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El Paso skateboarder rides toward 2028 Olympics
Danny Ruiz never imagined he would be competing and traveling the world as a skateboarder. For the 29-year-old El Paso native, the skateboard became more than a hobby, it became an outlet. “I really believe it saved my life, just based off of the...
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Year of the Horse
El Paso welcomed the Year of the Horse with performances, crafts and cultural traditions during the city’s Lunar New Year celebration. Lunar New Year, celebrated in China, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and other Asian countries and communities...
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Youngest mayor in NM sets sights on transparency, reform
At a mere 24 years old, Gabriel Holguin is already a savvy political operative, but now, as Anthony, New Mexico’s newest mayor, the universe just got bigger. After surviving a three-way race where he received 59% of the vote, Holguin is quick to note...
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Artist celebrates her heritage through jewelry
The torch makes a guttural pop as Claudia Ley ignites a flame. She looks closely at the orange-yellow flame. She turns a knob on the side of the torch, dialing it in until it is about an inch long and turns a purplish-blue. “Don’t try this at home,”...
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Trump claims on Iran’s missiles questioned
WASHINGTON –President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran will soon have a missile that can hit the United States is not backed by U.S. intelligence reports, and appears to be exaggerated, according to three sources familiar with the reports, casting doubt...
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‘My home away from home’
The newly opened Taco Palenque in East El Paso was a frenzy of anticipation with the visit of comedian and actor Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias to unveil his namesake taco. The star of nine solo comedy specials and “Magic Mike XXL” visited the location at...
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Fact checks, highlights from the State of the Union address
President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night — the speech is now the longest in history. Trump touched on a “roaring economy,” immigration, addressed tariffs and attacked Democrats during his one-hour and 50-minute...
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High-voltage power line proposed for far East El Paso
El Paso Electric wants to build a large, high-voltage, multimillion-dollar electric transmission line in far East El Paso. The 345-kilovolt power line, the largest voltage line used in the EPE system, would cover from 10 to 19 miles, depending on...
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Juárez drops on the list of world’s most-violent cities
Juárez is still among the 20 most-violent cities in the world, but continues to see steady improvement in a global ranking released this month. In 2025, Juárez had the fewest number of reported homicides in eight years, which city and state officials...
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Oak & Antler brings upscale dining with lodge feel to Downtown
Open the doors to Oak & Antler American Tavern in Downtown El Paso, and you’ll discover a cozy but handsome restaurant with a lodge-type look. The tavern opened three months ago in Downtown El Paso at 317 E. Mills Ave. and has become a nice surprise...
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RUNNING WITH LIFE
On Sunday morning, sometime between 9:30 and 10 a.m., the top runners are going to be led to the finish line at the Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon in a sirenblaring police escort, collect their medals, do interviews and be feted as the champions of El...
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Supreme Court rules Trump’s tariffs illegal
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertions of his authority...
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‘It’s been a long 5 months’
Folklórico dancers filled the lobby with color and music as the El Paso Museum of Art reopened after $3.5 million in upgrades, marking the occasion with art, vendors and a Frida Kahlo exhibit. ● The five-month closure allowed for improvements that...
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El Pasoans begin Lent with Ash Wednesday Mass
Hundreds of El Pasoans — from military soldiers and couples to families — began the Lenten season with an early morning Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral. Clergy led the Mass with packed pews, reminding them that Lent is a time of...
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THE ROAD AHEAD
Progress is slowly being made on the Texas Department of Transportation’s ambitious plan to expand I-10 through West El Paso. The project kicked off in February 2022 when TxDOT allocated $174.3 million for an extensive overhaul of the interstate...
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Candidates, voting dates for El Paso’s primary
The midterm primary is quickly approaching and El Pasoans have a wide slate of candidates to choose from in county races. ● While a number of big state and federal races will dominate the ballot, including the Texas governor and a coveted U.S. Senate...
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‘Change in business circumstances’
HGS, a large global call-center operator based in India, plans to lay off 92 El Paso-area employees who work from their homes. The layoffs are scheduled to begin around March 31, according to a company notice sent to the Texas Workforce...
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Behind the El Paso shutdown
Minutes before midnight on Feb. 11, the Federal Aviation Administration shut down the airspace over El Paso for 10 days − longer than the airspace closure after the Sept. 11 attacks − prompting confusion and chaos for air travelers, residents and...
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Report: U.S. inflation ticked down in January
Inflation cooled a bit more than forecasters expected in January, with prices rising 2.4% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Feb. 13. The report, which was delayed two days because of a brief government shutdown, revealed that inflation...
