EL PASO, Texas — With migrants being released into the streets last week with the overcrowding of shelters, city council addressed the issue today. On Friday, when ABC-7 was covering the living conditions and next steps of the migrants, ABC-7 was told that many of the migrants were from Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador and Columbia.
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EL PASO, Texas — Socorro has drawn attention across the state of Texas with their student-teacher residency program that gave the Socorro one of the top twelve spots for school districts in the state of Texas. Years ago chief academic officer Lucia Borrego wanted to start a program that would mentor students to become teachers.
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EL PASO, Texas– The day after Thanksgiving is not just the tradition of Black Friday, there’s arguably an even bigger tradition, the purchase of the family Christmas tree. It might just be a little more expensive this year due to inflation. According to research done by the real Christmas Tree Board, all 55 growers of
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EL PASO, Texas– Black Friday has traditionally been highly anticipated by parents to go to their local stores and get their kiddos the presents they want at discounted prices. But following a worldwide pandemic, more people are getting their deals online. According to The National Retail Federation, an estimated fifteen million people will be shopping
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EL PASO, Texas — Eastwood High School Senior Maylee Godzisz will be representing the Borderland at the biggest parade of the year in New York City; The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Godzisz, along with many other dancers from across the country, went through a dancing boot camp this past summer to qualify to dance in
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ANTHONY, New Mexico — Jeffrey Clay, a former school principal who was indicted by a federal grand jury for kidnapping and illegal sexual activity had his detention hearing today. According to the indictment, it was on August 4th when Clay offered to give the victim a ride to a friend’s house, where he allegedly instead
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EL PASO, Texas– Jose Pizarro’s 10-year-old son was playing outside his home when a Sun Metro bus and truck collided right in front of the 10-year-old’s view on Rich Beem Boulevard and Tierra Flores Drive in Far East El Paso. The boy was playing outside when he heard a loud sound, unlike anything he’s heard
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EL PASO, Texas– Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, and other public figures have recently made anti-semitic comments on their social media platforms reaching millions of people. El Paso Rabbi Benjamin Zeidman and City Representative Peter Svarzbain worry about how people on social media are interpreting these messages. Rabbi Zeidman said this is nothing new as the
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EL PASO, Texas– People from El Paso, Ciudad Juarez and Las Cruces came together to pray for those who have died attempting to cross the border into the United States. The 25th annual event was hosted by the Diocese of El Paso. Bishop Mark Seitz says there was a bigger picture at hand today when
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– Following a trial on October 14th, ABC-7 obtained courtroom showing Doña Ana County Sheriff Deputy Larry Trujillo being struck three times by defendant Alejandro Norberto Nevarez. Nevarez was sitting a few feet away from Deputy Trujillo. As Judge Douglass Driggers stood up to leave the courtroom, video shows Nevarez jumping from
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — A resident of Mesilla Park says she’s been told mail service has been suspended in her area. For the past two months, the delivery has been delayed in Mesilla Park, and Karin Puette is ready to do whatever it takes to get ahold of the United States Postal Service
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EL PASO, Texas– El Paso Firestation Number 9 is one of the most haunted fire stations in the country, according to firerescue1.com. ABC-7’s Drew Cosgray went to the fire station in Central El Paso to hear about the tale. Firefighters at the station constantly hear doors open and footsteps while no one else is there
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EL PASO, Texas– With a 369% increase in RSV cases this year, and 162 cases just in October, this respiratory infection is storming through the Borderland. Talking to many people in El Paso today, we are facing what could be an even more alarming fact: many do not know what this infection is and how
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EL PASO, Texas– 15 years ago before Deputy Sheriff Manuel Reyes joined the El Paso Sheriff’s Office, he was riding on his motorcycle when he was t-boned and was saved after his motorcycle accident. The Help End the Streak of Traffic Deaths event held by TxDOT El Paso District an Harley Davidson meant a little
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EL PASO, Texas– Two men from El Paso combined their passion for Corvettes to give back to the El Paso Community. What started as an idea for Joey Sepulveda has now turned into 63 Corvettes riding across El Paso, whether that be for fundraising or driving their favorite car. They came up with the phrase
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El PASO, Texas– The Borderland is mourning the loss of a hometown hero killed in a car crash while on his way to work. Jacob Arellano was looked on as a hero at Socorro High School, his former teammates called him a phenomenal football player. Arellano’s friends and family would tell you he was an
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