Staffing shortage at El Paso’s 911 center leads to calls on hold, dispatcher burnout
EL PASO, Texas– 911 call centers across the country are short staffed and strained. That’s the situation in El Paso, too. The volume of calls…
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‘Praying for snow’: Ruidoso businesses suffer with ski season yet to arrive
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – For the owners of Ski West, Dec. 27 is normally the busiest day of the year. “It’s usually so busy you couldn’t have…
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Deadly rollover crash forced closure of Gateway East, I-10 for several hours
UPDATE #2: As of 1:30 p.m., El Paso police indicated that Gateway East has reopened to traffic. UPDATE: As of 12:15 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff’s…
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El Paso infusion center runs out of monoclonal antibody treatments for Omicron variant
EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said Monday that the infusion center in El Paso – as well as those in…
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El Paso’s Covid-19 weekly death toll rises to 63, with youngest victim a teen boy
EL PASO, Texas — There were 63 El Paso Covid-19 deaths reported for the past week, the El Paso Department of Public Health announced Monday, marking…
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1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in El Paso Christmas Eve traffic crashes
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of Christmas Eve traffic crashes in El Paso left one person dead and two others seriously injured. A single-vehicle…
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Baby’s Christmas death probed by El Paso police; may be case of SIDS
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police were looking into the death of a baby on Christmas Day. A Crime Scene Unit was deployed Saturday to a residence in…
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WATCH: Midnight Christmas Mass from El Paso’s St. Patrick Cathedral
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz hosted the Midnight Christmas Mass early Saturday morning from St. Patrick Cathedral. You can…
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High wind topples tree onto car in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — High winds brought down a large tree onto a parked car in a northeast El Paso neighborhood on Friday afternoon, but there were no…
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Body found in very remote area along Eagle Mountain in Hudspeth County
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — Hudspeth County Sheriff’s deputies were in the process Friday of recovering a body found by a rancher in a very remote area…
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WATCH: Officials hold news conference on Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
EL PASO — With just a week before the 88th edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, bowl officials held a news conference on Friday. Football…
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Relief fund set up for Tony’s Burrito House employees after devastating east El Paso fire
EL PASO, Texas — Days after a devastating fire at Tony’s Burrito House, a relative of the family that owns the business is now organizing a…
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THC-laced edibles, fentanyl found at Sierra Blanca Border Patrol checkpoint
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a significant seizure of cocaine and fentanyl at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol…
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Las Cruces man charged with setting fire to occupied apartment
UPDATE #2: A Las Cruces man has been charged with second-degree arson in connection to an apartment fire Tuesday morning. Police arrested 73-year-old…
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El Paso gang member arrested for attacking, stabbing woman in dispute over money
EL PASO, Texas – A known gang member was arrested by SWAT officers for allegedly attacking and stabbing a woman in a dispute over money, El Paso…
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El Paso health experts urge: ‘You need to get vaccinated’ due to Omicron
EL PASO, Texas — Despite a slight decrease in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, two top El Paso health experts tell ABC-7 it’s still too early to…
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7 fires burned homes & buildings over the weekend in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — There were seven fires over the weekend in both El Paso and Sunland Park. The first happened at Tony’s Burrito House at 1410…
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Is it safe to travel for the holidays? El Paso infectious disease specialist weighs in
EL PASO, Texas – People who were not able to travel for the holidays last year are making up for lost time this year. According to the…
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El Paso Army veteran, educator, politician Jerome Tilghman dies at 70
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Army veteran, educator and politician Jerome Tilghman has died, according to his son. Tilghman was an educator in the El Paso…
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Las Cruces lawmakers and residents clash over decision to rename street with federally recognized slur
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces lawmakers want to move forward with changing the name of a street which has a federally recognized slur, but…
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Water leak forces closure of Dona Ana Government Center
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A water leak forced the closure of the Doña Ana County Government Center at 854 N. Motel Boulevard on Monday. Employees…
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50 firefighters battle major warehouse blaze in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A major building fire late Sunday night in an industrial area of central El Paso drew a massive response from firefighters. The…
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Central El Paso family loses home in fire that created smoke seen for miles
EL PASO, Texas — A central El Paso family lost their home Sunday afternoon in a fire that produced smoke visible for miles. The smoky afternoon…
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21-year-old El Paso man jailed for allegedly posing as cop, trying to pull over vehicles
EL PASO, Texas – A 21-year-old El Paso man was arrested Saturday night after authorities said he posed as a police officer and tried to pull over…
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Bicyclists pass through Las Cruces on 6,000-mile journey for clean energy awareness
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Two bicyclists riding electric and solar powered bikes make their way to Las Cruces Friday, after riding 123 days and over…
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Tony’s Burrito House in east El Paso burns down; family owners heartbroken
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso family is in disbelief after their beloved restaurant went up in flames. Tony’s Burrito House at 1410 Vanderbilt Drive…
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EPPD holds ‘Coffee with a Cop’ events to overcome negative perceptions some may have
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Police Department is hosting numerous Coffee with a Cop events to help unite the force and the community. Jeremiah…
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El Paso County officials prepare for Covid-19 Christmas surge
EL PASO, Texas — With the Christmas holiday only days away El Paso County officials are preparing for a possible COVID-19 surge. County Judge…
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Judge won’t lower bond for airport murder suspect, calls him threat to El Paso’s safety
EL PASO, Texas — The man arrested for allegedly beating his estranged wife’s lover to death was denied a bond reduction Friday afternoon and remains…
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El Paso police release pics of witnesses sought to stabbing death in convenience store parking lot
UPDATE #3, Dec. 17: Detectives on Friday released surveillance images of two men believed to have witnessed a deadly stabbing in the parking lot of a…
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