EL PASO, Texas– For one Las Cruces mother bring your child to work day is everyday. When school was moved online, it only meant an opportunity for Jessica Torres to spend more time with her son, while teaching him important life lessons. First grader, Justin, works with his mom at Quality of Life Services, while
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EL PASO, Texas – Professor of Philosophy at El Paso Community college, Manuela Alejandra Gomez, was announced as a 2022 Piper Professor for the state of Texas. The Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation awards ten professors for their superior teaching and extraordinary academic, scholarly achievements and their dedication to teaching. Gomez has been teaching philosophy on
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EL PASO, Texas- After finding a litter of kittens in the wooden flooring of Aceitunas, bartender Evan Tremper knew what to do. He called former staff member Desiree Yost-Dudley to see if she could help. Fostering an older dog a year ago, she was used to taking care of animals. These kittens, though, had multiple
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EL PASO, Texas– More than 2,000 people entered the gates at Wet ‘N’ Wild to welcome the 2022 season, according to the president of the waterpark. President Chandra Edwards-Cottingham said the park has been preparing for opening day since September. Due to the pandemic, she said the park has had to make some changes, to
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EL PASO, Texas — One person was stabbed in east El Paso and is now in the hospital. El Paso Police say the stabbing happened just before midnight at the 1600 block of Bill Ogden Drive. According to police the person stabbed suffered non-life threatening injuries. The stabbing is under investigation and no arrests have
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EL PASO, Texas– With rents on the rise, several El Pasoans require rental assistance and have turned to the EP Rent Help program for help. Since 2020, the EP Rent Help program has provided just under $32 million in rental assistance to residents of El Paso County who have been affected due to the pandemic.
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EL PASO, Texas– Workforce Solutions Borderplex launches the Opportunity Incubator Program, in partnership with Microsoft, to provide affordable or even free computers to those that qualify. The Opportunity Incubator Program is geared to allow more people in the community the opportunity for virtual training without connectivity being an issue. The laptops also encourage people to
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EL PASO, Texas – A woman broke into an occupied apartment through a bedroom window moments after banging and yelling at the front door, according to El Paso police. Police say the apartment’s resident refused to open the front door and told the woman to leave. Police say, the resident and another person fled after
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EL PASO, Texas – There are men and women who have served in the United States Military, but are now living in dire conditions across the Border. While there are deported veterans all over the world, the Northeast Disabled American Veteran (DAV) 187 Chapter focuses on donating supplies to veterans in our sister city- Ciudad
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EL PASO, Texas — Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso opened its doors ten years ago. Since then 1,080 nurses have graduated and helped to reduce the nursing shortage in El Paso. Samantha Parada is a nursing student at TTUHSC El Paso. She manages two restaurants, has two children and is
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Membership of the Las Cruces Police Officers Association sent city leaders a more than six-page letter listing numerous grievances aimed at police department leadership. The letter states the last couple of years has been a trying time for the department. Among the concerns was an exodus of experienced officers, less
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EL PASO, Texas– While he was still a nursing student, Esai Barrios worked the August 3 Walmart shooting in 2019. He went on to experience the beginning of the pandemic as a rookie nurse on the front lines. Barrios studied at the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- El Paso. He
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El Paso, Texas — With the recent drowning death of Spc. Bishop Evans, trained water rescue specialists, discuss the dangers of an untrained rescue attempt. “It’s human nature, it’s human nature, we want to help someone in need or in trouble, but if you don’t have the proper training and you don’t go through the
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EL PASO, Texas – The cleanup efforts at the Rio Grande is expected to be completed soon, just weeks before river water is set to be released. When ABC-7 spoke with officials from El Paso Water back in March, they said they were confident the river would be cleaned up in time. Last August, the
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EL PASO, Texas– Motorcyclist and Fort Bliss soldier Stephen James Sims lost his leg after he was struck by a car on April 22, but his family said if Saul Sosa, a CBP Officer for the El Paso Sector, was not there to provide aid, Sims could have lost his life. ABC-7 spoke with the