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One of the biggest races soon underway
The 21st running of the Sunland Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino is all set. The Sunland Derby on Sunday, Feb. 15, is the biggest race of the three-month racing meet. Here is what to know. What to know about 2026 Sunland Derby A field of...
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Conflicting stories emerge on airspace over El Paso
EL PASO – The airspace over this border city’s international airport was briefly closed on Feb. 11, although conflicting explanations have emerged about why. An administration official told USA TODAY that drones controlled by Mexican cartels had...
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El Paso home prices slightly rise in 2025
El Paso home prices increased at the end of 2025, but at a slower pace than in 2024, newly released data show. El Paso was one of 168 markets in the nation to see home prices increase at the end of 2025, the National Association of Realtors reported...
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‘A new beginning’
El Paso Police Department Chief Peter Pacillas and family members who serve in law enforcement or the military pinned badges on new officers as the department marked its 139th academy class graduation and 23rd lateral officer graduation. The ceremony...
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Cost of hospital flood repairs still undisclosed
Military officials have declined to reveal the cost of repairing damage and replacing equipment from two major water pipe breaks in a five-month period at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, which opened in July 2021 after years of construction...
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Sheriff talks of challenges in year 2
A year has quickly passed since El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte took office filled with a fresh perspective and ambitious proposals that a year later are facing the cold reality of government funding and budgetary limitations. The former El Paso...
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MAGA vs. Bad Bunny splits Super Bowl
Sen. Tommy Tuberville was thrilled to attend the Super Bowl in 2025 when he hitched a ride on Air Force One, joining President Donald Trump and several other Republican lawmakers for the big game. “Happy Super Bowl Sunday,” the Republican senator for...
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THE PATH HE TRAVELED
The life of an NFL assistant coach is often going to fly under all radars, but the sports world doesn’t often see a journey as improbable as the one Jeremy Springer has made in the last 55 weeks. On Jan. 5, 2025, the UTEP alum Springer effectively...
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El Pasoan Victor Avila plays key role in Trump administration
El Paso native Victor Avila laid on the ground of a Mexican highway with three gunshot wounds after being ambushed by a drug cartel, fighting for his life. Drug cartel members shot the vehicle that the Del Valle High School and UTEP graduate, and his...
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New border barrier rises like a ‘wall’ in Rio Grande
BROWNSVILLE — A string of orange buoys is growing in the Rio Grande, as the Trump administration builds a “river wall” to stop what is now a trickle of illegal migration. Unlawful border crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have plunged over the past...
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Before ICE, Border Patrol clashed with the public
Federal immigration agents pulled over a Hispanic high school football coach driving his players to a game and pointed a pistol at his head. They swarmed a high school parking lot to question Hispanic students about their citizenship. When the teens...
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Billionaire Stan Kroenke buys large NM ranches
Stan Kroenke, a billionaire real estate mogul best known as owner of the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Nuggets, now owns a huge chunk of New Mexico. Kroenke companies in December bought six, big cattle ranches, spanning several counties in the eastern...
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‘There were a lot of sick people in there’
LAREDO, Texas – They stole a few hours sleep under glaring LED lights, crowded in by dozens of other detainees. They shivered through fevers and flus and prayed deadlier diseases weren’t stalking their confines. Then, just as they feared their...
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Commended leadership
The Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to approve Superintendent Xavier De La Torre’s annual evaluation after a closed-door session. Though the board did not release the evaluation, trustees in open...
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Chefs in the state making semifinals
Four chefs, representing El Paso, Sunland Park, N.M. and Socorro, have been named 2026 James Beard Award Semifinalists. An El Paso restaurant, Taconeta, also made it to the Wine and Other Beverages Program semifinals. Andres Pablos, owner and chef at...
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U.S. agrees not to deport 6 witnesses in migrant’s death
The U.S. government agreed not to deport witnesses in a migrant’s death that’s been ruled a “homicide” at an El Paso ICE detention center. U.S. Department of Homeland Security attorney Darryl Vereen and attorney for the migrant’s family Christopher...
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More detention centers in the works
This article was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom dedicated to high-quality coverage from the U.S.Mexico border, and KTEP Public Radio. EL PASO — Once a flashpoint in the heated debate over high immigration...
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‘Our goal is simple, to create an elevated experience’
El Pasoan Luciano Aguayo is creating a new cocktail club that is reminiscent of the kind of place he likes to frequent, a high-end cocktail lounge to enjoy conversation and creative, curated drinks. Aguayo, an entrepreneur and consultant in the...
