El Paso bucks national trend of increasing child hospitalizations from Covid
EL PASO, Texas – Nearly 200,000 children nationwide tested positive for COVID-19 during the week of Dec. 16 to 23 – that’s up by about 50% since…
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Thousands flock to Sun Bowl game despite poor weather conditions
EL PASO, Texas — Despite constant rain and cold temperatures, nothing stopped thousands of fans from flocking to Sun Bowl stadium. Fans traveled…
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Child hospitalized in serious condition after being pulled out of downtown El Paso canal
EL PASO, Texas — A child was rushed to a hospital after being pulled from a canal in downtown El Paso by firefighters on Friday morning. The water…
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Woman struck by car, seriously hurt in Lower Valley hit-and-run
EL PASO, Texas — A 21-year-old woman was struck by a car and seriously injured in the Lower Valley Thursday night by a hit-and-run driver, El Paso…
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Long lines for Covid-19 testing in El Paso during the holidays
EL PASO, Texas – Lines at Covid testing sites around the Borderland are longer than usual this time of year. El Pasoans are left to wait in line…
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16-year-old killed, 2 men hurt in overnight shooting in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said a 16-year-old was shot and killed and two others were hurt in central El Paso early Thursday morning. Police…
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1st Afghan family evacuated from Kabul resettles in El Paso: ‘Glad to have these neighbors’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For generations, El Paso has been the first city that migrants and refugees step foot in as they try to start a new…
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Alleged hit-and-run driver arrested for east El Paso Christmas Day crash that killed motorcyclist
UPDATE, Dec. 30: El Paso police on Thursday said they had arrested the car driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash with a motorcyclist on…
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Victim stabbed, wounded in central El Paso alley
EL PASO, Texas — A victim was stabbed and wounded late Wednesday night in a central El Paso alleyway. The alley where the attack happened is located…
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Car crashes into east El Paso home for 2nd time in a year
EL PASO, Texas — An east El Paso home, located at the corner of the intersection of Saul Kleinfeld and Bell Tower drives, was struck by a car this…
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El Paso health leaders use regional benchmarks in decisions over highly-sought infusion treatment
EL PASO, Texas– Due to a national shortage, The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said this week that its regional infusion center…
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Frontera wastewater replacement line complete, may end foul sewage smell
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water announced Wednesday that it had connected the final pipe on the Frontera wastewater line, which hopefully will end…
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Bond set at $285k for El Paso daughter accused of stabbing mom, leading cops on Christmas Eve chase
UPDATE, Dec. 29: A daughter accused of stabbing her mother on Christmas Eve and then leading police on a chase along Interstate 10 in an SUV she…
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Northeast El Paso man arrested with multiple weapons, ammunition, body armor after allegedly shooting at neighbor’s home
UPDATE, Dec. 29: Police announced the arrest Wednesday of a 39-year-old northeast El Paso man for allegedly firing shots at a neighbor’s home the day…
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After 650 days, horse racing will return to Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
Sunland Park, New Mexico — Twenty-one months have passed since there was a horse race at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, and now they’re…
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El Paso Health Authority rejects CDC idea to shorten Covid quarantines amid case spike
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s decision to shorten the recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days…
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1 wounded in gang-related shooting at Lower Valley convenience store
UPDATE: Police confirmed one victim from a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon outside the Circle K store in in the 5000 block of East Paisano…
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Staffing shortage at El Paso’s 911 center leads to calls on hold, dispatcher burnout
EL PASO, Texas– 911 call centers across the country are short staffed and strained. That’s the situation in El Paso, too. The volume of calls…
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‘Praying for snow’: Ruidoso businesses suffer with ski season yet to arrive
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – For the owners of Ski West, Dec. 27 is normally the busiest day of the year. “It’s usually so busy you couldn’t have…
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Deadly rollover crash forced closure of Gateway East, I-10 for several hours
UPDATE #2: As of 1:30 p.m., El Paso police indicated that Gateway East has reopened to traffic. UPDATE: As of 12:15 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff’s…
Continue Reading El Paso infusion center runs out of monoclonal antibody treatments for Omicron variant
EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said Monday that the infusion center in El Paso – as well as those in…
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El Paso’s Covid-19 weekly death toll rises to 63, with youngest victim a teen boy
EL PASO, Texas — There were 63 El Paso Covid-19 deaths reported for the past week, the El Paso Department of Public Health announced Monday, marking…
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1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in El Paso Christmas Eve traffic crashes
EL PASO, Texas — A pair of Christmas Eve traffic crashes in El Paso left one person dead and two others seriously injured. A single-vehicle…
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Baby’s Christmas death probed by El Paso police; may be case of SIDS
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police were looking into the death of a baby on Christmas Day. A Crime Scene Unit was deployed Saturday to a residence in…
Continue Reading WATCH: Midnight Christmas Mass from El Paso’s St. Patrick Cathedral
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz hosted the Midnight Christmas Mass early Saturday morning from St. Patrick Cathedral. You can…
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High wind topples tree onto car in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — High winds brought down a large tree onto a parked car in a northeast El Paso neighborhood on Friday afternoon, but there were no…
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Body found in very remote area along Eagle Mountain in Hudspeth County
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — Hudspeth County Sheriff’s deputies were in the process Friday of recovering a body found by a rancher in a very remote area…
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WATCH: Officials hold news conference on Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
EL PASO — With just a week before the 88th edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, bowl officials held a news conference on Friday. Football…
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Relief fund set up for Tony’s Burrito House employees after devastating east El Paso fire
EL PASO, Texas — Days after a devastating fire at Tony’s Burrito House, a relative of the family that owns the business is now organizing a…
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THC-laced edibles, fentanyl found at Sierra Blanca Border Patrol checkpoint
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a significant seizure of cocaine and fentanyl at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol…
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