Police say red light runner caused multi-vehicle crash that ejected two children from van
UPDATE (4/04): Investigators say an 18-year-old driver failed to stop at a red light causing her to T-Bone into a van with six people inside;…
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County Commissioners to discuss building El Paso’s own version of the ‘X’ sculpture in Ascarate Park
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners Court will be discussing building a massive, new art sculpture at Ascarate Park. This item was placed…
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Books about LGBTQ and Black people were among the most challenged books in 2021
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Books that tell the stories of Black and LGBTQ people or by authors in those communities were among the 10 most challenged…
Continue Reading All 6 victims killed in the Sacramento mass shooting are identified as police arrest a suspect
By Susannah Cullinane, Holly Yan, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Police on Monday said they have arrested one man who is a suspect in…
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Dedicating the Alicia R. Chacon Commissioners Courtroom
El Paso, TEXAS – This past week a ceremony was held to dedicate the Judge Alicia R. Chacon Commissioners Courtroom. Chacon was a community activist…
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Driver killed after colliding into an electric pole in Horizon
El Paso, TEXAS — One man is dead after their car veered off the roadway and collided into an electric pole. It happened around 3:25 Saturday…
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New Mexico dispensaries open more opportunity for businesses in the area
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico– Over a day since the start of recreational cannabis sales, dispensaries have been hard at work. The general…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Texas and New Mexico officers prepare for high drivers
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexicans can now legally buy marijuana for recreational use, but the technology to detect cannabis in a driver’s system…
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Two transported to hospital after semi rollover in Socorro
Socorro, TEXAS — Two people were transported to an area hospital with injuries sustained as a result of a multi vehicle collision. Socorro officials…
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Meet El Paso’s new fire marshal
El Paso, TEXAS — The El Paso Fire Department has a new fire marshal. Last month, Jared Knotts graduated as a peace officer as part of the El Paso…
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Crews work to extinguish fire in the Lower Valley
UPDATE — El Paso Fire Department crews knocked down the structure fire. According to officials, the structure was under construction and no injuries…
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What you need to know about cannabis regulations in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– As new recreational consumers make their way to dispensaries in New Mexico, here is what you need to know. ABC-7 spoke with…
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Welding competition brings out high school students
EL PASO, Texas — Sun City Welding Academy hosted its first-ever welding competition today for high school students. Northern Tools, Area Iron,…
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Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap, says he ‘betrayed the trust of the academy’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap, says he ‘betrayed the trust of the academy.’ Statement from Will…
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Man who led police on a chase, SWAT standoff in Las Cruces identified
UPDATE (04/01): Las Cruces police identified a man involved in SWAT standoff Thursday as David Chavez Jr. Police say Chavez ran from police after a…
Continue Reading Garland says the only pressure DOJ feels on January 6 probes is to ‘do the right thing’
By Tierney Sneed After several recent developments in the January 6 investigations that put the Justice Department in the center of the political…
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New Mexicans spend $1.9 million on recreational marijuana in first 20 hours
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As of 8 p.m. on Friday, New Mexicans had spent nearly $1.9 million on legal marijuana for recreational use, according to the…
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House passes bill to federally decriminalize marijuana
By Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has voted with a slim bipartisan majority to federally decriminalize marijuana. The vote was 220 to 204. Republicans…
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Biden administration announces official end to Title 42, the Trump-era pandemic restrictions at the US border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will end Trump-era pandemic restrictions that effectively blocked migrants from entering the…
Continue Reading Man who brought Molotov cocktails near Capitol on January 6 sentenced to nearly 4 years
By Holmes Lybrand Concluding one of the more unnerving cases surrounding January 6, a man who brought multiple firearms, Molotov cocktails and other…
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Off-duty Texas deputy killed in shooting near Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — An off-duty Texas deputy sheriff has been killed in a shooting on the northern outskirts of Houston. Harris County Sheriff Ed…
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WATCH: NMSU welcomes 12th women’s head basketball coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Jody Adams-Birch was formally introduced as the 12th women’s head basketball coach. at NMSU. NM State Director of Athletics…
Continue Reading Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to form company’s first US union
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Amazon warehouse workers at a facility in New York City have voted to form the first US union in the tech…
Continue Reading ‘He came up with this plan’: Brothers’ confession video shows how Jussie Smollett’s story unraveled
The new documentary “Chicago v. Jussie Smollett” explores Jussie Smollett’s stranger-than-fiction saga and dives in to unanswered questions about…
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Las Cruces dispensary prepares for recreational Cannabis sales
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico— On Friday cannabis sales begin for recreational use. Recreational use of marijuana has been legal in New Mexico…
Continue Reading US Navy will name a ship after Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served more than two decades on the US Supreme Court, developed a rock star status and…
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NM State Police search for driver that caused damage leading to hours-long back up
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – New Mexico State Police are looking for the driver they believe damaged a fiber-optic line on Pete Domenici Memorial…
Continue Reading Parents reach $250,000 settlement with Texas city after son, 3, dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at splash pad
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died last year after a contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a splash pad in…
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Groundbreaking for massive expansion for Las Cruces food pantry underway
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Hundreds of people gathered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a food pantry in Las Cruces. Casa De Peregrinos Food…
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Sunland Park Police Chief placed on administrative leave amid battery allegations
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Sunland Park City Manager Michael Martinez confirms to ABC-7 that Sunland Park Chief of Police Javier Guerra was placed…
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