Sunland Park broke ground on a new stretch of the Rio Grande Trail that will connect to El Paso's Paso de Norte Trail. The phase is backed by a $499,798 state trails grant.

Design is finished and nearly all land is secured — El Paso is preparing the Montwood Drive extension for utility work and a construction bid process.

A Phoenix‑to‑El Paso traveler says he found a used condom wedged in his American Airlines seat; the carrier says it will share the complaint with Phoenix leadership.

A hazardous-materials spill closed all lanes of Loop 375 west at Plant Road, TxDOT El Paso says. Expect major delays as crews secure and clean the scene.

A large outage left thousands in northeast El Paso without power Wednesday morning; crews estimated restoration by mid-morning.

Socorro ISD faces a multimillion-dollar tab to outfit buses with three-point seatbelts as the state's reporting deadline looms.

Neighbors at a packed Montana Vista meeting pressed Pecos West developers on land purchases, compensation and routing for the proposed transmission line. Tensions ran high as residents demanded collective talks.

Multiple outages in far East El Paso Friday evening cut power to roughly 5,500 customers. Crews were on scene and the utility's outage map showed restoration estimates around 7 p.m.

CRRUA crews shut off water in the Anapra subdivision for emergency main repairs; residents may see discolored water and a temporary street closure. Officials say updates will be posted when service is restored.

A state-of-the-art Fire Station No. 38 is almost ready on far east El Paso, bringing crew quarters, three apparatus bays and upgraded response capacity.

El Paso International Airport finished two solar canopy projects — about 5,200 panels and 2.9 MW — to add shaded parking and cut roughly 22% of its annual electricity use.

Federal regulators authorized a 1.3-mile Green Eagle rail line near Eagle Pass, advancing the Puerto Verde trade bridge but drawing industry and community objections.

El Paso Water monitored Cement Lake Wednesday after crews flagged a potential dam‑breach risk and worked to reduce pressure to protect nearby Doniphan and W. Paisano Drive.