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The Americas Trailblazers lined up for the national anthem moments before facing off against the Montwood Rams in the 2023 high school football season.

The 20, the 10, Touchdown! El Paso area high schools look to score big this season

Israel Garcia, Multimedia Editor August 2, 2024

With much anticipation, El Paso’s 2024 high school football season is set to begin on Aug. 30.  This season will introduce the Socorro Independent School District's (SISD) brand-new state-of-the-art Student Activities Center (SAC). The facility will...

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Rocks painted by the El Paso community to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Aug. 3.

Ascarate Park will unveil a new mural in memoriam to those El Paso lost

Dominique Macias, Contributor/Photographer August 1, 2024

Walking into Ascarate Park’s Healing Garden, located at 6900 Delta Drive, is like stepping into the heart and soul of hope, faith, and comfort. The garden, which is meant to be a place of tranquility, commemorates the victims from the mass shooting...

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Lithium is an alkali metal that is used in different electrical items and is used for health treatments as well.

EPA detected trace amounts of natural lithium in El Paso’s drinking water

Frida Acuna, Arts & Culture Editor July 31, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published data indicating the presence of naturally occurring lithium in El Paso’s drinking water, a finding that was reported earlier in the spring. Lithium is an alkali metal and is nontoxic in...

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Photo courtesy of Carlos Alejandro Lujan. Lujan’s battle with cancer inspired his book "El Cancer No Detiene Mi Rugir".

“Cancer Can’t Stop Me Roar” highlights beauty of staying positive

Avery Escamilla-Wendell, Contributor/Writer July 30, 2024

Living beyond the troubles of life can be difficult, but never impossible. Carlos Alejandro Lujan, author of “El Cancer No Detiene Mi Rugir: Cancer Can’t Stop Me Roar,” is one of 18.1 million who have survived their fight against cancer, according...

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Movie Party, located at 3803 Frutas Ave., shows classic movies every Friday with free admission.

Lights, Coffee, Action; Coffee Party’s Movie Party

Frida Acuna, Arts & Culture Editor July 29, 2024

Local coffee shop, Coffee Party, is rooted in the love for sharing coffee and making connections. In 2017, coffee enthusiast and owner Santiago Castro, started a fundraiser cafe in his mom's living room, inviting friends over for a cup of coffee. As...

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Volunteers from Canutillo ISD and El Pasoans Fighting Hunger food bank come together and give away food to the Canutillo residence.

People help people; school supplies drive

Dominique Macias, Contributor/Photographer July 24, 2024

One thing the El Paso community shares is the instinct to help others. The Housing Authority of El Paso, in partnership with the county, worked together on July 13 to help the Canutillo area on the west side of town. A compassionate community of organizations...

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Co-founded by four friends, the Synthesizer Club creates an opportunity for El Pasoans and musicians alike to come together and enjoy electronic music.

The New Synth Wave in El Paso

Frida Acuna, Arts & Culture Editor July 23, 2024

What started as a passion and love for collecting music equipment and gear, evolved into a collective of music lovers exploring different ways to create sounds. Rogelio Rosiles, David Delgado, and brothers Jose and Santiago Castro co-founded El Paso’s...

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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lab at UTEP, overseen by Mahesh Narayan.

UTEP team leads groundbreaking research in ‘forever chemicals’ found in breast milk formula

Avery Escamilla-Wendell, Contributor/Writer July 23, 2024

A group of UTEP researchers have discovered nano plastics and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, in breast milk and formula. This research study started when professor and chief of the Division of Biochemistry in UTEP’s...

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UTEP hosts BLS training for faculty and staff

Israel Garcia, Multimedia Editor July 22, 2024

UTEP’s Environmental Health and Safety Department makes Basic Life Saving (BLS) training accessible to staff and faculty for free. Their partner, ProAction, works alongside UTEP to provide these classes. Elizabeth Thornton, a BLS instructor at...

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Longlegs premiered in theaters on July 12, 2024.

“Longlegs” defines a new meaning for psychological thrillers

Marco Hinojosa, Audience & Engagement Editor July 22, 2024

Although Halloween is a handful of months away, Oz Perkins delivered a haunting new film to the big screen. “Longlegs” is a horror, mystery, and psychological thriller starring Nicolas Cage as Longlegs and Maika Monroe as FBI Agent Lee Harker.   With...

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On July 15, the El Paso County Commissioners Court held a meeting, which covered a wide variety of subjects including "The Sun Bowl Uplift" project.

Where do we get the 99 million? An update to the proposed “Sun Bowl Uplift”

Sofia Sierra, Web Editor July 16, 2024

The El Paso County Commissioners Court meeting discussed “The Sun Bowl Uplift” project as a part of their agenda in mid-July. In May, UTEP announced their proposal to upgrade the Sun Bowl, which would cost approximately $99 million, and be paid from...

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NBA teams were able to negotiate contracts with free agents outside of their team, starting on June 30.

The door closes on one NBA season while free agency opens the door for another

Joel Molina, Contributor/Photographer July 16, 2024

After a season that saw the Boston Celtics reign victorious as world champions, the National Basketball Association (NBA) allowed teams to negotiate contracts with free agents outside their current team on June 30, 13 days after the conclusion of the...

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