Police say woman passenger dies in central El Paso crash; unknown driver fled scene
EL PASO, Texas — Police on Monday said 31–year-old April Pedroza died of injuries she suffered in a single-vehicle crash in central El Paso on…
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Doctor says Trump tests negative for virus on consecutive days
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s White House doctor says Trump has tested negative for Covid-19 on consecutive days using a newer rapid…
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WATCH: Briefings on virus surge take center stage at El Paso City Council meeting
EL PASO, Texas — The recent surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations took center stage at Monday afternoon’s meeting of El Paso City Council.…
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Miners’ Duron Lowe named C-USA Special Teams Player of Week after 100-yard kickoff return
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP senior Duron Lowe has been named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week. Lowe had a 100-yard kickoff return for…
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Khalid’s foundation to give out 1,000 Thanksgiving meals to Borderland families
EL PASO, Texas – R & B singer Khalid’s charitable foundation is teaming up with some community partners to provide 1,000 Borderland families…
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Black man led through Galveston by police officers on horseback is suing city for $1 million
GALVESTON, Texas — A Black man is suing Galveston and its police department for more than $1 million after a 2019 incident in which he was…
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Man in crash on I-10 at Piedras accused of carjacking vehicle he hit
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas man involved a traffic collision along Interstate 10 in El Paso was arrested after he tried to carjack the SUV he had…
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Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain, has died at 108
PHOENIX, Arizona — Roberta McCain, the mother of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, has died. She was 108. A spokesperson for daughter-in-law Cindy…
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Gov. Abbott sends medical workers, PPE stockpiles to El Paso hospitals to help with virus surge
EL PASO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said the state of Texas was sending dozens of additional medical workers and stockpiles of personal…
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30-year-old El Paso woman drowns in California’s Lake Tahoe; boat with kids found drifting
LAKE TAHOE, California — Authorities said a Texas woman from El Paso drowned over the weekend in California’s Lake Tahoe. The El Dorado County…
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WATCH: Mayoral candidates square off in El Paso Chamber debate
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Chamber hosted a mayoral forum Monday during the noon hour featuring the six El Pasoans seeking the city’s top elected…
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Judge Barrett says Supreme Court must be ‘independent’ and interpret Constitution and laws ‘as they are written’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says she believes the court should interpret the U.S. Constitution and laws “as they…
Continue Reading Amy Coney Barrett addresses Supreme Court confirmation hearing, says she’s ‘humbled’ by ‘this profound responsibility’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett addressed senators at her U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing, saying she is humbled by the profound…
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US sees 20% more deaths than expected this year, most due to Covid-19, research finds
During the coronavirus pandemic so far, there were 20% more deaths than would normally be expected from March 1 through August 1 in the United States…
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Texas teenager breaks 2 world records for longest legs
CEDAR PARK, Texas — Maci Currin isn’t all legs, but they do make up 60 percent of her total height. The 17-year-old from Cedar Park broke…
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Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer and sparkplug of Big Red Machine, dies at 77
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s…
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Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott undergoes ‘successful’ surgery for devastating injury
DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott left the field on a cart Sunday, choking back tears as he raised a fist to the fans in…
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Health experts warn social distancing can be more challenging as weather gets colder
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The holiday season is just around the corner and temperatures in El Paso are starting to drop. The cooler weather and urge…
Continue Reading Confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as GOP pushes Trump’s nominee before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings began Monday as the GOP pushes President Donald Trump’s nominee…
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El Paso surpasses 6,000 active virus cases for 1st time in pandemic
EL PASO — El Paso County on Monday set a new record for most active infections of the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. The new number of…
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Federal judge upholds state court agreement that extends deadline for counting Minnesota absentee ballots by seven days
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has upheld a Minnesota state court agreement that allows the counting of absentee ballots received up to seven…
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For the second day in a row, Iran announces highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 272 people killed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has announced its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus, for the second day in a row, with 272 people killed.…
Continue Reading Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson win economics Nobel for improving auction theory
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two American economists have won the Nobel Prize for improving how auctions work. That research underlies much of today’s…
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‘Let us play’: New Mexico high school athletes protest postponement of sports
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — High school athletes in Las Cruces on Sunday protested the state’s decision to delay competition until the spring semester.…
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Harmony Public Schools unveils new science campus
EL PASO, Texas — Harmony Public School has opened a fourth campus in El Paso focused on science. “With our curriculum at Harmony, we individualize…
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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in far east El Paso crash
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash with a vehicle Sunday evening in far east El Paso. Sheriff’s deputies said the…
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2,262 new virus cases in Texas as state nears 800,000
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Sunday reported 2,262 new cases of the coronavirus as the state’s total since the pandemic began nears 800,000. The…
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Boat in Florida goes out of control after passengers fell overboard, deputies say
A photo shoot on a boat didn’t go as planned Friday when the three passengers managed to fall overboard, sending the boat out of control and…
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