EL PASO, Texas – Research and advocacy think tank Children at Risk has announced its list of best schools for West Texas for the 2019-20 school year. The organization ranked 634 schools – 129 high schools, 171 middle schools and 334 elementary schools in the West Texas region. Silva Health Magnet in the El Paso
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A 9-year-old boy missing for two days was found Tuesday in a creek bed beneath a shelter he created with a tarp. Jordan Gorman was last seen Sunday at home in Ashland City, outside Nashville, Tennessee. After multiple search teams scoured the heavily wooded area near his home, Jordan was found Tuesday afternoon about three-quarters
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A 9-year-old boy missing for two days was found Tuesday in a creek bed beneath a shelter he created with a tarp. Jordan Gorman was last seen Sunday at home in Ashland City, outside Nashville, Tennessee. After multiple search teams scoured the heavily wooded area near his home, Jordan was found Tuesday afternoon about three-quarters
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EL PASO, Texas — With local hospitals overflowing with Covid-19 patients, other facilities are taking these patients in to ease the strain. Kindred Hospital CEO America Jones says his long-term acute care facility takes in the sickest of the sick, some even on ventilators, with the hope of weaning them off oxygen and helping them
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Rudy Giuliani, representing President Donald Trump’s campaign, tried to deliver a sweeping broadside against mail-in voting Tuesday in a federal courtroom, only to face questions from a judge who suggested that the President’s campaign shouldn’t even be in court. Judge Matthew Brann of the Middle District of Pennsylvania hasn’t yet ruled on whether the Trump
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Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — It feels like we say this every year: online shopping is expected to shatter records this holiday season. At this point in 2020, some stores aren’t accepting cash and many consumers don’t feel comfortable touching a keypad. Sitting at home may feel safer, but
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chaffee County, CO (KCNC) — A body was pulled from the water Monday following the search for a teenage boy whose canoe had capsized two days earlier. Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed the body was handed over to the Chaffee County Coroner’s Office. The coroner will make a
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EL PASO, Texas– There’s no place like home for the holidays. Right? Well, a few local shelter pets are hoping they can find a home for the holidays, even if it’s just temporary. Kennels within the El Paso Animal Services continue to fill up as the holidays approach and because of this the shelter is
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DETROIT, Michigan — Michigan’s largest county has reversed course and unanimously certified its presidential election results. The reversal comes after Republicans first blocked the move in a party-line vote that threatened to temporarily stall official approval of Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state. The Wayne County Board of Canvassers acted after the 2-2 tie
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With classes online, at least 12,000 students are unaccounted for in New Mexico schools, the state’s public education secretary has announced. “This has been the most challenging time that as a state, we’ve had to deal with during the pandemic,” said Secretary Ryan Stewart. On Tuesday, Doña Ana County’s positivity
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(CNN) — A la única jirafa blanca que se conoce en el mundo le incorporaron un dispositivo de rastreo GPS en un esfuerzo por protegerla de los cazadores furtivos en Kenya. Esta jirafa macho única está sola después de que una hembra y su cría fueran asesinadas por cazadores furtivos en marzo. El dispositivo de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, anunció el envío al Congreso dos proyectos de ley para que “todas las mujeres accedan al derecho a la salud integral”. El primero, legaliza la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo y garantiza que el sistema de salud permita su realización en condiciones sanitarias que aseguren la salud
Continue Reading Less than a week after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo instilled an executive order limiting the number of people at Thanksgiving gatherings, several upstate sheriffs say they plan to ignore it. Cuomo’s order limits the number of people New York residents can have in their private homes to 10. “New York follows the science. We
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Less than a week after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo instilled an executive order limiting the number of people at Thanksgiving gatherings, several upstate sheriffs say they plan to ignore it. Cuomo’s order limits the number of people New York residents can have in their private homes to 10. “New York follows the science. We
Continue Reading (CNN) — El ensayo de la vacuna Pfizer alcanzó su hito de seguridad y la compañía se está preparando para solicitar una autorización de uso de emergencia, dijo el martes el director ejecutivo de Pfizer, Albert Bourla. Pfizer anunció el 9 de noviembre que su vacuna contra el coronavirus parece tener más del 90% de
