Sheriff’s Crisis Intervention Team details services provided by the team
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…
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WATCH: Police say no injuries, and no confirmed sighting of subject with gun, Bel Air being cleared
UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: El Paso police say they’ll take any threat seriously. Parents were briefed at a staging area. There was no confirmed sighting…
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SISD board votes to end ties with Socorro Police
EL PASO, Texas- In a 4-3 vote last week, the Socorro Independent School District board has put an end to their “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) or…
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Districts in El Paso review school safety following mass shooting at Uvalde elementaryÂ
EL PASO, Texas — Ysleta ISD Associate Superintendent of Student Services, James Vasquez, said the district has now stepped up security and will…
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Parkland dancer signs with UTEP
EL PASO, Texas – From Parkland High to NBA dreams. Makayla Santana has signed a commitment letter with the UTEP Dance Team. Santana graduated with…
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El Paso teen battling cancer, lives out a dream of hers
EL PASO, Texas — Most teens spend their Friday nights hanging out with their friends, but for Kaitlyn Llanez she spent hers living out a dream.…
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EPISD to provide free summer meals beginning June 7 at 35 schools
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Independent School District will offer free meals at 35 schools this summer as part of its Seamless Summer Option meal…
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EPISD: Online threat made toward Canyon Hills Middle School not considered credible
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — EPISD officials are investigating an online threat that was emailed to the principal of Canyon Hills Middle School. A…
Continue ReadingBiden to meet with Democratic senators on student loan debt
By Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden will meet with Democratic senators at the White House Wednesday afternoon to discuss the issue of student…
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State Board of Education District 1: Democratic Primary Runoff Forum
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 hosted a debate for the Democratic candidates for the District 1 State Board of Education. District 1 covers 30…
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EPISD to discuss the future of their vacant properties
EL PASO, Texas – On Tuesday night, El Paso Independent School District officials will discuss and take action regarding the future of some of their…
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A walk down memory lane before their walk across the graduation stage for Las Cruces students
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Jornada Elementary school in Las Cruces received a visit from 30 former students Tuesday. Those students are now high…
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EPCC to give $2,500 scholarships to students looking to pursue certain health careers
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Community College is hoping to bring in more students to pursue careers in the health care industry. The community received…
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LCPS saves over $100,000 holding graduations at Field of Dreams
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Las Cruces Public School officials tell ABC-7 they are saving over $100,000 having their graduations at the Field of Dreams.…
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Canutillo ISD wins $50k grand prize, named “Best in Texas”
EL PASO, Texas – The Canutillo Independent School District took top honors in the 20th annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards. According to…
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UTEP to celebrate its largest graduating class this weekend
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a difficult time for the Class of 2022. Many of them spent the majority of their college career dealing with the…
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El Paso schools using yoga to help with social, emotional learning
EL PASO, Texas — Schools across the Borderland have been dialed in on students’ social and emotional wellbeing this year and some are using yoga to…
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New requirement for graduating Texas seniors
EL PASO, Texas – Seniors who are graduating this year must complete a new requirement adopted by the Texas Education Agency. The requirement…
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Mother: Child left inside sweltering East El Paso daycare bus asleep, unattended
EL PASO, Texas – One El Paso mother is furious after learning her 7-year-old son was forgotten and left inside a sweltering daycare bus. The incident…
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Peer-to-peer English program for Ukrainian youth recruits in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas– A new peer-to-peer program that helps Ukrainian students practice their English proficiency started recruiting people in the Sun…
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Wife of NMSU Chancellor accused of punching Chancellor several times
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Court documents obtained by ABC-7 reveal the wife of NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu is accused of punching her husband several…
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EPCC philosophy professor earns top state accomplishment
EL PASO, Texas – Professor of Philosophy at El Paso Community college, Manuela Alejandra Gomez, was announced as a 2022 Piper Professor for the…
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‘Spring into Summer’, learn about how you can get your kids involved in summer programs
EL PASO, Texas — Looking to keep your kids entertained, connected and educated this summer, the BOOST Network has your answer. Right now the Spring…
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Workforce Solutions Borderplex launches new program providing free laptops
EL PASO, Texas– Workforce Solutions Borderplex launches the Opportunity Incubator Program, in partnership with Microsoft, to provide affordable or…
Continue Reading‘I read banned books’ library card campaign launches in Nashville
By CNN Staff The Nashville Public Library (NPL) is hoping to give out 5,000 free “banned books” library cards to local readers by the end…
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El Paso nursing student speaks out about experience working day of August 3rd shooting
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…
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TTUHSC of El Paso’s youngest nursing graduate is only 19-years-old
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…
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STAAR testing for most Borderland students begins
EL PASO, Texas — Most Borderland elementary and middle school students will start taking the STAAR test on Tuesday. Testing kicked off in April,…
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Settlement reached in California lawsuit alleging fraud by former EPISD superintendent, former board president
EL PASO, Texas – Former El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera and former Board President Dori Fenenbock have settled a…
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Nursing students at TTUHSC of El Paso using virtual reality in the classroom
EL PASO, Texas — Virtual reality is becoming more popular, especially for video game lovers, but it’s become a practical tool. Nursing students at…
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