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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Doña Ana Community College (DACC) was recently awarded a scholarship grant from a national foundation to assist students in manufacturing fields. The college received a $15,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation to provide scholarships to students in D...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Electric announced the kickoff of its 15th annual Summer College Internship Program and the relaunch of its High School Internship Program. The company welcomed 28 students to the program, giving them hands-on experience across 24 departments in th...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Independent School District released findings from its internal audit into the nearly $53 million budget deficit. The audit found there were significant risks known within the financial management department, but they weren't communicated t...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - 35 students made up the graduating class of 2026 for the Salvation Army's 8th Music & Arts Conservatory graduating class who began the program June 15. Students are given daily lessons on music theory, brass band, and guitar as well as choir and drama ...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Local health officials from Texas Tech Physicians, among others, held an event with free health screenings for students in the Borderland as they prepare for the new school year. The health screenings included BMI, height and weight screenings, as wel...
A movement “to take back our state and take back our country” is building momentum, Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico told a crowd of more than 1,000 people in El Paso Saturday night. “And on Nov. 3rd, we are going to do something extraordinary. We are going to en...
DACC's Building Construction Technology Program has received reaccreditation from the NCCER, allowing students to receive a national certificate upon completion of a course....
The El Paso Community College Culinary Arts Department and Restaurant Management Programs hosted the America 250: Red, White and Brew event to raise money for student scholarships, featuring beers from eight local breweries and chef-curated dishes, with proceeds benefiting the EP...
The 19th annual Plaza Classic Film Festival will take place from July 16-26 at the historic Plaza Theatre in El Paso, featuring over 100 movies with three main themes, celebrity guests, and a showcase of films made by local college students....
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces Public Schools is partnering with the New Mexico Department of Health to offer summer vaccination clinics at the Las Cruces Public Health Office throughout July. Appointments AvailableSchedule an appointment for one of the following dates: Walk...
Iris Jiménez has been appointed as the new principal of Aoy Elementary School, bringing with her over two decades of experience in public education.
The Ysleta Independent School District has appointed Barbara Flores, Yvonne Castillo, and Marisa Holguin as principals of Capistrano, Riverside, and Presa Elementary Schools respectively, effective immediately....
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- As the new school year approaches, El Paso ISD wants to remind families that students must attend 90 percent of the school days or class periods to receive course credit or a final grade. For elementary students, missing more than 17 days during a typical...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Friday, MountainStar Sports Group Amigo Airsho celebrated 11 graduates from its Fly HigHER Girls STEAM Academy. The program launched earlier this year with the goal of empowering students to explore careers in aviation, aerospace and leadership. Studen...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The inaugural participants in Texas Tech Health El Paso's new forensic psychiatry fellowship were recognized during a graduation ceremony on campus in June, highlighting a program aimed at addressing shortages in forensic psychiatric expertise in the El P...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The UTEP Dinner Theatre will wrap up its 2025–26 season this summer with School of Rock: The Musical, bringing the Broadway adaptation of the popular 2003 film to the stage. Performances will take place from June 26 through July 18 on the University of Tex...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at Alberta will host a back-to-school health fair, including free backpack giveaway, over 25 community health vendors and superhero appearances. The event, co-hosted by El Paso Health, will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturd...
The 2026-27 school year begins in less than three weeks, and El Paso-area families are preparing for another busy back-to-school season with registration deadlines, school supply drives, tax-free shopping weekend and campus events across the region. Students will begin returning ...
(TestMiles) - Toyota’s pickup strategy just made a sharp turn back toward Texas. The automaker has approved a $3.6 billion expansion at its San Antonio manufacturing campus, a move designed to bring Tacoma production back to U.S. soil after years of relying on Mexico for the mids...
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By Jessica Priest / The Texas Tribune A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, leaving in place a ruling that ended a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and univ...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Independent School District students are producing a full-scale theatrical production of "Shrek the Musical." They'll perform on stage July 15-18 at Coronado High School. EPISD said its Fine Arts department has been working on the play and will...
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) are pairing up on a new bill that would pave a way for students to use financial aid to pay for prior learning assessments, a category of tests that grant college credit for learning outside a college setting, such as in a jo...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — As students and families get ready for the upcoming school year, Immunize El Paso expands its hours in order to meet back-to-school vaccine demands. Immunize El Paso provides vaccines for children and adults and participates in the Texas Vaccines for Child...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- An El Paso Community College (EPCC) baseball player was named the El Paso County Collegiate Player of the Year by the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame. Coronado High School alum and EPCC freshman center fielder Nico Olea has led El Paso County in six differe...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Anthony Independent School District announced it will host its annual health fair, where students and families can receive free health resources and immunizations. The fair will take place on Friday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Anthony High Schoo...
