EL PASO, Texas — The past few weekends many high school seniors have been able to enjoy virtual proms from the comfort of their own home. One El Paso mom wanted to make sure her son would enjoy his senior prom from home but she also wanted to make sure that he wouldn’t be going
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Beaches and parks in Jacksonville, Florida, reopened Friday afternoon as more states consider easing restrictions put in place to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The scene at Jacksonville Beach wasn’t one of caution in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. Crowds cheered and flooded the beach when police took the barriers down. People were seen swimming,
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Beaches and parks in Jacksonville, Florida, reopened Friday afternoon as more states consider easing restrictions put in place to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The scene at Jacksonville Beach wasn’t one of caution in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. Crowds cheered and flooded the beach when police took the barriers down. People were seen swimming,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces physical therapy group owner is looking out for essential workers on the front lines of this crisis. “The firefighters, the nurses, the policemen, just the city workers, everyone,” said Denise Campbell, the owner of FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers. “They’re taking care of us. We wanted to give
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is getting creative to get its message across during the coronavirus pandemic, launching a new campaign encouraging riders to cover their noses and mouths. The MTA, North America’s largest transportation network, which runs New York City’s subways, buses, and commuter rail cars, is using digital signs and audio announcements to
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is getting creative to get its message across during the coronavirus pandemic, launching a new campaign encouraging riders to cover their noses and mouths. The MTA, North America’s largest transportation network, which runs New York City’s subways, buses, and commuter rail cars, is using digital signs and audio announcements to
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EL PASO, Texas — Officers with Customs and Border Protection seized a large number of hand sanitizer bottles and masks at the Bridge of the Americas, according to a news release. According to the agency, a U.S. citizen crossing declared a personal use quantity of hand sanitizer, but officers found 2,205 unlabeled bottles and 1,000
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Celebrities like Snoop Dogg, America Ferrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Sean “Diddy” Combs came together to express their support for underserved communities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. During “The Color of Covid,” an hour-long special hosted by CNN’s Don Lemon and political commentator Van Jones on Saturday night, celebs put a spotlight on challenges faced
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EL PASO, Texas – The panic level over the Coronavirus pandemic seems to rise by the hour. How do you keep yourself and your family from becoming frozen by fear? Dr. Marcelo Rodriguez-Chevres, a psychologist with Emergence Health Network, offers some advice on ways to keep calm in the time of Coronavirus.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso environmental enthusiasts helped beautify their neighborhoods by taking trash and turning it into treasure. “Even though the pandemic has been terrible, it’s also a great time for us to reevaluate the things that our most important in our lives, including our housing, our food, and our planet,” said Veronica Carbajal
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SAN MARCOS, Texas — A gunman shot and killed a Texas police officer and wounded two others Saturday night after they responded to a call at an apartment complex, authorities said. The suspect died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after he “ambushed the officers with a rifle,” according to a statement from authorities in
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Not only did John Krasinski host a virtual senior prom, he was the DJ too. “The Office” star announced on his “Some Good News” YouTube show that he had plans to host an online prom Friday for high school seniors across the nation who have had theirs canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Krasinski was
Continue Reading Not only did John Krasinski host a virtual senior prom, he was the DJ too. “The Office” star announced on his “Some Good News” YouTube show that he had plans to host an online prom Friday for high school seniors across the nation who have had theirs canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Krasinski was
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It’s hard to know where to begin fact checking. President Donald Trump’s latest coronavirus press conference on Saturday afternoon was littered with false claims about both the pandemic crisis and various unrelated matters Trump decided to talk about, from North Korea and Iran to Chinese tariffs. Trump continued to be dishonest on the critical subject
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EL PASO, Texas– Winds will gradually decrease down throughout the evening hours. Sunday and Monday, wind will be occasional breezy but much lighter. Temperatures will be near normal each day, with a potential warm-up toward the end of next week. Tuesday, an upper level system will bring breezy to windy conditions to the Borderland. Dry,
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President Donald Trump went into the weekend frustrated after a week of calls with industry leaders, governors and lawmakers who raised questions on whether the country was ready to be reopened, specifically whether or not there was adequate testing to reopen the economy and send people back to work, a senior administration official told CNN.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday repeatedly blamed governors for not making full use of coronavirus testing capacity in their states, even as several Democrat and Republican governors said they are facing shortages of critical supplies to conduct tests. “They don’t want to use all of the capacity that we’ve created. We have tremendous capacity,” Trump
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County’s death toll from the coronavirus rose to eight as health officials reported a new death Saturday evening. “We send our sincere condolences to the loved ones of our latest Covid-19 victim,” said City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza, who identified the latest victim as man in his 70s who had underlying health issues.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic a 19-year-old saxophonist, Avery Dixon, is using his music to connect his family despite the distance. “I want y’all to know we love all y’all, especially you Grandma, I love you.” To bridge the gap of COVID-19, he surprised his grandmothers
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AUSTIN, Texas — A few hundred conservative activists, some waving flags supporting President Donald Trump, demonstrated on the steps of the Texas Capitol building on Saturday to call for an end to social restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. The protest in Austin, which wasn’t any bigger than the typical protests about
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow is auctioning off one of her old Oscars dresses to help provide food assistance to people in need during the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s not one of her favorites. The auction is part of the #AllInChallenge, in which celebrities auction off things like memorabilia or their time, with proceeds going to food organizations
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The novel coronavirus won’t be halting New York weddings anymore. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to sign an executive order allowing couples to get marriage licenses remotely and allowing clerks to perform ceremonies over video, said Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor. “So that’s an avenue people want to go down, it will be
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico reported two new deaths across the state linked to the coronavirus pandemic as the number of people infected surged by 87 additional cases. Among those new cases were two more in Doña Ana County for a total of 67, with just one death reported to date in the Las
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Contamination in manufacturing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention test for the coronavirus caused weeks of delays that slowed the US response to the pandemic, multiple health officials have told CNN, a problem that stemmed in part from the CDC not adhering to its own protocols, according to a US Food and Drug Administration
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Saturday at his daily White House briefing that the government will be providing assistance to 13,000 community health sites and mobile medical stations that will give testing in medically under-served regions with “many African American and Hispanic communities.” Trump said his administration is conducting “big studies” on how
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small is maintaining a huge fundraising advantage over three Republican opponents who are trying to oust her from a critical seat in southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces Democrat raised nearly $760,000 during the first three months of 2020 and had $2.9 million in cash
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University says four finalists are vying to be the next dean of the College of Education and a series of online public forums are planned next week. NMSU Provost Carol Parker said that it’s important for the community to be able to participate in the forums as
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A chance of severe weather is again in the forecast for the Deep South a week after a tornado outbreak killed at least 36 people in the region. “Numerous severe storms appear likely Sunday from east Texas to South Carolina,” the National Weather Service said in an alert. Forecasters said several
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AUSTIN, Texas — As Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott formulated a plan this week to reopen the world’s 10th largest economy, he had to strike a delicate balance between two opposing forces: a push from the state’s powerful business community eager to get back to work and health professionals and economists warning that a premature restart
Continue Reading As concerts and festivals continue to get canceled because of coronavirus, more and more events are happening via digital platforms. Enter One World: Together At Home, described on its website as a “global broadcast & digital special to support frontline healthcare workers and the WHO.” The event — which will feature dozens of celebrities and
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