As we move from February to March, crews continue their work to update the highways and byways around the region. Interstate 110, the short freeway spur leading to the Bridge of the Americas, will be closed to all southbound traffic for several hours on Thursday night so crews can place a new overhead sign above […]Read More
Medical Center of the Americas Foundation (MCA) officials announced Thursday that the group is leading a collaborative effort with community partners to assist Ciudad Juárez in implementing a vaccine distribution strategy. The MCA in partnership with the City of El Paso, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and University of the Medical Center of […]Read More
Thursday afternoon, officials with El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO) let area residents know about a telephone scam, making the rounds in El Paso County EPCSO says that residents around El Paso County have received phone calls from scammers, threatening to physically harm a loved one in an attempt to monetarily defraud their victims. “The […]Read More
The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation will host AARP TaxAide to offer free income tax preparation at Memorial Senior Center, 1800 Byron Street starting next week. Services, which will start March 3 and run through April 14 by appointment, will be available every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Drop-ins will not be accommodated, so […]Read More
This week, officials with El Paso Water presented a $10,000 check to the University of Texas at El Paso and announced a new student research program established in honor of former utility President and CEO Ed Archuleta, who served for 24 years in that role and is recognized nationally for bold initiatives to build a […]Read More
A study by physiology researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso found that El Paso’s stay-at-home ordinance due to the COVID-19 pandemic had positive effects on the health and well-being of the region’s residents. Despite a shutdown of gyms and movement restrictions on non-essential activities, residents increased their fitness activity and closely monitored […]Read More
Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that Texas is looking at when it will be able to lift all statewide orders related to the coronavirus pandemic and that an announcement is forthcoming. Abbott made the comments at a Corpus Christi news conference where he was asked when the statewide mask mandate would end as Texans continue […]Read More
Officials with Hunt Communities announced Thursday that their master planned community – Mission Ridge – ranked #11 in the country on the John Burns Top Master-Planned Communities list for 2020. Mission Ridge is a 4,763-acre master-planned community in East El Paso, Texas, located at I-10 and Eastlake Boulevard. Mission Ridge logged 841 new home sales […]Read More
The UTEP men’s basketball team is set to make its return to the hardwood when the Miners host Charlotte on Saturday, Feb. 27. Tipoff set for 4 p.m. in the Haskins Center. UTEP (10-10, 6-8 Conference USA) is coming off a sweep against FIU at home, while Charlotte (9-11, 5-7 C-USA) has lost four straight […]Read More
EPISD’s Office of Community Engagement won 31 Texas School Public Relations Association STAR Awards, including four Best of Category, for work done in promotion of the students and staff of the District. The Star Awards are presented in categories that celebrate public relations efforts of school communication offices throughout Texas. EPISD competes in the largest […]Read More