HOUSTON, Texas — Months after the remains of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen were found in Texas, her family says there are still many things they don’t know about her killing. The latest episode of “Red Table Talk: The Estefans” features Guillen’s mother and sisters in conversation with Grammy-winning music legend Gloria Estefan, her daughter and
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Mookie Betts streaked home with a go-ahead run and later homered for good measure as the Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series championship since 1988, taking advantage of a hotly debated Tampa Bay move to beat the Rays 3-1 in Game 6 to end pandemic-shortened season. The Dodgers posted the best
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EL PASO, Texas — When El Pasoan Kevin Goode saw the latest news about the novel coronavirus over the weekend, he knew what he needed to do Monday: cast his ballot in the 2020 presidential election. “I was planning on voting anyway, but right now, since there are not that many people [here], I thought
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EL PASO, Texas– The borderland woke up to a winter wonderland as Monday nights winter storm pushed through the area bringing rain and snow showers as well as much colder temperatures. Las Cruces broke the record for earliest snowfall of the year. The record of 1.6″ of snowfall was recorded back on November 13, 1976.
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP wide receiver Jacob Cowing has been added to the Biletnikoff Award watch list, according to an announcement from the group that spearheads the award. Cowing is ranked 10th nationally and second in Conference USA in receiving yards with 515 yards on 34 receptions. He has three 100-yard games this season.
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The White House included ending the coronavirus pandemic on a list of the Trump administration’s science and technology accomplishments, despite nearly half a million Americans tested positive for Covid-19 in just the last week. A White House Office of Science and Technology Policy news release made the claim in announcing a document highlighting the administration’s
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EL PASO, Texas – Ascarate Park has been added as a new “mega” Covid-19 testing site, the El Paso City-County Office of Emergency Management announced Tuesday evening. The site, at 6900 Delta Driver in south-central El Paso, will be open to the public starting Wednesday, and will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to limit mail-in ballot drop box locations to one site per county, a decision that largely affects the Houston and Austin areas. The court ruled that Abbott’s order “provides Texas voters more ways to vote in the
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials said an additional 590 Covid-19 cases were reported Tuesday in New Mexico, with 163 of those new infections in Doña Ana County, and the day’s positivity rate calculated at 13%. Doña Ana County led New Mexico in new cases, accounting for nearly 28% of the daily count. Bernalillo
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AUSTIN, Texas —Stars from several fondly remembered television shows and movies have come together in recent weeks to not only offer counterprogramming during the idle days of the pandemic but also to stir support for Democrats looking to replace the current cast of the West Wing. From “Star Trek” to “Seinfeld,” these virtual events offer
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Is this the plot of a soap opera involving penguins? No, it’s just another day at DierenPark Amersfoort, a zoo in the Netherlands. In their ongoing quest to raise a chick, a couple of African male penguins that rose to viral fame last year for stealing an egg from a heterosexual penguin couple have now
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Blake Shelton popped the question to girlfriend Gwen Stefani and she said yes. The couple took to Instagram on Tuesday with a picture of Stefani sporting a new ring, with the caption “@blakeshelton yes please!” Shelton shared the same post and captioned it, “Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020… And the rest of my
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s home football game against North Texas on Saturday has been postponed. UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter confirmed to ABC-7 Tuesday evening that the decision to postpone the game was made by North Texas. North Texas is refusing to come to El Paso due to the current surge in Covid-19 cases
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — October is national ‘Protect Your Hearing Month.’ The CDC reports that 5 in 10 young people listen to their music or audio too loudly. Dr. Haley Owen, an audiologist at Livingston Hearing Aid Center, says noise exposure at a young age can lead to impacted hearing at an older age.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The CDC reports it’s still unknown what effect weather and temperature can have on COVID-19. However, health experts say there is a concern that cold weather can increase the spread of the virus due to human behavior. When temperatures drop, activities and gatherings tend to move indoors. Local infectious disease
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It’s a record-setting day as cold air pours in the borderland. The wintryweather will continue as showers and snow move through the area. The earliest snowfall on record in El Paso was on Oct. 28, 1980. Most of the snow will fall during the morning hours commuters use caution on the area roads. Las Cruces
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Transmountain Road was closed early Tuesday morning due to icy conditions, according to a tweet from the Texas Department of Transportation. Snow hit the Borderland overnight leading to several crashes on Interstate-10, snarling drivers on their morning commute. There was no word on when Transmountain Road could re-open. For a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 1,390 new cases and four new coronavirus-related deaths, including a woman in her 30s, on Tuesday morning. The death toll now stands at 580 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as: A woman in her 30sA woman in her
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ysleta Independent School District has issued a two-hour delayed start for students going to the district’s learning hubs and for employees working at administrative offices. A spokesman for the district said the delay was put in effect due to the inclement weather that hit the Borderland early Tuesday morning.
