This El Paso school has gotten rid of homework altogether, find out why
EL PASO, Texas — Zach White Elementary School in west El Paso has taken a unique approach to education, they’ve gotten rid of homework. They are the…
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Roughly half of El Paso, Las Cruces renters are ‘cost-burdened,’ according to new national study
EL PASO, Texas — Nearly one in every two renters in El Paso is cost-burdened by their rent payments, according to a new study published in the Joint…
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El Paso organizations work to ensure homeless are counted in the 2020 Census
EL PASO, Texas — In less than a month, many households in the Borderland will receive their census forms in the mail. The data collection is…
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Up, up and away: Why Borderland meteorologists still rely heavily on weather balloons
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … a balloon? Every day the National Weather Service launches weather balloons from their office…
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El Paso residents frustrated with changes to recycling service
EL PASO, Texas — After the city’s announcement to change recycling pickup from every week to every other week, residents voiced their concerns with…
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department is changing the way that recyclables are collected from your home. The “Blue…
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Texas Roadhouse employees remember manager & friend struck and killed along Transmountain
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Texas Roadhouse staff remained at a loss for words Monday after they had learned one of their co-workers and friends was…
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El Pasoans see vacation cruise plans ruined by coronavirus concerns
EL PASO, Texas — Some El Pasoans have seen their long-awaited vacations on cruise ships cancelled due to growing coronavirus concerns. At least a…
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City of El Paso won’t pursue ethics complaint against former council member Claudia Ordaz Perez
EL PASO, Texas — A spokesman for the City of El Paso told ABC-7 on Monday that city legal staff will not go after former city Rep. Claudia Ordaz…
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Car flips over after collision with another car along I-10 at Hawkins
EL PASO, Texas — Two cars collided and one overturned along Interstate 10 at Hawkins on Monday afternoon. The crash and car flip happened around…
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Man who crashed car and then began walking along Transmountain was struck and killed
EL PASO, Texas — A man who crashed his car and then began walking along Transmountain Road was struck and killed early Sunday morning, authorities…
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Endangered Przewalski horse is born at El Paso Zoo
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo family is getting a little bigger as it welcomes a new horse that is an endangered species. The Przewalski, or…
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Trio arrested after allegedly being caught delivering 2 pounds of meth in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Three men have been arrested by El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies for allegedly running a drug trafficking operation, authorities…
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El Paso man dies 2 weeks after being injured in U.S. 54 crash
EL PASO, Texas — An 88-year-old man has now died as a result of injuries he suffered in a traffic crash two weeks ago, El Paso police said Monday.…
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El Paso city council to discuss transformation of city, downtown development
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council will meet Monday to discuss it’s transformation over the last five years, including the development of…
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El Paso welcomes first Lush Cosmetics store
EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso is welcoming a store full of bath bombs, face masks and body scrubs. “We had a line that started forming at 9…
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2020 El Paso marathon breaks records, uplifts community
EL PASO, Texas — Running fever hit the Borderland on Sunday as the El Paso Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K finally arrived. Although not everyone got…
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Motorcyclist injured in crash along I-10 at Mesa
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was injured in a crash at Interstate 10 and Mesa just before noon Sunday. Police briefly closed off I-10 westbound…
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El Paso County considers seeking historic designation for Segundo Barrio
EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso County continues to seek a historic designation for the entire downtown El Paso, it is considering submitting a…
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Your Voice, Your Vote: Texas House District 76 candidates debate
EL PASO, Texas — Two candidates are vying for the Texas House District 76 seat: Former city representative Claudia Ordaz-Perez and Elisa Tamayo.…
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Out-of-town runners boost El Paso economy during marathon time
EL PASO, Texas – With more than 1,000 runners from outside the borderland set to run in Sunday’s El Paso Marathon, businesses are taking advantage…
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Police affidavit says son was covered in blood when officers arrived at west El Paso home and found his parents fatally stabbed
EL PASO, Texas — A police affidavit obtained by ABC-7 on Friday offered new details as to what happened early Thursday when a couple was found…
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Funeral processions by police and military held in 2 states for El Paso detective killed in Arizona crash
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police narcotics detective killed in an Arizona car crash earlier this week was given a final farewell by law…
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‘All you want to do is cry’: Clint family loses everything in house fire
CLINT, Texas — Alexandra Rivera was working at a call center when her phone rang. It was her family, the house was on fire. Everything she…
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El Paso woman turns 100 on Valentine’s Day, says staying active is secret to long life
EL PASO, Texas — She exercises, knits and crochets, drives, and even mows her own lawn. And this Valentine’s Day, Katie Jensen turns 100 years old.…
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Socorro man arrested for drive-by shooting is released a day later after police say new evidence clears him
UPDATE: Socorro police said Friday that charges were dropped against shooting suspect Oscar Jimenez and he was released from jail after new evidence…
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Car ends up engulfed in flames on Loop 375 near Montwood
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Firefighters worked Friday morning to put out a car fire on Loop 375 North near Montwood. A grey sedan caught fire…
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SWAT standoff in northeast El Paso ends peacefully as man wanted for embezzlement finally surrenders to police
EL PASO, Texas — A SWAT standoff Friday afternoon with a wanted man barricaded in a home in northeast El Paso ended peacefully when he finally…
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Over $10,000 raised for El Paso Zoo’s ‘Quit Bugging Me’ Valentine’s Day event
EL PASO, Texas — Spending Valentine’s Day alone can sting, which is why the El Paso Zoo gave people a chance to poke some fun at an ex-boyfriend or…
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El Paso woman in traffic crash dies 2 weeks later from what were thought to be minor injuries
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman thought to have suffered minor injuries in a late January car crash has now died from those injuries over two week…
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