EL PASO, Texas – Sergio Estrada is one of 24 Texas teachers selected to join the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Teacher Vacancy Task Force. The task force is comprised of 26 teachers and 26 school system administrators charged with identifying solutions and address the current school staffing challenges facing the state. Estrada is the only
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EL PASO, Texas- Joe Martinez a pitmaster and well known YouTuber wanted to help out the families of those affected by the mass shooting that took place in Uvlade, Texas on May 24th. He and a group of his fellow pitmasters met in Carizzo Springs which is around a mile south of Uvalde. The group
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EL PASO, Texas- Special Education teacher at Parkland Middle School Alejandro De La Pena was awarded the Todd H. Bol award. The recognition is for building up his community, inspiring readers and granting access to books for people of all ability. De La Pena Jr. brought two Little Free Librarys, one for his campus and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– The New Mexico Wine Festival kicks off its annual three day event and welcomes thousands of people back to the Southern State Fairgrounds. Chris Goblet, Executive Director of New Mexico Wine, told ABC-7 that this is the first festival back since the start of the pandemic. He said the ticket sales
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EL PASO, Texas — One person was rushed to the hospital Friday night following an ATV crash. The crash happened just before midnight on Friday. It happened on 2604 Sammy Cervantes St. Fire dispatch said the person was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. Officials said the crash only involved one vehicle. Only one
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County Attorney’s office tells abc-7 they will seek serious punishment for juveniles making false threats against schools. This comes after the scare at Bel Air high school Thursday, after rumors of an armed person with a gun circulated, which led to a school lockdown. Police said it was
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LAS CRUCES, NM – New Mexico State University’s mandate requires students to be vaccinated by June 10 and provide proof no later than July 1 by uploading their vaccination cards to the VaxTrax system. This mandate affects high school students from Las Cruces Public Schools who are taking dual credit classes at the Dona Ana
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EL PASO, Texas – Detectives with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit have made a second arrest in a homicide that happened on Feb. 12. Deputies say 19-year-old Daisy Rodriguez participated in the murder of Azul Ruiz at her home on the 200 block of Isabel in Socorro, Texas. Carlos Alberto Sifuentes,
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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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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies respond to a report of a theft at a restaurant in Clint. A description of the suspect was provided to the deputies. They located 49-year-old Kimberly Anne Nitkowski in the area. Nitkowski tried to flee after a deputy approached her. He was able to catch up
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EL PASO, Texas – Live Active-El Paso hosted a Mental Health Resource Fair at San Jacinto Plaza. The fair included deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Team or CIT. Several mental health providers also participated to educate the El Paso community about mental health services available in the county. The Sheriff’s
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EL PASO, Texas – A judge has issued a criminal arrest warrant for an El Paso businessman accused of deceptive business practices while various lawsuits of similar nature against him lay dormant in civil court. Mark Hernandez, 43, owner of two now-defunct businesses, American Solar Group, and American Roofing Pros, is accused of breach of contract
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EL PASO, Texas – Following the news of the mass shooting in a Uvalde elementary school, many Borderland parents are forced to talk to their kids about gun violence. ABC-7 spoke with dozens of parents, many of who were angry, confused and shocked at the news. Many swiftly reacted but almost immediately knew they would
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UVALDE, Texas – As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was about to hand off the mic to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan. Patrick, Texas Democratic candidate for Governor Beto O’Rourke, interrupted the news conference. O’Rourke came up to the speakers saying, “This is totally predictable.” Patrick can be heard telling O’Rourke, “You’re out of line and an embarrassment.”
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UPDATE (05/24): El Paso police say two men found dead in a northeast home were brothers who died of an accidental drug overdose. EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police officials said they are conducting an investigation after two men were found dead in a home in northeast El Paso. The bodies were found in
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El Paso, Texas – Even as Title 42 restrictions continue, and border patrol agents in the El Paso sector expel migrants, there are exemptions made for some who want to cross the border. Title 42 is a CDC directive that allows migrants to be expelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple agencies had been preparing
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New Mexico — Three people were killed in a rollover crash Saturday on I-10 east in an area west of Deming, according to New Mexico State Police. Investigators say there were four people inside a Nissan SUV being towed by a GMC Yukon SUV with four occupants. Investigators say sometime around 10 p.m., the two
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UPDATE 10:25 a.m. — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart says a man expressing suicidal comments lowered his shotgun toward a deputy and fired a round Saturday afternoon before the deputy fired back. Stewart says it happened at the 4600 block of Rociante. Stewart says there were no collateral or sympathetic rounds fired by other
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EL PASO, Texas – Lucha libre will make its debut at the second series of the Fiesta De Las Luces event on Saturday. The free event will be held between 3 to 11 p.m. on South El Paso Street between Paisano and 4th Ave. under the lights the Paseo de Las Luces. The warriors of
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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 — Coco the therapy dog is back to giving snuggles after more than two and a half years. Del Sol Medical Center welcomed her back this month for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “She was working here about three months prior to COVID, and once COVID hit
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CD. JUAREZ, Chihuahua – As we near Title 42 possibly being lifted, Ciudad Juarez is already experiencing a rise of migrants coming to the border. On Wednesday, about a dozen Cuban migrants were lined up on the Stanton Bridge, waiting to make their way across. U.S. authorities released them. ABC-7 spoke with this group of
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BOQUILLAS CROSSING, Texas – At the Rio Grande River at Big Bend National park, there is no border wall. To the eye, the river looks like an invitation. But in fact, it’s quite the opposite. “Once you cross this river, your journey to the United States has just begun,” says Big Bend Border Patrol agent
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EL PASO, Texas – A 20-year-veteran of the El Paso Police Department was assaulted and threatened with a knife by a mother and son, according to El Paso Police. Investigators say it happened on May 9, just before 9:30 p.m., at the Resler and Escondido intersection in west El Paso. Police say Officer Delia Dyer
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser has veteod a council vote to extend the city manager’s contract, saying the decision was “neither prudent nor warranted.” City Council held a special meeting Monday that extended Gonzalez’s contract through 2029 and offered other perks in a 5-3 vote. Representatives Alexsandra Annello, Joe Molinar and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Wednesday morning, Borderland residents woke up to an orange sun and a layer of smoke hovering over the Organ Mountains. The smoke is coming from the Black Fire, currently burning in the Gila Wilderness due west of Truth or Consequences, and over 100 miles northwest of Las Cruces. The
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EL PASO, Texas – On Tuesday night, El Paso Independent School District officials will discuss and take action regarding the future of some of their vacant properties. Officials at EPISD told ABC-7 last month that the district owns more than 30 vacant buildings. Ten of those are vacant schools. Maintaining the vacant school buildings a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Jornada Elementary school in Las Cruces received a visit from 30 former students Tuesday. Those students are now high school seniors. This weekend they will walk across the graduation stage. Their visit was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. As they remember their days as youngsters, they prepare for a new phase in their lives. ”It’s really interesting
Continue Reading 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 – A 37-year-old woman walking with her adult son Monday night died after trying to recover a cell phone that her son had dropped on the road. El Paso police say Celia Coria was hit by a 2001 GMC Sierra driven by 22-year-old Jesus Gomez when she went back to the street
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