EL PASO, Texas — A series of new plans are being put into place to help increase access to Covid-19 testing for residents in El Paso and surrounding communities. Deputy Chief Jorge Rodriguez from the El Paso Office of Emergency Management spoke about those new testing programs at length on Monday during the County Commissioners
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Is is constitutional for a mayor to require all voters to wear masks while casting their ballots inside city hall? “I ask that you wear a mask to enter city hall,” said Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima. “To protect the members of the public who wish to come out to
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s time to start thinking about some best practices for returning to your place of business. Of course, every company is facing a unique set of circumstances, but if you start kicking ideas around now and begin the discussion, you’ll be in great shape when your doors open. Here are some questions
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EL PASO, Texas — This weekend would have marked a big moment for graduating seniors at UTEP. But the spring 2020 commencement ceremony has officially been postponed by Covid-19. In a news release, UTEP announced the spring ceremony will be held in the fall of this year. Officials clarified it will not be combined with
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Detroit Lions’ safety Tracy Walker, cousin of Ahmaud Arbery, told ESPN that he has watched the video of his cousin’s death over a hundred times and still can’t make sense of it. “He did not deserve that. And, you know God has a plan for everybody, man, but you know, it’s tough,” Walker said to
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Detroit Lions’ safety Tracy Walker, cousin of Ahmaud Arbery, told ESPN that he has watched the video of his cousin’s death over a hundred times and still can’t make sense of it. “He did not deserve that. And, you know God has a plan for everybody, man, but you know, it’s tough,” Walker said to
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SIERRA COUNTY, New Mexico – An SUV containing the body of a southern New Mexico woman who had been missing for five months was pulled from Elephant Butte Lake on Monday, authorities said. New Mexico State Police had issued a statewide Silver Alert in late January for 88-year-old Janet Lorraine Mimovich of Truth or Consequences,
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Fox News stars are echoing President Trump’s call to “reopen the country” and urging people to get back to work in the face of the coronavirus threat. But Fox’s offices won’t be opening up anytime
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UPDATE: Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday on the administration’s coronavirus response. Among the key highlights of Dr. Fauci’s testimony… The U.S. death toll is “almost certainly” higher than what’s been reportedWe don’t have the coronavirus outbreak under controlIt’s “entirely conceivable and possible” there will be a second wave”Moral responsibility” to protect essential workers,
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Inmates at a Los Angeles County correctional facility drank from the same cup with the purpose of infecting one another, resulting in 21 cases of coronavirus, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. The inmates at North County Correctional Facility in Castaic are seen on surveillance video crowding the hot water dispenser, sipping the water, and also “sniffing”
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Inmates at a Los Angeles County correctional facility drank from the same cup with the purpose of infecting one another, resulting in 21 cases of coronavirus, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. The inmates at North County Correctional Facility in Castaic are seen on surveillance video crowding the hot water dispenser, sipping the water, and also “sniffing”
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EL PASO, Texas — County Judge Ricardo Samaniego has asked the governor to halt the further re-opening of businesses in El Paso until the coronavirus curve flattens. The request was made in a letter sent to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed by Samaniego and co-signed by a group of other local elected officials including
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No one quite knows what aviation will look like in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. There’s talk of removing middle seats, compulsory face masks and full body disinfection booths at airports — and aviation seat designers are experimenting with ways to make flying more appealing for concerned and conscientious passengers. Ideas include Aviointeriors’ vision
Continue Reading WWE Raw Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, announced she is pregnant and relinquishing her title on Monday. Lynch, whose real name is Rebecca Quin, is the longest-reigning Raw Women’s Champion in WWE’s history. On Monday, she made an emotional announcement during Raw, a weekly wrestling show, that she was relinquishing her title and stepping away from
Continue Reading It’s been more than two months since Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in a south Georgia neighborhood, but in recent days the case has taken on new urgency as outrage over the killing has grown. Along with the new attention is a dizzying number of people involved with the case, complicated by the fact
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It’s been more than two months since Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in a south Georgia neighborhood, but in recent days the case has taken on new urgency as outrage over the killing has grown. Along with the new attention is a dizzying number of people involved with the case, complicated by the fact
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In his public career, Vice President Mike Pence has stressed the power of prayer and been a skeptic about science. At one point, he said that smoking doesn’t kill and he refused to acknowledge the vast evidence that the planet is warming at an alarming rate that imperils us all. Now, in the age of
Continue Reading The University of California president is recommending the suspension of ACT and SAT tests as an admissions requirement until 2024. Under the recommendation to the board of regents made public Monday, submitting the standardized test scores would be optional for applicants until 2023. During the 2023 and 2024 admissions cycles, the university, which has 10
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The gaslighting show returned to the White House on Monday, with President Donald Trump and his retinue of sidekicks lying, misleading, and marketing the version of reality Trump wants Americans to believe. Ignore your own eyes, your upended lives, and the refrigerated trucks holding the dead bodies of coronavirus victims, he seemed to be saying,
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EL PASO, Texas — Even though it’s still unknown when the United Soccer League season will resume, the El Paso Locomotive are preparing to return to the pitch. The league announced that clubs could begin holding small group practices. However, there are certain rules clubs must follow. In a news release Monday, the Locomotive announced
Continue Reading Major League Baseball (MLB) owners have finalized a plan that may allow the 2020 season to start on Fourth of July weekend, according to multiple outlets, including the New York Times and ESPN. The season, which was set to start on March 26, was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. MLB owners and league management
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On Monday, President Donald Trump made the same claim about coronavirus testing that he did in early March. “If somebody wants to be tested right now,” Trump said at a Monday news conference, “they’ll be able to be tested.” Two months later, it’s still not true. Some states now say they are offering tests to
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There’s a Covid-19 rebellion brewing in Pennsylvania, where counties led by Republicans and some businesses have said they’ll defy Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s restrictive orders. Wolf has said he’ll withhold stimulus funding from those counties if they ignore his orders. He’s taken a tiered strategy to reopening the state and moved scores of counties to
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials reported just eight new coronavirus cases on Monday evening, marking the first day in a couple weeks without double-digit infection increases. That brought the county’s total number of cases to 1,348, while the death toll held firm at 33. Hospitalizations due to the virus remained high at 80, however,
Continue Reading South Korea issued a warning Monday against leaking the personal information of coronavirus patients after local media speculation linked a recent outbreak to gay people in Seoul. The country has won praise for its handling of the pandemic, but a fresh cluster of at least 86 cases has been linked to several nightclubs in the
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A group of 17 South Dakota legislators urged the state’s governor to try to reach a compromise with two tribes that have added checkpoints to help control the spread of the coronavirus. The lawmakers said in a letter dated Saturday that they did “not wish to be party of another lawsuit that will ultimately cost
Continue Reading A group of 17 South Dakota legislators urged the state’s governor to try to reach a compromise with two tribes that have added checkpoints to help control the spread of the coronavirus. The lawmakers said in a letter dated Saturday that they did “not wish to be party of another lawsuit that will ultimately cost
Continue Reading A 72-year-old man and his dog are recovering after being attacked by a black bear in Oregon on Sunday, according to wildlife officials. The man and his dog were hiking on private timberland property near his home in Creswell when they encountered a male black bear standing about 20 feet away from them, according to
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The US coronavirus death toll passed 80,000, far and away the most reported deaths of any country in the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. America marked that grim death toll Monday as almost every state has made plans to partially reopen some businesses, something critics fear might contribute to an increase in
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The US coronavirus death toll passed 80,000, far and away the most reported deaths of any country in the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. America marked that grim death toll Monday as almost every state has made plans to partially reopen some businesses, something critics fear might contribute to an increase in
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