Officer in George Floyd’s death under review by state police conduct board
The actions of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin are being reviewed by state police conduct investigators, according to court documents…
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He watched Rayshard Brooks’ shooting from his SUV. The officer’s bullet hit his vehicle, DA says
Melvin Evans was in the line at a Wendy’s drive-through in Atlanta last week when he heard people arguing. Shortly after, a man ran toward the…
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UIL temporarily lifts ban on live broadcasts of Friday night high school football games
EL PASO, Texas — The University Interscholastic League legislative council has lifted the ban for Friday night live broadcasts of Texas high school…
Continue Reading How two promising lawyers found themselves facing life in prison for alleged Molotov cocktail attack during protests in NY
On an early October evening in 2014, a group of New York University law school students gathered for a joint birthday party at (Le) Poisson Rouge, a…
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YISD becomes latest to adopt ‘year-round’ school calendar
EL PASO, Texas— The Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees On Wednesday evening Became the latest El Paso County school system to…
Continue Reading Larry Nassar’s victims are requesting the report on FBI’s handling of its investigation into alleged abuse
More than 120 alleged sexual abuse victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor, sent a letter to the Justice Department requesting a…
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El Paso, Texas withhold Covid-19 nursing home stats; Federal data is public, but unreliable
Editor’s note: Following an update from CMS on June 23, 2020–a nursing home that was showing 11 patient deaths in El Paso, as of May 31,…
Continue Reading Ex-Atlanta Police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder
The now-fired Atlanta Police officer who faces a felony murder charge for fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks last week kicked the 27-year-old man after…
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‘Long time to really recover’: El Paso restaurant leader says struggles remain despite re-opening
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been almost a week since Texas reached Phase 3 of reopening, allowing restaurants to open at 75 percent capacity, however not…
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks opened up about the struggles of life after incarceration in an interview before his death
“You get treated like an animal.” Those were the words of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks who was shot and killed by an Atlanta police…
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US stockpile stuck with 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine
The federal government is stuck with 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine now that the US Food and Drug Administration has revoked permission for…
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‘Ever dream of owning an award-winning bakery?’ El Paso’s Bella Cora Bakery up for sale
EL PASO, Texas– “Ever dream of owning an award-winning bakery?”Those were the words written on a Facebook post that came as a shock to many Bella…
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El Paso’s Catholic churches now allowed to hold weekday masses at 25% capacity
EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz, with the El Paso Catholic Diocese, is authorizing the second phase of church re-openings within El Paso County…
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I moved to Asia, got cancer, and then coronavirus happened
I moved to Hong Kong on the day of a huge protest marking China’s National Day on October 1 and thought it would probably be the wildest…
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‘My dream is to at least take out 200 N******’: El Pasoan arrested for video threat to kill BLM protesters
EL PASO, Texas — A 42-year-old El Paso man has been arrested by the FBI and faces federal charges after he allegedly uploaded a racist video to…
Continue Reading A man drove a car into a crowd of Portland protesters, injuring 3, police say
A man drove his car into a group of protesters in downtown Portland, Oregon, injuring three, and then attempted to escape, a police statement says.…
Continue Reading Former Missouri police officer charged after hitting man with his car
A fired police officer in suburban St. Louis was charged with assault, a day after video was released showing his unmarked SUV striking a man and the…
Continue Reading What we know about the charges against the officers involved in Rayshard Brooks’ death
More than two minutes passed before two Atlanta police officers rendered first aid to Rayshard Brooks after he was shot. Now, they are facing more…
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Mexico posts near-record virus numbers, Juárez adds 14 more deaths to total 420
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico’s coronavirus cases continued to increase at near-record levels Wednesday, as officials acknowledged the…
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UTEP football players return to campus for voluntary workouts
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners began the process this week of trying to get back to football during the era of Covid-19. Monday, members of the…
Continue Reading 10 states are seeing their highest average of daily new Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started
Just as much of the US was improving, 10 states are seeing their highest seven-day average of new coronavirus cases per day since the pandemic…
Continue Reading Nooses found hanging in Oakland trees to be investigated as hate crimes
A hate crime investigation is underway after several nooses were found hanging from trees in Oakland, California. The nooses were found around the…
Continue Reading A nurse on the Covid-19 front line reconnects with New York City firefighter who rescued her from a burning building 37 years ago
When Deirdre Taylor was preparing to leave her Virginia home to fight Covid-19 in New York on the front lines, she made sure to pack a possession…
Continue Reading A Georgia cop pointed a gun at a group of teens. Neighbors stepped in to protect them
When Shanelle Ladd spotted a group of black teenagers with their hands up in front of police, she parked her car and started recording.…
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Former APD officer faces 11 charges including felony murder, 2nd officer also charged
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard during a press…
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Otero County Prison inmate among 5 new virus deaths as New Mexico cases top 10,000
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An Otero County Prison inmate was among five more coronavirus deaths reported Wednesday in New Mexico, while 38 new cases at…
Continue Reading Orphaned cougar cub finds new home after being cared for by Oregon Zoo veterinarians
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — An orphaned cougar cub found a new home in Colorado after a…
Continue Reading Facebook live video shows moment gunfire erupts at block party over the weekend
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — New video shared with Fox10 News shows the moment gunfire…
Continue Reading The 84 victims of 2018 Camp Fire given voice at emotional PG&E hearing
Their names and their stories filled the vast courtroom Wednesday less than two years after they perished in the Northern California Camp Fire.…
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Women’s soccer signee has deep ties to El Paso, UTEP
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP women’s soccer team has signed a defender who has deep ties to El Paso and the Miners. Ashley Padilla, from Albuquerque,…
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