UTEP to play #17 Kansas ahead of Conference USA basketball tourney
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team will play at no. 17 Kansas on March 4 before heading to Frisco for the Conference…
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Indoor dining to cease in Dona Ana County as it moves backward on state virus scale
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dona Ana County is now facing stricter restrictions due to the coronavirus. The county is now in the red on New Mexico’s…
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Trump’s tax returns turned over to NY district attorney
NEW YORK, NY — Tax records that former President Donald Trump tried to keep secret for years are now in the hands of the New York district…
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12 more virus deaths in El Paso; hospitalizations drop
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 12 new coronavirus-related deaths and 303 new cases Thursday morning. The latest…
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El Paso natives lose everything in huge San Antonio apartment blaze
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A pair of El Paso natives are still trying to piece together their lives after losing everything in a massive apartment complex…
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Border Patrol agent flown to UMC after being injured near Ysleta port of entry
EL PASO, Texas – A U.S. Border Patrol agent working near the Ysleta port of entry was flown to University Medical Center Wednesday evening after…
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City of El Paso says it plans to bring back all furloughed workers, despite layoff notices sent to some
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso said Wednesday that it was working to bring back 75 city workers who remained furlough following last…
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Texas Gov. Abbott, in statewide address, promises answers on winter storm disaster
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking Wednesday evening in a rare statewide televised address, sought to reassure Texans that the state…
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FDA paves way for approval of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, calls it safe and effective
WASHINGTON, DC — Johnson & Johnson and the FDA on Wednesday released respective detailed analysis on the one-shot Covid-19 vaccine, with the FDA…
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Tiger Woods won’t face charges; sheriff says car crash was accident
LOS ANGELES, California — The rollover car crash that seriously injured Tiger Woods outside Los Angeles on Tuesday was an accident and…
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New Mexico revises color-coded Covid-19 restrictions system
SANTA FE,New Mexico — New Mexico on Wednesday revised its color-coded risk system by adding a new color that will signify when counties can ease…
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6th board member resigns during meeting of Texas energy grid operator in wake of storm outages
AUSTIN, Texas — A sixth board member of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas – the entity that manages and operates the electricity grid that…
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WATCH: Las Cruces mayor gives State of City Address
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima delivered his annual State of the City Address on…
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Texas judge blocks Biden’s moratorium on most deportations
HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge has indefinitely banned President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on…
Continue Reading 10 more virus deaths, over 300 new cases in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 10 new coronavirus-related deaths and 307 new cases Wednesday morning. The…
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Tiger Woods is awake and recovering from surgery after serious car crash
UPDATE: The world held its breath awaiting news of Tiger Woods’ condition after the golf legend suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a…
Continue Reading El Pasoan who knows Tiger from PGA Tour hopes one of ‘best athletes in history’ can return to golf
EL PASO, Texas — There is still a lot we don’t know about what Tuesday’s serious car crash means for golf legend Tiger Woods going forward. But…
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5 power grid board members who live outside Texas resign in aftermath of storm outages
AUSTIN, Texas — Five board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — the entity that manages and operates the electricity grid that…
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UMC registrations for 5,000 vaccinations filled in 3 minutes
UPDATE: All of University Medical Center’s latest vaccination appointments were booked within three minutes of online registration going live at 6…
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U.S. Capitol security leaders cast blame for Jan. 6 attack
LIVE BLOG: Latest on testimony about the Capitol insurrection WASHINGTON, DC — Testifying publicly for the first time about the Jan. 6 insurrection…
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Caught on video: ‘By the grace of God’ no one hurt in fiery Texas train crash, explosion
CAMERON, Texas — A sheriff in central Texas said people living near a fiery train crash and explosion Tuesday were spared “by the grace of God” from…
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U.S. judge orders wife of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to remain jailed after drug arrest
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge has ordered the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to remain temporarily jailed after she…
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Biden coming to Texas on Friday in the wake of storm, power outages
HOUSTON, Texas — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Houston on Friday as the state of Texas works to recover from…
Continue Reading El Paso surpasses 2,000 virus deaths; latest victims include men in their 20s, 30s
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 2,000 people have now died as a result of Covid-19 in El Paso County in the 11 months since the virus first…
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Biden honors 500,000 Americans lost to virus; death tally of 3 wars
WASHINGTON, DC — The Covid-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday, all but matching the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea…
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4-year-old El Paso child badly hurt after falling out home window
EL PASO, Texas — A 4-year-old child was seriously injured after falling from a second-story window of a west El Paso home on Monday afternoon. The…
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Educator known as ‘father figure’ to students among 2 more LCPS employees to die of Covid-19
UPDATE: LCPS officials on Monday afternoon said two additional employees had now died of Covid-19, marking the sixth and seventh deaths of educators…
Continue Reading Wife of notorious Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of notorious Mexican drug gang lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was arrested Monday in the U.S. on…
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U.S. extends non-essential border travel restrictions with Mexico until at least March 21
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government has announced that land borders with Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least March 21,…
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Lawyers accuse El Paso County of ‘intentionally misleading’ public about downtown historic district
EL PASO, Texas — The Kemp Smith law office has drafted a letter to downtown El Paso property owners, who are located in a proposed historic…
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