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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Horses Unlimited Rescue and Education Center in El Paso is doing something different this fall to help raise money for the organization. They are transforming part of the property into a "Haunted House" fundraiser with all the proceeds going back to H...
The El Paso Community College Foundation and its Culinary Arts Program held their 9th annual Fajitas and Margaritas for Scholarships event on September 25 to award ten $1,000 scholarships to deserving students....
By Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN (CNN) — After years of caring for college students as a physician, plus raising two of my own, I have learned that many things that derail the college experience are surprisingly predictable. Most are preventable — or at least fixable — if students know wh...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces Public Schools is recognizing its community school coordinators. The district said these employees turn schools into "hubs of support, connection and opportunity for students and families." These employees were recognized during a special Commu...
Students in seventh- and eighth-grade ENLACE classes at Zia Middle School in Las Cruces explored various Hispanic traditions through art projects and participation in the Diez y Seis de Septiembre Parade to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month....
Doña Ana Community College's Diagnostic Medical Sonography Club is scheduled to host a 'Blankets and Brains' event on September 29 at its Espina Campus to create no-sew fleece blankets for Jardin de los Niños....
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso Community College (EPCC) Career and Transfer Services (CaTS) will hold a job fair next week. The EPCC Career and Transfer Services Job Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the EPCC Valle Verde Campus, AST Building Flexitorium, ...
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock Choosing a college is one of the most important decisions a person will make for their education, impacting everything from future earnings and employment to potential student loan debt and social circles. While every student wants to get the best educa...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — It’s week five of the high school football season, with action all over the Borderland. The #9OT Game of the Week features Eastwood taking on Eastlake. The #9OT crew — Sam Guzman, Jesus Baltazar and Jason Flores, plus our talented photographers — will brin...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - It's week 5 of high school football! Catch all the action from the Pebble Hills vs. Montwood game on KTSM+, livestreamed by the El Paso Broadcast Company and commentary done by Mando "The Monster" Medina. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Friday,...
“If teachers were paid better, women wouldn't have to resort to online content creation. Sex sells," she said.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Week five of the 2026 Texas high school football season kicked off Thursday night at SAC 1. Here are the final scores. NEW MEXICO Eldorado leads Las Cruces, 21-20, Game delayed with 2:14 left in the 4th quarter due to lightning....
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Dance students from New Mexico State University are preparing to showcase their talents at the National Dance Education Organization Conference in Albuquerque. At the conference, students and faculty will represent NMSU through peer presentations, origina...
UPDATE: The Coronado vs. Socorro game has been delayed due to lightning, expected to resume at 6 p.m. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- High school football action starts on Thursday, Sept. 24 and KTSM+ is the place to watch our Thursday Night Lights game! EP Broadcast Company will be liv...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Monsoon storms can bring much-needed rain to the borderland, but for owners and large-animal rescues, heavy rainfall can create a different set of challenges. At Horses Unlimited Rescue and Education Center Inc. in east El Paso, owner Victoria Davis says ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the White House on Thursday he was gifting the U.S. with two giant pandas and invitations for 100,000 U.S. students to study in China....
"I don’t agree with Stanford making those choices about how we were represented," said Billy Ramirez.
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Authorities continue to investigate the deaths of two University of Mississippi students — where kratom, a packaged herbal supplement, was found in both probes but not verified as connected to the deaths — following a rowdy weekend centered on a ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Hanks high school senior running back Austin Deucher earned KTSM 9 Overtime's Baller of the Week for week 4, after helping propel the Knights to a 79-47 victory over Ysleta high school last Friday. That game was selected as 9 Overtime's Game of the Week 4,...
Miroslava Lem Quinonez joined the ABC-7 team as a producer in August 2026. A native of El Paso. Miroslava grew up in Juarez before returning to the United States for high school. She attended Del Valle High School where her interest for journalism started when she joined the scho...
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A major hurdle stands in the way of permanent daylight saving time: schools.
A student continues their education. A child finds a safe and enriching place to learn after school. A family receives essential support during a difficult time. A neighborhood is brought together through art, culture, and shared public spaces. These are the possibilities behind ...
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Kent Hups set out one morning on a research expedition in the famed Hell Creek Formation, a series of fossil-rich sedimentary rock layers in the western United States. The vast formation, spanning parts of Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Da...
The FAFSA forms, which traditionally opened Oct. 1, had a few chaotic starts under the Biden administration while reforms were made to the applications, leaving schools and students in a time crunch....
