Screen time during pandemic impacted El Paso kids vision
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso pediatric ophthalmologist says she’s seeing more kids coming into her practice, giving them stronger vision…
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EPISD trustee says home vandalized due to support of masks
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Independent School District trustee who voted to impose a school mask requirement earlier this week said his home was…
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Car fleeing Border Patrol tries to crash through main gate at Holloman AFB
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The main gate at Holloman Air Force Base reopened around 3:20 p.m. Thursday, officials said, after being closed for hours…
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EPISD asks teachers to educate, not punish students who fail to mask up
EL PASO, Texas — As a new face mask mandate took effect Thursday in the El Paso Independent School District, may wondered what would happening to…
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Ysleta joins Anthony, Canutillo, El Paso & Socorro ISDs in following mask rule
UPDATE, Aug. 19: The Ysleta Independent School District will now join Anthony, Canutillo, El Paso and Socorro ISDs in complying with the El Paso…
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‘Together La Union’ Fund to aid residents after severe floods
LA UNION, New Mexico — Thursday marked exactly one week since storms with heavy rain led to the failing of a dam in La Union, triggering devastating…
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El Paso hospitals see uptick in infusions as Covid-19 cases rise
EL PASO, Texas — Across the state of Texas, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to increase. With hospital bed capacity in the Lone…
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El Paso clinics offer 3rd vaccine dose for those with weak immunity
EL PASO, Texas — A third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be available as soon as this weekend in El Paso for those who are immunocompromised. The…
Continue Reading How El Paso plans to enforce mask rule that carries up to $500 fine
EL PASO, Texas — On the first day of the Health Authority’s new indoor mask mandate to battle Covid-19, the city of El Paso discovered not everyone…
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UTEP & TTUHSC won’t require masks, but EPCC mandates it
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP President Heather Wilson, in an email to students and staff on Wednesday, said the university will not require students or…
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EP Catholic Diocese requires masks for all parishioners at church
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Catholic Diocese announced Wednesday evening that it would institute a face mask requirement for all indoor church…
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New vegan eating option opens for downtown El Paso lunch crowd
EL PASO, Texas — A new vegan restaurant in downtown El Paso is weathering the economic storm caused by Covid-19 and welcoming customers through its…
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Monsoon migraines in the Borderland are real and can be a pain
EL PASO, Texas — The monsoon season, which lasts from June 15 to Sept. 30, has more effects than just the storm damage we typically see each year.…
Continue Reading EPISD, SISD get ready to implement school mask rules
EL PASO, Texas — School districts were preparing staff Wednesday to start implementing face-covering requirements for students after the El Paso and…
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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…
Continue Reading 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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