UTEP to use online, on-campus and staggered courses when school resumes in late August
EL PASO, Texas — Universities across the nation are grappling with how to resume classes for the fall semester in the midst of the coronavirus…
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EPISD seeks your help in re-naming Robert E. Lee Elementary School
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District wants your help in re-naming Robert E. Lee Elementary School in northeast El Paso. The…
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Local artists create ‘New Horizons’ mural for El Paso International Airport
EL PASO, Texas — If you plan on heading out to the El Paso International Airport anytime soon, you’ll be greeted by a brand-new mural as soon as…
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El Paso Catholic Diocese priest diagnosed with virus, Bishop urges face masks to show ‘Christian love’
ALPINE, Texas — A priest in Alpine has been diagnosed with Covid-19, the Catholic Diocese of El Paso announced Wednesday. Rev. Edilberto “Beto…
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‘Paradox Pyramid’: Galeria Lincoln’s newest art installation offers El Pasoans an unconventional view
EL PASO, Texas– A new art installation in central El Paso’s Galeria Lincoln is giving people an unconventional way of looking at art and it’s all…
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Horizon City man now sought in baby’s shooting death previously called ‘accident’
El Paso, Texas – A Horizon City man is now being sought for manslaughter in the shooting death of an infant that investigators initially has…
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Arrest made in shooting of man found wounded in car in northeast El Paso neighborhood
EL PASO, Texas — Police announced the arrest Wednesday of an 18-year-old man in the case of another 18-year-old who was recently found shot and…
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Live Active El Paso: City campaign encourages focus on personal health
EL PASO, Texas — As Covid-19 continues to spread in El Paso, city leaders are launching a new campaign to improve the health of residents in the…
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No new El Paso virus deaths; another triple-digit case increase
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The number of active coronavirus cases reached a new peak in El Paso Wednesday. The Department of Public Health reported 132…
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Pair manages to avoid drowning in water along Border Highway; 1 escapes, another hurt
EL PASO, Texas — Two people seen in the water along the Border Highway late Tuesday night managed to escape with their lives. Fire department water…
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UNC Charlotte unveils new pickax logo that looks similar to UTEP
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Another school playing in Conference USA alongside the UTEP Miners has unveiled a new athletic logo that some say is a…
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Texas Guardsman who worked at El Paso food bank contracts virus
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas National Guardsman who worked at the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank has tested positive for Covid-19, an official…
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El Paso City Council approves resolution supporting police reforms
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is taking steps to encourage reforms at the El Paso Police Department. After national and local calls for…
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El Paso to rename Robert E. Lee Road in honor of Buffalo Soldiers
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rename Robert E. Lee Road in east-central El Paso as Buffalo Soldiers Road.…
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El Paso reports 2 new virus deaths; triple-digit increase in new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus death toll in El Paso County now stands at 122. The Department of Public Health announced two new deaths and…
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‘I was super excited’: EPCC students make clear face masks to help deaf community
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Just a few months ago, it would’ve seemed strange to see someone walking around with a face mask. Now, it’s the new normal.…
Continue Reading Governor cites virus testing in Texas hot spots, but in El Paso it’s actually going down
EL PASO, Texas — As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a news conference Monday to acknowledge that the numbers of Covid-19 cases and people gong to the…
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61-year-old El Paso virus survivor cheered as she leaves hospital after 36 days – half of it in the ICU
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman is a fighter. Staff of Las Palmas Medical Center lined the hallway as 61-year-old Maria Soto was finally…
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Over 1,300 south-central El Pasoans get electricity back after outage on 2nd hottest day of the year
EL PASO, Texas — Electricity was restored to over 1,300 homes and businesses in south-central El Paso after about a 90-minute outage on the second…
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Escobar on virus: El Paso hasn’t flattened the curve, Gov. Abbott’s leadership ‘a total failure’
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, on Monday called Gov. Greg Abbott’s leadership during the coronavirus pandemic a “total…
Continue Reading No new virus deaths reported; active cases at an all-time high in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the second straight day the Department of Public Health reported no new coronavirus-related deaths in El Paso. The death…
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Mayor says El Paso face mask order taking effect Monday is not an ‘onerous burden’
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Dee Margo said he does not think a new face mask order that takes effect Monday in El Paso is an “onerous burden,” but rather…
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2nd El Paso bar gets license suspended for alleged virus safety violations
EL PASO, Texas — A second El Paso bar is now among a dozen across Texas to have its liquor license suspended following Gov. Greg Abbott’s warning…
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‘Dangerous’ overcrowding cited in El Paso border facilities as CBP struggled last year
EL PASO, Texas — Migrants detained by the Border Patrol in El Paso and elsewhere along the U.S.-Mexico border during last year’s surge were…
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El Paso surges with 148 new virus cases for weekend total of 310
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials announced 148 new coronavirus cases Sunday morning, contributing to a weekend surge that reached…
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‘Life isn’t Fair’: El Paso native and NFL star Aaron Jones speaks out on social injustice as a new father
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Paso native and Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones is speaking out on social injustice after becoming a new…
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Victim seriously injured in far east El Paso shooting
EL PASO, Texas — One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting in far east El Paso on Saturday night. Fire dispatchers told ABC-7 it…
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Infant shot, wounded near Horizon City in what deputies call ‘accident’
HORIZON CITY, Texas – An infant injured earlier this week at a home near Horizon City suffered a gunshot wound from what was likely an “accidental…
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3 shot, wounded during large party near the SAC
EL PASO, Texas — Three people were shot and wounded early Saturday near the Socorro Athletic Complex or SAC, authorities said, with one of the…
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Racing to end Alzheimer’s tour rolls through El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The Racing to End Alzheimer’s BMW M4 stopped in El Paso Saturday as it makes its way from coast to coast. The BMW left Daytona…
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