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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Richard A. Castro, a local philanthropist and business owner received a prestigious recognition. Castro, is a well-known…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Richard A. Castro, a local philanthropist and business owner received a prestigious recognition. Castro, is a well-known…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – The largest graduating class of any regional medical school walked across the stage Friday morning. 151 graduating…
Continue Readingby Claudia Lorena Silva May 9, 2025 The Ysleta Independent School District is offering teachers, counselors and administrators a $5,000 incentive to…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Fashion design students at Hanks High School proudly strutted the runway as they wore own creations. The end-of-year fashion…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nine young women, all current or former foster youth, graduated Monday from the Texas Works Paths to Success program — a…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The Senate’s K-16 committee voted 9-2 to bring Texas Senate bill 1798 to the Senate floor for a full vote. The bill would…
Continue ReadingUpdate: UTEP announced a $7 million investment by Freeport-McMoRan. The money will help re-start the mining engineering degree program. “Mining is…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Independent School District is not renewing the contracts of 43 teachers as they go through the final steps of…
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 05 MAY 25 08:00 ET By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — About 4 million, or roughly one in five, federal student loan…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Emergence Health Network (EHN) kicked off Mental Health Awareness Month celebrating the importance of mental health and…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congratulations are also in order for a UTEP computer science professor who has been honored with a statewide teaching…
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 30 APR 25 13:17 ET Updated: 30 APR 25 14:49 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Court documents show that former El Paso ISD Police officer John Solis filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the…
Continue ReadingEl Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- UTEP’s program manager, Socorro Herrera, joins us to discuss the UTEP Kidz on Campus event. You can visit UTEP’s Memorial…
Continue Readingby Claudia Lorena Silva April 29, 2025 Early voting is here! Your vote helps shape the future of local schools—from budgets to classroom…
Continue ReadingUpdate (4:02 PM): EPCC spokesperson Beau Bagley confirmed to ABC-7 today that both of the students who had their visas revoked have since had their…
Continue Readingby El Paso Matters Staff April 24, 2025 Early voting is here! Your vote helps shape the future of local schools—from budgets to classroom…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The inauguration of NMSU’s new President Valerio Ferme happened today. The new president was welcomed with a warm reception…
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 21 APR 25 18:00 ET Updated: 21 APR 25 22:28 ET By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Department of…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA)–14-year-old Daniel Carmona-Pinheiro is known for his competitive spirit. The eighth grader at SSG Manuel R. Puentes Middle…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An ABC-7 investigation has uncovered what’s being described in an investigative report as “inappropriate physical…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The Texas House is expected to vote today on a bill (Senate Bill 2) to create a $1 billion private school voucher program. It…
Continue ReadingBy Jaden Edison and Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2025 “Voucher vote updates: House Republicans hear from Trump and Abbott” was first…
Continue ReadingWBZ By Taylor Romine and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are rising across American academia after the Trump administration froze over…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A group of students at Horizon High School in El Paso have published a new book now available on Amazon. Courtesy: Scorpion…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)– Oscar and Emmy award winner Helen Hunt will receive the “Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment” award at New…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The University of Texas at El Paso says 10 students had their visas revoked. “We became aware of the visa terminations…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: The University of Texas at El Paso says 10 students had their visas revoked. “We became aware of the visa terminations through status changes…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire crews responded to Americas High School at 10:12 this morning after getting a call about the smell of gas. The…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ysleta ISD is offering students with high attendance records free bikes, games, and backpacks. The attendance challenge is…
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