Child advocates have seen changes in the ways cases of abuse have been reported to authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when the majority of children haven’t returned to schools for in-person learning — ...
By Sandra Nevárez García One in three! This is the number of youth, throughout the United States, who experience physical, sexual, and emotional abuse while in a dating relationship. These abusive relationships often are unseen ...
District Attorney-elect Yvonne Rosales has told dozens of attorneys and staff that they will be out of a job when she takes office Jan. 1. The attorneys handling the prosecution of the Walmart mass shooting ...
As El Paso has suffered one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country, local jails and immigrant detention facilities have also struggled to control the spread of the virus among prisoners, detainees and staff. ...
Tito Anchondo met with President Donald Trump in the days after his brother and sister-in-law were killed in the Aug. 3, 2019, mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. The president and first lady Melania ...
It was a busy, hot, Saturday morning when word started to spread about what was happening at Walmart. El Pasoans throughout the city were just starting their day or running errands. “As I made my ...
The morning of Aug. 3, 2019, started as a routine Saturday at University Medical Center of El Paso and Del Sol Medical Center. Until 10:39 a.m. That moment, where the first call came into 911 ...
By Kyle Monticone On Aug. 3, 2019, Katherine “Kat” Ramirez was supposed to be sleeping in. Her niece, Savannah Applezoller, age 10 at the time, asked if she would go with her to sell aguas ...
William Englisbee embodies the quiet strength of the city he calls home. “Every day’s a struggle,” Englisbee said at Evergreen Cemetery East, where he was paying respects to his mother. Angelina Maria Silva de Englisbee ...
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. ...
By Joe Moody There isn’t an El Pasoan anywhere who can’t tell you where they were and how they felt on Aug. 3, 2019, after the massacre at the Cielo Vista Walmart. I was at ...
Standing in front of a mural he created in memory of the victims of the mass shooting at Walmart, Gilberto Ruvalcaba cleared his throat and wiped tears away as he described his motivation for painting ...
United Way of El Paso County has extensive experience in crisis, which it brought to bear after the Aug. 3 mass shooting last year. The unprecedented attack on Latinos where 23 people were killed by ...
By Christina Garcia When we lift and raise our “El Paso Strong” pride, where do we leave our brothers and sisters from Mexico who were also present during the shooting in Walmart on Aug. 3? ...
By Adrian Broaddus Saturday mornings are always the same for our radio station. I’ve been an on-air cohost working for 600 ESPN El Paso for about two and a half years now. Monday to Fridays, ...
The nonprofit tasked with allocating more than $11.8 million donated to the victims and families of the Aug. 3 terror attack in El Paso completed its disbursements a few weeks before the anniversary of the ...
El Paso, like the rest of the United States and much of the world, is deeply imprinted with a legacy of racist ideology. Long before a white supremacist marched into a Walmart to massacre innocent ...
For all of us in the region, Aug. 3 is seared into our memories for the rest of our lives. Many of us will remember the moment in our Saturday routine we received the regrettable ...
“But what about Hitler?” People often ask this when I tell them I’m totally against the death penalty. For the past year, El Pasoans who oppose capital punishment have been asking, “But what about Patrick ...
By Rosemary M. Marin As our great country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and a push for racial justice continues to make headlines, common messages such as “Black and Brown” and “Tu Lucha Es Mi ...
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By Isabela Baca When talking about teen dating violence, I keep hearing statements like “It’s normal, everyone does it” and “It’s a new generation, don’t be too reserved.” However, I believe it is important to ...