Daily editionFriday, October 30th, 2026
Good morning, El Paso.
The Daily El Paso Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.
Community
The El Paso Community Foundation launched a fund Oct. 29 with the city and county to help residents recover from recent flooding and is accepting donations while United Way will decide distribution.
An emergency shelter at Horizon High will remain open through Saturday, Oct. 31, and clothing and free sandbags are available at local sites.
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Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31, and families can find heavy trick-or-treating in Eastlake near Darrington Road, Kern Place east of UTEP, Album Park at Album Avenue and Wedgewood Drive, Cimarron Canyon at Resler and Cimarron Canyon drives, Enchanted Hills, North Hills, and Manhattan Heights.
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Family
El Paso's Halloween weekend will feature the KLAQ Halloween Parade at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at Album Park, free city Halloween carnivals from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at rec centers across the city, and Boo at the Zoo starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the El Paso Zoo.
Las Catrinas, a photo exhibit, runs Oct. 27–Dec. 3 with an opening reception at 5 p.m. Nov. 1 at Los Portales Museum.
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Finance
KVIA's “Smart Money” segment urged retirees to avoid relying on the old 4% rule and to build personalized income plans using investments + annuities to cover essentials and emergencies.
Experts warned higher-income retirees should factor 2027 Medicare surcharge rules into tax and withdrawal plans.
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Government
Texas Comptroller auditors are on site at El Paso ISD to review district spending, and state Rep. Vince Perez will hold a news conference today to ask why EPISD was selected and why records for students without Social Security numbers were requested.
The comptroller's report is due Dec. 31.
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Health
The City of El Paso Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday the first flu-related death this respiratory season, a girl under 13 with no underlying conditions, and urged everyone 6 months of age and older to get vaccinated (El Paso Community Clinics offers shots for eligible children).
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Sports
El Paso Locomotive FC will host San Antonio FC in a win-or-go-home USL Championship playoff opener on Friday at Southwest University Park (7:00 p.m.), with El Paso the Western Conference No. 3 seed and San Antonio No. 6.
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Del Valle alum Jake Fette came off Arizona State's bench last week to lead two touchdown drives in a 28-17 win over Kansas State, and he could start at No. 8 BYU this week as starter Mikey Keene is listed as questionable with a knee issue.
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