El Paso surpasses 2,300 confirmed virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced 40 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the county’s pandemic death toll to…
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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in west El Paso crash
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a collision Wednesday night in west El Paso. The crash took place at the intersection of Mesa…
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Human remains found at El Paso construction site for Amazon distribution center
EL PASO, Texas — Human remains were discovered Wednesday at the construction site of an El Paso distribution center for retail giant Amazon. The…
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Repairs to El Paso’s ‘Star on the Mountain’ will take a few days after wind outage
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s iconic ‘Star on the Mountain’ has experienced an outage following Tuesday’s strong winds, officials with the El Paso…
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El Paso water parks will open this year and are now hiring
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso water parks are gearing up for a summer splash. Destination El Paso has opened the hiring for hundreds of positions – some…
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Texas AG sues Biden administration over Keystone XL pipeline revocation
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas and Montana are suing the Biden administration for revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit. According to Texas Attorney…
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Texas man with rifle arrested near VP Harris’ official residence
WASHINGTON, DC — A man was arrested Wednesday for gun and ammunition offenses near the official vice president’s residence on the grounds of the…
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Man charged with 8 murders at Georgia massage parlors, blames ‘sex addiction’
ATLANTA, Georgia — A white gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them of women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors…
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IRS to delay April 15 tax deadline by a month
WASHINGTON, DC — The Internal Revenue Service will be extending the April 15 tax filing deadline by about a month to mid-May, giving taxpayers…
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Homeland Security chief rejects GOP claims of ‘crisis’ at Mexico border
WASHINGTON, DC — The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pushed back Wednesday against Republican criticism of the Biden…
Continue Reading Abbott blames Biden for rise in migrant kids at border
DALLAS, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke on Wednesday about the influx of unaccompanied children crossing into the state…
Continue Reading Treasury has sent about 90 million stimulus payments
WASHIINGTON, DC — About 90 million stimulus payments, totaling more than $242 billion, have been sent as of Wednesday, the Treasury Department…
Continue Reading El Paso sees 8 more virus deaths, 180 new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso health officials announced eight coronavirus-related deaths and 180 new cases Wednesday morning. The latest deaths…
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Transmountain Road reopened after dust storm prompted hours-long closure
UPDATE: Transmountain Road reopened Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. For the latest traffic conditions go to kvia.com/traffic. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO,…
Continue Reading 8 shot dead at 3 Atlanta massage parlors, lone suspect in police custody
ATLANTA, Georgia — Video evidence suggests “it is extremely likely” that the same person was responsible for the three deadly…
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60 mph winds, blowing dust push through Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — It was a very windy and dusty Tuesday afternoon and evening across the Borderland. A Pacific storm pushed through the area that…
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Strong winds cause damage, evacuations at Socorro store
SOCORRO, Texas — A store in a Socorro shopping plaza suffered significant structural damage due to heavy winds that walloped the Borderland on…
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2 dead after massive SoCal fireworks explosion, fire
ONTARIO, California — A massive explosion ignited multiple structure fires in the Southern California city of Ontario on Tuesday afternoon that left…
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Biden tells migrants ‘don’t come over’ in ABC News exclusive interview
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News on Tuesday that his message to migrants is “Don’t come over.” Amid…
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High anxiety accompanies return to Borderland school classrooms during pandemic
CANUTILLO, Texas — When you think of high schools, you think of cafeterias you can’t hear yourself think in, bustling hallways and packed…
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U.S. intelligence says foreign hackers didn’t disrupt election – though Russia, Iran tried
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. officials say they found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last…
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Police make 2 arrests after east El Paso triple stabbing with 1 victim seriously hurt
UPDATE, March 16: El Paso police on Tuesday identified the seriously injured man in an east El Paso triple stabbing case and said two men had now…
Continue Reading Man in his 20s among 13 new virus deaths in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials announced 13 coronavirus-related deaths and 127 new cases Tuesday morning. The latest deaths include: 1…
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El Paso’s Escobar pushes back after GOP leaders tour border ‘crisis’ & blame Biden
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar on Monday sparred with Republican U.S. House leaders in dueling news conferences…
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Vatican won’t ‘bless sin’ of same-sex unions; Las Cruces LGBTQers ‘disappointed’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions, saying that God “cannot bless sin.”…
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A year into Covid-19: Timeline of the Borderland pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — On March 13, 2020, the first confirmed Covid-19 case in El Paso was reported. Two days later, the first case was found in Ciudad…
Continue Reading Mexican dust found in New Mexico, Colorado snowstorm
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The snowstorm that broke records and brought parts of the Rockies to a standstill had something else that was quite…
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New Mexico’s Haaland is confirmed as interior secretary; 1st Native American cabinet member
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to…
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Covid precautions credited with staving off flu cases in Borderland
EL PASO, Texas–Health experts are praising prevention efforts related to Covid-19 for a massive decline in Influenza cases this year. This year, the…
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El Paso family loses father, son, business during Covid pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — In 2020, the Medina family was celebrating 40 years of serving El Paso through their family-owned business, Superior Body Shop. One…
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