EL PASO, Texas — A recent surge of activity among nationalist and white supremacy groups has kept intelligence agencies busy working to ensure a peaceful transfer of power as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over. In the aftermath of the riots in Washington, D.C. dozens of people who took part have already been arrested
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EL PASO, Texas — As medical centers remain in need of backup all across the country, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso has a brand new class of students officially entering their first semester of nursing school and getting one step closer to helping in the fight against Covid-19. “We have
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Historical Landmark Commission voted unanimously Monday to support the inclusion of hundreds of downtown properties into the National Register of Historic Places and designate the area a historic district. The 6-0 decision by the commission recommends roughly 1,000 properties for the historic district — including 13 locations in the
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EL PASO, Texas – The Las Cruces Public School system has begun working to get their educators prepared to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. LCPS spokeswoman Kelly Jameson spoke to ABC-7 on Wednesday, saying that LCPS has about 2,000 teachers that they want to get vaccinated as soon as possible. That process starts by coordinating those teachers
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The clock has unfortunately struck midnight on Burger Time. The popular southern New Mexico restaurant chain has closed the last of its locations after 48 delicious years. “This town has expanded, Burger Time expanded with the town,” said owner Kevin McGrath. “We grew with the town and the town grew
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EL PASO, Texas — It has been a difficult year for El Paso’s farmers, including those who grow cotton and pecans, the region’s two largest agricultural exports. Despite everything that was thrown at El Paso’s cotton production industry, it has managed a good year with solid product output. But along the way, farmers and facility
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EL PASO, Texas — The yams, the ham and perhaps event the tamales might have to be put on hold for some people this holiday season. Holiday heart syndrome is an irregular heartbeat issue caused by excessive drinking along with stress and dehydration. It frequently causes atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder, and could ruin
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EL PASO, Texas — As thousands of El Pasoans woke up on Christmas Day to presents and plenty of cheer, the staff over at the Animal Rescue League were working hard to make the holiday a little sweeter for a group of animals whose only wish is the gift of a caring family. “It is
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EL PASO, Texas — The Fort Bliss National Cemetery partnered with Wreaths Across America this past week to hold that traditional holiday wreath-laying ceremony, while also making several important changes this year to keep it a safe and socially distanced event. “The cemetery has done a great job in partnering with Wreaths Across America to
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EL PASO, Texas – The roar of motorcycles could be heard making their way into the Ambrosio Guillen Veterans Home on Saturday as dozens of members of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association came to drop off some good cheer. “We just wanted to come out and give them some gifts and love and knock on
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EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of El Paso residents may be forced to take on flood insurance costs soon as Federal Emergency Management Agency continues working with El Paso on a new set of flood insurance rate maps for the area. Several neighborhoods in the Socorro and Upper Valley areas look to be the most
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego has endorsed the purchase of a $150,000 germ killing robot as a means to help keep government facilities safe and get employees back to work. The county may soon be acquiring an important new tool in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus. “I think we could
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EL PASO, Texas — Although the election for El Paso District Attorney was decided back in July, the losing candidate from that race re-emerged Wednesday with an eye-raising video that was posted online. On his Facebook account, Assistant District Attorney James Montoya announced that he would be leaving the DA’s office and then went on
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EL PASO, Texas — The latest economic hit from the Covid-19 pandemic to impact the Borderland is the loss of the 2020 Sun Bowl, which was officially canceled on Tuesday. It represents a major loss for the local hotel and lodging industry. The El Paso Marriott was set to host the two participating teams. That
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As New Mexico marches deeper into it’s current two-week Covid-19 lockdown, many small businesses are preparing to make some very difficult decisions. However, some small business owners in Las Cruces are saying that so far the most telling aspect of the shutdown has been noticing which stores are being allowed
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EL PASO, Texas — The capacity issues that have been plaguing El Paso’s hospitals and funeral homes amidst a surge in Covid-19 infections and deaths are now starting to impact local cemeteries as well. Mount Carmel Cemetery has reported seeing a considerable increase recently in internments. Cemetery staff said they’ve seen hundreds more burials than
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EL PASO, Texas — It has been two months since former navy veteran Frank De La Cruz was allowed to come home to El Paso after being deported and spending about 20 years in Juárez due to several drunk driving violations. It has been a whirlwind eight weeks for De La Cruz as he works
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hospitals have found success in their strategy of flying dozens of ICU patients to medical facilities outside of the Borderland as a means of freeing up more space during the ongoing surge of incoming Covid-19 patients. However, a handful of local families had found themselves facing a stressful situation,
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EL PASO, Texas — Since 2004, churches across the country have showed their commitment to supporting their most vulnerable populations through ‘Stand Sunday’, which is a global day of prayer for children and families involved in foster care. “We look at the world today and all that has taken place in this current state and
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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 — A 15-year-old student from Coronado High School has a bright future after winning a unique musical opportunity. “I love playing music and I love just improving my skills and abilities,” said Andrew Griñé, who used that passion to beat out hundreds of other musicians for a spot in the Philadelphia International
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EL PASO, Texas — The ongoing coronavirus surge being seen all across the Borderland is forcing thousands of healthcare workers that are still in training to hurry to the front lines to provide relief to over-stressed doctors and nurses. The EP MedCorps program is working to help facilitate that transition and save lives alone the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Since 1912, Allen Theatres has been entertaining crowds across southern New Mexico. But now, all that is being put on hold by owner Russell Allen in what has become the latest business casualty resulting from Covid-19. Allen said that he is far from alone, claiming that hundreds of other businesses
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EL PASO, Texas — The most recent surge in Covid-19 cases is pushing El Paso hospitals to their absolute limits and beyond in some cases. On Monday, it was top officials from University Medical Center telling city leadership that they’ve recently converted facility space to allow for more beds, going up from 260 to 342.
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EL PASO, Texas — A group of El Paso Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts spent their entire Sunday valiantly trying to make a dent in the flow of trash and discarded items that have built up around certain areas of Scenic Drive. “We meet these obstacles and I got to the point where I said
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EL PASO, Texas — As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc and cost lives all across the world, thousands of volunteers are stepping up and volunteering to be infected in the effort to find a vaccine. One such volunteer is 67-year-old El Paso resident Elaine Gordon, an accomplished nutritionist, award-winning triathlete and advocate for the non-profit
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Commissioners were given some good news on Monday when they heard from the El Paso Census Action Team about the census response rate. As the actual counting portion of the 2020 Census has now officially ended, Monday’s presentation was the last in a series of meetings given
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University’s athletics department is looking for a big win off the field by getting into the wine business. The department has partnered with the Lescombes Family Vineyards, becoming one of less than 10 collegiate-licensed wines in the country. It is available at all Lescombes locations, with additional,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A writer, author, educator and former warrior living in Las Cruces is getting some well deserved national recognition for sharing his experiences fighting in Vietnam. Retired Lt. Col. Bob Worthington’s book, ‘Under Fire with ARVN Infantry’ has earned him the Gold Medal for Excellence in Literature award from the Military
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EL PASO, Texas — Starting Monday, the Sunland Park Mall will be returning to it’s normal operating hours with what officials said would be plenty of new precautions in place to help fight the spread of Covid-19. Beginning on Monday, the mall will return to the original operating hours of 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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