EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University Interscholastic League (UIL) released new guidelines which postpone the start of fall sports for the two largest conferences across the state. The new guidelines directly apply to the 5A and 6A conferences in the state, which will affect most schools in the El Paso region. High school football
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LA MESA, New Mexico – In the sleepy neighborhood of La Mesa, the iconic Chope’s Bar and Café began serving patrons long before New Mexico earned statehood. “My grandmother at one time was a bootlegger,” recalled Margarita Martinez on Tuesday afternoon. “She used to go to Juarez and buy liquor and bring it here,” said
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump held his first press briefing focused on the coronavirus crisis in nearly three months on Tuesday afternoon — but without any experts from the White House task force. “Today, I want to provide an update on our response to the China Virus, and what my administration is doing to get the outbreak in the Sunbelt
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials announced 10 new coronavirus deaths and 307 additional cases on Tuesday, as infection was confirmed to have spread to the State Veterans’ Home. None of the ten deaths reported Tuesday occurred in southern New Mexico, where the death count between Doña Ana and Otero counties stands
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EL PASO, Texas — There have been 377 confirmed cases of coronavirus among inmates and staff at El Paso County’s two jails to date, according to new data released by the Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. Mass testing at both the downtown jail and the jail annex has shown an overall positivity rate of 8%, the
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus. The indictment says the hackers in recent months had researched vulnerabilities in the computer networks of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County surpassed 12,000 confirmed cases Tuesday morning, and health officials also announced three new virus deaths. The death toll now stands at 187. Health officials identified the latest victims as a man in his 30s, a man in his 60s and a man in his 80s. All had
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EL PASO, Texas — Under Texas Gov. Greg Abott’s Covid-19 executive order, no bars in the state of Texas are allowed be operating at this time. The outbreak of the coronavirus in the Lone Star State led him to reverse his re-opening plans. Any establishment that makes more than 51% of their revenues from the
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UPDATE: The state Supreme Court late Monday afternoon granted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency request to stay an order issued by a judge in Carlsbad earlier Monday that would have temporarily permitted indoor dining at restaurants in New Mexico despite the state’s emergency public health order. “I am grateful for the court’s quick action,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. ORIGINAL
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Detention Facility has recorded its first death stemming from coronavirus, officials confirmed Monday. The victim was a man in his 70s who was a civilian employee at the downtown jail, said County Judge Ricardo Samaniego. The man died Friday from complications due to Covid-19. The El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County health officials have called up cold storage units to hold bodies in case the county morgue reaches capacity. As of last week, it was at 75 percent. ABC-7 anchor Stephanie Valle spoke to Michigan forensic pathologist Dr. Joyce DeJong about what the need for mobile morgues says about
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas surpassed 4,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic Monday but officials in Houston, one of the hardest-hit cities in the U.S., say they are cautiously optimistic about recent trends following weeks of alarming surges at hospitals. Texas reported more than 7,400 confirmed new cases and at least 62 new deaths. In El
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WASHINGTON, DC — The desperate race to corral the coronavirus pandemic took on even greater urgency Monday as a burgeoning economic crisis collided with political turmoil. Even as the latest experimental vaccine appeared to show promise, politicians in Washington seemed far apart in finding a way to bring financial relief to Americans. President Donald Trump
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EL PASO, Texas — To accommodate the high demand, increase efficiency and improve wait times, the state of Texas consolidated four of five El Paso coronavirus testing sites and reopened two larger, “mega” drive-thru locations on Monday. The test sites at the Marty Robbins Rec Center, Memorial Swimming Pool, Pavo Real Rec Center and the Don Haskins
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EL PASO, Texas — In a presentation to El Paso City Council on Monday, the county’s top doctor outlined the harmful impact the coronavirus is having on the community. Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza’s key indicators paint a disturbing picture. Those El Pasoans testing positive for the virus has increased by 36% recently – while
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported seven additional Covid-19 deaths, including one in Doña Ana County, and 255 more confirmed cases Monday. That increased the statewide death toll to 578 and the confirmed cases total to 17,215. The Doña Ana County death involved a man in his 70s who was hospitalized and had
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus-related deaths on Monday morning. Health officials said the victims were four men in their 80s and one man in his 60s. They all had underlying health conditions. It brings the death toll to 184. There are 290 Covid-19 patients
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Sunday reported an additional 241 Covid-19 cases, bringing the statewide total close to 17,000 since the coronavirus outbreak began. The latest figures show Doña Ana County added another 30 confirmed cases, taking the county’s pandemic total to 1,717. Neighboring Otero County saw two new cases for a
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EL PASO, Texas — Fueled by rapid spread of the coronavirus among those under 40, El Paso public health leaders reported a pandemic record 441 new cases on Sunday. Following a week that saw 29 deaths, the start of the new week brought no additional fatalities. The death toll remained at 179. With Sunday’s huge spike in
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“Keep close to Nature’s heart … and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” — Scottish-American naturalist John Muir Camping — one of the earthiest of endeavors — can inspire the most heavenly of thoughts. But in the middle of
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EL PASO, Texas — On Saturday, in church that can hold up to 1,200 people, 40 people celebrated the sacrament of confirmation in front of three family members and their sponsor at St. Raphael Catholic Church in east El Paso. Special ceremonies, which only include baptisms, first communions, and confirmations, along with the celebration of
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico accounted for two of the state’s four new coronavirus deaths on Saturday, health officials said, as the statewide death toll grew to 569. The victims included a Doña Ana County woman in her 90s who was a resident at one of eleven southern New Mexico nursing homes
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County topped 11,000 total coronavirus cases on Saturday with the addition of 289 new infections, health officials said. Two more deaths were reported, bringing the fatality count to 179, as the county morgue approached capacity and officials brought in refrigerated trailers in the event they are needed to store
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Eighty-five infants under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county. And local officials are imploring residents to help stop its spread as the state becomes one of the newest hotspots. Since January, health authorities have identified more than 3.6 million Covid-19 cases throughout the United States. Nearly
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EL PASO, Texas — Hospitalizations in El Paso due to coronavirus may have decreased Friday from 271 to 268, however the number of patients in the ICU continued to increase – jumping to 102. These sobering numbers are why the City and County of El Paso say they are working closely to help area hospitals
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A mobile morgue is now in El Paso, and a second one is on its way due to the high rate of coronavirus deaths here, ABC-7 has learned. The mobile morgue already in place is located outside the county Medical Examiner’s Office, according to County Commissioner David Stout. He said the
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas set a new daily record for virus deaths, with 174 on Friday, and reported more than 10,000 confirmed new cases for a fourth consecutive day. It also marked the third day in a row with more than 100 deaths. The latest death toll was announced just hours after state
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The city of Las Cruces has invested tens of thousands of dollars in plexiglass barriers to protect bus drivers during the pandemic. “They’re very important,” said Mike Bartholomew, a transit administrator for the city. “(It) gives them an extra piece of protection.” Bartholomew told ABC-7 the city purchased the plexiglass
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AUSTIN, Texas — Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas education officials Friday relaxed a previous order that would have given public schools just three weeks from the start of the fall semester to reopen their classrooms for in-person instruction. School districts will be allowed to delay on-campus instruction for at least
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EL PASO, Texas — With coronavirus numbers continuing to climb in the Borderland, ABC-7 asked the challengers vying for El Paso Mayor Dee Margo’s seat how they thought the incumbent was handling the pandemic situation thus far. Attorney Vernoica Carbajal said the pandemic would be her top concern as mayor: “The city has failed to make
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