From free flights to Covid-19 payouts: Can travel incentives lure visitors back?
Ever since the world went into lockdown back in March, many of us have been furiously making a mental list of all the places we’ll go once…
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UN aid chief to wealthy nations: ‘Failure to act now will leave the virus free to circle round the globe’
The United Nations’ top official in charge of humanitarian aid has criticized the world’s wealthy industrialized nations for their…
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Teachers are so worried about returning to school that they’re preparing wills
Back-to-school is looking a little different for many teachers nationwide this year, as they grapple with returning to their classrooms amid a…
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Hundreds of El Pasoans wait hours for virus tests due to snafu
EL PASO, Texas — Hundreds were forced to wait in line for eight hours and hundreds others were turned away for Covid-19 testing at two test sites in…
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Abbott says ‘no shutdown coming’ in Texas despite virus surge
HOUSTON, Texas — As the number of coronavirus cases in Texas continues to rise and hospitals grow more crowded, Gov. Greg Abbott said…
Continue Reading Solar Orbiter mission shares closest images of the sun, reveals ‘campfires’ near its surface
Our sun was ready for its close-up last month, and the new Solar Orbiter mission captured the closest images ever taken of the sun during its first…
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Las Cruces City Hall worker becomes 2nd city employee to contract virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 confirmed an employee working at Las Cruces city hall tested positive for Covid-19 and has been isolated for eight…
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‘It’s in our hands’: Weekly check-in with UMC’s Dr. Jose Burgos
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
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El Paso recording studio creates virtual summer concert series
EL PASO, Texas — From Chalk The Block to Neon Desert, many events that host local bands were cancelled due to Covid-19, but that doesn’t mean the…
Continue Reading A Georgia teen on her first skydive and a veteran instructor died when their chutes failed
Jeanna Triplicata wasn’t a thrill-seeker, but she decided to try something daring after graduating high school: going skydiving for the first…
Continue Reading Man charged for allegedly pulling gun on Black Lives Matter mural bystander
A Northern California man is facing charges after allegedly pulling a gun on a person standing near a Black Lives Matter mural earlier this month,…
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Community Champions: Hanks floorball team headed to Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2022
EL PASO, Texas — This week’s Community Champions are the floorball team from Hanks High School. Community Champions is sponsored by Albertsons and…
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‘It can really hurt them’: NMSU student who has virus urges those in their 20s to take it seriously
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As of Thursday, 3,156 New Mexicans in their 20s have tested positive for Covid-19. Among them, 20-year-old New Mexico…
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Fired Las Cruces officer now faces murder charge in chokehold death as AG takes over case
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico’s attorney general is taking over the prosecution of a former Las Cruces police officer who used a deadly…
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Arizona virus patients being sent to New Mexico as cases top 16,000, Doña Ana County exceeds 1,600
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 300 additional Covid-19 cases and five more confirmed deaths Thursday. That…
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El Paso’s deadliest virus day: 14 new deaths, 340 more cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Health Department reported a record 14 new coronavirus deaths Thursday. The death toll now stands at 173. The…
Continue Reading Florida schools say they are ready but many parents and teachers are not
With the start of the school year looming across northeast Florida, parents, teachers and students are ringing the alarm. Education chiefs plan to…
Continue Reading Twitter blames ‘coordinated’ attack on its systems for hack of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates and others
Twitter accounts belonging to Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Apple, among other prominent handles, were compromised on Wednesday in what…
Continue Reading NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s next great observatory, has been delayed once again. The new target launch date is October…
Continue Reading Police looking for Granite City teen with autism
Click here for updates on this story GRANITE CITY, Ill (KMOV) — Police in Granite City are looking for a missing teen…
Continue Reading Plans to box Confederate monument at courthouse delayed
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — The Caddo Parish Commission has delayed the construction…
Continue Reading Gokada founder Fahim Saleh died of multiple stab wounds, medical examiner says
Fahim Salem, founder and CEO of Gokada, died of multiple stab wounds, New York City’s medical examiner said on Thursday. Saleh, 33, was found…
Continue Reading ‘Some little Mexican lawyer’ – Springdale City Council member catches backlash for comment caught on a hot mic
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, AK (KCTV) — Springdale City Council member Rick Evans has caught a lot…
Continue Reading Vancouver police searching for man accused of assaulting woman after argument over mask, social distancing
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — Vancouver police are asking for the public’s help to…
Continue Reading Child, mother hurt in drive-by shooting in Glastonbury
Click here for updates on this story GLASTONBURY, CT (WFSB) — A toddler and a mother were hurt in a drive-by shooting…
Continue Reading Remains found behind Branford restaurant identified as East Haven missing mom
Click here for updates on this story BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) — East Haven Police have identified the remains discovered…
Continue Reading Area Port of Mobile intercepts $120,000 in unregistered disinfectant wipes
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at the Area…
Continue Reading Baldwin County Health Dept. offers free drive-thru COVID testing Monday-Friday
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, AL (WALA) — Baldwin County residents, if you think you have…
Continue Reading JCPS principal arrested at attorney general’s house says she protests for her students
Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, KY (WLKY) — Among 87 protesters arrested outside of Attorney General…
Continue Reading Des Moines police believe man shot woman before turning gun on himself
Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, IA (KCCI) — The Des Moines Police Department said Thursday that a man…
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