7th victim dies from virus as El Paso sees 3rd straight day of double-digit case increases
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Department of Public Health announced another death from the coronavirus on Thursday evening, bringing the death…
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5 reasons you may not have gotten your stimulus money yet
About 80 million people were sent their stimulus payments this week — but if you weren’t one of them, it doesn’t mean you…
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Trump unveils 3-phase plan for governors to re-open the economy
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying…
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Texas virus deaths top 400; cases approaching 17,000
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of deaths in Texas caused by the new coronavirus has topped 400 and confirmed cases are approaching 17,000,…
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Only 1 place left in the Borderland to get a haircut, but you have to be a soldier or a vet
FORT BLISS, Texas — All barber shops and salons across the Borderland have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, so many people have resorted…
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Workers at Sunland Park Target store, Pebble Hills High School among latest virus cases
EL PASO, Texas — Workers at the Sunland Park Target store and Pebble Hills High School are among the latest El Pasoans to be diagnosed with the…
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Nice Weekend with some winds
Weather is looking pretty decent for Friday and the weekend. Winds will kick up to around 35 mph with those SW winds. No rain expected over the next…
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UTEP guard Kaden Archie entering transfer portal
EL PASO, TX Another UTEP Miner has decided to leave the basketball program. This time it is sophomore guard, Kaden Archie. Archie has elected to…
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Rent. Student loans. Utility bills. How to get help if you can’t pay your bills
Millions of people are enduring financial hardship after a job loss or drop in income because of the coronavirus outbreak. More than half of the jobs…
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8 more virus deaths & over 100 new cases in New Mexico; Doña Ana County cases now total 58
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials have announced 116 new cases of coronavirus and eight additional deaths in the state for a total…
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Leader of armed Sunland Park border group sentenced to prison on gun charge
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — The leader of an armed group that detained immigrants who were crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into southern New Mexico…
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Ruidoso tourism hit hard by virus pandemic as shops, restaurants stay empty
RUIDOSO, New Mexico — Closed for business. Those are the words that Ruidoso residents currently see written across the doors of many businesses in…
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Horse owners push for lifting live racing ban at Sunland Park, Ruidoso Downs, other New Mexico tracks
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s multimillion-dollar horse racing industry could resume live racing if strict protocols were imposed, a…
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Juárez virus deaths jump to 20, cases up to 82 as new mobile hospital opens
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Health Secretariat reported Thursday that there are now a total of 20 deaths from the coronavirus in Juárez,…
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Facebook cancels large in-person events through June 2021
Facebook is canceling all of its planned physical events with 50 or more people through June 2021 due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Las Cruces Catholic Diocese to let small numbers attend Mass
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Roman Catholic diocese in Las Cruces has announced it will reopen churches and allow a small number of people to…
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Police investigation into Italian care homes finds coronavirus violations
Italian authorities are looking into a string of health violations at elderly care homes across the country, amid a devastating coronavirus crisis.…
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Jobless claims in a month: 22 million Americans, 1 million Texans, nearly 100,000 New Mexicans
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Labor Department report said Thursday that about 22 million people in the U.S. sought jobless benefits over the past…
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What we know about the state of coronavirus treatments, vaccines and antibody tests
As the US begins to discuss reopening the country, health experts and officials see the development of coronavirus tests, treatments and preventative…
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Should young kids wear face masks? El Paso pediatrician weighs in
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public to reduce the likelihood of…
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Florida animal shelter celebrates emptying a kennel for the first time ever
A Florida kennel that’s normally packed with stray and abandoned dogs was filled instead with cheering staff and volunteers because all of the…
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Volkswagen and Toyota will begin reopening European car plants next week
The world’s biggest carmakers will gradually reopen plants in Europe starting next week, but with a focus on health and safety rather than…
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Starbucks has a plan to reopen. Here’s how it will work
Starbucks is adopting a “monitor and adapt” strategy to reopen some cafes in the US following their closures in mid-March. CEO Kevin…
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Coco Gauff says she was ‘really depressed’ and ‘lost’ for a year
American tennis star Coco Gauff has said she was “really depressed” and not enjoying playing tennis as she struggled with the “hype…
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British politicians are concerned a ‘virtual parliament’ cannot hold Boris Johnson’s government to account over coronavirus
The UK Parliament is expected on Thursday to approve plans that would see lawmakers hold the government to account via a video link, as the…
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Coronavirus is crushing US homebuilding
New residential construction slowed sharply in March as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the United States. Privately-owned housing starts…
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El Paso has 2 more virus deaths as total cases near 400; safety order enforcement increasing
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city and health officials announced two more coronavirus deaths on Wednesday evening, as the number of confirmed cases…
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Unemployed workers in 29 states now getting $600 boost in benefits
Jobless Americans in 29 states are now receiving much bigger weekly unemployment checks, compliments of the federal government. Many states have now…
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Amazon is developing its own coronavirus test for workers
Amazon has started to develop a test for the novel coronavirus in order to help restart the battered economy. CEO Jeff Bezos in his annual letter to…
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FEMA union urges Trump to use wartime-era law for more protective equipment
The union representing Federal Emergency Management Agency employees is joining growing calls for the Trump administration to utilize the full…
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