Taylor Swift, El Paso’s Khalid among big American Music Awards winners on ABC-7
As far as the American Music Awards go, it was Taylor Swift for the win. Not only did the singer pull off a winning performance on the stage, but…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Kids do the darndest things
EL PASO, Texas– Today’s Sunday Funday Moment is brought to us by kids! First off let’s meet Daniel Zambrano who isn’t so fond of his grandma’s…
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Scherr Legate Celebration of Lights & Parade kicks off 2019 El Paso WinterFest
EL PASO, Texas — The start of El Paso’s WinterFest took place Saturday evening with the San Jacinto Plaza Holiday Tree lighting ceremony followed by…
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‘Grand Candela’ memorial for El Paso’s Walmart shooting victims is dedicated
EL PASO, Texas — Saturday was a milestone moment in El Paso’s recovery after the deadly Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting attack…
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Honoring a late husband: The story behind El Paso’s living Christmas tree
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso’s living Christmas tree in San Jacinto Plaza was once a favorite source of serenity and shade planted in an…
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Deputies search for missing 15-year-old El Paso girl in need of medication
EL PASO, Texas — Sheriff’s deputies were searching for a 15-year-old El Paso girl who hasn’t been seen since vanishing over a week ago and is in…
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Hudspeth County Attorney who suggested Willie Nelson sing his way out of pot trouble dies at 87
(Correction: An earlier version of story incorrectly indicated Willie Nelson had sung his way out of a marijuana-related charge as part of a plea…
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El Paso man arrested for alleged rape on New Mexico State University campus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An El Paso man was arrested Friday on charges stemming from a rape last month on the campus of New Mexico State University.…
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El Paso Office of Probation hosts bake off competition
EL PASO, Texas — It was a sweet end to the week for employees at the Richard C. White Federal building in downtown El Paso. It was their first…
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Facial recognition technology now in use by feds at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas — The federal government has introduced biometric facial technology in El Paso to “further secure” the Paso Del Norte, Ysleta and…
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Civil rights group wants Socorro educator in video telling Hispanic student to ‘speak English’ banned from teaching
SOCORRO, Texas — A Latino civil rights organization on Friday called on state and local education officials to ban a Socorro High School substitute…
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That’s a lot of bologna: Border agents seize 150 pounds coming into El Paso from Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — More than 150 pounds of contraband Mexican bologna was seized at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso earlier this week. A man was…
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At least 1 hurt in multi-vehicle crash on I-10 near Transmountain
EL PASO, Texas — At least one person was injured in a multiple vehicle crash before noon Friday along Interstate 10 near Transmountain Road. Police…
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El Paso man accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants ordered held without bond
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants into the U.S. will remain behind bars as the case against him proceeds.…
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Border Patrol to get iris and facial recognition technology
By ABC-7’s Darren Hunt EL PASO, Texas – It’s almost like a science fiction movie! This summer the Department of Homeland Security is going high-tech.…
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Driver hospitalized after crashing into El Paso police squad car
EL PASO, Texas — A driver was taken to the hospital after their car collided with an El Paso Police Department cruiser late Thursday night,…
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SOCORRO, Texas — A substitute teacher who filled in earlier this week at Socorro High School is now under investigation after a video surfaced of…
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Girl’s sudden death after becoming ill at northeast El Paso school under investigation
EL PASO, Texas — Officials said they were looking into the cause of an elementary student’s sudden death just hours after falling ill at her…
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Father of El Paso teacher hopes ‘eternity in hell’ awaits her killer after he’s sentenced to 10 years in prison
EL PASO, Texas — A man accused of striking an El Paso elementary school teacher with his car and killing her pleaded guilty in a deal with…
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Horizon City school honors former student, youngest victim of Walmart mass shooting
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Frank Macias Elementary School honored one of their own Thursday. Javier Amir Rodriguez was only 15 when his life was…
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FedEx truck crash along rainy I-10 in west El Paso backs up traffic for several hours
EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck crash on a wet and slick Interstate-10 in west El Paso backed up traffic for miles for several hours on Thursday…
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2 semi-truck crashes along slick Transmountain Road snarl commute traffic; at least 1 hurt
EL PASO, Texas — Two separate but nearby semi-truck crashes along a rain-slickened Transmountain Road late Thursday afternoon snarled traffic and…
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Donation deadline for One Fund El Paso is this upcoming Monday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – More than $10 million has been donated to One Fund El Paso, the fund to help the victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the…
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El Paso man arrested in dog-dragging death
EL PASO, Texas — A 43-year-old El Paso man was arrested Thursday by police for allegedly dragging a dog to its death with his pickup truck. Jose…
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Legendary former Bel Air football coach Bob Savage dies at 85
EL PASO, Texas — Legendary football coach Bob Savage, who led Bel Air High School’s program from 1973 to 1992, has died at the age of 85, ABC-7 has…
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Water main break fixed, classes will be held Friday at El Paso’s Irvin High School
EL PASO, Texas — Classes will resume Friday at Irvin High School, officials said, after the school was closed Thursday due to a water main break. A…
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74-year-old woman struck by car & killed near Franklin High School in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A 74-year-old woman was struck by a car and killed Wednesday evening near the intersection of E. Redd Road and N. Ressler Drive,…
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Chad Wolf, new acting Homeland Security secretary, makes 1st visit to Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Chad Wolf, now the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is making his first visit to the Borderland region…
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El Paso Police donating old, decommissioned police cars to high schools for training
EL PASO, Texas — Some El Paso area schools will receive decommissioned police vehicles from the El Paso Police Department. The cars will be used for…
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‘I wouldn’t like someone touching my daughter like that’; Socorro High parents react to video of teacher seemingly spanking teen girl
SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro High School parents had mixed reactions Wednesday to a viral video of an alleged inappropriate act involving a male teacher…
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