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Park coming to financially troubled El Paso subdivision
A park being built in a housing subdivision normally is not a big deal. But in the case of the financially troubled, still-developing Village at Westside Crossing subdivision in El Paso’s Upper Valley, it’s news. Construction of the park, landscaping...
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‘I’ve always defied the odds’
El Paso artist Hal Marcus has defied expectations all his life. A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer isn’t changing that. “I mean, if you let these things like terminal cancer ruin your whole life, then you’re already screwed. So, I’m learning to use it...
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El Paso libraries, recreation centers set as warming centers
In response to the expected Texas winter storm, El Paso will keep libraries and recreation centers open as warming centers this weekend. A major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to millions across the country,...
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Museum receives international acclaim
Leaders of La Nube, city leaders and benefactors celebrated that the children’s science museum received one of the highest recognitions in the museum world — the Hands On International Children in Museums Award. Gina Martinez, chief executive officer...
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Cornyn: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ reshapes El Paso’s economy
Surrounded by city elected officials, workforce and business leaders, Texas U.S. Sen. John Cornyn touted tax cuts for families in the Families Tax Cuts Act. Aside from a tour of the brewery and a roundtable discussion held Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Central...
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Ruidoso Downs moves all 2026 races to Albuquerque
Quarter horse racing’s most iconic race, the 440-yard All American Futurity, will not be run at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino in 2026. The race, along with the entire Ruidoso schedule of races, will be held at the Downs of Albuquerque. The 2026...
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UTEP shifts focus to future
The next generation of liberal arts students at the University of Texas at El Paso will only know the cutting-edge Texas Western Hall as the former liberal arts building slips into history. The $110 million, 124,725-square-foot learning complex was...
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Man’s death likely ‘homicide’
The death of a Cuban migrant “who experienced medical distress” while being held at an ICE detention center in El Paso is being investigated as a “likely homicide.” U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, said in a statement that “we have now learned...
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Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally returns to city
The Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally is returning to Las Cruces with an iconic figure joining the ballon lineup. Hot air balloons take flight from Jan. 16-18, and you can enjoy the magical, family-friendly event for free. In 2025, the balloon rally...
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Work continues to repair busted line
Work continues to repair a busted water line that left roughly 100,000 El Pasoans without water. Nine of the 15 reservoirs impacted by Saturday night’s outage were up and running, said Gilbert Trejo, vice president of operations and technical services...
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Neighbors raise stink over refinery’s odors
Some El Pasoans let officials with Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s El Paso oil refinery and the Texas environmental agency know they aren’t happy with the refinery and its application to renew its major air permit for another 10 years. “The fumes, you go...
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Furor continues over ICE shootings
Tensions remained high Jan. 9 after shootings involving immigration agents in Minneapolis and in Portland, Oregon, drew protesters to the streets and deepened fractures between federal and state officials. In Portland, a U.S. Border Patrol officer...
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New year brings new chance to eat healthy
It’s a new year, which means fitness and eating healthier may be among your goals. Typically, New Year’s resolutions last only a short time — only 36% make it past the first month of January, compared to 9% who successfully keep their resolutions...
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State lawmakers split over strike in Venezuela
Texas lawmakers are speaking out after U.S. military forces struck Venezuela and captured its president over the weekend. In the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 3, an ambitious military operation struck Caracas and resulted in the capture of...
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Military deportation flights paused in September
The administration of President Donald Trump carried out nearly 90 deportation flights on military planes in 2025, according to data compiled by the ICE Flight Monitor project at Human Rights First. The flights deported immigrants to nearly 40...
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‘WHO WE ARE’
In a crowded courtroom, El Paso victims’ families gathered to give testimony in the names of their loved ones killed in the Walmart mass shooting — closing a nearly six-year open wound. ● At a time when public controversy is marked by calls for...
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Mamdani promises new era for NYC
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Jan. 1 inauguration and block party reflected a diverse city looking to make good on the 34-year-old democratic socialist’s promises to address affordability. On a freezing New Year’s Day, the Democratic mayor took...
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Game news and notes
Arizona State, Duke compete at high level in 92nd edition of bowl game.
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Big events on calendar for 2026
As a new year dawns, many Americans are reflecting on 2025, a year marked by historic events including the inauguration of a president, the appointment of the first American pope, and major pop culture moments like the release of “Wicked: For Good” and...
