Raging virus cases in El Paso now strain health care system statewide
AUSTIN, Texas — The crush of the coronavirus surge in El Paso has the city sending its non-Covid-19 cases to hospitals elsewhere in the state,…
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‘Be suspicious’; El Paso utility companies warn about scams
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso utility companies are joining forces to educate customers on potential scams they could encounter. The project is…
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El Paso food bank will deliver food to you while you quarantine with Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A local food bank is making sure that those who are unemployed and infected with Covid-19 don’t go hungry. Officials with…
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El Paso surpasses 800 virus deaths; new ICU record set at 325 patients
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso surpassed 800 coronavirus deaths Wednesday morning. A grim milestone that comes a little more than eight months…
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‘It’s just so much death’: El Paso nurse’s tweets about working with ICU Covid patients go viral
EL PASO, Texas — After months of working through the Covid-19 pandemic, registered nurse Ashley Bartholomew decided it was time to leave. “This is…
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Long-term acute care facilities taking El Paso’s overflow hospital patients with Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — With local hospitals overflowing with Covid-19 patients, other facilities are taking these patients in to ease the strain. Kindred…
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El Paso Animal Services encourages fostering a pet during the holidays
EL PASO, Texas– There’s no place like home for the holidays. Right? Well, a few local shelter pets are hoping they can find a home for the holidays,…
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UTEP women hoops opens season against rival NMSU, will face modified C-USA schedule during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team will start its season at home on Nov. 25 against regional rival New Mexico State University.…
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El Paso’s Silva magnet named top high school in West Texas, Ysleta girls’ academy tops middle schools
EL PASO, Texas – Research and advocacy think tank Children at Risk has announced its list of best schools for West Texas for the 2019-20 school…
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24 migrants found stashed in El Paso hotels during alleged human smuggling attempt
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working with Homeland Security investigators said they disrupted a human smuggling attempt and…
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Packers’ Aaron Jones to see his breakfast cereal on grocery store shelves in native El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones’ breakfast cereal will soon be available on grocery store shelves here in El Paso.…
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Biden campaign manager, former Beto aide Jen O’Malley Dillon to serve in key White House role
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Former Beto O’Rourke aide Jen O’Malley Dillon will join President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming…
Continue Reading New Covid-19 therapy could help El Paso’s hospitals meet demand
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso hospitals will soon have access to a new line of defense in the local fight against the virus. The region will soon…
Continue Reading El Paso sees 13 new virus deaths; at 34,487 – more active cases than Dallas & Houston combined
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 13 new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. The death toll now…
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‘Our family is devastated’: EPCC trustee who has now lost 6 relatives to virus calls for ‘true shutdown’
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso mother and grandparent is now mourning the loss of six family members to Covid-19 after the recent deaths of her aunt…
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‘Rollercoaster’ for El Paso nurses who lament: ‘not had 1 person survive coming off a ventilator’
EL PASO, Texas — Three separate teams of 20 military medical providers with the U.S. Air Force have now been in the Borderland for over a week…
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Walmart again limits number of customers in stores nationwide, City of El Paso implies credit for it
EL PASO, Texas – Walmart has resumed monitoring and counting the number of customers entering its stores in El Paso and across the nation as…
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Walmart using drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits to El Paso homes
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso is getting a pilot program where Walmart and several partners are teaming up to use drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits…
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County commissioner accuses El Paso Health Authority Dr. Ocaranza of ‘playing down’ the virus crisis
EL PASO, Texas — During El Paso County Commissioners Court on Monday, Commissioner Carlos Leon accused City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector…
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Famed El Paso historian Leon Metz has died at age 90 from Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Leon Metz, a man who dedicated his life to telling the Borderland’s historical story, has died at age 90. Fellow historian…
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Former Bella Cora bakers from El Paso featured in Netflix series ‘Sugar Rush Christmas’
EL PASO, Texas– Since the pandemic you’ve probably been binging your favorite Netflix shows. Well, if you plan on binge watching the new season of…
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New fund has $550,000 available for El Paso County families affected by the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — The County of El Paso, in partnership with the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation, El Paso Interreligious Sponsoring…
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Khalid’s charitable team to give out 1,000 turkey meals on Saturday in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – The Great Khalid Foundation and FirstLight Federal Credit Union are teaming up to spread a little holiday joy by giving out 1,000…
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Hate crimes in U.S. reach highest level in more than a decade; El Paso Walmart shooting included in tally
WASHINGTON, DC — Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of…
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El Paso County Commissioners consider economic relief fund for small businesses
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of businesses have closed and thousands of people have lost their job during the pandemic. Recently, County judge Ricardo…
Continue Reading El Paso has 7 more virus deaths, more than 1,500 new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,550 new cases Monday morning.…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Helping struggling El Paso families during the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — At a time when many El Paso families are struggling through the pandemic, ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition gathered organizations to help…
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Dinosaurs take over the El Paso County Colosseum
EL PASO, Texas– Dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures walked the parking lot of the County Colosseum. The ‘Jurassic Empire’ Drive-Thru show…
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‘The need is greater’: El Paso Community Foundation launches ‘Spirit of Giving’ campaign
EL PASO, Texas – With thousands of Borderland residents out of work, the El Paso Community Foundation is asking the community to step in to purchase…
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Texas prisons & jails worst virus hotspots of any in nation; El Paso jails struggle too
AUSTIN, Texas — More Texas jail and prison inmates and staff have been infected and killed by Covid-19 than those of any other state’s criminal…
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