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EL PASO, Texas – Self-care is an essential part of being a Mom for Darina Shannon. She uses a calming deep breathing technique when things get too hectic to keep up with her 7-year-old twins. Shannon says she was hooked on the self-care journey on day one of class at Energy by Nanea. The sessions
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EL PASO, Texas– Angela Lopez graduated in December as a nurse from the Hunt School of Nursing while still a teen and now works as a surgical nurse at El Paso Children’s Hospital; all before turning 20. Lopez attended Valle Verde Early College, where she graduated high school along with an associate degree. She then
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The United States Drought Monitor shows the entire state is under some level of drought. As of May 4, 2022, 98.9% of the state is under a moderate drought, 95.8% of the state is under a severe drought, 68% is under an extreme drought, and 15.7% of the state is
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico- A new runway, more speculative warehouses and upgrades to modernize the port of entry in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, are on the way. Border Industrial Association President Jerry Pacheco explained to ABC-7 that “The Santa Teresa Airport will receive new hangers, and a cargo-only runway will be added.” Pacheco added that
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EL PASO, Texas — Local activists on both sides of the abortion discussion have been weighing in the future of abortion rights for women across the nation. Betty Hoover worked at Planned Parenthood Center El Paso for over 20 years. She was also the executive director of the center for 17 years. She is a
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EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoans looking to have an abortion will have to cross state or national boundaries. Our news partners at El Paso Matters and La Verdad in Juarez recently published a three-part series titled Abortion on the Border. The article included personal stories from women who sought to end their pregnancies. Texas
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By Paradise Afshar and Theresa Waldrop, CNN More than 15,000 homes could be threatened over the next three days if the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires in New Mexico continue to grow, according to Andy Lyon, a public information officer with the Southwest Incident Management Team. This includes the city of Las Vegas, New
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EL PASO, Texas — Love Road residents in the Upper Vally have voiced concern over the road conditions in their neighborhood. They say Love Road was used as the main road when Country Club Road was under construction Heavy traffic, including the use of buses and fire trucks, was part of everyday use on Love
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 28-year-old man has pleaded guilty to production of child pornography. According to federal investigators, on May 7, 2021, Sean Patrick Fosler recorded a video of an eight-year-old child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Investigators say Fosler appears in the video engaged in sexual conduct. They also say Fosler admitted
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EL PASO, Texas – Hundreds met at the La Vina Spring Wine Fest this weekend to enjoy live music, local art & craft vendors. The festival was scattered along 2 acres of land at the La Vina Winery. It welcomed 70 arts and crafts vendors, as well as food vendors. There were 20 wines available
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s not too late to get rid of your unwanted, expired or unused medication and help curb a concerning trend, even if you missed DEA national take back day. The CDC says in 2021 more than 106,000 people died from a drug overdose. It’s a 16 percent increase from 2020 and
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department is now asking for the public’s help in finding witnesses after a double shooting in east El Paso. The shooting happened Saturday around 1 a.m. According to police, 24-year-old Jose Portillo and 24-year-old Carlos Moreno were both shot in the parking lot of 1441 N. Zaragoza.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– The Las Cruces High School jazz band raised $2,000 Saturday evening to help those affected by the Ruidoso wildfires, according to the owner of the restaurant that hosted the benefit concert. The high school band partnered with the Game restaurant for the cause, who will donate 10% of the proceeds to
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EL PASO, Texas — One person was rushed to University Medical Center following a stabbing Friday night. According to the EL Paso Police Department, the stabbing happened just before midnight. Officials said the victim was in serious, but stable condition. The incident happened on the 700 block of Sunland Park Dr., in west El Paso.No arrests have
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EL PASO, Texas – Two people were taken to the hospital early Saturday morning with gunshot wounds after a shooting in east El Paso. According to the El Paso Police Department, the shooting happened around 1 a.m. Saturday. The shooting happened on the 1400 block of N. Zaragoza. The victims were taken to Del Sol
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