West El Paso outage left 4,100 without power for about an hour during storm
EL PASO, Texas — A power outage late Monday night amidst the arrival of a major, early winter storm with the coldest temperatures of the season left…
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‘It’s apocalyptic’: El Paso cardiologist fears non-Covid patients will die due to hospital overflow
EL PASO, Texas– Hospital capacity has a prominent El Paso cardiologist fearing for his patients. “We are canceling every single elective procedure…
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El Paso City Council briefed on virus hotspots, top places for exposure & infections
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council met for a work session Monday afternoon and into the evening with an agenda dominated by coronavirus-related…
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Fort Bliss commander imposes curfew to fight virus, bans soldiers from eating inside restaurants
EL PASO, Texas — To fight the record-setting surge of coronavirus in the Borderland, Fort Bliss has instituted a curfew to match the one…
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El Paso hospitals set up tents, try to make extra space as virus spike pushes medical care to the limit
EL PASO, Texas — The most recent surge in Covid-19 cases is pushing El Paso hospitals to their absolute limits and beyond in some cases. On Monday,…
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El Paso event venue continues to hold large gatherings, contends it’s not breaking the law
EL PASO, Texas — On Monday evening, cars packed the parking lot at the Grace Gardens event center. Over the weekend, Grace Gardens also held a…
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More Texas liquor agents being sent to El Paso to help with enforcement of virus mandates
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is sending an influx of liquor agents to El Paso to help local officials enforce Covid-19…
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EPISD, SISD & Canutillo suspending high school football, other athletics amid El Paso’s virus surge
EL PASO, Texas — Three Borderland school districts are halting high school football games and other athletics for the time being amidst El Paso’s…
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El Paso shatters record for new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations for 3rd time in 5 days
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced a record 1,443 new Covid-19 cases Monday, along with 118 delayed results,…
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Boy Scouts tackle littering along Scenic Drive
EL PASO, Texas — A group of El Paso Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts spent their entire Sunday valiantly trying to make a dent in the flow of trash and…
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El Paso County Judge Samaniego orders 10 p.m to 5 a.m. curfew due to Covid-19 crisis
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Sunday afternoon ordered a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew daily due to El Paso’s coronavirus…
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El Paso tops 11,000 active virus cases as hospitals struggle with 300% increase in patients
EL PASO, Texas — The number of active coronavirus cases in El Paso County exceeded 11,000 on Sunday morning for yet another all-time high, with…
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El Paso Convention Center to be converted into makeshift hospital, feds sending aid due to virus surge
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Convention Center downtown will be converted into an auxiliary hospital of up to 100 beds to deal with a massive surge…
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El Paso radio DJ postpones sold-out drive-in concert as area Covid-19 cases surge
EL PASO, Texas — In what would have been a sold-out event, local radio personality DJ Johnny Kage postponed his drive-in concerts as a result of…
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El Paso hospitals plan to airlift patients to other Texas cities due to virus surge
EL PASO, Texas – Hospitals in El Paso will soon be airlifting patients to other health-care facilities in Texas in an effort to deal with a…
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Texas Gov. Abbott requests Fort Bliss Army hospital to house non-Covid patients
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the federal government to use William Beaumont Army Medical Center as a way to help El Paso fight…
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‘Stand with Estela’ health fair supplied hundreds of free flu shots, mammograms
EL PASO, Texas — Borderland women prioritized their health Saturday at the ‘Stand with Estela’ drive-thru health fair. “People have lost their jobs,…
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‘Our citizens are really missing the libraries’: El Paso book worms rally to open them
EL PASO, Texas – Fans of El Paso’s libraries organized a parade protest Saturday, asking the city to open them again. “We planned this a month ago…
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Horses Unlimited hopes to raise money for hay with Halloween event
EL PASO, Texas — Horses Unlimited Rescue and Education Center is offering free rides and candy on Halloween, asking the public for donations to feed…
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UTEP breaks down in 2nd half, falls 38-28 at Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – For a moment, it looked as if UTEP could open up a double-digit lead heading into halftime. But a costly penalty wiped…
Continue Reading El Paso shatters records for new & active virus cases, positivity rate, hospitalizations, ICUs, ventilators
EL PASO, Texas — The massive Covid-19 surge in El Paso County went from extremely bad to critically worse on Saturday as all-time highs were…
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El Paso native, famed ‘Black Klansman’ author Ron Stallworth & wife battling Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso native Ron Stallworth, who inspired famed director Spike Lee’s movie BlacKkKlansman, and his wife are battling Covid-19,…
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Borderland Blitz – Week 4 scores & game highlights
Bowie 0 Andress 55 El Paso 0 Irvin 40 Parkland 35 El Dorado 33 Chapin 57 Hanks 36 Jefferson 0 Burges 42 Mountain View 0 Riverside 37 Buena Vista 24…
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El Paso health department control should return to county due to city virus failures, commissioner says
EL PASO, Texas — A county commissioner on Friday called for control of the El Paso Department of Public Health to be returned to the county after…
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Popular arcade bar Rubiks decides to temporarily close amid El Paso’s virus spike
EL PASO, Texas — For five years, Rubiks Arcade Bar has been a destination for those seeking a blast from the past. The bar and restaurant features…
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El Paso man clocked driving more than 100 mph said he was racing to pick up kid
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man who was recently arrested for allegedly driving drunk and speeding at over 100 mph reportedly told police that he…
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Northeast El Paso Walmart closed for disinfection due to Covid-19 spread concerns
EL PASO, Texas — A northeast El Paso Walmart store was abruptly closed Friday due to apparent concerns about the the spread of Covid-19. The store…
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Clint ISD now won’t return to classrooms next week amid soaring El Paso County virus cases
UPDATE: In a message sent to parents on Friday, Clint ISD now says it will NOT return to classroom instruction next week as previously scheduled. The…
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Police seek man who shut down power at east El Paso medical clinic, destroying vaccines
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who shut off electricity to an east El Paso medical clinic and…
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Fred Loya family cancels El Paso Christmas Lights Show due to pandemic concerns
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a Christmas spectacle that draws tens of thousands over the holiday season to the upscale Los Paseos neighborhood in east El…
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