Water main break fixed, classes will be held Friday at El Paso’s Irvin High School
EL PASO, Texas — Classes will resume Friday at Irvin High School, officials said, after the school was closed Thursday due to a water main break. A…
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El Paso Police donating old, decommissioned police cars to high schools for training
EL PASO, Texas — Some El Paso area schools will receive decommissioned police vehicles from the El Paso Police Department. The cars will be used for…
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‘I wouldn’t like someone touching my daughter like that’; Socorro High parents react to video of teacher seemingly spanking teen girl
SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro High School parents had mixed reactions Wednesday to a viral video of an alleged inappropriate act involving a male teacher…
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‘I was scared, I didn’t know what to do’; El Paso boy’s daycare injury shocks mom
EL PASO, Texas — A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after receiving a huge gash on his head at daycare. “Once I went into…
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Guns & knives seized from children at middle school in Alamogordo; 2 students arrested on weapons charges
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Police seized guns and knives from two 13-year-old students at an Alamogordo school on Wednesday and arrested them on…
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El Paso car dealer and artist team up to create children’s book
EL PASO, Texas — At a time when the Borderland has been looking for ways to regain its comfort and hold on to its sense of community that has been…
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Accidental data breach at Las Cruces Public Schools discloses vendor social security numbers
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools now confirms it accidentally sent out an email back in September containing the social security…
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Bel Air High percussionists to drum 24 hours straight for charity this Saturday
EL PASO, Texas — On Saturday, Bel Air High School will be hosting their 3rd Annual 24-Hour Drum-a-thon in which students play for 24-hours straight…
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Socorro High School teacher suspended after video shows him seemingly slapping teen girl on rear end
SOCORRO, Texas — A Socorro High School teacher is on a paid suspension after a video surfaced showing the male educator apparently slapping a female…
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UTEP awarded $70 million grant to expand 3-D printing program
EL PASO, Texas — The engineering department at the University of Texas at El Paso is reaching new heights. UTEP was recently awarded $70 million…
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Oñate High School receives $257K grant for STEM program
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Educators at Oñate High School in Las Cruces now have more than a quarter of a million dollars for STEM education. “The…
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Students, staff celebrate grand opening for unique Las Cruces middle school
MESILLA, New Mexico — Nearly 100 middle school students celebrated finally having classrooms to call their own on Friday. The Mesilla Valley…
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D.A. to proceed with domestic violence charge against El Paso city Rep. Sam Morgan
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County District Attorney’s Office late Friday signaled that it intended to a prosecute an El Paso City Council member…
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El Paso schools prepare against mass violence while managing fear of school community
EL PASO, Texas — Schools across the country are grappling with how to prepare students for an emergency in an era of mass shootings. The Pew…
Continue Reading2 teens are dead after a 16-year-old SoCal gunman shot 5 classmates and himself in 16 seconds, cops say
SANTA CLARITA, California — A teen whose birthday was Thursday went to his Southern California high school, pulled a pistol from his backpack…
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El Paso Walmart’s temporary ban on outdoor fundraising causes ‘Hanksgiving’ organizers to rely on community donations
EL PASO, Texas — In light of the August 3rd Walmart shooting, El Paso Walmart stores temporarily suspended outside fundraising. This change in…
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Students’ lunches were thrown away over a $15 debt. Now the school is apologizing
A school in Minnesota is apologizing after students who owed lunch balances had their hot meals thrown away. About 40 students at Richfield High…
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Smoke prompts evacuation of Del Valle High School
EL PASO, Texas — Smoke inside a Lower Valley high school forced the entire building to be evacuated. Ysleta Independent School District officials…
Continue ReadingJimmy Fallon surprises 3 University of Texas at Austin students with free tuition
Jimmy Fallon stunned three University of Texas at Austin students with a huge surprise. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon was filming in Austin at…
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Noted El Paso pianist honored with top classical music award
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso native Lucy Scarbrough is a noted pianist, composer, educator and music leader. She is also known for her powerful, yet…
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‘Underpaid, understaffed, unsafe’: Las Cruces school bus drivers threatening to strike
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dozens of school bus drivers in Las Cruces are threatening to go on strike next week if their demands for better pay and…
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30,000 computers being scrubbed by Las Cruces schools in wake of hacker attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Nearly a week and a half after being hit with a ransomware attack from hackers, Las Cruces Public Schools officials said it…
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El Paso schools consider increasing time for student recess
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District is looking at ways to extend student recess periods, or in some cases, prevent them from…
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Las Cruces Public Schools computers still offline over a week after hacking attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The computer network for the Las Cruces Public Schools remained offline more than a week after a ransomware attack by…
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Robot helps Border Patrol with El Paso community outreach
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a very special Border Patrol agent to help with community outreach. Agent S.A.N.T.O.S. (Say…
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Tax renewal to benefit Las Cruces Public Schools being decided by voters
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Voters in Dona Ana County were deciding whether to renew an existing tax to support students at Las Cruces Public Schools…
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Phony armed robbery report in west El Paso zaps police resources, puts schools on lockdown
EL PASO, Texas — A “false report” of an armed robber on the loose triggered a “significant” police deployment and the lockdown of several schools in…
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Students called a suicide hotline listed on their ID cards. It was sex hotline instead.
LANCASTER, California — Emily Lavelle and her friends were bored after school one day and decided to call the suicide prevention hotline,…
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New NMSU report finds teaching vacancies in New Mexico are down
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Teacher vacancies in the state of New Mexico have dropped by about 13 percent, according to the 2019 New Mexico Educator…
Continue Reading Ransomware attack by hackers shuts down Las Cruces Public Schools computer system
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A ransomware attack by hackers forced the shutdown Tuesday of the entire computer system for the Las Cruces Public…
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