Angela Kocherga
Emmy winning multimedia journalist Angela Kocherga is news director with KTEP and Borderzine. She is also multimedia editor with ElPasoMatters.org, an independent news organization.
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The death of dozens of people in the back of a semi-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, is a reminder of the dangers people face crossing the border illegally. Yet, large numbers of people are trying.
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El Paso, Texas, is remembering the 23 people killed during a mass shooting at a Walmart on this day in 2019. The alleged gunman said online that he wanted to stop the "Hispanic invasion" of the state.
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Van Horn, Texas, looks ahead to its moment in the spotlight as the launch site for Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space flight, which is expected Tuesday.
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More migrants are granted humanitarian exceptions to a pandemic public health order that effectively closed the Southern border. U.S. officials are working with NGOs to identify the most vulnerable. -
The Biden administration faces a challenge on the Southwest border, where about 5,000 unauthorized migrants cross daily. Around half are turned back, but now some places in Mexico won't accept them.
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President Biden is telling migrants "don't come," as a humanitarian crisis grows at the U.S. border with Mexico. The administration is sending most people who cross the border back to Mexico.
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NPR checks in on voters in El Paso, Texas, who have much on their minds, including the pandemic, racial injustice and the lingering grief from last year's Walmart shooting.
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Monday marks one year since a gunman went to a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and killed 23 people. A year later, some of the victims are meeting to discuss what happened, and how they've coped.
