Crews contain fire at vacant Crosby Elementary School in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A classroom went up in flames at the vacant Crosby Elementary School Sunday afternoon. A fire official told an ABC-7 photographer on…
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El Paso man accused of leaving toddler inside car at casino parking lot
EL PASO, Texas – Police say a 22-year-old El Paso man left a toddler inside of a car while he was at the casino overnight. At around 2:20 a.m. on…
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East El Paso hit-and-run leaves 20-year-old pedestrian seriously injured
UPDATE #1, Jan. 23: Police say a driver struck a 20-year-old pedestrian in east El Paso and left the scene early Sunday morning. According to…
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Motorcade for fallen DPS Special Agent to arrive in El Paso at 2:30 p.m.
UPDATE #2 – The arrival of the motorcade for fallen Special Agent Anthony Salas has been delayed to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. “Thank you all for your…
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Local animal rescue sees increase in pet intakes of COVID victims
EL PASO, Texas– With more than 3,000 Covid-19 deaths in El Paso alone, thousands of Borderland pets have lost their owners. According to Law N’…
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Las Cruces Public Schools tightens restrictions in attempt to keep spectators in stands
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – With more than 1,500 active Covid-19 cases in the district, Las Cruces Public Schools announced Friday that staffers will…
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El Paso basketball icon Jim Forbes dies
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jim Forbes, one of the Borderland’s biggest basketball icons died Friday morning. Forbes was 69. The legendary Andress High…
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Watch ABC 7 Xtra: Migrant bodies turning up in Hudspeth County
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – ABC-7 Sunday Xtra travels to Hudspeth County, where officials report a significant spike in the number of migrant bodies…
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El Paso driver killed after guardrail breaks, enters car in high-speed crash on I-10 east
UPDATE: El Paso police say the driver killed in a crash Friday morning was seen speeding moments before the collision. Police say witnesses saw the…
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El Paso Hall of Famer, Ray Sanchez laid to rest
EL PASO, Texas – Longtime El Paso sports journalist Ray Sanchez has been laid to rest. Sanchez died on Jan. 12 at the age of 94. A mass was held at…
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Horizon home engulfed in flames overnight
HORIZON, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon fire crews battled a large blaze at a home early Friday morning. It happened just after 1 a.m. on the 700 block of…
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Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for…
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2 years after COVID first hit the US, hundreds of thousands of Americans are still falling ill
By: Arielle Mitropoulos (ABC NEWS) At the beginning of 2020, as the nation celebrated the start of a new year, many Americans were still unaware of…
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El Paso’s Tortuga Sports Lounge closes its doors after 8 years
EL PASO, Texas – Local bar and restaurant Tortuga Sports Lounge closed its doors after eight years in business. The owner told ABC-7 that if…
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Amber Alert issued for abducted 14-year-old Texas girl
BUDA, Texas – A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old girl who was abducted in Buda, Texas. According to the alert, Hillary…
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El Pasoans want answers after dog post surfaces apparently showing it hanging from a window
Editor’s note: The owner of the photo that lead the animal services investigation asked that KVIA not share the photo, so we have removed it from the…
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Juarez demonstrators demand justice for recent femicides, including El Paso victims
UPDATE: A Department of State spokesperson provided ABC-7 the following statement: We are aware of the deaths of two women on the Ciudad…
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Guillén family celebrates passage of federal, state laws to combat sexual assault
HOUSTON, Texas – The family of Venessa Guillén gathered in Houston Thursday to celebrate the passage of the federal and state legislation to…
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El Paso man dies following head-on crash in Lower Valley
UPDATE: El Paso police say a man hospitalized after a Lower Valley crash Wednesday has died. Police say the victim was 22-year-old Patrick Isaac…
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Supreme Court rejects another attempt to block Texas’ six-week abortion ban
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Over the furious dissent of three liberal justices, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected another…
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How to prepare for Borderland cold snap
EL PASO, Texas – Temperatures won’t make it out of the 40s on Thursday, and overnight temperatures will bottom out in the middle to low 20s across…
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Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election…
Continue Reading Ukrainian President pushes back on Biden: ‘There are no minor incursions’
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly pushed back Thursday on US President Joe Biden’s comments that a…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office asks for help identifying suspects who set off fire extinguishers
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying several juveniles following an act of vandalism at the county parking…
Continue Reading US military releases videos of August drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians
By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military released videos Wednesday of the botched August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10…
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100 new school buses are now taking Las Cruces students to and from events
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- This spring semester, STS bus drivers are enjoying new rides to bring Las Cruces Public Schools students to and from events.…
Continue Reading FBI says it’s conducting a ‘court-authorized’ search of Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Texas home
By Daniella Diaz and Evan Perez, CNN The Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement Wednesday evening that it is doing a…
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Supreme Court allows release of Jan. 6 documents to House committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the…
Continue Reading Biden says he won’t scale back his priorities, but admits he’ll have to break up massive social safety net and climate bill
CNN By Kate Sullivan, Maegan Vazquez and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden admitted that he’s going to make big changes on his approach to a…
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El Paso school district provides unisex bathrooms for LGBTQ+ students upon request
EL PASO, Texas – A school in northeast El Paso now has a third bathroom type: unisex. In addition to the men’s and women’s bathrooms, the unisex…
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