SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Friday marked a grim milestone, as deaths related to the coronavirus topped the 1,000 mark. The statewide toll reached 1,007 with the addition of 13 more deaths, the most in a single day since the pandemic began. They included two Doña Ana County men who had been hospitalized, one
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo defended the city’s decision Friday to refuse to enforce County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s shutdown order for non-essential business amid a massive Covid-19 outbreak in the community. But the mayor faced a break within the city’s own ranks, with three members of El Paso City Council calling
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El PASO, Texas — The Texas Attorney General’s Office joined a lawsuit filed Friday against El Paso County over Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s business closure order aimed at controlling the rapid spread of Covid-19 that has overwhelmed local hospitals. The lawsuit was brought by ten El Paso restaurants, many with common ownership. The list included such
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man was arrested Friday on allegations that he allowed his dog to “endure a slow and painful death” after the pet was infested with thousands of ticks. Police said 32–year-old Alberto Cruz Bocanegra was being held on $5,000 bond in the downtown jail on a charge of cruelty
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EL PASO, Texas — A police spokesman said Friday that the El Paso Police Department would not be enforcing an order issued by County Judge Ricardo Samaniego restricting business operations to essential services only. Samaniego said he issued Thursday evening’s order in the hopes of containing the spread of Covid-19 throughout El Paso, which has
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McALLEN, Texas — Texas’ surprising status as a battleground came into clearer focus on Friday as Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris devoted one of the race’s final days to campaigning across America’s largest red state and early voter turnout zoomed past 9 million — already more than the total number of ballots cast during
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EL PASO, Texas — Declaring El Paso “under siege by a deadly virus,” County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Friday defended his order to shutdown non-essential services as Mayor Dee Margo openly encouraged businesses to ignore the directive. “Our hospitals are saturated and the lives of so many in our region depend on the limited and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In response to the surging virus cases throughout the Borderland, the Las Cruces City Council could soon add a fine to the city’s mask requirement. “What type of enforcement power do we have?” asked Councilman Gabe Vasquez. “How aggressive can we be?” “When we’re having these numbers, this is the
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Beautiful weather will continue today and tomorrow with warmer temperatures across the area. The weather will get a little tricky this weekend as a backdoor cold front moves into the area Halloween night. The forecast won’t be spooky but it will be just right for fright as the cold front brings increased winds Sunday. Anticipate
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 10 new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. It brings the death toll in El Paso County to 595. The victims were identified as: 1 man in his 40s1 woman in her 40s1 man in his 60s2 men in their 70s1 woman in her
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Dona Ana County sheriff voiced frustration Thursday over the inability to be able to effectively enforce New Mexico’s health orders by Gov. Michele Lujan Grisham aimed at reducing the spread of Covid-19. “Nine months into this there is no clear direction. I support the governor, I just think that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One Borderland woman is making it her mission to educate others about breast cancer. Although she’s never had the disease, she’s been deeply impacted by it. Her mother, and each of her sisters, have. For years, she has been making pink crystal bracelets to raise awareness about breast cancer. “I
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr. Jose Burgos, the director of internal medicine at University Medical Center, the same seven questions each week to track how the pandemic is changing. Here’s the Q&A for October 29:
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EL PASO, Texas — To better understand a person’s Covid-19 antibody response, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is looking for Texas volunteers to participate in the Texas Cares – Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response survey. Individuals who have tested positive, negative, or have never been tested for Covid-19 at all are welcome
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas El Paso said late Thursday night that it would follow El Paso County’s lead, as it announced the closure of the student recreation center and campus dining services for the next two weeks. The announcement from UTEP President Heather Wilson came just hours after El Paso County
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA-TV) — Nearly six months after losing a husband and a father, the Gonzalez family is still trying to navigate their new reality. Every member of the family of four contracted the coronavirus in May, but Eddie Gonzalez didn’t make it. “It changed our life completely,” Ana Gonzalez, Eddie’s widow, said. “I’m
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FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army officials at Fort Bliss on Thursday night announced that only essential services would be allowed to remain in operation due the severe Covid-19 outbreak plaquing the Borderland. The word from Fort Bliss came just hours after El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego ordered the shutdown of all non-essential businesses
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UPDATE: Police on Friday identified a motorcyclist killed in a crash the night before as 63–year-old Eartha Jean Jones. Investigators said Jones’ motorcycle collided with a car during a lane change and she was ejected before being struck by another car. Her death was the 62nd traffic fatality of the year, police data showed, compared
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EL PASO, Texas — Lane Frank is an expert when it comes to sports, and he’s only 12-years-old. Frank just doesn’t like watching sports and learning about sports history, he also loves talking about it. Frank needed an outlet, and that led to him starting a podcast that combined both his love of sports, and
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Grocery store work puts employees at serious risk for infection, a new study found, particularly those who have to interact with customers. These workers likely became a “significant transmission source” for Covid-19 without even knowing it because most in the study were asymptomatic. The analysis, published Thursday in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, is
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tweeted Thursday night that his office was “quickly exploring” all legal options after El Paso County issued an order shutting down all non-essential businesses due to a severe spike in Covid-19 illness that has overwhelmed local hospitals. “El Paso County Judge (Ricardo) Samaniego has no authority
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The weather looks great the next several days then late Saturday and Sunday a weak cold front arrives. Temps will warm to the low and mid 70’s through Saturday. The cold front pushes in for Sunday dropping our temps about 5 degrees or so with some gusty winds – 35 mph – for the west
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Warner Bros. has announced production of a new Clint Eastwood film is set to take place in New Mexico. The 90-year-old Oscar winner will direct and star in the film “Cry Macho,” the Albuquerque Journal reported. No other cast member has been announced. Production is scheduled from Nov. 4 through Dec. 16
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County shattered it’s record for new daily new coronavirus cases on Thursday with 248, which amounted to nearly a quarter of all additional cases reported statewide. New Mexico state health officials said Thursday’s statewide count of confirmed infections — 1,082 — smashed a record that was set just
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Americans now hate people in the opposite political party more than they love their own party, with disrupting implications about behavior, a new study finds. “Compared to a few decades ago, Americans today are much more opposed to dating or marrying an opposing partisan; they are also wary of living near or working for one,”
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The chief medical officer for the largest hospital system in New Mexico said Thursday that the state is at a pivotal point with the coronavirus as a new high was set for the daily case count and hospitalizations hit record levels. Dr. Jason Mitchell with Presbyterian Healthcare Services said during a briefing
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EL PASO, Texas — Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz held a prayer service and solemn blessing of El Paso on Friday from atop the Scenic Drive overlook amidst the surging Covid-19 outbreak in the community. “The rise in coronavirus cases in El Paso has caused me so much concern,” Seitz said. “I hope that the people
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HOUSTON, Texas — Top Trump administration officials visited Texas five days before Election Day to announce they have nearly completed 400 miles of U.S.-Mexico border wall, trying to show progress on perhaps the president’s best-known campaign promise four years ago. RELATED STORY: Texas landowners facing coronavirus pandemic and land seizures for border wall While most
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County’s top elected official ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential activities as of midnight Thursday after the area’s hospitals and medical resources were overwhelmed by coronavirus illness. County Judge Ricardo Samaniego announced the measure during a news conference Thursday evening. Among the non-essential services ordered to be closed, effective at midnight
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — UTEP alum and New York Giants’ starting left guard Will Hernandez is in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, ESPN reported Thursday citing team sources. The Giants, in a statement, indicated that one of its players had tested positive on Wednesday night, but didn’t identify that person. ESPN said it confirmed Hernandez
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