9-year-old Dallas boy dies after Astroworld festival crush
HOUSTON (AP) — A 9-year-old Dallas has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music…
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Alamogordo hospital among 6 in New Mexico with ICU shortage due to Covid
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Six hospitals across New Mexico are now facing “crisis standards of care,” including Gerald Champion Regional Medical…
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UK says Liverpool taxi blast was a bomb, raises threat level
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has increased the terror level to severe, meaning an attack is…
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Border crossers trickling into El Paso as downtown business still lags
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been one week since the border restrictions were fully lifted. A week ago Sunday night, fully vaccinated foreigners were…
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Aaron Jones suffers knee injury in Packers 17-0 shutout of Seahawks
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Green Bay Packers star running back, and El Paso native, Aaron Jones was injured in Sunday’s close game with the Seattle…
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Cowboys dominate Falcons, 43-3
DALLAS — If the Dallas Cowboys mission on this Sunday afternoon was to show the rest of the NFL that last week’s ugly loss to the Broncos was a…
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NMSU claims 77-71 victory over UTEP in Battle of I-10
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Souley Boum made his 2021-22 debut after recovering from an injury to tally a game-high 23 points and Jamal Bieniemy…
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Electrical equipment mishap in Deming triggers power outages in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A failure involving El Paso Electric Co. equipment in southern New Mexico triggered scattered power outages as far away as El Paso…
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Man arrested at home after 2 stabbed during fight at central El Paso bar
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — A 54-year-old man was arrested at his home early Saturday, a short time after police allege he stabbed two other men at…
Continue Reading Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers expected to play Sunday
By Homero De la Fuente Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been activated off the NFL’s reserve/Covid-19 list, the team…
Continue Reading COP26 climate deal includes historic reference to fossil fuels but doesn’t meet urgency of the crisis
By Angela Dewan, Amy Cassidy, Ingrid Formanek and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Nearly 200 nations reached a climate agreement on Saturday at COP26 with an…
Continue Reading Funeral services underway for Astroworld Festival victims as dozens of lawsuits are filed over the tragedy
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The funeral for one of the youngest victims of last week’s Astroworld Festival was held Saturday morning in Houston, as…
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High school football playoffs; highlights & scores
CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 (Bi-district round) Odessa Permian 56 Franklin 28 Pebble Hills 22 Midland Legacy 43 CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 (Bi-district round) San…
Continue Reading Appeals court extends block on Biden’s vaccine mandate for employers
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — A federal appeals court late Friday extended the block on a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for companies. The New Orleans-based…
Continue Reading Blue Origin astronaut Glen de Vries dies in plane crash
By Kristin Fisher and Pete Muntean, CNN Business One of Blue Origin’s newest astronauts, 49-year-old Glen de Vries, survived a ride to space in…
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All New Mexico adults now eligible for Covid booster shots; mask mandate extended
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Friday expanding Covid-19 booster shot eligibility to all New Mexico…
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Canutillo superintendent, EP Health Authority say school Covid outbreak tied to rising infections county-wide
CANUTILLO, Texas – Canutillo Independent School District Superintendent Pedro Galaviz and El Paso City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector…
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El Paso mayor, county judge urge vaccinations to counter ‘very concerning’ rise in Covid cases, hospitalizations
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a noon-hour Friday briefing at City Hall to…
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Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that…
Continue Reading Federal grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Jessica Schneider, Evan Perez, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against former…
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Massive increase in migrant deaths, rescues reported in El Paso sector over past year
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Border Patrol Sector saw staggering increases in migrant deaths and rescues in fiscal year 2021, reflecting national…
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‘Not credible threat’ leads to added security at Del Valle High School
EL PASO, Texas — Students were not allowed to leave the Del Valle High School campus for lunch on Friday and other security measures were put in…
Continue Reading Mark Meadows did not appear for deposition with January 6 committee
By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not appear for a deposition on Friday in front of the…
Continue Reading Child tax credit payments go out to tens of millions of families
By Tami Luhby, CNN The latest round of monthly child tax credit payments were distributed to tens of millions of families on Monday. Parents may…
Continue Reading Texas creates concert safety task force; El Paso expert cites need to learn from Astroworld deaths
HOUSTON, Texas — A statewide task force will look for ways to beef up security at Texas concerts after the deaths of nine attendees at rapper Travis…
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El Paso teen charged with stabbing newborn to death minutes after birth is released from jail in plea deal
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman who was jailed in 2018 for allegedly stabbing her newborn baby has accepted a plea deal and is now free,…
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8 educators sue Gadsden ISD alleging discrimination, harassment
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico – Eight educators are suing the Gadsden Independent School District on accusations of discrimination, retaliation and…
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FBI warns laser strikes on planes rising in El Paso, puts pilots & passengers in danger
EL PASO, Texas — Laser pointers usually used in business meetings or for presentations are now causing distractions for pilots as people in…
Continue Reading New Mexico indoor mask mandate expected to stay in place
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico indoor mask mandate isn’t going anywhere, according to Dr. David Scrase, New Mexico’s Health and Human…
Continue Reading Court temporarily delays release of Trump’s Jan. 6 records
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of records sought by a U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6…
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