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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Borderland schools targeted in social media threats
EL PASO, Texas — Two Borderland schools encountered social media threats in recent days, according to officials in El Paso and Las Cruces. The El…
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Ysleta school district teacher wins Texas Teacher of the Year award
EL PASO, Texas — Big congratulations are in order for one of Ysleta Independent School District’s teachers. Michelle Sandoval was named the 2020…
Continue ReadingOnly 10 students invited to Trump’s speech at historically black college
More than 200 people attended President Donald Trump’s speech at Benedict College, but only about 10 actual students were invited to the event…
Continue ReadingBetsy DeVos held in contempt for violating court order on student loan collection
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education were held in civil contempt by a federal judge on Thursday and ordered to pay damages…
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The signs of bullying – what parents need to look for
EL PASO, Texas — October is Bullying Prevention Month. It’s the perfect time for parents to sit down with their children and talk about this ever…
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Arrest made after Socorro shooting that wounded 2, prompted high school lockout
SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro police said Wednesday they had made an arrest following the wounding of two people in a shooting Tuesday afternoon that…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico school resource officer fired after bodycam shows use of force against 11-year-old student
FARMINGTON, New Mexico — A New Mexico middle school resource officer who was seen on body camera footage using force against an 11-year-old…
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Gas odor from boiler prompts brief evacuation of El Paso’s Western Hills Elementary School
EL PASO, Texas — A gas odor on Wednesday morning prompted the brief evacuation of students from Western Hills Elementary School. Originally feared…
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Blue Halloween buckets signifying autism draw mixed reaction from El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas — The blue bucket trend started after a post on Facebook went viral. It was posted by a mother whose son has autism, encouraging…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico State University’s president makes big promises in ‘State of the University’ address
New Mexico State University unveiled its strategic plan Monday as leaders delivered the annual State of the University address. “It’s a…
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Questions arise about school crossing guards after 7-year-old west El Paso student is struck, killed
One day after a tragic pedestrian fatality in west El Paso, the question now arises: is there more that can be done to keep El Paso children safe?…
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