ABC-7 First Alert – The heat continues; record setting?
El Paso hit 110 Monday, making it the hottest day of the year so far. The last time it was 110 was 2020 – it doesn’t happen too often. In fact, we…
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Congressman George Santos visits El Paso and tours CBP Processing Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– New York Congressman George Santos visited the Southern Border Monday, including a CBP Processing Center. The embattled…
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Peter Piper Pizza opens new location in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso restaurant chain Peter Piper Pizza opened a new location in Far East El Paso this month. The new eatery is located…
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Construction crew finds mummified human remains outside of Ruidoso Downs
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Construction crews found mummified human remains in Lincoln County June 21, 2023. The crews found the remains on the…
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Power restored to thousands of houses in Socorro
Update at 6:46 p.m.: Power has been restored. Update at 5:31 p.m.: The City of Socorro says it is opening a cooling center. “The Rio Vista Community…
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Suspicious item was large dog wrapped in plastic, El Paso police say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police investigators say the large suspicious item left at 10080 Dyer this weekend was a large dog wrapped in…
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Janet Yellen told bank CEOs more mergers may be necessary, sources say
New York (CNN) — During Thursday’s meeting with the CEOs of large banks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told executives that more bank mergers…
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Daily pill from Eli Lilly leads to 15% weight loss in mid-stage study, rivaling Wegovy results without the shot
(CNN) — Eli Lilly’s experimental pill for weight loss helped people lose an average of 15% of their body weight after 36 weeks on the highest…
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New York Congressman George Santos visiting El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New York Congressman George Santos is visiting El Paso on Monday. According to a statement from the House of…
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Extreme floods are happening way more often than federal data would suggest, analysis shows
(CNN) — A critical federal analysis of extreme rainfall is vastly underestimating the chances of flood events, with grave implications for…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of June 26 to 30
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
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Fourth of July nears, Texas Rescue Patrol warns of ATV safety
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – According to Jamil Moutran, Chief of Texas Rescue Patrol, Fourth of July weekend usually brings an increase of injury to…
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El Pasoan Ivan Melendez is Having a Stellar Start to his First Full Season of Professional Baseball
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Ivan Melendez is in the midst of his first full season of his professional baseball career. Practically halfway…
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Borderland residents find ways to “cool down” during hot El Paso days
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On another triple-digit temperature day, people from the borderland are trying to stay cool and hydrated. ABC-7 visited Wet…
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10 face felony charges after multi-agency prostitution operation
Editor’s note: The case against one of those originally accused has been dismissed due to defendant providing character packet and proof of…
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Bodies found in desert area in Sunland Park, New Mexico
SUNLAND, New Mexico (KVIA) – Sunland Park Fire says they recovered two bodies Sunday afternoon, the 5th in as many days. Fire crews helped members of…
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El Paso County Sheriff looking for missing man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Crisis Intervention Team of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in finding a missing person.…
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Hikers rescued off Organ Mountains
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – A group of hikers were stranded on a trail to The Needle on the west side of the Organ Mountains. It happened on…
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TTUHSC El Paso professor receives highest honor by Texas Medical Association
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- One of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s longest-serving professors and physicians received the highest…
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Russia pulls back from brink of crisis after deal reached to end Wagner insurrection
(CNN) — In the end, the uprising was short-lived. But for a brief and chaotic 36 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on…
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Two men walk 52 miles over 24 hours into El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two men walked for 52 miles over 24 hours from San Miguel, New Mexico to Ascarate Park Friday into Saturday. Their purpose:…
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Dia de la Mujer Latina recognizes Senator Blanco
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Texas State Senator Cesar Blanco and Representative Lina Ortega helped pass House Bill 113 giving Promotoras or Community…
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El Paso Police investigate a suspicious item in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are at 10080 Dyer Street near McCombs in Northeast El Paso after receiving a call about a suspicious item.…
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Sunland Park Fire confirms one person died after search in desert area off Pete Domenici highway
UPDATE: More than two hours after a call for help to 911, Sunland Park Fire confirms one person had died. Dona Ana County Sheriff and Border Patrol…
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One dead, 5 others injured in semi crash in Santa Teresa, NM
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) – One person is dead and 5 others injured after a crash involving a semi in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, according to…
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Putin vows to punish ‘armed uprising’ by Wagner militia as Russia is plunged into crisis
By Rob Picheta, Simone McCarthy, Tara John, Mariya Knight, Lauren Kent, Katharina Krebs, Josh Pennington and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) —…
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By Tara John, Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, has agreed to leave…
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Report: Ricardo Pepi has found a new home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — San Elizario native Ricardo Pepi will stay in the Netherlands and join PSV Eindhoven. According to Italian football…
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Ethics commission to hear ethics complaint filed against El Paso District 3 Representative
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story said El Paso City Council was going to discuss the complaint, but it’s actually going to be the…
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El Paso man sentenced to 70 years in prison for strangling girlfriend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 27-year-old Daniel Valles will spend the next 70 years in prison. He was convicted and sentenced of murder earlier this…
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