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‘We have not had any problems’
Juárez was bracing to get crushed in the middle at the start of 2025 as a Mexican border city at the crossroads of immigration routes when President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Considered safer and easier to reach than other spots along...
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Sun Bowl: A bright, but changing, future
From its debut in 1935 when the El Paso All-Stars beat Ranger High School, to this year when Arizona State takes on Duke, the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl has been in continual transition without losing the pageantry or the history that has defined the...
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Islamic State targets attacked in Nigeria
President Donald Trump said on Dec. 25 that the U.S. military had attacked Islamic State targets in Nigeria, claiming the group had been targeting Christians. In a post on Truth Social, the president said he directed the military to launch a “powerful...
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NMSU students and staff build new chile
Visitors to NMSU for months have seen the bustle of construction at the Engineering Complex, not knowing that inside staff and students have been quietly working on a project to wow Las Crucens to ring in 2026. A 17-foot chile wrapped in LED lights...
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Prosecutors say deportations are harming criminal cases
In West Texas, a man was indicted in September for assaulting Manuel Chairez-Montes, fracturing the left side of his face. But before District Attorney Sarah Stogner could take the case to trial, Chairez-Montes, who was undocumented, was deported to...
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Luminarias bring light, hope to Scenic Drive
Four thousand luminarias glowing along Scenic Drive guided drivers to the top, where Santa Claus and a live Nativity scene awaited El Pasoans during Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe’s 31st Annual Navidad de la Fe. “This is just our way of giving back to...
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911 calls from detention center raise concern
Immigrants held at the Camp East Montana detention center in El Paso regularly face injury, life-threatening illnesses and acute mental health crises, according to a review of 911 emergency calls placed at the nation's largest ICE immigration...
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‘I know they killed him’
Lucía Pedro Juan knew that she and her husband would not be returning to their southern Florida home. ● Her husband, Francisco Gaspar Cristóbal Andrés, stood across the room in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office. ICE agents separated...
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Brown shooting suspect found dead
PROVIDENCE, RI – Though the suspect connected to the deadly Brown University attack and the fatal shooting of an MIT professor was found dead in New Hampshire, the questions and fallout have only begun. Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez...
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No love for El Paso in Yelp’s ’25 top tamales
While El Pasoans know we can serve a delicious tamal, the Sun City was overlooked when it came to a recent list of best places to get tamales in the United States. ● Yelp rounded up the top 25 must-try destinations for the Mexican staple in a list...
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Photojournalist Velasquez reveals top 2025 photos
My top photos of 2025 work together as a collection that showcases my love for capturing moments in sports and presents them as fine art. In these moments during my assignments, I’ve set myself free to express creatively through motion, returning to...
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‘SWEET EXPERIENCE’
Nursing graduates were pinned by loved ones during a tradition-filled ceremony at EPCC’s Administrative Services Center Auditorium, marking their transition from students to professionals. The pinning ceremony signifies the completion of the...
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Public meeting set for oil refinery air permit
Two years after Marathon Petroleum Corp. filed for a 10-year renewal of the major Texas air-pollution permit for its El Paso oil refinery, the Texas environmental agency has finally set a date for a public meeting on the matter. The public meeting,...
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ON WATCH
JUÁREZ, Mexico – A new eye is set to open over the Borderland. The Sentinel Tower is nearing completion, as the protective coverings are slowly coming off, exposing a sleek glass structure that marks the skyline of Juárez. The security tower is set to...
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Abrego Garcia released from detention facility
In a whiplash series of events, a federal judge on Dec. 12 blocked an effort to have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to custody a day after his release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention. On Dec. 11, District Judge Paula Xinis ordered...
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Guatemalan immigrant held at ICE detention facility dies
A Guatemalan immigrant held at ICE’s Camp East Montana immigration detention facility has died in an El Paso hospital. Francisco Gaspar Andres, 48, was pronounced dead on Dec. 3, an ICE news release stated. The official cause of death is pending, but...
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Girl inspires holiday Cozy Item Drive to help the homeless
The boxes of pillows, blankets and coats that filled the gazebo of West El Paso’s Madeline Park tell a story of compassion fundamental to the 6-yearold child that inspired it. Ezme Ferris is more than meets the eye as playing on swings one moment...
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Need a date night idea?
Now that swim season is over, the Elmont resort-style swim club is turning its focus indoors and changing things up to draw El Pasoans to its restaurant Evaga Desert Kitchen. The restaurant, at 240 W. Castellano Drive, has started Sushi Wednesdays,...
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