WSMR ramps now join US 70 in reopening after mudslides
UPDATE, July 13: The New Mexico Department of Transportation reopened the U.S. Route 70 exit 170 on-and-off ramps to the White Sands Missile Range on…
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El Paso’s Blanco among 9 no-shows as Texas Senate passes voting restrictions bill
AUSTIN, Texas — As Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on a GOP priority elections bill that would restrict voting rights in the state, the…
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Biden declares GOP voting restrictions in Texas, other states to be ‘un-American’
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden declared that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” Tuesday as Texas Democrats took…
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Migrant’s body found along border in Hudspeth County
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — A body believed to be that of a migrant has been discovered along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hudspeth County desert area,…
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Mudslides on Organ Mountains left drivers stuck for hours
SAN AUGUSTINE PASS, New Mexico – Marina Gandara and her son Jacob had already spent 16 hours on the road home to Las Cruces when they encountered…
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Texas House GOP votes to track down absent Dems, arrest them
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House voted Tuesday morning to send law enforcement to track down Democrats who left the state a day earlier in protest of…
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Lawsuit targets Texas law using citizens to enforce abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas — Abortion rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a new Texas law empowering individuals to sue anyone…
Continue Reading Death toll in Florida condo building collapse rises to 95
SURFSIDE, Florida — The death toll in the Miami-area condominium building collapse has climbed to 95 as crews worked for a 20th day to find victims…
Continue Reading Prices keep soaring: Inflation rockets to a 13-year high
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Prices keep rising in the United States, putting a squeeze on American consumers’ wallets. That trend got worse…
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Texas Dems fly out of state to halt GOP vote bill in Legislature
AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats in the Texas Legislature on Monday afternoon bolted for Washington, D.C., and said they were ready to remain there for…
Continue Reading Blue Origin gets FAA ok to fly humans to space from Van Horn
WASHINGTON, DC — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is now ready to send humans to the edge of space as the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday expanded…
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Las Cruces area in damage clean-up mode after powerful storm
(Editor’s note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm damage.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Residents in the…
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EPE says power back for most of 17,000 impacted by storm
EL PASO, Texas — About 17,000 El Paso Electric customers across the region lost power Sunday night after a powerful storm with tornado-like winds…
Continue Reading FDA warns J&J vaccine tied to low risk of rare neurological disorder
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially…
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Multiple earthquakes shake portions of New Mexico
CAPULIN, New Mexico — Several earthquakes shook parts of northern New Mexico on Monday morning, the largest being a moderate magnitude 4.2 tremor,…
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Tornado-strength storm rolls through El Paso & Las Cruces causing damage
(Editor’s note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm impacts.) El PASO, Texas — A severe storm system that…
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Major pileup with injuries shuts down I-10 near Lordsburg
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — A major vehicle pileup amid storms throughout the region shut down a stretch of Interstate 10 near Lordsburg on Sunday…
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Branson, crew go to space & back on Virgin Galactic spaceship
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Mission accomplished. Swashbuckling billionaire Sir Richard Branson flew to the lower edge of space and…
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‘New space age’: Hear what Branson said after his historic space flight
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space…
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WATCH: Khalid performs at Spaceport, debuts new single
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — El Paso native R&B singer Khalid’s new single, “New Normal,” got its premiere Sunday during Virgin…
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Roughly 100 witness history at Las Cruces space watch parties
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Roughly 100 people turned out to witness history on Sunday at two viewing parties hosted by the city of Las Cruces to…
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Pope Francis, on hospital balcony, makes 1st appearance since surgery
ROME, Italy — Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since major intestinal surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 90 in Surfside condo collapse
By Dakin Andone, CNN The death toll in the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, rose to 90 on Sunday, officials said in a news conference.…
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Branson ‘feeling excited’ as he heads to spaceship’s runway
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — Billionaire Sir Richard Branson was set for a delayed launch to the edge of space Sunday morning in the…
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3-car crash shuts down Loop 375 south in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A multi-vehicle collision Sunday morning led to the closure of a stretch of Loop 375 in east El Paso. The crash, involving three…
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Branson’s space trip delayed; potential it could be scrubbed
(Editor’s note: Click here to watch ABC-7’s LIVE launch coverage from 6-7AM and 8-10AM) UPDATE: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s launch to the…
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Showtime at 6AM on ABC-7: Branson takes the stage in space
(Editor’s note: LIVE coverage begins at 6AM Sunday on ABC-7. You can watch it by clicking here.) Think space is boring? Sir Richard…
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What to know about Branson’s spaceflight & ABC-7’s Live coverage
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — Sir Richard Branson is set to briefly leave earth’s atmosphere from southern New Mexico on Sunday, risking it all to…
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I-10 west in Las Cruces reopens after hours-long truck fire closure
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Interstate 10 westbound in the Las Cruces area was shut down Saturday evening for several hours due to a semi-truck fire…
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Beto among hundreds of Texans who lined up at state Capitol to testify on voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke was among hundreds of Texans who lined up at the state Capitol on Saturday for their first…
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