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Police: Suspect arrested after DNA links him to violent rape of woman in March 2019

A police news release states that around 6:30 p.m. March 3, 2019, the then-29-year-old victim was assaulted at knifepoint by a man as she walked home.
El Paso coronavirus update: City reports 126 new COVID-19 cases, 3 additional deaths

Here is the latest news on the coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email [email protected]
Famous El Paso private eye Jay J. Armes selling his home and offices, but not retiring

Armes held an impromptu press conference Friday in his huge, one-of-a-kind office in Central El Paso.
Cluster of 'persistent poverty' Texas counties pose challenges for border communities

Almost half of the 44 counties in Texas with persistent poverty are located along the Texas-Mexico border.
El Paso Hispanic Chamber CEO Cindy Ramos-Davidson talks about poverty among immigrants

El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO Cindy Ramos-Davidson talks about poverty among immigrants.
Crime of the Week: Women beat grocery worker after being asked if they paid for item

Police Department detectives are asking for help in identifying the women through the Crime Stoppers of El Paso Crime of The Week.
El Paso families to get only limited district COVID-19 data when schools reopen

The state tracks COVID-19 cases by district, not campus, leaving it up to districts whether they will share campus-level data with the community.
El Paso detective Jay J. Armes downsizing and selling his Lower Valley estate

El Paso detective Jay J. Armes held a press conference Friday, Sept. 18, at The Investigators building in El Paso.
A look inside El Paso's Crime of the Week, Sept. 20

Two women beat an employee of a Central El Paso grocery store after being asked if an item had been paid for.
The 2020 Fort Bliss POW/MIA Commemoration Ceremony

Fort Bliss honored prisoners of war and missing in action Friday, September, 18, 2020 at 1st Armored Division Parade Field.
El Paso detective Jay J. Armes talks about selling his Lower Valley estate

El Paso detective Jay J. Armes holds a press conference Friday, Sept. 18, at The Investigators building in El Paso.
Buy El Paso offers artists chance to give back to community, promote local businesses

Buy El Paso is taking applications from artists who want to contribute a design to a series of T-shirts that Borderland shoppers can get for free.
Have you seen El Paso's most wanted fugitives for week of Sept. 20, 2020?

Anyone with information on the profiled fugitives should call 915-566-8477. Callers may remain anonymous and are eligible for a cash reward.
El Paso's most wanted fugitives for the week of Sept. 20, 2020

If you help find El Paso's most wanted fugitives for this week, you could get a reward. Call 915-566-8477.
Suspect in St. Patrick Cathedral vandalism accused of unrelated thefts, El Paso police say

Police detectives rebooked Isaiah Cantrell on Friday on additional charges unrelated to the Sept. 15 vandalism in St. Patrick Cathedral.
Gov. Abbott: Mexico owes Texas a year's worth of Rio Grande water

With reservoirs running low, Mexican farmers have blocked the federal government from delivering on its water obligations to the US
Mexican farmers in Chihuahua state protest over water owed to the US

Mexico owes the United States nearly a year's worth of Rio Grande water before a five-year deadline expires at the end of October.
El Paso detective Jay J. Armes downsizing, selling his Lower Valley estate

Earlier this week, El Paso's most notorious private eye listed his nine bedroom, eight bathroom estate for sale.
Man arrested in stabbing death of Mexico transgender LGBT activist in Chihuahua

Mireya Rodriguez Lemus, a Mexican transgender rights activist, was found stabbed to death in her home in Chihuahua state.
Buy El Paso T-shirt campaign promotes safe, local shopping and artists

Buy El Paso is asking artists to contribute designs and for businesses to take the safe-shopping pledge to join a T-shirt drop campaign.
Photos show man with hatchet attacking El Paso police officer after liquor store theft

A confrontation between an El Paso police officer and a man with a hatchet was captured by a police car dashboard camera.
Confrontation between man with hatchet and El Paso police officer

A police dash camera recorded a confrontation between a man armed with a hatchet and an El Paso police officer in Five Points.
DEA leader visits El Paso, talks cartels, COVID-19, Chapo and new most wanted drug lord