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A pilot jumped out of the door of a moving plane to his death, leaving the student he was teaching to fly to land the aircraft by herself. Flight instructor Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was found dead following the incident, which took place in Toledo...
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1947 Birth place: Bombay (now Mumbai), India Birth name: Ahmed Salman Rushdie Father: Anis Ahmed Rushdie, businessman Mother: Negin...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — After declaring financial exigency last month amid a multi-million dollar budget deficit, the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) is considering a bond initiative worth up to $450 million. EPISD's Citizens Bond Steering Committee has identified ove...
Jing Zhang, CNN (CNN) — Zirui Yang has been obsessed with shopping since junior high. “Clothes, shoes and accessories — and they always had to be branded,” the 22-year-old said student. “It started with Nike and Adidas, then moved on to Gucci and Balenciaga.” But since starti...
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Canutillo Independent School has appointed Veronica Cervantes as the new principal of Deanna Davenport Elementary School and Erika Pasieczny, Ph.D. as the new principal of Alderete Middle School, both of whom bring extensive experience and expertise from outside the district....
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Public Schools scheduled a new school for grades 6-12 to open in the fall of 2027. Monday, the district asked students, families staff and community members to share ideas for the new campus. LCPS said the new school will be smaller since ...
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Some El Paso school districts surpassed the state average in Algebra I and other core subjects on this year’s STAAR exams, but had significant performance gaps in others, including biology, according to results released last month by the Texas Education Agency. Testing data on...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Six El Paso Independent School District students represented the Sun City for the National History Day Nationals Competition. The competition, held at the University of Maryland, College Park, featured over 3,000 students presenting their extensive resear...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The New Mexico State Treasurer's Office is offering students a hands-on experience in public service, finance and communications through its newest class of interns. This year's internship class reflects multiple pathways into public service, the New Mexi...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- An El Pasoan has been elected to serve as vice president of the National Education Association, the nation's largest labor union with nearly 3 million members. Noel Candelaria, a former teacher from El Paso and former president of the Texas State Teachers...
El Paso students earn recogni...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Students from Las Cruces attended New Mexico State University for a week-long summer program hosted by the NMSU College of Engineering. The goal is to get them thinking about attending NMSU and the possibility of studying engineering. NM PREP Academy is a...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Gadsden Independent School District has named three new area directors for special education services. Gadsden ISD has selected Maria Barraza, Luz Valenzuela, Ph.D., and Lorraine Dominguez-Soriano to serve in those posts. "Together, they bring decades of ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 STEAM Academy has a new principal, EPISD said. Monica Brinkley was named the new principal, EPISD said. Brinkley brings more than two decades of educational experience and a proven record of improving student achievement, building ...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Court records from the El Paso County 327th District Court show the criminal case against former Eastlake High School head football coach Ruben Rodriguez was dismissed after he successfully completed a pre-trial diversion program. The dismissal order was e...
HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) -- A former Eastlake High School football coach had an assault case against him dismissed, according to documents ABC-7 obtained Thursday. Court documents said Ruben Rodriguez completed a pre-trial diversion program for allegedly choking his girlfri...
For Dr. Brittany Shoemake, a lifelong El Pasoan, caring for patients in the Borderplex means giving back to the community that shaped her. An Eastwood High School graduate and University of Texas at El Paso alumna, Shoemake has returned her education and expertise to her homet...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A former special education teacher at a West El Paso elementary school faces 16 counts of injury to a child, according to documents ABC-7 obtained Thursday. Rachel Lucas, who worked at Charles Murphree School, allegedly injured students with special needs...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A former special education teacher in El Paso is facing serious criminal charges after a grand jury indicted her on allegations she abused the students in her care. Former El Paso Independent School District teacher Rachael Anne Lucas has been indicted on ...
Momentum continues to build behind efforts to make high school girls’ flag football an official University Interscholastic League sport in Texas as El Paso teams returned from the inaugural state championship tournament with some of the city’s strongest performances to date. E...
By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — By the time Eddie Jiang was in high school, he knew he wanted to become a doctor. He chose an in-state college with existing federal loan programs so he could afford to go straight to medical school after college. He graduated from Stony Brook Unive...
