WASHINGTON, DC — After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday are deciding between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily life. Nearly 100 million Americans voted early, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso State Representative Joe Moody announced his candidacy for Texas House Speaker Tuesday morning. The Democrat is currently Speaker Pro Tempore of the Texas House of Representatives. “Before the day is done, Democrats will take the Texas House. After the encouragement of a broad array of colleagues around the
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There will be mostly sunny skies, dry conditions, and warm temperatures for Election Day. Despite it being a bit chilly this morning, temperatures will reach the mid and upper 70s this afternoon. It’s looking like a warm week ahead as temperatures run around 10 degrees above average this week. We very well could see near-record
Continue Reading(CNN) — More than 100 million Americans have voted nationwide before the polls opened on Election Day, according to a survey of election officials by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist. These votes represent more than 47% of registered voters nationwide. Twenty-one states and Washington, DC, have seen more than half of their registered voters cast ballots
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus-related deaths, and 998 total hospitalizations due to Covid-19 on Tuesday morning. The latest deaths included a woman in her 60s, a man and a woman each in their 80s, and a man in his 90s. The death toll now
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EL PASO, Texas — With the pandemic putting a halt on many local restaurants, one El Paso chef is lucky to be receiving a contract job – but it’s a contract he hopes will soon end. “We’re supposed to be ready to scale up to 100 people if possible. I hope we don’t get there,”
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EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of students are getting a taste exercising their civic duty. The El Paso Independent School District is holding a mock election to coincide with the real thing on Nov. 3. “The issues that are most important to me are social injustice and coronavirus pandemic,” said Jalen Martin, who is a
Continue ReadingDIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire — Former Vice President Joe Biden took all five of the votes cast for president in Dixville Notch, a tiny New Hampshire township along the U.S.-Canada border that the first places in the country to make its presidential preference known. The ballots were cast in the minutes after midnight, becoming the
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — In the closing hours of a campaign shadowed by a once-in-a-century pandemic, President Donald Trump charged across the nation Monday delivering an incendiary but unsupported allegation that the election is rigged, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed to claim states once seen as safely Republican. America stood at a crossroads. Never before
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STANFORD, California — A study conducted by Stanford University estimates that campaign rallies held by President Donald Trump likely caused 30,000 Covid-19 infections, resulting in 700 deaths. According to the study outlined in the New York Times on Monday, these cases were not specifically from rally attendees – which means that attendees could have spread
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EL PASO, Texas — For the past week, a group of Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents have been busy helping law enforcement agencies in El Paso after they were sent here by Gov. Greg Abbott. According to TABC spokesman Chris Porter, El Paso is the only community in Texas whose coronavirus situation has necessitated such
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EL PASO< Texas — Workforce Solutions Borderplex is proud to host the 10th annual Hiring Red, White & You! statewide hiring event. This year’s event will be virtual and there are a multitude of work from home opportunities for veterans, military spouses, transitioning soldiers and the general public. In October alone, an additional 4,162 unemployment claims
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EL PASO, TEXAS — Texas has surpassed California in recording the highest number of positive coronavirus tests in the U.S. so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation, there have been 938,503 cases in Texas, the nation’s second-most populous state. California, the most populous state, has had
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The man who pleaded guilty to setting fire last year to three historically Black churches in Louisiana’s Creole country was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $2.66 million in restitution to the churches, according to the Justice Department. Holden Matthews, 23, in February pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fire
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The NFL is reporting new Covid-19 infections, with two teams moving into the league’s intensive protocol. The Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Ravens both confirmed that one player on each team has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement, the Packers announced that they have entered the NFL’s intensive protocol and that the player is
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – The city of San Elizario announced Monday that it is supporting El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s health order shutting down non-essential businesses for two weeks to stem the surge of Covid-19. San Elizario also urged local school districts to engage in remote education and suspend extracurricular activities. Residents were encouraged
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(Editor’s note: You can scroll through the mugshots of those arrested in the photo gallery above.) EL PASO, Texas – Eight women have been arrested on charges stemming from a recent series of raids on numerous El Paso massage parlors. The Texas Department of Public Safety announced the arrests Monday and confirmed they were connected
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El PASO, Texas — The top professional organization for doctors in El Paso has written an open letter supporting the two-week stay at home order issued by County Judge Ricardo Samaniego in the hopes of tamping down a spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. The El Paso County Medical Society on Monday become the second
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Temps will heat up this week with some record highs possible. Expect some mid 80’s arriving in town. The weekend will bring some changes. A Pacific cold front will arrive from the west Saturday. Expect the winds to crank up to near 45 mph for you folks on the east side of town (should be
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Monday marked another daily high for the number of patients hospitalized as a result of a Covid-19 infection. State health officials said there were more than 380 people hospitalized around the state. Overall, nearly three-quarters of general beds and almost 70% of intensive care beds at New Mexico hospitals are
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Much of New Mexico State’s football focus has shifted to the 2021 season as the Aggies sit out fall play. But the anticipation gained steam today with the commitment of Ole Miss graduate transfer offensive lineman Eli Johnson. After opting out of the 2020 season, Johnson will have one year
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday evening to sever ties with their superintendent, giving him a payout of over a half-million dollars to leave. Trustees by a 7-0 vote approved a voluntary separation agreement with Juan Cabrera, who had served as superintendent of the district
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VIENNA, Austria — Gunmen opened fire on people enjoying a last night out at Vienna’s cafes and restaurants before a coronavirus lockdown Monday in what authorities said was a terrorist attack that left at least four dead — including one of the assailants — and 15 wounded. Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammenr told reporters that
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HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas rejected a GOP-led challenge Monday seeking to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru ballots cast in the Democratic-leaning Houston area. The lawsuit is a major last-minute challenge to voting rules in closely watched states ahead of the election, in which some officials have made special accommodations amid the coronavirus
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Fast food chain Burger King has taken a rather unusual step: calling on customers to order from archrival McDonald’s, as well as a number of other competing restaurants. The company’s UK arm tweeted a statement Monday asking consumers to support their local fast food outlets during the coronavirus pandemic, whether they are Burger King or
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz held a virtual mass for All Souls Day on Monday morning. You can watch it in the video player above. There was also a calling of names of all “The Faithful Departed” at Mt. Carmel Cemetery that have been interred there since the beginning of
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Migraine Buddy is an app that can assist those who have frequent migraines. The goal? Tracking what happens to you before you get the migraine and while you’re experiencing one. This can include tracking symptoms. Developers of the app believe it can help provide necessary data for your doctor so they can determine what might
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners Court met for the first time Monday in the wake of County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s shutdown order for non-essential businesses due to a huge spike in Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations. “I’m trying to do my best not to do a permanent damaging impact. We can bring businesses
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Mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures are in the forecast to kick off the week. Despite it being a bit chilly this morning, temperatures will reach the mid and upper 70s this afternoon. It’s looking like a warm week ahead as temperatures run around 10 degrees above average this week. We very well could see
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,143 new cases Monday morning. The death toll now stands at 605 in El Paso County. Public health officials identified the latest victims as: Man in his 60sWoman in her 60sWoman in her 70s All three had
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