The Coral Princess cruise ship finally docked in Miami over the weekend after spending nearly a month at sea, and by the end of the journey, two passengers had died of the coronavirus and another died on the way to the hospital. The ship arrived Saturday at PortMiami with 1,898 people on board, including 1,020
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The region will start the week under partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures climbing to the low 80s. A low-pressure system will move across the region Wednesday and Thursday causing windy conditions Wednesday and cooler temperatures Thursday. It will remain dry and warm Friday through Easter Sunday.
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A fire that spread through a grassy area of Southwest Florida International Airport has destroyed thousands of rental cars, fire department officials said. The blaze began Friday, spanned 15 acres and originally involved only 20 cars in the grassy rental car overflow area at the airport in Fort Myers, fire department officials said. But by
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When 30-year-old Ben Luderer started to feel sick, he wasn’t that surprised. Just a few days earlier, his wife, Brandy, had tested positive for coronavirus, but there wasn’t much to it. All she had was a really low-grade temperature, one that the doctors didn’t even really consider to be a fever, she said. She had
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people were taken to the hospital after a stabbing in west El Paso late Sunday night. It happened just before midnight on Marthmont Way, which is near Sunland Park and S. Mesa Hills drives. The fire department said the two people were hospitalized with serious injuries. Police have not said
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Nadia, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere. The 4-year-old female Malayan tiger tested positive after developing a dry cough and is expected to recover, the Wildlife
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EL PASO, Texas — Sewing, knitting or crocheting is a skill many might not have but a group of people who do are dedicating their time and talents by making masks for medical professionals across the Borderland. The El Paso Chapter of Project Linus has been making blankets and quilts for children in crisis for
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EL PASO, Texas — A group of good Samaritans calling themselves the ‘blessings team’ spent their Palm Sunday out and about helping families around El Paso. They were armed with bags and baskets filled with supplies and made their way to over a half-dozen homes to drop off the goods to families in need. The
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EL PASO, Texas — In his weekly televised mass, Bishop Mark Seitz of the El Paso Diocese urged thousands of devout Catholics across the Borderland to lean toward their faith this Holy Week. “We might well wish that we never have to go through anything like this again, but I would like to suggest that
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As thousands of New Mexico students are out of school, parents will be able to show their kids free educational television programs Monday through Friday mornings on PBS. The initiative, started by New Mexico PBS and Albuquerque Public Schools, aims to help children who are forced to learn from home
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EL PASO, Texas– The El Paso Zoo may be closed due to COVID-19, but that’s not stopping The El Paso Zoo Society from keeping Zoo members entertained. The team behind the El Paso Zoo Society is staying dedicated to making sure that kids are still entertained while staying home. The El Paso Zoo Society’s Facebook
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Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee decried the surgeon general’s comments on Sunday comparing the anticipated swell in the coronavirus crisis to Pearl Harbor in light of the President’s prior comments on qualifying federal support to states struggling to fight the outbreak. “Can you imagine if Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, ‘I’ll be right behind you, Connecticut,
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EL PASO, Texas — The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in El Paso County reached 115 on Sunday as public health officials reported nine new cases. Of those 115 total cases, 27 El Pasoans were hospitalized – with ten of the patients in intensive care, officials noted. As the number of cases continue to grow, authorities
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So, you’ve got some stimulus cash coming. But how much and when will it arrive? Here’s what we know. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. You give us five minutes, and we give you
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So, you’ve got some stimulus cash coming. But how much and when will it arrive? Here’s what we know. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. You give us five minutes, and we give you
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to the hospital for tests, Downing Street said Sunday, after days of coronavirus symptoms. “On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement, adding that the tests were part of a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Coronavirus cases in New Mexico surged above 600 on Sunday, with 81 new infections reported including a half-dozen in Doña Ana County. State health officials also said the death of a McKinley County man in his 40s raised the total fatalities from the disease to a dozen. The six newly-reported
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The number of coronavirus infections in Juarez rose to ten on Sunday, part of an “upward curve” of 17 confirmed cases in Chihuahua state, according to a top health official. “We will see a much higher number of cases,” predicted Dr. José Valenzuela Zorrilla, medical director of the Ministry of Health
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II addressed the nation Sunday in a rare televised speech and called for unity amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it,” the Queen said. “I hope in the years to come
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Michelle Bennett didn’t think she’d be able to say goodbye to her mother before she died. Like a lot of families across the country right now, Bennett was told she couldn’t be in the same vicinity as her 75-year-old mother, Carolann Christine Gann, who had contracted coronavirus and was nearing the end of her life.
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Tom Dempsey, a journeyman NFL kicker who despite missing the toes on his right foot set a field goal record that stood for more than four decades, has died of coronavirus, according to reports. “Tom’s life spoke directly to the power of the human spirit and exemplified his resolute determination to not allow setbacks to
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LOS ANGELES, California — An El Paso sailor is currently serving aboard the USNS Mercy, a 1,000-bed naval hospital ship that is treating patients with non-Covid-19 ailments in an effort to relieve the stress of Los Angeles area hospitals that are dealing with the rising number of coronavirus cases. Mercy has 800 active duty doctors,
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Judging by the numbers, New Mexico is doing well when it comes to social distancing, while Texas not as much. President Donald Trump this past week was quick to point out that some states are doing better than others. “Some states they stay in better,” the President said. “They are
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ORANGE, Texas — State troopers started stopping and screening travelers entering Southeast Texas from Louisiana on Sunday, in accordance with an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbot. Troopers stopped vehicles at a visitors center on Interstate 10 near Orange, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Houston, and required travelers to complete a travel form,
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EL PASO, Texas — Authorities have shut down El Paso’s Scenic Drive as well the Red Sands area to the public as of this weekend in the hopes of preventing group gatherings that could contribute to the spread of coronavirus. “Effective immediately, Scenic Drive will be closed to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic to reduce the risk
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EL PASO, Texas — A new Fort Bliss soldier arrived in the Borderland during the beginning of the global pandemic with his wife who is nine months pregnant. Having a hard time finding house supplies, the couple asked their military community for help and they didn’t let the couple down. Everything on their list was
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Originally Published: 05 APR 20 10:06 ETBy Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN (CNN) — Tom Dempsey, a journeyman NFL kicker who despite missing toes on his right foot set a field goal record that stood for more than four decades, has died of coronavirus, according to reports. The 73-year-old, who suffered from dementia, died from complications with
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Former Vice President Joe Biden said the Democratic National Convention, which has already been pushed back from July to August, may have to go virtual if the coronavirus continues as a public health threat into the summer. “We may have to do a virtual convention. I think we should be thinking about that right now.
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American lives are in China’s hands. China: A country that the White House has called a “strategic competitor”; a country engaged in active influence operations against us; a country the State Department describes as an authoritarian state that engages in gross human rights abuses; a country that the White House said has “consistently taken advantage
Continue ReadingEl Paso, Texas- Breezy and warm again for Sunday. Southwest winds will increase to 10 to 20 mph and high temperatures will be about 5 degrees above normal topping off near 80 degrees. Skies will be mostly sunny with some high clouds mainly over the southeastern areas. Winds will crank up on Wednesday and bring
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