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Sandy Hook families win legal victory against Alex Jones in defamation case

November 15, 2021 10:51 AM CNN

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Business Sandy Hook families suing InfoWars founder Alex Jones have won a case against him after a judge…

8 new Covid deaths occur in El Paso; all the victims were unvaccinated

November 15, 2021 10:27 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — There were eight El Pasoans who died from Covid-19 over the past week, with all of the fatalities involving those who were…

Trump ally Bannon taken into custody on contempt charges

November 15, 2021 8:08 AM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — A longtime Donald Trump ally who served as an adviser to the former president has surrendered to federal authorities to face…

9-year-old Dallas boy dies after Astroworld festival crush

November 14, 2021 8:13 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — A 9-year-old Dallas has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music…

Alamogordo hospital among 6 in New Mexico with ICU shortage due to Covid

November 15, 2021 5:18 AM ABC News

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Six hospitals across New Mexico are now facing “crisis standards of care,” including Gerald Champion Regional Medical…

UK says Liverpool taxi blast was a bomb, raises threat level

November 15, 2021 1:48 AM Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has increased the terror level to severe, meaning an attack is…

Border crossers trickling into El Paso as downtown business still lags

November 14, 2021 8:00 PM Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas — It’s been one week since the border restrictions were fully lifted. A week ago Sunday night, fully vaccinated foreigners were…

Aaron Jones suffers knee injury in Packers 17-0 shutout of Seahawks

November 14, 2021 11:54 PM Jim Parker

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Green Bay Packers star running back, and El Paso native, Aaron Jones was injured in Sunday’s close game with the Seattle…

Cowboys dominate Falcons, 43-3

November 14, 2021 9:20 PM ABC News

DALLAS — If the Dallas Cowboys mission on this Sunday afternoon was to show the rest of the NFL that last week’s ugly loss to the Broncos was a…

NMSU claims 77-71 victory over UTEP in Battle of I-10

November 14, 2021 5:38 AM UTEP Athletics

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Souley Boum made his 2021-22 debut after recovering from an injury to tally a game-high 23 points and Jamal Bieniemy…

Electrical equipment mishap in Deming triggers power outages in El Paso

November 14, 2021 12:23 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A failure involving El Paso Electric Co. equipment in southern New Mexico triggered scattered power outages as far away as El Paso…

Man arrested at home after 2 stabbed during fight at central El Paso bar

November 13, 2021 6:49 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — A 54-year-old man was arrested at his home early Saturday, a short time after police allege he stabbed two other men at…

Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers expected to play Sunday

November 13, 2021 2:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Homero De la Fuente Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been activated off the NFL’s reserve/Covid-19 list, the team…

COP26 climate deal includes historic reference to fossil fuels but doesn’t meet urgency of the crisis

November 13, 2021 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan, Amy Cassidy, Ingrid Formanek and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Nearly 200 nations reached a climate agreement on Saturday at COP26 with an…

Funeral services underway for Astroworld Festival victims as dozens of lawsuits are filed over the tragedy

November 13, 2021 2:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The funeral for one of the youngest victims of last week’s Astroworld Festival was held Saturday morning in Houston, as…

High school football playoffs; highlights & scores

November 12, 2021 4:40 PM Adrian Ochoa

CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 (Bi-district round) Odessa Permian 56 Franklin 28 Pebble Hills 22 Midland Legacy 43 CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 (Bi-district round) San…

Appeals court extends block on Biden’s vaccine mandate for employers

November 12, 2021 8:07 PM ABC News, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — A federal appeals court late Friday extended the block on a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for companies. The New Orleans-based…

Blue Origin astronaut Glen de Vries dies in plane crash

November 12, 2021 1:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher and Pete Muntean, CNN Business One of Blue Origin’s newest astronauts, 49-year-old Glen de Vries, survived a ride to space in…

All New Mexico adults now eligible for Covid booster shots; mask mandate extended

November 12, 2021 4:07 PM ABC News, Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Friday expanding Covid-19 booster shot eligibility to all New Mexico…

Canutillo superintendent, EP Health Authority say school Covid outbreak tied to rising infections county-wide

November 12, 2021 10:13 AM Jim Parker, Rosemary Garcia

CANUTILLO, Texas – Canutillo Independent School District Superintendent Pedro Galaviz and El Paso City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector…

El Paso mayor, county judge urge vaccinations to counter ‘very concerning’ rise in Covid cases, hospitalizations

November 12, 2021 12:10 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a noon-hour Friday briefing at City Hall to…

Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship

November 11, 2021 10:06 PM Associated Press

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that…

Federal grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress

November 12, 2021 2:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Jessica Schneider, Evan Perez, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against former…

Massive increase in migrant deaths, rescues reported in El Paso sector over past year

November 12, 2021 2:09 PM El Paso Matters - Rene Kladzyk

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Border Patrol Sector saw staggering increases in migrant deaths and rescues in fiscal year 2021, reflecting national…

‘Not credible threat’ leads to added security at Del Valle High School

November 12, 2021 1:24 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Students were not allowed to leave the Del Valle High School campus for lunch on Friday and other security measures were put in…

Mark Meadows did not appear for deposition with January 6 committee

November 12, 2021 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not appear for a deposition on Friday in front of the…