Click here for blog on the latest developments ABC News poll: 3 in 4 Americans feel Trump didn’t take proper virus precautions ABC-7 exclusive: El Paso insider says not following CDC guidelines allowed virus to spread inside White House BETHESDA, Maryland — President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night
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FABENS, Texas — Nearly 3,000 homes and businesses in the Fabens area were without power Thursday night after a contractor struck an underground El Paso electric line. All traffic lights in Fabens were out due to the power loss, prompting authorities to ask residents to stay home until power was restored. A utility spokesman said
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UPDATE: Trump and first lady to ‘quarantine’ as they await virus test results after top aide tests positive ORIGINAL REPORT: WASHINGTON, DC — Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Hicks, who serves as counselor to the president and traveled with him to a Wednesday rally, tested
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EL PASO, Texas — A vehicle collision Thursday evening forced the closure of all lanes along Loop 375 southbound at North Loop. The traffic backup as of 6:15 p.m. was all the way to Interstate 10. Police said the wreckage was cleared just before 7 p.m. No further details about the crash were immediately available.
Continue ReadingThe weather pattern will not be changing much at all for some time. Lots of sunshine along with temps running above the average through next week. Winds will not be much of an issue as well as we continue with an E/SE direction. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50’s and low 60’s but
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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 1:
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NEW YORK, NY — Amazon says that nearly 20,000 of its workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes Covid-19. Amazon said in a corporate blog post on Thursday that it examined data from March 1 to Sept. 19 for its 1.37 million workers at Amazon and Whole Foods Market.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham warned on Thursday that New Mexico is experiencing a “troubling rise in Covid-19” cases and state officials cited Doña Ana County among those areas with a significant increase. The remarks came at a briefing as the state announced 227 additional virus cases for the day and
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Did you know that when it comes to medical imaging, you do have a choice in where you would like to have your exams completed?
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Personal Birth date: January 28, 1972 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth name: Amy Vivian Coney Father: Michael Coney, attorney Mother: Linda Coney Marriage: Jesse Barrett (1999-present) Children: Emma, Vivian, Tess, John Peter, Liam, Juliet, Benjamin Education:
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HOUSTON, Texas — NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon. It’s packed inside a cargo ship set to blast off late Thursday from Wallops Island, Virginia. Barely 100
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott says the number of locations where Texas voters can drop off their mail-in ballots has been reduced to ensure poll security. There will be no more than one drop-off location per county under Abbott’s proclamation issued on Thursday. Poll watchers may observe in-person ballot deliveries at each location. Harris
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo cited a “dramatic increase” in new Covid-19 cases in recent days at a briefing on the Covid-19 situation Thursday afternoon. As a result, City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza said in accordance with Centers for Disease Control guidelines that “we should not do Halloween” and traditional
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CANUTILLO, Texas — Anthony Lopez-Waste, a Canutillo High School history teacher, has been named the 2021 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year. Lopez-Waste was named Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School Administrators during their virtual convention. The award is the state’s highest honor for middle and high school teachers. “As a
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s commercial racetrack and casino venues have crafted a proposal for an expansion that would including internet gaming, 24-hour casino operations and unlimited video slot machines and table games. Officials with Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino in southern New Mexico were scheduled Thursday to testify before the Legislative Finance Committee about
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Opinion written by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)… When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18th, she left a vacancy on the Supreme Court just 46 days before one of the most consequential presidential elections in our nation’s history. This past weekend, President Donald Trump nominated an eminently qualified judge — Amy Coney
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WASHINGTON, DC — A judge has ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with its lawsuit against former national security adviser John Bolton over that his tell-all book, which officials say contains classified information. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth denied Bolton’s request to dismiss the suit. The ruling came one week after Lamberth heard
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EL PASO, Texas — A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for construction of the new El Paso Children’s Museum, which Mayor Dee Margo predicted will be a “shining addition” to El Paso’s downtown area. The four-story, 70,000-square foot museum is being built at 201 W. Main, behind the El Paso Museum of Art and on
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The European Union has launched legal proceedings against the UK after it failed to withdraw legislation that would breach the Brexit deal both sides signed last year and break international law. The announcement comes after weeks of controversy since Boris Johnson’s government revealed its plans to put in place legislation that would override a specific
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UPDATE: A judge has ordered ex-Las Cruces police officer Christopher Smelser to stand trial for murder following a two-day preliminary hearing after which the judge found probable cause to believe a crime was committed. Bond for Smelser was set at $50,000. ORIGINAL REPORT: LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A preliminary court hearing for a former Las
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NFL has postponed Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game at Tennessee until later in the season after one additional Titans player and one personnel member tested positive for Covid-19. The announcement Thursday comes one day after the league said it hoped to play the game on Monday or Tuesday. The NFL said
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After months of anticipation that a Kentucky grand jury would deliver justice in Breonna Taylor’s killing, the indictment of a single Louisville policeman involved in the fruitless drug raid yielded confusion and more anger. None of the officers was charged with her March 13 killing. Ex-Detective Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton
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High pressure will influence our weather pattern keeping us very dry and warm. Temperatures will run about 5 to 10 degrees above normal climbing to the upper 80s to lower 90s each day. A few weak cold fronts will move through the area Thursday and Sunday but won’t drop the temperatures just shift the wind
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported three new coronavirus-related deaths. It brings the death toll to 524 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as: Woman in her 80sWoman in her 90sMan in his 90s All had underlying health conditions. For the 13th day in a
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TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Stock Exchange has announced it plans to resume normal trading Friday after it halted trading for the entire day due to what officials said was a computer hardware and systems malfunction. Tokyo Stock Exchange President Koichiro Miyahara told reporters a device within the bourse’s huge trading system failed early Thursday.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has taken legal action against Britain over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding divorce agreement the two sides reached late last year. The EU move Thursday underscored the worsening relations with Britain, which was a member of the bloc until Jan. 31.
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Unemployment rose for the fifth straight month in Europe amid concern that extensive government support programs won’t be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions afloat forever. The jobless rate rose to 8.1% in the 19 countries that use the euro currency in August, up from 8.0% in July. Some
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BERLIN (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, is accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack. Navalny’s supporters have frequently maintained that such a poisoning could have only been ordered at the top level, though the Kremlin has
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Shaken up by a scandal before the virus outbreak shrunk the season, the Houston Astros barely played well enough to reach the playoffs — with the rest of baseball actively rooting against them. Well, they’re not ready to leave yet. Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning for
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