FEMA launches Covid funeral assistance program, El Paso groups providing help too
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing a new service for families grieving after the loss of a loved one due…
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Chauvin won’t testify at trial as defense, prosecution rest
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify on Thursday and the defense rested its case as the…
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Biden imposes sanctions on Russia, expels 10 diplomats, for hacking and election interference
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House is announcing the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and sanctions against dozens of people and companies. The…
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UTEP makes progress in vaccine efforts, not requiring students to get vaccinated next fall
EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso said it’s vaccine program is doing well, administering nearly 6,200 doses of the Covid-19…
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UTEP’s new head basketball coach introduced to Sun City
EL PASO, Texas — New UTEP Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Golding arrived in the Sun City on Wednesday and was formally introduced on the court at…
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Another smuggler caught on video dropping toddler from border wall
IMPERIAL BEACH, California — It’s happened again. U.S. Border Patrol agents said a smuggler was caught on video dropping a two-year-old from the…
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Man shot, seriously wounded in El Paso’s Sunset Heights area
EL PASO, Texas — A man was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday afternoon in El Paso’s Sunset Heights neighborhood. It happened around 3:30 p.m. in…
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson ‘pause’ expected to slow down pace of El Paso vaccinations
EL PASO, Texas — City of El Paso officials say they are marching on with their vaccine rollout as the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is currently on…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico health officials target rural communities for virus vaccination
HILLSBORO, New Mexico — New Mexico became the first state to provide at least one dose of the vaccine to half of its population and are one of the…
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New details emerge about multiple El Paso hotels being used to house migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is learning new details about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts to provide emergency temporary shelter…
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Area near I-10 and Dallas exit becoming trash eye sore for some El Pasoans
El Paso, Texas– One El Paso resident isn’t happy about the trash she sees on the side of the freeway every time she heads to work. “There’s…
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Biden to end ‘America’s longest war,’ pull troops out of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will withdraw remaining U.S. troops from the “forever war” in Afghanistan, declaring…
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Blue Origin launches another Van Horn rocket to the edge of space
VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company strapped two employees into a fueled rocketship for practice, but pulled them out shortly…
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Judge won’t dismiss charges against ex-cop in Floyd death, says man in car won’t testify
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – The judge in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has denied a defense motion to acquit the former police officer in George Floyd’s…
Continue ReadingMinnesota officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing during traffic stop
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota — A police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has…
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TxDOT says it’s making progress in major upgrade to Transmountain Road
EL PASO, Texas — Construction along Transmountain Road won’t be going away anytime soon. That’s because the Texas Department of…
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Abilene Christian’s Golding hired as new UTEP head basketball coach
UPDATE: UTEP confirmed Tuesday night that it has hired Abilene Christian’s Joe Golding as the Miners’ new head basketball coach. Golding led Abilene…
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El Paso firefighters brace for rise in water rescues due to migrant surge
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department says it is expecting an increase in water rescues this summer as the Borderland experiences an influx…
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Traffic crash shuts down Loop 375 West at Transmountain
EL PASO, Texas — A traffic crash Monday evening blocked all lanes of Loop 375 westbound at Transmountain Road. The Texas Department of…
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Family of slain NMSP officer plans lawsuit over his ‘ambush’ death
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — The family of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a tort…
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El Paso won’t use J&J vaccine while CDC, FDA probe blood clots
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso and El Paso County have stopped administering the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after U.S.…
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Meet El Paso’s newest set of quadruplets
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso family grows by four new bundles of joy – all at once. Meet El Paso’s newest set of quadruplets, recently born at the…
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Southern New Mexico congresswoman urges Biden administration to finish border wall construction
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico Congresswoman Yvette Herrell flew back to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after she and a group of…
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Prosecution rests, defense begins in ex-cop’s trial for Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin after 11 days of testimony and a…
Continue ReadingOfficer who shot Minnesota man dead during traffic stop resigns
BROOKYLN CENTER, Minnesota — The police officer accused of shooting and killing a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop over…
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Police say Mexican man found wounded at east El Paso hotel accidently shot self
UPDATE, April 13: Detectives said Tuesday that they now believe a man found shot at a hotel near the El Paso airport a day prior was the victim of an…
Continue ReadingU.S., Texas recommend ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over blood clot reports
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to investigate…
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Federal grant available to help El Paso venues that had to close due to pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Shuttered venues are getting such much needed financial relief. It’s called the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program (SVOG).…
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Home prices, sales at record pace across the nation – and in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — With record-breaking demand and homes in short supply, it’s triggering bidding wars around the country and here in the Borderland.…
Continue Reading Despite J&J production setback, El Paso officials say county will adapt to meet vaccination needs
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Department of State Health Services officials say the state will receive less vaccine this week due to a decrease of…
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