U.S. Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote, placing the…
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‘A lot of people are frustrated with masks’: El Paso gym owner says no masks needed to workout with state mandate lifted
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas businesses are now officially allowed to open to full capacity and the statewide mask mandate has been lifted. The…
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UMC online vaccine sign-up for 5,000 was filled in just minutes after website crash
UPDATE: All of University Medical Center’s latest vaccination appointments were booked within minutes of online registration going live at 6…
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Woman pried from wreckage among 3 injured in far east El Paso car crash
EL PASO, Texas — A 21-year-old woman who had to be freed from wreckage by firefighters was among three people injured in a two-car crash Tuesday…
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El Paso restaurants mixed on whether to open at full capacity
EL PASO, Texas — Restaurants throughout Texas will have the green light to open their doors fully on Wednesday as Gov. Greg Abbott lifts occupancy…
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Man dies in Dona Ana County mobile home blaze
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man has died in a mobile home blaze at the base of the Organ Mountains about ten miles east of Las Cruces, authorities…
Continue ReadingCBP rebuts Abbott’s claim that U.S. Border Patrol lacks access to virus vaccine
MISSION, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, during a news conference Tuesday at the Texas-Mexico border to discuss the state’s border security…
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El Paso’s Aaron Jones to become NFL free agent as Green Bay doesn’t franchise tag him
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Paso native and former UTEP standout Aaron Jones will be an NFL free agent. The Green Bay Packers didn’t use their…
Continue ReadingState data shows El Paso has wasted less than .03% of vaccine doses it has received
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 6,800 coronavirus vaccine doses have been wasted in Texas as of the end of last week, according to data from the…
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New Mexico schools to reopen by Apr. 5 as state expands vaccine priority to teachers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — In a press conference Monday, New Mexico Department of Education Ryan Stewart said he wants all students back in the…
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Migrants being flown to El Paso from overwhelmed Rio Grande Valley
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso will begin receiving planes full of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley for processing, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar,…
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El Paso mayor, judge unveil community vaccine dashboard
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a noon news conference Monday at El Paso City Hall to discuss…
Continue ReadingCDC says vaccinated people can gather in small groups without masks
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says vaccinated people can gather with those at low risk for the coronavirus without masks…
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El Paso to get 1st shipment of Johnson & Johnson doses amid registration update
EL PASO, Texas — More El Pasoans are set to be vaccinated this upcoming week with Texas being allotted more than one million first doses of the…
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Smaller El Paso blood drives help meet pandemic demand
EL PASO, Texas — Smaller blood drives in El Paso are helping blood banks meet the needs of hospitals as blood donations drop during the coronavirus…
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Senate passes Biden’s relief bill, including $1,400 checks
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate on Saturday narrowly passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package after a floor vote. Biden…
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Movie theaters have now been closed for a year in Las Cruces; Allen family finds it ‘extremely frustrating’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — From 1912 to 2020, the Allen family welcomed the community to their movie theaters every day. “As far as I know, we’ve…
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Albertsons reverses policy, will still require masks for Texas store customers
UPDATE, March 5: Albertsons changed course on Friday, saying it would now continue to mandate masks for customers in its Texas grocery stores when a…
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Doña Ana County virus vaccination rate among worst in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County might be the second most populous county in New Mexico, but as of Friday, its coronavirus vaccination rate…
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Hit & run driver sought, left critically hurt man lying along east El Paso road for hours
EL PASO, Texas – Police on Friday put out a public call for help in their search for a hit-and-run driver who struck and critically wounded a man…
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Beto O’Rourke is criss-crossing Texas, igniting Dems hopes he’ll run for governor
(Editor’s note: In the video player above is Beto O’Rourke’s unedited responses during an ABC News Live interview on Friday.) EL PASO, Texas — Beto…
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Fugitive sought for running over LCPD officer is killed in Juárez shootout with police
UPDATE, March 5: CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A 40-year-old man suspected of running over a Las Cruces police officer last month has been killed in a…
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Active Covid-19 cases in Texas nursing homes drop by 80% since December
El Paso, Texas — Once known Covid-19 hotspots, active virus cases at nursing homes in Texas have dropped nearly 80 percent since late December to…
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East El Paso man arrested for child pornography after feds, bomb squad raid home
UPDATE, March 5: Federal authorities on Friday confirmed the arrest of an east El Paso man whose home was searched by government agents and examined…
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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino reopens casino portion of venue; no horse racing
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — After shutting down last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic, officials at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino…
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El Paso infectious disease doctor offers tips to stay safe at youth sporting events
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been nearly a month since independent, outdoor youth sports were allowed to return in El Paso. Some parents are…
Continue ReadingDr. Ocaranza advises El Pasoans not to develop a ‘bias’ against the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
EL PASO, Texas– Much has been made about the new Covid-19 vaccine to enter circulation. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine received emergency use…
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Leeser recounts family virus deaths in asking Abbott to allow El Paso mask mandate
EL PASO, Texas — In a highly personal letter where he recounts the Covid-19 deaths of his mother and brother, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser wrote to…
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In 1st legislative session since El Paso massacre, Moody aims to target gun access
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso state lawmaker is intent on changing gun regulations in the first legislative session since the deadly mass shooting at…
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Organ Mountains mural on Mesilla Park building defaced
MESILLA PARK, New Mexico — Police arrived at ACE Granite early Thursday morning after a vibrant mural of the Organ Mountains painted on the building…
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