El Paso City Council votes to keep property tax rate at same level
El PASO, Texas — El Paso homeowners struggling finacially during the pandemic can rest assured their property taxes will not go up. El Paso City…
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Ventilators are the ‘life support’ for Covid patients, but El Pasoans using them face grim future
EL PASO, Texas — “It’s life and death,” said Dr. Asad Omar with Las Palmas Medical Center. “Ventilators work by us putting a tube down the mouth…
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Flooding causes thousands of dollars damage for southern New Mexico homes & businesses
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Storms hit hard in southern New Mexico Sunday night, dumping between one and two inches of rain, prompting flash…
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El Paso leaders hold virus briefing, say park playgrounds are reopening & testing sites are extended
El Paso, Texas — El Paso city officials and health leaders held a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon to provide an update on the latest local…
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Lawmakers and the public honor John Lewis as his body lies in state at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, DC — Lawmakers and the American public are paying their respects to the civil rights icon and late congressman, Rep. John Lewis of…
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El Paso man charged in animal cruelty case, viral gun video is arrested yet again
EL PASO, Texas — A man, who has been arrested in connection with several high-profile cases, including animal cruelty, has been arrested again.…
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Texas reports nearly 700 more virus deaths with new data
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported an increase of nearly 700 additional deaths from the Covid-19 virus due to a change in how the state collects…
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Las Cruces board member who cast deciding vote to rename Oñate High School now regrets it
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A member of the Las Cruces school board who made a key vote that ended up removing the name of a Spanish…
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Paramedic hurt as ambulance flips over on I-10 in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — An ambulance flipped on its side in a wreck on Interstate 10 in east El Paso Monday afternoon, injuring one person. That ambulance,…
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Woman who lived past 100 is 17th virus death in Doña Ana County, which leads state in new cases
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County woman who lived past 100 was among five additional New Mexicans who have died from coronavirus, state…
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Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for virus
WASHINGTON, DC — Robert O’Brien, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, has tested positive for Covid-19, making him the highest…
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El Paso reports 6 new virus deaths; lowest single-day increase in new cases since June
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Monday morning announced six new deaths and 87 new cases across the county. The…
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El Paso man arrested in shooting during street race that killed 17-year-old girl in California
HOLLYWOOD, California — An El Paso man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl watching a street race in…
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‘It’s not fair’: Non-Covid El Paso hospital patient transferred to nursing home Covid unit
EL PASO, Texas — After ABC-7 learned the several local hospitals are transferring Covid-19 patients to local nursing homes with special Covid-19…
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20-year-old Hanks High grad dies in car-semi crash in far east El Paso
UPDATE: Relatives on Sunday identified 20-year-old Rashon Peterson as the victim of Friday night’s deadly crash in far east El Paso. The family said…
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New Mexico tops 19,000 virus cases – Doña Ana County has 10% of ’em
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials say the state has 226 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the state’s total to 19,042.…
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White House to detail plan that offers $1,200 stimulus checks, but slashes jobless benefits
WASHINGTON, DC — White House officials and Senate Republicans are finalizing a bill that would offer $1,200 checks to many Americans and that would…
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Chihuahua Secretary of Health is latest virus fatality as state hits 868 deaths – most occurring in Juárez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The state of Chihuahua Secretary of Health became the latest victim of the coronavirus, the Mexican government announced…
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Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress in ‘Gone With the Wind,’ dies at 104 in Paris
PARIS, France — Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of “Gone With the Wind,” but also a…
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Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge in emotional ceremony
SELMA, Alabama — More than five decades after he was slammed in the head by a white state trooper’s billy club while he lead a march on behalf of…
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El Paso tops 13,000 virus cases as deaths rise by 3 amid growing ICU hospitalizations
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s coronavirus cases topped 13,000 on Sunday as the number of deaths grew by three more following the county’s deadliest…
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Watch LIVE: Hanna weakens to tropical storm day after coming ashore in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hanna weakened to a tropical storm as it continued to move inland Sunday though it was still bringing…
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Legendary TV host Regis Philbin dead at age 88
NEW YORK, NY — Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and…
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State data shows El Paso area hospitals only have 8 ICU beds remaining
EL PASO, Texas — New data out Saturday from the Texas Department of State Health Services painted the bleakest picture to date of El Paso’s hospital…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County has 64 of state’s 324 new cases as New Mexico lags in mask wearing
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 324 new Covid-19 cases, with 64 of those coming in Doña Ana County.…
Continue Reading Teen girl is El Paso’s youngest virus victim, among 3 new deaths to close out deadliest recorded week
EL PASO, Texas — A teenage girl, El Paso’s youngest victim of the coronavirus, was among three new deaths reported Saturday morning by health…
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Virus patients being transferred from El Paso hospitals to nursing home ‘Covid units’
EL PASO, Texas — As space at El Paso hospitals gets tighter, ABC-7 has learned patients infected with coronavirus are being sent to two local…
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El Pasoans pack far east side parks amid pandemic, city says it’s limited on what it can do
EL PASO, Texas– Concerned ABC-7 viewers have called in complaints about far east El Paso parks being full of people on recent evenings. On the…
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Wet roads amid heavy rain causes multiple wrecks backing up traffic on El Paso highways
EL PASO, Texas — Rain-slicked roadways following up to an inch and a half of rain on Friday evening resulted in multiple crashes that snarled…
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TxDOT worker earns ‘Hero’ title rescuing puppy on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas Department of Transportation HERO worker earned the title in a new way on Friday after rescuing a stranded puppy found…
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