Greg Zanis, known the nation over as ‘The Cross Man,’ dies at 69
Greg Zanis, who spent more than 20 years building crosses and remembrances for mass shootings and other disasters, died Monday, according to a…
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Community Champion: Coronado’s Jorge Cuevas commits to play baseball at UT-San Antonio
EL PASO, Texas — A baseball player from Coronado High School is ready to take that next step in his playing career. Jorge Cuevas has committed to…
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Shelters see rise in domestic violence cases in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With thousands of Las Cruces residents asked to stay home during the Covid-19 pandemic, at least one shelter is reporting…
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Downtown El Paso businesses reopen, but ongoing border restrictions leave them with few customers
EL PASO, Texas — Some downtown El Paso businesses closed for the past several weeks have now opened their doors following the Texas governor’s…
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FBI gun background checks remained high in April during coronavirus pandemic
The FBI conducted nearly 3 million background checks associated with the sale, transfer or permitting of firearms in April, making it the fourth…
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Chris Christie says Americans must accept reopening country despite Covid-19 death projections: ‘There are going to be deaths’
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that the country needs to reopen, despite separate, key coronavirus models forecasting that…
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Call center bringing as many as 500 new jobs to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A call center plans to nearly quadruple its work force in El Paso over the next three months. The Iowa-based company named…
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Man who built crosses to honor El Paso mass shooting victims dies from cancer at age 69
AURORA, Illinois — Greg Zanis, the Illinois man who built more than 27,000 white crosses to commemorate victims of gun violence in America including…
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Texas tops 2 million jobless claims as state’s virus outbreak continues to grow
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has passed the 2 million mark in unemployment claims filed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said…
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Pelosi slams White House for limiting coronavirus task force testimony
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday slammed the Trump administration’s move to restrict coronavirus task force members from testifying before…
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A new ‘Twilight’ book is coming — this time, from Edward’s perspective
Dawn has broken at last for “Twilight” fans. The beloved vampire series will return this summer with a new novel — only this time,…
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US government report assesses China intentionally concealed severity of coronavirus
The Chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of the coronavirus from the international community while it stockpiled imports and…
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New Mexico Supreme Court denies request for early release of prisoners due to virus threat
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday afternoon rejected a request for releases of inmates due to Covid-19 health risks in…
Continue Reading Miami Beach closes park just five days after reopening as nearly 8,000 break face mask and distance rules
Not even a week since reopening, the city of Miami Beach closed the popular South Pointe Park back up after thousands of visitors failed to wear face…
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Miami Beach closes park just five days after reopening as nearly 8,000 break face mask and distance rules
Not even a week since reopening, the city of Miami Beach closed the popular South Pointe Park back up after thousands of visitors failed to wear face…
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Three Russian doctors fall from hospital windows, raising questions amid coronavirus pandemic
Three frontline health care workers have mysteriously fallen out of hospital windows in Russia over the past two weeks, heightening public attention…
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Anchorage Daily News, ProPublica win Pulitzer Prize for investigation on sexual violence
Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica received this year’s Pulitzer Prize for public service for their collaborative investigation into sexual…
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11 new Doña Ana County virus cases as New Mexico tops 4,000 infections
SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health leaders reported 11 new coronavirus cases in Doña Ana County on Monday as the total number of infections across…
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White House moves to limit coronavirus task force members from testifying on Hill
The White House has moved to limit the number of coronavirus task force members testifying in congressional hearings after recently blocking Dr.…
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$1 million anonymous donation gives bonuses to hospital employees fighting the coronavirus
Employees at a hospital in Santa Cruz, California, are getting bonuses, a $1 million thank-you gift from an anonymous donor for working during the…
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Police say El Paso man thought to be hit by pickup truck had actually jumped out of it
EL PASO — A man thought to have been struck by a pickup truck early Monday in east El Paso actually caused himself to be seriously injured when he…
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Apple and Google show what their contact tracing system could look like
Apple and Google just provided a first look at how public health apps could use the coronavirus contact tracing software they are jointly developing.…
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Governor’s office provides new details about virus infection at Las Cruces nursing home
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico governor’s office is making clear that an active duty caregiver at a Las Cruces nursing home was diagnosed…
Continue Reading Astronomers are changing the way we think of ‘potentially habitable’ planets
Astronomers are seeking to understand the types of exoplanets, and their atmospheric and environmental conditions, that could potentially host life…
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A security guard is shot and killed after telling customer to put on a face mask
A security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan, was shot and killed after telling a customer to wear a state-mandated face mask, police…
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ABC-7 FIRST ALERT: Winds crank up for West Side Tuesday AM.
An ABC-7 First Alert in place for gusty west side winds Tuesday morning. A cold front will push in from the NE in the early morning bringing the…
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China pushes back against US claims that coronavirus originated from Wuhan lab
A nationalist tabloid controlled by the Chinese Communist Party has dismissed claims by the Trump administration that the novel coronavirus…
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Stocks eke out small gains amid rising U.S.-China tensions
NEW YORK, NY — Stocks shook off an early stumble and scratched out small gains on Wall Street Monday, as the market’s momentum slows following its…
Continue Reading Cady Groves, pop and country singer, dead at 30
Cady Groves, a pop and country singer and songwriter, died over the weekend at her home in Tennessee, Camus Celli, CEO of Vel Records, told CNN. She…
Continue Reading 50 years ago today, the shooting of 4 college students at Kent State changed America
Fifty years ago today, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State University students as they protested against the Vietnam War. Four students were…
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