5 new El Paso virus deaths; active cases below 3,000 for 1st time since early July
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. That elevated the…
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Trump accepts nomination from White House, delivers attacks on Biden in GOP convention finale
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his…
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New Mexico’s governor eases virus orders as Las Cruces nursing home has 1 of state’s 9 new deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will ease restrictions on some mass gatherings and business activities in response to a gradual decline in…
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As the economy re-opened and virus cases exploded, El Paso stopped enforcing public health orders
EL PASO, Texas — On May 29, the managers of two Central El Paso bars were each given a pair of citations for violating El Paso’s pandemic health…
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14-year-old girl among 6 dead, chemical plant fire billows in wake of Hurricane Laura
CAMERON PARISH, Louisiana — One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Thursday as Laura…
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El Paso sex trafficking victim jumps out of 18-wheeler in north Texas to escape captors
CISCO, Texas — A woman kidnapped in El Paso by alleged sex traffickers managed to escape when she jumped from an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rig in the…
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Horizon City firefighters rescue kittens trapped in drain in front of fire station
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Firefighters in Horizon City performed a special rescue mission on Thursday, and they didn’t have to go far to do it. The…
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NBA playoffs to resume, but there will be no games Thursday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Another day of the NBA playoffs will be postponed, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on…
Continue Reading El Paso tops 400 virus deaths as 11 new fatalities are announced
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 11 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday morning. That brought the…
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Trump makes surprise trip to Fort McHenry for Pence’s ‘law & order’ RNC speech
BALTIMORE, Maryland — President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry following Vice President Mike Pence’s…
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New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum gets famed Garrett hearse after lawmen history display closes
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Historical Museum of Lawmen sat for over a decade just to the right of the front lobby at the Doña Ana County…
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New Mexico’s governor to allow some indoor dining as court hears challenge to her Covid-19 orders
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon to discuss a loosening of…
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Arson suspected cause of huge fire on Navy ship in San Diego, sailor being questioned
SAN DIEGO, California — Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard and a U.S. Navy…
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17-year-old arrested for killing 2 during Wisconsin unrest; officer who shot Jacob Blake identified
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night…
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Dona Ana County posts 10% of state’s new virus cases as overall trend shows decline
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 205 additional Covid-19 cases, which represented a jump from the 69…
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Dr. Fauci says he did not sign off on new CDC testing virus guidelines
WASHINGTON, DC — White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was undergoing surgery and not part of the…
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NBA postpones Wednesday’s playoff games after Bucks started a boycott to protest social injustice
ORLANDO, Florida — The NBA announced Wednesday it chose to postpone all three games scheduled for the day after the Milwaukee Bucks chose to boycott…
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Chaparral man killed in 1 of 2 truck crashes along I-10 in Hudspeth County
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — Two separate, but nearby, semi-truck crashes backed up traffic for miles along Interstate-10 westbound in Hudspeth County…
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CDC abruptly changes position on when to get virus tested after pressure from Trump administration
UPDATE: Fauci says he was not part of task force meeting on new CDC testing guidelines WASHINGTON, DC — In a shift that perplexed some doctors,…
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Body believed to be that of a missing Fort Hood soldier has been found
TEMPLE, Texas — A body believed to be that of a missing Fort Hood soldier has been found. Officials are awaiting forensic confirmation but…
Continue Reading El Paso’s virus death toll just shy of 400; 99 new cases announced
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 399. The Department of Public Health announced two new virus deaths…
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First lady makes her case for Trump vote to headline RNC night 2
WASHINGTON, DC — First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as…
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Hundreds of thousands flee Texas coast ahead of Hurricane Laura
GALVESTON, Texas — In the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday…
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Former mayoral candidate sues prominent doctor, El Paso Children’s Hospital over daughter’s death
EL PASO, Texas — A wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month accuses a prominent El Paso doctor and El Paso Children’s Hospital of “gross…
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Texas has less than 5,000 in hospital with virus for 1st time since June
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported 2,754 new coronavirus cases and another 25 deaths on Monday, and for the first time since June had…
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$300 in extra unemployment payments won’t go to many Texans
AUSTIN, Texas — Approximately 347,700 Texans currently receiving unemployment benefits do not qualify for the additional $300 weekly…
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Trump pardons convicted bank robber at GOP convention
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump highlighted the pardon of a Nevada man convicted of bank robbery as part of the second day of programming at…
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Leadership changes ordered at Texas State Veterans Home amid questions about Covid-19 death
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has ordered a leadership shake-up at the Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home in…
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El Paso woman could face life in prison after being charged with possessing large quantity of drugs
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso woman has been arrested and charged with possession of at least 400 grams of an unidentified illegal drug, according to…
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Chemical mishap at lab sends El Paso Water employee to hospital
EL PASO, Texas – A chemical mishap at an El Paso Water lab on Tuesday sent an employee to the hospital. The El Paso Fire Department responded to…
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