El Paso doctor warns about heart health risks during virus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — As the battle against Covid-19 continues, medical experts are learning more about the virus and its relationship to other organs in…
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El Paso gyms forced to find new ways to train fighters
EL PASO, Texas — The Wolves Den Gym in Central El Paso has had world class fighters walk through their doors. National stars like Roy Jones Jr.,…
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1 dead, 6 hospitalized after Sunland Park traffic crash
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A four-vehicle crash in Sunland Park late Saturday night killed one woman and injured six other people, state police…
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El Paso Aug. 3 shooting survivor celebrates 92nd birthday with drive-by parade
EL PASO, Texas — A very special El Paso resident rang in her 92nd birthday this week while managing to work around the ongoing coronavirus pandemic…
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Texas Tech holds virtual commencement to graduate healthcare workers at time of pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s next generation of healers graduated virtually on Saturday, entering a field where thousands of healthcare workers are…
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El Paso reports 46 new virus cases, top doctor warns of Mother’s Day ‘danger’
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 46 new coronavirus cases on Saturday evening, as significant daily double-digit…
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FBI makes arrest for threat targeting El Paso Walmart stores involving ‘potential active shooter’
EL PASO, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced an arrest Saturday of a person accused of making an online threat targeting Walmart…
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FBI agents raid home in Horizon City to make arrest in Walmart threats case
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, assisted by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, raided a home in…
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Crash in far east El Paso leaves motorcyclist fighting for life
EL PASO, Texas — A crash in far east El Paso late Friday night left a motorcyclist fighting for life, police said. It was reported at Gateway East…
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2 new El Paso virus deaths occur along with biggest case spike yet
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported the biggest spike in coronavirus cases of the pandemic thus far, with 86 new infections Friday…
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Gov. Abbott tells ABC-7 that virus is ‘contained’ – even as Texas passes grim 1,000 death milestone
EL PASO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, in an interview with ABC-7, maintained coronavirus growth “is very slow and very contained” throughout Texas and…
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El Paso leaders warn against social gatherings this Mother’s Day weekend
EL PASO, Texas — It goes without saying El Paso is a family oriented city, especially when it comes to our mothers. However, local leaders say the…
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Summer camps for kids in the Borderland are making plans to open up
EL PASO, Texas — Â Summer in the Borderland usually means camp time. But in this new virus era however, it’s a possibility summer camps will be a…
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Mayor Margo’s dinner out didn’t violate his own city order, but it did ignore top doctor’s advice
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo has responded to a photograph being circulated on social media. (See it at the bottom of this article.) It…
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YISD board trustee Richard Couder steps down over potential conflict of interest
El Paso, Texas — Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees member Richard Couder has resigned from his seat representing the Parkland…
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Power restored to thousands of customers in east El Paso after a downed tree damages power line
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An outage left nearly 2,000 El Paso Electric customers without power for about two hours. A spokesman for the utility said…
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El Paso’s deadliest virus day: Death toll spikes by 7, new cases surge by 71
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso experienced it’s deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Thursday evening as they also…
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Juarez begins mass spraying of disinfectant to battle virus spread; El Paso has no plans to do so
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Officials in the city that has been the hardest hit in Chihuahua state by Covid-19 are taking more aggressive steps to fight…
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Pandemic business disinfecting offered by Borderland cleaners
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a deep clean, Centers for Disease Control certified, and offered by a local firm with locations in both El Paso and Las…
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Borderland task force looks at developing Covid-19 business guidelines
EL PASO, Texas — Precautions against Covid-19 inside a retail store should be different than the ones you need to take inside a mortgage company or…
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Barbershops, salons prepare to cut El Pasoans’ hair
EL PASO Texas– The order from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott allowing hair salons and barbershops across the state to open goes into effect Friday.…
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El Paso Water begs residents to stop flushing gloves, masks down the toilet
EL PASO, Texas — More than two weeks after El Paso Water and other water utilities warned residents to stop flushing protective equipment down the…
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El Paso hits 100 degrees at earliest date in over 3 decades
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a tale of two extremes across the U.S., with temperatures well below normal in the East and triple-digit highs pushing well…
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33 million Americans now jobless – 50,000 of them are in El Paso
WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral…
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Man helping fix pickup on central El Paso street dies when it accidentally rolls forward
EL PASO, Texas — A man helping a neighbor do automotive work on his pickup truck was killed Wednesday night when police said he was accidentally run…
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Missing El Paso man with dementia found unharmed in Amarillo
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police said a missing 77-year-old man with dementia was found unharmed in Amarillo on Thursday morning. Police issued a…
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El Paso pediatric nurse caring for NYC virus patients has message for the Borderland: ‘Put on a mask’
EL PASO, Texas — Several El Paso nurses have taken their skills to the hotbed for the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. Heath Bailey is one of…
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Experts say recent Silver Alerts show how managing dementia has become harder during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Within the past week, two Silver Alerts have been issued by El Paso County law enforcement agencies, both for elderly individuals…
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‘The stakes are very high’: Hospital housekeeper at El Paso’s UMC details challenges of sanitizing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Praise and attention has deservedly been garnered by doctors and nurses nationwide. They’re saving lives and putting their…
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El Pasoans Fighting Hunger breaks records feeding the Borderland during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Â Karmela Galicia, the program director with El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, has seen record numbers of El Pasoans needing food help…
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