U.S. 54 south ramp reopens after car fire at El Paso’s Spaghetti Bowl
EL PASO, Texas – A car fire on the Spaghetti Bowl snarled the Friday afternoon/evening commute for some motorists. The vehicle caught fire shortly…
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Dona Ana County has 17 of state’s 154 new virus cases as some restrictions are eased
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials have reported an additional 154 Covid-19 cases, bringing the total since the pandemic began to…
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After 1st week of school, Canutillo ISD says 2 test positive for virus
CANUTILLO, Texas – Two people in the Canutillo Independent School District have tested positive for Covid-19, the district announced Friday…
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U.S. banning WeChat, TikTok citing national security
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar…
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CDC reverses controversial virus guidelines that said people without symptoms may not need a test
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website has updated, yet again, guidelines for testing people who…
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El Paso man faces added charges after arrest for statue destruction because Jesus’ skin color ‘wrong’
UPDATE #2: El Paso police said Friday they had re-booked church vandalism suspect Isaiah Cantrell on additional charges unrelated to the Sept. 15…
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U.S. & Mexico border-crossing restrictions to officially stay in place through Oct. 21
UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — Travel restrictions on the United States’ shared borders with Mexico and Canada have been extended through Oct. 21 due to…
Continue Reading Firefighter dies in California wildfire sparked by gender reveal party
SAN BERNARDINO, California — A firefighter has been killed in the El Dorado Fire, the blaze sparked this month by a botched gender reveal…
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5 new virus deaths, 96 new cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. The death toll in El Paso County now…
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Ex-White House Coronavirus Task Force staffer & native El Pasoan slams Trump, will vote for Biden
WASHINGTON, DC — An El Paso native and former top aide to Vice President Mike Pence assailed President Donald Trump’s response to the pandemic in…
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Alamogordo man guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A jury in Otero County has convicted a man of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, prosecutors announced…
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El Paso’s city sports leagues to resume play this weekend
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso’s Parks and Recreation Department announced Thursday evening that it will resume City Sports Leagues as of this…
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SWAT standoff in Las Cruces ends when police discover armed man wasn’t in house
UPDATE: Late Thursday afternoon police said they discovered an armed Las Cruces man thought to be holed up in a house throughout much of the day was…
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El Paso officials applaud governor’s virus order increasing business capacity, but advise caution
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city, county and health officials dicussed the local Covid-19 situation at a news conference Thursday afternoon following a…
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New Mexico’s governor updates virus orders, allows more activities
SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, citing her state’s progress in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, on Thursday announced…
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El Paso man accused of trying to set up sex encounter with 12-year-old
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is accused of trying to set up a sexual encounter with a 12-year-old girl on social media, police said Thursday.…
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Caught on camera: El Paso man charged with attacking police officer with a hatchet
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is jailed and being held on over $125,000 bond after he attacked an officer with a hatchet, police said Thursday.…
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Texas Gov. Abbott is lifting more virus restrictions, but bars will remain closed
UPDATE: Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that retail stores, restaurants, gyms, manufacturing facilities and office buildings, museums and…
Continue Reading El Paso reports 5 new virus deaths; 2,801 known active cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Five new coronavirus-related deaths were announced Thursday morning in El Paso. The health department said all five victims…
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57 undocumented immigrants found by Border Patrol crowded inside Chaparral ‘stash’ house
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico – U.S. Border Patrol agents said Wednesday they had uncovered a a human smuggling operation that utilized a “stash” house in…
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Calls grow for El Paso police accountability as city task force examines reform options
EL PASO, Texas — Members of a group calling for police accountability marched on the streets of El Paso, calling, among other things, for Police…
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‘El Paso is a ground zero for much of this’: DEA chief says meth is Borderland’s top drug threat
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Drug Enforcement Administration has seized hundreds of pounds of meth in the West Texas/New Mexico region already this…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County has 1 of New Mexico’s 2 new virus deaths
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 60s from Doña Ana County was one of two new coronavirus deaths reported by New Mexico state health officials…
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NCAA men’s & women’s college basketball seasons to start Nov. 25
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The 2020-21 men’s and women’s college basketball seasons can start on Nov. 25, sources told ESPN. The NCAA Division I…
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Police identify 1 dead, 2 hurt in northeast El Paso car crash into drainage ditch
UPDATE: El Paso police on Wednesday identified the victims and provided more details about a deadly car crash the prior night in the 7000 block of…
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Virus positivity rate as Texas reopened was much higher than originally reported
AUSTIN, Texas — State health officials published new data this week that showed the state’s positivity rate was significantly higher in the spring…
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Trash scattered along I-10 at Airway prompted brief closures, traffic backup
I-10 West at Airway, road debris, FINAL, all lanes open, backup to Hawkins.— @EPPOLICETRAFFIC (@eppolicetraffic) September 16, 2020 I-10 West at…
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Biden says he trusts scientists, not Trump as politics take center stage in virus vaccine process
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Joe Biden says that while he trusts what scientists say about a potential coronavirus vaccine, he doesn’t trust President…
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Las Cruces man struck & killed while trying to retrieve dog; hit & run driver facing charges
UPDATE: A 28-year-old pedestrian struck by a car in a hit-and-run has died from his injuries, Las Cruces police said Wednesday, adding that the…
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Federal government outlines sweeping plan to provide free Covid-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for Covid-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming…
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