Joe Biden is pledging that if he’s elected president, he will sign an executive order to form a task force that will focus on reuniting the 545 immigrant children who’ve been separated from their families. The pledge was mentioned in a digital ad the campaign has started airing in the key states of Arizona, Florida,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As coronavirus cases surge in El Paso, Halloween won’t look like it used to. Dr. Melanie Longhurst, an El Paso psychologist with TTUHSC El Paso, says there are still exciting and creative ways to celebrate the holiday safely. Dr. Longhurst recommends trying a ‘Halloween Hunt,’ like an Easter egg hunt.
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Despite the cold start to the morning temperatures will be warmer Thursday afternoon. The winds will be light and the region will remain under sunny skies. The warm weather will continue through Saturday, a cold front will move in on Sunday and bring windy conditions and a minor dip in temperatures. The forecast will remain
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Coronavirus cases have dipped and surged in the Borderland ever since the fall semester began. As a result, reopening plans for school districts have been in limbo. This week, a new safety plan was developed to help schools reopen their campuses safely. District superintendents, the Texas Education Agency, and El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two coronavirus-related deaths and 1,128 new cases Thursday morning. It brings the death toll to 585 in El Paso County. There are now 14,359 known active virus cases, which is a new record. The number of hospitalizations increased from 908 to 934
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — Within the last six months, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the U.S., the Trump administration filed 75 lawsuits to seize private land along the U.S.-Mexico border for the border wall, according to data from the Texas Civil Rights Project. In the final days of the presidential election, President Donald Trump,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Since 1912, Allen Theatres has been entertaining crowds across southern New Mexico. But now, all that is being put on hold by owner Russell Allen in what has become the latest business casualty resulting from Covid-19. Allen said that he is far from alone, claiming that hundreds of other businesses
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP hasn’t played a football game at home since September 19. The Miners were looking forward to their return to the Sun Bowl with a scheduled conference game against North Texas on Saturday. However, the wait for the return home will continue after North Texas refused to travel to El Paso
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it will pay for any Covid-19 vaccine that is authorized or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to allow for “broad vaccine access and coverage for all Americans.” The agency also announced it will help cover a larger portion of the cost of new Covid-19
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Officials in one New York county have fined a Long Island country club $17,000 for hosting a wedding in which a third of guests later tested positive for Covid-19. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the county would fine North Fork Country Club for violating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order that limits nonessential gatherings to
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Temps will drop in the low 30’s overnight so expect another cold start to your morning. Lots of sunshine for the afternoon as highs will climb to the low and mid 60’s Thursday with 70’s for the weekend. For the latest forecast and Doppler radar: www.kvia.com/weather
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 8:35 p.m. Joe Biden is getting a boost from Oprah Winfrey in the final days of the presidential campaign. The Democratic nominee made a surprise appearance Wednesday on a virtual get-out-the-vote event hosted by Winfrey that focused on voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota
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EL PASO, Texas — The University Medical Center of El Paso recently started erecting heated isolation tents to treat coronavirus patients amid a surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations, and now other medical facilities are following with similar tent plans to manage the influx of those needing medical care. UMC set up what was its fourth tent
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EL PASO, Texas — While most school districts in the Borderland have decided to hit the pause button on high school sports for the time being, the Ysleta Independent School District will play on — at least for this week. The school district said it will evaluate on a week to week basis. Officials indicated
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. The justices on Wednesday refused to disturb a decision by the State Board of Elections to lengthen the period from three to nine days, pushing
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Department of Health officials reported 663 more confirmed Covid-19 cases Wednesday along with 11 additional deaths. The latest numbers increased the state’s totals to 43,826 cases and 991 known deaths. Health officials said 97 of the new coronavirus cases were in Doña Ana County, along with two of the
Continue Reading The anonymous senior Trump administration official who wrote a 2018 New York Times op-ed and a subsequent book critical of President Donald Trump is Miles Taylor, he revealed in a statement on Wednesday. Taylor, who was chief of staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, wrote a lengthy statement explaining why he penned
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NEW YORK, NY — Stocks took a tumble Wednesday amid uncertainty over rising virus cases and with less than a week to go before the U.S. presidential vote. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by 943 points, or approximately 3.4%, by the time markets closed Wednesday. The S&P 500 slipped 3.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq
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WACO, Texas — Outlaw country singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like “Honky Tonk Heroes,” “I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train” and “Old Five and Dimers Like Me,” has died He was 81. His friend Connie Nelson said he died Wednesday in Texas following a stroke. Born in Corsicana, Texas, Shaver
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” is making his identify public. Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security says in a tweet: “Donald Trump is a man without character. It’s why I wrote ‘A
Continue Reading PARIS, France (AP) – France has announced a full nationwide lockdown for the second time this year and German officials imposed a partial four-week lockdown as governments across Europe sought to stop a fast-rising tide of coronavirus cases. The World Health Organization says the European region accounted for almost half of the 2.8 million new
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EL PASO, Texas — State emergency management officials offered an inside look Wednesday as a portion of the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center gets turned into a makeshift hospital to help with the ongoing surge of coronavirus cases. Texas officials provided video and photos as 50 hospital beds were being set up in
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EL PASO, Texas — One person was found dead and another taken to the hospital Wednesday morning as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in El Paso’s Upper Valley, fire department officials told ABC-7. The victims were discovered just after 9 a.m. in the 6300 block of Westside Drive. Investigators indicated a
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas voters are now required to wear face masks when casting ballots during the pandemic, a federal district judge has ruled, invalidating an exemption for polling places that Gov. Greg Abbott had included in his statewide mask mandate. The governor’s mandate for Texans to cover their mouths and noses in public does not apply to
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BERLIN (AP) – France has announced a full nationwide lockdown for the second time this year and German officials imposed a partial four-week lockdown as governments across Europe sought to stop a fast-rising tide of coronavirus cases. The World Health Organization says the European region accounted for almost half of the 2.8 million new coronavirus
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County set a new record for coronavirus hospitalizations Wednesday morning, increasing the workload for hospitals that are already spread thin. There are 908 hospitalizations and 223 patients in El Paso’s ICUs. Dr. Ogechika Alozie, an infectious disease specialist and chief medical officer at Del Sol Medical Center, said
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The storm system that brought wintry weather to the borderland has left the region. This afternoon will be cool with a few stray showers around the area mountains. Temperatures will climb to the 50s with a few breezes this afternoon.
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EL PASO, Texas — Contentious exchanges filled Tuesday evening’s marathon city council meeting, which lasted nearly nine hours. Some key decisions were made about the pandemic, as well as the best way for El Paso representatives and leaders to respond. One of the most heated debates was over the possibility of requiring El Paso’s bars
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County continues to break unwanted coronavirus records. The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new deaths and 854 new cases Wednesday morning. Hospitalizations also increased to 908, with 223 patients in the ICU. Both of those are record-high numbers. The latest fatality victims were identified as
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EL PASO, Texas — A record surge in coronavirus cases is pushing hospitals to the brink in both the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, confronting health officials in Texas and Mexico with twin disasters in this tightly knit metropolitan area of 3 million people. Health officials are blaming the spike on family gatherings,
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