January 2021

StormTrack Weather: Warming trend continues through Wednesday

January 31, 2021 5:59 PM Iris Lopez

EL PASO, Texas– Sunday brought above average temperatures Sunday afternoon. Overnight lows will dip down to the 30s with calm winds. Monday will…

Coup reportedly underway in Myanmar and State Counsellor Suu Kyi has been detained as communications appear to be cut

January 31, 2021 5:41 PM Associated Press

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Reports says a military coup is taking place in Myanmar and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained under…

Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

January 31, 2021 5:38 PM CNN

OSLO, Norway — The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. A member of the Norwegian Parliament made the…

Doña Ana County has only 1 of New Mexico’s 18 latest virus deaths

January 31, 2021 5:19 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 530 new known Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths. The latest numbers…

La manera en la que el ‘camino hacia la ciudadanía’ de Biden cambiaría la vida de estas personas

January 31, 2021 5:12 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Luis Tapia finalmente obtendría una licencia de conducir. Marilú Saldaña visitaría a su mamá en México antes de que sea demasiado…

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained, says ruling party spokesman

January 31, 2021 5:07 PM CNN Newsource

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained, a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told…

Dow futures drop after turbulent week on Wall Street

January 31, 2021 4:50 PM CNN Newsource

Stock futures dropped Sunday after a week that saw volatile markets due to the recent GameStop situation. Dow futures were down 252 points, or 0.8%.…

El Paso to spend millions of dollars recharging Hueco Bolson Aquifer

January 31, 2021 4:43 PM Andres Valle

El Paso, Texas — The City of El Paso has received a grant totaling more than $4.5 million, with that money specifically going to a program to invest…

GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle

January 31, 2021 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counterproposal to President Joe…

El Paso virus vaccine providers are sending state incomplete race, ethnicity data

January 31, 2021 4:21 PM El Paso Matters - Molly Smith

EL PASO, Texas — The race and ethnicity of almost 90% of the people inoculated in El Paso County is unknown to the Texas Department of State Health…

Skier found dead after being buried by an avalanche in Utah

January 31, 2021 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

A skier died after being buried by an avalanche Saturday in the backcountry of Summit County, Utah. Kurt Damschroder, 57, of Park City, Utah, was…

Connecticut man arrested for 2004 murder of 16-year-old girl

January 31, 2021 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

Police in Waterbury, Connecticut, arrested and charged a local man for the murder of a 16-year-old girl whose 2004 death had long been unsolved.…

GOP lawmaker launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump

January 31, 2021 3:25 PM CNN Newsource

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday announced a new “movement” to push back on the Republican Party’s embrace of former President…

Mexico tops 158,000 virus deaths to be 3rd highest in world; Juarez has over 2,500

January 31, 2021 3:14 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has reached 158,074 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 to end January, which now makes it the country with the world’s…

Missing in Mexico: Nearly 7,000 Mexicans ‘disappeared’ over past year

January 31, 2021 2:33 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Nearly 7,000 Mexicans were formally reported as disappeared in 2020, though that was a 22% decrease from a year earlier, the…

Biden steps into global scene upended by Trump’s ego-driven tumult

January 31, 2021 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

As President Joe Biden was ticking through a litany of grievances with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, it wasn’t only his tone that made…

Major winter snow storm moves from Midwest to the East

January 31, 2021 2:04 PM Associated Press, ABC News

CHICAGO, Illinois — After days of frigid temperatures, the Northeast braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in…

Local health officials were doing their job. In the pandemic, that came with death threats and harassment

January 31, 2021 1:51 PM CNN Newsource

Joshua Embry took over as public health director in Grayson County, Kentucky just weeks before US officials announced the first case of coronavirus…

Two Republican senators vow to keep open mind in Trump’s second impeachment trial

January 31, 2021 1:25 PM CNN

Two Republican senators said Sunday they’ll remain fair jurors and listen to the evidence presented during former President Donald…

Live music starts to return to some El Paso venues; county judge worries about virus spread

January 31, 2021 1:15 PM Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas — After months of health mandates limiting El Pasoans from congregating, now live music is playing in some restaurants. Koteiba…

Die-hard revelers keeping Mardi Gras mega-store busy

January 31, 2021 1:03 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA ) — A Mardi Gras mega-store. Toomey’s never…

‘SNL’ takes on Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop and Tom Brady

January 31, 2021 1:03 PM CNN Newsource

“Saturday Night Live” returned for its first show of 2021, and had one question on its mind: “What still works?” That’s…

Battling pandemic, gym owner installs state of the art air purification system

January 31, 2021 1:01 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB ) — After COVID-19 reached his staff, a Hartford gym…

Large fire destroys building that houses Ga. county 911 center

January 31, 2021 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL ) — A fire on Saturday night destroyed the…

Sunday Funday Moment: Local teen is now the face of L.A. fashion app, ‘Teleport’

January 31, 2021 12:52 PM Iris Lopez

EL PASO, Texas- For 16-year-old Savannah Grajeda, her personal outfits of the day can now be yours and it’s all thanks to Instagram and a new outfit…

EU chief says vaccine maker AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more doses, begin delivery sooner after urgent talks

January 31, 2021 12:38 PM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union says vaccine maker AstraZeneca has agreed to supply 9 million additional doses to the 27-nation bloc during the…

Oregon swim club dives into pandemic birthday celebrations

January 31, 2021 12:38 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — While high school athletes await a return to their…

John Kerry says current goals under Paris climate agreement ‘inadequate’ to reduce Earth’s temperature

January 31, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, said Sunday that the current goals under the Paris climate agreement are not enough to achieve…

WHO team investigating pandemic visits wet market, receives flu data

January 31, 2021 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

A team of World Health Organization investigators in China researching the origins of the coronavirus tell CNN they now have months of Chinese…

Students are ready to be back in the stands supporting their classmates

January 31, 2021 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV ) — With COVID-19 data looking optimistic across the state,…

Month: January 2021