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She is only 48 and could easily serve more than three decades on the Supreme Court. But no matter how long Justice Amy Coney Barrett sits on the bench, the conditions under which she started are not likely to fade soon from the nation’s memory. Barrett begins her Supreme Court tenure one week before Election
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council District 4 represents the northeast section of the city, where incumbent Sam Morgan is seeking re-election to a second term. He faces multiple challengers, including Shawnason “Shawn” Nixon, Dorothy “Sissy” Byrd, Joe Molinar and Wesley Lawrence. A potential issue in the race that may weigh on voters
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NAME: Dorothy “Sissy” M. ByrdOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Council District 4 RepresentativeAGE: 63OCCUPATION: Insurance Specialist for a Home Health AgencyEDUCATION: I graduated from East Orange High School in East Orange, New Jersey and the last school that I attended was International BusinessCollege for Computer Accounting. I attended the City of El PasoNeighborhood Leadership Academy in
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NAME: Joe MolinarOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Representative District 4 AGE: 60OCCUPATION: Retired EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice AdministrationGraduate of Andress High School. Number-one campaign focus: Public Safety.The voters recently approved a $413 million bond in November of 2019 and City Council voted no to having a bond oversight committee.We need to continue El
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NAME: Aaron J. MontesOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Council District 7AGE: 28OCCUPATION: Freelance writerEDUCATION: University of Texas at El Paso: Major: Multimedia Journalism and Minor: History. KNIGHT-CUNYJ Summer Diversity Initiative at the CityUniversity of New York Graduate School of Journalism Number-one campaign focus: We may need to address the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic for
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NAME: MIRIAM JUDY GUTIERREZOFFICE YOU SEEK: DISTRICT 2 CITY REPRESENTATIVEAGE: 56OCCUPATION: RETIREDEDUCATION: ASSOCIATES/EPCC in BUSINESS/ACCOUNTING/ECONOMICSFAMILY: NO CHILDREN, 9 SIBLINGS, STILL HAVE MY 96YR OLD MOM Number-one campaign focus: To return the priorities of District 2 back to the District office. Thismeans making the needs and issues about street light repairs and expansion, speed bumps and
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Name: James A. Campos Office you are seeking: District 2 Representative Age: 65 Education: 80-100 hours at SAC, St. Phillips, Valle Verde and UTEP. Political experience: Ran for precinct (mid 80’s won); ran for City Council EP (early 2000); and ran twice for mayor of Socorro. Number-one campaign focus? Financial Ability. The City of El Paso
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NAME: Alexsandra AnnelloOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Representative, District 2AGE: 36OCCUPATION: City Representative, District 2EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design, CommunicationFAMILY: Alberto Halpern, husbandNumber-one campaign focus: My number one campaign focus is on improving and moving District 2 forward. What that means now during this pandemic is ensuring that we have proper safety measures for
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NAME: Cassandra HernandezOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Council Representative for District 3AGE: 33OCCUPATION: City RepresentativeEDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, UTEP 2010 Master’s of Public Administration, UTEP 2013. FAMILY: Second generation El Pasoan and mother of two children, 4 yr old daughter and 6 yr old son. Number-one campaign focus: My current focus in my campaign
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EL PASO, Texas — A power outage late Monday night amidst the arrival of a major, early winter storm with the coldest temperatures of the season left around 4,100 El Paso Electric customers without service for about an hour. The outage occurred about 11:20 p.m. and was concentrated in west El Paso. Power was restored
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EL PASO, Texas– Hospital capacity has a prominent El Paso cardiologist fearing for his patients. “We are canceling every single elective procedure but as you understand, cardiac procedures most of the time are not elective if you’re having chest pains. If you’re having fainting spells because your heart is not performing well, you need those
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