Good morning, El Paso.

Nine community members are dancing for a cause to support Big Brothers Big Sisters at the Plaza Theater on Saturday, Aug.

29 at 6 p.m. The event will feature live performances, a silent auction + local vendors, and it is seeking volunteer mentors for youth.

UTEP volleyball will open its home season against New Mexico State on Sunday, Aug.

30 at Memorial Gym with fans encouraged to wear white. Kids-N-Co. presents Mean Girls: High School Version at its Performing Arts & Education Center on Aug. 28-29, Sept. 2-3, and Sept. 11-12 + the production features local talent bringing a fresh take to the classic story.

El Paso Animal Services logged 1,246 owner surrenders this fiscal year as job loss and housing restrictions force many to give up their pets, straining its Northeast shelter (one month remains in the fiscal period) and advises owners to seek available support programs.

Canutillo ISD broke ground on Aug.

26 on a $4M private fiber network at the STEAM Academy (7311 Bosque Rd, Canutillo) to provide secure, high-speed internet for digital learning and campus safety; the network will be complete by summer.

Attorney Daniela Labinoti explained that federal law requires trucking companies to hold at least $750,000 in insurance during a Legal Jargon segment today.

She urged drivers to get legal help before speaking with insurers and highlighted the use of phone and black-box data in accident cases.

On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Meta's $18 billion settlement provided over $1 billion for youth mental health services, digital literacy initiatives and school improvements, while the tech firm set a daily two-hour usage limit for teens and disabled notifications during school hours.

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke will join gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa for a student meet-and-greet at UTEP on Aug.

31 at noon at the Thomas Rivera Conference Center in Union Building East. The event has limited space ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

After nearly one year in immigration detention, a 25-year-old Venezuelan man was reunited with his family in Las Cruces on Wednesday after posting a $14,000 bond, following a hearing that found he posed no community risk (his U.S.-citizen wife helped support his release).

Residents are invited to a community meeting tonight by the San Juan Neighborhood Association to review the Aug.

4 release of over 15 tons of pollutants from the Marathon Petroleum refinery. U.S. Rep. Escobar and City Rep. Acevedo will join as Marathon explains its response efforts (including air monitoring).

Noah Dollenmayer scored a 93rd-minute winner to give Locomotive FC a 2 to 1 win over Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC at Southwest University Park, marking the team's fifth-straight win and moving them to second in the Western Conference.

They will host Loudoun United on Saturday.

At a middle school basketball game, players from Garcia Enriquez and East Montana helped teammate Ian Morales score by working together to include him in the play.

School staff and his mother praised the sportsmanship and said the moment inspired greater inclusion in local games.

Between Aug. 25 and 29, high school volleyball matches showed impressive wins and standout statistics from local teams including Socorro, Montwood, EPHS, El Dorado, Eastwood, and others, highlighting key performances in our community.