20: Perches Funeral Homes announced that a memorial service for Antonio ‘Tony” Basco will be held on Friday, Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1…
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Police blame drunk driving, speed for deadly 3-car crash at I-10 & Hawkins
UPDATE, Aug. 20: El Paso police on Friday identified 67–year-old Guadalupe Ruben Ramos Leyva as the motorist killed in a 3-car crash along I-10 at…
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El Paso man wins $450,000 with scratch-off lottery ticket
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man has claimed the top prize with a Texas Lottery scratch-off ticket. Demetrio Ponce won $450,000. However, he chose…
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Screen time during pandemic impacted El Paso kids vision
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso pediatric ophthalmologist says she’s seeing more kids coming into her practice, giving them stronger vision…
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El Paso police say drunk driver’s arrest averted wrong-way crash tragedy
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say officers were able to stop a wrong-way driver and potentially avoid a tragic head-on collision. It happened…
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EPISD asks teachers to educate, not punish students who fail to mask up
EL PASO, Texas — As a new face mask mandate took effect Thursday in the El Paso Independent School District, may wondered what would happening to…
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Ysleta joins Anthony, Canutillo, El Paso & Socorro ISDs in following mask rule
UPDATE, Aug. 19: The Ysleta Independent School District will now join Anthony, Canutillo, El Paso and Socorro ISDs in complying with the El Paso…
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El Paso hospitals see uptick in infusions as Covid-19 cases rise
EL PASO, Texas — Across the state of Texas, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to increase. With hospital bed capacity in the Lone…
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El Paso clinics offer 3rd vaccine dose for those with weak immunity
EL PASO, Texas — A third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be available as soon as this weekend in El Paso for those who are immunocompromised. The…
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Fabens ISD welcomes nearly 2,000 students for fall semester
FABENS, Texas — It’s one of the smallest districts in the county, but the Fabens Independent School District has big plans for its students. FISD…
Continue Reading How El Paso plans to enforce mask rule that carries up to $500 fine
EL PASO, Texas — On the first day of the Health Authority’s new indoor mask mandate to battle Covid-19, the city of El Paso discovered not everyone…
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UTEP & TTUHSC won’t require masks, but EPCC mandates it
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP President Heather Wilson, in an email to students and staff on Wednesday, said the university will not require students or…
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EP Catholic Diocese requires masks for all parishioners at church
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Catholic Diocese announced Wednesday evening that it would institute a face mask requirement for all indoor church…
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New vegan eating option opens for downtown El Paso lunch crowd
EL PASO, Texas — A new vegan restaurant in downtown El Paso is weathering the economic storm caused by Covid-19 and welcoming customers through its…
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Monsoon migraines in the Borderland are real and can be a pain
EL PASO, Texas — The monsoon season, which lasts from June 15 to Sept. 30, has more effects than just the storm damage we typically see each year.…
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EL PASO, Texas — School districts were preparing staff Wednesday to start implementing face-covering requirements for students after the El Paso and…
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WATCH: City of El Paso briefing on mask rule, court order vs. Abbott
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health and the City Attorney’s Office held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon on the local…
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EL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new…
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Smugglers have cut through border wall along El Paso sector over 700 times so far
EL PASO, Texas — As breaches to the U.S.-Mexico border wall in the El Paso sector hit 714 so far in the 2021 fiscal year, the U.S. Border Patrol is…
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EPISD board votes for mask rule, will sue Abbott over ban
UPDATE: EPISD’s board, with only one nay, voted 6-1 Tuesday night to impose a mask mandate for all teachers, staff and students in school facilities,…
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SISD board unanimously approves mask rule for schools
UPDATE: SISD’s board voted unanimously Tuesday night to follow the El Paso Health Authority’s mask mandate for schools, which was set to take effect…
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13-year-old El Paso Zoo lioness dies after cancer battle
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo’s 13-year-old African lioness named Kalliope has died after a battle with cancer, zoo leaders announced on…
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Census counts 865,657 in El Paso County, slowest growth rate in 80 years
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County’s population in the recently released 2020 census count was 865,657, an 8% increase over the prior census in…
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