Administrators with the Canutillo Independent School District have expanded the district’s curriculum to include etiquette. They do so by bringing in Organiza Eventos, a local company, to teach 5th graders table manners. The district says the Etiquette for Success program has been running for several years. At the event, students learned how to properly use
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Dashcam video of New Mexico State University Head Men’s Basketball Greg Heiar and assistant coach Dominique Taylor has been released to the media. Video shows NMSU Men’s Basketball player, Mike Peake getting attacked by three men and shot by three men. The video also shows Peake returning fire and killing UNM
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – University of New Mexico’s security camera video was released showing the deadly shoot-out between a New Mexico State University basketball player and a 19-year-old University of New Mexico student. 21-year-old NMSU basketball player, Mike Peake, was in Albuquerque for the ‘Battle of I-25’ basketball game between the Aggies and Lobos.
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Today we celebrate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Each year on December 7th, Pearl Harbor survivors, Veterans, and visitors from all over the world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The next day, Congress would declare war with Japan,
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EL PASO, Texas — Some pharmacies have run dry on certain medications during this flu season, including antibiotics (such as amoxicillin), over-the-counter pain meds like acetaminophen, and anti-virals like Tamiflu. This shortage of medications comes during a spike in Influenza (flu), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and COVID cases. ABC-7 reported yesterday that all staffed pediatric
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El Paso Independent School District has rebranded the former Johnson Elementary and and Morehead Middle Schools as Charles Q. Murphree PK-8 School. The unveiling ceremony happened Monday, but the school first welcomed students in August. Nearly 900 young El Pasoans study there. The district has been consolidating a number of schools as part of its
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EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday, Texas Senator Cesar Blanco discussed with regional leaders about local transportation. He was joined also by the chair senate of transportation Robert Nichols, he mentioned the importance of imports and exports with Mexico. Both Senators took a tour to the ports of entry, to the TxDOT offices and even
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EL PASO, Texas — Title 42 is set to end by December 21 after a U.S. Federal Judge on November 15 blocked it. Shelters, processing centers, and even the Opportunity Center for the Homeless are overwhelmed by the demand for migrants that are released to the streets. Recently, more migrants were seen in Downtown El
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico State allegedly departed from Albuquerque after the Nov. 19 shooting involving Mike Peake while authorities were trying to interview them and find the gun used in the shooting, according to a new report by KOAT, the ABC affiliate station in Albuquerque. As a result – KOAT reports that a
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EL PASO, Texas — As the lifting of Title 42 looms, El Paso County officials are preparing for the large influx of migrants we could see in the region. During Monday’s Commissioners Court meeting, commissioners voted to terminate the lease agreement for the Lockheed Migrant Support Services Center. The center, which is centrally located to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas- Fans from all over the Borderland were enjoying the US and Netherlands World Cup match up over the weekend. Many gathered at The District on North Mesa around 8AM to cheer on the red, white and blue. “Hey America #1, El Paso 915 lets gooooo!!! Misa Monreal told ABC-7. Though the game
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas- 94.3 and multiple sponsers came out on Sunday in order to give to those who need it most. This took place on 509 Giles in East El Paso. Toys, Blankets and food were donated by people and local business owners. Latin X’s Gustavo Dominguez explained to ABC-7 that Estrella Meat Market donated
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say they will award a Fort Bliss soldier with the department’s Live Saving Award for the actions he told this weekend to save a driver from a fiery crash. Police say they cannot release the soldier’s name because he is a witness in a case where criminal charges
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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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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Quick Lane Bowl has officially announced that the New Mexico State Aggies will be taking on the Bowling Green Falcons at the 2022 Quick Lane Bowl here. It will be the first time NMSU and Bowling Green will ever play each other. The Falcons finished their regular season with
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s official; the Pittsburgh Panthers will face off against the UCLA Bruins at Sun Bowl Stadium at UTEP on December 30th at noon. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, where The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl held a free event open to the public. “We
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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 — An El Paso man dragged another man out of a wrecked vehicle late Friday night moments before it bursts into flames. 21-year-old Alexyz Mayorga said he was driving back from Downtown El Paso when he noticed a car swerving in between lanes in front of him. Later on, Mayorga said he
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Medical Examiner’s Office is warning residents of phone scams. Officials told ABC-7, they have received a high volume of people claiming they are getting calls from the County. According to officials, the Medical Examiner’s office was not trying to contact them. The Medical Examiner’s office will never leave
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EL PASO, Texas– When photographer Brittany Girle was visiting Uganda and witnessed school kids and women dipping an old plastic bottle into a mud puddle for a drink of water, she was shocked. “I knew in that moment. I have a voice, we all have a voice, what can I do,” Girle asked herself. She knew she had
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EL PASO, Texas– Today The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso will be hosting the 8th annual Cookies, Cocoa and Holiday Cheer. The event will be from 6pm to 8pm at Center of TTUHSC El Paso campus, 5001 El Paso Drive. Cookies, Cocoa and Holiday Cheer will include: A festive light show, Photos with
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The original story stated that according to the Las Cruces Sun News, Mike Peake posted on his Facebook page after NMSU’s victory against UTEP on Wednesday night. This is not true. Peake’s message in the story was actually posted four days earlier. The original story follows below. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NMSU
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Aggies fans rolled into the Pan American Center for the “Battle of I-10” against the UTEP Miners on Wednesday night. While the arena wasn’t completely packed, a sizable crowd showed up for the rivalry game. This is the Aggies men’s basketball team’s first home game in Las Cruces following a
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EL PASO, Texas — With cold temperatures coming to the Borderland, the situation with migrants and homeless people can be concerning. Shelters in El Paso are running out of capacity due to the rising cases of migrants crossing lately, mixed with the number of homeless people already occupying shelters. According to County Judge Ricardo Samaniego,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Monday morning officials at the New Mexico State University will be discussing the possibility of the men’s football team playing in a bowl game. NMSU moved to 5-6 on the season with a 49-14 upset win over Liberty Saturday. That win didn’t secure them bowl eligibility, but it did keep
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Mexican law enforcement arrived at a makeshift migrant camp Sunday to try to persuade migrants to leave. They aimed to move migrants due to city health and public security concerns. Colder temperatures are coming, and they wanted migrants to move to city shelters. More than 500 migrants were moved, some of them
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso mother and son are asking the community to donate their Thanksgiving leftovers so they can feed the homeless. Cheree Coleman said her and her Wilbur, or “Bookie,” have not thrown out any food in nearly two years. And their nonprofit, Bookie and Mommy’s Helping Hand, operates year-round. For
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EL PASO, Texas — A riot broke out Sunday morning at the camp where migrants had been staying along the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juarez. According to city authorities, they were attempting to move 500 migrants from the makeshift camp. Local, state and federal level police were involved in the process to remove them from
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is offering a special holiday way to bring the taste of the Land of Enchantment into your home. The state has unveiled the “New Mexico Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook” The festive online catalogue allows you to look through products grown in the state You can
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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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