El Paso Water bills to go up for thousands starting March 1
EL PASO, Texas — Rates for El Paso Water customers will go up starting March 1. Typical residential customers will see a monthly rate increase of…
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El Paso man charged with posting violent threats against gov’t on far-right site tied to Capitol riot
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man who allegedly posted threats advocating murder and terrorism aimed at government officials on a social media…
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City of El Paso mega-site for virus vaccination has administered all 5,000 doses it received
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso revealed Wednesday evening that it had now administered all 5,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses it received from the…
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WATCH: Trump, in video released after 2nd impeachment, disavows violence by supporters
Video message from President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/Km2EJ1ib6a— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) January 13, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC — President…
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1st case of highly contagious UK virus variant found in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A more highly contagious variant of Covid-19 has been detected in New Mexico, state officials confirmed Wednesday. The New…
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10 Republicans join Dems as U.S. House votes to impeach Trump over Capitol siege
LIVE BLOG: The Latest on impeachment and the fallout from the U.S. Capitol attack UPDATE: President Donald Trump was impeached for a second time just…
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Authorities tell ABC News they’re tracking multiple threats for a ‘week of siege’ after Capitol breach
WASHINGTON, DC — ABC News has received an exclusive and detailed look at the array of potential threats federal authorities are tracking in the days…
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Attorneys general for every state sign letter condemning U.S. Capitol attack, except Texas’ Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday declined to join a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to…
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El Paso police charge man with animal torture for violently beating, dragging puppy
EL PASO, Texas — A 26–year-old man has been arrested after witnesses reportedly told El Paso police they saw him violently beat and drag a Shih…
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McConnell says he hasn’t yet decided how to vote on Trump’s impeachment at trial
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said in a note to his fellow Republican senators that he is undecided on whether…
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El Paso man who said it was his ‘dream’ to kill Black protesters is now going to federal prison
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man who posted a video online threatening to kill Black Lives Matter protesters has been sentenced to nearly two…
Continue Reading Trump calls for ‘no violence’ amid threat of unrest ahead of Biden’s inauguration
WASHINGTON, DC — As the U.S. House debates impeaching him a second time, President Donald Trump issued a statement Wednesday urging for “‘NO…
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McConnell won’t reconvene Senate for impeachment trial before Trump leaves office
WASHINGTON, DC — If the U.S. House impeaches President Donald Trump, a U.S. Senate trial on whether to convict him of inciting insurrection seems…
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Sewage monitoring credited with preventing virus outbreak at Las Cruces juvenile facility
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A wastewater monitoring program launched last month has helped to prevent a Covid-19 outbreak at a juvenile justice…
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Police say speeding motorcyclist ran red light, triggering deadly crash with car in Lower Valley
UPDATE, Jan. 13: Police on Wednesday identified a motorcyclist killed in a Lower Valley crash as 26–year-old Alfonso Louis Chacon Jr. of El Paso.…
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National Guard plan for inauguration expands to at least 20,000 troops
WASHINGTON, DC — D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said on Wednesday that more than 20,000 National Guard members could be expected in the District…
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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $750 million, making it 2nd largest in game’s history
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $750 million — making it the secomd highest jackpot in the lottery game’s history. No ticket…
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6 new virus deaths in El Paso; active cases rise for 5th straight day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported six new coronavirus-related deaths and 564 new cases Wednesday morning. All six of…
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U.S. House passes 25th Amendment resolution against Trump ahead of impeachment vote
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House rushed ahead Tuesday night toward impeaching President Donald Trump for the deadly U.S. Capitol attack, taking time…
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UMC administers 2,000 of the 5,000 vaccines it received in just 2 days at mega-site
EL PASO, Texas — Since being chosen as a vaccine mega-site by the state late last week, University Medical Center received 5,000 vaccines and nearly…
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Man hurling racial slurs at immigrants disrupts anti-Trump border wall protest in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso protest against President Trump’s visit to Texas to tout the U.S.-Mexico border wall was briefly disrupted Tuesday…
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EPISD board votes to hire search firm to help find superintendent
UPDATE, Jan. 12: The EPISD voted 4 to 3 on Tuesday to seek proposals from search firms to assist the board in hiring a new superintendent for El…
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White House official says up to 20 Republicans expected to vote to impeach Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — A White House official said they expect as many as 20 or more Republicans to vote for impeachment in the U.S. House of…
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VP Pence rules out using 25th Amendment to remove Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence is ruling out invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from power, less than a week…
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Senate Leader McConnell said to believe Trump has committed impeachable offenses
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has privately acknowledged he believes President Trump has committed impeachable…
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House GOP chair Liz Cheney will vote to impeach Trump: ‘There has never been a greater betrayal’
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney — the No. 3 Republican in the House and highest-ranking woman in the Republican…
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Armed pro-Trump protesters gather outside Texas state Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — The first day of Texas’ legislative session drew armed pro-Trump protesters to the state Capitol on Tuesday, ABC affiliate KVUE…
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Prosecutors look at ‘significant’ federal cases tied to sedition and conspiracy in U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors are looking at bringing “significant” cases involving possible sedition and conspiracy charges against…
Continue Reading Trump makes Texas border wall visit – his 1st public appearance since U.S. Capitol riot
ALAMO, Texas — President Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Tuesday trumpeting one of the pillars of his presidency: his…
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FBI had warned of violent ‘war’ at U.S. Capitol in internal report issued day before deadly riot
WASHINGTON, DC — The FBI warned of a violent “war” at the U.S. Capitol in an internal report issued a day before last week’s…
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