Las Cruces ‘Whole Enchilada Fiesta’ icon Roberto Estrada dies
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — For more than three decades, Roberto Estrada was the man who created what was the one-time Guinness World Record holder for…
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WATCH: City of El Paso briefing on mask rule, court order vs. Abbott
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health and the City Attorney’s Office held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon on the local…
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Judge blocks Gov. Abbott’s order, so El Paso mask mandate is in effect Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new…
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Smugglers have cut through border wall along El Paso sector over 700 times so far
EL PASO, Texas — As breaches to the U.S.-Mexico border wall in the El Paso sector hit 714 so far in the 2021 fiscal year, the U.S. Border Patrol is…
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EPISD board votes for mask rule, will sue Abbott over ban
UPDATE: EPISD’s board, with only one nay, voted 6-1 Tuesday night to impose a mask mandate for all teachers, staff and students in school facilities,…
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SISD board unanimously approves mask rule for schools
UPDATE: SISD’s board voted unanimously Tuesday night to follow the El Paso Health Authority’s mask mandate for schools, which was set to take effect…
Continue Reading New Mexico imposes mask mandate; requires vaccinations for some workers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that face masks will once again be required in all public indoor…
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Mask rule protesters show up at LCPS board meeting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With the state of New Mexico on Tuesday reinstating mask requirements for all indoor activities, Las Cruces Public…
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13-year-old El Paso Zoo lioness dies after cancer battle
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo’s 13-year-old African lioness named Kalliope has died after a battle with cancer, zoo leaders announced on…
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Historic rainfall damages gravesites in Anthony
ANTHONY, New Mexico – Intense rainfall left behinds dozens of sunken graves in Anthony. “It’s sad,” said Patsy Padilla, who was grateful to learn…
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Census counts 865,657 in El Paso County, slowest growth rate in 80 years
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County’s population in the recently released 2020 census count was 865,657, an 8% increase over the prior census in…
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Sunken, damaged graves at Fort Bliss cemetery after heavy rain
EL PASO, Texas — Over the past week rainfall flooded more than just the streets of El Paso, it also caused damage to grave plots at the Fort Bliss…
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Firefighters rescue man stuck between 2 El Paso buildings
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department freed a man who was stuck in between two central El Paso buildings for hours early Tuesday…
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More El Paso kids getting Covid, but too soon to know if school re-openings fuel spread
EL PASO, Texas — It’s still too soon to know how kids going back to the classroom will impact community spread in the Borderland, according to a…
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Top infectious disease doctor doesn’t think El Paso will see major Covid spike
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of El Paso’s top infectious disease experts said he does not believe El Paso hospitals will be overwhelmed with Covid-19…
Continue Reading El Paso Health Authority imposes mask rule; City Council suing governor
UPDATE: El Paso City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza told City Council he planned to impose a mask mandate, requiring that face coverings…
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With evacuations lifted, La Union flood damage is assessed
LA UNION, New Mexico – After abandoning their flooded homes in the midst of the crisis, La Union residents returned to their neighborhoods Monday to…
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Pentagon confirms Fort Bliss to house evacuated Afghanis
FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss is among two U.S. military bases that are set to be used by the Defense Department to house thousands of evacuated…
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Human smugglers caught trying to sneak 32 into El Paso airport
EL PASO, Texas — Human traffickers have been caught trying to smuggle nearly three-dozen people into the U.S. at the El Paso International Airport.…
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El Paso City Council seeks regular updates on storm water system in wake of flooding
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council is taking steps to monitor how storm water systems are operating in El Paso. On Monday in a unanimous vote, it…
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Three Rivers Fire near Ruidoso determined to be human-caused
RUIDOSO, New Mexico — The Three Rivers Fire near Ruidoso that burned over 7,000 acres in April and May of this year has been determined to be…
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76-year-old El Paso man identified as victim of deadly I-10 crash
UPDATE, Aug. 16: El Paso police on Monday identified the victim of a deadly crash along I-10 at Sunland Park on Friday afternoon. 76 –year-old Jose…
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Las Cruces man arrested for murder tied to love triangle
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 28-year-old Las Cruces man has been charged with murder stemming from a weekend shooting that was the result of a love…
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El Paso man arrested after shots fired during family dispute, SWAT standoff
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso police SWAT team was deployed in a south-central neighborhood Monday morning after gunfire rang out during a domestic…
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Motorcyclist dies from injuries after east El Paso crash
UPDATE, Aug. 16: A motorcyclist who collided with a car Sunday night at an east El Paso intersection has died from his injuries, police said Monday.…
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Las Cruces neighborhood alarmed by sinkhole caused by floods
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A sinkhole in a north Las Cruces neighborhood is just one more example of crumbling infrastructure during this historic…
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12 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans have now died of Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — A fully-vaccinated person was among 14 El Pasoans who died from Covid-19 over the past week, health department officials reported…
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San Elizario ISD launches early college high school
EL PASO, Texas — Even though it’s one of the smaller school districts in El Paso county, the San Elizario Independent School District has big plans…
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Wall of vacant building collapses in central El Paso after heavy rain
EL PASO, Texas — The wall of an abandoned building collapsed in central El Paso on Sunday afternoon, believed to be the result of heavy rains that…
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La Union flood evacuees allowed to return home; emergency declared
UPDATE: LA UNION, New Mexico — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart deemed it safe Sunday night for La Union flooding evacuees to return to their…
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