Borderland Blitz week 6 highlights & scores
Friday Schedule: Pebble Hills 14 Eastlake 33 Coronado 0 Montwood 34 Franklin 55 Eastwood 47 Canutillo 52 Bel Air 20 Austin 14 Andress 34 Bowie 7…
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Schools issue new guidance after court halts El Paso’s mask mandate
EL PASO, Texas — After the 8th Court of Appeals required El Paso’s City/County Health Authority to lift his indoor mask mandate for now, local…
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US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
By AMY FORLITI and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The United States has reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone,…
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Sunland Park grapples with record-breaking migrant border crossings
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — An eight-mile stretch of border, between Mount Cristo Rey and the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, is among the busiest…
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UTEP throwing pregame parties at home football games
EL PASO, Texas — Fans headed to the Sun Bowl for UTEP’s homecoming or any of the remaining home football games this season are in for a real treat.…
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Group repairs central El Paso homes damaged by deadly August flood
EL PASO, Texas — An organization is working with families in central El Paso whose properties were damaged during the just-ended monsoon season.…
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Only 30% of NMSU students submit vaccination proof by deadline
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Initial data from New Mexico State University shows just more than 30% of students submitted vaccination proof by the Sept.…
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El Paso Border Patrol seeks to fill 165 processing coordinator jobs
EL PASO, Texas — A new position created by the U.S. Border Patrol after the 2019 surge of migrants to El Paso is looking to ease the workload on…
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69 migrants found hidden in semi-truck on I-25 near Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Border Patrol agents said Friday they had foiled another human smuggling operation in the El Paso sector after they…
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U.S. Supreme Court justice denies request to block NYC school vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the…
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Principal shot by former student at school in Houston
HOUSTON, Texas — Authorities say a former student of a Houston charter school shot and wounded a school principal on campus before quickly…
Continue Reading California to require all schoolchildren to get Covid shots
SAN FRANCISCO, California — California has announced the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. Gov. Gavin Newsom said…
Continue Reading Judge questions Texas abortion ban’s controversial enforcement mechanism
By Tierney Sneed A federal judge Friday questioned the controversial enforcement mechanism of Texas’ six-week abortion ban and asked whether…
Continue Reading Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19
WASHINGTON, DC —Â Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday, the first publicly known case…
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Merck says COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by…
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El Paso’s mask mandate put on hold by appeals court
EL PASO, Texas — A state appeals court ruling late Thursday set aside El Paso’s Health Authority order requiring the wearing of face masks at…
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Lightning strike ruptures gas line, ignites fire in far east El Paso
UPDATE: Texas Gas Service told ABC-7 in a statement: “Early this morning, during the severe thunderstorm that rolled through, lightning…
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USPS to slow down some mail delivery starting Friday
By Kristen Holmes Americans across the country could start seeing slowdowns in mail delivery across the country as early as Friday when the United…
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Texas House map would pit El Paso Dems against each other
AUSTIN, Texas — The first draft of a new Texas House map gives El Paso County less representation in the state Legislature’s lower chamber and…
Continue Reading Appeals court says U.S. can keep expelling migrants under Title 42
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put on hold Thursday a lower court order that would have forced the Biden…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill passed by Congress to avert gov’t shutdown
UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep…
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No arrests, attackers not ID’d in assault of Ft. Bliss woman soldier at Afghan camp
UPDATE, Sept. 30: Federal authorities are still investigating the recent assault on a female service member by three to four Afghan men at a Fort…
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N Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile. It is its fourth…
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‘Sweet Tooth’ bandit captured by El Paso police
EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive dubbed the ‘Sweet Tooth’ bandit by El Paso police has been captured, authorities announced Thursday afternoon. The…
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Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Blige, Lamar to perform at Super Bowl
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for…
Continue Reading Dow closes down 500+ points; stocks see worst month of the year
NEW YORK, NY — Stocks closed out September with their worst monthly loss since the beginning of the pandemic, and also ended its final trading day…
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New Biden administration rules limit migrant arrests, deportations
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that require authorities to only pursue migrants who recently crossed…
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El Paso Sheriff’s deputy injured in head-on crash with 18-wheeler
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said one of its deputies was hospitalized after being involved in a crash with an…
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Small fire breaks out at El Paso’s newly renovated Blue Flame Building
EL PASO, Texas — A small fire broke out late Wednesday night at downtown El Paso’s iconic and newly renovated Blue Flame Building. Firefighters were…
Continue Reading Top El Paso infectious disease expert questions mask rule amid vaccination rate
EL PASO, Texas — One of the top infectious disease experts in the state questioned why a mask mandate is still in place for El Paso when the…
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