Doña Ana County easily surpasses 2016 turnout by more than 12,000 voters
Click Here for Dona Ana County election results Five minutes before the polls closed in Doña Ana County, the government center was practically…
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New Mexico, Doña Ana County set daily virus case records; 3 southern NM deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Tuesday set a new record for the number of Covid-19 cases reported in a single day and hospitalizations…
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On eve of court hearing, Abbott claims Samaniego ‘failed to do job’ and ‘illegally’ gave shutdown order
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego “failed to do his job” and claimed is “now…
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UTEP football game Saturday canceled due to a lack of healthy Florida International players
EL PASO, Texas – Per a news release from Florida International, this Saturday’s UTEP vs. FIU game has been canceled. https://t.co/ugTk4cnnII—…
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El Paso man arrested after police say he crashed into wall, fled scene and left woman to die
EL PASO, Texas – Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after they say he crashed into a rock wall, fled the scene and left a passenger to die last…
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Walmart store in El Paso’s Lower Valley closes for deep clean due to virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas – The Walmart supercenter at 9441 Alameda in the Lower Valley has been temporarily closed to deal with the surge in coronavirus…
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Federal judge orders sweep of postal facilities in swing states – including Texas – for mail-in ballots
WASHINGTON, DC – A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to have postal inspectors sweep processing facilities in multiple battleground…
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El Paso police put up security barriers in apparent precaution against election unrest
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department has put up security barricades around its regional command centers on Election Day as part of what…
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Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict
WASHINGTON, DC — After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday are deciding between President Donald Trump and…
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Massive Texas voter turnout as state becomes political battleground
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas was unusually shaky ground for Republicans on Tuesday as a record surge of voters in America’s biggest red state,…
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Open U.S. Senate seat, Torres Small-Herrell rematch for Congress piques New Mexico voter interest
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Election Day voting was underway Tuesday in New Mexico where Democrats were striving to maintain control of the…
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EPISD to reopen campuses for select group of students next week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District will be opening up all of its campuses to a select group of students next Monday.…
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El Paso State Rep. Joe Moody seeks to be next Texas House Speaker
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso State Representative Joe Moody announced his candidacy for Texas House Speaker Tuesday morning. The Democrat is…
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El Paso just shy of reaching 1,000 in hospitals; 4 new virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus-related deaths, and 998 total hospitalizations due to…
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4 dead, 15 wounded in ‘terror attack’ ahead of coronavirus lockdown in Austrian capital
VIENNA, Austria — Gunmen opened fire on people enjoying a last night out at Vienna’s cafes and restaurants before a coronavirus lockdown Monday…
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Biden takes all 5 votes in tiny New Hampshire town that is 1st to vote on Election Day
DIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire — Former Vice President Joe Biden took all five of the votes cast for president in Dixville Notch, a tiny New…
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2020 campaign finale: Trump gets combative, Biden goes on offense
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — In the closing hours of a campaign shadowed by a once-in-a-century pandemic, President Donald Trump charged across the…
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Texas liquor agents crackdown on El Paso bar-restaurants: 2 licenses suspended, 8 warnings issued
EL PASO, Texas — For the past week, a group of Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents have been busy helping law enforcement agencies in El Paso…
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El Paso County Commissioners show support for judge’s shutdown order, worry about grim winter
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners Court met for the first time Monday in the wake of County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s shutdown order for…
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San Elizario says city marshals will help enforce county lockdown order, calls on schools not to reopen
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – The city of San Elizario announced Monday that it is supporting El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s health order…
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8 women arrested following series of El Paso massage parlor raids
(Editor’s note: You can scroll through the mugshots of those arrested in the photo gallery above.) EL PASO, Texas – Eight women have been arrested…
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El Paso County Medical Society supports judge’s lockdown order, calls on city to enforce it
El PASO, Texas — The top professional organization for doctors in El Paso has written an open letter supporting the two-week stay at home order…
Continue Reading New Mexico sets hospitalization record as Doña Ana Co. has 3 more virus deaths, record 220 new cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Monday marked another daily high for the number of patients hospitalized as a result of a…
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Federal judge rejects GOP attempt to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru votes in Dem-leaning Houston
HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas rejected a GOP-led challenge Monday seeking to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru ballots cast in…
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WATCH: El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz holds All Souls Day Mass
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz held a virtual mass for All Souls Day on Monday morning. You can watch it in the video player…
Continue Reading El Paso tops 18,000 active virus cases; hospitalizations near 1,000 as ventilator usage soars to over 200
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,143 new cases Monday morning.…
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El Paso doctors call on mayor to enforce lockdown, say schools shouldn’t reopen due to virus
El PASO, Texas — In an open letter to Mayor Dee Margo on Sunday, the El Paso Pediatric Society called on him to enforce the county judge’s lockdown…
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El Paso businesses now being cited for violating county’s shutdown order due to virus
EL PASO, Texas — Several El Paso business have now received citations for being in violation of the county’s shutdown order aimed at stemming the…
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El Pasoan studying at SMU is shot, killed in Dallas
DALLAS, Texas – An El Paso man was shot and killed in Dallas over the weekend, according to police. Dallas homicide detectives are investigating…
Continue Reading Walmart store in Socorro closed for sanitization amid virus concerns
SOCORRO, Texas – A Walmart store in Socorro was abruptly closed Sunday afternoon because of concerns about the surge of Covid-19 in the Borderland.…
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