Good morning, El Paso.

Today, the El Paso Fire Department is hosting its 5th Annual Fire Fest (at Veterans Park) from noon to 6 p.m. and the District Attorney’s Office will hold the Steps Toward Healing Crime Victims Walk (starting at 8:30 a.m. at Ralph T.

Cloud Park) on Sunday, Oct. 18.

The 'No Kings: Vote Early' nonpartisan rallies are happening today in El Paso and other Texas cities to boost voter education before early voting begins Monday, Oct.

19 + organizers say the events will help residents prepare for the midterms.

Wind gusts nearly 70 mph swept through the Borderland last night, toppling a tree (weighing 3-4 tons) that damaged homes in Canutillo and West El Paso by breaking a stone wall and a neighbor’s roof.

A viral TikTok video boosted Sabores de Mexico, a local Mexican candy shop that grew from a one-bedroom operation to a warehouse in El Paso.

The store now draws visitors eager to try its broader selection of treats.

Oxxo has announced the conversion of seven former Delek stores into new outlets this fall in El Paso.

Grand opening events from Oct. 20 to Nov. 17 will offer customers fuel card giveaways at Oxxo + DK Fuel events.

Next Stage Theater Company brings Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to life this October as a local production adapted and directed by Thomas Gandrup.

Performances (Oct. 16; today; Oct. 23; Oct. 24) will be held at 7:30 p.m. at 1340 Murchison Drive in El Paso.

The Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation will announce a game-changing donation on Tuesday, Oct.

20, adding to a $20 million gift from the Fred Loya family and other pledges. The planned park atop I-10 between Santa Fe and Kansas is set to boost local development.

El Paso has launched a prehospital whole blood program as five local partners + including the Fire Department and University Medical Center work together to start trauma treatment before hospital arrival; community blood donors are urged to help maintain critical supplies.

Thursday night, the Ysleta Indians ended the Austin Panthers' unbeaten season with a 34-28 win & the Canutillo Eagles secured a 54-0 victory over the Jefferson Panthers, while Montwood beat Socorro 28-20 and Hanks outmatched Horizon 65-3 in a busy high school football night.

El Paso's Kayla Thornton returns to the WNBA Finals as a starter for the Golden State Valkyries, who have home court advantage against the Atlanta Dream.

Thornton, who recovered from a knee injury after winning the 2024 title with the New York Liberty, now seeks a second championship.

El Paso Locomotive will play Sacramento today at Southwest University Park as they try to secure the top seed for playoffs, and they will close the season with a home game against second-place New Mexico on Oct.

24.

The Miners with a 1-5 record will face 3-3 San Jose State—favored by 7.5 points at the Sun Bowl—at a 7 p.m. kickoff as UTEP struggles with pass protection after 25 sacks, and quarterback EJ Colson is a game-time decision.