Trump hails virus vaccine progress in 1st remarks since election loss
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has hailed developments in the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus. He delivered his first…
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Alamogordo shuts down City Hall in wake of employees contracting virus
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – The city of Alamogordo is now closing its City Hall starting Monday due to a Covid-19 outbreak. Earlier this week,…
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There is (almost) no such thing as bad weather: How to dress warmly for winter fun
Adventurer Eric Larsen has faced some of the harshest conditions on Earth. He has been to the South Pole and the North Pole, and he stood atop Mount…
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Las Cruces follows in El Paso’s footsteps, getting 3 mobile morgues as virus deaths surge
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As of Friday there were at least three mobile morgues deployed in Las Cruces as the Borderland region sees a surge in…
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El Paso VA, William Beaumont teaming up on mobile ICU to battle Covid
EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is teaming up with William Beaumont Army Medical Center to open a 16-bed mobile intensive…
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The pandemic has become a humanitarian disaster in the United States
In my 20 years as a journalist, I’ve experienced crises and devastation around the world first-hand. Some have been one-time natural disasters,…
Continue Reading Over 130 Secret Service officers sidelined due to virus exposure in wake of Trump’s campaign travel
WASHINGTON, DC — In the aftermath of the final sprint of the 2020 election season, more than 130 Secret Service officers have been sidelined…
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A Utah family’s tragic story as state buckles under surge of coronavirus cases
October was the hardest month of Lindsay Wootton’s life. That’s when the 34-year-old Utah resident experienced firsthand, the devastating…
Continue Reading These charts show how serious this fall’s Covid-19 surge is in the US
Official Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States are piling up at record rates — and daily deaths, experts fear, may soon…
Continue Reading Nurse in Mexico sends loving message to his family hours before losing his life to Covid-19
CUAUHTEMOC, Mexico — Taking breaths every few words, a nurse struggled to record a video for his family hours before he died of Covid-19.…
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El Paso sees 16 more virus deaths; active cases surpass 30,000
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 16 new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. The death toll now…
Continue Reading Some moms don’t have the luxury of dropping out of the workforce
Before the pandemic hit, Juanita Dutton was working hard. A single mother, she has two kids, 8 and 10, one with severe autism and the other with…
Continue Reading World Kindness Day 2020: 25 ways to be kind today
It’s time to be kind. It’s World Kindness Day today, Friday the 13th. Wait, is that a joke? Friday the 13th? Maybe it seems like there is…
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State appeals court strikes down El Paso County Judge Samaniego’s shutdown and curfew mandates
EL PASO, Texas — A divided Texas appeals court on Thursday evening issued a temporary emergency order effectively halting El Paso County Judge…
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UTEP’s president announces December commencement pushed back until spring at Sun Bowl
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP will be postponing its December commencement ceremonies until spring, the university’s president told the Student Government…
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Las Cruces Covid-19 survivor says his double lung transplant is ‘a walking miracle’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Arthur Sanchez’s memories of his various hospital stays are hazy but he hasn’t forgotten how it felt when Covid-19 took…
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El Paso Zoo elephant ‘Juno’ to undergo complex breast cancer surgery aimed at saving her life
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Zoo elephant who has waged a courageous battle for four years against an unusual cancer will now undergo complex…
Continue Reading Your Thanksgiving quarantine starts today. Here’s what to do
If you want to visit your family for Thanksgiving and avoid passing coronavirus on to them, experts say you need to quarantine for 14 days.…
Continue Reading Don’t expect a coronavirus vaccine before December, experts caution
Pfizer released surprisingly positive data about its experimental coronavirus vaccine this week and may hope to apply for regulatory approval by the…
Continue Reading CDC projects up to 282,000 Covid-19 deaths by December, a new forecast shows
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts there will be 260,000 to 282,000 coronavirus deaths by December 5, according to a forecast…
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‘He didn’t deserve that at all’: El Paso man grieves virus death of nursing home-bound brother
EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso watches the spike of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, we can’t lose sight that each number represents a…
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East El Paso Walmart is at least 6th store closed for deep cleaning over virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas — An eastside Walmart on Thursday afternoon became the latest of the retail giant’s El Paso stores to be abruptly closed for deep…
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Southern New Mexico has 7 virus deaths, Doña Ana County sees record 312 daily cases
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico’s Doña Ana and Otero counties were responsible for seven of the state’s 18 additional coronavirus…
Continue Reading Multiple sclerosis drug helps coronavirus patients recover, Phase 2 trial suggests
A drug normally prescribed to treat multiple sclerosis helped reduce the risk of severe disease from Covid-19, British researchers reported Thursday.…
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El Paso physician offers tips on preventing, managing diabetes ahead of World Diabetes Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso physician is offering tips for preventing and managing diabetes ahead of World Diabetes Day this Saturday. Dr.…
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El Paso’s mayor goes public in his dispute with county judge over shutdown order
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo, speaking at a news conference Thursday afternoon, publicly aired grievances with County Judge Ricardo…
Continue Reading Maine wedding outbreak offers a cautionary Covid-19 tale for the holidays
Americans weary of coronavirus lockdowns may be yearning for holiday get-togethers, but disease detectives say a summer wedding in Maine serves as a…
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‘We understand what we need to do’: Weekly Check-in with UMC’s Dr. Joel Hendryx
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
Continue Reading Montana emergency doctors warn Covid-19 has their community on ‘the brink of disaster’
A group of emergency physicians in Montana is pleading with their community to follow Covid-19 restrictions, warning that a surge in cases and…
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Montana emergency doctors warn Covid-19 has their community on ‘the brink of disaster’
A group of emergency physicians in Montana is pleading with their community to follow Covid-19 restrictions, warning that a surge in cases and…
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