U.S. Attorney General threatens to sue Texas governor over order targeting migrants
WASHINGTON, DC. — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order…
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NMSU says masks mandatory indoors on campus for everyone
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is once again requiring everyone on campus to wear face masks indoors, regardless of…
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El Paso DA says trial not yet set for accused Walmart shooter, death penalty still sought
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales held a very brief news conference to deliver a statement on Thursday afternoon as the…
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New Mexico unveils new round of $100 vaccination incentives
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Beginning Aug. 2, all New Mexicans will again be eligible for a $100 incentive for getting a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.…
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SEC votes to invite Texas & Oklahoma to join league
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team…
Continue Reading Congress OKs $2.1 billion for Capitol security after riot
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House has passed emergency legislation that will bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the…
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El Paso man accused in stolen donut truck crash while drunk faces ‘crime spree’ charges
UPDATE, July 29: 23–year-old Carlos Emmanuel Andrade, who was arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen Krispy Kreme truck while driving drunk,…
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New Mexico orders all state employees to get Covid-19 vaccinations or wear masks, undergo regular tests
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will mandate that all state government employees get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly Covid-19 testing,…
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Ex-U.S. Catholic cardinal is 1st charged with child sex crime
BOSTON, Massachusettes — Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested…
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Arrest made in murder of San Elizario man gunned down in front of his home
UPDATE, July 29: El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies announced an arrest Thursday in the murder of a San Elizario man who was gunned down in front of…
Continue Reading Congressional committee holds hearing on Texas voting rights
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House Oversight and Reform’s Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee held a hearing regarding voting bills in…
Continue Reading Biden administration will allow eviction moratorium to expire
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the…
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70-year-old San Antonio man hit by car, killed in east El Paso
UPDATE, July 29: Police on Thursday released the identity of the 70-year-old man struck by a car and killed earlier in the week along the 1300 block…
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Amarillo man was pedestrian hit, killed in El Paso rail yard
UPDATE, July 29: El Paso police on Thursday identified the man struck and killed by a train earlier this week near the Union Pacific Railroad Yard.…
Continue Reading Sunisa Lee wins Olympic gold medal in women’s all-around
TOKYO, Japan — An American finished atop the podium in the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee became the fifth…
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El Paso’s Plaza Classic Film Festival opens for 14th year
EL PASO, Texas –The Plaza Classic Film Festival is back and is making it’s return to the Plaza Theatre. The 14th annual festival starts Thursday…
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LCPD says city council limited ability to deal with migrants found in hotel room
UPDATE, July 28: New information emerged Wednesday about an alleged case of human trafficking at a Las Cruces hotel where 25 people were reportedly…
Continue Reading China women set world record in freestyle relay, deny Ledecky
TOKYO, Japan — China has surprised the U.S. and Australia with a world-record performance in the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Katie…
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U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins 2nd gold, sets Olympic record in 100 freestyle
TOKYO, Japan — Caeleb Dressel lived up to the hype in an Olympics where many of the U.S. favorites have faltered. Dressel claimed the first…
Continue Reading American Finke takes gold in men’s 800 free Olympic debut
TOKYO, Japan — Bobby Finke of the United States has captured gold in the debut of the men’s 800-meter swimming freestyle event at the Tokyo…
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Caught on video: Massive gusher results from Lower Valley water main break
EL PASO, Texas — A Lower Valley water main break on Wednesday evening resulted in a massive gusher behind Bel Air High School. The incident…
Continue Reading U.S. Senate votes to start work on $1T infrastructure bill
UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has voted to start work on a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. The vote came together…
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Hiker rescued after being caught in flood, stranded for days in Gila National Forest
DEMING, New Mexico – A missing hiker who got caught up in a flash flood in a southern New Mexico forest was finally rescued after being stranded…
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ZZ Top’s bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies in Texas at age 72
HOUSTON, Texas — ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues trio’s bearded figures, his died at the age of 72. ABC affiliate KTRK reported…
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1-year-old girl hospitalized after nearly drowning in west El Paso pool
EL PASO, Texas — A young girl was hospitalized after nearly drowning in a swimming pool at a west El Paso home on Wednesday. The 1-year-old child…
Continue Reading Biden proposes strengthening Buy American rules to boost manufacturing
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed strengthening the federal government’s Buy American rules in an attempt to…
Continue Reading More whistleblowers allege poor migrant child care at Fort Bliss
FORT BLISS, Texas — Two more whistleblowers have come forward alleging that migrant children who stayed at the Fort Bliss facility in El Paso…
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Police name 2 dead, 1 hurt in northeast El Paso car crash
UPDATE, July 28: Police on Wednesday indicated two El Pasoans were killed and a third injured in a two-car crash in northeast El Paso the day prior.…
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Pfizer says 3rd vaccine dose ‘strongly’ protects against Delta variant
NEW YORK, NY —Â A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant…
Continue Reading Olympic champ Biles withdraws from all-around competition
TOKYO, Japan — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition…
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