Michael Gordon, ABC-7 News

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El Paso, TX, United States

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Coronado High student honored with role in Philadelphia International Music Festival's master class

EL PASO, Texas -- A 15-year-old student from Coronado High School has a bright future after winning a unique musical opportunity. “I love playing music and I love just improving my skills and abilities," said Andrew Griñé, who used that passion to beat out hundreds of other musicians for a spot in the Philadelphia International → Read More

200 jury summons recalled as court trials delayed in El Paso due to virus spike

EL PASO, Texas -- The first jury trials set to take place during the era of the coronavirus in El Paso have now officially been postponed.Presiding Judge Selena Solis of the 243rd Judicial District Court said 200 jury summons issued for cases set for Friday have been recalled. She said she decided on the postponement → Read More

El Paso County Commissioners briefed on census participation decline, growing virus spread

EL PASO, Texas - The El Paso County Commissioners court welcomed an update on Monday about the participation rates of local residents in the 2020 census. In 2010, El Paso’s self-return rate was very impressive at just over 70% However, it has recently become clear that the self-return rate will trend at least a few → Read More

Dozens march to mourn, raise awareness after suicide death of Las Cruces teen

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- Nearly 100 people turned out for a suicide prevention and awareness walk in Las Cruces on Saturday where friends, family members and other residents mourned the death of 15-year-old Mayfield High School freshman Ezekiel "Zeke" Zavala. "We lost one of our best people," said Anahi Almanza, who spent time on → Read More

Litter, trash problems plague El Paso's famous scenic drive

EL PASO, Texas -- Residents are getting upset with a rather smelly situation that is developing along El Paso’s famous Scenic Drive. An official sign posted at one of the community areas meant for families to gather and enjoy the beautiful view says the picnicking is prohibited. But nonetheless, piles of discarded popcorn bags, pizza → Read More

EPISD finds high demand for surplus desks among local families

EL PASO, Texas -- Hundreds of students who might miss being in the classroom now have the chance to enjoy a more traditional academic setting brought to them. The El Paso Independent School District's plan to sell surplus desks to families for a few dollars each quickly showed itself to be a success on Saturday → Read More

UTEP education portal leaves some students locked out of classes on first day of new school year

EL PASO, Texas - The first day of fall semester classes has gotten off to a bumpy start for some UTEP students. Starting at around 9 a.m. Monday, UTEP students began tweeting about their inability to access classes through the log-in portal. "Why is my.utep.edu not working on the first day of class?" asked physics → Read More

'That man is a miracle': Las Cruces father celebrating 2nd victory over rare form of cancer

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- A win over cancer is an amazing feat by any stretch of the imagination. However, one family man in Las Cruces is reflecting upon his victory in that battle, not once but twice. In 2002, William Roberts first went to war with a rare cancer diagnosis that required immediate invasive → Read More

El Paso City Council extends curfews for those ages 10 to 16

EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso City Council had a rare in-person meeting on Tuesday, and voted to extend the city's curfew. The curfew limits minors age 10 to 16 from being out between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. It also holds parents potentially liable for violations. The curfew was first established in 1991 and → Read More

Fabens ISD begins school year with virtual learning before transition to hybrid model

FABENS, Texas -- School got underway Monday in Fabens in what promises to be a unique academic year. Fabens Independent School District officials chose to begin the year with distance learning, like most school districts are doing across the state. “Per the health mandates, we will be all virtual distance learning for all of our → Read More

El Paso psychiatrist offers advice on dealing with conflicts over mask wearing, social distancing

EL PASO, Texas -- The last six months have shown that not everyone views the coronavirus pandemic through the same lens. Dr. Fabrizzio Delgado, who works as the psychiatrist consultation chief at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, gave ABC-7 some insights about handling some of the different attitudes that have emerged regarding the → Read More

Festival Desertica 2020 moves to online platform for Borderland fans

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico -- It may be hard to believe but the Borderland has a beer festival going on over weekend. Now it is second year of existence, Festival Desertica is going digital for it's fans in Juarez, El Paso and New Mexico and will look much different than it did in 2019 when the → Read More

El Paso's virus spread increasingly due to infected people who show no signs

EL PASO, Texas -- The El Paso County Commissioners received some important updates on Monday from local medical and hospital administrators about the city's ongoing fight against the coronavirus. Perhaps the biggest news of the day came from Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza. According to Dr. Ocaranza and his work studying the impact of the → Read More

El Paso County Commissioners discuss law enforcement funding in wake of Floyd protests

EL PASO, Texas -- The national conversation surrounding the potential for defunding police departments has come to the Borderland. A preliminary discussion about police funding was opened on Monday by El Paso County Commissioner David Stout during the commissioner's meeting. He spoke about the concept of 'participatory budgeting' while the commissioners debated a resolution aimed → Read More

Silver City restaurant still operates despite revoked license for violating virus order

SILVER CITY, New Mexico -- A popular business in the community of Silver City has found itself at an impasse with the state's coronavirus public health orders. That clash began on May 18 when the Jalisco Cafe opened its doors for dine-in service, a move made in direct defiance of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. According → Read More

Las Cruces Congresswoman details small business relief efforts

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small has big plans for New Mexico’s economic recovery, which she outlined during a telephone town hall with 200 business leaders this week. One of the congresswoman’s top priorities moving forward is to protect those business owners and tenants who no longer have enough cash flow to → Read More

SISD launches fight against coronavirus with top to bottom disinfection plan

SOCORRO, Texas -- The Socorro Independent School District is launching a major offensive to fight back against the coronavirus. SISD officials said Tuesday that they are currently in the process of disinfecting their schools and have already scrubbed all of their buses clean. “This is a deep cleaning," said SISD assistant superintendent Marivel Macias. "We → Read More

El Paso family remembers daughter lost to rare form of cancer

EL PASO, Texas - One Borderland family gathered to remember a life taken too soon. At only 17 years old, Meghan Lynn McHalffey lost her battle with Ewing Sarcoma. The El Paso teenager was a Junior at Coronado High School when she passed away in March of 2019. Family and friends joined together to honor → Read More

Las Cruces woman given 20-year prison sentence for murder of man whose body was found in burned car

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- Damika Childs was sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder when she appeared for her sentencing hearing Wednesday at the Third Judicial District Courthouse in Las Cruces. She had previously pleaded guilty to murder charges stemming the 2016 death of 20-year-old Johnny Ramirez. At the time of her arrest, → Read More

Diocese of El Paso calls St. Jude church fire an 'act of vandalism'

A small fire broke out at the Saint Jude Catholic Church early on Saturday morning. → Read More