Las Cruces fire guts shed, damages 2 homes; wind blamed for fanning flames
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A fire Tuesday afternoon gutted a shed and damaged two homes in Las Cruces, the police department said. The fire happened…
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Doña Ana County has 37 of New Mexico’s 316 added virus cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — On Tuesday, New Mexico state officials reported 316 new Covid-19 cases bringing the total number of cases this year to…
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Fans will be allowed at UTEP basketball games this season, but capacity likely to be capped at 3,000
EL PASO, Texas – It appears UTEP will allow fans to attend home basketball games this season, but at a reduced capacity. UTEP says re-seating of the…
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Are Texas bars about to reopen? Gov. Abbott hints at it with ‘cheers’ tweet
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott teased in a tweet Monday that he would soon allow “more openings” of Texas…
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Million-dollar grant to help recruit, retain teachers in El Paso school districts
EL PASO, Texas – A major new grant and partnership will be used to improve teacher training, recruitment and retention in the Borderland. CREEED,…
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Grammy Award-winners ‘For King and Country’ to perform drive-in concert in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Four-time Grammy Award-winners For King and Country will be coming to El Paso. The Christian pop duo will give a drive-in concert…
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See smoke at El Paso International Airport? Don’t panic, it’s firefighter training
El PASO, Texas – El Paso International Airport will be conducting fire training drills this week at different times of day and night simulating…
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Las Cruces police warn about imposter census takers asking for personal, financial information
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces police are warning residents about impersonators portraying themselves as census takers and asking for personal…
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EPISD reports 10 more virus cases among students, staff as it unveils online tracker
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District reported 10 additional coronavirus cases among students and staff on Tuesday as it also…
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Fed chair warns of economic tragedy if U.S. can’t control virus, says stimulus package needed
WASHINGTON, DC — America is on the long road to economic recovery from the pandemic recession, but dark clouds remain on the horizon. The recovery…
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El Paso teacher’s lost internet leads to funny moment in virtual classroom
EL PASO, Texas — A dropped internet connection can be frustrating, especially for teachers and students trying to work in a virtual classroom. But…
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White House doctor says Trump reports ‘no symptoms’ of virus as he continues recovery
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s physician says the president is experiencing “no symptoms” of Covid-19 after returning home from…
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Florida governor extends voter registration deadline after online system crash may have stopped thousands from enrolling
THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is extending the state’s voter registration deadline after heavy traffic crashed the…
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Trump plans to attend & participate in next week’s debate in Miami
WASHINGTON, DC — The morning after leaving the hospital, President Trump on Tuesday tweeted that he plans to attend next week’s presidential debate…
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Official: Jihadists have freed Malian politician Soumaila Cisse, French aid worker Sophie Petronin
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An official says Islamic extremists have freed a prominent Malian politician and French aid worker. The two freed hostages…
Continue Reading Florida is investigating crash of online voter registration site amid ‘unprecedented’ volume on last day to register
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is extending the state’s voter registration deadline after heavy traffic crashed the state’s…
Continue Reading Germany: Chemical weapons watchdog confirms Russian opposition leader Navalny victim of nerve agent attack
BERLIN (AP) — The global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries’ findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei…
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StormTrack Weather: Sunny skies and near-record high temps, Tuesday
Sunny skies and hot temperatures remain the story today. The forecast is very similar to what the experienced yesterday. High pressure remains parked…
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El Paso Water, Texas Parks and Wildlife ask public for help in protecting rare owl species
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Burrowing owls are one of the region’s most important bird species, but the population is declining. Now, an unlikely…
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No new El Paso virus deaths; active cases drop for 1st time in weeks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health did not report any new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. That means the…
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Nobel Prize for physics awarded to 3 scientists for black hole discovery
STOCKHOLM, Sweeden — The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Briton Roger Penrose, German Reinhard Genzel and American Andrea Ghez for…
Continue Reading Kyrgyzstan’s Central Election Commission declares results of parliamentary election invalid amid unrest
MOSCOW (AP) — Officials in Kyrgyzstan have nullified the results of a weekend parliamentary election after mass protests erupted in the capital of…
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Goodell threatens NFL teams with penalties up to forfeiting games for violating Covid-19 protocols
NEW YORK, NY — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is warning the league’s 32 teams of penalties including potential forfeits of games for violations…
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El Paso’s Jones scores 1st TD en route to Packers 30-16 rout of Falcons
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin— Aaron Jones scored the opening touchdown for Green Bay and then Aaron Rodgers connected with tight end Robert Tonyan for…
Continue Reading Trump, still infectious, is released from hospital and back at White House — without mask
Click here for blog on the latest developments ABC News poll: 3 in 4 Americans feel Trump didn’t take proper virus precautions ABC-7 exclusive: El…
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Biden offers details of ‘national mask mandate’
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is detailing his approach on what he’s called a “national mask mandate” as he…
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Hot weather continues
Temps will stay in the low to mid 90’s for the next several days – close to record highs. These temps will stay this way until late in the weekend…
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Texas Attorney General Paxton rejects call to resign after corruption allegations
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is accused by seven of his most senior aides of bribery and abuse of office, will not resign…
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UTEP football adds fan cutouts to Sun Bowl experience
EL PASO, Texas – With the UTEP football team limited to 18 percent capacity for its home games at the Sun Bowl, the Miners have come up with a way…
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3 dead, 1 hurt after partial building collapse in Houston
HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Fire Department said three workers were killed when a stairwell collapsed inside a high-rise building under…
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