The Americas Trail Blazers headed to the West Side Friday night, taking on the homestanding Franklin Cougars. While the ‘Blazers and the Cougars went toe to toe in the first half, it was the Cougars that would pitch a shutout in the final two quarters, en-route to a 31-10 victory. Our very own Andres Acosta […]Read More
Friday evening, officials with the El Paso City-County Office of Emergency Management announced that they had successfully secured the use of National Guard (Texas Military Department) through the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Office of the Texas Governor to support the mortuary affairs in the region. “As we’ve seen a rapid increase in […]Read More
Friday evening, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott asking for assistance and guidance regarding again imposing a curfew for the Borderland. The move comes a week after Judge Samaniego updated residents on his ‘Stay Home’ order that was overturned by the 8th Court of Appeals. At the […]Read More
A new research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will support The University of Texas at El Paso’s efforts to increase access to COVID-19 testing for populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic. “There are these distant testing islands in El Paso County such as Fabens, Horizon City and Socorro where people may not […]Read More
In the best interest of the health and well-being of each of our students, their families and our entire community, El Paso Community College (EPCC) will be recognizing this year’s graduates with a virtual ceremony. “We know that most of our students have looked forward to crossing the stage and being presented with their degree […]Read More
At New Mexico State University’s Economic Outlook Conference in February, economist Jim Peach forecast this year as an average year, with a typical economic growth of roughly two percent. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 became anything but average. Those who had hoped to gain insights on future of growth may be looking for […]Read More
The City of El Paso announced Friday afternoon the appointment of Araceli Guerra as the new Managing Director for Internal Services. “Araceli is a dynamic, people-centered leader and a proven problem solver. She will aim to grow the synergies in workforce management systems, reinforce operational efficiencies and integrate system-wide enterprise solutions that will continue to […]Read More
The Bowie Culinary Arts Program knows this year’s Thanksgiving festivities may harder for some people who can’t get together with their families to celebrate because of the pandemic, so they want to make sure no one misses out on turkey and pie. “If anyone knows of someone who has to spend Thanksgiving alone, we want […]Read More
With work continuing throughout the region this weekend, high impact closures are highlighted, including big changes on the I-10 Connect project. All access from US 62 (Paisano Drive) to the Bridge of the Americas was permanently removed before dawn on Friday, Nov. 20. Traffic bound from I-10 to BOTA will follow the “JUAREZ, MEXICO” detour […]Read More
According to CHILDREN At RISK, a research and advocacy think tank, Silva Health Magnet and Transmountain Early College ranked as the No. 1 and 2 high schools in the west Texas region in their recently released Pandemic Edition. Polk and Tippin also earned fourth- and fifth-place rankings in their category and are the highest rated […]Read More
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