Physician predicts ‘unprecedented surge’ in US Covid-19 cases after Thanksgiving
Coronavirus cases in the US will spike after Thanksgiving, further stressing health care systems and prompting new restrictions, an emergency…
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Doña Ana County has 6 of state’s 10 new virus deaths, for 61 in 16 days
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Saturday reported 10 more Covid-19 deaths, with six of those occurring in Doña Ana County, as…
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El Paso sees 15 more virus deaths – including man in his 20s; over 31,000 active cases
EL PASO, Texas — Local health officials reported 15 more confirmed coronavirus deaths and over 1,500 additional cases on Saturday morning as the…
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Governors issue stringent new measures as US reports a staggering Covid-19 record of more than 184,000 daily cases
After weeks of appealing to residents for help in slowing the spread of Covid-19, several governors have now issued stringent new measures to get the…
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Recovering Covid-19 patients struggle to return to normal after hospital discharge, study finds
Surviving Covid-19 is hard enough for those who get severely ill from the disease, but returning to normal is a struggle, too, according to new…
Continue Reading The real-life struggles of distance learning, according to 5 families
In the not-so-distant past, there was a place where parents could drop off their kids for six-plus hours a day. Teachers and administration kept them…
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Appeals court orders injunction to halt El Paso County’s shutdown order; AG calls Samaniego ‘a tyrant’
EL PASO, Texas — A state appeals court late Friday found that a lower court erred when it declined to grant a temporary injunction halting El Paso…
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Doña Ana County commissioners reject fines of up to $500 for those improperly wearing face masks
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– Doña Ana County Commissioner Shannon Reynolds’ proposal to implement tough fines of up to $500 for those who improperly…
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Traveling nurse says El Paso’s Covid-19 crisis is worse than it was New York City
EL PASO, Texas –A traveling registered nurse is calling out University Medical Center claiming the hospital is not doing enough to save lives. Her…
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New Mexico’s governor announces statewide shelter-in-place order due to ‘out of control’ virus
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Amid a surging pandemic that she declared is “out of control,” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a statewide…
Continue Reading China turns its attention to frozen foods in battle to eliminate virus threat, but experts remain skeptical
For months, China has been trying to completely eliminate the novel coronavirus after largely containing its initial outbreak. But small, sporadic…
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New Mexico has 2nd deadliest day of pandemic: Doña Ana, Otero counties see 9 of state’s 22 deaths
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico on Friday marked its second-highest daily death count since the pandemic began as health officials reported…
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Please don’t flush your masks or gloves: Lower Valley Water District again warns of sewer blockages
EL PASO, Texas – The Lower Valley Water District is urging customers to avoid flushing sanitary wipes, masks, gloves and other items associated…
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Las Cruces Public Schools suspends all in-person classes, sports & student activities
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – All Las Cruces Public Schools’ athletics programs, in-person learning classes and student organizations meeting in small…
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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,…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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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