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — There is a large pool of water on Schuster Avenue near El Paso High School, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23. Reports indicate the road is closed due to what appears to be a large sinkhole opening up. Footage from FitFamElPaso shows the large pool of water and ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A large pool of water covered Schuster Avenue near El Paso High School Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, as crews responded to flooding and debris along the roadway. The road was closed near an area of the sidewalk where the concrete had caved in, creating what...
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the Borderland in the coming week. UTEP Homecoming Football Game The University of Texas at El Paso will celebrate Homecoming with a week of activities through Saturday, Sept. 26, including student events, alumni gatherings, a ...
The shift from summer to the school year can happen almost overnight. Early wake-ups, packed calendars, homework, errands and extracurriculars leave families with less downtime and more to keep track of. A new survey fielded by Morning Consult on behalf of Shipt finds that 60% of...
At the beginning of each new class, Al Rabanera lets his students know that he knows they’re using AI . “I’m not going to pretend like you aren’t,” he tells his students. “I know it’s readily available for most of you, if not all of you.” A math teacher at La Vista High School in...
Paige Wyatt heard plenty from administrators about using AI to generate lesson plans at the school where she taught high school English. Her students used AI to cheat so frequently she resorted to spending her own money on detection tools. Yet she never got help with what she rea...
The intersection will now be dedicated in Dr. West's name, and her decades-long contributions to education, literature and culture in Chicago.
Kratom, an herbal substance whose components are opioid-related, was found in the investigation into two student deaths at the University of Mississippi, the local narcotics team said on Tuesday....
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Independent School District cancelled all after-school activities amid heavy rain in the area. EPISD shared this statement: “Due to inclement weather, all after school activities are canceled for today, Tuesday September 22, 2026. High School ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Week 5 of high school football in the Borderland is gearing up, and KTSM 9 News' 9 Overtime show is ready to bring you all the action! On Thursday, Sept. 24, the El Paso Broadcast Company will livestream the Socorro vs. Coronado game for Thursday Night Li...
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The recent murder of a female foreign exchange student in central Mexico has cast international attention on the country’s high levels of violence against women, prompting the Mexican government to act with an urgency that some say it often lacks in c...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Oracle, the main developer behind the Project Jupiter data center project, announced the establishment of a $1 million education fund to support the Gadsden Independent School District (GISD). The fund is designed to help educators, schools, and district ...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas high school football enters Week 5 this Friday, bringing the return of another edition of KTSM's 9 Overtime. For Week 5's Game of the Week, 9 Overtime heads to Trooper Stadium for a District 1-6A contest between the Eastlake Falcons and the Eastwood ...
School shooting preparedness drills have been a routine though uncomfortable part of the back-to-school experience.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- It's a week that UTEP alumni, students, faculty, staff, sports fans and their families all look forward to -- Homecoming Week. The University of Texas at El Paso will celebrate Homecoming from Sunday, Sept. 20 through Saturday, Sept. 26. Homecoming highli...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Doña Ana Community College (DACC) is calling golf enthusiasts to participate in its 24th Annual DACC Golf Tournament. The event will help to support student scholarships and the college's food pantry. The tournament will be held Friday, Oct. 9 at the New ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Dozens of El Paso ISD high-school students are getting to see their artwork displayed at the El Paso Museum of Art. It's an experience that builds pride but also serves as an educational moment, the district said. The students created original works durin...
Glen Cove Elementary and Presa Elementary became the first schools in El Paso to earn the state's 2026 Lone Star Ribbon Schools designation for their sustained academic excellence....
For generations, kids have learned how to ride a bike — a quintessential childhood milestone — in driveways, on sidewalks and in neighborhood streets.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Doña Ana Community College (DACC) has been recognized for being one of the top colleges in the nation for student satisfaction, the college said. The results are based on EdSights’ Student Voice Score (SVS), which uses an AI-powered chatbot to connect stu...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- It's week four of the high-school football season, with action all over the Borderland. The #9OT Game of the Week features Ysleta taking on Hanks, featuring two teams high-flying teams in a non-district showdown. The #9OT crew -- Sam Guzman, Jesus Baltaza...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A Riverside Middle School student brought an unloaded gun to the Ysleta Independent School District campus Friday, September 18, before classes began, according to district spokeswoman Tracy Garcia-Ramirez. School administrators and security officers respo...
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