EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City leaders revealed new details about their long-term strategies to address the pandemic during a marathon City Council meeting Monday. One project they hope will help is the acquisition of new properties to house Covid-19 response efforts. “Property acquisition is critical to the long term response to Covid-19,” said El
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hospitals have found success in their strategy of flying dozens of ICU patients to medical facilities outside of the Borderland as a means of freeing up more space during the ongoing surge of incoming Covid-19 patients. However, a handful of local families had found themselves facing a stressful situation,
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Children’s Hospital is one of 10 children’s hospitals in the nation to receive a high-level sterilization machine meant to protect against the coronavirus. “So this piece of UV equipment allows us to have an extra level of disinfection,” said Kristine Tejeda, education manager at El Paso Children’s Hospital.
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Community College is keeping its registration services open for the spring semester while honoring veterans Wednesday on Veterans Day. EPCC says it will continue registration using distance technology. Campuses will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday and classes will resume on Thursday. An appointment is preferred for virtual registration, but
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A man claiming to be a firefighter has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a fire inside an abandoned home last weekend. Jaime R. Garcia, 32, has been charged with arson and criminal damage to property. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Las Cruces fire and police
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EL Paso, Texas – Several organizations are planning to give out turkeys and Thanksgiving meals to help the less fortunate in the Borderland this holiday season. The Cesar Ornelas Law Firm is giving out 250 turkeys and Thanksgiving meals to families in need in El Paso, Southern New Mexico and Juarez. The law firm has
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Human bones were discovered Tuesday in the Chihuahuan Desert southwest of Las Cruces, according to the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the bones were spotted by a hunter and were scattered over hundreds of yard by animals in the Aden Lava Flow Wilderness, which is located about 20
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HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police arrested a suspect in Monday’s fatal shooting of an officer, the fourth officer in the department killed since December of last year and the second in the past few weeks. Robert Soliz, 24, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and is being charged with murder, Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo said
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County tied a pandemic record with seven more coronavirus deaths reported Tuesday, which was half of the 14 added deaths occurring across all of New Mexico. The last time the county saw that many Covid-19 deaths was five days ago on Nov. 5. Health officials said Tuesday’s additional
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Temps will fall in the 30’s again overnight with light winds. Expect lots of sunshine Wednesday as highs climb to the mid and upper 60’s. I expect our temps to continue to warm in the low and mid 70’s for the weekend with generally light winds.
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EL PASO, Texas — The Cielo Vista Walmart, scene of the Aug. 3 shooting massacre, is the latest of the retail giant’s El Paso stores to be abruptly closed for deep cleaning because of concerns about the surge of Covid-19 in the Borderland. A Walmart spokesperson said the store at 7101 Gateway Blvd. W. was
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico State University Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to allow student athletics to resume, but the governor’s office is already pushing back. “We put our heads together and figured out, ‘Hey. What exactly can we do?'” Athletic Director Mario Moccia told ABC-7. “Although many colleges, athletic directors,
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s upcoming football game against UAB is being moved from the Sun Bowl to Grande Stadium in Midland because of concern among UAB officials about the recent surge in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in El Paso. The game has also been moved up one day to Friday, Nov. 20, at 10 a.m. MT/11
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A federal judge on Tuesday denied issuing an emergency order sought by a southern New Mexico meat processing plant seeking to immediately halt a closure directive from state officials due to an outbreak of coronavirus at the facility. Stampede Meat, at 5700 McNutt Road on Sunland Park/Santa Teresa border, filed
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health conditions and subsidized insurance premiums that affect tens of millions of Americans. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, among the conservative justices, appear unwilling to strike down
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The system that brought strong winds to the region left much colder air behind. You will likely need a jacket this morning as some locations will be in the low 30s and 40s. Afternoon high temperatures will run about 10 degrees below normal and the winds will be lighter. Breezy to windy conditions return Friday
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EL PASO, Texas — Despite new measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19, El Paso remains one of the hardest hit across the country, with soaring infections and hospitalizations that continue to climb. County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said the county is receiving four more trailers in addition to the six mobile morgues already on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Coronavirus hospitalizations reached an all-time in El Paso on Tuesday. The Department of Public Health reports there are 1,076 Covid-19 patients receiving treatment in El Paso’s hospitals. There are also 319 patients in the ICU, which is also a record. The health department also reported nine new coronavirus-related deaths, along
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Whether he’s willing to admit it, Donald Trump has lost the presidency. And in 72 days, he will be gone from the White House. Which does not mean — sorry Republican establishment! — that Trump will magically disappear. In fact, quite the opposite. “He is without question the most powerful voice in our party. He
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — She’s been many things in her 25 years on this Earth – a daughter, an excellent student, a figure skater, a medical student, and now – a breast cancer warrior. Gina Gilderman was younger than most when diagnosed with breast cancer, and it all started when she felt a
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s point guard Katia Gallegos was one of 20 players named Monday to the watch list of potential candidates for the 2021 Nancy Lieberman Award, according to The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Last year as a freshman, Gallegos led UTEP in assists (154),
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EL PASO, Texas — The iconic Ronald McDonald statue that stands outside of the Ronald McDonald House in central El Paso has been around for years, but sometimes even icons need makeovers. “He sits out here welcoming families and he also acts as an iconic figure for the Ronald McDonald House Charities,” said Frank Lopez,
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EL PASO, Texas — A Texas appeals court is set to review a lower court ruling that upheld an order from El Paso County’s top elected official shutting down businesses while the region fights an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases. The Eighth District Court of Appeals said it would decide on Thursday whether to grant
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico reported another 1,418 confirmed coronavirus infections Monday, smashing the previous record of 1,287 that was set Friday and Saturday. Hospitalizations and deaths also remain high. Four fatalities in Doña Ana County were among the state’s 12 additional deaths reported Monday. They included two women in their 70s, a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — In less than two weeks, Maritza Serna’s world was turned upside down. “I’m still kind of really in shock,” Serna told ABC-7. “I feel like I’m in a nightmare.” On Oct. 15, her stepfather, Jose Manquera, was hospitalized for Covid-19. After being discharged, the 69-year-old was admitted to the intensive
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EL PASO, Texas — A total of three city representatives sought to take El Paso Mayor Dee Margo to task over why he did not support in some way or fashion County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s shutdown order. Those representatives were Mayor pro-tem Peter Svarzbein, Alexsandra Annello and Cassandra Hernandez. All three signed a letter supporting
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The University of Notre Dame is mandating coronavirus testing for students after hundreds of fans stormed the field following the football team’s 47-40 double overtime win over previously No. 1-ranked Clemson on Saturday. Photos show hundreds of students crowded together on the field with social distancing not being observed and many with their face coverings
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two New Mexico State University engineering educators are developing reusable innovative technology that they say will increase the effectiveness of face coverings. “The average person will have access to the technology if they like,” said Antonio García, the associate dean of academics in NMSU’s chemical engineering department. “But the most
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Several City of Alamogordo employees have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past several days, officials indicated Monday, prompting a deep cleaning of City Hall. While the building will remain open to the public with masks and social distancing required, officials said “many departments will be teleworking and only available via
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BALTIMORE, Maryland — The United States passed the sobering total of 10 million coronavirus infections on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally. There have been at least 10,018,278 cases of Covid-19 in the U.S. and more than 237,000 has died from the virus. So far Monday, Johns Hopkins had reported 50,123 new cases and 172 added deaths. The totals include
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