UTEP creates neonatal nurse practitioner program to address shortage in region
EL PASO, Texas — As hospitals make sure they have enough staff to take care of Covid-19 patients, they’re also working to make sure other units are…
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Police: Gunman in Denver who killed 5 targeted some victims
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a gunman who went on a deadly shooting rampage in several locations in the Denver…
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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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Central Michigan will now play Washington State in the Sun Bowl
UPDATE #3, Dec. 27: The Sun Bowl Association confirmed to ABC-7 on Monday evening that Washington State (7-5) will now be playing Central Michigan…
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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…
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US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who test…
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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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25-year-old Lower Valley motorcyclist dies month after crash with pickup truck
UPDATE, Dec. 27: A motorcyclist seriously hurt in a crash a month ago has now died of his injuries, El Paso police announced Monday. 25-year-old…
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Travel nightmare: Another 2,500 flights canceled Monday
By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business More than 2,800 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe. Of the more…
Continue Reading 1,450 Afghan kids were evacuated to the US without their parents. Some are ‘never going to be reunited with family’
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN An 8-year-old sobs every night after her aunt puts her to bed. A 17-year-old wakes up clutching his pillow and calling…
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StormTRACK Weather: Windy and possible rain chances Monday
El Paso, Texas- It seems like we can’t shake off these westerly winds. Breezy to windy conditions will persist this Monday and rain chances make a…
Continue Reading Sunday Night Football: As Dallas Cowboys run riot, tempers flare on Washington Football Team sideline
By John Sinnott, CNN The Dallas Cowboys thumped the Washington Football Team on Sunday night, destroying them 56-14 in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys…
Continue Reading Thousands of flights canceled on Christmas weekend
CNN, KARE, WJLA, KUSA By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Major US airlines canceled hundreds more flights Sunday, the third day in a row of mass…
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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice, has…
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Rodgers sets TD pass record, Jones runs for 66 yards as Packers top Browns 24-22
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Aaron Rodgers surpassed Brett Favre to become Green Bay’s all-time leader in touchdown passes and the Packers intercepted…
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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 Biden thanks service members in Christmas remarks
POOL By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden thanked service members stationed across the globe for their service in a Christmas Day virtual meeting…
Continue Reading The Pope reflects on relationships in pandemic times in his traditional Christmas address
Amid a covid surge, people around the world find reason to…
Continue Reading Webb telescope successfully unfurls its tennis court-size sunshield in space
The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier space observatory of the next decade, successfully launched from French Guiana. Webb will peer into…
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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Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s…
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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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Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve & Christmas Day flights due to Omicron
NEW YORK, NY — As pre-pandemic level crowds hit the airports for the holidays, some major U.S. airlines were forced to proactively cancel more…
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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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New cleaning contract ok’d for El Paso airport as it struggles with staff shortages
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council approved a new contract with a large increase for cleaning services at the airport to help with staff…
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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…
Continue Reading New January 6 video shows three hours of violent and chaotic assault on police
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the…
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