EL PASO, Texas — Mental health resources have always been a phone call away, but now it will get even easier to speak with a mental health professional. 988 will become the new number to dial nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline starting Saturday. The goal is to have an easier number that
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Texas students’ standardized test scores in reading and math moved closer to pre-pandemic levels after falling to levels not seen in a decade the year before, according to results released Friday by the Texas Education Agency. Each spring, Texas students take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test. In math, 40%
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Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story indicated the incident happened at 3:45 a.m., as mentioned during the live news conference. Court documents later obtained by ABC-7 and a request for clarification from the Sheriff’s office confirm the time of the incident was 3:45 p.m. EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso detention officer
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GILA NATIONAL FOREST, New Mexico – It’s the Fourth of July weekend and many across the United States use this weekend to travel to visit family, friends, or a new location altogether. As flight prices are high to get out of the Borderland, some may want to take a family road trip to a place
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EL PASO, Texas – In Downtown El Paso, soon, there will be a new option for tourists to choose to get their rest and relaxation. Boxstel – Modern Stay is a hostel-type hotel opening in late July on San Fransisco Avenue, tucked behind Southwest University Park. Boxstel – Modern Stay is taking the traditional hostel
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EL PASO, Texas — Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Screenwriter, El Pasoan Germaine Franco, will be attending this year’s 15th Annual Plaza Classic Film Festival at the Plaza Theater. Franco will be appearing alongside the 2021 Academy Award-winning Best Animated Feature Film on July 30 at the Plaza Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for $10 at
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RADIUM SPRINGS, New Mexico — Vector Control technicians are working to maintain the number of hatching mosquitos as the area north of Radium Springs has become overflowed with river water. The flooding comes as a result of the monsoon season. More water in the area means more mosquitos. That includes amasses of mosquito larva in
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EL PASO, Texas — FBI El Paso and the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Western District of Texas addressed the potential for protest violence following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in a statement Friday. “The FBI will continue to work with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to
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EL PASO, Texas – In 1973, the United States Supreme Court voted in favor of protecting a women’s right to have an abortion in the United States at the Federal level. For nearly 50 years, abortion rights were legal across the states. That is until June 24, 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned that
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EL PASO, TEXAS – Crime Stoppers of El Paso is seeking information on the November 2021 death of Armando Torres, 27. A semi-truck driver ran over Torres the night of November 4. El Paso Police officials say the driver reported seeing Torres lying on the Trowbridge exit ramp. The semi-truck driver could not stop quickly
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EL PASO, Texas – June 15 marks the start of the rainy season in the desert southwest. This is known as the Monsoon. This time of year, weather patterns change with the beginning of the Monsoon. During the spring months, winds are often dry and out of the west, whereas during the Monsoon, the winds
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El Paso’s Tigua Indians can legally operate bingo-based games at their Speaking Rock Entertainment Center in the Lower Valley, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision on Wednesday. The decision is a major victory for the Tiguas, formally known as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, in their three-decade fight with the state of
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EL PASO, Texas – A 28-year-old man from New Mexico is dead after a Saturday morning crash in west El Paso, according to police. It happened after 8:30 a.m. near Doniphan and Sunland Park. Officers say the 28-year-old motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Doniphan and approaching Sunland Park. They say a Ford F-150 truck driver
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 was contacted by a viewer about the lack of transportation to William Beaumont Army Center. This viewer said he had to pay $50 for an Uber to get him from his home to the hospital. At the Sun Metro bus stop at Beaumont, a sign is posted with the words:
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – This summer, the War Eagles Air Museum and Red Arrow Flight Academy are launching the first-ever Aviation Adventure Summer Camp for kids. This is the first aviation-related kids camp in the Borderland region. The camp will be interactive in many ways, including using a flight simulator, and even earning your
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DALLAS, Texas – Dak Lopez, who loves all things dinosaurs, turtles, and water-related, is battling an aggressive form of leukemia. He is only 4-years-old, yet needs a bone marrow transplant to save his life. The catch is, Dak needs a Hispanic donor- someone who has a similar ancestry! On top of that, according to Lopez-
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EL PASO, Texas – One day after the El Paso city council voted to extend the city manager’s contract to 2029, Mayor Oscar Leeser is “reviewing and assessing the item.” City council voted 5-3 to extend City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’s contract to 2029. Usually, the mayor has 72 hours to veto an item passed by
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say 22-year-old Tyjae Simmons admitted shooting another man after that man assaulted a woman in northeast El Paso. Police say the shooting victim drove himself to a nearby fire station to get help. It happened Sunday at 10:30 p.m. The shooting victim’s name has not been released but
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Border enforcement agents dropped off more than 100 migrants at a Downtown El Paso bus station on Sunday, the first time in more than three years that people were released from custody in El Paso without going to a nongovernmental organization for food and shelter. The release, which left migrants to fend for themselves in
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EL PASO, Texas – Moms juggle everything from planning meals, helping with homework, carpooling to sports practices and keeping the family on a steady course. Mollie Stopani, mother of 12-year-old Benjamin and 8-year-old Matteo says the key to success is having a plan, a menu, and a schedule. “Wednesdays we go out to eat. The
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WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar joins other House Democrats in a new conference in supporting lifting Title 42.
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EL PASO, Texas – One El Paso off-roading group was helping out the firefighters assisting in the McBride Fire. The Doomsday Off-Road Racing team collected donations this past week for the firefighters assisting in the Ruidoso wildfires. The group took supplies to the firefighters that were stationed there on Sunday. The group organizer said that
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El Paso, TEXAS — The El Paso Fire Department has a new fire marshal. Last month, Jared Knotts graduated as a peace officer as part of the El Paso Police 128th Academy. He graduated as valedictorian of his class. Knotts is now the newest Fire Marshal for EPFD. He is excited to now be serving
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EL PASO, Texas — The First Baptist Church of El Paso’s clothes closet aims to provide free basic clothing to those that can’t purchase them on their own. They have all types of clothes, for every occasion, season, age and size and they depend on both donations and volunteers. It’s clear those volunteers truly care
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EL PASO, Texas – Starting Wednesday, March 9, drivers will be able to travel on the two new eastbound lanes of the Montana project. This is the latest milestone of the project. It will give drivers the opportunity to travel on the new main lanes for approximately three miles. Drivers can get on the new
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EL PASO, Texas — Agape Ministry with El Paso’s First Baptist church has been helping the less fortunate of the El Paso community for the past ten years. Officials at the ministry say that they bring meals, worship, and hope to the homeless population and migrant workers in downtown El Paso. Officials and volunteers of
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EL PASO, Texas — Tuesday, March 1st is Texas primary election day. This year’s primary election will determine which candidates from the Democrat and Republican parties will move forward to November’s election. However, since there is no presidential race at stake, primary races like this year’s usually have lower voter turnout than a general election.
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EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. government suspension of all imports of Mexican avocados from Michoacan – raising some concern for some local eateries. Borderland businesses are quickly trying to address the avocado suspension. Many El Paso restaurants rely on the sales of avocado items to operate, but with this recent ban, some restaurants are quickly
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Santa Teresa High School classes were led by a lawyer in the state’s Attorney General’s Office and a water purification specialist dressed in their U.S. Army uniforms. They are part of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s initiative to relieve the current shortage of substitutes in the state’s classrooms. Gadsden
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EL PASO, Texas – The owners of Supreme Laundry and Cleaners, Howard and Mona Goldberg say the gift to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is their family’s way of supporting future health care workers. They are building on their legacy. Supreme Laundry and Cleaners has been around since 1948. They are vital
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