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Phoenix postpones water shut-offs to non-paying customers

PHOENIX - Due to the increase in Covid-19 cases, the City of Phoenix has decided to postpone its plan to resume water shutoffs for delinquent accounts beginning in February, although no new date has been set In March 2020, due to the pandemic,...

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EP Water announces reactivation of treatment plant

EL PASO - Although repair work on El Paso Water's Frontera Force Main pipelines has been completed and the waste water pumping has begun on the new lines to the John T Hickerson Reclamation Plant, sewage overflows into the Rio Grande River...

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Impacts of Covid-19 to be discussed at San Diego Economic Roundtable

SAN DIEGO - Covid-19 impacts and employment updates at the border are just some of the topics that will be addressed at the 38th Annual Economic Roundtable to be held on January 13th in San Diego, California The County of San Diego announced...

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Covid boosters expanded in California to teenagers

CALIFORNIA - In cities such as San Diego and Los Angeles, boosters against Covid-19 may be given to anyone over 12 years of age who has completed their basic vaccination schedule at least five months ago; also, for certain immunocompromised...

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San Diegans urged not to go to emergency units for Covid tests

SAN DIEGO - San Diego health officials have urged the public to stay away from local emergency departments for Covid-19 testing amid a spike in the number of positive cases San Diego County reported that local medical units are experiencing an...

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El Paso urban park recognized as best engineering project in the region

EL PASO - The first phase of "The Beast" urban park, located in the city of El Paso, was recognized with the Best Project Award in the Sports/Entertainment category by Engineering News-Record for the Texas-Louisiana region Engineering...

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Phoenix approves water conservation plan

PHOENIX - The Phoenix City Council voted unanimously to allow the city to enter into an agreement with the Central Arizona Water Conservation District in response to the continuing decline of water supplies in Lake Mead on the Colorado River The...

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SBA has approved more than US$490 million in loans to El Paso

EL PASO - Throughout the last two years, at least 9,799 small business loans have been authorized by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to support El Paso companies during the Covid-19 pandemic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16)...

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San Diego Reported Season’s First Flu Death

SAM DIEGO, CA - In the midst of alerts for the presence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the city of San Diego reported the first death from influenza during the season, according to the county's Health and Human Services Agency According to...

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World Market closes in El Paso

EL PASO - El Paso's World Market retail store will lower its curtain for good in January as El Pasoans take advantage of liquidation discounts Located in Las Palmas Marketplace, the store is holding announcements of closing for last as of...

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