State health call center in El Paso closed because of virus case
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas Health and Human Services Commission call center in El Paso’s Lower Valley has been closed temporarily after an employee…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — A Texas Health and Human Services Commission call center in El Paso’s Lower Valley has been closed temporarily after an employee…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dozens of employees at the two major hospitals in Las Cruces have been furloughed following a state prohibition on elective…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at criticism of his handling of the coronavirus crisis during a…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council on Monday extended its emergency precautions ordinance for the coronavirus pandemic through May 17 as it also…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC —  New York’s coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 even as the lack of fresh hot spots in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world…
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — People who are eligible for unemployment benefits in New Mexico will start receiving an additional $600 as early as…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A group of engineering and physics students teamed up to produce a device that could prevent medical workers from…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Monday reported five new deaths and 107 additional cases of the coronavirus, including…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — An El Paso firefighter diagnosed with the corornavirus last month is now listed among the 35 El Pasoans to date who have recovered…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Nearly 17 million Americans have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. The surge of unemployment applications has…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — City and county officials urged El Pasoans to stay home during the Easter weekend through a series of public safety alerts…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials reported 23 new coronavirus cases on Easter Sunday, bringing the county’s total number…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — With in-person services canceled to prevent the spread of coronavirus, some of El Paso’s faithful found innovative ways to worship…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — While doctors and nurses at University Medical Center are busy facing down the coronavirus, they found themselves getting…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County recorded its first virus fatality, as state health officials said Sunday that a man in his 50s who was…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — A UTEP football player said Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Miners fullback Forrest McKee made his…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas– For many of us, finding household supplies like toilet paper and water can be difficult right now because of our current…
Continue ReadingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Six new confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in Juárez on Sunday, but Chihuahua state health officials said no…
Continue ReadingDALLAS, Texas — The death toll from Covid-19 passed 270 in Texas on Sunday as the state reported nearly 1,000 mores positive tests for the disease.…
Continue Reading(Editor’s note: You can watch a replay of the Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection Sunday in the video player above.) ABC-7 partners with El Paso Catholic…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump tweeted well-wishes to Americans celebrating Easter on Sunday, noting that this year’s is “much different”…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that calls to implement life-saving social distancing measures faced “a lot of pushback” early in the…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said that she’ll do “what’s right” for her state to slow coronavirus spread even if…
Continue Reading(Editor’s note: Updated with comment from the city of El Paso’s public heath authority) EL PASO, Texas — More than 20 patients and staff at the El…
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that calls to implement life-saving social distancing measures faced “a lot of pushback” early in the US…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — A Borderland neighborhood group has a history of caring for first-responders. The Coyote Park Neighborhood Association is currently…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — A medical group in El Paso is eager to show off an idea for improving IV lines and tube restraints in hospitals. The CEO of OTEN…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Public Health Department on Saturday evening reported 17 new cornavirus cases, bringing the county’s…
Continue ReadingThe New York City Police Department has reached a critical point. The Covid-19 scourge has eroded the ranks of a noble department that weathered the…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The Internal Revenue Service sent out the first wave of stimulus checks to Americans on Saturday, the agency said. “#IRS deposited…
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