El Paso private schools mandate masks as Abbott’s ban doesn’t apply
EL PASO, Texas — The Delta variant has been detected in El Paso, posing a new threat and raising a recurring issue among parents who have students…
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EP Catholic Diocese requires employees to get vaccine, masks for parishioners
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Catholic Diocese is mandating that all church employees get vaccinated against Covid-19, and will require any that any…
Continue ReadingRising Covid-19 case numbers in classrooms cause school districts to go virtual, change mask rules
Watch protesters threaten a fellow parent who supports mask mandates after a school board meeting in Williamson County, Tennessee ended with a vote…
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24 women now sue El Paso worker, hotel for restroom camera
EL PASO, Texas — Another 11 women are coming forward to accuse an El Paso hotel worker of secretly filming up their skirts at a UTEP-area hotel in a…
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Legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on ventilator in ICU
GUADALAJARA, México — Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is hospitalized in the intensive care unit after suffering a fall. A doctor close to the…
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Dems bring Texas Senate to halt with filibuster of GOP elections bill
AUSTIN, Texas — The GOP voting restrictions push that left the Texas House scrambling to round up absent Democrats also shut down work in the Texas…
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El Paso opens new Covid-19 mega-testing site due to increased demand
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso opened a new mega-testing site for Covid-19 in east El Paso on Wednesday as worries about the Delta variant…
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Paydirt’s Rally Skills Challenge: UTEP volleyball team
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team put their skills to the test Wednesday at Memorial Gym. It was all part of the Paydirt’s Rally Skills…
Continue ReadingScientists say this invisible gas could seal our fate on climate change
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, the Climate Vulnerable Forum’s Ambassador for Ambition, discusses the climate report. Nasheed advocates…
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ABC-7 First Alert: High rain chances and flooding potential
Hello everyone, I’m still in for Dave tonight. Don’t worry, I have you covered. We are under a First Alert, and the reason why is because we have the…
Continue Reading‘Jeopardy!’ announces Mayim Bialik and Mike Richards as permanent new hosts
The new season of “Jeopardy!” will debut with two new hosts, executive producer Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik, replacing the late Alex Trebek. CNN’s…
Continue ReadingFact check: Candace Owens falsely claims CDC proposed putting high-risk people in camps during the pandemic
CNN’s John Avlon looks into anti-vaxxers having a change of heart only after it’s too late to save them from being killed by coronavirus, in this…
Continue ReadingVaccine mandate unlikely for domestic travel, airline CEO says
California becomes the first state to require all school teachers and staff members to be vaccinated or submit to weekly tests. Darryl Forges…
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FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine boosters for immunocompromised people within 48 hours
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, says the believes the FDA will approve Covid vaccines soon and mandates will likely soon…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 28: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Congress, China, R. Kelly
Singer R. Kelly was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking in New York. He was also accused of kidnapping, forced labor and sexual…
Continue ReadingIntelligence assessments warn Afghan capital could be cut off and collapse in coming months
Former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S., Husain Haqqani and former NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the situation in Afghanistan as…
Continue ReadingUnited Airlines CEO: Employee vaccine mandates are ‘inevitable’
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby discusses how the airline will require employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19. United Airlines is the first…
Continue Reading5th graders at Georgia school are sent home due to Covid-19
Pediatric COVID cases increase in…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s getting more expensive
Though the pace of consumer price inflation slowed in July, prices continue to rise as the economy recovers from the pandemic. CNN’s Matt Egan…
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New Las Cruces apartment complex provides housing for the homeless
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –Desert Hope Apartments, a complex designed to house the homeless, is now open in in Las Cruces. The tenants began moving…
Continue ReadingBooker, Tuberville spar over measure to ‘defund the police’ in late-night vote-a-rama drama
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) gives a passionate response after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called for a vote on an amendment that would punish local…
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Motorist hospitalized in Sunland Park crash of semi-truck, SUV
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A motorist was hospitalized following the crash of a semi-truck and an SUV Wednesday morning at a Sunland Park…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Stormy weather ramp up, cooler days ahead
An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for increased rain and storm chances in the coming days. The weather pattern hasn’t changed much from Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingCONSUMER WATCH: DELTA VARIANT IMPACTING TRAVEL PLANS
Canada reopened its border Monday, as the CDC adds 16 countries to its very high COVID-19 risk level. Should you change or cancel upcoming trips?…
Continue ReadingBarbie condemned after releasing ‘inclusive’ Tokyo Olympics collection without visible Asian representation
A New York nurse gets a Barbie made in her…
Continue ReadingLate night comics pull no punches on Cuomo’s resignation
Late night hosts took jabs at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who announced he is resigning after a report found he had sexually harassed 11…
Continue ReadingFederal government sends ventilators to Florida as DeSantis says he’s unaware of shipment
School administrators are ordering students and staff to mask to stop the spread of Covid in Alachua County schools, even though Florida Gov. Ron…
Continue ReadingDIXIE FIRE GROWS AS FIREFIGHTERS BRACE FOR THUNDERSTORMS (9:30pET)
Dixie fire continues to grow, destroying 900 structures and threatening more than 1,600…
Continue ReadingGerman nurse accused of swapping Covid vaccines for saline solution
Top US health officials continue to say getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and others from Covid-19 and the highly contagious…
Continue ReadingFlorida school administrators are risking their salaries to defy DeSantis on masks
School administrators are ordering students and staff to mask to stop the spread of Covid in Alachua County schools, even though Florida Gov. Ron…
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