Fugitive El Paso murder suspect captured in Oklahoma
EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive has been captured in Oklahoma and charged with a murder last month at an apartment complex in central El Paso,…
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5 new virus deaths, 361 new cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced five new deaths, and 361 new cases on Friday. The death toll now stands…
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New Mexico governor orders no indoor restaurant dining, no fall football or soccer due to virus
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham called it “a tough pill to swallow for many New Mexicans” as she rolled back the state’s…
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5 recruits, 6 instructors at El Paso Police Academy test positive for coronavirus
EL PASO, Texas– Covid-19 has changed the way life and work operate on a daily basis. The El Paso Police Department is no different, nor immune to…
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Texas hits new record for virus deaths as hospitals scramble
AUSTIN, Texas — Worsening coronavirus trends in Texas again set another grim milestone Thursday as the state reported more than 100 deaths in a…
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El Paso Border Patrol vehicle runs over migrant during search near Ysleta Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso sector Border Patrol agent ran over a 29-year-old Mexican migrant with a vehicle during a search near the Ysleta Port of…
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El Paso health order to push back start of high school football season
EL PASO, Texas — It seems a cloud of smoke has been covering the start of this year’s high school football season in El Paso. On Thursday morning,…
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El Paso County schools ordered to delay in-person classes until Sept.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City/County Health Authority of El Paso issued a new order Thursday that delays the start of in-person classes for all…
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El Paso reaches 109 degrees for hottest day of the year amid ‘dangerous’ heat wave
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso reached a scorching 109 degrees Thursday afternoon, and while it was only one degree shy of the daily record – it did make…
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El Paso County officials unveil plans for Aug. 3 shooting anniversary remembrance
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and other local leaders unveiled plans Thursday afternoon for the upcoming Aug. 3 mass…
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Walmart mass shooting suspect now faces additional federal charges
EL PASO, Texas — The man accused of killing 23 people at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso was re-indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury with…
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Arrests along U.S.-Mexico border jumped 40% last month
WASHINGTON, DC — Around 40 percent more migrants were detained at the Mexico-U.S. border in June than the month before, with the Washington Post…
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YISD cancels stadium graduation ceremonies due to virus surge
EL PASO, Texas — The Ysleta Independent School District has cancelled its plans to hold stadium graduation ceremonies later this month, officials…
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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen taken back into federal custody
WASHINGTON, DC — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, has been taken back into federal custody Thursday for violating…
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U.S. Supreme Court rules prosecutor can obtain Trump’s tax returns
WASHINGTON, DC — Rejecting President Donald Trump’s complaints that he’s being harassed, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a…
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El Paso reaches 145 virus deaths; 350 new cases reported
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced one new coronavirus death and 350 new cases Thursday morning. It’s the…
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El Paso Strong muralist seeks to pay tribute to slain Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso is familiar with his work and now he wants the community’s help in finding a location for a new mural to express grief over…
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City memorial to victims of El Paso Walmart shooting may not happen
EL PASO, Texas — A proposed city-funded memorial for the victims of the Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart shooting might not happen. Ben Fyffe, the city’s…
Continue Reading Texas’ deadliest day: Nearly 100 new virus deaths, 5 in El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported its deadliest day of the pandemic with nearly 100 new deaths on Wednesday as newly confirmed cases continued soaring…
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Trump forgoes insults of past, calls Mexico’s president a friend
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump, who has denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the U.S. ally with crippling tariffs, welcomed…
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Ex-Chihuahua Gov. Cesar Duarte arrested in U.S., will be extradited to Mexico on corruption charges
MIAMI, Florida — U.S. authorities in Florida on Wednesday arrested a former Mexican governor for extradition on corruption charges,…
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Police say son confesses to deadly stabbing of father in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 73-year-old man was stabbed to death by his son in northeast Las Cruces’ East Mesa neighborhood early Wednesday, police…
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Governor signs law requiring all New Mexico officers to wear body cams
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will require that all state and local police officers wear body cameras in response to concern about excessive…
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Doña Ana County sees 1 new virus death, 53 new cases as New Mexico tops 14,000 infections
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 80s from from Doña Ana County who had been hospitalized with Covid-19 was among eight new virus deaths…
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Houston mayor cancels GOP convention due to virus concerns
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston’s mayor on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus…
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New Mexico Supreme Court to hear challenge of governor’s virus order
SANTA FE, New Mexico —  It will be up to the New Mexico Supreme Court to decide what authority the state has to enforce certain provisions of…
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Husband charged with wife’s murder at Socorro dialysis center
UPDATE, July 8: A man accused of killing his wife, leaving her body at a Socorro dialysis center and then fleeing to Mexico was taken into custody…
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Firefighters battle massive blaze consuming central El Paso building
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department battled a massive building blaze Wednesday morning in the central part of the city. The…
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Heat advisory issued for ‘dangerously hot’ conditions in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory beginning at noon Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday for the El Paso metro area…
Continue Reading El Paso shatters daily virus record: Nearly 400 new cases, 5 more deaths, almost 260 hospitalized
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County recorded 393 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday morning, the highest single-day infection increase since the…
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