EL Paso Hispanic Chamber offers $170K in grants to struggling business
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced a plan to help businesses struggling to implement safety measures during the…
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El Paso nursing homes, assisted living centers currently have 235 active virus infections
EL PASO, Texas– With a surge of Covid-19 attacking the Borderland again, nursing homes and assisted living facilities say have been ramping up to…
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El Paso County gets more mobile morgues as virus deaths spike, judge may extend shutdown
EL PASO, Texas — Despite new measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19, El Paso remains one of the hardest hit across the country, with…
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UTEP’s next game vs. UAB moved to Midland over virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s upcoming football game against UAB is being moved from the Sun Bowl to Grande Stadium in Midland because of concern…
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El Paso Children’s Hospital gets high-tech sterilization machine in battle vs. virus
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Children’s Hospital is one of 10 children’s hospitals in the nation to receive a high-level sterilization machine meant…
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Hit hard by the pandemic? El Paso groups planning to give out Thanksgiving meals
EL Paso, Texas – Several organizations are planning to give out turkeys and Thanksgiving meals to help the less fortunate in the Borderland this…
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As El Paso hospital patients are flown elsewhere, questions arise over who pays for the return trip if someone dies
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hospitals have found success in their strategy of flying dozens of ICU patients to medical facilities outside of the…
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Extreme Weather Task Force seeks blanket donations to help the needy
EL PASO, Texas – In anticipation of colder winter temperatures, the Extreme Weather Task Force continues to seek donations of blankets and to…
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Cielo Vista Walmart latest closed for deep cleaning due to virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas — The Cielo Vista Walmart, scene of the Aug. 3 shooting massacre, is the latest of the retail giant’s El Paso stores to be abruptly…
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El Paso sets record for virus hospitalizations; 9 new deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Coronavirus hospitalizations reached an all-time in El Paso on Tuesday. The Department of Public Health reports there are…
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City of El Paso buys several buildings to convert into Covid-19 response facilities
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City leaders revealed new details about their long-term strategies to address the pandemic during a marathon City Council…
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Appeals court set to rule Thursday on latest effort to halt Judge Samaniego’s shutdown order
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas appeals court is set to review a lower court ruling that upheld an order from El Paso County’s top elected official…
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El Paso’s iconic Ronald McDonald statue gets much-needed makeover outside charity home bearing his name
EL PASO, Texas — The iconic Ronald McDonald statue that stands outside of the Ronald McDonald House in central El Paso has been around for years,…
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Mayor & El Paso City Council reps spar over county shutdown order
EL PASO, Texas — A total of three city representatives sought to take El Paso Mayor Dee Margo to task over why he did not support in some way or…
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El Paso Catholic Diocese extends suspension of public Masses, church closures due to virus surge
UPDATE, Nov. 9: The Catholic Diocese of El Paso on Monday said it was extending the closure of church parishes in El Paso County until further…
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EPISD reopens campuses for 2,000 students as part of state mandate
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Select students will be allowed to return to El Paso Independent School District campuses Monday after a state mandate…
Continue Reading 7 more virus deaths, nearly 27,000 active cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths and 899 new cases Monday. The death…
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Socially-distanced Santa taking appointments with children in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The pandemic can’t stop Christmas. Socially distant Santa arrived at Cabela’s in west El Paso on Saturday, long before most of the…
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East El Paso church raises money to help eradicate human trafficking
EL PASO, Texas — An east El Paso church wants to help eradicate human trafficking. “We can fight human trafficking by loving our most vulnerable…
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El Paso nurse practitioner set ups mobile to help with non-emergency care
EL PASO, Texas — With more than 1,000 El Pasoans are currently hospitalized with Covid-19, health care workers are struggling. They’re not just…
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El Paso church joins churches across the country for ‘Stand Sunday’ in support of foster children
EL PASO, Texas — Since 2004, churches across the country have showed their commitment to supporting their most vulnerable populations through ‘Stand…
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El Paso sees over 2,000 added virus cases as death toll grows to 666
EL PASO,Texas — Health officials reported over 2,000 added coronavirus cases and five deaths on Sunday in El Paso County. The death toll rose to…
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El Paso library system halts in-person service due to virus surge
EL PASO, Texas – Effective immediately, the El Paso Public Library has suspended all curbside service, including picking up and returning…
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‘We have much work to do’ – from Khalid to Beto, prominent El Pasoans react to Biden win
EL PASO, Texas — State Sen.-elect Cesar Blanco (D-El Paso) proclaimed “real leadership is on its way” in the wake of Joe Biden’s projected win in…
Continue Reading El Paso tops 60,000 virus cases, hospitalizations exceed 1,000 & deaths reach 661
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso surpassed 60,000 total coronavirus cases on Saturday morning, with more than 40% of those infections currently active,…
Continue Reading State court rules El Paso County Judge’s Covid-19 shutdown order is valid; EPPD will now enforce it
EL PASO, Texas — A state court has refused to halt El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s recently mandated two-week shutdown of nonessential…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Newborns get special holiday outfits, hats from Borderland hospital group
El PASO, Texas – A group of local hospitals is trying to get into the holiday spirit. Both Las Palmas Medical Center and Del Sol Medical Center are…
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Survey shows 70% of El Paso small businesses are dealing with revenue loss from pandemic
El Paso, Texas– The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce released a survey asking businesses how they feel about County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s…
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Unsafe lane change, speeding blamed in crash death of El Paso woman on Halloween
EL PASO, Texas – A 46-year-old woman died nearly a week after a three-car collision on Halloween night in northeast El Paso. Police announced…
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Military deploys 60 medical personnel to El Paso’s overflowing hospitals to help combat virus
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Department of Defense is deploying 60 medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force to El Paso facilities as hospitalizations…
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