Socorro, TX

SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) -- A national historic landmark in Socorro, Texas, had been marked with a swastika and other messages, according to Mayor Rudy Cruz Jr. On Thursday, the mayor posted that he "will not tolerate hate, racism, or the vandalism of our historic sites or anywhere." Mayor Cruz Jr. posted a picture of the The post Socorro mayor reports ‘disrespectful’ vandalism on historic landmark appeared first on KVIA.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- On Tuesday, voters rejected three tax-increase proposals tied to El Paso County school districts. One district said the funding would have provided air conditioning for its students. Results show that voters in the Ysleta, Socorro and Tornillo independent school districts rejected the voter-approval tax rate elections (VATRE), with a majority The post El Paso voters reject 3 school districts’ tax increase proposals appeared first on KVIA.

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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Some El Paso school districts will release students early on Election Day. According to the Socorro and Ysleta school districts, students will be dismissed early Tuesday based on their grade levels. Socorro ISD Elementary and pre-K through eighth grade students: 11:45 a.m. Middle schools: 12:05 p.m. High schools: 12:55 p.m. The post Socorro, Ysleta ISD to release students early on Election Day appeared first on KVIA.

SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that has closed a portion of Socorro Rd. in San Elizario. According to a social media post from San Elizario Fire Rescue, due to the crash, as of 7:15 a.m., the section of Socorro Rd. is closed beginning at the The post Sheriff’s Office responds to crash, closes portion of Socorro Road appeared first on KVIA.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- One person is dead following a major early-morning crash involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian in Socorro, according to El Paso Police Special Traffic Investigations Unit. The incident occurred in the 9800 block of Socorro Road. El Paso Police investigators and emergency crews remain at the scene, working to determine The post Motorcyclist crash in Socorro, 1 person dead appeared first on KVIA.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- One person is dead following a major early-morning crash involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian in El Paso's Lower Valley, according to El Paso Police Special Traffic Investigations Unit. The incident occurred in the 9800 block of Socorro Road. El Paso Police investigators and emergency crews remain at the scene, The post Motorcyclist crash in Lower Valley El Paso, one person dead appeared first on KVIA.

HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) -- Students and staff at Eastlake High School had to evacuate the campus Thursday, according to the Socorro Independent School District. EHS Assistant Principal Luis Martinez told parents that fire alarms at the campus activated. SISD said the El Paso Fire Department deemed the building safe. Students returned to class and The post Eastlake High School evacuated after fire alarm activation, building deemed safe appeared first on KVIA.

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-The Socorro Independent School District (SISD) is breaking new ground in educational innovation with the introduction of the Socorro ISD Virtual Academy, a pilot program that will provide high school students with a comprehensive virtual learning experience. Targeting students in grades 9 through 12, the Virtual Academy offers a full-time, online learning The post Socorro ISD Launches Virtual Academy Pilot for High School Students appeared first on KVIA.

SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) -- A 63-year-old woman died in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday morning, according to the Socorro Police Department. The crash happened around 10:19 a.m. at the intersection of North Loop Drive and Bauman Road near Robert R. Rojas Elementary School. Investigators learned that the woman stopped on North Loop and waited for traffic The post 3-vehicle crash kills woman, injures 2, including child appeared first on KVIA.