A COVID-19 ICU nurse who waged her own battle against the virus for three grueling months now is working in El Paso to keep serving patients suffering from the disease. “I know that El Paso ...
As more than 220,000 El Pasoans went to vote early in recent weeks, one woman had to sit on the sidelines. Martha, a Mexican immigrant in the process of applying for U.S. citizenship, could not ...
At a time when a global pandemic has shifted the traditional campaigning efforts for candidates, the Internet has become an invaluable source for campaigns. City Council District 7 candidate Aaron Montes, a former reporter for ...
Children caught in political limbo in Ciudad Juárez, and a global pandemic, are now doing what many others around the world have been doing since earlier this year — logging in to virtual classes. “I ...
A looming furlough of thousands of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees could delay naturalizations for new citizens and prevent them from voting in the November election. “Well right now I’m supposedly one step away ...
As the sun beat down over El Paso, adrenaline pulsed through Nickie Monroe and her daughter Bailey. The mother-daughter duo were on a hunt of sorts. “It was super exciting, way more exciting than I ...
El Paso Matters retraces the events of Aug. 3, 2019, through the eyes of the Walmart store manager, a surgeon, a congresswoman, the head of an El Paso nonprofit and a funeral director. Morning, Aug. ...
UPDATE: Maria Rubio confirmed that the family got the COVID-19 test results for her daughter on July 23, approximately 15 days after Dariana Rubio was tested and three days after she had already died. Maria ...
Murals are popping up across the country to honor Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who went missing in April while stationed at Fort Hood. Her dismembered remains were later found in June. Now, El Paso, home ...
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