Who is the world's most-wanted drug lord? How has COVID-19 impacted drug trafficking? The DEA's leader explains during an El Paso visit.
Six months into pandemic, out-of-work Texans struggling to navigate unemployment system

Six months into pandemic, out-of-work Texans struggling to navigate unemployment system
Acting administrator of DEA talks of COVID-19 border restrictions' impact on trafficking

Timothy Shea, acting administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, discussed COVID-19's impact on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in El Paso.
El Paso man accused of soliciting 12-year-old girl on Instagram

An El Paso man is accused of soliciting a 12-year-old girl online.
UTEP launches COVID-19 dashboard tracking campus cases since Aug. 24

The dashboard launched sometime last week and lists the number of positive cases among the UTEP campus' community members since Aug. 24.
Diocese: Video shows destruction of statue in El Paso cathedral; fund will be set up

The El Paso Diocese will create a fund for the destroyed Sacred Heart of Jesus statue and St. Patrick Cathedral. Find out more about the vandalism.
How years of underfunding public health left Texas ill prepared for the pandemic

How years of underfunding public health left Texas ill prepared for the pandemic.
Family mourns, remembers dedicated nurse who died of COVID-19

Daniel Morales, dialysis nurse at DaVita Dialysis, caught the coronavirus and died Aug. 4 after a 28-day fight in the intensive care unit.

The Texas Tribune: Main Feed

Texas bars and distilleries rip Gov. Greg Abbott for leaving them out of "unacceptable" reopening plan September 19, 2020
While restaurants are allowed to expand to 75% capacity, those in the bar industry worry prolonged shutdowns could lead to 30% of its businesses closing within six months.
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
Ted Cruz and John Cornyn indicate support for confirming a new Supreme Court justice before the election September 19, 2020
If the U.S. Senate confirms a nominee of President Donald Trump, it could secure a conservative influence on the high court for a generation.
Abby Livingston
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court justice, dies at 87 September 19, 2020
Nominated in 1993 by former President Bill Clinton, the liberal justice was the legal force behind many of the successes of the women's movement. In her later years, she became something of a cult figure in legal and feminist circles.
Abby Livingston and Juan Pablo Garnham
Conservative megadonor backs Shelley Luther for Texas Senate with $1 million loan September 18, 2020
Luther, the Dallas salon owner who was jailed earlier this year over her refusal to close her business due to coronavirus restrictions, is running to replace state Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper.
Patrick Svitek
Texas courts must start telling tenants how a federal eviction moratorium can keep them housed September 18, 2020
The Texas Supreme Court ordered that eviction citations will have to inform renters about the moratorium requirements and include the form needed to apply for protection.
Juan Pablo Garnham
Appeals court sides with Harris County in lawsuit over mailing absentee ballot applications September 18, 2020
Harris County's plan to send applications for mail-in ballots to all its voters was cleared by an intermediate appeals court, but it remains on hold until the Texas Supreme Court can rule.
Alexa Ura
Ted Cruz dismisses concerns over Attorney General Bill Barr and the federal coronavirus response as politically motivated September 18, 2020
Cruz said that Barr has done an "admirable job" and that the Trump administration took "serious and ... extraordinary" steps to fight the pandemic.
Abby Livingston
Republican U.S. House campaign arm cancels $2 million in Houston-area advertising September 18, 2020
The region is home to multiple competitive races, including Congressional District 7 where Republicans are seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher
Abby Livingston
August unemployment rate in Texas drops to 6.8%, lowest level since coronavirus shutdowns September 18, 2020
The U.S. Labor Department on Friday announced Texas' unemployment rate for August fell to 6.8%. That is still far above pre-pandemic levels, underscoring a summer of steady joblessness for many Texans.
Mitchell Ferman
Texans with disabilities are eligible for mail-in voting, but people must decide for themselves if they qualify September 18, 2020
Disability rights activists say they’re worried the confusion may deter at-risk Texans from voting or cause them to needlessly put their health at risk to show up in person at the polls despite being eligible for mail-in voting.
Trinady Joslin