El Paso Zoo’s beloved elephant ‘Juno’ dies after cancer battle
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Zoo’s beloved 53-year-old Asian elephant, Juno, has died after a more than 4-year battle with a rare occurrence of…
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CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer
WASHINGTON, DC — Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away…
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Homeland Security chief visiting border in El Paso; 14,000 kids in custody
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was visiting El Paso on Friday for a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border and migrant…
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El Paso reports 7 virus deaths as active cases dip below 3K
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public health reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths and 108 new cases Friday morning. The…
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Motorist seriously injured in west El Paso rollover crash
EL PASO — A motorist was seriously injured in a single-car west El Paso traffic crash early Friday morning, according to El Paso Fire Department…
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New Mexico pot legalization bill moves toward vote amid Saturday deadline
UPDATE: The New Mexico Senate ended an hours-long session, that stretched until 3 a.m. Friday, without taking a vote on the bill that would legalize…
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Police video shows Las Cruces officer dragged by fleeing fugitive’s car
UPDATE, March 18: Over a month after a fleeing fugitive was alleged to have dragged an officer with his car, Las Cruces police released a body cam…
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Human remains found off of Hondo Pass on Fort Bliss land
FORT BLISS, Texas — Human remains were discovered Thursday off of Hondo Pass on Fort Bliss land, officials confirmed. The Army’s Criminal…
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13-year-old in custody after ‘murder’ of stepdad, who was a Fort Bliss soldier
UPDATE #2, March 18: Officials at Fort Bliss confirmed Thursday that a man shot and killed, allegedly by his teenage stepson, was a senior…
Continue Reading Border Patrol encounters 32 large groups along U.S.-Mexico border in 6 months
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Border Patrol has encountered 32 large groups of migrants along the southern border since October, amid a new wave of…
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U.S. House approves bill with citizenship path for young Dreamer immigrants
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House has voted to open a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers and other immigrants who have fled war or natural…
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Police say central El Paso bar worker stabbed drunk man who tried to choke him
UPDATE, March 18: Police said Thursday that a St. Patrick’s Day stabbing at a central El Paso bar involved an employee defending himself against a…
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Driver dies after crashing car into Lower Valley house
UPDATE, March 18: A man who crashed his car into a Lower Valley house has now died of his injuries, El Paso police said Thursday. Investigators said…
Continue Reading Biden highlights vaccines as U.S. nears 100 million shots
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden highlighted his administration’s push to dramatically expand distribution of Covid-19 vaccines Thursday, with…
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Man in 20s struck, killed running along I-10 in El Paso
UPDATE, March 18: El Paso police on Thursday identified a pedestrian struck and killed while running across Interstate 10 near Porfirio Diaz as a man…
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UMC to open online sign-up at 6PM for 1,000 more vaccines
EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center of El Paso said it would hold online appointment registration Thursday at 6 p.m. for more than 1,000…
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Children in Juárez’s poorest neighborhoods go months without any formal schooling
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (KVIA) — Shairi Lopez loves animals. It’s her dream to be a veterinarian some day. She’s one of many Juárez children who have…
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Otero County commissioner pleads not guilty in Capitol riot case, again refuses to resign
WASHINGTON, DC — Otero County Commissioner and Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin has pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges stemming…
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Biden to send Mexico virus vaccine as U.S. seeks help on border enforcement
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first…
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U.S. Senate confirms Xavier Becerra as 1st Latino to head Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden’s health secretary,…
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U.S.-Mexico border travel restrictions extended through April 21
WASHINGTON, DC – Travel restrictions across the U.S.-Mexico border have now been extended through at least April 21, the U.S. Department of…
Continue Reading European drug agency finds AstraZeneca vaccine not linked to blood clot risk
LONDON, England — The European Union’s drug regulatory agency says experts have concluded that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to an…
Continue Reading El Paso surpasses 2,300 confirmed virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced 40 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the county’s pandemic death toll to…
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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in west El Paso crash
EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a collision Wednesday night in west El Paso. The crash took place at the intersection of Mesa…
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Human remains found at El Paso construction site for Amazon distribution center
EL PASO, Texas — Human remains were discovered Wednesday at the construction site of an El Paso distribution center for retail giant Amazon. The…
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Repairs to El Paso’s ‘Star on the Mountain’ will take a few days after wind outage
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s iconic ‘Star on the Mountain’ has experienced an outage following Tuesday’s strong winds, officials with the El Paso…
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El Paso water parks will open this year and are now hiring
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso water parks are gearing up for a summer splash. Destination El Paso has opened the hiring for hundreds of positions – some…
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Texas AG sues Biden administration over Keystone XL pipeline revocation
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas and Montana are suing the Biden administration for revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit. According to Texas Attorney…
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Texas man with rifle arrested near VP Harris’ official residence
WASHINGTON, DC — A man was arrested Wednesday for gun and ammunition offenses near the official vice president’s residence on the grounds of the…
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Man charged with 8 murders at Georgia massage parlors, blames ‘sex addiction’
ATLANTA, Georgia — A white gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them of women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors…
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