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In an unprecedented move, the Detroit-based Wayne County Board of Canvassers deadlocked along partisan lines on a critical vote Tuesday and was unable to certify the county’s presidential results before the deadline. The two Democrats on the panel voted to certify the results, while the two Republicans voted against it. President-elect Joe Biden won Michigan
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — COVID-19 has been tough on many industries, but sports cards evidently isn’t one of them. Collectors and sellers alike say buying, selling and trading cards is as popular as ever. It’s the ultimate comeback story after sports cards tumbled from their glory years several
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump despidió el martes a Chris Krebs, el funcionario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional que había rechazado las afirmaciones del mandatario de un fraude electoral generalizado. Trump anunció en Twitter que despide a Chris Krebs, director de la Agencia de Seguridad de Infraestructura y Ciberseguridad, y lo vinculó directamente con
Continue Reading Chris and John Bjorkman bought their home in De Smet, South Dakota, less than a year ago. The couple, who celebrated their 39th anniversary last June, thought they would spend the rest of their lives together on the idyllic land, home to the “Little House on the Prairie” Laura Ingalls homestead. The small town, home
Continue Reading (CNN) — Siete cohetes fueron disparados contra la Zona Verde fortificada de Iraq en Bagdad el martes por la noche (hora local), matando al menos a un niño e hiriendo a otros 5 civiles, según un comunicado militar iraquí. Cuatro de los cohetes aterrizaron dentro de la Zona Verde y tres fuera de ella. Un
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State’s men’s basketball team will temporarily move to Phoenix due to coronavirus restrictions in its home state. The Aggies are expecting to be in Arizona for five weeks, but could extend their stay depending on developments with the pandemic, deputy athletic director Braun Cartwright said Tuesday. They are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Eagle County, CO (KCNC) — An Eagle County jury found Leigha Page Ackerson guilty of murder, burglary, robbery and trespassing charges Friday. She now faces a mandatory life sentence. Ackerson and her husband, Jacob White, were both charged with the murder of 74-year-old Catherine Kelley in January 2018.
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Dan Levy is officially sexy. The “Schitt’s Creek” star landed a spot in this year’s People Sexiest Man Alive issue, telling the magazine, “This form of sexy is a niche market.” Levy also talks all things quarantine and what he’s been doing the last eight months, besides taking home multiple Emmy Awards for his show.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El paso del huracán Iota, ahora tormenta tropical, ha sido devastador. El poderoso ciclón llegó a categoría 5, la mayor en la escala de Saffir-Simpson, e impactó a las islas colombianas de San Andrés y Providencia con sus poderosos vientos. Tocó tierra en Nicaragua como categoría 4 y continúa su camino de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story York, PA (WPMT) — A Lancaster man has been charged after State Police say he was high on cocaine when he led troopers on a vehicle chase that ended when he crashed into an occupied structure in York in September. Leon Dickson, 59, is charged with DUI (controlled
Continue Reading Wolfgang Van Halen is remembering his father, the late rocker Eddie Van Halen. In an interview with Howard Stern, his first since the death of his father last month, Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about their life together and debuted a new tribute song, “Distance,” which brought Stern’s co-host Robin Quivers to tears. Van Halen, known
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Madison, WI (Wisconsin State Journal ) — UW-Madison’s patent-licensing arm “actively concealed” information from a former research partner and must pay back at least $32 million in patent royalties, a panel of federal appeals court judges ruled late last month. Washington University in St. Louis sued the Wisconsin
Continue Reading The Department of Homeland Security tried to self-correct its line of succession for the second time in the last three months over concerns about acting Secretary Chad Wolf’s authority. Over the weekend, a federal judge ruled Wolf was not legally serving as acting secretary when he signed rules limiting applications and renewals for the Deferred
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lincoln, NE (Lincoln Star Journal ) — A lot of focus recently on the COVID-19 toll on hospitals has centered on how full the Lincoln and Omaha hospitals are, with Bryan Health, CHI Health, Methodist Health and Nebraska Medicine all saying last week that virus patients were occupying
Continue ReadingTemps will be well above average over the next several days with highs in the low to mid 80’s. Lots of sunshine will hang around as well with light winds. Changes will arrive early next week as a cold front arrives. Temps will drop in the 60’s Sunday and early next week. The winds will
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