El Paso’s Chalk the Block seeking artists, vendors for virtual event this year
EL PASO, Texas – Chalk the Block, the Borderland’s largest public arts festival, is going virtual this year, because of the pandemic. And artists…
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Just 5 new virus cases in Doña Ana County, no new deaths throughout New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials have announced 81 new confirmed Covid-19 cases. State officials said Monday that the…
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Multiple Michigan State University sororities and fraternities ordered to quarantine for 2 weeks after coronavirus spike is tied to students
Local health officials have ordered a number of Michigan State University fraternities and sororities to quarantine for two weeks following hundreds…
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A badge of courage award for a Texas officer who broke a window and rescued a baby in a hot truck
DUNCANVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas police officer has been recognized for his actions saving a baby who was alone and strapped into a…
Continue Reading Big Ten officials to vote on whether to reverse course and hold an abbreviated fall college sports season
Big Ten Conference presidents and chancellors are expected to vote on whether to reverse course and proceed with an abbreviated fall college football…
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Black lives matter in children’s books, too. That’s why this couple started a nonprofit
Krenice Roseman went birthday shopping for her niece in a Chicago-area bookstore two years ago. She was in a hurry, scanning book covers, but…
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‘El Refinado’ expands, offers new services geared toward double date nights
EL PASO, Texas – The pandemic has made it tough for couples to go out on dates. In July, Borderland entrepreneur Randol Trail opened up his new…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to get on presidential ballot, clearing way for absentee ballot mailing.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Green Party presidential candidate to be added to the…
Continue Reading Protests erupt in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and arrests made after a police officer shot and killed a 27-year-old man
Eight people were arrested during protests in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Monday, a day after a Lancaster police officer shot and killed a…
Continue Reading Activists sound off in call for rent forgiveness amid COVID-19 pandemic
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — With tens of thousands of people in Chicago still out of a…
Continue Reading Multiple overdoses connected to man handing out free heroin
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — It’s an offer some couldn’t pass up: free heroin. A bad…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases among Florida children jumped 26% in a month. It’s still hard to know which schools are safe
Since many Florida public schools opened their doors about a month ago, the number of children under 18 who have contracted Covid-19 statewide has…
Continue Reading Activists sound off in call for rent forgiveness amid COVID-19 pandemic
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — With tens of thousands of people in Chicago still out of a…
Continue Reading Parents react to party forcing school’s remote start
Click here for updates on this story SUDBURY, MA (WBZ) — A day after a large student party forced Lincoln-Sudbury…
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Phone scammers claiming to be with Social Security, IRS and immigration agencies target El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says residents are continuing to receive fraudulent phone calls from scammers impersonating…
Continue Reading ‘Just crazy!’: Bear nudges man awake
Click here for updates on this story GREENFIELD, MA (WBZ) — A Greenfield man taking a nap by his pool received quite…
Continue Reading 50 people shot, 15 fatally, in Baltimore in a week
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — It’s been a violent week in Baltimore. Since last Sunday,…
Continue Reading Commission chairman addresses surge in violence
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, GA (Albany Herald ) — A Friday-night incident in which a car carrying a…
Continue Reading Apple TV+ and gaming made a huge splash last year. We haven’t heard much from them since
At Apple’s September product launch event last year, two of CEO Tim Cook’s splashiest announcements were about the company’s new…
Continue Reading Carbon-rich planets made of diamonds may exist beyond our solar system, study says
Exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, that contain more carbon than Earth could be made out of diamonds, according to a new study. Data…
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Alamogordo man convicted of dug dealing as ‘habitual offender’ gets 44 1/2 years in prison
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – An Alamogordo man with prior drug convictions has been sentenced to 44 ½ years in prison on new drug charges. The…
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State-run Covid-19 testing sites in El Paso extend operations through Sept. 30
EL PASO, Texas – State testing sites for Covid-19 in El Paso County have extended their operations through Sept. 30. Two sites are open 9 a.m. to 4…
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Serious traffic crash shuts down busy Socorro intersection
SOCORRO, Texas — A serious crash involving two vehicles resulted in the closure of the Socorro and Winn roads intersection on Monday afternoon.…
Continue Reading Metro school districts return to in-person learning
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — Three Valley school districts, including the largest…
Continue Reading Music store struggles during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — Music stores are struggling to get by during the pandemic.…
Continue Reading Lawsuit filed against Clark County Public Works in death of Las Vegas teen
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The family of a Las Vegas teen who was killed after he was hit…
Continue Reading Abraham Lincoln’s lock of hair sells for more than $81,000 at auction
A lock of President Abraham Lincoln’s hair and a telegram smeared with his blood sold for more than $81,000 at auction. The historic items sold…
Continue Reading Junior theatre reaches kids cross-country amid pandemic
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — When the coronavirus pandemic hit back in March 2020,…
Continue Reading Former Omaha meteorologist pleads ‘no contest’ to threats against health director
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — A former Omaha mayoral communications director who was also a…
Continue Reading Thousands of veterans’ records, personal information exposed in VA data breach
WASHINGTON, DC — The personal information of some 46,000 veterans nationwide was compromised in a breach that targeted private financial data as…
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