Missouri senator to force votes on Electoral College results
WASHINGTON, DC — Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said Wednesday he will object when Congress counts the Electoral College votes next week,…
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UK regulator approves Oxford/AstraZeneca virus vaccine
LONDON, England — UK regulators have approved the use of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which is cheaper and easier to…
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Woman in her 20s among 26 new virus deaths reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso health officials announced 26 new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday morning, along with 267 new cases. The…
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Paso Del Norte Bridge reopens following overnight attempt by migrants to cross over
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers closed down the Paso Del Norte Bridge in Downtown El Paso for roughly eight…
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YISD could return to in-person classes for some students as early as Jan. 11
EL PASO, Texas – Some students in the Ysleta Independent School District could return to campus for in-person instruction as early as Jan. 11, a…
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El Paso teacher whose viral video of her 1st graders was seen by millions has died of Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso school teacher who made a viral video two years ago of her first-graders greeting one another has died of Covid-19. Word…
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City audit alleges fraud in Las Cruces government involving $1.8 million in public funds
(Editor’s note: An initial version of this article referred to a state audit. Rather, this is a city audit that had been forwarded to the state…
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El Paso plans to bring curbside recycling back ‘soon’ as long lines endure at city collection sites
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been nearly a month since the city of El Paso suspended its curbside recycling program, forcing people to find another way to…
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Texas hits new record high of virus hospitalizations & cases as state officials urge quick vaccinations
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas hit a new record of Covid-19 hospitalizations on Tuesday, with more people now hospitalized for the virus than at any other…
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U.S. treasury secretary says $600 stimulus direct deposits may start Tuesday night
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Treasury Secretery Steven Mnuchin said direct payments to Americans may begin to be deposited as early as Tuesday night. These…
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Doña Ana County sees 2 of state’s 23 new virus deaths, about 10% of added infections
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 1,221 confirmed infections, bringing the statewide total to…
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Colorado officials identify 1st U.S. case of highly infectious Covid-19 variant seen in Europe
ELBERT COUNTY, Colorado — According to ABC News, a Colorado man is believed to be the first known case of the highly infectious Covid-19 variant in…
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Unemployed will get full 11 weeks of $300 boost from stimulus deal, Labor Department says
WASHINGTON, DC — Jobless Americans won’t lose out on any benefits in the $900 billion stimulus deal, even though President Donald Trump…
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Woman seriously hurt after being trapped beneath crashing cars in downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A woman in her 70s was seriously injured after being trapped beneath a pair of crashing cars in downtown El Paso on Tuesday,…
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McConnell blocks effort to quickly increase direct stimulus payments
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked an effort to quickly pass a measure to increase direct stimulus…
Continue Reading 1 additional virus death, 280 new cases in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported one new coronavirus-related death Tuesday morning. Health officials said the victim…
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Prominent El Paso infectious disease doctor tests positive for Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — One of the Borderland’s most prominent experts on infectious diseases has contracted Covid-19. Dr. Ogechika Alozie, the co-chair of…
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More than 22,000 vaccines received in El Paso, but some providers not yet ready to administer it
EL PASO, Texas — It was last Wednesday when the city of El Paso received their Covid-19 vaccine for the at-risk populations. The next day, the…
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Man dies after weekend gas leak at south-central El Paso home; 2 others in critical condition
UPDATE, Dec. 28: A 70-year-old man has died from a weekend gas leak at a home in south-central El Paso, a police spokesperson said Monday. Two other…
Continue Reading U.S. House votes to up stimulus checks to $2,000 & override Trump’s defense bill veto
UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House has voted to increase Covid-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for…
Continue Reading New Mexico sees virus case declines, but nursing home deaths persist
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico is seeing its daily Covid-19 case totals decline, but health officials have been worried about whether the…
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Speeding blamed in northeast El Paso rollover crash during weekend that killed woman
UPDATE, Dec. 28: Police on Monday identified the woman killed in a weekend rollover traffic crash as 36–year-old Iliana Dennis of El Paso.…
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El Paso Mayor-elect Oscar Leeser loses brother to Covid-19 just weeks after mother’s virus death
EL PASO, Texas — Incoming El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser has now lost a second family member to Covid-19. Word of his older brother’s death comes just…
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Las Cruces nursing home residents ecstatic to receive Covid-19 vaccine, saying they have ‘nothing to lose’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — At 81-years-old, Henrietta Devins was first in line on Monday to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the Village at Northrise -…
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Armando Manzanero, legendary Mexican singer and composer, dead at 85 from Covid-19
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexican composer and singer Armando Manzanero died Monday morning after battling Covid-19 for weeks. Manzanero, who was…
Continue Reading El Paso surpasses 1,400 coronavirus deaths; woman in her 30s among latest fatalities
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 1,400 Monday morning, marking a grim milestone nearly 10 months since the…
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Trump backs down, signs pandemic relief and government-funding bill
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday evening, ending days of drama over his…
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Nashville RV bomber identified; authorities say he died in blast
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Federal investigators said Sunday that the suspect in the Christmas Day RV bombing in Nashville was killed in the explosion.…
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Packers blow out Titans 40-14 as El Paso’s Jones surpasses 1,000 yards for the 2nd straight season
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Former UTEP standout and El Paso native Aaron Jones surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the second-straight season as the…
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Cowboys defeat Eagles 37-17 to stay alive in NFC East playoff race
ARLINGTON, Texas — From the gruesome ankle injury that ended their star quarterback’s season to the sudden death of their conditioning coach, the…
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