El Paso businesses grapple over whether to still require masks with no state mandate
EL PASO, Texas — For ten days, Texans knew the day was coming and now it arrived: Texas’ mask mandate is no longer in effect and all businesses…
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Elderly woman struck by 2 cars, killed in Lower Valley ID’d by police; PT Cruiser still sought
UPDATE, March 10: Police on Wednesday identified the elderly woman struck and killed earlier this week while crossing the street as 93-year-old Petra…
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‘A lot of people are frustrated with masks’: El Paso gym owner says no masks needed to workout with state mandate lifted
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas businesses are now officially allowed to open to full capacity and the statewide mask mandate has been lifted. The…
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7 more virus deaths, 134 new cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso health officials announced seven coronavirus-related deaths and 134 new cases Wednesday morning. The latest deaths…
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UMC online vaccine sign-up for 5,000 was filled in just minutes after website crash
UPDATE: All of University Medical Center’s latest vaccination appointments were booked within minutes of online registration going live at 6…
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Woman pried from wreckage among 3 injured in far east El Paso car crash
EL PASO, Texas — A 21-year-old woman who had to be freed from wreckage by firefighters was among three people injured in a two-car crash Tuesday…
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El Paso restaurants mixed on whether to open at full capacity
EL PASO, Texas — Restaurants throughout Texas will have the green light to open their doors fully on Wednesday as Gov. Greg Abbott lifts occupancy…
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FBI not asked to help with hacker ‘intrusion’ causing computer network outage at UTEP
UPDATE, March 9: The University of Texas of El Paso has not sought help from the FBI for a devastating hacker attack that has shut down computer…
Continue Reading El Paso surpasses 2,200 confirmed coronavirus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 17 coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. The latest deaths include a…
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State data shows El Paso has wasted less than .03% of vaccine doses it has received
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 6,800 coronavirus vaccine doses have been wasted in Texas as of the end of last week, according to data from the…
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Migrants being flown to El Paso from overwhelmed Rio Grande Valley
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso will begin receiving planes full of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley for processing, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar,…
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EPISD working with UMC to vaccinate all school employees
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District announced Monday it was undertaking an effort with University Medical Center to vaccinate…
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El Paso mayor, judge unveil community vaccine dashboard
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a noon news conference Monday at El Paso City Hall to discuss…
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Bus driver protest briefly shuts down Juárez border bridge
CIUDAD JUÁREZ , Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of bus drivers blocked northbound traffic into El Paso early Monday morning, ABC-7’s news partners in…
Continue Reading El Paso reports 12 virus deaths; hospitalizations continue to decline
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 12 coronavirus-related deaths Monday morning. El Paso County’s pandemic…
Continue Reading El Paso set to receive 4,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is set to receive 4,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week, according to data from the…
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El Paso to get 1st shipment of Johnson & Johnson doses amid registration update
EL PASO, Texas — More El Pasoans are set to be vaccinated this upcoming week with Texas being allotted more than one million first doses of the…
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2 new El Paso virus deaths as cases, hospitalizations drop
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported two added deaths Sunday due to the coronavirus, bringing the county’s pandemic death toll to…
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Smaller El Paso blood drives help meet pandemic demand
EL PASO, Texas — Smaller blood drives in El Paso are helping blood banks meet the needs of hospitals as blood donations drop during the coronavirus…
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Veterans raising funds for new flag pole at Old Glory Memorial in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso chapter of Flags Across America is asking the community for help in raising funds for a new flag pole at the Old Glory…
Continue Reading 10 latest El Paso virus deaths include woman in her 30s
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials reported ten additional Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, raising the county’s pandemic fatality count…
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El Paso businesses disagree over whether to require masks when state mandate drops
EL PASO, Texas — The announcement by Gov. Greg Abbott that Texas will reopen businesses to 100% capacity and remove the statewide mask mandate has…
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Albertsons reverses policy, will still require masks for Texas store customers
UPDATE, March 5: Albertsons changed course on Friday, saying it would now continue to mandate masks for customers in its Texas grocery stores when a…
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Hit & run driver sought, left critically hurt man lying along east El Paso road for hours
EL PASO, Texas – Police on Friday put out a public call for help in their search for a hit-and-run driver who struck and critically wounded a man…
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Car crash blamed for morning power outage in Socorro, San Elizario
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 2,000 customers were without power in Socorro and San Elizario due to a Friday morning outage. El Paso…
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East El Paso man arrested for child pornography after feds, bomb squad raid home
UPDATE, March 5: Federal authorities on Friday confirmed the arrest of an east El Paso man whose home was searched by government agents and examined…
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El Paso infectious disease doctor offers tips to stay safe at youth sporting events
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been nearly a month since independent, outdoor youth sports were allowed to return in El Paso. Some parents are…
Continue Reading El Paso reports 31 virus deaths, 216 new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 31 coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. The latest deaths include 3…
Continue Reading Dr. Ocaranza advises El Pasoans not to develop a ‘bias’ against the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
EL PASO, Texas– Much has been made about the new Covid-19 vaccine to enter circulation. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine received emergency use…
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Leeser recounts family virus deaths in asking Abbott to allow El Paso mask mandate
EL PASO, Texas — In a highly personal letter where he recounts the Covid-19 deaths of his mother and brother, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser wrote to…
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