Texas virus hospitalizations hit record highs for a full week
AUSTIN, Texas — Thursday marked the seventh consecutive day that Texas reported a record number of hospitalized coronavirus patients, with 2,947…
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El Paso surpasses 4,000 total virus cases; 6 new deaths occur – among them a woman in her 30s
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 4,000 people in El Paso County have contracted Covid-19, and 119 people have now died as a result of the virus.The…
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YISD becomes latest to adopt ‘year-round’ school calendar
EL PASO, Texas— The Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees On Wednesday evening Became the latest El Paso County school system to…
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El Paso, Texas withhold Covid-19 nursing home stats; Federal data is public, but unreliable
Editor’s note: Following an update from CMS on June 23, 2020–a nursing home that was showing 11 patient deaths in El Paso, as of May 31,…
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Mexico posts near-record virus numbers, Juárez adds 14 more deaths to total 420
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico’s coronavirus cases continued to increase at near-record levels Wednesday, as officials acknowledged the…
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El Paso’s Catholic churches now allowed to hold weekday masses at 25% capacity
EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz, with the El Paso Catholic Diocese, is authorizing the second phase of church re-openings within El Paso County…
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‘My dream is to at least take out 200 N******’: El Pasoan arrested for video threat to kill BLM protesters
EL PASO, Texas — A 42-year-old El Paso man has been arrested by the FBI and faces federal charges after he allegedly uploaded a racist video to…
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El Paso’s restored Plaza Hotel officially reopens downtown
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s ongoing efforts to revitalize its downtown took a major step forward on Wednesday. The restored historic Plaza Hotel…
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2 bodies recovered from central El Paso canals
EL PASO, Texas — Two bodies were recovered from separate canals in the city on Wednesday, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The latest body…
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Ex-officer charged with felony murder in Atlanta shooting death of Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA, Georgia — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back,…
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Otero County Prison inmate among 5 new virus deaths as New Mexico cases top 10,000
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An Otero County Prison inmate was among five more coronavirus deaths reported Wednesday in New Mexico, while 38 new cases at…
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Trump asked China’s president to help him win 2020 election, former advisor Bolton claims
WASHINGTON, DC — Former national security adviser John Bolton claims President Donald Trump asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to…
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Semi-truck takes down utility pole, causing hundreds to lose electricity in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck broke a utility pole in a west El Paso neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a power outage initially…
Continue Reading El Paso reports 4 new virus deaths; just 1 shy of 4,000 confirmed cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus deaths and 51 new cases on Wednesday morning. The…
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Overnight fire chars home in Sunland Park; residents out safely
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Fire Department battled a house fire early Wednesday morning. It happened just after 2 a.m. on…
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EPISD moves to change Robert E. Lee school name, adopts year-round school calendar
EL PASO, Texas — As controversial monuments and other signs of the Confederacy are removed across the country to reduce obstacles to racial harmony,…
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1 wounded, 1 sought in Dallas shopping mall shooting
DALLAS, Texas — One person was shot Tuesday at a busy Dallas shopping mall, and police were seeking a single suspect, authorities said. The…
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Governor rejects request from El Paso’s Margo, other Texas mayors to impose face mask rules
EL PASO, Texas — A request from the mayors of El Paso and eight other big Texas cities for the “authority to set rules and regulations” mandating…
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Gov. Abbott says ‘concern, but not alarm’ as Texas virus cases, hospitalizations set records
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus continued to climb Tuesday in Texas, setting yet another daily record.…
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Just 3 new virus cases each in Doña Ana County, Otero Prison as New Mexico nears 10,000 infections
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported 88 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths statewide. State…
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Man charged in New Mexico Oñate protest shooting; militia group’s presence ‘condemned’
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico —  A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery in a shooting that happened as protesters in…
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U.S.-Mexico border stays closed to non-essential travel until July 21
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States has extended its agreement with Mexico and Canada to keep their borders closed to non-essential travel until July…
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Bomb squad says suspicious package found at west El Paso credit union wasn’t explosive
EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in several days, the El Paso police bomb squad on Tuesday examined a suspicious package found at a west El Paso…
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WATCH: Congresswoman Escobar holds town hall on police reform
El PASO, Texas — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of El Paso held a virtual town hall Tuesday on the Democratic-sponsored Police Accountability and…
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President Trump signs executive order on police reform
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump took his first concrete steps on Tuesday to address growing national outcry over police brutality…
Continue Reading El Paso has 2nd deadliest day of virus pandemic with 7 new fatalities as total cases near 4,000
EL PASO, Texas — Another seven people have died from coronavirus in El Paso, according to information released by the Department of Public Health…
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El Paso’s virus spread increasingly due to infected people who show no signs
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Commissioners received some important updates on Monday from local medical and hospital administrators about the…
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Motorist seriously hurt in rollover crash on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was seriously injured Monday evening in a rollover crash along Loop 375. The car flipped over around 5:45 p.m. near the…
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Officer shot, wounded in ‘hail of gunfire’ in northeast El Paso; suspected gunman jailed
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer was shot and wounded early Monday morning in what authorities described as a “hail of gunfire” after he…
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New Mexico pays out $1B in unemployment benefits so far during virus pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Businesses might be slowly reopening their doors in New Mexico, but the number of residents collecting unemployment…
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