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Bernie Madoff, who ran world’s largest Ponzi scheme, dies in prison

April 14, 2021 7:25 AM Associated Press

BUTNER, North Carolina — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in a…

6 virus deaths, 177 new cases reported in El Paso

April 14, 2021 6:36 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced six new coronavirus-related death and 177 new cases on Wednesday morning.…

Abilene Christian’s Golding hired as new UTEP head basketball coach

April 13, 2021 5:13 PM Nate Ryan

UPDATE: UTEP confirmed Tuesday night that it has hired Abilene Christian’s Joe Golding as the Miners’ new head basketball coach. Golding led Abilene…

El Paso firefighters brace for rise in water rescues due to migrant surge

April 13, 2021 8:02 PM Dylan McKim

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…

El Paso migrant advocates say confusion now exists over who is allowed to stay in U.S.

April 13, 2021 5:59 PM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As a record number of migrants arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, some advocacy groups say there’s confusion as to who is…

Family of slain NMSP officer plans lawsuit over his ‘ambush’ death

April 13, 2021 11:28 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7, Saul Saenz

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…

El Paso won’t use J&J vaccine while CDC, FDA probe blood clots

April 13, 2021 11:55 AM Madeline Ottilie

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.…

Las Cruces mass vaccination clinic to now offer Pfizer shots as New Mexico halts J&J use

April 13, 2021 4:26 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Plans are back on for a Covid=19 mass vaccination site in Las Cruces on Saturday, but the city will now offer the Pfizer…

Meet El Paso’s newest set of quadruplets

April 13, 2021 2:44 PM KVIA ABC-7

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…

Texas sues Biden administration in effort to reinstate Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

April 13, 2021 2:17 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration Tuesday in an attempt to restore a policy put in place by former…

Prosecution rests, defense begins in ex-cop’s trial for Floyd death

April 13, 2021 8:55 AM ABC News, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin after 11 days of testimony and a…

Officer who shot Minnesota man dead during traffic stop resigns

April 13, 2021 11:36 AM CNN Newsource

BROOKYLN CENTER, Minnesota — The police officer accused of shooting and killing a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop over…

Police say Mexican man found wounded at east El Paso hotel accidently shot self

April 12, 2021 5:06 AM Brianna Chavez, Jim Parker

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…

U.S., Texas recommend ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over blood clot reports

April 13, 2021 5:21 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to investigate…

Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

April 13, 2021 10:16 AM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden plans to announce Tuesday a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the upcoming twentieth…

El Paso Locomotive extend partnership with KVIA as official local TV partner

April 13, 2021 10:11 AM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive has extended its relationship with KVIA as the official local TV partner of Locomotive FC through the 2021 USL…

1 El Paso virus death, 99 new cases

April 13, 2021 6:29 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced one new coronavirus-related death and 99 new cases on Tuesday morning. El…

Police, demonstrators clash in 2nd night of protests over Minnesota man’s shooting during traffic stop

April 13, 2021 12:11 AM CNN Newsource

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota — Furious over the fatal shooting of a Black man by a police officer during a traffic stop, demonstrators gathered…

Biden administration reaches agreements with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to secure borders

April 12, 2021 2:05 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration has secured agreements for Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to tighten their borders and stem the flow…

ICE using El Paso hotel to house migrant families

April 12, 2021 7:53 PM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is providing emergency temporary shelter for migrant families in Texas and Arizona,…

Student who fired gun at officers at Tennessee school is shot & killed

April 12, 2021 2:26 PM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Authorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police. Tennessee Bureau of…

Suicidal Fort Bliss soldier with gun, who barricaded self in car with infant, surrenders to police

April 12, 2021 1:38 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier armed with a shotgun and threatening suicide barricaded himself in a car with an infant Monday afternoon,…

Governor signs law legalizing marijuana in New Mexico

April 12, 2021 1:49 PM Associated Press, ABC News

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and…

San Elizario motorcyclist dies after collision with car

April 11, 2021 6:07 PM Kate Bieri, Jim Parker

UPDATE, April 12: A motorcyclist who crashed into a car over the weekend has now died of his injuries, police said Monday. Officers identified him as…

Police say northeast El Paso girl clings to life after being shot by man she was dating

April 10, 2021 8:05 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE, April 12: A 16-year-old northeast El Paso girl remained hospitalized Tuesday with life-threatening injuries after being shot over the weekend…